tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273458842532393822.post8416615739701327521..comments2023-07-05T08:08:28.620-04:00Comments on Morgan Elizabeth Huneke: Being "Real Old"Morgan Hunekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090224903186681429noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273458842532393822.post-58582865587802947872018-04-27T10:56:06.217-04:002018-04-27T10:56:06.217-04:00I remember the advent of cable TV. It was incredib...I remember the advent of cable TV. It was incredible at the time to get all of the area stations crystal clear and to have all channels, 2-13, with something on it! When we could, we waited until after 11:00 pm or the weekend to make long distance calls because the rates were cheaper. When I was sent to the store on my bicycle when I was a child, there was a pay phone on the way I would always check for change in the coin return. One day, big payoff! I found about $1.25!! It's not much now, but at about 12 years old in 1970 it would buy some things! Life was simple and good then. Dirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794945973074374935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273458842532393822.post-49451471871288981022018-04-25T10:03:15.094-04:002018-04-25T10:03:15.094-04:00I remember my first scientific calculator...it did...I remember my first scientific calculator...it didn't even have a graphing function! And floppy disks, dot matrix printers, and using a word processor instead of a computer...land lines and having to figure out if I could afford to make a long distance call (and timing said call to make sure I didn't spend too much) when my husband went away to college (when we were dating) while I was still a senior in high school. Times have changed so much...we must have lived in the Dark Ages. :)Melissa Hunekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18352963488414603868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273458842532393822.post-56064879375554357732018-04-25T01:59:22.152-04:002018-04-25T01:59:22.152-04:00I'll be 50 in a few months, and since Kendra j...I'll be 50 in a few months, and since Kendra just turned 23, I remember introducing her to much of the same things. My kids sort of sing Cedermont .. but there is SO MUCH out there! I remember wanting a calculator so bad as a kid, only $20 at Kmart (there was no Walmart!), about 8 x 4 x 1 inches and only did basic functions, you can pick up palm sized ones for $1 now. I remember luggable computers with 3 x 3 inch screens that were either orange or green and no graphics! Their entire capacity would fit on a 256MB USB drive now. Still have a couple. I remember when the TV went OFF at night because everyone was asleep. LOL The world has changed so much in the last 100 years! Imagine what you will be telling your grandkids!EagleNestMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00900856491721862555noreply@blogger.com