I had to explain to one of my employees what dial up was for connecting to the internet.

I remember when cars in the oncoming lane would flash their high beams if officer friendly was waiting with his radar gun.

I remember when gas stations would give you a free glass with an 8 gallon fill up. I still have some of them.

I remember when there were no self-serve gas stations. Attendants would check your oil level and air for your tires was free.

I have not needed an alarm clock for 15 years and am always on time for work.

Hearing Jethro Tull (Living in the Past) on Muzak in the grocery store was a bummer. Then again, I have not heard Muzak in a long time.

Try explaining what a slide rule is to someone in their 20's.

There used to be Generic beer which great for a student on a budget, something like $1.10 for a 6 pack. Usually I got PBR tall boys.

Billy Beer was the worst beer I ever had back in the day.

My Student Government fees at school helped keep concert ticket prices low in the late 70's. I saw concerts like Blue Oyster Cult, Johnny Winter, Foreigner, Marshall Tucker, and Harry Chapin for $4.00 each. I stupidly passed on seeing Billy Joel back then. I paid around $100 to see Joel more recently.

When you remember Art Fleming as the host and Don Pardo as the announcer on Jeopardy!

I remember Gene Rayburn when he hosted the original Match Game.

I'm convinced Betty White has been on every TV show.

Growing up, everyone had outdoor Christmas lights that had real bulbs. As kids, we would take a couple bulbs off someones strings. They made loud noises when you smashed them.

I remember the punchcards using PL-1 in my college computer class. If you made one error on the card you were screwed.

I tried explaining punchcards to some of the youngsters at work. They had no idea what I was talking about or that computers used to be the size of a room.

I never could figure out how to use one of these...

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