LizzieMaine said:I've never had a cell phone -- when they first came out I simply didn't feel the need for one, and I still don't.
Miss 1929 said:I like my modern conveniences and my vintage aesthetics!
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Same here. My mother (born in 1940) told me that she remembers being the first house in the neighborhood to have a TV, and how all the neighbors would come over to watch.
So I guess I come by my gadget-love honestly
And my husband needs 24/7 access to his email and phone due to his job, so there's no way we're living a low-tech lifestyle!
I came here to say this, although in 1930 I bet there were more people dreaming of how great things would be in the future. I live in the world that my grandfather worked his whole life to make for me. My grandfather wore black oxfords because that was the one style of shoe that was in his size at the one shoe store in town that he could afford to shop at. I wear black oxfords because I can use my satellite connection to search the world via the Internet for the style of shoe that I choose to buy today of the tens of thousands of styles that are available to me with the click of a button.Lulu-in-Ny said:I think getting rid of everything and going 1930 House might be throwing the baby out with the bathwater. After all, I'm sure that in 1930, people reminisced about how much better things were way back when...
Pink Dahlia said:Freakin' crap Desi! I just got your number!
Paisley said:I do without most of the aforementioned stuff. But I do like the microwave: it's faster and uses less energy than the stove. It definitely doesn't heat up the kitchen in the summer. And it's not that modern: the first microwave went on the market in 1947.