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From: "Terry Haines" <>
Subject: Re: [Memory-Lane] People
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 23:20:25 -0700
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I believe that the lifespan of people back then was considerably less than
now, so at 62 years in, say, 1950, people were considered very old. Now, of
course (50 years later), since the average lifespan has been extended to
well over 70, you're not really considered seriously old until then. And
people just know how to take care of themselves; there's a lot of medical
knowledge about healthy living that just didn't exist back then. There was a
great deal of ignorance about health risks like smoking, heart disease, and
cancer 60 years ago. For instance, nobody told my father, "Don't smoke,
because of that asbestos you worked with in the shipyards." No... because
NOBODY KNEW IT. So when he died of lung cancer probably linked with
asbestos, nobody knew of the link until several years later. The medical
field is growing in knowledge so quickly, it's scary. But we're living
longer & longer because of it.

What I am amazed at is to watch Mickey Rooney play Andy Hardy at 18... he
looks (with his suit & tie) much older, much more mature! Look at kids
playing 18-year-old characters in the movies today: young punks.

Hope I've contributed something here.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Judy DeGennaro" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 8:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Memory-Lane] People


> My grandmother died when I was only 4 years old so I don't have alot of
> memories of her. I do have a picture of her and I sitting on the porch
> when I was about 2 years old. She is a little dumpy, grey hair in short
> tight curls, a housedress with an apron and those big, funny looking shoes
> that old woman wore back then. When I looked at the date on the picture
I
> realized my grandmother was 62 years old when that picture was taken, she
> looked to be about 75!
>
> I'm 62 years old right now. I try to watch my figure (I've got the
tummy
> and things sag where they never used to, but its not too bad), I
excercise,
> walk alot. I wear jeans, t-shirt and tennis shoes. I color my hair so
the
> grey stays hidden. I think it has alot to do with the times, the way she
> dressed and wore her hair made her look alot older than her years. And,
> you are right, I think people felt old by the time they were 50 so they
> acted old.
>
> Judy
> in California
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Judy Goodwin" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 7:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [Memory-Lane] EARLY TV SHOWS
>
>
> > Have you ever noticed that people in their 50's seemed and acted a lot
> older
> > than they do now. I thought it was just because we were so young but
I've
> > seen pictures from then and they actually were older. There were so
many
> > things that a person in their fifties wouldn't do then that we see
nothing
> > wrong with now. And they dressed so much older. I guess it is just a
> > mental conditioning thing.
> >
> > JudyG
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Judy DeGennaro" <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 6:49 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Memory-Lane] EARLY TV SHOWS
> >
> >
> > > Yes, that was her. She was the sweetest little lady. She seemed a
> > little
> > > old to me back then, she was probably only around 50! LOL
> > >
> > > I wish I were 50 again!
> > >
> > > Judy
> > > in California
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Greg And Winnette" <>
> > > To: <>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 5:41 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [Memory-Lane] EARLY TV SHOWS
> > >
> > >
> > > > Wasn't Spring "Byington?" in December Bride?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: <>
> > > > To: <>
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 8:32 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: [Memory-Lane] EARLY TV SHOWS
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Was one their mothers Spring Buyitin (spelled phonectally)?
> > > > Barb
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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