I'm Confused

[Marian Starks]

Agree with everything said. Its sad and its getting worse with the time.

 

[HalfSmoked]

As said I'm Confused a lot of great comments to this post.
But here's a new one to the point a friend working with me at a event memorial weekend said what is going on in todays world. He proceeded to tell me he went into McDonald's and ordered a half dozen chicken nuggets and the girl waiting on him said sorry sir we only sell 6 or 12. REALY

Warren

 

[HalfSmoked]

Chopsaw Thanks for the like it is appreciated.

Warren

 

[chopsaw]

Years ago I worked as an Auto mechanic . We had customers that bought their gas there , got their cars fixed worked on bicycles fixed their lawn mowers you name it . It was always considered " trade " meaning do business .
I called a guy last summer asking what type of work they did , because I was looking for a place to trade .
He said , " No trades , cash only . "

 

[SmokinVOLfan]

My daughter just finished Kindergarten. They all had their own laptops. This is public school with 5-6 year olds. WTF! My 14 year old who just finished middle school doesn't even have textbooks anymore. Everything is web based. They carry school issued laptops around in their backpacks. Mind boggling

 

[jokensmoken]

Not hard to do to an old man is confuse him. But where is this world going? Our younglings are not now taught long hand writing in school and they can't read it either. The world of computers doesn't do long hand. So no need to teach it.
Next the younglings can not read a clock with hands on it, the only way they can tell time is with a digital clock. REALLY.

Sorry but I'm old and confused.

Warren

Me too...I've got a 17 year old nephew that-
Cant tie shoe laces because he has always had velcro or slip ons
Cant read a dial clock...
Cantnwrite long hand...
Has no clue what a "rotary dial" phone is...
If he had to use a screw driver to have sex, he would undoubtedly die a virgin...lol...

 

[chef jimmyj]

Sept, 1976 I was in the first Algebra ll class allowed to use a TI 30 Calculator instead of a Slide Rule. Sept 2006, caught a couple of students Texting the Exam Answers to each other. Funny part...They were STILL GETTING THEM WRONG!!!...JJ

 

[motocrash]

Here ya go,pull on the bell bottoms and turn the lava lamp on.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle...s-will-remember/ss-AABvFcE?li=BBnb7Kz#image=1

 

[HalfSmoked]

Chopsaw my folks had a mom and pop shop we sold gas and included in the gas purchase we washed the windshield when was the last time that happen for you?

Warren

 

[Bearcarver]

Chopsaw my folks had a mom and pop shop we sold gas and included in the gas purchase we washed the windshield when was the last time that happen for you?

Warren

When I was a Teenager, I worked at a couple gas stations "Part Time".
I loved washing people's windshields, especially if the Driver was a Young Lady. (This was during short skirt days) ;)

Bear

 

[gmc2003]

Chopsaw my folks had a mom and pop shop we sold gas and included in the gas purchase we washed the windshield when was the last time that happen for you?

Warren

When I was a Teenager, I worked at a couple gas stations "Part Time".
I loved washing people's windshields, especially if the Driver was a Young Lady. (This was during short skirt days) ;)

Bear

And here I thought Mayberry was in North Carolina . Full service also checked the oil in the bygone days.

Chris

 

[Bearcarver]

And here I thought Mayberry was in North Carolina . Full service also checked the oil in the bygone days.

Chris

LOL---And check the air in their tires, and have them pull over to the outside air pump if they needed air, so you could bring them up to the proper pressure.
Sometimes "Tips" were involved.

Bear

 

[jokensmoken]

Here ya go,pull on the bell bottoms and turn the lava lamp on.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle...s-will-remember/ss-AABvFcE?li=BBnb7Kz#image=1

Good lord...I found a picture of myself my mother tucked away...
Shoulder length hair...platform shoes...
Bright orange bell bottoms with a tie dyed tee shirt with a peace sign...
Circa 1975...lol...

 

[bbqbrett]

When I was a Teenager, I worked at a couple gas stations "Part Time".
I loved washing people's windshields, especially if the Driver was a Young Lady. (This was during short skirt days) ;)

Bear

Bear, it was kind of the opposite for me. I remember back in the late 80's going through the full service lane at a local gas station. Had a very good looking young lady working there and loved to watch her wash the windshield. It took some of my friends a while to get while I was paying extra as opposed to pumping my own gas and not doing that stuff myself. I was sad when she left.

 

[chopsaw]

I loved washing people's windshields, especially if the Driver was a Young Lady. (This was during short skirt days) ;)

Those had the cleanest windshield in town . Sometimes more than 1 guy washing the same window !

Full service also checked the oil in the bygone days.

We always checked the oil , air in the tires and washed the windows unless they said not to . If it was someone that we worked one the car getting gas , we went out and said hello and asked how they were doin . Truly a full service station .

 

[HalfSmoked]

When I was a Teenager, I worked at a couple gas stations "Part Time".
I loved washing people's windshields, especially if the Driver was a Young Lady. (This was during short skirt days) ;)

Bear

Dirty old Bear.

Warren

 

[HalfSmoked]

Chopsaw Thanks for the like it is appreciated.

Warren

 

[martin1950]

Growing up back in the 50's and 60's I've seen more changes then I can mention. Remember pumping petrol during a gas war for $0.17 per/gal. And my 1st. six-pack was bolted to the top of my intake manifold. We respected our parents AND teachers or we got the crap beat out of us.

 

[gmc2003]

Buddy of mine, put a Porsche Engine in his Beetle and some high profile, wide tires, Goodyear, bias, N50's, for you old guys. That thing would pull Wheelies every time he stomped the gas. At the time, late 70's, it could out run the newer Yettes!...JJ

The biggest craze around here was dropping a built up V8 engine into a chevy vega or similar small car. Of course that was before emission controls and computers. Ahhh the sweet throaty sound of full headers and a four barrel kicking in. Kids cars today with their oversized mufflers sound like a bulldog letting go a wet fart on a linoleum floor.

Sept, 1976 I was in the first Algebra ll class allowed to use a TI 30 Calculator instead of a Slide Rule. Sept 2006, caught a couple of students Texting the Exam Answers to each other. Funny part...They were STILL GETTING THEM WRONG!!!...JJ

I missed the slide rule era, but my dad had a few and knew how to use them. We weren't allowed to use calculators in class. You either did it in your head or had to do it on paper and show your work. Remembering all those trigonometry formulas was the hardest.

Chris

 

[Fueling Around]

... Eventually there will be a supreme court decision on how far companies can go in pursuit of your data. It has gotten way out of hand IMO.

Sorry there won't be any law stopping this or any data gathering. Why? Same reason the Federal "do not call" system doesn't stop the robot calls. Our politicians put so many loop holes in the legislation specifically to allow them to contact you.