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  1. ChrisB

    You know you are getting old when:

    I have only been in one casino, when I was at an IEEE symposium in Atlantic City. In order to get to the restaurant you had to go through a large hall filled with slot machines, being played largely by grandmotherly looking women. The din of all the electronic noise that those machines made and...
  2. ChrisB

    Old Smells that Make Your Nose Wrinkle

    I was put under ether once, when I was 7 years old and had my tonsils removed, but it made a lasting impression. Any time I have to use starting fluid , it all comes back to me. I have an MGB, so I always keep some handy.
  3. ChrisB

    You know you are getting old when:

    Most people claim that it is a form of entertainment. For me, I could get the same effect as I would in a casino, and not have to leave home, by putting dollar bills into a paper shredder.
  4. ChrisB

    Old Smells that Make Your Nose Wrinkle

    The rotten egg smell of the slag heaps in Bethlehem PA. We once had a dog that liked to kill groundhogs, let them ripen in the sun a few hours, and then joyously roll around in the remains.
  5. ChrisB

    You know you are getting old when:

    It seems that every era has its scapegoats.
  7. ChrisB

    You know you are getting old when:

    Cyclamates are still in use in the EU.
  8. ChrisB

    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    Those devices were often poorly shielded and could put out far more radiation than needed. It was less of a problem for the customers than the sales staff who received a daily dose of X rays.
  9. ChrisB

    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    My former boss has for many years worn a Seiko Mickey Mouse watch to work.
  10. ChrisB

    You know you are getting old when:

    I beleive that human nature does not change, and that each era has the same ratio of virtue to vice.
  11. ChrisB

    You know you are getting old when:

    When I hear music from my youth, I usually listen to it even though I don't particularly like most of the music from that era. It is because that music, even if I despise it, cues me into some very specific memories. The memories are preferrable to what prompted them.
  13. ChrisB

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Perhaps they were changing their underwear.
  14. ChrisB

    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    The local bank. Every town used to have a " first ntional bank of xxxx".In my town, the bank was founded in the 1860s, and lasted until the 1970s, when it went through a series of mergers, and today is now owned by Wells Fargo.
  15. ChrisB

    Things That Never Seem to Change

    We once had a cat that liked to catch snakes and bring them alive into the house. Since then our cats have been indoors only. My sister had a cat that would try to kill anything it encountered outdoors, but would sit passively and watch mice running about indoors. He would try to go after...
  16. ChrisB

    OBSESSIVE POSTING and commenting.

    The main criticism of my writing where I work is that I am too "terse". Maybe that is a strength here! I for one enjoy the way conversations meander about. It is to this forum like improvisation is to jazz.
  17. ChrisB

    Things you bought because they appeared in the Fedora Lounge

    My quest for a new hat led me to the FL, which led me to purchase an Akubra Bushman due to the influence of the late Colby Jack.
  19. ChrisB

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    The devil is in the details. While the overall budget for an agency may increase, you need to find specifically what happened to the budget for enforcement within that agency.
  20. ChrisB

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    "Unproven" according to Snopes: http://www.snopes.com/can-you-hear-me-scam/
  21. ChrisB

    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    Someday, people will be collecting VCRs.
  22. ChrisB

    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    Nowadays you just chuck 'em out!
  23. ChrisB

    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    Similar to the one I inherited from my great aunt, but with manual controls only. Actually, I have never purchased a TV for my own use!

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