You Know You Are Old When

[MoKelly]

You know you are old when:

You call a manual transmission a “standard” transmission.

Or — you remember Standard Oil Company signs v AMOCO!

 

[orezok]

 

[orezok]

 

[JethroB]

Yeah, but my barber is hot. Somebody asked me once if she did a good job. My reply: Who cares.

Hey hon, check my bangs/front one more time ….

 

[bigtiller]

If you had a difficult time remembering to call Decoration Day,, Memorial Day, you ARE old.

 

[goeduck]

I would highly suggest getting a set of Wahl clippers and cutting your own hair or having your wife do it. It comes out just fine and we have saved a barrel of $$ over the years.

Yes, particularly when your barber was a thin blonde lady (big tips).

 

[steve tym]

Yes, my barber also has big tips. Um, I mean she gets big gratuities.

 

[Sigarms]

That's the odd thing, my dad actually had a good head of hair even when he passed at 90.

My father at age 87 living with us pictured below. When he passed away, his hair got a little more grayer.

The only guy who could compete with my dad was my wife's uncle. He had a bigger head of hair at age 88 when he passed, but it was ALL white.

I mean, as a son when you get older, how in the heck can you compete with this head of hair??

In all seriousness, looking at the top of my dads head, I haven't had that much hair since I was 18 years old. I found a # 2 on the sides much kept it looking the same way for last 40 years on my end, but no where as much on top on my end per "natural growth" LOL

 

[WVH1977]

When 9pm is the new 12 pm!!!!

 

[Ken]

You know you are old when:

You call a manual transmission a “standard” transmission.

In the mid-50's just out of the service and needing a car. bought from Chev. dealer a 1949 trade-in Plymouth 4-door sedan only needed a grill that had been hit and broken 10 bucks at the scrap yard and fixed the grill.
Drove everywhere little problems such as going uphill and turning to the right lights would go out. small shift of steering returned maybe for months then would happen again. Standard transmission and around midnight. South lower farm field in Arkansas. there was no town or lights to see anything. The gears broke the housing and parts on the ground. a farmer stopped and looked and said there was a scrap yard up the road and usually someone was there so got a ride to this location. Nightwatchman answered a door knock and upon telling him the need said common problem and he had one for sale. 5 Bucks gave him the money and he took me back the the Plymouth kept his car lights on the area of work. had a few wrenches removed the bolts disconnected the shift levers and rear spline shaft. installed the replacement and rebolted connected the removed shafts; this transmission was still in the vehicle when sold.
after several trips to lower Texas.
Now try this in today's vehicles.