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 65 and still kicking!
I gotta be one of the oldest one here.......but happy to be alive and see all the marvelous advancements that have been made over the years..
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Ahem?!
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Do you realize when I was born, WWII had been over for only 3 years?
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I was my Dad's excuse for not going.
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this is what a telephone looked like....calling long distance was so expensive it was prohibitive for most, you had to dial "0" for operator and she had to put the call thu....the thing stayed in a little cubby built into walls especially for it.
There was a public pay phone booth on just about every corner, (in gas stations and stores too!)......and local calls cost 5 cents.
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Your phones had dials?
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Now I walk around with a little gadget 3"x5" in my pocket and can talk immediately to anyone I like anywhere in the world simply by pushing a few buttons....and don't even get me started about texting, or sending pictures, or swiping to pay for a coffee.....  |
And, of course access and read vast libraries!
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Everyone have a wonderful day!!
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"Everyone have a wonderful day!!"