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Life before computer and cell phones.
Posted on 12/13/24 at 1:24 pm
Posted on 12/13/24 at 1:24 pm
What are some activities you used to have to do before computers and cell phones, that you would never need to do anymore.
I was a map and atlas guy for along time, well into about 2015, before I finally cracked and gave into the Google god.
I miss organizing meetups. Everyone had to be at a specific location at a specific time, otherwise they were shite out of luck.
This technology was not a big part of my life until about 15 years ago.
I was a map and atlas guy for along time, well into about 2015, before I finally cracked and gave into the Google god.
I miss organizing meetups. Everyone had to be at a specific location at a specific time, otherwise they were shite out of luck.
This technology was not a big part of my life until about 15 years ago.
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Posted on 12/13/24 at 1:26 pm to burger bearcat
Posted on 12/13/24 at 1:28 pm to burger bearcat
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What are some activities you used to have to do before computers and cell phones, that you would never need to do anymore.
Jork my peanits to a magazine
Posted on 12/13/24 at 1:28 pm to burger bearcat
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I was a map and atlas guy for along time, well into about 2015, before I finally cracked and gave into the Google god.
Nothing better than cracking open and getting the fresh smell of that year's new Rand McNally atlas and seeing what roads had changed. We took a cross country road trip every summer and I would trace our route in the atlas as went went along. I was special.
Posted on 12/13/24 at 1:28 pm to burger bearcat
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What are some activities you used to have to do before computers and cell phones, that you would never need to do anymore.
Fish, hunt, ride motocross, ride BMX, shoot guns, build forts, build tree houses, swim team, track, cross country, football practice, explore the woods, swamps and marshes, snake hunt, ect.
Posted on 12/13/24 at 1:29 pm to burger bearcat
Using printed versions of hotel company directories to search for a location and find a phone number so that you could call to make a reservation for vacations etc.
Same for rental car and airline reservations having to contact a person directly.
Same for rental car and airline reservations having to contact a person directly.
This post was edited on 12/13/24 at 1:33 pm
Posted on 12/13/24 at 1:30 pm to burger bearcat
Talk on the phone far more than I wanted to. Text messaging is a godsend.
Posted on 12/13/24 at 1:31 pm to burger bearcat
-Carrying cash
-Carrying car keys
-Having to buy CDs to listen to music
-Not knowing the local weather without watching TV for at least 10 minutes.
I miss none of these things.
-Carrying car keys
-Having to buy CDs to listen to music
-Not knowing the local weather without watching TV for at least 10 minutes.
I miss none of these things.
Posted on 12/13/24 at 1:31 pm to burger bearcat
Stop at a gas station to ask for directions.
If your car broke down, walk to the nearest house and hope you didn't get shot.
If your car broke down, walk to the nearest house and hope you didn't get shot.
Posted on 12/13/24 at 1:32 pm to GumboPot
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Fish, hunt, ride motocross, ride BMX, shoot guns, build forts, build tree houses, swim team, track, cross country, football practice, explore the woods, swamps and marshes, snake hunt, ect.
This
Posted on 12/13/24 at 1:34 pm to burger bearcat
Having less hemorrhoids
Posted on 12/13/24 at 1:35 pm to burger bearcat
Calling home on a payphone to be picked up from somewhere.
Operator: "Will you accept a collect call from:"
You: "Momwearereadytobepickedup!"
Operator: "Press 1."
You: *hang up*
Operator: "Will you accept a collect call from:"
You: "Momwearereadytobepickedup!"
Operator: "Press 1."
You: *hang up*
Posted on 12/13/24 at 1:35 pm to Dadren
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-Carrying cash
-Carrying car keys
-Having to buy CDs to listen to music
-Not knowing the local weather without watching TV for at least 10 minutes.
I miss none of these things.
I still do all of those things. For local weather I just look out the window, maybe peek out the front door. Yep, it's raining.
Posted on 12/13/24 at 1:38 pm to Saint Alfonzo
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I still do all of those things. For local weather I just look out the window, maybe peek out the front door. Yep, it's raining.
But you don’t have to do that anymore (maybe not the car keys part), right?
That’s what the OP is asking. What things have cell phones and computers made unnecessary.
EDIT: From the first post. Maybe y’all have a different way of interpreting:
quote:
What are some activities you used to have to do before computers and cell phones, that you would never need to do anymore.
This post was edited on 12/13/24 at 1:44 pm
Posted on 12/13/24 at 1:40 pm to burger bearcat
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What are some activities you used to have to do before computers and cell phones, that you would never need to do anymore.
Use the Sears catalog to Fap
Posted on 12/13/24 at 1:42 pm to burger bearcat
Back in the day, having to watch some bs ESPN game to watch the bottom line for an update on the LSU or Tulane football games.
Then, getting distracted, missing it/them, and having to continue to watch.
Then, getting distracted, missing it/them, and having to continue to watch.
Posted on 12/13/24 at 1:45 pm to SG_Geaux
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Use the Sears catalog to Fap
At one time the Sears catalog was the toilet paper.
Posted on 12/13/24 at 1:45 pm to Lieutenant Dan
10:00 local news for sports scores then later the ESPN crawl
TV Guide hard copy then later the channel guide/TV guide scroll on cable
TV Guide hard copy then later the channel guide/TV guide scroll on cable
Posted on 12/13/24 at 1:46 pm to burger bearcat
Having phone numbers written on pieces of paper shoved down in your wallet
Posted on 12/13/24 at 1:49 pm to burger bearcat
Metro key
Rolodex or little black book
Passing notes in class
Polaroid camera
Disappear where no one could reach you
Rolodex or little black book
Passing notes in class
Polaroid camera
Disappear where no one could reach you
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