The world has changed.

[W2L]

Its alarming how much technology has taken over our lives. I remember when we still used rotary phones, lol, and that was long ago, in a land far far away...

 

[Southernscotty]

I remember the good ole days too and I long for them again. Things were simpler and sweeter and the love was stronger.

 

[W2L]

I remember the good ole days too and I long for them again. Things were simpler and sweeter and the love was stronger.

Things did seem simpler.

 

[Southernscotty]

Things did seem simpler.

I loved the 80s. We still had the farm and yet had fairly new and quality equipment. I am probably the only boy who ever wanted a jacked up 4x4 and a black and gold Trans Am like smokey and the bandits at the same time. lol

 

[Doug Melven]

Its alarming how much technology has taken over our lives. I remember when we still used rotary phones, lol, and that was long ago, in a land far far away...

I still use a flip phone that has that classic ringtone.
I go kicking and screaming into the 21st century.

 

[W2L]

I loved the 80s. We still had the farm and yet had fairly new and quality equipment. I am probably the only boy who ever wanted a jacked up 4x4 and a black and gold Trans Am like smokey and the bandits at the same time. lol

Yes the 80's were awesome.

 

[W2L]

I still use a flip phone that has that classic ringtone.
I go kicking and screaming into the 21st century.

The internet reminds me of the matrix.

 

[Southernscotty]

I remember when we slept with the doors unlocked and the windows open. No meth heads..

 

[TCassidy]

The first time my grandmother crossed the United States was in 1883 in a Conestoga wagon, from St. Louis to Denver. It took 5 months.

The last time was in 1967 in a Boeing 707. It took 5 hours.

Now THAT is a contrast!

My first telephone was the "stalk" and you placed a call by picking up the receiver/ear piece and the operator would say "Number, please." "64 Ring 2, please." Or "420-L, please" and the operator would connect you.

 

[Southernscotty]

I also remember everyone having respect and removing their hats when they talked to a lady. I remember when their were ladies. Sigh I'm depressed now...

 

[SkyWriting]

Its alarming how much technology has taken over our lives. I remember when we still used rotary phones, lol, and that was long ago, in a land far far away...

It's getting better. My phone learns when not to disturb me
by when I put it down. And it's better every year about that.
I don't let it take over anything. I control it.

 

[W2L]

The first time my grandmother crossed the United States was in 1883 in a Conestoga wagon, from St. Louis to Denver. It took 5 months.

The last time was in 1967 in a Boeing 707. It took 5 hours.

Now THAT is a contrast!

My first telephone was the "stalk" and you placed a call by picking up the receiver/ear piece and the operator would say "Number, please." "64 Ring 2, please." Or "420-L, please" and the operator would connect you.

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Thanks for sharing that.

 

[W2L]

Sigh I'm depressed now...

 

[W2L]

It's getting better. My phone learns when not to disturb me
by when I put it down. And it's better every year about that.
I don't let it take over anything. I control it.

Technology seems to have stolen something from us, IMO. I cant quite put my finger on it though.

 

[Southernscotty]

Made us lazy and dependant... IMO

 

[SkyWriting]

Technology seems to have stolen something from us, IMO. I cant quite put my finger on it though.

It will improve. You will be able to ask your phone to
screen people or call people or message them for you.
Mine does that reasonably well already.

You might be thinking of the two direction land line.
For important calls I use my landline becasue the mouthpiece
and earpiece are seperate, and you can hear breathing better.
The landline has much more intimate conversations where you
can hear and talk at the same time. With cell phones
your hearing channel cuts out when you talk.

 

[Southernscotty]

Come up with something new for us bachelors, something to make homemade biscuits and gravy

 

[Mountainmanbob]

I remember when we still used rotary phones, lol, and that was long ago, in a land far far away...

I remember using two cans with a string.
M-Bob

 

[W2L]

I remember using two cans with a string.
M-Bob

Me too.

 

[W2L]

It will improve. You will be able to ask your phone to
screen people or call people or message them for you.
Mine does that reasonably well already.

You might be thinking of the two direction land line.
For important calls I use my landline becasue the mouthpiece
and earpiece are seperate, and you can hear breathing better.
The landline has much more intimate conversations where you
can hear and talk at the same time. With cell phones
your hearing channel cuts out when you talk.

The internet has changed everything, it seems.