tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193860341876403275.post4489225714635990671..comments2023-10-10T10:11:26.749-05:00Comments on ANDY'S PLACE...: Growing up 'without...'Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10945901944078164054noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193860341876403275.post-56800309996572182482010-05-31T08:20:40.758-05:002010-05-31T08:20:40.758-05:00Barry: Agreed! We're seeing it now.
Jon, th...Barry: Agreed! We're seeing it now.<br /><br />Jon, thanks for stopping by. Yes, in many ways it was.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10945901944078164054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193860341876403275.post-8454880224403942162010-05-31T07:38:05.719-05:002010-05-31T07:38:05.719-05:00That's so true,I remember when pong came out. ...That's so true,I remember when pong came out. We sat around saying "wow, it's like real ping pong"! One thing you never said back then "I'm board". Than god I grew up back then. I would hate to live in this utopia. Gangs, parents on Crystal meth.Kids on Meth. We were in Utopia.Jonnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03573516232444675269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193860341876403275.post-6728162862043943322010-05-30T00:59:51.780-05:002010-05-30T00:59:51.780-05:00Andy, starting to do hard work at a young age gave...Andy, starting to do hard work at a young age gave me more "self-esteem" than our computerized youth who may end up disappointed when they realize that they have over-estimated their marketable skills.Jouberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04970872086435575755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193860341876403275.post-17672994359242647792010-05-29T05:56:45.454-05:002010-05-29T05:56:45.454-05:00Jill...Nyuk!Jill...Nyuk!Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10945901944078164054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193860341876403275.post-29391358896043112192010-05-29T01:07:49.487-05:002010-05-29T01:07:49.487-05:00Laugh...fart...excuse me! :)Laugh...fart...excuse me! :)Dr. Jillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193860341876403275.post-82425472652999874942010-05-28T20:30:30.155-05:002010-05-28T20:30:30.155-05:00Red, Nyuk! You made me laugh. And fart. That ha...Red, Nyuk! You made me laugh. And fart. That happens when you reach a certain age...it's hard to do one without doing the other.<br /><br />Just sayin'...Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10945901944078164054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193860341876403275.post-49453046377109086622010-05-28T20:14:23.572-05:002010-05-28T20:14:23.572-05:00You old fart! LOL ;-DYou old fart! LOL ;-DRedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00995981511802074871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193860341876403275.post-20383790968708616242010-05-28T20:08:52.381-05:002010-05-28T20:08:52.381-05:00You make an excellent point, Barry. The times wer...You make an excellent point, Barry. The times were MUCH simpler then. Probably even more so for you Africans than for us 50-60somethings, living on the verge of technological upheaval here in the U.S.<br /><br />Those WERE good times. We WERE allowed to be kids. Of course, THIS kid had to cut a lot of grass, and sweep a lot of floors, and clip grass with hand clippers, and weed and hoe the acre of garden, and feed and water the cows, and yada yada yada.<br /><br />Looking back on it all, I don't think I could have planned a better childhood for myself.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10945901944078164054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193860341876403275.post-56946753242392307072010-05-28T19:34:41.663-05:002010-05-28T19:34:41.663-05:00I'm convinced that we had it easier then today...I'm convinced that we had it easier then today's kids. They got everything money can buy but they're bombarded with adult stuff all the time and can never really escape and just be kids. We didn't see our parents till we were called in for supper.Jouberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04970872086435575755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193860341876403275.post-58138789256151209982010-05-28T14:56:59.148-05:002010-05-28T14:56:59.148-05:00Heh! Oh yeah, Buck! What was really cool was to ...Heh! Oh yeah, Buck! What was really cool was to be assigned the job of standing next to the TV and holding the rabbit ears for a half an hour, because it made the NBC affiliate KTAL signal watchable to the rest of the family.<br /><br />Daddy assigned "turns" to each of us. <br /><br />Heckuvadeal, huh? He owned a TV store, and we didn't get an aerial until I was about 10.<br /><br />I really don't remember 3 cent stamps. But, it seems that I do remember nickel post cards.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10945901944078164054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193860341876403275.post-45877286105780127422010-05-28T13:36:51.466-05:002010-05-28T13:36:51.466-05:00NO REMOTES!!!
I call BS. There WERE remotes... I...<i>NO REMOTES!!!</i><br /><br />I call BS. There WERE remotes... I know. I was one. As in "Bucky! Channel Four!" "Yessir!"<br /><br />And... 12 cent stamps? You Puppy, you. I'm with Dan, coz I remember three-cent stamps. They were purple and they tasted bad.<br /><br />But... on the whole this piece is pretty much true. And I swore the same oath about becoming an ol' fart and not ragging on my kids/grandkids. Unless they frickin' ASK for it.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193860341876403275.post-15340554695312363652010-05-28T13:31:03.511-05:002010-05-28T13:31:03.511-05:00Moogie, we had three TV channels, kinda.
The NBC ...Moogie, we had three TV channels, kinda.<br /><br />The NBC affiliate was about 80 miles away in Texarkana. If the weather was just right, you could make out a snowy image from time to time. Didn't kill us, though.<br /><br />Dan, I know you've got 20 on me. And, I know for certain that we did have it easy. We did have AC at the house (though not at school), and electricity and shoes. Nyuk!Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10945901944078164054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193860341876403275.post-17544332373684484082010-05-28T13:01:33.797-05:002010-05-28T13:01:33.797-05:00Andy, I'm so old I think your generation had i...Andy, I'm so old I think your generation had it easy! Great post and I linked to it.Dapper Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01230099347154360809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193860341876403275.post-7649343702023468972010-05-28T12:56:33.184-05:002010-05-28T12:56:33.184-05:00And if you wanted to watch tv aftr Johnny Carson, ...And if you wanted to watch tv aftr Johnny Carson, you were SOL because the tv stations "signed off" at midnight and all you could see was that funky target-kinda thing with the Indian chief in the center and the "BEEEEEEEEP." And there were only 3 networks from which to choose, until PBS came along.<br /><br />But, a nice man brought milk to your doorstep and the garbage men hauled your cans from the backyard to the truck and back to the backyard. And you could see a whole field of stars at night, even in the city.<br /><br />So, I guess we had it ok, too.<br /><br />Sort of -- I really like my DVR.<br /><br />GREAT post!Moogie Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05665429537064900337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193860341876403275.post-62974854608450472862010-05-28T11:57:12.331-05:002010-05-28T11:57:12.331-05:00MUD, you were obviously a lot better looking than ...MUD, you were obviously a lot better looking than I was...got me nowhere! And I don't remember school being something I'd consider easy at all. Of course, I ain't the sharpest knife in the drawer.<br /><br />I see the tests that my kids have taken, and I'd consider them pretty easy. Of course, there are classes that they took in school that we never would have imagined...technology, etc. There is a lot more to learn today. Especially in "History." Been a lot more of it since then.<br /><br />Paul, the guy is truly feckless! But, I'm almost in agreement with him. But, I'd say it's been the hardest year since the late 70's...hardest on my nerves, anyway.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10945901944078164054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193860341876403275.post-72162479350841303422010-05-28T11:30:14.129-05:002010-05-28T11:30:14.129-05:00President Perfect says this past year was harder t...President Perfect says this past year was harder than any one that we have had since the 1930s.<br /><br />http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2010/05/obama_at_boxer_fund-raiser_moc.htmlPaul Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825674914008378242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193860341876403275.post-51516330095887450412010-05-28T08:21:20.242-05:002010-05-28T08:21:20.242-05:00But, back then you could go to school blissfully i...But, back then you could go to school blissfully ignorant and get by on good looks alone. There is more to learn today by the end of fifth grade than we had to learn for a Master's degree. Besides, try taking the tests they have today every year. MUDMUDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00210979052443058111noreply@blogger.com