Poll: What generation are you?

[WeirsBeachBoater]

After my visit to Forum Fest, I realized that I am probably in the minority on the site. I wonder what the average age of our members is? Please take the poll

[chipj29]

I am on the low end of the 40-60 range.

[VitaBene]

44 and feeling great!!

[gtxrider]

Old enough to know better but too young to care.

[Argie's Wife]

WBB - I'm gonna assume you're about 30?

(AW will be having her 29th b-day for the nineth time this October.)

[WeirsBeachBoater]

33 to be exact. I just noticed I seemed to be one of the younger members at the fest. I know at least one other poster personally that is around my age. I was just hoping that people my age that love the lake were on here as well. I notice in the poll there even seems to be some under 30, good to see!

[AC2717]

I am going to hit 28 this November!

[sa meredith]

I turned 29 this past January...for the 12th time. So, well, actually just do the math.
I try not to.

[Cristen]

I know there are lots of winni lovers my age!! I am 31!

[PennyPenny]

Originally Posted by VitaBene

44 and feeling great!!

John, I guess I have a couple of years on you. However, only my hairdresser knows for sure! Good to see that there are so many in our own age bracket.
Oh, and whoever else cares, I am 47, no grey.!!!

[SteveA]

I've decided to stop counting.... born 5/6/51 older than dirt!

Youth is wasted on the young!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1951

[RLW]

I'm 69 and damn proud of it. Over 57 years of it has been spent at the big lake in Alton and the rest on the ocean half way up the state of Maine.

[codeman671]

I was not there, but just turned 37. My wife is going to be 29 for the 6th time on Saturday.

[Sunset Bob]

Turned 55 at ForumFest.

[Argie's Wife]

Originally Posted by Sunset Bob

Turned 55 at ForumFest.

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL US?! (Yes, I'm yelling!)

You should have let us sing to you... or maybe spank you?

[WinnDixie]

Shoot! I knew it! I'm the oldest...oh well, guess there is no age limit on enjoying the Lakes Region and liking to hear all the goings on.

[Hermit Cover]

Two very good years.......I was born the day of the unsuccessful attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler and Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin helped me celebrate my 25th by walking on the moon.....I am ....... OLD! I guess that makes me part of the Pepsi Generation.

[Waterbaby]

I LIKE this poll, lol. I'm just to one side of smack dab in the middle of the 40-60 age group, and I'll firmly deny every word of this whenever I'm lucky enough to meet any of my fellow forum posters!

On another note, I wasn't able to make FF -- yet again -- thought I was going to, then promised my 13-yr-old to take him to Clark's for Train weekend, not realizing there was a clash of dates at the time. I was very sorry to miss yet another one, BUT son and I had a wonderful time in Lincoln. I hope the weather in M'boro was close to as wonderful as it was in Lincoln, and it sounds like Krista did a fabulous job with the organization -- kudos to her, SteveA, rrr, and everyone who donated raffle prizes and to all who participated in the FF!

[Rattlesnake Guy]

"Older than I once was/ Younger than I'll be..."
La La La...
Paul Simon

[Orion]

....especially when that poll button includes 40-60. I guess it's skewed a bit. Would be interesting to see a split count on that group.

1952 was a good year

[Cal]

I'll be 62 in January but I refuse to grow up

[ApS]

Originally Posted by Hermit Cover

"...I was born the day of the unsuccessful attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler..."

Boy, are YOU old!

Ummm...What date was that?

Originally Posted by WeirsBeachBoater

After my visit to Forum Fest, I realized that I am probably in the minority on the site. I wonder what the average age of our members is? Please take the poll

I noticed the same thing at ForumFest '08, but anticipated that the number of attendees at a September Forum Fest would include retirees: the average age of members here is probably much younger. (Many at the ForumFest '08 haven't replied as yet, making this poll somewhat more "youthful".)

[DRH]

Originally Posted by Hermit Cover

Two very good years.......I was born the day of the unsuccessful attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler and Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin helped me celebrate my 25th by walking on the moon.....I am ....... OLD! I guess that makes me part of the Pepsi Generation.

I'm not too far behind you, HC. I was 20 (almost 21) when Armstrong and Aldrin walked on the moon.

[GWC...]

There may be snow on the roof; but there is still a little smoke rising from the chimney...

[RLW]

This is what was popular just before I started to drive

Metallic Team 1939 Orange Ford Lincoln Zephyr

[islandAl]

This is my 61st summer at the Lake. Do not remember the first few years.
Thanks to my late parents for making that decision so long ago to buy an island.

[SteveA]

SCOREBOARD: MAY 6, 1951
Boston Braves 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Braves Field
Boston Red Sox 5, St. Louis Browns 4 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Browns 8, Boston Red Sox 2 at Sportsman's Park III

Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Must have been a double header....

"Hitting is the most important part of the game. It is where the big money is, where much of the status is, and the fan interest." - Ted Williams (Some things NEVER change)

[nicole]

39 and I will be 40 in December. I remember as a teen thinking 30 was very old. As you can imagine, I no longer feel that way.

[twoplustwo]

44 and feeling great!!

I'm 44 and need a nap

[dpg]

47...48 this winter.

[Happy Gourmand]

...39 with 24 years of experience at it!!!

[Dave R]

At 42 years old, I find it amusing to be lumped in with the "up to 60 year old" crowd by a 33 year old. I'm only 9 years older than you, WeirsBeachBoater, but you have me in the same category as someone almost twice your age. Where's the 40 to 50 option?

[WeirsBeachBoater]

Dave R, I meant no offense to anyone, I came up with the categories by what I observed at the FF. It looked to me in my humble opinion, that most at the fest, were between 40-60. According to the poll, it looks like that is true and it is the largest demographic on our site.

[Dave R]

Originally Posted by WeirsBeachBoater

Dave R, I meant no offense to anyone, I came up with the categories by what I observed at the FF. It looked to me in my humble opinion, that most at the fest, were between 40-60. According to the poll, it looks like that is true and it is the largest demographic on our site.

I was not offended at all. Amused, just amused. No worries.

[Old Hubbard Rd]

I think there should have been a 40-50 then 50-60 category.

[ironhorsetim]

Originally Posted by Old Hubbard Rd

I think there should have been a 40-50 then 50-60 category.

I could be in both of those category's

[CarolnRick]

I may be 54, but from the neck up I'll always be 16......just ask my wife...

[gtxrider]

You have to grow old not up! My head says 18 but my body just laughs!!!

[dpg]

Originally Posted by gtxrider

You have to grow old not up! My head says 18 but my body just laughs!!!

Come on now, you still haven't revealed your age.

[gtxrider]

easy math born in 1954!

[Dave M]

Age is 62 and loving it. The body is slower but some parts are still alive and kicking, Yahoo.

Dave M

[tricia1218]

34 years been at the lake since I was 7

[Sunbeam lodge]

Born in June of 1931. So Im working on 78. Just beginning to feel like 50.

[ILoveWinnipesaukee]

I hit the half century mark this October. Glad to be truly middle age. Now for the fun half of the century.

[Seeker]

Born the year Norman Rockwell painted "Rosie the Riveter"

[Ropetow]

11-29-56, and my personality matches much of my astrological sign's attributes! Pity my wife!

[Meredith lady]

I'm fifty...it's nifty

[Rattlesnake Gal]

When I arrived into this world, The Beatles yelled for Help!

[Grant]

47...so I guess it's halftime...

[GrandmaBig6]

44 years this November. 11/22 to be exact!!!

Mary

[White Rook]

When I was a boy, I enjoyed these TV programs ......

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055666/

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051308/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Stooges

OK, to be specific, I'll be 55 on October 19th.

[badfish]

Me: 1955, my motorcycle: 1952 My Wife: much newer than that!!

[Rose]

I am a member of Generation Jones, which is 1954-1965. Arguably, the most catastrophic (for lack of a better word) event to happen in the US in this time frame happened the year I was born...can you guess the year?

Sorry, I can't just come out and tell you my age...you have to work for it.

[Blue Thunder]

Originally Posted by Rose

I am a member of Generation Jones, which is 1954-1965. Arguably, the most catastrophic (for lack of a better word) event to happen in the US in this time frame happened the year I was born...can you guess the year?

Sorry, I can't just come out and tell you my age...you have to work for it.

JFK's assassination?

BT

[nj2nh]

Well, I am 48 (just typing it makes me gag) and I live for those days on the lake.

Now, my boys are 12 and 14 and they, too, live for their days on the lake. I clearly remember thinking Lake Winnie was in the sticks, boring as all get out and the worst place ever during my teen years and early twenties. I guess we start out smart and then have a middling period when we are incredibly stupid. My boys aren't quite there yet and I hope they never get there.

Of course, having a TV and a boat helps. Didn't have those back in the 70's. We didn't even have a regular phone. We had a party line well into my high school years.

nj2nh

[Rose]

Originally Posted by Blue Thunder

JFK's assassination?

BT

And we have a winner!!!

[Blue Thunder]

Originally Posted by Rose

And we have a winner!!!

And you're younger than me!!!

BT

[Slickcraft]

Originally Posted by Blue Thunder

JFK's assassination?

BT

I was in an undergrad enginering class in fluid dymanics at UCONN that Friday afternoon and looking out at the steps of the student union we saw a large group assembled. Someone came down the hallway shouting "Kennedy has been shot". That Sunday morning watching live TV I saw Jack Ruby shoot Oswald. So that puts me somewhat into the 60+ group.

[Misty Blue]

Just remember kids...

"The older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune!"

PS. White Rock. I was the proud owner of a genuine Matel Seargent Saunders tommy gun! 'Used red dot caps!

Misty Blue.

[upthesaukee]

...I remember taking surveys on paper, and checking the first set of boxes, then saying "oops" as I checked the second set of boxes, etc.

Now I am checking the last set of boxes (62, but who's counting), and am feeling really good about it, especially since this past Wednesday, my wife has to check the same box as I do (no M-n-M, not the M box!!!!).

[White Rook]

Originally Posted by Misty Blue

Just remember kids...

"The older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune!"

PS. White Rock. I was the proud owner of a genuine Matel Seargent Saunders tommy gun! 'Used red dot caps!

Misty Blue.

Hi Misty Blue,

I don't recall the Mattel Sgt. Saunders Tommy Gun however, I did have a 'Rifleman' rifle that used red dot caps. Too cool.

[ghfromaltonbay]

Just turned 56 two days after attending Forum Fest. Guess I have Sunset Bob and the Webmaster beat by a year.

[SIKSUKR]

I still have my GI Joe and all the accessories.

[hilltopper]

Turned 33 in August.

[Pineedles]

George Blanda threw for 36 (record) touchdowns for the Houston Oilers, when I was 7 years old. I go the card # 69.

[mets3007]

I am 27, but, I will be turning 28 on Oct 11th woo hooo 2 more yrs to 30 lol.

[riverat]

I remember when they showed the first color tv programs and and the first VW Beetle hit the road in the US . I'm 54

[Orion]

......when you bought a Honda, it could only be one thing.....a motor scooter!

[Joe Kerr]

I'm "To old to rock n roll but to young to die". (Ian Adnerson)

I remember when a cell was a jail room.
I remember when good music was in HiFi monaural.
I remember when a simple computer took up a huge warehouse.
I remember when a scanner was a radio and not a computer accessory.
I remember the thrill of my first video game at home, PONG.
I remember cars with fins.
I remember the Lakes Region Playhouse (near Sawyers)
I remember the Margate when it was a great place to stay,
I remember a nicer more innocent time.

Hey, WeirsBeachBoater, you youngster, were you feeling out of place at the FF due to your age? Are you younger than you look? There must be younger people on the forum that just are not posting in this thread.

Don't forget to use your AARP discounts .

[WeirsBeachBoater]

I remember when a cell was called a Car Phone (mounted in vehicle)
I remember when good music was on tape.
I remember when a simple computer was the Apple IIe
I remember when a scanner was a police radio.
I remember the thrill of my first video game at home, Donkey Kong or pitfall?
I remember cars with fins, I remember seeing them, at the antique car show!
I remember the Lakes Region Playhouse (near Sawyers) I remember B Maes!
I remember the Driftwood Motel it was a great place to stay!
I remember a nicer more innocent time. Ya it was called when we were kids.

I just know I was definately the youngest member at the FF. I never feel out of place. I am comfortable in any crowd. Comes with the territory. But I wish there had been more people representing the Gen X Winni Lovers!

PS. Actually I am hoping for a smoking hot Cougar, who lives lakefront and wants to take me in, so I can retire early and help her spend her millions!!! Is that so much to ask???? LOL

[Waterbaby]

Originally Posted by riverat

I remember when they showed the first color tv programs and and the first VW Beetle hit the road in the US . I'm 54

Do you remember "bop bop beetle"? Did you ever play that?

[ironhorsetim]

Originally Posted by SIKSUKR

I still have my GI Joe and all the accessories.

All you have to say about that is..$$$$$$
and remember The Wizard of Oz changing from black and white to color half way thru the Movie?

[Orion]

Oops. Can we re-vote? I've changed brackets since this poll came out.

[garysanfran]

The Captain's Table is mentioned. I can't recall where exactly that was.

Teen Haven is also mentioned...Man! Do I have memories of that place as well as Irwin Gardens.

Could we add another category...Over 80? Or two...Over 100? Then I won't have to be in the last category.

[joey2665]

Originally Posted by garysanfran

The Captain's Table is mentioned. I can't recall where exactly that was.



Teen Haven is also mentioned...Man! Do I have memories of that place as well as Irwin Gardens.



Could we add another category...Over 80? Or two...Over 100? Then I won't have to be in the last category.

Christmas Island Steak House, maybe ?


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[garysanfran]

The cars I see in these old photos. I have to remind myself these are not photos of old cars but old photos of new cars.

[ApS]

Originally Posted by Top-Water

Also mentioned a few times is the thread. The Paugus Bay water front is just beyond the building on the other side off this street view. As mentioned "Those were the days!"



Maybe the "Car" buff's can identify the years and models of the cars in photo.

"Car buff" here.

The newest car is the green 1958 Pontiac (left). The other green car is a 1956 Dodge (right).

The white convertible is a 1956 Studebaker Sky Hawk. It had a Studebaker "look" to it, but had to look it up. The same model as a coupe sold recently at auction for $37,000, and went to Britain.

[gtxrider]

Originally Posted by Misty Blue

Just remember kids...

"The older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune!"

PS. White Rock. I was the proud owner of a genuine Matel Seargent Saunders tommy gun! 'Used red dot caps!

Misty Blue.

Loved toy guns! Gee we didn't grow up to shoot up the world.

I had a Daisy Cheyenne rifle Mattel 45 Pistol that used greeny sickum gaps and a Mattel Guerrilla Tommy Gun.

Take look and see what those old guns a worth to collectors now!

We would watch COMBAT, I think it was on Tuesday nights.

[Winni Lover]

I am second generation Winni lover. Mom & Dad introduced my sister and I to Lake Winnipesaukee when I was about 7. Can't remember all the details of that initial stay at the lake; but I do remember my Dad driving around the lakes region in our trusty 1949 Ford 4-dr sedan looking for a place to stay. By chance, we found a vacancy in Wolfeboro. It's been a love relationship ever since; although we now tend to gravitate toward Moultonborough/Center Harbor/Meredith.

After Mom died in 2001 (Dad in 1987). My sister and I cruised out just beyond Wolfeboro Bay in the boat and threw two red roses into the water as a "Thank You Mom & Dad" for bringing us to this wonderful paradise.

I'm 65 years old now..feeling like 45 with plenty mor lake visits planned.!!

[PennyPenny]

Originally Posted by Rose

I am a member of Generation Jones, which is 1954-1965. Arguably, the most catastrophic (for lack of a better word) event to happen in the US in this time frame happened the year I was born...can you guess the year?

Sorry, I can't just come out and tell you my age...you have to work for it.

Blue Thunder got to answer before me!' I remember watching his funeral on a black and white TV. I was glued to the set. I was almost 3! Probably one of about 3 memories of my really,really younger years. BTW I was born in '61 and have always been facinated by the Kennedys.

[LittleTed67]

Just joined this great forum, so this is my first post.

I'm 41 and hubby is 43, but we both feel better than we did in our 20's - here's hoping the trend continues!

[angela4design]

I'll be 30 on the first day of spring in 2009. I wonder if I'll wish the winter lasted longer? nah.

[ILoveWinnipesaukee]

I grew up in the 60's & early 70's, and remember spending summers at the Margate riding in John's cruiser, I also remember the White Owl Hotel that was across the street from the Margate and had the outdoor pool, traffic was going so slow it was no problem running across the street to swim in the unheated pool.

I also remember when Caramel Corn was available in several places on Weirs and the Ballroom was at the end of the warf. Another memory was watching David Cassidy's father and James Whitemore at the Playhouse in Gilford. Oh those memories, ones that can never be taken away with development and change.

[Chickie]

WinnDixie - Losing that precious ring down the register can only be described as a near catastrophe, but luckily it was retrievable and life-long trauma was prevented. I must admit that the rings were not 24-carat gold, but the arrowheads and spurs were of a better quality material and workmanship. I have most of those items tucked away in a box of childhood souvenirs somewhere, and the last time I checked, the whistling ring was still operational, although a bit tarnished. I wonder how many toys of today will still be whistling along in 60 years? It was actually a good investment, as I probably could more than double my investment if I were willing to part with it and offer it for sale to a collector.

Mechanic Street School? Ah, yes I remember it well. Who can ever forget the beautiful artwork we created with love and a gob of paste? The paste incidentally came in a huge jar and was distributed to each child on a piece of arithmetic paper. It had the distinctive aroma of teaberry gum and many a student was seen licking his or her fingers after applying it to paper. The inkwells were filled from a large jug and often leaked down into our desks, ruining everything it came in contact with, including the beautiful art we had worked so hard to complete. Music class was my favorite and I still can remember many of the songs we learned. As with all things in life, there are good and bad memories associated with school days, but we survived and can now look back upon them with fondness (for the most part).

[PennyPenny]

Some people are discussing the Gilford/Laconia town line area on Rt 3. The Big Banana I remember, but what was the ice cream store to the left of the building? I remember McIntyre Circle as it was called back then in the late 60's early70's( and I think into the early 80's?) I remember if you wanted soft serve icecream, it was DQ on the Ave, but if you wanted hard ice cream with more flavors in the sugar cone you had to go to McIntyre Circle. Also, if you kept on the road headed toward home, Meredith, there was a KFC almost across the street from the Margate. AND if Dad didn't stop for ice cream at DQ or the circle, we would cross our fingers and hope for the Tamarack with all of their flavors. Sometimes we would get our icecream there and Mom would shop in BasketWorld while we sat in the car savoring every lick. To be so young and innocent again. Thanks to whoever started this thread!

[summersux]

30-40 y/o................................................. ................

[winniwannabe]

[I've been coming to the Lake for 48 yrs. My dad and family had places in
Alton Bay, my kids-now 19 & 17 coming since they were born!!

[Winni-Retired]

I am on the leading edge of the baby boomer generation 31-Dec-1946.

I am old enough to remember the Shore Dinner and the ice cream parlor across from the old Swedish Village next to the golf driving range.

The big thing for me as a child was to reach the age where I could skipper our boat. It was a wooden row boat with a 5 HP Evinrude on the back.

I have been coming to the lake since 1957 and at one point in the 70's purchased a home on Long Island for a outlandish price of 44,000 including 300 feet of waterfront with dock and swim platform. Marriage, 2 Children and job assignments around the world forced us to sell it. If we kept that and put zero into our 401K over the years, we would be well off today since the house sat on two lots.

[EZ-Pass]

Someone has to remember something I don't. I sitting here thinking of all the different places thinking someone has to be older than I am. Right now only some of the post cards are.

[camp guy]

I'm 67, 3rd generation in Wolfeboro, wonderful wife, wonderful children, wonderful grandchildren. If the next 67 years will be as good as the first 67, sign me up, I'm ready.

[jmen24]

After reading through all the posts, it appears that I am the youngest to post so far in this thread, with 47 other under 30's someone has to be younger.

I am 27 (28 on 9/11) and remember the Big Bannana, no NHMS and the exit 20 Tilton strip being built up. I am sure there are other things in my time frame that are just not coming to mind.

[wifi]

Originally Posted by jmen24

..... I am sure there are other things in my time frame that are just not coming to mind.

If all you could remember was things from your past, you would wish you were younger


I remember them blasting out out for the new Route 11 (this is the current one, with the vistas), and Rt 11 was what is now Lake Shore Drive (Gilford). We daily walked across Rt 11 to get to our mail box on the other side

[winnilakegirl]

Proudly 49 but act 25

[challmec]

I will be 61 soon and enjoying the best time of my life!!!!

[WinnDixie]

Good grief I am now two years older than when I first posted here...and that is seriously old!! It's been fun to re-read this thread. The best part for me, however, is that the Forum makes me feel much younger!! Not only that, in the two years gone by, I have actually met--in person--Chickie and the R-guys! I've also made a couple other friends. It's lots of fun!

[Marauder]

WOW, I remember TEEN HAVEN in Weirs, just got in contact recently with a boy I dated from Welch Island back then.
Great memories!
Thanks BigDog!

[WinnDixie]

I've decided: I'm just going to live forever. So far, so good!!

[SIKSUKR]

Interesting poll numbers.Only 20% are under 40.The other 80% over 40.

[whalebackpoint'r]

Well, I was a kid when my dad had to paint the top half of the car headlights black, and we had those red and blue ration discs. We used to watch the blimps float out of South Weymouth, MA. Search lights were part of our defense. Take a guess!

[Barney Bear]

World War II - 1941 to 1945. 🗽