You Know You Are Old When

[ultrarunner]

Dam, Commifornia at it's best and brightest.

Knowing your old is easy when you recall how things use to be…

Some good news in that a Judge struck down San Francisco vacant parcel tax…

It imposed thousands of dollars and up to 20k annual additional tax if the property was vacant so many days each year and renting short term does not count as occupied.

One supporter said we need to pry these properties loose to increase housing…

It’s simple if they want to increase occupancy… just make it easier to get bad renters out.

 

[Alan46]

YKYO,
When you remember the manual credit card machine with the carbon between the soft and hard copy, that would get thrown away
( usually) with all the information on it! My OLDER brother reminded me of that.

 

[Jstpssng]

YKYO,
When you remember the manual credit card machine with the carbon between the soft and hard copy, that would get thrown away
( usually) with all the information on it! My OLDER brother reminded me of that.

I remember using one. Every month the Gulf representative would bring us a list of invalid cards. We were supposed to check it each time we ran a transaction, and pick up any cards on the list. Also call Gulf for every charge over 50 dollars. Gas was a bit less than $3.099/gallon back then.

 

[Alan46]

I remember using one. Every month the Gulf representative would bring us a list of invalid cards. We were supposed to check it each time we ran a transaction, and pick up any cards on the list. Also call Gulf for every charge over 50 dollars. Gas was a bit less than $3.099/gallon back then.

Thanks for reminding me of the list!

 

[ultrarunner]

Thanks for reminding me of the list!

A star on the card meant up to $100 no liability.

I still have the imprinter from working the auto parts as weekend manager in high school.

Don’t know why but when it it was going to the trash along with the crank Victor adding machine I asked the owner if I could take both home.

 

[LouNY]

A star on the card meant up to $100 no liability.

I still have the imprinter from working the auto parts as weekend manager in high school.

Don’t know why but when it it was going to the trash along with the crank Victor adding machine I asked the owner if I could take both home.

I used to find it quite humorous at times with different markings some of the cards had. I'd go for parts or farm supplies and pull in for gas in an older pickup and my clean farming cloths and the attendants would be looking down their noses until they got that card and then all of a sudden it would be yes sir, what else can we do for you.

 

[WinterDeere]

I used to find it quite humorous at times with different markings some of the cards had. I'd go for parts or farm supplies and pull in for gas in an older pickup and my clean farming cloths and the attendants would be looking down their noses until they got that card and then all of a sudden it would be yes sir, what else can we do for you.

Remember when a "Gold card" meant something? Now they're handing "Platinum" and "Diamond" cards out to 22-year old's with questionable credit.

Kids sports have gone the same way, "Gold" is now the lowest medal, with the aforementioned Platinum, Diamond, and even Iridium being the top medals. Everyone needs to feel special, apparently no one wants "bronze".

They can re-label size 12 as "size 0", but the lady wearing it hasn't gotten any smaller!

 

[garry1p]

I remember when the 1st digital calculators came out.
No memory in the early ones, then Texas Instruments came out with their scientific calculators

 

[ultrarunner]

I used to find it quite humorous at times with different markings some of the cards had. I'd go for parts or farm supplies and pull in for gas in an older pickup and my clean farming cloths and the attendants would be looking down their noses until they got that card and then all of a sudden it would be yes sir, what else can we do for you.

It use to be that way with American Express and no preset spend limits and their exclusive cards and Bank America had their Gold Cards…

Sears gave me my first card and I used it for tools and work clothes and paid off each month.

 

[WinterDeere]

I remember when the 1st digital calculators came out.
No memory in the early ones, then Texas Instruments came out with their scientific calculators

I worked with older engineers born in the 1930's, late in their careers when I was starting mine in the 1990's. These guys all started on slide rules, went thru the whole calculator revolution, and retired on Pentium or even Xeon-level PC's. What a ride.

It was amusing to me that they remembered the model number of every new calculator that came out thru the 1970's (TI-2500, SR-10, SR-25, etc.), as all but graphing calculators were becoming too numerous and ubiquitous to remember, by the time I was using them. But then I think that kids just entering the workforce today might think it just as funny that my generation remembers their first 286, 486, and Pentium computers.

Once upon a time, some ancient Roman engineer was excited when the Abacus progressed from stones to coins. Thirty years later, his kids made fun of his technology.