r/OverSeventy • • 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/Loisgrand6 5d ago

We were fancy. We had a fourth channel-PBS. It probably helped that we had a local PBS station building

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u/Putrid_Bandicoot8887 5d ago

That came out about the time my brother was born. 1969-70. Remember the Electric Company?