How Old is Grandma?

[Excel]

How Old is Grandma?


Stay with this -- the answer is at the end. It will blow you away.

One evening a grandson was talking to his grandmother about current events. The grandson asked his grandmother what she thought about the shootings at schools, the computer age, and just things in general.

The Grandmother replied, "Well, let me think a minute, I was born before:
' television
' penicillin
' polio shots
' frozen foods
' Xerox
' contact lenses
' Frisbees and
' the pill
There were no:
' credit cards
' laser beams or
' ball-point pens
Man had not yet invented:
' pantyhose
' air conditioners
' dishwashers
' clothes dryers
' and the clothes were hung out to dry in the fresh air and
' man hadn't yet walked on the moon

We never heard of FM radios, tape decks, CD's, electric typewriters, yogurt, or guys wearing earrings.
We listened to Big Bands, Jack Benny, 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.
You could buy a new Ford 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 lady needed a husband to have a baby.
No wonder people call us "old and confused" and say there is a generation gap.



How old do you think I am?
I bet you have this old lady in mind. You are in for a shock!
Read on to see -- pretty scary if you think about it and pretty sad at the same time.
Are you ready?????
This woman would be only 60 years old, Born in 1952 .

GIVES YOU SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.
PASS THIS ON TO THE OLD ONES.
THE YOUNG ONES WOULDN'T BELIEVE IT.

[VickieP]

Sad thing is that I remember those things too...and I'm 52, that's really old.

[Sandersmr]

Yep - I was born just a few years later.

[WickedLady]

Having been born in the early 40s I could add a few things to that list.

[Redwahine]

That's me

[cnq50b]

Amazing how quickly our world has changed.... really caused me to ponder...

[Bethers]

That's me, too.

I remember getting the "test" polio sugar cubes. Any of you remember those?

[VickieP]

That's me, too.

I remember getting the "test" polio sugar cubes. Any of you remember those?

Yes, I remember those, Beth!

[Paulette]

Me too!

[Redwahine]

Me 3

[rvgrammy1953]

Ditto, for me....loved sheets, etc. hung out except in the winter....cloth icicles are the pits....

[Irmi]

And add me to the list. I still hang our sheets on the line....along with everything else.

[Dawn309]

Beth, I remember the sugar cubes for polio too. I was only born 2 years after this lady and it is amazing how many things have changed just during our lifetime. Makes you wonder how many more changes we will see over the next 10-20 years.

[chalet05]

How interesting! We used to talk about all the changes my grandmother had seen. She died was born in 1890 and died in 1992.