tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post3968720782066067654..comments2024-03-27T05:29:09.185+00:00Comments on Grumpy Old Ken: Times, Are They Really A'changing?Grumpy Old Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17828200865710133059noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-63669786201397161242010-10-23T10:10:30.700+01:002010-10-23T10:10:30.700+01:00Hadriana
Hi. Did we refer to those huge ones as co...Hadriana<br />Hi. Did we refer to those huge ones as computers then, i cant remember. Doesn't time fly!Grumpy Old Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17828200865710133059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-6519295211096188112010-10-22T19:16:20.655+01:002010-10-22T19:16:20.655+01:00I also remember being at college (London Uni) and ...I also remember being at college (London Uni) and the computers were in special places (locked away in the library) and there being a computer block. Times have changed indeed. Not necessarily for the better.Hadriana's Treasureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03740533954842010870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-44498340363515976882010-10-22T19:15:12.528+01:002010-10-22T19:15:12.528+01:00Enjoyed hearing all that Ken. More please! :)Enjoyed hearing all that Ken. More please! :)Hadriana's Treasureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03740533954842010870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-22560640273582490282010-10-22T16:59:49.556+01:002010-10-22T16:59:49.556+01:00Troy
i had forgotten we had computers at the Briti...Troy<br />i had forgotten we had computers at the British Celanese in the 60's that filled a room. we lowly clerks were never allowed near them!Grumpy Old Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17828200865710133059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-18800399581988580342010-10-22T16:57:37.443+01:002010-10-22T16:57:37.443+01:00Gill
Ah the joys of getting older!Gill<br />Ah the joys of getting older!Grumpy Old Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17828200865710133059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-49565788228251599142010-10-22T16:56:53.170+01:002010-10-22T16:56:53.170+01:00Fizzycat
Forty three, I remember it non too well. ...Fizzycat<br />Forty three, I remember it non too well. But must have been stressed with two daughters growing up!Grumpy Old Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17828200865710133059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-32740512765402150832010-10-22T16:54:31.607+01:002010-10-22T16:54:31.607+01:00Anita
You sound very 'with it'. Good for y...Anita<br />You sound very 'with it'. Good for you!Grumpy Old Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17828200865710133059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-66695900139740106612010-10-22T16:53:09.595+01:002010-10-22T16:53:09.595+01:00English Shepherd
Heraclitus indeed! Are you really...English Shepherd<br />Heraclitus indeed! Are you really merely a teenager?Grumpy Old Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17828200865710133059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-85714046303854701102010-10-22T15:43:41.280+01:002010-10-22T15:43:41.280+01:00Gaston Studio
Just read your comments re you on yo...Gaston Studio<br />Just read your comments re you on your blog. Fascinating.Grumpy Old Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17828200865710133059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-88124971318777281542010-10-22T15:40:27.714+01:002010-10-22T15:40:27.714+01:00Lane
Thanks. I dont know why I did it. It covers d...Lane<br />Thanks. I dont know why I did it. It covers different times but all written in 1985.Grumpy Old Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17828200865710133059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-55083812770871312662010-10-22T15:39:12.260+01:002010-10-22T15:39:12.260+01:00Keith
Loved it! We 'aint dead yet!Keith<br />Loved it! We 'aint dead yet!Grumpy Old Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17828200865710133059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-65748537001945622952010-10-22T15:38:10.801+01:002010-10-22T15:38:10.801+01:00Nakamuras
Not sure, and when does one become old. ...Nakamuras<br />Not sure, and when does one become old. I'm old when it suits me!Grumpy Old Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17828200865710133059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-13051123384486113942010-10-22T15:36:57.443+01:002010-10-22T15:36:57.443+01:00Valerie
Re people who won't work, nothing chan...Valerie<br />Re people who won't work, nothing changes but the problem is not easy to solve.Grumpy Old Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17828200865710133059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-51284672633770834032010-10-22T15:35:03.730+01:002010-10-22T15:35:03.730+01:00slommler
Can't cope, won't cope, I'm a...slommler<br />Can't cope, won't cope, I'm a happy dinosaur!Grumpy Old Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17828200865710133059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-91317561702253219272010-10-22T15:34:01.792+01:002010-10-22T15:34:01.792+01:00Fly in the web
Strangely enough I was a union rep ...Fly in the web<br />Strangely enough I was a union rep for many years. A mixed blessingGrumpy Old Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17828200865710133059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-45964397548462757532010-10-21T12:11:18.405+01:002010-10-21T12:11:18.405+01:00Interesting your comment about computers being unh...Interesting your comment about computers being unheard of in 1985. I started a new job in June 1985 and there was a PC in the corner of my new office (not on the desk). I switched it on but remember being absolutely clueless as to what to do once the green square dot flashed in the top left corner of the screen. So very different from the computers of today.Troyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05279890687481412751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-18508224238957232492010-10-19T23:49:45.474+01:002010-10-19T23:49:45.474+01:00a post to make you think. One thing that always c...a post to make you think. One thing that always confuses me, why is time at a premium now, when we were younger there seemed to be so much more time in the day.....<br /><br />Gill in CanadaGill - That British Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17456247587052149765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-29391501381149352482010-10-19T17:42:48.764+01:002010-10-19T17:42:48.764+01:00Thanks for passing by.Great market story,very funn...Thanks for passing by.Great market story,very funny.<br />At the grand old age of 43 I notice new stresses. <br />When I was younger a birthday was a birthday.You might get a gift or see a relative.Possibly get a phone call.<br />Now you text, facebook, write (email) or speak to the person (sometimes several of these).Communication was simpler and more direct.I'm not sure if we have lost, or gained in this.fizzycathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13417554474293773804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-61736693804045454172010-10-19T16:31:32.892+01:002010-10-19T16:31:32.892+01:00Oops, I meant to say, "I don't know!"...Oops, I meant to say, "I don't know!"Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08180243708565855383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-45543006357227558872010-10-19T16:30:16.351+01:002010-10-19T16:30:16.351+01:00This post reminds me of my journals from the 80s a...This post reminds me of my journals from the 80s and 90s. I wonder if I should read them; I'm sure I will again, but now, I feel more "in the present" living each day and trying to get the most from it - facebook, blogs, cell phones, and all!<br />Mostly, it's the simple things that will never fail to give pleasure though...the sun, laughing, etc.<br />I hope to see 100 years old, so I'm a little over half way.<br />Where am I going with this? I know! :)<br />EnJoy your day!<br />Oh, by the way, I've had another male to comment on my G-rated "Breasts" post. Now there are two of you. :)Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08180243708565855383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-47269763709839955342010-10-18T20:40:33.754+01:002010-10-18T20:40:33.754+01:00As Heraclitus said, Nothing endures but change.
...As Heraclitus said, Nothing endures but change.<br /><br />Wizz :-)An English Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17538962642970952214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-70301270170504503402010-10-18T14:28:50.916+01:002010-10-18T14:28:50.916+01:00Unbelievable the changes that have taken place ove...Unbelievable the changes that have taken place over the past 25 years and not all for the better of mankind.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16813508472498593787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-49379305227529470302010-10-18T09:59:20.003+01:002010-10-18T09:59:20.003+01:00Your posts always bring back such memories.
Aren&...Your posts always bring back such memories.<br /><br />Aren't you glad you kept your diaries?!Lane Mathiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08147122748453850264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-77305286428017054312010-10-18T09:37:56.785+01:002010-10-18T09:37:56.785+01:00"Clamping down on benefit fraud. . ."
..."Clamping down on benefit fraud. . ." <br /><br />Don't I know it! I had a visit last Friday from some pompous ass from the "Ministry of Nosey Parkers" who showed me his identity card and invited himself in to "ask a few questions".<br /><br />He wanted to know what benefits I was on, my income, my savings etc.,<br /><br />I am 73, live alone and never had a penny from the state (not for want of trying, I might add!). All I get is my Old Age Pension.<br /><br />As he had my dossier in front of him he should know that. I think he was just fishing to see if I had anything they didn't know about.<br /><br />I told him in Anglo Saxon to "please go away" and even held the door open for him as he scurried out!Keithhttp://earlshilton.org.uk/wp/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-34108006491414390412010-10-18T03:29:47.298+01:002010-10-18T03:29:47.298+01:00I'm not that "old" yet and I think t...I'm not that "old" yet and I think the "good ole days" were far better than these new modern ones...Nakamuras on Saipanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662361356658757467noreply@blogger.com