Do you ever think back to the first time you were introduced to something that is now standard?

[Anonymous]

I remember when i used to get pedicures and manicures only once every couple years for a special occasion. Now I get them every week.

[Anonymous]

I remember getting our first microwave when I was about 6. It took up most of the kitchen counter. My friend's family was the first I knew to get a VCR- I think I was about 9 at the time. The VCR was also gigantic, but it lasted-- they had that thing for probably 20 years. We got our first answering machine when I was about 11. My dad's office got new ones, so he was able to take his one one home. What a novelty! And I got my first email address when I was a junior in college.

I was born in 1972.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was working in Tehran and my sister sent me some pantyhose for my birthday. It was great because all the skirts had gotten very short and regular stockings held up by garter belts allowed the garters to be seen.

Until the revolution came and you had to get the hell out.

Why do you say that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not an item, but I was interested in yoga before it was really mainstream (starting in the late nineties). Also supported gay rights at that time, which was aberrant from the common view.

Oh get over yourself, I was living n the south and started doing yoga in 95 and it was not the least bit unusual. Neither was support for gay rights.

My grandmother, born in 1903, did yoga. I remember her doing a handstand when she was in her 70s. She was also way before her time with things like bottled water (bought big jugs of spring water) and whole grains. She lived to be 92.

[Anonymous]

I remember seeing Star Wars in the theaters and thinking the special effects were amazing. I wasn't blown away by a movie's special effects again until The Matrix. I saw The Matrix three times in the theaters because it was visually stunning!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not an item, but I was interested in yoga before it was really mainstream (starting in the late nineties). Also supported gay rights at that time, which was aberrant from the common view.

Oh get over yourself, I was living n the south and started doing yoga in 95 and it was not the least bit unusual. Neither was support for gay rights.

My grandmother, born in 1903, did yoga. I remember her doing a handstand when she was in her 70s. She was also way before her time with things like bottled water (bought big jugs of spring water) and whole grains. She lived to be 92.

Original PP - definitely "over myself" lol (how yogic of you!). Certain people practiced yoga after it was introduced to the American upper class in the early 20th century, but it was still considered "weird" or "out there" by most until pretty recently IME. Also, support for gay rights was not mainstream. You might want to check your history PP!

[Anonymous]

Instant Messaging.

I was just out of college, working for a local government contractor supporting a bunch of engineers with too much time on their hands.

I was sitting at my computer (which was this big square dinosaur, black screen, green blinking cursor. You remember it) when all of the sudden this message pops up on my screen. I was like WTF!? One of my engineer friends sent me the first ever IM I had ever seen. Even at that time instant messaging was not yet really being used. This was @ 1992.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was working in Tehran and my sister sent me some pantyhose for my birthday. It was great because all the skirts had gotten very short and regular stockings held up by garter belts allowed the garters to be seen.

Until the revolution came and you had to get the hell out.

Why do you say that?

No more short skirts after the Ayatollah took power. Women needed to cover up from head to toe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not an item, but I was interested in yoga before it was really mainstream (starting in the late nineties). Also supported gay rights at that time, which was aberrant from the common view.

Oh get over yourself, I was living n the south and started doing yoga in 95 and it was not the least bit unusual. Neither was support for gay rights.

My grandmother, born in 1903, did yoga. I remember her doing a handstand when she was in her 70s. She was also way before her time with things like bottled water (bought big jugs of spring water) and whole grains. She lived to be 92.

Original PP - definitely "over myself" lol (how yogic of you!). Certain people practiced yoga after it was introduced to the American upper class in the early 20th century, but it was still considered "weird" or "out there" by most until pretty recently IME. Also, support for gay rights was not mainstream. You might want to check your history PP!

I don't think you understand the point of this thread.

[Anonymous]

Pong

My friend's brother would play for hours.

[Anonymous]

meant to add - Look at how far we've come.

i guess . . .

Anonymous wrote:Pong

My friend's brother would play for hours.

[Anonymous]

I still think that of granite!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Someone mentioned borrowing a lap top, which reminds me of when I worked on the school paper in high school. Sometimes I could lug one of the Macs home to work on layouts. 1992 or so. Seemed so cool...and we didn't even have the internet.

QuarkXPress or Pagemaker?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I remember getting our first microwave when I was about 6. It took up most of the kitchen counter. My friend's family was the first I knew to get a VCR- I think I was about 9 at the time. The VCR was also gigantic, but it lasted-- they had that thing for probably 20 years. We got our first answering machine when I was about 11. My dad's office got new ones, so he was able to take his one one home. What a novelty! And I got my first email address when I was a junior in college.

I was born in 1972.

We got our first microwave in 1993 when I was 13. I guess we were late adopters. My mom didn't want one. My dad finally went out and bought one anyway and my mom immediately fell in love with it. That thing lasted until 2007 when they finally replaced it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was working in Tehran and my sister sent me some pantyhose for my birthday. It was great because all the skirts had gotten very short and regular stockings held up by garter belts allowed the garters to be seen.

Until the revolution came and you had to get the hell out.

Why do you say that?

No more short skirts after the Ayatollah took power. Women needed to cover up from head to toe.

This sounds more like 60s/early 70s. Stockings were pretty standard by the revolution in 1979.

I lived in Tehran too. Basic stuff like peanut butter was a novelty.