You Know You Are Old When

[BravoXray]

Watch wearer here, too... at least when I leave the house.

For the last 25 years or so, my watch of choice has been a Seiko titanium watch, as they are much lighter.

 

[JasperFrank]

I was surprised of how few of my coworkers had wrist watches. They had to reach into pockets and swipe their phone. I just extended my arm and turned my wrist. Same watch after 43 years.

 

[Jstpssng]

I've seen the same thing with people buying cases of beer on Fridays at grocery and liquor stores.

When I worked at a beer store after high school people would come in on Friday nights all flush with cash and paid with 20 dollar bills. We couldn't keep enough ones on hand for change.
By Sunday we were getting so many ones that we couldn't fit them in the drawer.

Between that and pumping gas later, I picked up a few silver certificates and other old bills. I only wish I'd known enough to save the pre-65 silver I handled.

 

[Jstpssng]

I was surprised of how few of my coworkers had wrist watches. They had to reach into pockets and swipe their phone. I just extended my arm and turned my wrist. Same watch after 43 years.

I stopped wearing a watch years ago. I found that with one on, my hand got cold faster in winter. Every device that I use has a clock; these days I might have 4 of those when I go into the woods. My schedule is mainly dictated by daylight this time of year anyways, so knowing the time isn't that important.

 

[tradosaurus]

I was surprised of how few of my coworkers had wrist watches. They had to reach into pockets and swipe their phone. I just extended my arm and turned my wrist. Same watch after 43 years.

Of all things I wear a garmin style rechargeable watch that I use to keep track of my steps during the day. Helps motivate me to walk at work.

 

[MoKelly]

I have always worn watches. Probably always will wear watches.

My wife has never worn a watch. She uses her phone or says. “honey, what time is it”???
I ask her why she doesn’t wear a watch and she says “it doesn’t feel right”.

Hard to argue with that statement!

 

[MossRoad]

I remember my grandfather explaining safety matches to me, the reason all stick matches in the 1980's had that white dot on the tip. He told me about the time he was getting a spanking, and the box or tube of old strike-anywhere matches in his pocket caught fire! I wish I could remember the whole story now, as I imagine that if the spanking was for playing with matches (or lying), having his pants on fire probably didn't help his cause.

We used to buy and carry strike anywhere matches for scouts, and I still try to buy them when I can find them, but they're not as common to find anymore. Also, not as easy to light as the old ones, when you do find them.

I just bought a pack of a dozen boxes of strike anywhere at the local grocery store at the start of winter.

 

[MossRoad]

...
Dad said all these years and I've been reading the wrong horoscope.

 

[MossRoad]

I've seen the same thing with people buying cases of beer on Fridays at grocery and liquor stores.

Maybe they're stuck in their habits when Sunday sales were prohibited?

I think I've purchased alcohol once on a Sunday since they lifted the ban, and that was last minute gathering that required a bottle of wine. And then, it was 11:50 am and the cashier reminded us we could not purchase alcohol before noon on Sunday. So we stood around looking like a couple of rummies waiting to get our load on for 10 minutes.

Otherwise, it's maybe 2-3 times a year that I'll stock up on some beer. I have maybe 1 bottle a week with pizza.

 

[MossRoad]

I stopped wearing wristwatches when I started carrying a cell phone. One clock is enough.

Don't hardly carry a flashlight anymore either. Cell phone works for most. Same thing with pocket notepad and pen. I can make a note on the cell phone with voice commands and take a picture if I'm so inclined.