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My grandparents are old (mid to late 90s) and still have an incredible memory. I find their descriptions of the world they grew up in to be fascinating. Some e
by rmorrison 16y ago
My grandparents are old (mid to late 90s) and still have an incredible memory. I find their descriptions of the world they grew up in to be fascinating. Some examples:
* his amazement when he learned that somebody had received a radio signal that was bounced off of the moon
* he worked on a trans atlantic ship in his teenage years during prohibition, and had his first beer in Germany at the age of 16
* depression era job prospects
* walking home from a "picture" after his car was stolen, he and a few friends heard his horn (which was somehow identifiable). They were track runners, so they ran down the car and it turns out it was a young guy who had just borrowed it to go visit his girlfriend, and was on his way to return it.
* his godfather was a civil war vet
- pyre 16y agoThose all seem like things that left a lasting impression on your grandparents (i.e. stronger memory). I wouldn't associate remembering those things with a lack of mild memory loss. My grandfather could tell us all kinds of interesting tales in his old age, but then not remember what he ate for breakfast.
- joshuacc 16y agoI think he was citing those as examples of "fascinating," not saying they provide evidence of a good memory.
- elai 16y agoCan you remember what you ate for breakfast 5 months, 3 weeks and 2 days ago? Unless you have a small set of habitual foods for a good chunk of time, I bet you'd forget too.
- pyre 16y agoWhen I was talking about forgetting breakfast, I was talking about the same day (e.g. being able to recant a story from 30 years ago with surprising accuracy, but forgetting what you had for breakfast this morning).