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Five things I remember that make me feel old

Ravenwood - 10/01/03 06:00 AM

Televisions were pieces of furniture that sat on the floor. They also had knobs and only got 3 to 5 stations.

Typewriters.

Calculators only knew how to add, subtract, multiply, and divide, and they wouldn't fit in your pocket. They were leaps and bounds better than slide rules.

There was no age limit for cigarettes.

Betamax.

Category: Yesteryear
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Don't remember no age limit for cigs - but remember when it was 16.

Still have my typewriter. Not sure why - nastalgia maybe?

Posted by: bogie at October 1, 2003 7:18 AM

Naturally, smoking laws varied by state. When I was a kid growing up in the 1980s, there was no smoking age in Virginia. Being a tobacco state, all I had to do was survive the chagrin of some nanny cashier. There was no statute against selling to a 12 year old, but as with any business they could always refuse to serve you. Most of the time it was a "Is this for your daddy?" reaction.

We finally got a smoking age of 16, when I was about 17 or 18. By the time I was 19 or 20, the fed had stepped in and "encouraged" all states to bump the mandatory age to 18.

Thus, I have always been able to buy cigarettes. (Not that I smoke, or anything.)

Posted by: Ravenwood at October 1, 2003 8:04 AM

I have a typewriter, a slide rule, and two Betamaxes. (Well, actually, three, but one of them isn't working correctly.)

What does this mean?

Posted by: CGHill at October 1, 2003 9:52 PM