Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire I'm so old....

I'm in. 1944 for me. 39 isn't my age, it's my vintage.

I remember just about all of this, except for the country stuff. I was a small town kid, no livestock. We did have Victory Gardens during WW II, though. Air raid drills and blackouts too.

Ah, the Cold war.

Dang, I remember that one. After it came on, there was one called Fury, "The story of horse... and a boy who loved him." Quit watching those shows when Dad started taking me hunting with him.

I am so old, I remember when Exxon was Esso, and yeah, it was a service station; they'd check the gas and fill it up with oil.

I am not so old that I remember the Amos 'n' Andy Show on the radio, but I am old enough to have seen it on TV.

I am old enough to remember when deer and bear were scarce, and you'd be ostracized for killing a doe. Turkeys and bald eagles were pictures in a book, but quail were plentiful; the opposite of how it is today.

I am old enough to remember a time when people didn't want to live on the beach because of all the hurricanes. I paid more for my pickup than my folks got for their house at the beach when we moved away.

I tried to post what I could remember now, cause I am so old that I might forget them if I wait until later.

If you were responding to my post, it was during WW II. The "duck and cover" Cold War stuff was about a decade later. In my case, my military service was during the so-called Cold War. The Cold War was a misnomer, it was never cold. Personal for me, as I was close to situations where US personnel were killed by the Soviets. 'Nuff said.

For those living on the coasts during WW II, air raids, sub attacks, and landing of spies and saboteurs were not unrealistic fears.

I have clothes older than my kids.

I'm so old I remember when the gallon dials flipped faster on
a gas pump then the dollar dials!
Old Cuss

I started 1st grade in 1949 - Our school did not
have a kindergarten. Went all 12 years in same
building. Our Graduating class had 28 students
7 girls and 21 boys.
Old Cuss

I remember realizing girls that smoked implied happy endings.

I remember paying a dime to walk into drive-in theaters and sitting in seats on the roof of the concession stand.

I can remember when premium gas was .27 a gallon!

Remember “Gas Wars”. I remember $0.259 a gallon. Cheapest I’ve ever seen that was in the mid to late 60s.

Aunt and uncle used one of those up until ~ 1969, or so.
We had the operator saying "Number, please" until 1958 IIRC, then we got dial phones - 4 numbers to dial.

I remember using the innards of these for shocking catfish.

Not going way back, but sonic booms.

This was already old when us unwashed urchins used to sing along, loudly.....



Then in the old Grade B Westerns that followed we’d all cheer the goodies and boo the baddies.

I'm old enough, I don't need to exaggerate.