Batesmotel Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 The baby boom ended in 1964. Many statisticians say it ended in April of 64. So this month the last baby boomers turn 60. Myself included. I’m going to go to the gym and see what young alphabet generation twerp I can irritate with this 2 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fog Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 I went through a lot of batteries... My dad was not amused. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batesmotel Posted April 13 Author Share Posted April 13 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batesmotel Posted April 13 Author Share Posted April 13 We did what we had to do. 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deputy tom Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 13 hours ago, Batesmotel said: The baby boom ended in 1964. Many statisticians say it ended in April of 64. So this month the last baby boomers turn 60. Myself included. I’m going to go to the gym and see what young alphabet generation twerp I can irritate with this Happy Birthday, Brother Bates. I'm a Boomer too but I'm ten and a half years older than you. tom. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwalchmai Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 Boomers! What does this have to do with this? 3 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 19 minutes ago, gwalchmai said: Boomers! What does this have to do with this? Ha! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAKA Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 7 hours ago, Batesmotel said: VERY innovative !! 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minervadoe Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 I guess if you did this, your nickname might be skip. 3 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minervadoe Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 Before Smart Phones were invented, my local Thrifty's had one of these. 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minervadoe Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 And, oooh, maybe you could be the first family on the block to have a color TV. After the set stopped working, many of us put our new, smaller solid state TV on top of the non functioning tube unit. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minervadoe Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 And do not forget the trends which today are pretty much inexplicable. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minervadoe Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 I still have a couple of these. I saw some people pointing at them the other day. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minervadoe Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 Owning a genuine rotor antenna identified you as the neighborhood techie nerd (and allowed SF Bay Area folks to watch the Sacramento farm report, before the Saturday morning cartoons came on). 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minervadoe Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 Did I mention Saturday morning cartoons? Five continuous hours of cartoons on three competing networks. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullClip Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 36 minutes ago, minervadoe said: I still have a couple of these. I saw some people pointing at them the other day. Ha-Ha! I still have one and it works great. Not rich enough to have an electrical rotor for it, so use pipe wrench on the mast for fine tuning. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minervadoe Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 Above: Priscilla Presley, The Ronettes & Audrey Hepburn with beehive hairstyles https://clickamericana.com/topics/beauty-fashion/how-to-do-60s-beehive-hairstyle-dramatic-elegant-vintage-hairdo-celebrities-loved 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 5 hours ago, minervadoe said: Owning a genuine rotor antenna identified you as the neighborhood techie nerd (and allowed SF Bay Area folks to watch the Sacramento farm report, before the Saturday morning cartoons came on). Peasant! Mine! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 2 hours ago, minervadoe said: Above: Priscilla Presley, The Ronettes & Audrey Hepburn with beehive hairstyles https://clickamericana.com/topics/beauty-fashion/how-to-do-60s-beehive-hairstyle-dramatic-elegant-vintage-hairdo-celebrities-loved https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BeehiveHairdo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwalchmai Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 If cell phones had been around in the 60s a lot of little boys would have been Permanent Aerial Rotators... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 8 hours ago, gwalchmai said: Boomers! What does this have to do with this? Lear. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batesmotel Posted April 13 Author Share Posted April 13 I can smell the Aquqnet from here. 3 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAKA Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 5 hours ago, janice6 said: Peasant! Mine! Every ( well, a lot of) "Hams" had them ... for multi beam antennas.....I had a 32 element 2 meter on on the roof of my parents house....put it up when they were away for a few days, caught hell from my mom!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MO Fugga Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 12 hours ago, minervadoe said: Owning a genuine rotor antenna identified you as the neighborhood techie nerd (and allowed SF Bay Area folks to watch the Sacramento farm report, before the Saturday morning cartoons came on). We were gonna fly our meshtastic nodes up on an drone to see how far we can get messages and data. Maybe next week. Might try for 100 miles. Gotta visit the flat land though. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MO Fugga Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 1 hour ago, Batesmotel said: I can smell the Aquqnet from here. My wife insists to this day, that used with a Bic lighter, is the Supreme spider killer. 5 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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