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YOU KNOW YOU’RE GETTING OLD WHEN . . .
You remember being able to visit a national park without a reservation.
YOU KNOW YOU’RE GROWING OLD WHEN . . .
You remember the regular testing of air-raid sirens. Where I grew up, in Newark, New Jersey, that test was done every Saturday at noon.
YOU KNOW YOU’ER GROWING OLD WHEN . . .
You remember when public and home fallout shelters were common.
YOU KNOW YOU’RE GETTING OLD WHEN . . .
You remember when banks gave away small appliances, such as toasters, to those starting new accounts.
YOU KNOW YOU’RE GETTING OLD WHEN . . .
You dwell on the past more than the future.
YOU KNOW YOU’RE GETTING OLD WHEN . . .
You read the birthdays of the day in your local newspaper for celebrities and those famous and you realize you recognize most of those over 50 years old, but very few under 50.
YOU KNOW YOU’R GETTING OLD WHEN . . .
You remember when airmail stamps existed.
YOU KNOW YOU’RE GETTING OLD WHEN . . .
You read obituaries of those who died at or around you age to see what they did with their time.
YOU KNOW YOU’RE GETTING OLD WHEN . . .
You remember when the TV stopped working and you called for a repairman to come and fix it. This was before every appliance was disposable – they were repaired. And you dreaded the chance that the repairman might say, “I have to take it to the shop”.
YOU KNOW YOU’RE GETTING OLD WHEN . . .
You remember a time when ballpoint pens did not exist. If you wanted to write in ink you used a fountain pen which you loaded with ink. When ballpoint pens did make their appearance, they were not disposable. When you ran out of ink you bought a refill.
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