Anachronistic things we do ?
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Following on from Newspapers thread, which are an examples of other stuff from a bygone era that are sort of hanging on in there despite being replaced with better and more efficient methods ?
Doorstep milk deliveries, sorry Milkmen but I cant see the point, erosion of jobs and quaint traditions but we get a 2 litre thing from the shops when we need one, we have to go anyway and have a fridge so dont need daily deliveries. Dont need a bloke chugging down at 3 am making a racket. used to be quiet so they had to whilst, now they use a bloody diesel van as milk floats wont do the required distance. Ocado etc do it now and deliver everything, during waking hours !
DVD's and CD's, cant see the point with streaming, house full of shiny disks in plastic boxes just in case you want to watch a film again, take a few CD's in the car or Spotify/Apple Music etc and have whatever you fancy.
Cash, has its uses but generally by charities and those who prefer to deal outside the normal economy where they can. Dont want to carry a pocketful of manky metal disks and notes, contactless all the way, wonder if it cuts down on germs spreading ? Cant see it going away, need a back up but routinely using cash.
Paying bills at the bank, mate said his parents still diligently got to the bank and pay things manually, Direct Debits have been around how long ?
This we all need to look at we do day to day and occasionally question if there is a better way, some old ways are better, but its easy to get stuck in our ways.
Was reading a Manchester history group and someone had posted something showing a kid being smacked and that is how, apparently you raise real men, they were actually getting nostalgic about being whipped with a belt and apparently an freezing outside toilet was something from the "good old days".
I think hanging on to a mundane IC engined car will be the next one, EV sales doubled from 0.7 to 1.5 percent last year, its happening, slowly but the trend is up.
Doorstep milk deliveries, sorry Milkmen but I cant see the point, erosion of jobs and quaint traditions but we get a 2 litre thing from the shops when we need one, we have to go anyway and have a fridge so dont need daily deliveries. Dont need a bloke chugging down at 3 am making a racket. used to be quiet so they had to whilst, now they use a bloody diesel van as milk floats wont do the required distance. Ocado etc do it now and deliver everything, during waking hours !
DVD's and CD's, cant see the point with streaming, house full of shiny disks in plastic boxes just in case you want to watch a film again, take a few CD's in the car or Spotify/Apple Music etc and have whatever you fancy.
Cash, has its uses but generally by charities and those who prefer to deal outside the normal economy where they can. Dont want to carry a pocketful of manky metal disks and notes, contactless all the way, wonder if it cuts down on germs spreading ? Cant see it going away, need a back up but routinely using cash.
Paying bills at the bank, mate said his parents still diligently got to the bank and pay things manually, Direct Debits have been around how long ?
This we all need to look at we do day to day and occasionally question if there is a better way, some old ways are better, but its easy to get stuck in our ways.
Was reading a Manchester history group and someone had posted something showing a kid being smacked and that is how, apparently you raise real men, they were actually getting nostalgic about being whipped with a belt and apparently an freezing outside toilet was something from the "good old days".
I think hanging on to a mundane IC engined car will be the next one, EV sales doubled from 0.7 to 1.5 percent last year, its happening, slowly but the trend is up.
)A Winner Is You said:
I still buy my media in physical formats, my logic being I will always own it and not worry about licencing issues meaning it could be removed forever. Although I only do so with ones I really want and think I will watch multiple times, anything more casual is fine to stream.
Yes - I still buy music and film on physical media.I rip CDs and add to the NAS for listening, but keep the CDs I guess as backup.
I also buy some music as old-style LPs. There's something nice about the ritual of turning on the amplifier, letting it warm up, then putting the record on and listening to music half an album at a time whilst reading the LP sleeve.
The BluRays, I store the disks in large folders and index them in a spreadsheet. The boxes get put away in the loft.
A friend used to think I was a bit strange doing this as he bought online (UV?) copies, but recently lost all his films due to the company disappearing.
I do the same with photography - happy to use a digital SLR for a lot of the photos I take (and the phone for some casual stuff), but I also sometimes like to take out an old film SLR and shoot a roll of slides. I'm probably taking it a bit far now, as I've just got a 4x5 inch large format film camera so plan on heading out this weekend with this and a tripod and enough sheets of film to take maybe 8 photos, complete with cloth to throw over the camera and my head to focus it. I guess all I'll be missing is a long coat and top hat!
ETA (following Robbo's post):
Oh yes, I also enjoy buying, renovating, and using fountain pens too!
I tell the time with a manual wristwatch.
... and while I think about it, driving a manual petrol car with no ABS, stability control, electric windows or electric mirrors.
Edited by C&C on Thursday 23 January 14:15
J4CKO said:
Was reading a Manchester history group and someone had posted something showing a kid being smacked and that is how, apparently you raise real men, they were actually getting nostalgic about being whipped with a belt...
Our grandchildren, who are 5 and 8, were here the other evening and watched Pinocchio. One of the clocks in the shop has a child over its mother's knee having it's bottom spanked. They were absolutely horrified, I think the 5yr old might need counselling!steveo3002 said:
milkman can f.r.o i get woken up at like 3am just because 3 lazy sods in the street cant but it from the shop
thats progress isnt it , they ran around in silent vehicles years ago and not have derv van that rattles away
We live in a semi-rural village and out milkman still uses an electric float.thats progress isnt it , they ran around in silent vehicles years ago and not have derv van that rattles away
The weird thing is the random times he comes - can be anything from 11PM to 6AM.
I'm not up on prices but I think it's way more expensive than buying from a supermarket.
I don't get milkman but they are still doing business!
Books is a funny one. I read a book, tell someone about it. In the past, you'd say, "I'll bring it next time we meet and you can read it." Now, it's "It's great, go buy it for £8 on Amazon." That's why I like hardcopies of books. I guess a similar thing for CDs and DVDs. Not everyone has a streaming service, and not everything is free on Prime.
Books is a funny one. I read a book, tell someone about it. In the past, you'd say, "I'll bring it next time we meet and you can read it." Now, it's "It's great, go buy it for £8 on Amazon." That's why I like hardcopies of books. I guess a similar thing for CDs and DVDs. Not everyone has a streaming service, and not everything is free on Prime.
J4CKO said:
DVD's and CD's, cant see the point with streaming, house full of shiny disks in plastic boxes just in case you want to watch a film again, take a few CD's in the car or Spotify/Apple Music etc and have whatever you fancy.
Sheepshanks said:
We live in a semi-rural village and out milkman still uses an electric float.
The weird thing is the random times he comes - can be anything from 11PM to 6AM.
I'm not up on prices but I think it's way more expensive than buying from a supermarket.
It is, 78p for a pint in a glass bottle. t keeps a local business going and you can pretend it tastes nicer than the nasty supermarket version.The weird thing is the random times he comes - can be anything from 11PM to 6AM.
I'm not up on prices but I think it's way more expensive than buying from a supermarket.
Hoofy said:
Books is a funny one. I read a book, tell someone about it. In the past, you'd say, "I'll bring it next time we meet and you can read it." Now, it's "It's great, go buy it for £8 on Amazon." That's why I like hardcopies of books. I guess a similar thing for CDs and DVDs. Not everyone has a streaming service, and not everything is free on Prime.
Why have sex to conceive when you could use a pipette and a jazz mag? Life isn't always about doing things in the most efficient manner, there is some enjoyment to be had in doing certain things in a more traditional fashion.
Regarding the money thing, this might sound very tinfoil hat but using cash is just one more way the Zuckerbergs of this world can't track your personal habits.
Regarding the money thing, this might sound very tinfoil hat but using cash is just one more way the Zuckerbergs of this world can't track your personal habits.
Cotty said:
Hoofy said:
Books is a funny one. I read a book, tell someone about it. In the past, you'd say, "I'll bring it next time we meet and you can read it." Now, it's "It's great, go buy it for £8 on Amazon." That's why I like hardcopies of books. I guess a similar thing for CDs and DVDs. Not everyone has a streaming service, and not everything is free on Prime.
Can't really do, "Here's my Amazon Prime login, have fun!"foxbody-87 said:
Why have sex to conceive when you could use a pipette and a jazz mag?
Or just let the Milkman do the honours ?I do get that sometimes it can be nice to use the old way, Vinyl records and stuff like that are quite tactile but having someone put milk on the doorstep isnt exactly a joy, depends on what it is.
Sex would actually be the simpler method.
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