Old School

[MrDan]

If you know who Perry Mason, Paul Drake and Della Street are....

 

[MrDan]

If you used to take vacuum tubes to the drug store to use the tube tester there, and the store actually sold new tubes.

 

[Bill Gruby]

Oh man, that is an oldy. I remember those testing machines. WOW

"Billy G"

 

[Bill Gruby]

You know you're old school if the six words you dreaded the most were "Wait till your Father gets home."

"Billy G"

 

[MrDan]

Bill, I find myself doing a double take every time I read one of your posts. My dad is Billy Joe Gardner (Billy G.) and I am Danny Joe Gardner (Danny G.). Funny!

 

[cathead]

You might be old school if your radio has a cat's whisker, your antenna wire was hooked to a Fahnestock clip and
you listened with "cans".

 

[Nogoingback]

You might be old school if the transmission in your car had sawdust in it.

 

[MrDan]

You might be old school if your radio has a cat's whisker, your antenna wire was hooked to a Fahnestock clip and
you listened with "cans".

Don't forget a piece of galena to go with your cat's whisker...

 

[francist]

I think you guys should start writing some of these remembrances down before you forget. Here's a pad to get you going, the price tag says 25 cents from the Kresge store....

-frank

 

[wawoodman]

You know you are old school if you know how to use one of these.

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I have one mounted on my toolbox.

I have one in the shop, and one in the hall closet.