Perspectives - Young vs Old...
Looking at the two NASCAR related threads led me to wonder about the age ranges of forum members.
I was born in 1944, and have seen a lot of changes, both to our society and to our technology (cause and effect??).
How about telling me your ages ??
Doug
I was born in 1944, and have seen a lot of changes, both to our society and to our technology (cause and effect??).
How about telling me your ages ??
Doug
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Born in 1951.
Joe said it all.0 -
Born in 1947 -- just turned 6-0 and getting closer to retirement every second.
I used to go to local stock-car races when I was a kid in the '50s. I still feel bad about seeing the old Model A's, etc, getting smashed to he11, and later the '55-'57 coupes and two-doors. My neighbor about two miles down the gravel road used to race '35 Chevy coupes. I've looked for one to street-rod for all my adult life and have never found one in my price range.[:(][:(][:(] It's sad how many of those great old cars got thrashed and trashed. Maybe that's why I prefer drag racing to stock-car racing.[;)]0 -
1958 model here. What's NASCAR....[;)] Not much of a race fan, I do like to watch drag racing.
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Quote: " I was born in 1955. Since my own parents were not natives of the USA, immigarting here less than a year before I was born, I don't have any preconceived notions of how wonderful it must have been in the United States prior to it's "going downhill". What I do see is more people getting a higher level of education than ever before, a very high standard of living and much more equality for women and minorites than ever existed back in the good old days. Back before the early 1960's the USA appeared to be more of a country club for white christian males instead the melting pot with liberty and justice for all that it was made out to be. " Evidentally you dont think we have "gone downhill". A "higher level of education ", no. Just more classroom time in many worthless subjects such as sex, diversity and the likes. Even business owners admit the caliber of graduates is not up to par anymore. We are not a "melting pot" anymore and havent been a "melting pot" for a long time. Quite true, many "Immagrants" have no wishes to "melt in" and wish to stay in their own groups and keep their own language and customs. Instead of a "high standard of living" it is a "high standard of borrowing and debt" we are in as home forclosures are at its hightest siince the '29 depression. More people on welfare and food stamps than ever before. "A country club for white Christian males before 1960" ??? Think again guy. We worked for all we got and worked hard for it, also over 20,000,000 of us fought in 3 wars to make a country free so YOU and your parents could enjoy it. NOW guy, lets just see what you have done for this country for allowing your family (and then you) to come here??? And actually, this Country being many trillions of dollars in debt, I still say, we are going downhill in many ways. Financialy, moraraly,
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Joe -
Absolutely true, and if anything, you understated. Thank you for your Service. I appreciate you laying your life on the line for Kristov and his Mom & Dad.
Sometimes I bet you wonder, if it was worth the effort.
Doug0
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