How old is Grandma?

[American FLEET FAN No1]

Stay with this -- the answer is at the end -- it will blow you away...

 

One evening a grandson was talking

to his grandmother about current events.

The grandson asked his grandmother

what she thought about the shootings at schools,

the computer age, and just things in general.

 

The Grandma replied, "

Well, let me think a minute,

I was born, before television,

penicillin, polio shots, frozen foods,

Xerox, contact lenses, Frisbees and the

pill.

 

There were no credit cards,

laser beams or ball-point pens.

Man had not invented pantyhose,

air conditioners, dishwashers, clothes

dryers, and the clothes were hung out to dry in

the fresh air and man had yet to walk on the moon.

 

Your Grandfather and I got married first

and then lived together.

Every family had a father and a mother.

 

Until I was 25, I called every man

older than I, "Sir"- - and after I

turned 25, I still called policemen and

every man with a title, "Sir".

 

We were before gay-rights,

computer-dating, dual careers,

daycare centers, and group therapy.

 

Our lives were governed by the Ten Commandments,

good judgment, and common sense.

 

We were taught to know the difference

between right and wrong and to stand up and take

responsibility for our actions.

 

Serving your country was a privilege;

living in this country was a bigger privilege.

 

We thought fast food was what people ate during Lent.

 

Having a meaningful relationship meant getting along with your cousins.

 

Draft dodgers were people who closed their front doors

when the evening breeze started.

 

Time-sharing meant time the family spent together in the

evenings and weekends -- not purchasing condominiums.

 

We never heard of FM radios, tape decks,

CDs, electric typewriters, yogurt, or guys wearing earrings.

 

We listened to the Big Bands, Jack Benny,

and the President's speeches on our radios.

 

And I don't ever remember any kid

blowing his brains out from listening to Tommy Dorsey.

 

If you saw anything with 'Made in Japan 'on it, it was junk.

 

The term 'making out' referred to how you did on your school exam.

Pizza Hut, McDonald's, and instant coffee were unheard of.

 

We had 5 & 10-cent store where you could

actually buy things for 5 and 10 cents.

 

Ice-cream cones, phone calls, rides on a streetcar,

and a Pepsi were all a nickel.

 

If you wanted to splurge, you could spend your nickel

on enough stamps to mail one letter and two postcards.

 

You could buy a new Chevy Coupe

for $600 but who could afford one?

Too bad, because gas was 11 cents a gallon.

 

In my day, "grass" was mowed,

"coke" was a cold drink, "pot" was something your mother cooked in, and "rock music" was your grandmother's lullaby.

 

"Aids" were helpers in the Principal's office,

"chip" meant a piece of wood,

"hardware" was found in a hardware store,

and "software" wasn't even a word.

 

And we were the last generation

to actually believe that a lady

needed a husband to have a baby.

 

No wonder people call us "old and confused"

and say there is a generation gap.....

 

and how old do you think I am ???.....

 

Read on to see --

Pretty scary if you think about it, and rather sad at the same time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grandma is Only 58.