Back in my day we had to...
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Nancy R wrote:
Never was really necessary!
http://theconversation.com/mondays-medical-myth-wait-30-minutes-after-eating-before-you-swim-10653
I never thought it was, but that's what we were told. Then some silly strange ones about potatoes growing out your ears if you didn't clean them. (I saw through that one), but did ask where we kept the elbow grease. (* as in put some elbow grease into that scrubbing).
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Back in the day, it was a lot easier talking to representatives in customer service by phone to get your payment issues resolved! Now days, you have to talk to a recording and it takes forever to get your payment issues resolved!
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jl4761 wrote:
Back in the day, it was a lot easier talking to representatives in customer service by phone to get your payment issues resolved! Now days, you have to talk to a recording and it takes forever to get your payment issues resolved!
In the early days of phone automation, recordings and menus, I would keep pressing all the keys and buttons on the phone until I got a real human being. It worked on a few or more attempts.
It probably wouldn't come close in today's world. It might even put you in a menu loop or hang up on you.
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The_Fool wrote:
jl4761 wrote:
Back in the day, it was a lot easier talking to representatives in customer service by phone to get your payment issues resolved! Now days, you have to talk to a recording and it takes forever to get your payment issues resolved!
In the early days of phone automation, recordings and menus, I would keep pressing all the keys and buttons on the phone until I got a real human being. It worked on a few or more attempts.
It probably wouldn't come close in today's world. It might even put you in a menu loop or hang up on you.
Sometimes it works if you dial 0.
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Nancy R wrote:
The_Fool wrote:
jl4761 wrote:
Back in the day, it was a lot easier talking to representatives in customer service by phone to get your payment issues resolved! Now days, you have to talk to a recording and it takes forever to get your payment issues resolved!
In the early days of phone automation, recordings and menus, I would keep pressing all the keys and buttons on the phone until I got a real human being. It worked on a few or more attempts.
It probably wouldn't come close in today's world. It might even put you in a menu loop or hang up on you.
Sometimes it works if you dial 0.
I know what you are saying, but in this case 0 Got a sorry that is not recognized response.
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We had to wait for the pony express rider to get in town. That's how slow that the internet was at the time lol
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SurSteven wrote:
We had to wait for the pony express rider to get in town. That's how slow that the internet was at the time lol
Dial-up sounded like a Yoko song!
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Nancy R wrote:
SurSteven wrote:
We had to wait for the pony express rider to get in town. That's how slow that the internet was at the time lol
Dial-up sounded like a Yoko song!
Sorry Yoko... Did like Kiss Kiss Kiss and Thin Ice
Back in the Prehistoric era we made up games for when the kids had to travel in the car.
Say “BADING” when you saw a Volkswagen Beatle
You had to lift your feet when you crossed railroad tracks.
We had spelling games, “Do you know the answer” games
Boardgames took up as much time as watching a movie on an iPad
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love2travel wrote:
Nancy R wrote:
SurSteven wrote:
We had to wait for the pony express rider to get in town. That's how slow that the internet was at the time lol
Dial-up sounded like a Yoko song!
Sorry Yoko... Did like Kiss Kiss Kiss and Thin Ice
Back in the Prehistoric era we made up games for when the kids had to travel in the car.
Say “BADING” when you saw a Volkswagen Beatle
You had to lift your feet when you crossed railroad tracks.
We had spelling games, “Do you know the answer” games
Boardgames took up as much time as watching a movie on an iPad
How did you come up with “BADING?” Cracked me up, you wrote “Beatle” instead of “Beetle!”
We played “I spy” like “I spy something red” and they’d guess what it was. Or yell out license plates from a different state. Also, for some reason when we spotted a station wagon with the wood siding, we’d yell “Beaver Board!” HaHa!
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Nancy R wrote:
love2travel wrote:
Nancy R wrote:
SurSteven wrote:
We had to wait for the pony express rider to get in town. That's how slow that the internet was at the time lol
Dial-up sounded like a Yoko song!
Sorry Yoko... Did like Kiss Kiss Kiss and Thin Ice
Back in the Prehistoric era we made up games for when the kids had to travel in the car.
Say “BADING” when you saw a Volkswagen Beatle
You had to lift your feet when you crossed railroad tracks.
We had spelling games, “Do you know the answer” games
Boardgames took up as much time as watching a movie on an iPad
How did you come up with “BADING?” Cracked me up, you wrote “Beatle” instead of “Beetle!”
We played “I spy” like “I spy something red” and they’d guess what it was. Or yell out license plates from a different state. Also, for some reason when we spotted a station wagon with the wood siding, we’d yell “Beaver Board!” HaHa!
I have no idea about the BADING, my cousin’s family had a VW BeaTle and they made that game up! Was thinking about the time that Paul arranged for the Drive In theater event to preview the NEW album. I was amazingly lucky to make it into that event. When I think of VW’s now, it’s always a BeaTle! I think that’s why Paul had the event there, right?
We had the same game with the Woodie Station Wagon, however, we said something different, can’t remember. Of course we had I spy too...that was a good game. So we all talked to each other and had to think of things we were seeing. Maybe that’s why I became a good driver. Amazing how the hand could come from the front seat and give you a good whack if you misbehaved!
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We discussed the Bible or sat quietly during road trips. I like your games better.
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Love2travel, when you said BADING, did you actually mean ba-ding? (With the accent on the 2nd syllable?) That makes sense to me! Lol!
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* I was with a group of people that called out "slug bug!" (For the VW Beetle) and then they hit another person in the arm in a fun way.
Back in my day ....
I remember playing a record, or tape, or some electronic noise (as John Lennon said in concert) .... and trying to figure out a song over and over ....
I don't read music and play .... I can still look up chords .... I looked up the chords to a song a short time ago .... I could improve a few of them, but it gets me on track or reminds me and then I can make some changes or stick with the chords that they put there...
If this was available back then .... I would have been stuck inside my computer playing songs, having accompanyment with songs, looking up videos, reading a gizzillion postings, reading stories about the Beatles etc .... and some grown up would be saying "Kids these days!!! When I was a kid I would be outside playing!"
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We played Slugbug and also yelled out, "Popeye" when we saw a car with a headlight out.