In case you don't already feel old

If you don't feel old now, you will after reading this.
Beloit College class of 2013 mindset

Blue jello?

I'll take my growing up in the '50s and '60s any day over today. All the drug addicts lived in New York, actresses were se*y without taking off their clothes, and urban sprawl had yet to raise its ugly head. We could hunt almost anywhere and no one cared if you fished in their creek or pond. Traps and guns were stocked on shelves and "Mom & Pop" stores flourished. I remember trading a bag of pears for a couple of ice cream conmes for my sister and I. Neighbors helped each other and you could go to sleep with the doors unlocked. Gunsmoke, Paladin, and westerns were the norm. And war movies with Audie Murphy.

Todays kids don't know what they missed.

Larry in Michigan

My Grand Daughters,17yrs,12yrs,28 mo,17 mos.What kind of world will they experience I wonder? I was born in 1937 so you should know what I have experienced.

I agree. I grew up in a small to moderate sized town. We ran all over the neighborhood all the time and in the summer, we were running around, playing well after dark and our parents didn"t have to worry. Halloween was still safe and one of the high points of the year.

Now, you can"t let your kids walk down the block in the middle of the day without being concerned someone is going to snatch them.

Drug dealers live next door, a pedophile across the street, two houses down is a s$x offender, etc. ect.

Born in '55, I can remember by 1965..............

Riding my bike (1 speed Schwinn) 6 miles to town,
and passing 5 farms on the way

Paying 10 cent for a glass bottle of REAL Coke Classic, and...
Popping the top with the opener on the cooler,

Then the Ben Franklin five and dime,
pick out 10 pieces of different candy for a dime

Then go the the matinee to see a movie for a quarter (double feature on Sat. for 35 cents!!)

It"s interesting, but probably not the most accurate.

I was class of 2002, and took a look at the list for that year. I don"t think I am much more aware than most, but I clearly remember many of the items they think I should have missed.

Thanks for posting it.

Exactly what you said was the same hear in Texas.

Born in '51, I can remember by 1965...

Saving up $5 to drive over by myself to see the Dallas Cowboys play in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas.

It took a little over $2 to fill the gas tank on my dad's 65 Chevy truck; gas was 15 cents a gallon.

The end zone ticket was $1; then climb over a 2ft. rail and sit on the 50 yard line.

Go down behind the bench at field level and get autographs.

Needed $1 for hotdog, drink, and cotton candy during the game.

Left $1 for emergencies.

Life was good at 14.

Wait. Let me find my Geritol first.

I was college class of '09, and I say boo to this list. I know The Green Giant as the bean guy, our public and school libraries STILL have a card catalogue, tattoos are not 'chic', HDTV was unknown to me until about 3 or 4 years ago, I have had to shake down an oral thermometer, I do know what RSVP means, I was born during Reagan, I remember pre-European Union, Columbus was talked up when I was in school, we didn't get a computer until '96 and I never read a book on it until probably 2001 or 2002 when we got the internet, I don't remember flat screen TVs until probably 2003, I remember when only plain Kix existed, I remember Saved By The Bell (and yes, we had bells in high school and middle school), we still don't have a mega church, I never heard anybody rip on the first Iraq war, the House Bank closed in the mid-90s, I remember going to stores that had CDs, cassettes AND vinyls in the early 90s, I didn't know The Today Show is on during weekends because it's a crappy program, and they make blue jello?

Are these all cultured suburbanites? I guess here in rural America we're just behind the times... How about "have never seen an 8-track in a store" or something. Even people my age, in the low 20s, know that kids that were born in the early 90s missed out on all the good Saturday morning cartoons. Getting up at 6AM to watch Power Rangers, Ghostbusters, Mega Man, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and so on. Or that know when Toonami was added (and left) Cartoon Network.

If you grew up in the '50s, then you also stood an excellent chance of being crippled by polio. Wax nostalgic about the Good Old Days all you want, but I can come up with a number of reasons the Good Old Days stunk.

Hey Red,

1. You're taking this entirely too seriously.

2. If you were born during the Reagan administration, you ain't no young chicken yourself. Before you know it, you'll be going in for your colonoscopy just like the rest of us.

I've been thinking about this a lot today. I didn't see where the college collected their opinions.

If this is a survey of the incoming college freshmen, then is stands to reason that it is probably a better indicator of the students than of the general population. If I had to venture a guess, the average freshmen at a private university comes from very different household than the average reader on this forum. Let's face it, people who follow an antique tractor forum aren't exactly mainstream...

Neat stuff though, it's really interesting to see how things change.

seems to me we got polio shots at school three of them if i remember right.
the county nurse came to all the country schools (whiteside county il) and gave the shots.

monroe wi news this morning reported 2 brothers were arrested one convicted six offender. the other stole the car they drove to monroe wi.
was reported they are well know in the wi circuit court system.
oh, they are ages 24 and 26 and have had jail time

(quoted from post at 21:17:35 08/19/09) Hey Red,

1. You're taking this entirely too seriously.

2. If you were born during the Reagan administration, you ain't no young chicken yourself. Before you know it, you'll be going in for your colonoscopy just like the rest of us.

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Yeah, you're right on both counts.

I am starting to feel old. Though I'd probably feel older if I could find a job with that shiny 4-year college degree I worked so hard for.

Will, It's good to see you have a little humor left at your ripe old age. So, what was your major?

(quoted from post at 06:26:14 08/20/09) Will, It's good to see you have a little humor left at your ripe old age. So, what was your major?

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Computer Science.

And milk comes from the Supermarket.