Chess For Oldtimers --- Part II

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Wits-end

When you can’t even remember the last time you were in a movie theater.

ActivatePlan357

When you do go to the movie theater and you fall asleep during the movie...and it was an early showing

badenwurtca
Wits-end wrote:

When you can’t even remember the last time you were in a movie theater.

   ---   Yep I got used to Dvd's and such

badenwurtca

Do you remember spending hours studying record-album art ?

Wits-end

I used to read every single word on the album jacket, over and over. If the album had an insert, oh happy day for little ‘ol Wits-end!” 

badenwurtca

BTW you learned to drive without power brakes, power steering, or power seats.

Bulliedofthesite

Yes... Cars... Could do all your own work on a car and never need a diagnostic laptop

Wits-end

When you had to prove you could handle a clutch, parallel park, and drive in reverse around the cones to pass Driver’s Education. Then you were allowed to take the State Motor Vehicles Examination. 

badenwurtca

Remember you complained when a gallon of gas cost fourty-nine cents  

badenwurtca

You do remember the advent of the push-button telephone.

Wits-end

You remember when you were forbidden to use a calculator in school. 
You remember using your slide rule in Physics class. 

badenwurtca

Thanks for the posts.

badenwurtca

I have been able to avoid this: You still wear a wristwatch, even tho you can check the time on your cell-phone.

badenwurtca

Sign of Old Age: You can't remember anyone's name anymore. 

Wits-end

You remember ‘ol what’s his name? Real nice fellow.

badenwurtca

You once owned a Pet Rock.

Wits-end

You once thought about buying the Popiel Pocket Fisherman for one of those “I just need one” moments.

Wits-end

You used to stop and pick up a lost penny on the sidewalk. 

Until day you had to explain how it was that you needed painkillers and therapy  for your injured back.

badenwurtca

Also you once filled your car-tank for five bucks and got a free drinking glass from Mobil (ouch that one hurt,  lol )  

Wits-end

You remember buying retreads cause you blew another tire. They cost ten bucks at the tire shop, and didn’t have to buy four of em.