Am I getting old or was the DQ girl just young

[JacoLesFlea]

Craving a Reeses Blizzard I drive to the local DQ. Have not been there in a super long time....I was shocked to see that Peanut Buster Parfaits are 2.99 . That is what I used to get back in the early 90's. Now I would never pay that much. The girl asks me what I would like and I tell her a med. Reeces Blizzard. I hand her the money and she is standing there staring at the nickle in the loose change I gave her. I asked her what wrong? She tells me I might want to hold on to this one because it is pretty old, it did look kinda beat up from what I could tell I asked her what year it is......1980 she tells me. . then she told me she has a buch of pennys with wheat on them which are really really old. I thanked her for the blizzard and got back on my hovaround and scooted home. J/K. In 1980 I was in the ninth grade, is 30 years ago considered ancient times to a 16 year old? Am I getting old or was she just young?

[jp58]

Originally Posted by JacoLesFlea

Craving a Reeses Blizzard I drive to the local DQ. Have not been there in a super long time....I was shocked to see that Peanut Buster Parfaits are 2.99 . That is what I used to get back in the early 90's. Now I would never pay that much. The girl asks me what I would like and I tell her a med. Reeces Blizzard. I hand her the money and she is standing there staring at the nickle in the loose change I gave her. I asked her what wrong? She tells me I might want to hold on to this one because it is pretty old, it did look kinda beat up from what I could tell I asked her what year it is......1980 she tells me. . then she told me she has a buch of pennys with wheat on them which are really really old. I thanked her for the blizzard and got back on my hovaround and scooted home. J/K. In 1980 I was in the ninth grade, is 30 years ago considered ancient times to a 16 year old? Am I getting old or was she just young?

It seems like an eternity to her because 30 years ago is twice as long as she has existed...

[Jim Nazium]

Originally Posted by JacoLesFlea

Am I getting old or was she just young?

Both. Welcome to the club.

[Relic]

Originally Posted by JacoLesFlea

Craving a Reeses Blizzard I drive to the local DQ. Have not been there in a super long time....I was shocked to see that Peanut Buster Parfaits are 2.99 . That is what I used to get back in the early 90's. Now I would never pay that much. The girl asks me what I would like and I tell her a med. Reeces Blizzard. I hand her the money and she is standing there staring at the nickle in the loose change I gave her. I asked her what wrong? She tells me I might want to hold on to this one because it is pretty old, it did look kinda beat up from what I could tell I asked her what year it is......1980 she tells me. . then she told me she has a buch of pennys with wheat on them which are really really old. I thanked her for the blizzard and got back on my hovaround and scooted home. J/K. In 1980 I was in the ninth grade, is 30 years ago considered ancient times to a 16 year old? Am I getting old or was she just young?

Ha! You're the same age as me.
Yes, we are getting old... my first clue was when songs that I used to rock out to in HS started showing up on "oldies" compilations...

[i_got_a_mohawk]

Aye, you guys are ancient

However, in part I think it's part of her not being the brightest spark. The only old coin I kept a hold off when I was younger was a shilling from just a few years prior to WW1 It's in a box somewhere in my parents attic these days. Should probably find it and see if it's actually worth anything (doubtful . . . )

[JacoLesFlea]

Originally Posted by Jim Nazium

Both. Welcome to the club.

Yhea, your right. Are there any members fees for the old folks club? If not I'll have a hot water with lemon slice.

[*smb]

When I was a child I used to hang on to any old coins I found, thrupennies, shillings, that sort of thing. For some reason we were talking about old coinage in school once when I was about six so I took them in to show my teacher who was horrified that half of these coins that seemed ancient to me were minted in her lifetime. So I guess I have the opposite story to the threadstarter

[JacoLesFlea]

Originally Posted by Relic

Ha! You're the same age as me.
Yes, we are getting old... my first clue was when songs that I used to rock out to in HS started showing up on "oldies" compilations...

Hearing Nugents Free For All then Beach Boys Help me Rhonda on the same station. Then a couple spots for depends and hearing aids.

[jp58]

Originally Posted by Relic

my first clue was when songs that I used to rock out to in HS started showing up on "oldies" compilations...

I'm only just into my twenties, and that's already happening to me. They've recently started playiny Nirvana, Metallica, other late 8-'s early 90's stuff on the "Classic" rock station around here.

Stupid typos...

[etoncrow]

Originally Posted by JacoLesFlea

Yhea, your right. Are there any members fees for the old folks club? If not I'll have a hot water with lemon slice.

The Old Fart Bass Players Club of America - Here is the link: OFBPOAC (You must be 50+ to join)

I remember when you could buy a Coke for a dime and a bag of peanuts for a nickle. Then you would pour the bag of peanuts into the bottle of Coke....I believe that was right before the Big One. You know, the war with Spain where Teddy rushed the hill with his good old boys....

[taphappy]

Was at another band's house party once about 6 years ago, in the back yard, no real distinct lighting back there. Struck up a good conversation with a very cute girl, looked to be in her mid twenties. About ten minutes in, I made some sort of smartass reference to the late 80's. I don't remember what. Blew right past her head. The alarms went off.

Stop. Hammerzeit.

"How old are you?" I squint.
"How old do you think I am?" =AIR RAID=
"No." pause for effect. "Seriously."
"17? How old are you?"
"32."
"Oh."
"Yeah. Nice meeting you."

Turned to a friend, and began having a conversation. I notice in my periphery as she begins digging through her purse. Pulls out a sharpie. Starts writing on my arm. I ignore this. She goes inside.

Once I get inside, I go to the bathroom, and it reads:

"i still think ur hott!!"

With stars atop the I's.

A smiley face in the O.

...and a star beneath the exclamation point.

We are not old, my friend. We are slowly growing away from teenagers, a fundamental equation by which length of distance is directly related to breadth of sanity.

[i_got_a_mohawk]

Originally Posted by taphappy

Was at another band's house party once about 6 years ago, in the back yard, no real distinct lighting back there. Struck up a good conversation with a very cute girl, looked to be in her mid twenties. About ten minutes in, I made some sort of smartass reference to the late 80's. I don't remember what. Blew right past her head. The alarms went off.

Stop. Hammerzeit.

"How old are you?" I squint.
"How old do you think I am?" =AIR RAID=
"No." pause for effect. "Seriously."
"17? How old are you?"
"32."
"Oh."
"Yeah. Nice meeting you."

Turned to a friend, and began having a conversation. I notice in my periphery as she begins digging through her purse. Pulls out a sharpie. Starts writing on my arm. I ignore this. She goes inside.

Once I get inside, I go to the bathroom, and it reads:

"i still think ur hott!!"

With stars atop the I's.

A smiley face in the O.

...and a star beneath the exclamation point.

We are not old, my friend. We are slowly growing away from teenagers, a fundamental equation by which length of distance is directly related to breadth of sanity.

This is where it's great living in the UK.

To coin a phrase, if I was in that situation, I could have been legally TapHappy

[CultofJay]

Originally Posted by jp58

I'm only just into my twenties, and that's already happening to me. They've recently Nirvana, Metallica, other late 8-'s early 90's stuff on the "Classic" rock station around here.

I've actually been on a date with a girl who didn't know who Kurt Cobain was. Coincidentally, that was also the moment I realized dating a 19yr old wasn't worth it

[taphappy]

Originally Posted by i_got_a_mohawk

To coin a phrase, if I was in that situation, I could have been legally TapHappy ;)

gah! aggh. dirty...*brushes teeth*

Can't fault you, though. I walked right into that :)

[Lester4string]

No Pic, no teenage girl...

[LowDown Hal]

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[buzzbass]

Originally Posted by taphappy

Was at another band's house party once about 6 years ago, in the back yard, no real distinct lighting back there. Struck up a good conversation with a very cute girl, looked to be in her mid twenties. About ten minutes in, I made some sort of smartass reference to the late 80's. I don't remember what. Blew right past her head. The alarms went off.

Stop. Hammerzeit.

"How old are you?" I squint.
"How old do you think I am?" =AIR RAID=
"No." pause for effect. "Seriously."
"17? How old are you?"
"32."
"Oh."
"Yeah. Nice meeting you."

Turned to a friend, and began having a conversation. I notice in my periphery as she begins digging through her purse. Pulls out a sharpie. Starts writing on my arm. I ignore this. She goes inside.

Once I get inside, I go to the bathroom, and it reads:

"i still think ur hott!!"

With stars atop the I's.

A smiley face in the O.

...and a star beneath the exclamation point.

We are not old, my friend. We are slowly growing away from teenagers, a fundamental equation by which length of distance is directly related to breadth of sanity.

So, didja ? LOL

[Absentia]

Originally Posted by LowDown Hal

..

Heh Alllllright man.

[jp58]

Originally Posted by CultofJay

I've actually been on a date with a girl who didn't know who Kurt Cobain was. Coincidentally, that was also the moment I realized dating a 19yr old wasn't worth it

My ex was the same way... She was 19 as well, coincidentally

[sloasdaylight]

Originally Posted by jp58

I'm only just into my twenties, and that's already happening to me. They've recently Nirvana, Metallica, other late 8-'s early 90's stuff on the "Classic" rock station around here.

Yea, I mean, I'm only 23, but I grew up on that stuff, and hearing it on a "Classic Rock" station makes me a little sad. That being said that's really all I listen to when I listen to the radio cause modern radio is pretty god awful.