I'm so old I remember... (percentage, how much, buying, legal)

[arr430]

I remember pants and coats that buttoned up -- zippers were uncommon in the 40s.

[SFX]

When a plane flew overhead, it was so loud you had to stop talking until it passed.

[nandorrei]

Originally Posted by SFX

When a plane flew overhead, it was so loud you had to stop talking until it passed.

I grew up by JFK airport - the planes were very loud.

[Gerania]

Originally Posted by msgsing

Kukla Fran and Ollie on a small black and white tv in rural Ohio. We need an antenna mast from ground level to above the roof to get reception.

I loved that show.

[NW4me]

Originally Posted by TN Tin Man

Noah was in my wood working class.

Good one!

Or how about, "We lived next door to the Flintstones."

[wit-nit]

I'm so old I remember...

For news and other communications of chiseling tablets and carrying them by chariot to neighboring homes. This method was so popular that it inspired the TV show The Flintstones.

[pathrunner]

I'm so old I can remember when our black & white TV was dominated by Amos N Andy, Howdy Doody, Saturday night boxing in San Diego (Archie Moore) where we lived at the time, and other shows which don't come quickly to mind.

[SFX]

I can remember when owning a TV was a rare thing. Most people did not have one.

[arr430]

Standing up in the back seat while riding the car. so I could see out. No AC, windows open, smelling hemp, pea silaage, paper mills, manure spreaders. Even at night, every few miles, through a frog-loud micro-wetland.

[SFX]

1950s cars, when getting hit by one would puncture you, and jumping up to avoid that, the hood ornament would rip through you like a chrome razor knife.