STAY WITH THIS -- THE ANSWER IS AT THE END. IT WILL BLOW YOU AWAY.

One evening a grandson was talking to his grandfather (a little younger than me) about current events. The grandson asked his grandfather what he thought about the shootings at schools, the computer age and just things in general.

GRANDPA REPLIED, "Well, let me think a minute, I was born before television, penicillin, polio shots, frozen foods, Xerox, contact lenses, Frisbees and the pill.

THERE WAS NO radar, credit cards, laser beams or ball-point pens!

MAN HAD NOT INVENTED pantyhose, air conditioners, dishwashers, clothes dryers! . . .and the clothes were hung out to dry in the fresh air.

Man hadn't yet walked on the moon and your grandmother and I got married first, and then lived together. Every family had a father and a mother.

Until I was 25, I called every man older than me, "Sir", and after I turned 25, I still called policemen and every man with a title, "Sir."

That was before gay-rights, computer- dating, dual careers, daycare centers, and group therapy.

Our lives were governed by the Ten Commandments, good judgment, and common sense.

We were taught to know the difference between right and wrong and to stand up and take responsibility for our actions.

We thought fast food was what people ate during Lent.

Having a meaningful relationship meant getting along with your cousins.

Time-sharing meant time the family spent together in the evenings and weekends-not purchasing condominiums.

We never heard of FM radios, tape decks, CDs, DVD's electric typewriters, yogurt, or guys wearing earrings.

We listened to the Big Bands, Jack Benny, and the Presidents speeches on our radio.

And I don't ever remember any kid blowing his brains out listening to Tommy Dorsey.

If you saw anything with 'Made in Japan' on it, it was junk.

The term 'making out' referred to how you did on your school exam.

Pizza Hut, McDonald's, and instant coffee were unheard of.

We had 5 &10-cent stores where you could actually buy things for 5 and 10 cents.

Ice-cream cones, phone calls, ride on a bus, and a Coke were all a nickel.

And if you didn't want to splurge, you could spend your nickel on enough stamps to mail 1 letter and 2 postcards.

You could buy a new Chevy Coupe for $600, . . .  but who could afford one?

Too bad, because gas was 11 cents a gallon.

IN MY DAY:

"grass" was mowed, "coke" was a cold drink, "pot" was something your mother cooked in and "rock music" was your grandmother's lullaby.

"Aids" were helpers in the Principal's office, " chip" meant a piece of wood, "hardware" was found in a hardware store and "software" wasn't even a word..

And we were the last generation to actually believe that a lady needed a husband to have a baby.

No wonder people call us "old and confused" and say there is a generation gap..

AND HOW OLD DO YOU THINK GRANDPA IS?

I bet you have a really old man in mind and you are in for a shock!  Read on to see --

This man would be only 59 years old!

Thankfully, I can attest to these facts as Abe Lincoln expressed them so well . . .

"In the end, it is not the years in your life that counts, it is the life in your years..."

                                                                                               Abraham Lincoln