Another reminder of old age

[Bro. Dave]

...in casual conversation before a church service the other day I mentioned that I remembered looking for a pay phone in order to answer a pager notification.

Had to explain both what a "pay phone" and a "pager" were!

 

[SMSgt]

My doctor says I suffer from TMB syndrome. Too Many Birthdays. There's no cure, just a final solution.

 

[Rustyt1953]

I put dimes in my penny loafers for pay toilets.

 

[taz666]

If I had to bend over that far, it would be to late.

 

[Rustyt1953]

You misspelled "two".

 

[arjay]

There's a pay phone outside of the local bodega still! I keep thinking I need to see if it works lol

 

[taz666]

I was hoping there wouldn't be any math Rusty.

 

[robvious]

let me check my rolodex and get back to you...

 

[Rotorhead1026]

let me check my rolodex and get back to you...

Good thing your Rolodex wasn't converted to microfiche.

 

[S&W Fan]

I'm reminded every morning getting out of bed

However to paraphrase Indiana Jones-it's not the years but the mileage

 

[Harrison]

You have to be really tough to survive the trials and tribulations of old age. I know, I am going through it.

 

[arjay]

You have to be really tough to survive the trials and tribulations of old age. I know, I am going through it.

So many broken,bent and worn out parts lol

 

[Golddollar]

I have a hard time believing I'm as old as I am, but I'm sure glad I made it this far!

 

[DWalt]

Last time I had to carry a pager was in the early 90s. Later I got a Blackberry.

 

[soFlaNative]

Wandered about for a minute or two looking for cell phone before I found it in a pants pocket.

 

[lihpster]

This thread has got me nostalgic. I may have to go for a drive so I can listen to my CDs.

 

[LVSteve]

I was hoping there wouldn't be any math Rusty.

Let me loan you a slide rule to help.

 

[TJm15.38]

This thread has got me nostalgic. I may have to go for a drive so I can listen to my CDs.

My 2022 Tacoma doesn't even have a CD player. I was practically going nuts without one. Then I got Apple Music and a IPhone 16 Pro and it's all better. God how I hate the 21st Century.

 

[S42N8]

You have to be really tough to survive the trials and tribulations of old age. I know, I am going through it.

"You know what they say…Gettin old ain't for pussies." Raylan Givens, Justified. I'd like to think that's one of the many lines Elmore Leonard wrote for the show, but likely a homage to Bette Davis' "old age ain't no place for sissies."

 

[dmn57]

Ah yes, getting old, when the things you don't want to bend do and the things you want to bend don't.