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M_Six · 11-19-2024, 10:07 PM

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 · Yesterday, 02:48 AM

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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 · Yesterday, 08:00 AM

dscabra · Yesterday, 08:40 AM

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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!"

https://youtube.com/shorts/8F2SWlwNc...PiLoTvb0jq3KMP

celsdogg · Yesterday, 09:57 AM

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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.

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 · Yesterday, 10:03 AM

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Esteban · Yesterday, 03:35 PM

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3.0L · Yesterday, 06:18 PM

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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 · Yesterday, 07:06 PM

Esteban · Yesterday, 07:17 PM

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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 · Yesterday, 07:45 PM

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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 · Yesterday, 08:17 PM

Y2K

JJ 911SC · Yesterday, 08:42 PM

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Y2K

That Fuchen scare cost billions.

Can wait for the Y3K frenzy

vreihen16 · Yesterday, 08:51 PM

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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!

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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 · Yesterday, 09:03 PM

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...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 · Yesterday, 09:14 PM

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... 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 · Yesterday, 09:19 PM

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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 · Yesterday, 10:16 PM

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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 · Today, 08:01 AM

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