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Originally Posted by cufan86
To clarify, I heard the story in the 90s. It happened in the late 70s.
And on a tangent, I turned 18 in 1982 so was always legal after that. But the drinking age didn’t jump to 21, it went up a year at a time. And there was no grandfather clause. So some of my friends would be legal for part of the year, then underage for part. Strange times.
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Ya, we are going through that same exact thing with smoking ages in my area (18 being raised to 21). I don't know anyone who smokes, especially teens, so I am not keeping track. (My parents were both constant chain-smokers my entire life, though. I never smoked once, but their smoking really messed me up. I have no sense of smell, no sense of taste, weird headaches, etc. They both died from smoking related cancers, so let's hope it isn't my turn next as I approach the ages that they died. Now THAT is a weird feeling.)
Sorry, back to regularly scheduled programming...