How old/young are members here?

[Gaucho Gringo]

I remember not having a TV set until I was 7, we inherited from my grandmother who passed away in 1957. Still the TV stations only broadcasted 7 hours a day. Still have the cabinet the Packard Bell TV was housed in, more like fine furniture with doors and fancy handles. I am one of the older ones here at 66.

 

[ageingstudent]

I remember as a little guy we had a B&W tabletop Zenith that had the "ultra sonic" remote....


I also remember when a Curtiss-Mathis 25" (big ol' honkin' wood console) was the shizo-manizo....

Ahh Curtis-Mathis. "The most expensive television in America, and darn well worth it."

Evidently my memory won't be the first thing to go after 50.

 

[ikemay]

I remember having to wait for the television,the radio and the radio in the car to warm up before you could use them. On occasion, going to check tubes and buy replacements. Here's a tune I hope you will enjoy.

 

[Oregonhunter5]

Question is. What's the average age of the forum members?

 

[EPS]

Growing up had a phone that had a dial and a TV antenna on the roof that my dad would have to go up and adjust every now and then oh and let's not forget had a go-cart and could buy a gallon of gas for 89 cents

 

[Oregonhunter5]

Growing up had a phone that had a dial and a TV antenna on the roof that my dad would have to go up and adjust every now and then oh and let's not forget had a go-cart and could buy a gallon of gas for 89 cents

Your not to old then. I saw .79 gas in 1992 in Kansas City. Might of been cheaper out there.

 

[EPS]

And 89 cents was high because we lived in the desert out of town in town it was 63 cents then came the oil shortatage because we depend on the Muslim world lol could only get gas on certain days and the world was going to s#!+ yep I'm kinda old but not to old I see a future of me running and gunning in the streets lol OH IT'S COMING MY FRIENDS

 

[Caveman Jim]

I remember as a little guy we had a B&W tabletop Zenith that had the "ultra sonic" remote....


I also remember when a Curtiss-Mathis 25" (big ol' honkin' wood console) was the shizo-manizo....

You betcha, we loved ours & guess who always had rabitt ear holding duty, yep the youngest...

 

[EPS]

Oh I can remember when we got are frost TV that had a remote lol my dad saved for a year for that TV that was the size of a Volkswagen lol took Three guy's to get it in the house

 

[EPS]

So even though my dad tried to stay up with technology back then we got new TV and a VCR and moved from 8 track to cassette then CD player when he came to my house I was showing him my guns lol guess what he said YEP YOU GUESSED IT HE ASK ME IF I HAD A 1911 LOL WELL I JUST BOUGHT ONE SO NEXT TIME HE COMES I CAN SHOW HIM LOL HEHEH

 

[jsparks747]

I remember seeing this if I dozed off later in the evening...... and wasn't offended or anything.

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What the hell is that?!?!

 

[jsparks747]

I am 25. Will be 26 in February or something like that.

 

[SparksFly]

So it looks like I am in the lead for the youngest so far at 29. Maybe I shouldn't feel so bad for turning 30, some young whipper snapper better not chime in!

I got you beat by 14 years. 15 here, almost 16.

 

[SparksFly]

I think I am going to go on a short 6 mile jog now...

 

[Captain O]

What the hell is that?!?!

You don't know an original Black & White test pattern when you see one? These were often used when a station was preparing to go on the air in order to make certain that the video equipment is properly calibrated and the picture would be in focus as well as without distortion.

Working at a television station teaches you these things.

 

[01rednavigator]

I got you beat by 14 years. 15 here, almost 16.

You young little punk, way to make me feel like an old man.

 

[Stomper]

You young little punk, way to make me feel like an old man.

At least you can tell him that you've got poop older'n him!

 

[Caveman Jim]

You young little punk, way to make me feel like an old man.

Wait till you hit 60 & a 50 year old starts bustin yer chops....

 

[Stomper]

Wait till you hit 60 & a 50 year old starts bustin yer chops....

Stay outta this old man!!

 

[01rednavigator]

At least you can tell him that you've got poop older'n him!

I think I have some shirts that are older than him!