Thread: How the tide turns

Originally Posted by Eevo

you can blame the baby boomers/gen x for making all the changes.

I blame Elvis Presley, must be true, all the oldies did back then, Bob

Originally Posted by bob10

Originally Posted by Eevo

you can blame the baby boomers/gen x for making all the changes.

I blame Elvis Presley, must be true, all the oldies did back then, Bob

Don't forget Rock-N-Roll music!

I seem to remember that it was the Atom bomb was the cause of all our troubles.
I enjoy going back over all the life threatening scare tactics that are continuously being thrown in our faces.
The Atom bomb replaced the World War, and then after that came "the Reds under the beds", then Vietnam came along and unfortunately I seemed to have somehow missed out on all the revolutionary free love and drugs that supposedly happened during the 60's. (Those days did instil in me though a deep seated scorn for 90% of demonstrators)
In those days we were worried about Jack and Clap but these minor diseases seem to have disappeared, or at least become more acceptably spoken about as STDs only to be replaced by Herpes and then AIDS. Somewhere about this time I seem to remember the danger of us all toppling out of holes in the Ozone layer or some other such sinister outcome, and an odd drought and famine popping up somewhere.
Now the Reds have faded out as threats and Muslims have become the flavour of the month to take their place.
Immigration problems used to be 10 pound Poms, then Italians and Greeks, then the illegal boat people started with the Vietnamese and today have progressed to anyone and everyone.
We have moved from an easy going society that got along pretty well to the stage we are at today where we have by far surpassed the Americans in their own sport of Suing anyone for anything.
TV used to be predominantly Westerns, then the theme moved on to Doctor shows, Kildare etc. then we had Cop shows and detective shows as the staple.
Talent shows and general quiz show prizes were all paid for by sponsors whereas today we have so called Reality TV where the prize money is paid for by us, the gullible public "voting" for our favourites at about 6 times the normal phone call cost.
(Seems as though I am missing this "reality" bit just like I missed the 60s
phenomenon)
My big question is....What will the next earth shattering threat be? What comes next to 'entertain'/'scare'/'mould" our thought processes.
Regards
Glen

Carnivorous koalas!

Originally Posted by zulu Delta 534

I seem to remember that it was the Atom bomb was the cause of all our troubles.
I enjoy going back over all the life threatening scare tactics that are continuously being thrown in our faces.
The Atom bomb replaced the World War, and then after that came "the Reds under the beds", then Vietnam came along and unfortunately I seemed to have somehow missed out on all the revolutionary free love and drugs that supposedly happened during the 60's. (Those days did instil in me though a deep seated scorn for 90% of demonstrators)

I hear you Brother, Joined the Navy at 15, 1964, left at 36. In between, Vietnam , on the gunline, nothing special, just did our job, but we did not miss out on the free love in Subic Bay, Olongopo city. Looking back, we were not a credit to our mothers there, but the stress of what we were doing may have had something to do with it. Besides, the girls didn't mind. However, initially I had the same opinion of the demonstrators, but at least they had the guts to get up & say what they did, and good luck to them. However, I will never forget the mates I served with up there, and I will never forget the times. No one who served there will. However, the next threat is not external, it is internal. Apathy, lack of respect for Elders, lack of respect for the rule of law, breakdown of family values. This is our greatest threat for the future. Time we sorted it out. Bob

Originally Posted by newhue

geeee paper drivers licence, I wish. I reluctantly got my new spiffo Australia Card, opps drivers licence yesterday. Now the government can follow me and know all thay want anytime of day I'd imagine. All in the name of security and convenience. For who I can only surmise. Not that I get up to much, just begrudge the Gov following me around.

I'm amazed how much we now pay in the name of convenience. I go to bunnings and buy a few bolts, $4.95 for a pack of 4 bolts and nuts and thats after the long walk and wait. If I go to the bolt shop with close parking, and a waiting staff member who knows there stuff, 8c.

There was a hardware/produce shop in Murwillumbah that I loved to go to as a kid. It had grains and those related smells down the back, baby chickens and ducks up the front, and every possible need in between. Kero lanterns, nails and bolts by the Kg or part, all delivered in a paper bag. Gee I loved that place.

Williams?

As a kid in the RSA, there were paper boys at (it seemed) most traffic lights.
Pull into a petrol station, and the 'boss' would ask how much then pump it, while his mates washed the windows, checked / topped up the oil & water & checked the tyres.

There was a small hardware store in Abingdon (yup, where MG's came from) with a wooden floor & staff in technician's coats (like lab. coats but brown). Not the best hardware store, frankly, but just magical to me as a teenager - kind of a small window on the past, really knowledgable staff & not only knew what a Zeuss book was, but stocked them.

There was still a few milko's around when I left the UK last time. Mum's had diversified into all dairy produce, eggs, bread & some basic meats like bacon. Iirc he would also deliver flowers.
There was quite an upwelling of 'old fashioned' businesses in the UK (well, my part anyway) pre GFC.
We used to make use of one of the organic produce delivery services & absolutely loved it. It introduced us to things we'd never heard of, like Jerusalem Artichokes & each delivery came with a newsletter & a receipt ion of the produce along with recipe ideas.

I really hope businesses like that survived the GFC.

Originally Posted by Ratel10mm

Williams?

As a kid in the RSA, there were paper boys at (it seemed) most traffic lights.

Ah the old paper boy and paper round. Yes I started selling Heralds, near a local rail station. From memory they were 3 pence. I then stepped up to an afternoon paper round and then a morning one.

Not allowed now days, they are delivered by someone in a car.

Below is what life was like for me as a kid growing up in Melbourne. It might be humorous but it is exactly how it was, except my mum didn't smoke.

First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us.
They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn't get tested for diabetes.
Then after that trauma, our baby cribs were covered with bright colored lead-based paints.
We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets, not to mention, the risks we took hitchhiking.
As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags.
Riding in the back of a pick up on a warm day was always a special treat.
We drank water from the garden hose and NOT from a bottle.
We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and NO ONE actually died from this.
We ate cupcakes, white bread and real butter and drank soda pop with sugar in it, but we weren't overweight because WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING!
We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on.
No one was able to reach us all day. And we were O.K.
We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then ride down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem.
We did not have Playstations, Nintendo's, X-boxes, no video games at all, no 99 channels on cable, no video tape movies, no surround sound, no cell phones, no personal computers, no Internet or Internet chat rooms..........WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them!
We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no lawsuits from these accidents.
We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us forever.
We were given BB guns for our 10th birthdays, made up games with sticks and tennis balls and although we were told it would happen, we did not put out very many eyes.
We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just walked in and talked to them!
Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!!
The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law!
This generation has produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers and inventors ever!
The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas.
We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned HOW TO DEAL WITH IT ALL!
You might want to share this with others who have had the luck to grow up as kids, before the lawyers and the government regulated our lives for our own good.
And while you are at it, forward it to your kids so they will know how brave their parents were.
Kind of makes you want to run through the house with scissors, doesn't it?!

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

it's the Gen X, Gen Y and Milennials who love the instant everything.

Originally Posted by Chucaro

No, there are the ones that come after, the new generations that corrupted all

who is in the position of power? who are the politicians, the CEO's, the community leaders, the decision makers?

its not gen y.