20 everyday tasks that nobody does anymore

[longknife]

I don’t think we even consider them anymore. They’ve just disappeared into the wind.

1. Memorize a phone number

2. Use a phone book to find a company to do work around your house

3. Sell your car with a cardboard sign stuck on the windshield

4. Figure out math in your head

5. Call and ask a family member, “Where are you?”

6. Tell time by hands on a clock

7. Make photo albums

8. Have a CD or record collection

9. Make mixtapes

10. Call a theater to get movie times

11. Record your favorite programs on tape

12. Watch shows when they are broadcast live

13. Run to the store for a last minute gift

14. Cut things out of the newspaper [I haven’t even seen a newspaper in years!]

15. Send a handwritten letter

16. Looking up the spelling of words in the dictionary

17. Use a phone booth to make a call [Can anyone tell me when they last saw one?]

18. Carry cash [I live in Vegas]

19. Use a travel agent

20. Getting your old checks back from the bank every month [I don’t even know where my checkbook is]

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[Care4all]

Good list! It seems like all of those things on it that we don't do anymore, all took place in the past 20 years only!

 

[fncceo]

4, 6, 7, 8, 13, 15, I still do.

18. I always carry some cash on my for backup. Appreciable amounts, only when I travel overseas.

 

[Flash]

4. Figure out math in your head

I am an Engineer that took tons of advanced math courses in school and used math in my career.

Nowadays I find myself using a calculator to even add up simple numbers rather than doing it in my head.

The same way with spelling. I am lazy spelling things correctly. I just type in something close to a word and spell check corrects it for me.

 

[Camp]

Remember when people changed their own oil in their cars. A few years ago someone rode by while I was under my rruck changing oil and replacing the oil filter and called police about "a man which had been run over in his driveway". A cop showed up with lights and siren before I had even put on the new filter.

 

[Care4all]

Remember when people changed their own oil in their cars. A few years ago someone rode by while I was under my rruck changing oil and replacing the oil filter and called police about "a man which had been run over in his driveway". A cop showed up with lights and siren before I had even put on the new filter.

 

[Erinwltr]

I will never get rid of my CD and record collection. No can do.

 

[iamwhatiseem]

I will never get rid of my CD and record collection. No can do.

I use to have an extensive cassette tape collection. But they deteriorate and sounded terrible... but then came the God app for music...NAPSTER.
Before it all went down I had collected 2400 + songs.
Still have them all today

 

[Erinwltr]

I will never get rid of my CD and record collection. No can do.

I use to have an extensive cassette tape collection. But they deteriorate and sounded terrible... but then came the God app for music...NAPSTER.
Before it all went down I had collected 2400 + songs.
Still have them all today

Excellent!

 

[Montrovant]

I still do 1 occasionally, I see people doing 3, I do 4, 6, I actually just sold my CDs a few days ago (8), I watch sports live (12), I have done 13 plenty of times, I do 16 if using an online dictionary counts , I carry cash (18).

 

[Third Party]

I don’t think we even consider them anymore. They’ve just disappeared into the wind.

1. Memorize a phone number

2. Use a phone book to find a company to do work around your house

3. Sell your car with a cardboard sign stuck on the windshield

4. Figure out math in your head

5. Call and ask a family member, “Where are you?”

6. Tell time by hands on a clock

7. Make photo albums

8. Have a CD or record collection

9. Make mixtapes

10. Call a theater to get movie times

11. Record your favorite programs on tape

12. Watch shows when they are broadcast live

13. Run to the store for a last minute gift

14. Cut things out of the newspaper [I haven’t even seen a newspaper in years!]

15. Send a handwritten letter

16. Looking up the spelling of words in the dictionary

17. Use a phone booth to make a call [Can anyone tell me when they last saw one?]

18. Carry cash [I live in Vegas]

19. Use a travel agent

20. Getting your old checks back from the bank every month [I don’t even know where my checkbook is]

All sorts of links and stuff @ 20 everyday tasks that nobody does anymore

I live in Florida. You see them all-except the phone booth and book.

 

[OldLady]

6. Tell time by hands on a clock
I was recently tutoring a CNA student. Her second lesson, she came in a panic, had to learn how to tell time on a clock with hands.
I nearly fainted.

 

[rightwinger]

4. Figure out math in your head

I am an Engineer that took tons of advanced math courses in school and used math in my career.

Nowadays I find myself using a calculator to even add up simple numbers rather than doing it in my head.

The same way with spelling. I am lazy spelling things correctly. I just type in something close to a word and spell check corrects it for me.

When I started college, I used a slide rule. Calculators were too expensive
But I could do a lot of calculations in my head and was forced to understand how many digits I was carrying
Now, I can’t do anything in my head outside of figuring out a tip

I also became a lazy speller, just typing something close

 

[JOSweetHeart]

11. Record your favorite programs on tape

I just did this three days ago.

God bless you always!!!

Holly

 

[boedicca]

I still do all of these:

1. Memorize a phone number

2. Use a phone book to find a company to do work around your house

4. Figure out math in your head

5. Call and ask a family member, “Where are you?”

6. Tell time by hands on a clock

7. Make photo albums

8. Have a CD or record collection

12. Watch shows when they are broadcast live

13. Run to the store for a last minute gift

15. Send a handwritten letter

16. Looking up the spelling of words in the dictionary

18. Carry cash [I don't live in Vegas]

 

[boedicca]

I will never get rid of my CD and record collection. No can do.

Agreed. And I feel the same way about DVDs/Blurays for two reasons:

- Streaming services have very limited catalogues
- The Prog-Fascist book burners/statue destroyers are turning to movies now

 

[Deplorable Yankee]

Remember when people changed their own oil in their cars. A few years ago someone rode by while I was under my rruck changing oil and replacing the oil filter and called police about "a man which had been run over in his driveway". A cop showed up with lights and siren before I had even put on the new filter.

they called the cops on ya! whats wrong with these kids today !
the last time i changed the oil myslef could of been around 1995
the last time i changed a spark plug ...i cant even remember
today i cant check the tranny fluid ...theirs no dipstick and its a sealed system

i do have tons of lps and cds ..no cassettes
my brother is hanging on to my reel to reels cause i didnt want to put em in storage

theyre in good hands hes a bigger audiophile then i am

 

[Erinwltr]

Remember when people changed their own oil in their cars. A few years ago someone rode by while I was under my rruck changing oil and replacing the oil filter and called police about "a man which had been run over in his driveway". A cop showed up with lights and siren before I had even put on the new filter.

they called the cops on ya! whats wrong with these kids today !
the last time i changed the oil myslef could of been around 1995
the last time i changed a spark plug ...i cant even remember
today i cant check the tranny fluid ...theirs no dipstick and its a sealed system

i do have tons of lps and cds ..no cassettes
my brother is hanging on to my reel to reels cause i didnt want to put em in storage

theyre in good hands hes a bigger audiophile then i am

Reel to reel? Damn, you win. I'm jealous.