Things that will seem insane to our great grandchildren
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Having to take a plastic case off the shelf, take a silver disc out, and slot it into a big chunk of plastic with nobs and dials on just to listen to ONE album! Then having to take it out, put it away and repeat with another just to listen to a different album.
Having to look up in a clipped together pile of paper for a specific video or show, find out what time it's on, then sit and wait till that specific day and time so that you can watch it.
And only having four choices of video at any one time! (TV channels in the Eighties).
Having to manually make a car go, and steer it, for HOURS sometimes to get to where you want to go! Some you have to even keep changing the gear ratio yourself over and over again depending on how fast you are going and whether you are going up a hill or not!
Being away from home with no pocket method of communication or access to the internet.
Having to look up in a clipped together pile of paper for a specific video or show, find out what time it's on, then sit and wait till that specific day and time so that you can watch it.
And only having four choices of video at any one time! (TV channels in the Eighties).
Having to manually make a car go, and steer it, for HOURS sometimes to get to where you want to go! Some you have to even keep changing the gear ratio yourself over and over again depending on how fast you are going and whether you are going up a hill or not!
Being away from home with no pocket method of communication or access to the internet.
Guilty as charged, m'lud... 
The thing is, our parents couldn't even conceive the differences in daily life between when we were born and now. (I was born in 1980.) Let alone our grandparents.
The digital age really has brought with it quite significant change. I'm not sure what the next "age" will be, perhaps the nano age, but we probably can't predict what life will be like for my kids when they're in their 30s. (Currently 4 and 2.) Never mind their grand-children.
It's fun to think though. Hopefully working 40 hours a week will seem alien to them, and they'll be able to afford a comfortable lifestyle and their own place on much less. (Although the recent trends don't seem to be in this direction.)
The digital age really has brought with it quite significant change. I'm not sure what the next "age" will be, perhaps the nano age, but we probably can't predict what life will be like for my kids when they're in their 30s. (Currently 4 and 2.) Never mind their grand-children.
It's fun to think though. Hopefully working 40 hours a week will seem alien to them, and they'll be able to afford a comfortable lifestyle and their own place on much less. (Although the recent trends don't seem to be in this direction.)
Being able to get away with anything slightly naughty between the ages of 14 and 21 and being 99% certain that there are no photos about to come and haunt you one day.
Being able to drive a quiet deserted back road or two that you have known your entire life at 3am on a Sunday morning at a pace that accords with the car and the road conditions but not necessarily the speed limit and not receive an e-mail on your arrival home telling you your licence has just been cancelled and you are due in court next Thursday...
The ability to make their own small mistakes in life and learn from them rather than be ostracised for them.
That we thought that the best way to help countries which are run by warlords and dictators was to give the warlords and dictators (or their opponents) lots of lovely money.
Being able to drive a quiet deserted back road or two that you have known your entire life at 3am on a Sunday morning at a pace that accords with the car and the road conditions but not necessarily the speed limit and not receive an e-mail on your arrival home telling you your licence has just been cancelled and you are due in court next Thursday...
The ability to make their own small mistakes in life and learn from them rather than be ostracised for them.
That we thought that the best way to help countries which are run by warlords and dictators was to give the warlords and dictators (or their opponents) lots of lovely money.
toon10 said:
Walking to your mates house 30 minutes away, knocking on the door and asking his Mum if he's playing out only to find he's already out, there's no way to know where and then having to walk 30 minutes back home disappointed and bored.
lol, no you go home via his known loitering spots and hopefully intercept him there, and if not, you'll almost defiantly bump into one of your lesser mates that you can rope into helping you search for bestie mate 
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