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Your back’s been hurting more and more recently. You’ve found yourself sneakily making the font on your work computer screen bigger. And you’ve realized that the music and films that those darn kids enjoy these days are beyond bizarre. No, the world’s not coming to an end—you’re simply getting older. 

The ‘[Heck], I’m Old’ online community is a place on the internet where everyone can post about aging. We’ve collected some of their most nostalgic pics and funniest memes to share with you, dear Pandas. So put on your reading glasses, scroll down, and upvote your fave pics. Meanwhile, you’ll have to excuse us, we’ve gotta sit down for a moment—we’ve got a few things to come to terms with…

Bored Panda got in touch with Glenn Geher, Ph.D., to get his opinion on what to focus on so that we can live a high-quality life as we age. Geher is a professor of psychology at the State University of New York at New Paltz, a published author, and an avid marathon runner. Read on for the insights he shared with us.

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Professor Geher explained to Bored Panda that the human body "is a wear item" and that there's an increase in health issues associated with aging. "From a societal perspective, making sure to provide easy access to high-quality health care—especially among older folks—is essential. And as we all know, some nations seem to do this better than do others," he said.

"This said, lack of social connections is a known detrimental factor when it comes to health. And unfortunately, many elders tend to find themselves living alone for various reasons (e.g., death of a partner). And loneliness tends to be relatively prevalent in urbanized areas—which are, of course very common in the modern world."

As such, public policy and government experts ought to prioritize issues like ensuring that elders have access to high-quality medical care and have safety nets "to help cultivate social connections." From a large-scale health perspective, these are both critical issues.

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Geher, who is currently 53 years old, shared with Bored Panda that he's training for his 12th marathon right now. "I am fully expecting my time to be much slower than my time when I ran my first marathon at 29," he revealed that, as a result, he himself has been thinking about the issue of embracing the aging process.

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"Yes, aging is a beast. It comes with such adverse outcomes as physical decline, cognitive decline, and, often, stress and trauma associated with the increasing loss of loved ones," the professor said.

"To buffer oneself against these adverse outcomes, from the perspective of positive evolutionary psychology, folks who are getting up there in years would be wise to eat natural foods and exercise regularly, maintain an active lifestyle that includes necessary cognitive expenditure, and take steps to make sure to be socially connected to at least a small group of close others."

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Too Old Af To Care But: Gen Z vs. Millennials vs. Gen X vs. Boomers

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This Is So True For Me! How About For Anyone Else?

This Is So True For Me! How About For Anyone Else?

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Now We Need A Gps To Go To The Supermarket

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My childhood summers - I'd go out with my neighborhood friends and my grandma would have no idea where I was or what I was doing until it was dark outside. That's what freedom felt like :)

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Geher pointed out that the adage of aging being better than the alternative is generally true. "Taking the steps mentioned here can go a long way toward helping make the aging process a relatively positive experience."

Professor Geher also has a Substack page and also writes a blog on Psychology Today. You can find the newest topics he covers there.

The online community has been going strong for nearly a full decade now—it will be celebrating its 10th birthday this September. At the time of writing, the group had just over 114k members. 

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It’s easy to see why the sub is as popular as it is. It’s taking a very relatable subject (aging, getting grumpy, wanting simplicity, realizing that the younger generations might lack taste) and putting a fun spin on it. It’s a corner of the internet where you can find the humor in getting woken up by your bladder at 3 am and having an ID card that shows you were born before the turn of the millennium.

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It might sound cliche, but your age really is just a number. What matters far more is your lifestyle, how active a social life you have, and how you feel on a daily basis. If you’re healthy, active, surrounded by loved ones, and find gratitude in the smallest things, then it really doesn’t matter if you’re 70 or 17—you’re living life well.

However, a happy and healthy life isn’t something that happens automatically. It requires a lot of personal effort, a dash of discipline, and the willingness to set strong boundaries.

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There is no definitive way to be happy because everyone's an individual with unique goals, but it’s vital that you get the basics right first. These include taking care of your physical health, staying mentally sharp, maintaining your social connections, and living in the present.

As far as your physical health is concerned, the habits that you want to develop as soon as possible are common sense ones. Like getting enough sleep every night. Drinking plenty of water. Spending time in nature. Moving lots. Reducing screentime. Eating slightly less than you normally would. Avoiding drinking alcohol and smoking. Wearing sunscreen. And choosing to eat veggies, healthy fats, and protein instead of processed foods and refined sugars.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You can get me to bed but it still sounded like screaming robots. Actually, more like screeching, squealing robots.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They're gonna regret this if a solar flare sends us back to the stone age, just saying.

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Health and fitness coach Anna Armagno Toussaint previously explained to Bored Panda that we should all strive to focus only on the things that we can control in life instead of worrying about the things that we can’t.

"You can control what you put into your body. You can control your water intake and the foods you choose. You can choose to exercise or be sedentary. In most cases, there are good or bad decisions you can make. And the biggest one is that you can choose your mindset about things," she said.

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I Can Remember The Point In Which These Were Removed From Playgrounds

I Can Remember The Point In Which These Were Removed From Playgrounds

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Pfft most parents had no clue it was happening. Leave clean and combed after breakfast, return at sundown with grass, leaves and mud from head to toe, hair hopelessly tangled and mum yelling "wash your hands before dinner".

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Most Of These Apply To Me

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I bought bicycles for my children once. They came in boxes. I had to construct them myself. Instant 'how the hell do I do that?' On the instructions, one action I had to do was to make a space between the break pad and rim of the tyres. The space had to be the width of a dime. I'm Irish ! What the F**k size is a dime?

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The fitness coach explained that there will always be hereditary factors that you’ll have to work around. Some might be minor. Others might be as serious as autoimmune diseases. You can’t choose these things, so you have to work around them. Embracing a positive outlook can help you get through those tough times, as you come to terms with reality.

Meanwhile, fitness coach Anna told Bored Panda that what really doesn’t help is feeling jealous that someone else might have physical advantages that you don’t. Whether it’s seemingly limitless energy or the ability to recover quickly after exercise. You can’t let those feelings of resentment dominate you.

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#17

The Rock My Generation Grew Up With Is Now Classic Rock

The Rock My Generation Grew Up With Is Now Classic Rock

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Describing Blink 182 as a "rock" band disturbs me way more than the word "classic."

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Mmmm … Hose

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And it worked. When we were at school, a drink of fresh cold water immediately restored our strength and stamina. I wish it could have the same effect nowadays...

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If you find yourself struggling with your physical or mental health or having trouble with the very idea of getting older, it’s perfectly fine to ask for help. Reach out to your friends for advice. Talk to an expert about your goals. Seek out a therapist. Getting another person’s perspective on your struggles is invaluable!

Age UK, the country’s leading charity, previously told Bored Panda that staying active is paramount as we age. It helps to have a host of different hobbies and to try out new activities. Not only will they keep you moving, they’ll also stimulate your mind, and help you forge new friendships. The activities could be anything: from doing arts and crafts or taking photography or computer classes to doing gardening or joining a book club. Social isolation is horrible for our health, so it's essential that you regularly find ways to connect to other people.

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It Really Was A Game Of Winners And Losers

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Me: School was literally never cancelled, even if there was 3ft of snow.

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The Struggle Was Real

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

True. But this works best especially in situations where you're trying to get into a bar or club. Even if you're born in 1999 that make you 24 years old this year.

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We keep our minds sharp when we learn new skills and socialize with others. You can also do more mentally stimulating activities like putting together puzzles or playing games in your free time.

"If we want our brain to stay in peak condition, we should use it. In fact, one of the theories about reducing or delaying cognitive aging is referred to as the 'use it or lose it' theory. Research shows that things like learning languages helps keep us brighter as we age. It is just as important to look after your brain by exercising your thinking skills, as you would do physical exercise to look after your body,” Age UK told Bored Panda.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Big floral prints on EVERTHING. The couch, the curtains, the dust covers, the tablecloth, the wallpaper, my romper, the scrunchie made out of the left-over fabric from my romper, etc.

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Meanwhile, whether or not we’re nostalgic about the past will depend a lot on how (un)happy our childhoods were. Child and adolescent therapist Kemi Omijeh, a member of the BACP, previously explained to us that our childhoods are the foundation of who we are as adults. If we had a happy childhood, we’re likely to yearn for the ‘good old days.’ However if we faced a lot of tough times when we were kids, we might not want to reminisce much about the past, instead focusing on the present and future.

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This Tweet Woke Up Today And Chose Violence

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Can we have a reboot then? I'm going with "Cantankerous old Friends".

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It is when you start looking at the supplement catalogues and think "Mmm I like that shoe horn and combined plastic bag holder with built in LED"

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"Nostalgia can also be a good coping strategy for times of low mood and challenges," the therapist told Bored Panda earlier. "If we end up comparing it to our experiences today and feeling like nothing is as good as it was, then this will inevitably affect our mood and our ability to do what we need to do. We can become stuck in our nostalgia; in which case it might be best to seek help from a counseling professional to help you process your past in order to enjoy your present..”

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Life Was Tough Back In The Day

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh please, clearly landed gentry, ours was in the front hall on a stand and you had to turn a wheel for each number, then button touch dial came in, so revolutionary and all the rich families had to have it.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The one of the hand holding the cards had an ace up the sleeve that would appear every now and then :P

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Which of these memes about getting older did you vibe with the most, dear Pandas? Were there any particular pics that were a huge blast from the past? Would you love to relive the ‘good old days’ or do you genuinely enjoy life better now? Share your thoughts in the comments. Meanwhile, if you want some more awesome nostalgia and aging memes, check out Bored Panda’s earlier article about the ‘[Heck], I’m Old’ subreddit right over here.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One of my friends recently shocked me when he told me using his headphones' full range of capabilities required signing in to some online service. For a second, I felt like I had woken up in some evil dystopia.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The older I get, the more I sympathize with the elder Steptoe on 'Steptoe and Son' and with Alf Garnett on 'Til death us do part'.

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When They Gave You The Worst Seat But You Thought It Was The Best Seat

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had a wagon with rear facing seats. My two youngest loved it. They used to make faces at the drivers behind, and progressed to doing moonies at them. Drivers used to pass us laughing and toot their horns. Could never figure out why.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We had that same set up and yes faces were made. We also tried to get truck drivers to blast their air horn.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The old woody station wagon! The back door could also open in the down position if you were loading stuff into it.

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Josh
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I loved sitting there as a kid, but as an adult am amazed something that obviously dangerous went to market.

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Persephone
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

YAAASSS! Loved that seat in the station wagon! Now I realize it's probably bc my parents wanted me to die first....

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You got to make people feel awkward by staring at the driver for MILES on vacation. Ours had the side back seat. The way these kids are facing would have made me throw up.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I loved the old station wagons. My dad had one. They had a big enough engine to tow a decent sized camper and if you folded the seats flat you could fit full sized sheets of plywood in the back. And I always thought the door that could swing to the side or open down flat like a pickup was cool.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I still lay in the back and fall asleep, everyone looks at me as their just so jealous

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You guys had seats back there? When I was a kid, it was just like one big playpen for kids who were too old for playpens.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I bet you guys had seat belts too, losers. (Yes, I'm joking... but only the part calling them 'losers.')

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Max Fox
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh, you had seats in the back. Well la-di-da, weren't you fancy.

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Luna Crow
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wait, some station wagons had a seat back there? Ours didn't, but we still wanted to ride in the way back

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes. My grandparents had a U shaped seat bench. Hours of fun with cousins on roadtrips.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Brian Regan: “I wonder what the front of all these signs say….”

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Absolutely the best! Although our station wagon had a stripe down the side. :)

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No it definitely was the best. My grandpa had one that I would sit in the back with my sister and watch out the window in nyc

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Bruce Stark
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Until they rolled down window and the exhaust came in

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I loved riding in the back of my uncle's station wagon!

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Brie Sansotta
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Unfortunately, sitting facing backwards on long trips made me nauseous!

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David Roughton
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That was when THOSE seats were safe, bc others KNEW how to drive safely.

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Brigit Sole-March
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yep. The top back ledge in our 1967 VW bus. Would lie on my back and look out the (many) windows and dream. . .

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sit in the back with my brother, with the window down. Breathing in the exhaust fumes. Good times.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My brothers and I would take turns at night lying in the long, seatless back of the station wagon (not shown on the ritzy model pictured here!) with our heads pressed up against the tailgate, enjoying the moon-lit clouds, paying no mind to the concept of "rear-end collision!"

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My parents would take our wagon to the drive in, sis and I would wear our PJs, and mom would made a bed for us in the back. So fun.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Do they still make models that have this most excellent door?

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aj jenkins
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ah yes, riding backwards and smelling the car fumes occasionally. The absolute best

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Zelda Jones
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Our family car had one of them. I think it was called the dickie seat. There were eight of us kids.

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BJames
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I still daily drive a car with a rear jump seat. My daughter loves it.

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Allan Miller
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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Lower the back window, and carbon monoxide would draft into the car. It kept the kids quiet on a long trip.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

On long trips, my brother and I would bring a ball of string and a box of tissues. We'd make little tissue ghosts and hang them out the window on a string. Was always fun to see another car with kids doing this, or when someone would encourage us to let it go long enough they could grab it or run over it lol

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We had one of those! The back seat (3rd row) was constantly the object of desire for all the 4 kids in the family, which means a fight every time we went out.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Somebody rear-ended our family's station wagon at 35 mph. Luckily, my brothers and I weren't in the car at the time. My father was visibly shaken at the damage. He never let us ride in the back of a station wagon again.

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refich
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How the hell any of us survived riding in cars in the 1940's and 1950's when mom's arm was the seat belt.

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Tiffany
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I always wanted that seat!!! It really was the best one!

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

the real treat was getting to ride a short distance with the tailgate open so you could snort those good exhaust fumes!

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes and over the back window it had this deflector thing to help prevent the exhaust from coming in the car.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You had a SEAT back there? We never had a seat. We'd have to sit cross-legged and fall over like Weeble-wobble when we hit a curve or the brakes. A seat would have been nice (sniff ಥ_ಥ)

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Karen Grace
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It was always fun watching and waving at the people behind us.

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Mark
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ah when you could legally do that and nobody died because there weren't as many loosers on the road w

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The "way-back". How !any innocent motorists were scandalized by rude gestures emanating from that rear facing seat?

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I remember sitting backwards going over the Sunshine Bridge towards Tampa, FL for the first time when we were visiting our grandparents in Bradenton. I saw part of the other side missing and asked what happened. Then my grandpa told me a boat hit it and cars went down in the water! That bridge has freaked me out ever since.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nope, my Dad wouldn't have been seen DEAD in a car like that. Kids had to have special seats and Mom had to sit in the back with them. No seatbelts for sure but it didnt stop my parents improvising.

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Rick Drew
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There was a drain plug in the floor. We'd unscred it, tie string to our Hotwheels, and drag them along behind the car.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Naw, that was THE BEST seat. Except, even if you have 5 children, someone should check to make sure all made it inside and not asleep in the back! JUST SAYIN’. And I’m not bitter (any more).

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Glen Ellyn
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I really miss having an actual station wagon (instead of an SUV). The few actual station wagons of today are too small to have any real cargo space. I don't like SUVs because they're too high to get into and out of comfortably.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I def sat in the back of a car like that but there was no seat - I just sat in the boot lol

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Our station wagon had seats that folded from the middle and you could stare at each other! Our next station wagon was an Oldsmobile and that thing was a BEAST. It had a V8 engine. It also lasted over 30 years before the engine finally expired.

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Pam Belcher
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's my Shaggin' Wagon. Kids would fight over that darn seat.

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PrettyJoyBird
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So much fun in back of station wagons on roadtrips. Me and cousin telling Grandma we were thirsty and they said swallow your spit. No one brought drinks haha

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Riche White
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had the twin to this. Only difference was I had the roof rack

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Susan Cao
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My parents tested each kid. Some of us could ride backwards, others? 🤮

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MP Deco
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

sadly, our " old" generations are the only ones who will remember this absolutely exhilarating ride! ( motion sickness aside😉)

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Sarajpez
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My friend's mom picked us up from the bar in one of these and we got to sit in that seat. And she had water and snacks for us. Good mom.

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Old Roadie
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How about that space between the forward-facing middle and rear-facing back seat. That was my favorite place to sit. But what I REALLY liked was the rear deck of our old Ford... above the back seat, under the window. I could lay up there and watch the stars as we drove through the night.

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Stephen Lyford
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And then your parents lowered the tailgate window, and all of the exhaust started to get sucked in...

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KittyGotClaws
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or, you bought the album because you liked one song on it but the rest of the album sucked.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, I'm so old that we didn't even have computers in grade school. So there.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What a great time for music, though. I went through three Sony discmans...

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh, Robert...the years haven't been kind but your awesome performance still is the liquid metal fuel of my nightmares of the near future.

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