my age surprises people

[Grumpaw]

The first Burger King is 20 miles from me, in Mattoon Illinois.. It's a completely different type of place compared to all other BK's.

First franchised BK was in Miami, on NW 36 st, just east of Miami International Airport, 1954. Second one that I grew up near was in the north area of Dade County on US 441 and 191 st,,
Remember riding bikes up there on Saturdays after me and friend had mowed a few yards, pulling mowers behind our bikes. 3 hp push mowers, and we charged $2.00 to mow entire yard, and split it.
Pigged out on an entire BK meal for less than a buck.
Had real paper routes back then. I delivered the Miami Herald in early morning before school, and the Miami News in the afternoons, both via my trusty Schwinn.
My grandfather opened the first KFC in Broward County, in 1958. Sat on the corner of US 441 and Hollywood Blvd. I grew up on KFC. Then, 3 piece meal, with real smashed taters/gravy, roll, cole slaw
was $1.29 Remember meeting the Col. many times. He would just stop in any restaurant he pleased, sample the food, and if it wasn't to his liking, would close you down right then n there. Couldn't open till he said you got it right.
And, there were no "heat lamps" Every order was basically made fresh.
Grumpaw

 

[Bird76Mojo]

First franchised BK was in Miami, on NW 36 st, just east of Miami International Airport, 1954. Second one that I grew up near was in the north area of Dade County on US 441 and 191 st,,
Remember riding bikes up there on Saturdays after me and friend had mowed a few yards, pulling mowers behind our bikes. 3 hp push mowers, and we charged $2.00 to mow entire yard, and split it.
Pigged out on an entire BK meal for less than a buck.
My grandfather opened the first KFC in Broward County, in 1958. Sat on the corner of US 441 and Hollywood Blvd. I grew up on KFC. Then, 3 piece meal, with real smashed taters/gravy, roll, cole slaw
was $1.29 Remember meeting the Col. many times. He would just stop in any restaurant he pleased, sample the food, and if it wasn't to his liking, would close you down right then n there. Couldn't open till he said you got it right.
And, there were no "heat lamps" Every order was basically made fresh.
Grumpaw

https://www.eater.com/2019/4/4/1829...illinois-restaurant-whopper-trademark-lawsuit

 

[Grumpaw]

https://www.eater.com/2019/4/4/1829...illinois-restaurant-whopper-trademark-lawsuit

Oh, I believe you Bird. Back then there were probably "Burger Kings" all over. Just that the BK/Home of the Whopper became a franchise also in 1954.
Back then no body had and "exclusive" on the Burger King name.
No argument from me.
Grumpaw

 

[RonD]

so a lot of people think that i'm in my early 20's because of my voice and the amount of work i do, but in reality i'm only 15 and i've done more work and heavy lifting by myself, and i prefer older vehicles with all the basic things rather than these new vehicles with plastic galore, sure they may be fast but nothing beats all the basic things like crank windows manual locks and manual transfer case shifters.

Good for you

All these "old guys" high jacked your thread, with the "bad ol days" stories, lol

Yes, take from the past what works best for you but don't knock improvements on the basics, they can be better, if done right
There were some really bad manual crank window systems, GM crank handles would pop off, ALL THE TIME, or the knob would break off

 

[Grumpaw]

Good for you

All these "old guys" high jacked your thread, with the "bad ol days" stories, lol

Yes, take from the past what works best for you but don't knock improvements on the basics, they can be better, if done right
There were some really bad manual crank window systems, GM crank handles would pop off, ALL THE TIME, or the knob would break off

Didn't mean to high jack, and they were "good ol days"
And, I do still like manual roll up windows, manual locks, vent windows, and a vehicle that doesn't talk back to me.
The simpler, the better.
Grumpaw

 

[Snoranger]

I remember what I had for breakfast.

 

[Dirtman]

Hey, either way nice to see a young person who gives a crap and worthy of turning a wrench. It's rare these days so I say the kid deserves a high five. Are high fives still "cool"?

Us old people are not long for the world and we leave our mark on the younger generation. Any kid willing to turn a wrench these days is a good kid in my opinion.

 

[RangerFabWorks]

Even flow by Pearl Jam was released the year I was born.

 

[Dirtman]

Pearl jam was up and coming when I graduated high school.

 

[adsm08]

I own blazing saddles on betamax.

The porn industry killed Betamax.

 

[Dirtman]

I have the debbie series on betamax as well... didnt kill it, made it.

 

[adsm08]

I have the debbie series on betamax as well... didnt kill it, made it.

But they moved to VHS because the tapes were longer, at the expense of video quality.

 

[19Walt93]

I watched Alan Shepherd's launch in the first Mercury flight in my first grade classroom. In black and white. I was waiting in line to get on the schoolbus when they told us Kennedy had died in the fall of 4th grade and watched the Beatles first performance on Ed Sullivan later in the same school year. All through high school the Viet Nam war was on the news every evening. I had a slide rule and used it in advance math but I don't know where it is now. I think it's great that there are young people who want to fix and build things with their hands. When I started at the dealer on October 27th,1975, I was 21 and so was the mechanic beside me, the 2 older guys were 26. When I retired in 2017 my youngest tech was 41 or 42, most were 50's and one was 63. I had several Votec interns over the years, most were killing time, 2 were good- one went to work for a Husqvarna equipment dealer and the other joined the Navy- one was outstanding and now works at a GM dealer. A customer told me about a decade ago that the average age of a plumber in NH was 50, it's probably older now. Computers will never fix your toilet, build your house, or fix your car. I saw cars go from breaker points to OBD II and multiplexed vehicles and it certainly didn't make them easier to fix when they break but they break a lot less and last a lot longer. I have always enjoyed building and fixing things and the satisfaction it brings when something works right again. I hope many young people get to experience that. I'm 19 with 46 years experience, I'm not old, just tired and achy.

 

[RonD]

Betamax did have better video quality than VHS(Video Home System), 290 line vs 240 line, but Sony wouldn't license it to other makers of recorders
JVC developed VHS which was different enough to be deemed no infringement
And JVC licensed it to pretty much any maker of video recorders

Sony betamax and betacams were used in pretty much every TV station or for any commercial video application, it was the best

At the start Betamax could only record 1 hour(smaller cassette size), vs VHS 2 hours, larger cassette size, also slower speed, and even longer record time at even slower speeds

But...............the shear numbers of VHS units bought for home use kill betamax in that market

 

[4.0blue98]

I remember what I had for breakfast.

I don't...