A few days ago, I had lunch with a group of people from our church, all of us "40ish". :) We were talking about just how much has changed in our own lifetimes.
It was mindblowing!!!!
- Dial up phones (REAL dials!)
- No cable TV, just 3 main stations by attenae and a few UHF
- No cell phones
- No personal computers
- No portable music devices til 1980 or so (Walkman cassete)
- No video games at home (Atari in 1980 or so as well..)
- Playing all around the neighborhood til dark.
Your parents just wanted you home by dinner. It didnt much matter where you went, as there was no fear of kids being taken. We played in "the woods", building tree forts, war games....you name it. We did it.
I turn 46 this Friday. ONE generation, and its utterly amazing how much has changed. Sociologists call this current younger generation the "Entitlement Generation", as they feel entitled to the latest, greatest of everything.
My parents had another word for that. :)
Carolyn Ongolo sent this along. It is 4 minutes and not only so true, but HILARIOUS!!
Enjoy,
PB
It is so true--our children's generation needs to be more thankful!Thanks for sharing the vdeo--I needed a laugh and the doctors all say we need at least 8 good belly laughs a day to stay in good health. Also in the Bible I read that "Laughter does good like a medicine!" I say that if we were all more cheerful & ate Bible foods(unprocessed with no additives and preservatives) we would have no need of medicines!
Posted by: Debbie Bixler | February 13, 2009 at 07:47 AM
Next thing you know people will be mad the teleporter is down for 15 minutes and they can't get from NY to London in 45 seconds. :) Very funny clip.
Posted by: Jason Beck | February 12, 2009 at 09:34 PM
Are you kidding me, I'm still laughing.
Posted by: Stephen Goulet | February 12, 2009 at 03:16 PM
I'm guilty.
Posted by: brian hassett | February 12, 2009 at 06:18 AM
Im glad Im not old enough to remember those things
Posted by: Freddie | February 11, 2009 at 12:56 PM
Wow! Pretty scary...I remember all of those things, too! I must be getting up there as well :(
Posted by: Lori | February 11, 2009 at 12:38 PM
That is a truly awesome video. I laughed out loud so many times!
Posted by: Becca | February 11, 2009 at 10:11 AM