You know you're old when...

[kscarrol]

Originally Posted by sygazelle

Excellent!


You've got me beat by a couple of years. I've been life-long friends with two of the neighborhood kids when I was in Kindergarten. The "girl next door" is now a grandmother. My wife and I visit her and go to coffee. We also get our grand kids together for play dates at the park. Having life-long friends is special. Having them for this long is priceless.

Here's a shot of us the first day of school. She's still cute. Me, not so much!

They had color film back then?

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by kscarrol

They had color film back then?

Maybe he had it colorized.

[sygazelle]

Originally Posted by kscarrol

They had color film back then?

Yes. Kodak has had color slide film since the 1930s and color print film and since 1942. This photo is from 1954.

Most of my dad's photos were black and white because it was more affordable. But, we have many color family photos from that time.

[GERMAN M3]

Originally Posted by M_Six

Unless I had a few beers the evening before, I usually sleep through the night. But once I get up there had better not be anything between me and the bathroom.

Back in the day when we pulled border duty in Germany we had Reaction Force duty (Also known as Rat F**k). We slept in uniform, boots and all, with our M-16s. If the alert horn blew (think Volkswagen horn), you had to jump up and run to the vehicles, except for me, since I was the team leader. I had to run to the ops center to get the mission brief and then get to the vehicles (M-113s). We had to be rolling out the gate no more than 5 minutes after the horn blew. We usually made it in under 3 minutes. I'd need a good 30-40 minutes to be ready to roll these days.

Yes Sir M_Six ! Those were the good ol’ days.

[kscarrol]

Originally Posted by sygazelle

Yes. Kodak has had color slide film since the 1930s and color print film and since 1942. This photo is from 1954.

Most of my dad's photos were black and white because it was more affordable. But, we have many color family photos from that time.

I know, I'm not that much younger than you. The LOL emoji was a hint that I was joking/being a smart a$$.

[Nachbar]

…when you have two little wild boys. And turn 50. Like me. Today.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by Nachbar

…when you have two little wild boys. And turn 50. Like me. Today.

Happy Birthday Nachbar!

Hope you have/had a good time.

And you have very cute kids there.

PS - hope you can handle them in your 'old age.'

[Nachbar]

Originally Posted by Esteban

Happy Birthday Nachbar!

Hope you have/had a good time.

And you have very cute kids there.

PS - hope you can handle them in your 'old age.'

Thank you Esteban!
We'll see. I got a 9 years younger wife.
Or maybe I will post in the FML thread then 😂

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by Nachbar

Thank you Esteban!
We'll see. I got a 9 years younger wife.
Or maybe I will post in the FML thread then 😂

I figured you had a younger wife.

Good for you.

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by Nachbar

Thank you Esteban!
We'll see. I got a 9 years younger wife.
Or maybe I will post in the FML thread then 😂

Younger wife is good. Wifey is 10 years younger and makes good money. That was a big part of my early retirement decision.

[UncleWede]

Originally Posted by M_Six

Younger wife is good. Wifey is 10 years younger and makes good money. That was a big part of my early retirement decision.

"Somebody's got to keep me in the lifestyle I've grown accustomed to"

[Nachbar]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

"Somebody's got to keep me in the lifestyle I've grown accustomed to"

Yes, that's why I chose a 9 years younger girl. I told my wife, when I retire, I will move to Hawaii. She has to work 9 years longer, but she could come visit me four times a year, or so.


Nah.. It was just luck 😁

[vreihen16]

...when you can't say "a three hour tour" just once.....

[M_Six]

Queen Elizabeth's 1st Prime Minister was Winston Churchill, born in 1874. Her latest Prime Minister is Liz Truss, born in 1975. 101 years apart. Their lifespans cover almost 150 years to date. Queen Elizabeth has been queen for about 1/2 of that time. Now that's when you know you're old.

[UncleWede]

Originally Posted by M_Six

Queen Elizabeth's 1st Prime Minister was Winston Churchill, born in 1874. Her latest Prime Minister is Liz Truss, born in 1975. 101 years apart. Their lifespans cover almost 150 years to date. Queen Elizabeth has been queen for about 1/2 of that time. Now that's when you know you're old.

Are you making some sort of claim to the queen???

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

Are you making some sort of claim to the queen???

Not at all. Although were I granted one request, it would be for her to exert some pressure to straighten out the mess that is Heathrow Airport so Wifey and I can go back to traveling around the UK without the fear of a nightmare return trip through that zoo.

[Buug959]

Originally Posted by M_Six

Not at all. Although were I granted one request, it would be for her to exert some pressure to straighten out the mess that is Heathrow Airport so Wifey and I can go back to traveling around the UK without the fear of a nightmare return trip through that zoo.

Amen!

[sygazelle]

Originally Posted by M_Six

Queen Elizabeth's 1st Prime Minister was Winston Churchill, born in 1874. Her latest Prime Minister is Liz Truss, born in 1975. 101 years apart. Their lifespans cover almost 150 years to date. Queen Elizabeth has been queen for about 1/2 of that time. Now that's when you know you're old.

I remember seeing newsreels of her coronation at the movie theater. That makes me sort of old.

[vreihen16]

Speaking of 96-year-old Aunt Liz, the news this morning is reporting that the Queen is under some sort of non-usual medical care today. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.....

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by vreihen16

Speaking of 96-year-old Aunt Liz, the news this morning is reporting that the Queen is under some sort of non-usual medical care today. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.....

Royal family heading to Buckingham Palace. That doesn't sound good.

[JJ 911SC]

You droved to one of those...

[vreihen16]

Originally Posted by M_Six

Royal family heading to Buckingham Palace. That doesn't sound good.

The Queen did the new Prime Minister greeting ceremony for Liz Truss in Scotland on Tuesday, and it was the first time in her reign that it wasn't hosted at Buckingham Palace. They said that it was because of her mobility issues, and the official press photo showed her standing with a cane and Liz Truss standing more than normal social distancing protocol away. I wonder if she was diagnosed with COVID?

Prince Charles was already at Balmoral, Prince William and Kate are on their way, and Prince Harry and Meghan are in Germany and also heading to Scotland to be with the royal family.

"London Bridge Down" are the words that nobody wants to hear right now, as IIRC it is the official code phrase that the queen has passed and launches the funeral and transition of power scripts....