You know you're old when...

Buug959 · 09-12-2023, 06:06 PM

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vreihen16 · 09-12-2023, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by garyfried

When you go to a strip bar and the tvs are more interesting that whats on the pole is young enough to be your granddaughter.

Fixed that for you.....

Artemis · 09-12-2023, 07:00 PM

"Tack...tack...tack - damn, bad sector"

Trivia: my 5.25 floppy drives used to have an open/close lever instead of a push button.

NealfromNZ · 09-12-2023, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by vreihen16

...when you automatically assume that when working with 12V DC wiring, it is a given that the red wire is always positive and the black wire is always negative.

Every 12V DC automotive accessory that I've handled recently has a black wire as positive, and a white wire as negative. What the frack!?!?!?

And BMW use brown as negative for anything other primary 12v feeds and use green / yellow ( universal earth colour ) for positive VE + on cig lighter on many models.

Lady Jane · 09-12-2023, 07:56 PM

When your "Hip-Hip_Hooray" turns into a "Hip-Hip replacement".

vreihen16 · 09-12-2023, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Artemis

"Tack...tack...tack - damn, bad sector"

Trivia: my 5.25 floppy drives used to have an open/close lever instead of a push button.

Get off my lawn! My last resume is saved on an 8-inch floppy disk...single-sided, single density, a whopping 241K maximum space.....

tturedraider · 09-12-2023, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by garyfried

When you mention spring chicken to someone and you get a blank stare.

My last name is Lovell. When I need to help someone with the spelling I used to say, “like the astronaut.” I rarely say that anymore, but if I happen to 98% of the time I get a blank stare.

Artemis · 09-13-2023, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by NealfromNZ

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Originally Posted by vreihen16

...when you automatically assume that when working with 12V DC wiring, it is a given that the red wire is always positive and the black wire is always negative.

Every 12V DC automotive accessory that I've handled recently has a black wire as positive, and a white wire as negative. What the frack!?!?!?

And BMW use brown as negative for anything other primary 12v feeds and use green / yellow ( universal earth colour ) for positive VE + on cig lighter on many models.

Juggernaut: cut the blue wire or the red wire ?

Car-Addicted · 09-13-2023, 04:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Artemis

"Tack...tack...tack - damn, bad sector"
Trivia: my 5.25 floppy drives used to have an open/close lever instead of a push button.

Really you think remembering computer floppies makes you old?

Using this in college makes you old!

We don't need no stinking calculator

vreihen16 · 09-13-2023, 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Car-Addicted

Really you think remembering computer floppies makes you old?

Using this in college makes you old!

When I went to take the ham radio license test and a subsequent license upgrade test in the not-so-distant past, the instructions said that you could bring a calculator or slide rule for the exams. The proctors (who were way older than me) commented that they had never seen someone bring a slide rule to the test before. FWIW, I got a perfect score on both exams.....

3798j · 09-13-2023, 11:00 AM

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dradernh · 09-13-2023, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by 3798j

Think you know your name...and your birthdate!

hubbahubba · 09-13-2023, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Lady Jane

When your "Hip-Hip_Hooray" turns into a "Hip-Hip replacement".

Yep. November 16 for me. Also our 33rd wedding anniversary. Party.

Esteban · 09-13-2023, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by hubbahubba

Yep. November 16 for me. Also our 33rd wedding anniversary. Party.

Wow, good luck on that. Hope all goes well, Hubba.

And happy early anniversary.

hubbahubba · 09-13-2023, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Esteban

Wow, good luck on that. Hope all goes well, Hubba.

And happy early anniversary.

Thank you!

Esteban · 09-13-2023, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by hubbahubba

Thank you!

You're welcome, sir.

dscabra · 09-13-2023, 09:39 PM

Coming up on our 38th anniversary and my wife found a picture of us from when we were dating.

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dradernh · 09-13-2023, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by dscabra

Coming up on our 38th anniversary and my wife found a picture of us from when we were dating.

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Like that you've a photo to share!

We had our 44th last Friday (also my 75th birthday), but not with any photos available to share.

Esteban · 09-13-2023, 11:08 PM

48 years (as of July) of a very happy marriage here.

68 years young.

sygazelle · 09-14-2023, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by dscabra

Coming up on our 38th anniversary and my wife found a picture of us from when we were dating.

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Great photo. One of the advantages to being old and also being with the same partner is that you get to have photos together when you were young.

My wife and I just celebrated our 51st Anniversary. Here we were back in 1970 or so, a couple of years before we got married.

If I've posted this photo before it's because I'm old and I forget!

3.0L · 09-15-2023, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by dradernh

Like that you've a photo to share!

We had our 44th last Friday (also my 75th birthday), but not with any photos available to share.

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Originally Posted by Esteban

48 years (as of July) of a very happy marriage here.

68 years young.

We celebrated our 54th wedding anniversary last February. We met 59 years ago while in high school.

Esteban · 09-15-2023, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by 3.0L

We celebrated our 54th wedding anniversary last February. We met 59 years ago while in high school.

That’s great! Congratulations! I think you’ve been married the longest here in OT; at least as far as who has reported here in this thread so far.

Hope your wife is doing okay. Best wishes to both of you.

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