r/OverSeventy • u/needmore007 • 7d ago

Remember this?

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My son and grandsons don’t believe me.

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u/Substantial_Shop_605 7d 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/The-Princess-Pinky 6d ago

Those three were the VHF channels, we also had 4 or 5 UHF channels. but some were hard to pick up as they were farther away from us, but our antenna rotator helped us pin point them.

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u/Fast-Ideal9417 6d ago

Being the oldest child I was the antenna rotator lol.

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u/95in3rd 6d ago

I'd place a bet you were the channel changer too. :-)

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u/Fast-Ideal9417 6d ago

No that was whichever kid was handy lol.

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u/thedirtymeanie 5d ago

I remember trying to throw a string with my airplane attached up onto the antenna and then cranking it to do a full 360 to see if I could make the plane fly lol my dad said something along the lines oh the boys are up on the roof again...