You know you're old when.........

[CaliforniaPeggy]

You still watch movies on laserdisc!

:woohoo:

[Broken_Hero]

1. oh boy..:)

my dad still has his laser disc collection...:D I hated flipping them over...it was such a pain...:hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. My dear petersond!

Oh, I hated that too!

DVD's are the way to go, these days!

But back in the day, laserdiscs were the only alternative to videos!

:hi:

[Broken_Hero]

3. yeah, when they first came out, my dad was all

over them like white on rice...He got 100 plus movies, he was on a big rant of how these were the wave of the future, and all that jazz...:D

[evlbstrd]

4. No.

When you watch them on BetaMax. Or in re-runs on local broadcast teevee.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. My dear evlbstrd!

OK, I feel better now.......

You're still using Betamax? I hear it's good, though!

BTW, you're not old, baby!

I am!:hug:

[evlbstrd]

38. I'm on your heels.

No, I actually have VHS. But I just got a DVD player. Therefore, they must be about to go obsolete.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

21. We have a bunch of Beta tapes that we recorded from TV...

We taped dozens of the old Nature shows. I'd love to get them on DVD. Sigh.

[evlbstrd]

40. Nature is a great series.

Can you buy DVDs of them from PBS?

[GoddessOfGuinness]

77. The last time I checked, they only sold VHS

I'm hoping they'll come out with DVDs of my faves...especially "The Goonies of Midway", the one about meerkats, and the mini series on the Galopagos Islands. :hi:

[madinmaryland]

6. you either saw the movie in the theatre or waited

two years until it was released on a broadcast channel that you got.

You had to adjust the rabbit ears to get the channel it was on. Sometimes you had to hold the rabbit ears depending on the weather!!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. My dear madinmaryland!

Oh, then I am definitely old, sweetie!

'Cause I sure as heck remember rabbit ears....

And the interminably long wait till the movie showed up on TV!

:hi:

[madinmaryland]

11. I remember the TV having to "warm-up" before

the picture came on. The old black and white screen would slowly come on!

I guess the old "tubes" had to warm all those electrons up before they would work!!!!

:hi:

[yy4me]

36. Don't forget the test pattern...and the evening sign off. Then the

message "On the air tomorrow at 7AM." Good old days, 3 channels.

[FredStembottom]

91. Hey! We got an Ginormous HDTV and, guess what?

THEY HAVE TO WARM UP!

And they make lots of heat just like old tube TV's!

I feel right at home!

[trof]

17. Where's the aluminum foil?

Big gob on each antenna.

[madinmaryland]

24. That doesn't work! I tried it. Its better to

hold the antenna with your bare hand. You'll get much better reception!!

[QMPMom]

76. And have someone sit in a chair in a certain spot because

you can only get reception if someone is in that *exact spot*.

[begin_within]

7. Isn't the image quality on laserdisc better than DVD? DVD is highly compressed

and therefore throws out a lot of data during the compression process.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

13. You have me there........I don't know......

Haven't ever compared the two, side by side.......

But I do think that the DVD is better, since you get so much more info onto a much more compact space....

No more flipping!

:shrug:

:hi:

[spillthebeans]

16. Laserdisc is analog technology and is not digital it uses FM

So you don't have macroblocking effects like in fast Scenes of DVD. ( You sometimes see pixel blocks)

But you have effects like they happen with vinyl, dust and scratches can cause problems ( digital technology has error correction)

[Fuzz]

8. You can no longer trust a fart

;)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

14. My dear Fuzz!

Welcome to the *um* club! :blush:

[Left Is Write]

9. You know you're old when...

...the clothes you wore in high school are trendy again

...the furniture you bought for your first apartment is now charmingly "retro"

...you remember when Bob Barker had brown hair

...you remember a time when people didn't mock the lyric "don we now our gay apparel"

...you start any sentence with, "When I was a kid..."

...you wax nostalgic about the good old days and ignore their not-so-good parts

...you know the names of the stars of Hollywood's Golden Age without having to Google

...you remember life before Google

...you remember that encyclopediae used to take up a whole bookcase

[Chorophyll]

12. Oh!

I really miss my World Book Encyclopediae (I was just gonna type Encyclopedias, with an "s", but I'd feel dumb.) I used to just read them for fun! They were so solid.

But gay already meant gay when I was in grade school, so I must be merely middle aged. ;)

[RFKHumphreyObama]

59. I still have them -purchased in 1989

And we still kept receiving yearly updates until 1998. Even today, I still find them useful, relevant and handy when you want a background for researching something. I hope they’ll always be in my collection

The World Book encyclopedias, BTW, were what truly motivated my interest in American history, politics and culture and also my love for general history and biographies -which is my main passion in life today

[Chorophyll]

71. Mine were from the '60's.

They passed through all my older siblings before the came to me. The photos were black-and-white! What eventually happened to them -- I think -- was that some stranger bought them for a song when my parents sold our house. We lost a lot of cool stuff that way. $#!!@ parents!

[Left Is Write]

84. My mother had a set from the 1940s...

I read them several times when I was a child. I don't know whatever happened to them, and Mom doesn't remember what she did with them. I'd love to read those volumes now and realize how much has changed in 60 years.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

15. My dear Left Is Write!

Oh, do I ever hear you!

I can identify with all of those! :cry:

:hi:

Great list!

[trof]

18. You don't have a clue who any of the splitting show biz couples are.

And you don't care.
;-)

[bleedingheart]

19. unless it is Liz and Richard...

and that you only find out about in the magazines...because even putting it on TV was trashy at the time...

[trof]

20. Oh yeah. Liz and (fill in the blank).

;-)

[bleedingheart]

26. yeah...that would be Nicky, Michael, Mike, Eddie, Richard, Richard..etc

[Left Is Write]

44. Just remember, though - Nicky has ties to today's trashy tabloid stars!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

23. My dear trof!

Oh, God, yes!

I had forgotten about all that!

Thank you......:toast:

[EFerrari]

22. I know I'm old but what heck is that?

LOL

I'm too old to remember?

lol

[CaliforniaPeggy]

25. What are laserdiscs?

They are about the same physical size as a long-play record.....you know, vinyl!

Only they contain a video of a movie......

You are not old!

I'm the old one, remember? :hug:

[EFerrari]

37. Our wonderful California Peggy

I think I missed laser discs while my kids were kids.

lol

:hug:

[graywarrior]

27. Your doctor tsks and then prescribes Estrace

[CaliforniaPeggy]

28. My dear graywarrior......

I hear that, sweetie.........:hug:

[graywarrior]

35. I knew you'd understand.

[trof]

29. Should I look that up in my PDR*, or just skip it?

*Physician's Desk Reference

[graywarrior]

31. Go right ahead and then I dare you to post it here.

[trof]

34. In the interest of continuing education:

What is Estrace?

Estrace is a form of estrogen. Estrogen is a female sex hormone necessary for many processes in the body.

Estrace is used to treat symptoms of menopause such as hot flashes, and vaginal dryness, burning, and irritation. It is also used to prevent osteoporosis in women and men. Estrace is sometimes used as part of cancer treatment in women and men.

[trof]

30. When you either have to trim your ears or start combing them.

:-(

[CaliforniaPeggy]

32. ....

:hug: :loveya:

[SoyCat]

41. I swear my FIL's ears could compete with the Grand Negus' ears on Star Trek!

And, it doesn't appear that he ever intends to trim inside the ear canals or the outer areas either! Now, I know why his hearing is bad. (Just kidding!)

[trof]

43. He probably can't see it.

:evilgrin:

[Manifestor_of_Light]

46. ick!

He needs some tweezers and needs to use them!!!! Quickly!!!

[mopinko]

33. i just have to look in the mirror.

failing that, i can call my grown kid, and she will explain it to me. unfortunately, i am still young enough to have teenagers, but i don't dare ask them.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

47. My mirror lies..........sometimes!

It says sweetly.....you're not old, no way........

But alas, I know better!

Besides, my kids are waaay past teenager-hoodness!

:cry:

[Deja Q]

39. And?

I still use my player and collection of 50-some discs...

:woohoo:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

48. My dear Hypno!

Oh, lucky you! And I mean that.......our disk player is broken...

And no-one knows how to fix it.....*sigh*

:hi:

[Deja Q]

95. Yipes

I wish somebody could repair them...

Mine works but I use it sparingly.

One day I'll upgrade all to DVDs and ditch the big gold frisbees, but not today. :)

[KitchenWitch]

42. Hey, we have an old Betamax machine!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

49. My dear KitchenWitch!

Well, hang on to it!

It might be worth money......as an antique!

:pals:

You know I'm kidding you, right? :hug:

[KitchenWitch]

53. We also "inherited" a TI-99 computer (circa late 1970s)

from the packrats.

[cwydro]

45. Geez. I must be even older

I never heard of laserdiscs...:shrug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

51. My dear cwydro!

Oh, no, you're not older than I am!

You just missed out on the technological revolution, sweetie! :hug:





BTW...A certain very gaily decorated package arrived today!

I'll have my husband photograph me wearing the contents of said package tomorrow..........

And when I get a chance, I'll post a pic!

Thank you so much, sweetie!

:bounce: :bounce:

[cwydro]

58. Wow. that was FAST!

All that way out to CA; I'm impressed. Good old USPS...

[GoneOffShore]

50. When the policeman look like they're twelve.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

52. My dear GoneOffShore!

Oh, god, how could I have forgotten that one?

You got it!

Thanks! :hi:

[wain]

54. When, as a child, your bought your dad 78 records for Christmas

and that does not refer to the number of items bought!
:-)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

56. My dear wain!

I remember doing that! I still have some......and some 35's too!

I'm older than dirt!

:woohoo:

[Manifestor_of_Light]

72. yeah but what about the 16s?

OK, I came along in the 33.3 RPM Vinyl era, but remember when there was a little lever on the record player and it had four speeds: 16, 33, 45, 78??

Now who ever had a 16 RPM record? Was that something left over from the days of wax cylinders or what? I never saw a 16 RPM record. :shrug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

73. My dear Perragrande........

I never heard of 16 RPM records, either.........

Some things are older than us! Or, at least, me!

:hi:

[wain]

80. My dad had a couple of 16s

I think they came out just before or about the time of 33s. 16s were the beta max of its times; superior quality, inferior marketing compared to 33s.

[wain]

55. or when you give up on denial and admit to being old

I recall words of wisdom on how one man stayed young
Don't smoke
exercise
eat right
....
.......
............
A N D, flirt with the girls!!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

57. Flirting definitely keeps you young!

Keeps those juices flowing! :bounce: :bounce:

[wain]

61. I really appreciate your taking the time to respond

I've only posted a couple of times, but I make sure I recognize those taking the time to respond to my posting. Guess that's part of my "older" upbringing. On the other hand, there's nothing wrong with posting and not responding - it's a fast paced forum for some and quite enjoyable to read, and, at times very educational. I enjoy the Lounge with it's many kind and supportive people. And its celebrities such as calpeg!

:toast:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

70. I always want to respond!

I really appreciate it when the folks I talk to respond to me....

So I figure it's time to do what I want to those who come in my threads too.........

Me? A celebrity? Thanks..........:blush:

[NashVegas]

60. You Have to Read the Owner's Manual

of your video player, regardless of format.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

63. My dear Crisco..........

Well, that settles it!

I am most definitely old!

:hi:

[NashVegas]

64. Welcome to the Club, Peg

Pull up a pair of bi-focals.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

68. Lost the bifocals years ago!

I've had trifocals for some time!

I'm not proud.....I just want to see!

:pals:

[idgiehkt]

62. no one ever tells you look good without adding

"for your age" :eyes:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

66. oh sweetie.....my dear idgiehkt.........

I haven't had that one ..........yet.....:hug:

[idgiehkt]

69. I've always looked about 10 years younger than

my chronological age, and I get it all the time. I've thought about just pulling out the old saw that 'a lady never reveals her age' just for the sole purpose of not having to hear the inevitabe commentary that I look 'good for my age', lol

[sarge43]

65. You know you're old when ....

you still listen to 78s on a Phillip's phonograph

you remember when a long distant phone call was a big deal

you remember when people sent telegraph messages

you remember when women wore seamed nylons and men wore fedoras (and you know what a fedora is without looking it up)

you watch a Christmas Story and sing along with the Little Orphan Annie theme song

your parents wouldn't let you watch Elvis Presley on the Ed Sullivan show

you can't deal with an Ipod

[CaliforniaPeggy]

67. My dear sarge43!

These are waaaaaaay cool!

Some I remember, some not....

I was in high school when Elvis did his thing on the Ed Sullivan show!



:woohoo:

[Bullwinkle925]

74. Now that's something I haven't done.

VCR, yes.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

75. My dear Bullwinkle!

The day of the laserdisk has come and gone......

Best to stick with DVD's now......a better technology, I think.....

:hi:

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

78. You know you're old when

the music IS too loud. :)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

81. I'll say so!

My dear Dyedinthewoollilberal!

:hi:

[Burma Jones]

79. People think your kids are your grandchildren

you marveled at your Wealthy Uncle's "Automatic Dishwasher"

you remember Mr. Zip urging folks to use the newfangled Zip Codes.....



But, mostly, you know you're old when you feel like you're old........

[CaliforniaPeggy]

82. My dear new_beawr!

I had forgotten Mr Zip!

But, I don't really feel old.......most of the time, anyway!

:hi:

[TOhioLiberal]

83. Your baby is getting married...

...(and he is too...this Friday :cry: )

[CaliforniaPeggy]

87. My dear TOhioLiberal!

Congratulations! I think this is wonderful news!

And maybe, just maybe......you might be a grandparent someday! :bounce: :bounce:

And believe me, those are good reasons to be old, sweetie! :hug:

[liberaltrucker]

85. ...your smart-ass 18 YO niece

Sees an album-I mean PHONOGRAPH RECORD-on a turntable
and asks, "how could you POSSIBLY listen to music that way?"

Also instead of looking for a new, hip joint, you need
a new hip joint. Or, instead of wishing for a BMW, you'd
be happy just to have a BM!

:rofl:

:loveya:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

89. My dear liberaltrucker!

Oh, baby, do I ever hear you!

And to all of those, amen!

:rofl:

:loveya:

[WritingIsMyReligion]

86. WTF is laserdisk?

:P :P

:rofl:

[crim son]

88. Yeah, I'm old but I have no idea what a laserdisk is either.

Do tell. :shrug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

90. OK....my dear crim son, and my dear WIMR.....

Laserdisks......They were disks that look a lot like an old-fashioned record....you know, a platter!

Black vinyl, except that recorded on them were movies, not just sound.

They had to be turned over too.

They had superior optical qualities as compared to VHS tapes.

OK?

Hope that helps, you two!

:hi: :hi:

[crim son]

92. Yes indeed!

I don't think I've ever seen one. Cool. But now I need to know what they play on. A laserdisk player?

[nedbal]

93. Old is if you tested the TV tubes at the drug or candy store ..... nt

[CaliforniaPeggy]

94. My dear nedbal!

Wow, what page was this on?

And you are correct.......about the TV tubes!

I don't remember doing that......and I'm old!

Maybe my husband does....he's four and a half years older than I am...

Thanks for coming by today! :hi:

[nedbal]

96. it was on page 17

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