[M_Six]

One of my "extra duties as assigned" in the Army was Squadron Photographer for the Cavalry unit I was in. I was furnished with large blocks of 35mm B&W film and allowed to shoot whenever and wherever I wished. I also had to shoot the weekly award ceremony and some pre-deployment recon stuff from helicopters. I spent a couple of afternoons every week in the darkroom.

Digital photography is soooo much easier.

[NealfromNZ]

Originally Posted by Lady Jane

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I remember having a family holiday in the USA in the early 80s. Father brought 40 rolls from Kodac and got through most of them.
Camera had a carry box of lenses. I had two jobs. Carry lense bag and load film.

[cmyx6go]

[dscabra]

Originally Posted by cmyx6go

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That's close to the ongoing inside joke in our family whenever the grandkids get a scrape. They try to create drama out of being hurt and my response is usually, "Rub some dirt in it and go play!"

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[celsdogg]

Originally Posted by NealfromNZ

I remember having a family holiday in the USA in the early 80s. Father brought 40 rolls from Kodac and got through most of them.
Camera had a carry box of lenses. I had two jobs. Carry lense bag and load film.

I have a roll of film on my desk next to me right now. Found it while going through an old camera bag. i want to get it developed but haven't researched where to send it to yet.

I'm also worried because I have no idea what is on it. . . lol

[3.0L]

Originally Posted by Lady Jane

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[Esteban]

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[3.0L]

Originally Posted by celsdogg

I have a roll of film on my desk next to me right now. Found it while going through an old camera bag. i want to get it developed but haven't researched where to send it to yet.

I'm also worried because I have no idea what is on it. . . lol

Drug store? 🤔

[Pauly Wauly]

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by Pauly Wauly

We had a radio show called "The 7th Day" when I was young. Came on Sunday nights and it played whole albums with no interruptions for our downloading pleasure. Got many albums for free. Well, not completely free. It cost the price of a double-sided cassette for 2 albums back in the day.

[Pauly Wauly]

Originally Posted by Esteban

We had a radio show called "The 7th Day" when I was young. Came on Sunday nights and it played whole albums with no interruptions for our downloading pleasure. Got many albums for free. Well, not completely free. It cost the price of a double-sided cassette for 2 albums back in the day.

I remember waiting with a tape ready to record some of my favorite songs off the radio

[JeffL0]

Y2K

[JJ 911SC]

Originally Posted by JeffL0

Y2K

That Fuchen scare cost billions.

Can wait for the Y3K frenzy

[vreihen16]

Originally Posted by Pauly Wauly

I remember waiting with a tape ready to record some of my favorite songs off the radio

...and after waiting for hours for that song, the ^%&&*%$ DJ started to play it while you were in the bathroom because you couldn't hold it any more!

Originally Posted by JJ 911SC

Can wait for the Y3K frenzy

You'll probably still be alive for the epochalypse (sic) when Unix/Linux's time_t overflows 32 bits in early 2038.....

[Pauly Wauly]

Originally Posted by vreihen16

...and after waiting for hours for that song, the ^%&&*%$ DJ started to play it while you were in the bathroom because you couldn't hold it any more!

... and when the DJ's started talking over the beginning of the song when you wanted to record that song

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by Pauly Wauly

... and when the DJ's started talking over the beginning of the song when you wanted to record that song

That sounds like it would really mess up your recording. No wonder you got mad.

Luckily I didn't have that problem on The 7th Day.

Last albums I remember recording were a couple of Ozzy albums. Don't remember which ones, though.

Second thing to go... memory.

[JJ 911SC]

Originally Posted by vreihen16

You'll probably still be alive for the epochalypse (sic) when Unix/Linux's time_t overflows 32 bits in early 2038.....

Be in my earl 80's, hopefully still be sane enough to see it

Big bonus if I make it to 2057.

[shannon1]

Originally Posted by Pauly Wauly

I remember waiting with a tape ready to record some of my favorite songs off the radio

I remember getting an album on cassette for a birthday present that was really popular at school. I bought a dozen blank cassettes and used my twin tape deck blaster to make copies that I then sold at school for $1 each. .

I think it might have been Dire Straights Brothers in Arms.

[Llarry]

... when you drop something and have to think about whether it is worth the trouble to bend over and pick it up, or just let it go.

[dscabra]

Originally Posted by JJ 911SC

That Fuchen scare cost billions.

Can wait for the Y3K frenzy

Y3K is not as concerning as Y10K. Remember when gas prices first exceeded $1.00/gallon? What a mess that created at the pump!

[vreihen16]

Originally Posted by dscabra

Y3K is not as concerning as Y10K. Remember when gas prices first exceeded $1.00/gallon? What a mess that created at the pump!

Tell me about it! I was working my night job while in college, and every night had to go outside with a new gear set for each pump as the corporate HQ gas-pricing computer kept flipping our prices back and forth between $0.999 and $1.009 every other night for weeks.....

[Esteban]

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