Children of the 70s and 80s

RKCNDY

We are the last generation that learned to play in the street.
We are the first that played video games, see cartoons in color and went to amusement parks.
We were the last to record songs of the radio on cassettes and we are the pioneers of the walkman and chatrooms.
We learned how to program the VCR before anyone else, play with the atari, nintendo, and believed that the internet would be a free world all on a 56kbit modem.
We traveled in cars without seat belts or air-bags.
We rode our bicycles down the road without brakes or helmets.
We never had cell phones or pagers but still kept in touch.
We did not have play stations, 99 television stations, flat screens, surround sounds, mp3s, ipods, computers, and broadband, but nevertheless we had a great time.

BinauralJam

When i first got online the dial up speed was 14.4, it was a big deal when it went to 28.8, 56k was for rich people.

RYEzupSF

Don't forget this:

Mamasan23

Love it! I feel bad for kids today, they have no idea what they're missing out on. (Okay feel like an old maid saying that but it's so true!)

My girlfriend and I were recently going through old audio tapes that we used to make of ourselves during sleepovers when we were kids...so hysterical! Do kids today even know what tapes are?!

dimitrispearljam

Mamasan23 wrote:

Love it! I feel bad for kids today, they have no idea what they're missing out on. (Okay feel like an old maid saying that but it's so true!)

my thought exactly!!

chiquimonkey

A friend of mine shared this, it is sadly so true!

Leyna Minai

I know I'm not much of an 80's kid (born in '86) but I absolutely miss snail mail!!
It's exciting to go to your mailbox and see a random letter.
Now all I see are bills and junk mail :evil:

marcos

I'm not OCD, but how disgusting was it, in a way, that we used public pay phones? Phone booths were kinda cool but when you think about it, pretty dirty.

mookeywrench

We're the first generation where writing school reports on the computer was mandatory.

Stardog3..

marcos wrote:

I'm not OCD, but how disgusting was it, in a way, that we used public pay phones? Phone booths were kinda cool but when you think about it, pretty dirty.

HAHAHA I used to get a paper towel from the bathroom and use it to dial and talk.

chiquimonkey

marcos wrote:

I'm not OCD, but how disgusting was it, in a way, that we used public pay phones? Phone booths were kinda cool but when you think about it, pretty dirty.

good point! Of course nobody cared then and if you got sick, well tough shit. There's something to be said for not being treated like a hothouse flower....we were more resilient as kids I think!

RKCNDY

mookeywrench wrote:

We're the first generation where writing school reports on the computer was mandatory.

when I was in 4th grade, we had to write our book reports in cursive...in PEN. oh how I loved that new awesome invention 'erase-able pen' and that shit smeared all over your hand!

by jr. high computer was required....

DAMON

marcos wrote:

I'm not OCD, but how disgusting was it, in a way, that we used public pay phones? Phone booths were kinda cool but when you think about it, pretty dirty.

or water fountains at school?

Also kids now seem so fragile, I didn't wear any safety gear and jumped my bike off every thing, got scrapes and bruises and stitches a few times, but now one fall even with all the gear... brain concussions, broken bones, and or worse?

afroannnie

We used to ride in the back of the station wagon "backwards" with no seatbelts..it was great.

We also had a great time playing with CBs in the car...once I got hit on by a trucker over the CB..I was like 10... :shock: :oops: :? :wtf:

Leyna Minai

RKCNDY wrote:

mookeywrench wrote:

We're the first generation where writing school reports on the computer was mandatory.

when I was in 4th grade, we had to write our book reports in cursive...in PEN. oh how I loved that new awesome invention 'erase-able pen' and that shit smeared all over your hand!

by jr. high computer was required....

I hate how teachers always said you HAVE to learn cursive now because as soon as you hit High School, that's the only way you can turn in reports/assignments. Really?? I never used cursive at all after learning it..don't really find it necessary unless i'm scribbling notes.

chiquimonkey

afroannnie wrote:

We used to ride in the back of the station wagon "backwards" with no seatbelts..it was great.

We also had a great time playing with CBs in the car...once I got hit on by a trucker over the CB..I was like 10... :shock: :oops: :? :wtf:

haha we would ride the back of pickup trucks on the freeway too....in hindsight it probably wasn't a great idea, but we managed to hang on tight enough I guess

Sugar-Magnolia

Great thread! With my 30th b-day tomorrow I have been very nostalgic lately. I long for the the days of pop rocks, alf, teddy ruxpin, lite brites, and woolly willy(the magnetic doodle thing).

Black Diamond

You are making me feel old :evil:

Black Diamond

You are making me feel old :evil:

afroannnie

chiquimonkey wrote:

afroannnie wrote:

We used to ride in the back of the station wagon "backwards" with no seatbelts..it was great.

We also had a great time playing with CBs in the car...once I got hit on by a trucker over the CB..I was like 10... :shock: :oops: :? :wtf:

haha we would ride the back of pickup trucks on the freeway too....in hindsight it probably wasn't a great idea, but we managed to hang on tight enough I guess

We also had a van..similar to this...


No seats in the back..just plush carpet..perfect for kids...

merkinball

And of course, online porn was limited to trying to view the scrambled cinemax (skinimax!) channel.