You know you're old when...

[nowayout]

Im sure there will be many lost fingers today.

[3.0L]

Originally Posted by fiveohwblow

Would remove caps and start to use my thumb to pop them until my fingers were numb. Why did I do such stupid things? Then I decided to take a hammer to the whole roll at once. Also anti climactic but a bit louder.

I put a roll of caps on the curb and then hit it with hammer. My ears rang for hours after that. That was one of those, "I won't do that again" moments.

[TiMSport]

Originally Posted by fiveohwblow

Did that but also bottle rocket fights. Had to hold with one hand, light with the other. We experimented with holding steady, tossing, darting etc. I got good enough to where one day I won by tossing the rocket to the ground half way between my cousin and I, it formed a perfect flight path of a “v” and SNAPPAHH right in his ass as he turned to run. Five of us hit the ground so damn hard we couldn’t continue. Good times.

Yeah bottle rockets and Roman candle fights!

[3.0L]

You used one of these:

[3.0L]

You know what this is for:

[fiveohwblow]

Originally Posted by 3.0L

You used one of these:

Sad to see these places abandoned. I imagine based on the overgrowth it hasn’t been used in some time

[upstatedoc]

Originally Posted by nowayout

Im sure there will be many lost fingers today.

Great Kevin Costner movie

[fiveohwblow]

Originally Posted by 3.0L

You know what this is for:

Hate using those and thank the LAWD for column based high beams. Don’t even get me started on anti dazzle

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by 3.0L

You know what this is for:

On the floor of the OH-58 Kiowa, it was intercom with the pilot.

[mc-m3]

Originally Posted by fiveohwblow

Hate using those and thank the LAWD for column based high beams. Don’t even get me started on anti dazzle

I actually prefer the floor position for mountain passes in winter. Rounding a corner you don't have to take you hand out of position to dim the lights.

[Rich.Wolfson]

Originally Posted by 3.0L

You know what this is for:

High Beams!

And yes, I knew I was old 10 years ago when I told my baby brother I couldn't get out of our race car window any more and for me, rallying, autocross and crew is my future. He thinks he's gonna go till he's 70 or more. We'll see.

///Rich

[rwheels]

Originally Posted by 3.0L

You know what this is for:

On a M151 jeep, that was called the starter button.

[3.0L]

You know how to play this game:

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by 3.0L

You know how to play this game:

Round 1 bounce the ball, pick up 1 jack, catch the ball before it bounces again.

Round 2 bounce the ball, pick up 2 jacks, catch the ball before it bounces again.

Round 3 bounce the ball, pick up 3 jacks, catch the ball before it bounces again, etc. til you pick them all up. When you miss and the ball bounces again it's the next player's turn. The player who picks the most up wins. Simple, but it took skill.

Never played but watched my sisters play (they would've killed me, lol).

[3.0L]

You used one of these:

[JJ 911SC]

Originally Posted by 3.0L

You used one of these:

The days of Chargex and Master Charge

[kscarrol]

Originally Posted by JJ 911SC

The days of Chargex and Master Charge

Diners Club

[rwheels]

[Esteban]

Beatle boots?

[rwheels]

Originally Posted by Esteban

Beatle boots?

[upstatedoc]

Originally Posted by 3.0L

You used one of these:

I did use one of those when I worked at the Sears gas station in the mid 80's. Related, my credit union credit card was compromised a few weeks back and the replacement is the first credit card I've had that didn't have the raised numbers.

[UncleWede]

Originally Posted by 3.0L

You used one of these:

When that didn't work and you just rubbed the card under the sheet with the pen