Things We Used to Do All the Time That Kids Today Would Never Believe
Man, these birthdays come around every year whether we like it or not. Of course, I'm laughing, but in reality, I've finally settled in to just being old.
At the end of July, as I celebrated another trip around the sun, I couldn't believe how many candles were on my birthday cake. Holy Cow! How did this happen? I was just 29 last year, wasn't I?
In spite of all the aches and pains that a person of my age might suffer and the realization that the end is much closer than the beginning, I caught myself smiling as I considered all the positives of making it to my "golden years".
One of the real benefits of getting older is a brain chock-full of memories that you collect. It's almost like photo albums or video compilations of those things you've seen or that have been part of in your life. And today we're recognizing those things that once were, but have since gone by the wayside.
The question itself is really simple; "When's the last time you BLANK?" And with that comes a flood of fond reflections. Just take a look as we all go for a late summer stroll down memory lane.
- When's the last time you got a paper bag from the grocery store?
- When's the last time you had a gas station attendant pump the gas in your car for you?
- When's the last time you actually used a real map for directions?
- When's the last time you looked up someone's phone number in a real phone book? (For that matter, when's the last time you even got a phone book?)
- When's the last time you had a milkman deliver your milk to your doorstep?
- When's the last time you had someone shine your shoes or boots?
- When is the last time you had to fan a photo in the air waiting on it to develop?
- When's the last time your put the needle down on your favorite new record?
- When's the last time you ate Cracker Jacks from a box?
- When's the last time you saw a kid laying up in the back glass of the family car?
- When's the last time you called the Commercial National Bank number, 425-0211, for the time and temp?
- When's the last time you used a pay phone? And while we're on phones, when's the last time you used a rotary dial phone or played jump rope with that 100 foot long cord that was on the kitchen phone in your house?
- When's the last time you watched your Daddy cut the seat belts out of the new car?
- When's the last time you popped popcorn in the metal pan on the stove?
- When's the last time you recorded your favorite songs on the radio station onto a cassette?
If you remember many of those things, you're definitely getting a little long in the tooth, but hey, there's still time a lot more memories!