How old is Grandma? How old is Grandma?
>>>>> (Read this to the end-- quite an eye opener.)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Stay with this -- the answer is at the end... It will blow you away.
>>>>> One evening a grandson was talking to his grandmother
>>>>> About current events.
>>>>> The grandson asked his grandmother what she thought
>>>>> About the shootings at schools, the computer age, and
>>>>> Just things in general.
>>>>> The Grandmother replied, "Well, let me think a minute,
>>>>> I was born before:
>>>>> ' polio shots
>>>>> ' frozen foods
>>>>> ' Xerox
>>>>> ' Frisbees and
>>>>> ' the pill
>>>>> There were no:
>>>>> ' credit cards
>>>>> ' laser beams or
>>>>> ' ball-point pens
>>>>> Man had not yet invented:
>>>>> ' pantyhose
>>>>> ' air conditioners
>>>>> ' dishwashers
>>>>> ' clothes dryers
>>>>> ' and the clothes were hung out to dry in the fresh air and
>>>>> ' man hadn't yet walked on the moon
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Your Grandfather and I got married first, and then lived together.
>>>>> Every family had a father and a mother.
>>>>> Until I was 25, I called every man older than me, "Sir."
>>>>> And after I turned 25, I still called policemen and every man
>>>>> With a title, "Sir."
>>>>> We were before gay-rights, computer-dating, dual careers, daycare centers, and group therapy.
>>>>> Our lives were governed by the Ten Commandments, good judgment, and common sense.
>>>>> We were taught to know the difference between right and
>>>>> Wrong and to stand up and take responsibility for our actions.
>>>>> We thought fast food was what people ate during Lent.
>>>>>
>>>>> Having a meaningful relationship meant getting along with
>>>>> Your cousins.
>>>>> Draft dodgers were those who closed front doors as the
>>>>> Evening breeze started.
>>>>> Time-sharing meant time the family spent together in the
>>>>> Evenings and weekends — not purchasing condominiums.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> We never heard of FM radios, tape decks, CD's, electric typewriters, yogurt, or guys wearing earrings.
>>>>> We listened to Big Bands, Jack Benny, and the President's speeches on our radios.
>>>>> If you saw anything with 'Made in Japan ' on it, it was junk.
>>>>>
>>>>> The term 'making out' referred to how you did on your school exam.
>>>>> Pizza Hut, McDonald's, and instant coffee were unheard of.
>>>>> We had 5 & dime stores where you could actually buy things for 5 and 10 cents.
>>>>> Ice-cream cones, phone calls, rides on a streetcar, and a Pepsi were all a nickel.
>>>>> And if you didn't want to splurge, you could spend your nickel on enough stamps to mail 1 letter and 2 postcards.
>>>>> You could buy a new Ford Coupe for $600, but who could
>>>>> Afford one? Too bad, because gas was 11 cents a gallon.
>>>>> In my day:
>>>>> ' "grass" was mowed,
>>>>> ' "coke" was a cold drink,
>>>>> ' "pot" was something your mother cooked in and
>>>>> ' "rock music" was your grandmother's lullaby.
>>>>> ' "Aids" were helpers in the Principal's office,
>>>>> ' "chip" meant a piece of wood,
>>>>> ' "hardware" was found in a hardware store and.
>>>>> ' "software" wasn't even a word.
>>>>>
>>>>> We were the last generation to actually believe that a lady needed a husband to have a baby.
>>>>> We volunteered to protect our precious country.
>>>>> No wonder people call us "old and confused" and say there is a generation gap.
>>>>> How old do you think I am?
>>>>> Read on to see -- pretty scary if you think about it and pretty sad at the same time.
>>>>> Are you ready?????
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> This woman would be only 61 years old.
>>>>> She would have been born in late 1952.
>>>>> GIVES YOU SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT. | 
