ii-5-i said:DuMont TVs with FM bands embedded in the tuner.
Hey, I still have a Dumont TV. Sadly, it hasn't worked in years (but it looks like new). [huh]
ii-5-i said:DuMont TVs with FM bands embedded in the tuner.
Big Man said:Hey, I still have a Dumont TV. Sadly, it hasn't worked in years (but it looks like new). [huh]
Bourbon Guy said:Glass pop bottles that you returned to the grocery store. (We still have milk delivered in glass bottles)
Houses with no hot water.
FountainPenGirl said:I couldn't help but chime in. I'm sure this was probably mentioned but I really miss the drug stores with a lunch counter and soda fountain. I love my real ice cream chocolate malts and it's hard to find a place to get a good hand made malt. Most places want to give you some soft serve slop out of a machine. There was just something special about sitting on that stool at the counter watching it being made. The thick richness of it so thick you can't get it through the straw. The cherry on top of the homemade whipped cream. Yum Yum. Oh yes and a good cup of coffee to end it with.
***AtomicEraTom said:We bought an old pharmacy years back, and all the old soda fountain gear was still in the basement from the 40's or so, as well as tons of old apothecary items from the 1860's until present day. It was like going through history digging through 4 stories worth of old pharmaceuticals.
Puzzicato said:I miss the old ladies! When I was a little girl in the late 70s, early 80s, all old ladies had beautiful long white hair up in buns, and they wore lovely hats and gloves and powder and rouge. I always used to wonder if you turned 60 and were issued with instructions on how to do your hair like that. Now women of that age seem to wear jeans and tracksuits and it just isn't the same.
scottyrocks said:I miss cars that didnt require computers to operate the most mundane of tasks. When these units fail, its mucho dinero just to buy the part. Who needs a computer to work the windows and door locks, anyway? :rage:
Wally_Hood said:Along that same line, remember the wing windows that you could open independently from the regular window-
swinggal said:I miss $1 and $2 notes in Australia. Sorry, but I hate the golden schrapnel I have to carry in my bag. Sometimes you have can $20 in there and not even know about it. Notes were better, less weighty and felt like you acutally had MONEY in your wallet.
swinggal said:I miss $1 and $2 notes in Australia. Sorry, but I hate the golden schrapnel I have to carry in my bag. Sometimes you have can $20 in there and not even know about it. Notes were better, less weighty and felt like you acutally had MONEY in your wallet.
scottyrocks said:I miss cars that didnt require computers to operate the most mundane of tasks. When these units fail, its mucho dinero just to buy the part. Who needs a computer to work the windows and door locks, anyway? :rage:
V.C. Brunswick said:Not only is it mucho dinero to buy the parts I also find it quite disturbing that this "drive by wire" trend in automotive engineering does not include mechanical backups. For example, most, if not all, newer cars only seem to have power windows. It's like Titanic on wheels! Hello??? Where's the lifeboats???
Sometimes I think the real purpose of the over-computerization of cars is to provide continuous employment for professional auto mechanics. At one time if you took Auto Shop in high school you could do most of your own repairs. Nowadays many high schools don't even have shop courses anymore! I wouldn't put it past auto makers to strategically place certain components so that an auto mechanic can charge $500 or more just to replace a computer chip because they had to pull out the engine or transmission in order to get to it!
V.C. Brunswick said:Not only is it mucho dinero to buy the parts I also find it quite disturbing that this "drive by wire" trend in automotive engineering does not include mechanical backups. For example, most, if not all, newer cars only seem to have power windows. It's like Titanic on wheels! Hello??? Where's the lifeboats???
Sometimes I think the real purpose of the over-computerization of cars is to provide continuous employment for professional auto mechanics. At one time if you took Auto Shop in high school you could do most of your own repairs. Nowadays many high schools don't even have shop courses anymore! I wouldn't put it past auto makers to strategically place certain components so that an auto mechanic can charge $500 or more just to replace a computer chip because they had to pull out the engine or transmission in order to get to it!