> > > > > How old is Grandpa? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Stay with this - the answer is at the > > end - it may surprise you. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One evening a grandson was talking to > > his grandfather about > > >current > > > > > > > events. The grandson asked his > > grandfather what he thought about > > >the > > > > > > > shootings at schools, the computer > > age, and just things in > > >general. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The granddad 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 was no radar, credit cards, > > laser beams or ball-point pens. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Man had not 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Your grandmother and I got married > > first-and then lived together. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Every family had a father and a > > mother. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 governed by the Ten > > Commandments, 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 in this country 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We never heard of FM radios, tape > > decks, CDs, electric > > >typewriters, > > > > > > > yogurt, or guys wearing earrings. We > > listened to the 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 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 lady > > > > > > > needed a husband to have a baby. No > > wonder people call us "old > > >and > > > > > > > confused" and say there is a > > generation gap. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ...and how old do you > > > > > > > think I am ???. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This man would be only 58 years old! > > >