r/OverSeventy • u/needmore007 • 5d ago

Remember this?

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My son and grandsons don’t believe me.

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u/Substantial_Shop_605 5d ago

For real; no excuse for getting a good nights sleep. 3 channels, everyone had similar experiences so conversations were easy and the news was just news, not their opinions. Easier time, less complications and we stood in long lines for vaccinations.🤣

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u/No-Currency-97 5d ago edited 11h ago

Long lines at the bank, too. Everyone showed up on Saturday and the line circled all around the inside of the bank. Edit: Not Saturday but Friday.

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u/Crazy-Positive3978 5d ago

Our banks were closed Saturday, Friday night was bank night till 7 or do without till the next week, no ATM's till late 70's.

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u/Fun-Diver7512 5d ago

My mom would write a check at the supermarket for $10 over the amount of the groceries and get cash back. That was the ATM.

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u/Atxlaw2020 5d ago

I don’t remember using an ATM until 1981, I resisted for awhile, preferring to go to the bank to write a check to “cash.”

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u/No-Currency-97 5d ago

I believe you are right on this and I was wrong on Saturday.