A young man asked his grandfather,
"Grandpa, how did you live in the past without technology . . .
without computers
without drones
without bitcoins
without Internet connection
without TVs
without air conditioners
without cars
without mobile phones?"
Grandpa answered:
"Just as your generation lives today . . .
no prayers,
no compassion,
no respect,
no GMRC,
no real education,
poor personality,
there is no human kindness,
there is no shame,
there is no modesty,
there is no honesty.
We, the people born between the years 1930-1980, were the blessed ones. Our lives are a living proof."
¶ While playing and riding a bike, we have never worn a helmet.
¶ after school we did our homework ourselves and we always played in meadows until sunset
¶ We played with real friends, not virtual friends.
¶ If we were thirsty, we would drink frim the fountain, from the waterfalls, faucet water, not mineral water.
¶ We never worried and get sick even as we shared the same cup or plate with our friends.
¶ We never gained weight by eating bread and pasta every day.
¶ Nothing happened to our feet despite walking barefoot.
¶ We never used food supplements to stay healthy.
¶ We used to make our own toys and play with them.
¶ Our parents were not rich. They gave us love, not material gifts.
¶ We never had a cell phone, DVD, PSP, game console, Xbox, video games, PC, laptop, internet chat . . . but we had true friends.
¶ We visited our friends without being invited and shared and enjoyed the food with their family.
Parents lived nearby to take advantage of family time.
¶ We may have had black and white photos, but you can find colorful memories in these photos.
¶ We are a unique and the most understanding generation, because we are the last generation that listened to their parents.
And we are also the first ones who were forced to listen to their children.~
We are limited edition.
Take advantage of us. Learn from us. We are a treasure destined to disappear soon.
#generation #olddays

Launceston, intersection of Paterson & Charles Streets.

The building on the right (Atcherley & Dawson, tea merchants) is now the site of the blood bank. In earlier days, the Royal Mail Hotel was there.

To the left is the National Hotel hotel, now a car park.

Behind the photographer, to the right, is now the old National Theatre Building but at this time was probably still the former Plough Inn building.

And to the left, a shop but in the 1850s it was the Gold Digger's Return hotel.

That's a hotel on every corner. There was also the White Horse two doors down from the National, the Star (now Star Bar) up to the left and the Royal Tasman back down Paterson St (now a car park) .

Postcard, c.1910 caption "Patterson Street, Launceston", no publisher details

#launceston #olddays #notlikethatnow #postcards

How many people remember being the TV audio restoration expert: by way of being closest to the TV. When the audio went out, you’d get up and solidly WHACK the side of the TV until the audio was restored.

It had to be quick too…there was no rewind or pause for live TV!

#TV #OldDays #Retro #TubeTV

I just got idea to get back to old times.
Let's create my own #radio with music by #mjh a.k.a. #vfc selection
Stay tuned
#winamp #streaming #olddays #mp3

You know all the things you're meant to use old newspaper for, like wiping down the windows, bunging in to wet shoes or lining the bottom of the chicken house with? That was fine, back when we all got three free newspapers a week and likely as not could just pick up newspapers from wherever you were. What do you use instead -now-? #Newspapers #OldDays #ItsBetterNow

I used to remember when a #top of the line #GPU used to cost no more than $350.
Those where the "days" of #PCgaming. Nowadays I have to be in a #crusade, then win it to got into the right to buy a PowerColor RedDevil RX 6800XT for a magical #price of $520. A 3 year old GPU!!!

What a #joke are we into. 😭

#sad #computers #GraphicsCard #OldDays #GoodOldDays

@AmbientVisions
I go back to the 60's, when a fun Saturday afternoon, was spent in record stores, listening to the latest stuff in little booths. You asked the assistant to put certain tracks on. You had headsets and listened away all you liked. But a lot of those old times are lost, due to only having real film in cameras, that we couldn't afford to get printed. So took very few photos.Shame.

#OldDays #Life

@CatEyeJayne
Well, to add to that story, the milk was delivered in a three wheeled electric milk float. (Open backed mini sized van, rather like a tuk tuk) Yes electric vehicles back in the 60's, who would have though it would actually be a thing 50/60 years later. They brought fresh orange juice too, in one third pint glass bottles.

#Life #OldDays

Wandwerbung in #darmstadt #olddays #iphonography #schnappschüsse #digitalart #schnappschuss #stadtundlandschaft #photography #fotografie #iphonefotografie #schwarzweissfotografie

What Is Your Least Favourite Thing About the Holidays?

I know Christmas is over, but they *forced* me to write about all the things I don't like about the holidays.

https://autisticwidower.medium.com/what-is-your-least-favourite-thing-about-the-holidays-3aeaae3af68e

#medium #writing #writingchallenge #theholidays #christmas #newyear #cringe #dislikes #thingsIhate #annoyances #annoying #family #childhood #olddays #growingup #commercial #commercialism

The Pet Rabbits My Family Had During the 1970s

And some of my terrible childhood haircuts!

I shared some photos and brief memories about rabbits my mum and sister kept during the 1970s when I was growing up.

https://medium.com/@autisticwidower/the-pet-rabbits-my-family-had-during-the-1970s-2bcc37a36973

#pets #rabbits #childhood #family #nostalgia #haircuts #1970s #memories #olddays

Vincent Price Chose $20,000 Dollars Over a Percentage of Michael Jackson's THRILLER Album Proceeds — GeekTyrant

Michael Jackson ’s Thriller was my favorite album when I was a kid, and the actual song “Thriller” was just so freakin’ cool! I listened to that song over and over again on my parent’s...
https://carpsworld.com/index.php/2023/01/01/vincent-price-chose-20000-dollars-over-a-percentage-of-michael-jacksons-thriller-album-proceeds-geektyrant/
#olddays #tv #movies #vincentprice #horror

A computer I wanted when I was growing up because it had a sound chip & my ZX Spectrum did not.

Remembering the Oric-1 https://link.medium.com/Qolfp3CTZvb

#homecomputer #1980s #technology #oldtech #vintagecomputer #oric #oric1 #zxspectrum #rival #nostalgia #olddays #childhood #memories

@AppleFanboy @amigalove I used my Amiga 2000 and then Amiga 1200 to do comp sci college code work. On the latter I ran PC-Task emulator and Turbo C for DOS to get it done. Dialed into their PR1ME as the connecting point.

I'd write out scenedemo zips grabbed over the new-to-me internet from funet.fi and write them to 720K floppies on the Suns in the lab and take them home to unpack on the A2000 HD.

Good times.

#Amiga #DOS #olddays

Do you know #Odigo? It was my absolute favourite #communicator back in my early #teenage years but nobody, other than me, seems to know it. I met a lot of people through it. I still remember the thrill of using it's "radar" to find someone to talk to-it even had an accurate sound of "scanning"🥹
It's a shame I can no longer use it. Just for the #sentimental reasons.
🖥️🖱️
#OldDays #OldSchool #00s #millenials #internet
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odigo_Messenger

Introducing the 2.6 #Kernel #Linux #ClassicLinux #OldDays

https://www.linuxjournal.com/article/6530

When Microsoft has sunset the idea, then why the “(fck)gwrhqq2yxrkt8tg6w2b7q8” stuck in here? Am not sure which neurons made this connection but I can tell you it’s stronger than my friends’ anniversaries and birth dates. Haha

Tell me do you have a memory which serves no purpose, than sharing on a toot? And, boost it and let’s see what people come up with.

Tags: #memory #olddays #nostalgia #windows #microsoft
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@orionkidder Would it make things better or worse to know that I currently have a bottle of (Diet) Mountain Dew and a pizza on my desk? #OldDays #OGComputerGuy

Feeling #fortunate to participate with all the folks on this list. Reminds of me of the "good" #olddays of 90s - #listservs #collegiality #knowledgesharing #learning #collaboration. Thank you all for #lifting my #spirits