You know you're getting old when....

[Larry]

I really age well.

[sawguy21]

I was taught to keep my wallet in left rear pocket and to keep my bills sorted and arranged.  That was so when I pulled my wallet with my left hand and opened it,  the faces would be showing and numbers up and in numerical sequence from $1, up.  I then could reach in with my right hand and pull out the bills.

Bib, that is something that drives us Canucks crazy. All your bills are the same colour. No wonder you have to do it that way.

[DanG]

The same colour as whaut?

[Bibbyman]

All your bills are the same colour. No wonder you have to do it that way.

Not no more.  All the new bills they're coming out with look fakes.   

Remember silver certificates and $2.00 bills?   And when 10 cents and up were real silver?

Back in ’66 we took our first family vacation out of state and drove to L.A. to visit dad’s brother.   Mom saved up changed for a couple of years to pay for the trip.  She must have had $500.00 in silver coins she rolled up and traded in for traveler’s checks.

[Larry]

Back in ’66

I remember that year most well...graduated from high school and knew it all...or so I thought.

Dad hit the bank yesterday to pick up a roll of the latest state quarters...Arizona.  His favorite teller told him the mint was going to start kicking out gold dollars...can't wait to see what they are made from.

[tcsmpsi]

I was taught to keep my wallet in left rear pocket and to keep my bills sorted and arranged.  That was so when I pulled my wallet with my left hand and opened it,  the faces would be showing and numbers up and in numerical sequence from $1, up.  I then could reach in with my right hand and pull out the bills.

My sons and many younger men just stuff cash in their pockets.  When they go to pay for something, they’ve got this nasty wad to unfold and fumble through.

I did buck the tradition by getting a tri-fold instead of just a bi-fold wallet.

I can not remember the last time I had money in my wallet.  Well, except when I used to have some from time to time, I could keep a bill or two stashed for emergency.

If I'm allowed to have any actual paper money on my person, I keep it neatly folded in my front pocket with my challenge coin.   If I'm out on a trip where I have to have some money, I always keep a few ones on the outside of the fold.  Wallet is just for driver license, other ID's and a couple of gas cards (Chevron and Valero).

I don't think I have any pants without a watch pocket.  I don't do watches, but I keep my little swiss army, a spare cuff key and my lucky chinese coin there.

I thik riding in the saddle convinced me that having much in a wallet was a real PITA.   

[Dave Shepard]

I gave up carrying my wallet about ten years ago. It now stays wedged in the four wheel drive shifter boot. Got really bad back pain from sitting on my wallet, but not because it had too much money in it.


Dave

[Bibbyman]

I gave up carrying my wallet about ten years ago. It now stays wedged in the four wheel drive shifter boot. Got really bad back pain from sitting on my wallet, but not because it had too much money in it.


Dave

Yea,  every stupid place you do business wants to issue you a customer card for some reason.  I get to where I won’t do business with the places because of it.   We had a big box store move into our side of town.  I thought “Cool!  It’ll be the closest, quickest place to pick up something I need, when I need it.”   I got their “friends” card that was supposed to give you some credit back sometime on something.  After a couple of trips and I couldn’t find or they didn’t have what I needed,  I quit shopping there and went the extra mile to Westlakes Hardware.   A month or so back I went in the big box store with Mary to get some plants.  I dug out my card.  They couldn’t find me in their records.  Seems if you don’t do business within some length of time, they drop you.  So much for being friends.  Now when they ask,  I just tell them I don’t have the card but give them my cousin’s name.  He’s going to wonder when he bought all that stuff to get the special credits.