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To want to know something you've experienced that current/future generations won't.

547 replies

BobcatDreams · 09/03/2023 19:10

I'm throwing in the disgusting smell of telephone boxes.
Smoking and/or drinking at work

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ghostyslovesheets · 09/03/2023 20:01

Teletex Bamboozle

stbrandonsboat · 09/03/2023 20:01

Politicians that don't act like 12 year olds.

Daleksatemyshed · 09/03/2023 20:00

Sending messages by Telex, the crushing disappointment when Blockbusters had rented out the film you wanted to see

saltrock123 · 09/03/2023 20:00

Choccy bars that were a decent size and not containing palm oil.
Buying a quarter of your fav sweets from a big jar.
Having to cover your school books in brown paper.
Scrumping apples from the orchard.
Being excited when the Freemans catalogue arrived so you could make your Christmas wish list.
Writing and posting letters.
Getting letters back and postcards !
Having penfriends.
Using a cheque book.

CaptainMyCaptain · 09/03/2023 20:00

Using a telex machine and a manual, golf ball or daisy wheel typewriter.

escapingthecity · 09/03/2023 20:00

Your hair and all your clothes reeking of smoke after a night out even if you didn't smoke, so having to have a shower as soon as you got in and leave your disgusting smoky clothes outside your room until you could get to the laundrette (this was when I was a student).

Trying to press record at just the right time on your cassette player to make sure you didn't get too much of the DJ talking over the track.

MudLady · 09/03/2023 19:59

Being off sick from school & being really happy there was a couple of hours of programmes for schools on the TV to break up the boredom.

ghostyslovesheets · 09/03/2023 19:59

Having to buy and fit plugs to electrical items as they where sold separately

RandomMess · 09/03/2023 19:59

Having to change channel on the colour and only TV in the house not only by walking up to it but tuning the channel in with the dial! I remember the luxury of when it changed to being able to push the button for the pre-tuned in channels - all 3 of them 🤣

ghostyslovesheets · 09/03/2023 19:58

illiterato · 09/03/2023 19:57

Credit card machines with the triplicate paper that took an image of the card and the cashier filled in the details in biro.

Bane of my life - always ripped or failed to copy!

Topbird29 · 09/03/2023 19:58

Visit Venice. Might be under more water by the time my kids grow up.

And yes to blockbuster video, recording the charts, having photos printed.

The freedom of less tech, and also the responsibility of being where you said at the time you said to meet someone. No flaking out and sending a text!

Less porn everywhere - normalising some practices and aesthetics.

Less plastic surgery or procedures like lip fillers etc accessible to anyone, and currently normalised.

If you were a girl who liked toy cars you were just a tom boy!

JuneBridie · 09/03/2023 19:57

“Physically”

illiterato · 09/03/2023 19:57

Credit card machines with the triplicate paper that took an image of the card and the cashier filled in the details in biro.

PelvicFloorClenchReminder · 09/03/2023 19:57

What is a plug on if it's not a chain? An apple i-chain?

JuneBridie · 09/03/2023 19:57

phys queuing for gig tickets, sometimes with a camping chair and thermos

ghostyslovesheets · 09/03/2023 19:56

Travelling in the boot of an estate car waving at the people behind, sitting on laps in the back of normal cars so you could all fit in

Guis23 · 09/03/2023 19:56

Just four channels on TV

Having no remote to change the channel.

Far less traffic on the roads

No NHS issues.

Metal bins carried by binmen on their back

Coalbunkers and coal being delivered.

Ironmongers who would sell you one nail if you wished.

Marks and Spencer Dairy and Deli Hall.

CaptainMyCaptain · 09/03/2023 19:56

halfsiesonapotnoodle · 09/03/2023 19:52

Using the choke in a car.

This - and no seat belts.

ghostyslovesheets · 09/03/2023 19:55

halfsiesonapotnoodle · 09/03/2023 19:52

Using the choke in a car.

Oh yes my Fiat Panda Rio? Special addition had one - which was fun!

DragonflyLady · 09/03/2023 19:54

electricmoccasins · 09/03/2023 19:34

Going on a car journey as a child and gazing out of the window for three hours.

Now that’s one thing my 11 year old has experienced!! Although nowadays she does like to listen to an audiobook whilst travelling, she was quite content when younger just to watch the world go by!

LlynTegid · 09/03/2023 19:54

Going to the Edinburgh Festival fringe, after phoning around to find somewhere to stay, then sending a cheque for the first night as a deposit, having the programme sent in the post, and phoning up to book tickets.

Steve Coogan won the Perrier Award that year.

EineReiseDurchDieZeit · 09/03/2023 19:52

Looking up Video Plus codes in the paper and the recording sometimes cutting off before the end.

ghostyslovesheets · 09/03/2023 19:52

answering the phone in your phone voice with a Town Name 5678 - who's speaking

Phone locks!

Emergency 2p for the phone box

white dog poo

halfsiesonapotnoodle · 09/03/2023 19:52

Using the choke in a car.

Needapadlockonmyfridge · 09/03/2023 19:52

The football pools man coming to collect the entry form on a Wednesday night