Who is a Senior Citizen? What is one? A Senior Citizen is one who was here before the 'pill' and the population explosion. We were here before TV, penicillin, polio shots, antibiotics, open heart surgery and hair transplants. Before frozen foods, nylon, Dacron, Xerox, radar, fluorescent lights, credit cards, ballpoint pens and frisbees.
For us time sharing meant togetherness, not computers and co-eds never wore slacks. We were before panty hose and drip dry clothes, before dishwashers, clothes dryers, freezers and electric blankets. Before men wore long hair and earrings and women wore trousers.
We were before plastics, the 40 hour week and minimum wages. We got married first and then lived together. How quaint! Closets were for clothes not for coming out of. Girls wore Peter Pan collars and thought cleavage was what the butcher did.
We were before vitamins, disposable nappies, jeeps, pizzas, face-lifts, instant coffee, decaffinated anything and McDonald’s. We thought fast food was what you eat during Lent. Before FM radio, tape recorders, electric typewriters, word processors, electric music and discos. In our day cigarette smoking was fashionable, grass was for mowing. Coke was a refreshing drink and pot was something you cooked in.
We are today's Senior Citizens, a hardy bunch when you think of how our world has changed and the adjustments we have had to make,
I’m pretty proud of us!