You Know You Are Old When

[stuckmotor]

There should be enough old timers here for someone else to have experienced this variation of the 'doorway effect' which takes place when a person walks into a room and forgets why they're there.

Several times lately I've gotten close to what I went to get, forgot what it was, raised my hand, stuck out my pointer finger and found myself pointing right at it. It's almost as if my hand knew I'd forgotten and helped me out.

Has anyone else found themselves pointing at what they forgot they were looking for?

 

[stuckmotor]

If you remember ever making a reverse charge phone call from a phone booth.

When my future wife and I were living in different towns and I didn't have a phone, I'd go to a booth, call her collect and ask for a specific person who wasn't there. She had the booth's number and knew to call me back there at her lower rate.

 

[stuckmotor]

You guys are quite fortunate.

My first car and all thru college was a Bobcat! Remember those - the Lincoln version of the Pinto!!!

My brother had a Pinto station wagon. It ran awful and he hated it.

 

[not2old]

.My brother had a Pinto station wagon. It ran awful and he hated it.

My brother-in-law traded his 1970 SS396 for a Bobcat wagon during the gas crisis that wasn't really that bad in Canada

 

[Jstpssng]

A couple of friend's had Pintos in HS. Is there anyone harder on a car than teenaged boys? They were tough as nails, the guys couldn't kill them.

 

[BleedingOrange]

Is a 1990 miata considered old ? This one is a monster. LOL

 

[BleedingOrange]

Just one more. It is a balanced 347 ford stroker, around 425 HP, mustang T5Z 5 speed tranny, T-bird IRS, in a 2500 pound miata.

 

[groundcover]

That thing must be terrifying! ?I had a stock one, always said you didn't get into it, you put it on .

 

[71bronco]

There should be enough old timers here for someone else to have experienced this variation of the 'doorway effect' which takes place when a person walks into a room and forgets why they're there.

Several times lately I've gotten close to what I went to get, forgot what it was, raised my hand, stuck out my pointer finger and found myself pointing right at it. It's almost as if my hand knew I'd forgotten and helped me out.

Has anyone else found themselves pointing at what they forgot they were looking for?

I sometimes open the refrigerator and forget what I want. I think if I pointed at something it would be a bottle of beer no matter what I was looking for.


Jeff

 

[stuckmotor]

My brother-in-law traded his 1970 SS396 for a Bobcat wagon during the gas crisis that wasn't really that bad in Canada

My '70 Maverick was made in Canada.