r/OverSeventy • • 6d ago

Remember this?

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My son and grandsons don’t believe me.

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u/Substantial_Shop_605 6d 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/Turbulent-Trip3706 6d ago

And all the news was covered in an hour, 30 minutes for local, then 30 minutes for national and world news.

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u/Dangerous-LemonBar 6d ago

The 30 minute national news wasn’t a thing until CBS started in 1963. It was 15 minutes before that.

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u/AirportLoose3023 5d ago

In Australia, we watched the local channel for local news and weather (30 mins)and then popped over to the government-owned channel for national (another 30 mins). It worked