[Rhodes22-list] Fw: HOW OLD IS GRANDPA?

[rjquinn at bellsouth.net]

My first car in 1958 was a 1950 Ford Flat Head Eight Coupe @ $50.00 sans wheels and tires.  Got it from a fellow with a drinking problem.  He was selling the tires for booze money.  A "friend" from midnight auto supply provided me with the wheels and tires to make the vehicle go.  {:>)

Had it for two years and sold if for $250.  Other than a new battery and muffler I don't recall any other outlays.  

Those were the days my friend
We thought they'd never end...

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> From: "Russell Miller" <re.miller at worldnet.att.net>
> Date: 2003/04/29 Tue PM 11:05:45 EDT
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Fw: HOW OLD IS GRANDPA?
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> 58 is just a wee bit young for a $600 Chevy,  I can relate to almost all.
> 
> Russ s/v Bulldog
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> From: "lcrowther" <lcrowther at cox.net>
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> Sent: Monday, April 28, 2003 9:36 PM
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Fw: HOW OLD IS GRANDPA?
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> One evening a grandson was talking to his grandfather about current
> events.He asked what he thought about the shootings at schools, the computer
> age, and just things in general. The granddad replied..........
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> "Well, let me think a minute ... I was born before television,
> penicillin,polio shots, frozen foods, Xerox, contact lenses, Frisbees and
> the pill. There was no radar, credit cards, laser beams or ball-point pens.
> Man had not invented pantyhose, air conditioners, dishwashers, clothes
> dryers,(clothes were hung out to dry in the fresh air), and man hadn't yet
> walked on the moon.
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> Your grandmother and I got married first-and then lived together.
> Every family had a father and a mother, and every boy over 14 had a rifle
> that his dad taught him how to use and respect. And they went hunting and
> fishing together.Until I was 25, I called every man older than I, 'Sir'- and
> after I turned 25, I still called policemen and every man with a title,
> 'Sir.' We were before gay-rights, computer-dating, dual careers, daycare
> centers, and group therapy. Our lives were ruled by good judgment, and
> common sense. We were taught to know the difference between right and wrong
> and to stand up and take responsibility for our actions. Serving your
> country was a privilege; living here was a bigger privilege.
> 
> We thought fast food was what people ate during Lent. Having a meaningful
> relationship meant getting along with your cousins. Draft dodgers were
> people who closed their front doors when the evening breeze started.
> Time-sharing meant time the family spent together in the evenings and
> weekends-not purchasing condominiums.
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> We never heard of FM radios, tape decks, CDs, electric typewriters, yogurt,
> or guys wearing earrings. We listened to the Big Bands,Jack Benny, the Lone
> Ranger,and the President's speeches on our radios. And I don't ever remember
> any kid blowing his brains out listening to Tommy Dorsey. If you saw
> anything with' Made in Japan' on it, it was junk. The term 'making out'
> referred to how you did on your school exam.
> 
> Pizza Hut, McDonald's, and instant coffee were unheard of. We had 5 &
> 10-cent stores where you could actually buy things for 5 and 10 cents.
> Ice cream cones, phone calls, rides on a streetcar, and a Pepsi were all a
> nickel. And if you didn't want to splurge, you could spend your nickel on
> enough stamps to mail 1 letter and 2 postcards.
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> You could buy a new Chevy Coupe for $600, but who could afford one?
> Too bad, because gas was 11 cents a gallon. In my day, 'grass' was mowed
> ,'coke' was a cold drink, 'pot' was something your mother cooked in, and
> 'rock music' was your grandmother's lullaby. 'Aids' were helpers in the
> Principal's office, 'chip' meant a piece of wood, 'hardware' was found in a
> hardware store, and 'software' wasn't even a word. And we were the last
> generation to actually believe that a woman needed a husband to have a baby.
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> No wonder people call us "old and confused,"and say there is a generation
> gap.
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> So...How old is Grandpa??
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> ANSWER -
> 58 years old. Scary, huh??
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