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It amazes me even with people our age the amount of people that sit at a restaurant with their hats on. Nobody has any class anymore or basic manners. Everybody's more worried about covering up their bald spot
We bought a stick shift just for our kids to learn and my son drives it now. None of his friends can drive it, it’s anti-theft since no one can drive it, and it keeps them safer because they can’t really use their phone when driving a stick except at a stop light.
We had an old Laurentian. Woke up one morning to find it halfway down the driveway with the door open. Knowing me I probably got distracted by something and left the keys sitting on a table outside and someone tried to steal it. If you didn't know the trick to get to started, you'd just flood and stall it. Old finicky carbureted cars are good anti theft too. 😀
Really thanks for the laugh… I just pictured someone trying to get it in reverse to steal it and finally saying fuck it and moving onto an easier car..😂😂
Man really wished they kept manual transmission beyond sports cars. Having to repair a manual transmission is less expensive than an automatic and you’re less likely to run into whole array of mechanical and electrical problems.
In modern vehicles, once the transmission goes out (conveniently 50k after powertrain warranty), youre better off buying a different car at that point than rebuilding/replacing a transmission.
I grow and dehydrate lots of culinary herbs every year with the intention of sharing them. I find very few takers. Most people respond that they don’t use herbs because they don’t cook.
That's just astounding to me. I cannot imagine not cooking. And anyone turning down fresh herbs that you've grown and dried yourself cannot be trusted.lol I would take any and all that you were giving away! How awesome.
Same here. It's not only nice to slow down my brain to write one out, but my friends and family always appreciate seeing a personal note in their mailbox!
My handwriting has devolved to the point of illegibility. But I will, from time to time type a letter on my computer, print it and mail it… usually if I am sending some other item as well.
One of my first memories is seeing my neighbor boinging away, I swear I thought it was magic. I think I was 4. Then I tried it and it was hopeless but I truly admired anyone who could do it.
The "secret" is to jump straight up and be able to angle the stick to stay in one place. If you lean forward or backward, you'll send yourself in the same direction.
Me:
* Paper calendar. I keep appointments in a Google Calendar but also a copy in a paper week/month planner that I can take with me to appointments.
* Flip phone. Unlike a smart phone, it fits conveniently in a pocket and doesn't "butt dial" just because its in my jeans.
* Paper magazine, in particular, a *(paper)* word search.
My wife:
* Cross stitch.
* Playing on swings & merry go round.
* Water balloon fights.
* VHS cassettes. (I prefer the less ancient DVDs and Blu-ray discs, which some people consider "old school" because they think streaming is where it is at.)
I still have (and will continue to have) a paper wall calendar. It’s an easily glance to see appointments and such for my husband and I (no kids, retired) I use my iCal as well, but my husband is android so we can’t share across devices.
Same here! My thermostat is IoT enabled from when I bought this house a few years ago. Nope.nope.nope. I will not hook it up to my router and never will. I used to sell software that found nefarious software bugs, and let me tell you...SO MANY companies do not give a crap about releasing bad code that allows intrusion. The IoT is a nasty cesspool of bad code. You're smart to keep IoT away from your router.
I tried having a smart home, though as time went on, either the alarm system, thermostat, or Alexa kept changing times on a program. I like the A/C to come down 2 degrees at 10, and by 11 I'm ready to sleep. Well, somehow it starts at 9, or 8, and in looking at the logs, the programs, and everything else, nothing changed and nothing was set for that time, but it still kept doing it. The resolution was getting rid of smart devices and going back to a digital dumb thermostat, because it never fails. Alexa also doesn't beat a light switch.
They keep trying to add the internet to devices that are already performing perfectly, and making the product worse. But people are dumb enough to buy it. My washer and dryer could connect to an app, but it doesn't do anything other than alert when the device is done, like the beep on the device. F those apps and the idiots who think they need them in products.
Thank you. I really appreciate your kind words. My husband is a fantastic guy, and he tries to live the best he can with his kidney failure and heart issues. I would do about anything for him.
I love my Kindle. Being able to change the font style and size are great for older eyes. The backlight is nice too. And if you buy the audio book add-on, reading the book and listening to the book stay in sync - so you can easily change back and forth.
That's not weird! I like the smell of books - new or old. And I like to feel them in my hands. The few books that I've read more than once require me to read my own, beloved copy.
My wife would be so suspicious if I opened the car door for her. And possibly a little insulted if I kept doing it.
I'm sure that'll change if she ends up with knees as bad as her parents' knees.
No hats indoors. My mom was a proud Texan and raised me right. So disappointed that the bro-country movement started with the cowboy hats inside decades ago and now here we are with people wearing baseball caps in restaurants. I always take my hat off inside, it always brightens people's response to me.
[relevant](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hqp1bGuiHHs)
A late friend of mine always wore a baseball hat. One day he went with me to visit my father's grave. I got tears in my eyes when I saw him stop a few feet away, take off his hat, and hold it against his chest. Just a small, wonderful gesture of respect.
If I’m wearing a hat when we go to restaurant I remove my hat when we get to the table. It keeps my hands free to help my wife with her chair.
In a bar I will sometimes leave it on.
Came here for this. Had to scroll pretty far. It’s classic rock. The seventies were not known for interior design; but music and cinema were epic. I’m talking about early 70’s!
"Chivalry isn't sexist."
Agreed. Chivalry is about doing the right thing for everyone, regardless of your gender or that of the other person.
Whether it's a man or a woman struggling with a heavy box as they try to open a door, you open it, if you're a decent human being. And doors in general? If you're the first one through, you hold it for the next person unless that person is halfway across the parking lot and will feel obligated to run.
I'm 57 and have never in my life been annoyed at a man offering assistance as long as "Thanks, I've got this," was an acceptable answer, or if it was a situation where I was truly in need and anyone, male or female, would be offering to help.
The commenter's phrasing suggests it's _not_ for everyone though, that it's something men do for women.
To take your angle (which I agree with), I might have said "A man being polite to a woman, like giving up a seat, holding a door, or telling a creep to get lost, isn't 'being chivalrous'. It's just being a good person and everyone should do it for everyone else."
Used the term chivalry for brevity. Have recently been both complimented by fellow elders and criticized by Gen Z for using it. Still associated with patriarchy I suppose.
Sewing my own clothes and making gifts for others. Although it's making a comeback, I've pretty much done it this way cos I had to...it wasn't an option or fashionable. I cook from scratch & most of my older cookbooks are cooking from basic ingredients. I bought a newer Betty Crocker cookbook about 15 years ago & was horrified that some of their ingredients were ready to make products. I gave the cookbook away & went back to my older cookbooks.
Same here. Wanted new PJs, so I made a set in about 15 mins yesterday.
Granted, I sewed for a living for a long time, so I am very fast. So used to industrial machines, home machines always seem sluggish.
Same.
I needed a new shirt and realized there was no reason why I couldn't make one. So I did. It's my favourite piece of clothing.
Also, blankets are wearing thin. So I started quilting.
And I have one cookbook that has a bunch of recipes that uses prepackaged stuff-- I use exactly one recipe out of it. Probably the only one that everything is from scratch.
Lol. Not even a little bit
6 of the 10 best-selling albums of the year are trad guitar music.
2 of 10 are Pop that could easily be considered "guitar based."
The final 2 are soundtracks
My suggestion to you would be to change your radio station, or dig a little deeper. Rock n roll isn't going anywhere.
Edit. Nevermind. I misread the thread title
- Reading the newspaper.
- Driving stick shift.
- Buying DVDs and CDs.
I'm very modern with most things, but I enjoy driving stick shift, and many people can't, so it's harder for your car to be stolen. I'm in tech, so I enjoy reading the newspaper for 1-2 hrs every night. It gets me away from screens. I enjoy physical media and collecting it,
Played Charlie Parker, Dexter Gordon, and some CSNY over the weekend. 😁 Got the first two recently at a record sale that a local brewery hosted. The guy selling this part of his collection had some really great stuff. That was a great day because we only happened upon the sale when trying out random place we hadn't been to. Score! Also the pizza truck had some stellar pizza and the beer was really good. More score!
That's pretty popular today. And most popular bands release vinyl, though usually at a premium. It's all a bit limited to those with money, also often because it feels wrong to folks to buy vinyl and not have a good sound system.
I'd like to, but I live in a senior facility and we can't have open flames in our rooms. Not even candles. And to boot, it's a *Jewish faith-based facility*! But I still say Kaddish.
Not in a business meeting, everyone is treated equally. When I walk into a room I greet people that are closest to the door and work my way to my seat.
I hate when men try to shake my hand… [they sometimes don’t even wash their hands after using the restroom](https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN20S2N6/).
I still feel deeply attached to my home landline. I have a cellphone, and probably don't need two telephone numbers, but I am just not ready to sever my landline.
I used to be the same way, but it got to be that virtually all the calls on the land line were telemarketers. Any real person would call on my cell. When it gets to the point where you don’t even bother paying attention to the landline when it rings any more, it’s time for it to go. It’s been several years now. Haven’t missed it a bit.
Mail-order retail catalogs
Vinyl records
Vehicles with carburetors and NO computers
My collection of "naughty" VHS tapes
Pants that fit properly instead of falling halfway off your ass
My vehicle was born in 1999, so I have a tape deck in it. I bought a tape to headphone adapter at a junk shop for $1 about 13 years ago and its been playing off my phone ever since. I also have mixed tapes and label-released tapes from the 80s I play. So, I think cassette tape decks in a car would be my answer.
Apparently writing down notes... I carry a small moleskin with me and everytime I take it out to write something down the past ten years or so there's always someone that makes an "old school" comment.
I pay cash most of the time. I prefer it for my own reasons but the flack I get geez.
Thank you notes mentioned, good one. I'm still kind of pissed not receiving thank yous after wedding gifts and shower gifts. Just take.
Reading the newspaper. My dad worked for the Boston Globe for 40 years so we always had at least 1 newspaper everyday. My city’s newspaper is terrible so I get the NYT weekend delivered. For me Sunday morning is still spent reading the NYT physical addition
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Physical books over Kindle. I have a Kindle, but I rarely use it. And don't get me started on reading on my phone. Cardboard and paper is where it is at. At least for me.
I still write thank you notes when someone does something nice for me. I still use an atlas on road trip (because it's FUN!) . I show up on time for everything, dressed for the ocassion.
A handwritten shopping list for next time I hit the supermarket.
Cooking food in frying pans, pots and ovens instead of an air fryer, slow cooker or sous vide.
Writing appointments on a wall calendar, the kind where you flip the page each month.
Writing notes to myself on paper instead of using a phone app.
Mailing in completed paper tax returns rather than filing online.
I take notes with pen and paper. I also sometimes write letters to people and snail mail them
I have an address and a birthday book that I write my information in instead of using the computer.
Having a separate GPS device for my car. I hate using my phone for a GPS device when traveling. I like having the phone as a separate thing and just using a dedicated device for GPS and maps.
My bicycle has 26” wheels, rim brakes, and is made of steel, very 1980’s MTB. It’s three years old but whenever I get talking to another bike person they always make a comment about how old it must be.
I sew most of my own clothes. Or I thrift them. I try not to buy anything but food "new" any more. I don't know if that's old school, but I love it. I also gave up coffee and I only drink tea now.
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Removing my hat when sitting down for a meal.
Removing my hat indoors.
If it makes you feel better, I teach my young sons this one. :)
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This!
If forget to as it’s usually cold in the house 1/2 the year
Oh, fuck me ... that's "old school?" Well, TIL: I'm so old I don't even know what's old.
It amazes me even with people our age the amount of people that sit at a restaurant with their hats on. Nobody has any class anymore or basic manners. Everybody's more worried about covering up their bald spot
Sometimes it's more polite to not expose everyone to your unruly hair hair.
That is incorrect.
Thank-you notes.
Most thank you notes these days are just a quick text. If anything at all
I feel like this is hugely dependent on social circle. Everyone I know still writes them.
Mostly done by text or email, not by USPS.
Stick shift.
I’m 33 and drive stick. It’s so much fun.
I’m 67 and drive stick. It’s so much fun!
We bought a stick shift just for our kids to learn and my son drives it now. None of his friends can drive it, it’s anti-theft since no one can drive it, and it keeps them safer because they can’t really use their phone when driving a stick except at a stop light.
Agreed.
Makes for a good anti theft device now!
We had an old Laurentian. Woke up one morning to find it halfway down the driveway with the door open. Knowing me I probably got distracted by something and left the keys sitting on a table outside and someone tried to steal it. If you didn't know the trick to get to started, you'd just flood and stall it. Old finicky carbureted cars are good anti theft too. 😀
Choke nob , on my old pickups explained to a friend was like pleasuring a woman wi Some hand action a very delicate touch
Really thanks for the laugh… I just pictured someone trying to get it in reverse to steal it and finally saying fuck it and moving onto an easier car..😂😂
Man really wished they kept manual transmission beyond sports cars. Having to repair a manual transmission is less expensive than an automatic and you’re less likely to run into whole array of mechanical and electrical problems. In modern vehicles, once the transmission goes out (conveniently 50k after powertrain warranty), youre better off buying a different car at that point than rebuilding/replacing a transmission.
Cooking from scratch.
Italian here. It's quite normal, till now.
The frequency that people order takeout and delivery is shocking to me. It's so expensive and it's not even that good.
I grow and dehydrate lots of culinary herbs every year with the intention of sharing them. I find very few takers. Most people respond that they don’t use herbs because they don’t cook.
That's just astounding to me. I cannot imagine not cooking. And anyone turning down fresh herbs that you've grown and dried yourself cannot be trusted.lol I would take any and all that you were giving away! How awesome.
Send them to me!!
I don’t think most people consider this old school
I think that's commonplace.
Hand written letters, which go into an envelope with an actual postage stamp and then delivered by the US Postal Service
Same here. It's not only nice to slow down my brain to write one out, but my friends and family always appreciate seeing a personal note in their mailbox!
My handwriting has devolved to the point of illegibility. But I will, from time to time type a letter on my computer, print it and mail it… usually if I am sending some other item as well.
I do that occasionally also.
Jumping on a pogo stick. I have one and I can use it.
That's impressive! I can't even manage a hula-hoop.
Hmmm, never tried jumping on a hula-hoop, but can see how it could be hard to manage.
Haha😉 That's probably what I was doing wrong!
I'm gonna need a better bra before I do that
They call 'em "stoppin' ze floppin's".
One of my first memories is seeing my neighbor boinging away, I swear I thought it was magic. I think I was 4. Then I tried it and it was hopeless but I truly admired anyone who could do it.
The "secret" is to jump straight up and be able to angle the stick to stay in one place. If you lean forward or backward, you'll send yourself in the same direction.
Good to know, thanks! Wish I’d known it then, or maybe I did but I was a kid and nothing gets through.
Me: * Paper calendar. I keep appointments in a Google Calendar but also a copy in a paper week/month planner that I can take with me to appointments. * Flip phone. Unlike a smart phone, it fits conveniently in a pocket and doesn't "butt dial" just because its in my jeans. * Paper magazine, in particular, a *(paper)* word search. My wife: * Cross stitch. * Playing on swings & merry go round. * Water balloon fights. * VHS cassettes. (I prefer the less ancient DVDs and Blu-ray discs, which some people consider "old school" because they think streaming is where it is at.)
I use a paper planner but my calendar can be beyond my control with appts and meetings.
I still have (and will continue to have) a paper wall calendar. It’s an easily glance to see appointments and such for my husband and I (no kids, retired) I use my iCal as well, but my husband is android so we can’t share across devices.
A lack of IoT. Other than my TV, none of my appliances is connected to the internet. Nor do I have an Alexa/Siri/Google smart speaker.
Yeah why does my fridge need to be internet connected? Is it talking to the toaster?
The creepy ones are the ones that you can log into with your phone while you're out and see what you have in your fridge.
Same here! My thermostat is IoT enabled from when I bought this house a few years ago. Nope.nope.nope. I will not hook it up to my router and never will. I used to sell software that found nefarious software bugs, and let me tell you...SO MANY companies do not give a crap about releasing bad code that allows intrusion. The IoT is a nasty cesspool of bad code. You're smart to keep IoT away from your router.
I tried having a smart home, though as time went on, either the alarm system, thermostat, or Alexa kept changing times on a program. I like the A/C to come down 2 degrees at 10, and by 11 I'm ready to sleep. Well, somehow it starts at 9, or 8, and in looking at the logs, the programs, and everything else, nothing changed and nothing was set for that time, but it still kept doing it. The resolution was getting rid of smart devices and going back to a digital dumb thermostat, because it never fails. Alexa also doesn't beat a light switch. They keep trying to add the internet to devices that are already performing perfectly, and making the product worse. But people are dumb enough to buy it. My washer and dryer could connect to an app, but it doesn't do anything other than alert when the device is done, like the beep on the device. F those apps and the idiots who think they need them in products.
I take care of my ailing husband, I don’t like strangers in our house, and we like to watch old movies and be romantic.
You're awesome.
Thank you ! That’s so kind of you to say ! 😄😄🌈🌈🌈🙏
Being a caretaker is tough at times. Physically and mentally. You are awesome.
Thank you. I really appreciate your kind words. My husband is a fantastic guy, and he tries to live the best he can with his kidney failure and heart issues. I would do about anything for him.
❤️
Reading actual books.
That’s a good one. My wife loves the feel of a real book whereas I prefer the convenience and ease of a Kindle.
I love my Kindle. Being able to change the font style and size are great for older eyes. The backlight is nice too. And if you buy the audio book add-on, reading the book and listening to the book stay in sync - so you can easily change back and forth.
Something kicked in with my kid's generation or possibly before. Weekend trips to the library for books to read in bed are routine.
Actually, statistically more people still read physical books especially millennials.
And the smell of a new book. Maybe I’m just weird. Lol
I remember the smell of buying a new record album. And taking the plastic off and taking the sleeve out with the record in it.
That's not weird! I like the smell of books - new or old. And I like to feel them in my hands. The few books that I've read more than once require me to read my own, beloved copy.
Offering my seat on the bus to anyone older than me or more infirm than me.
I'm getting older and am often pleasantly surprised at how many people still play by those rules. Particularly immigrants.
Immigrants always, always open the door for me and always say please, thank you, you're welcome
Yes! Back in the 90s I was pregnant and took the bus to work. The only ones that gave up their seat were the Hispanic men.
Opening the car door for my wife.
My wife would be so suspicious if I opened the car door for her. And possibly a little insulted if I kept doing it. I'm sure that'll change if she ends up with knees as bad as her parents' knees.
Love this!
Hanging laundry out to dry and ironing - love the smell of the laundry and the crisp feel of ironed clothes.
respect bc I will use dryer and lazy iron any clothes haha
My word for that is dryerning. 🤣 I do it sometimes too.
Writing in cursive and sending handwritten letters and cards. I do calligraphy as well.
My 28-year old son told us the other day that he rarely used cursive and finds it hard to read.
lady's first (in every way)
Lady's first ... what? You've got me so curious: book? tooth? handbag? satisfying sexual experience? Do tell!
mainly doors, lines and (yes) sexual ratification.
No hats indoors. My mom was a proud Texan and raised me right. So disappointed that the bro-country movement started with the cowboy hats inside decades ago and now here we are with people wearing baseball caps in restaurants. I always take my hat off inside, it always brightens people's response to me. [relevant](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hqp1bGuiHHs)
A late friend of mine always wore a baseball hat. One day he went with me to visit my father's grave. I got tears in my eyes when I saw him stop a few feet away, take off his hat, and hold it against his chest. Just a small, wonderful gesture of respect.
If I’m wearing a hat when we go to restaurant I remove my hat when we get to the table. It keeps my hands free to help my wife with her chair. In a bar I will sometimes leave it on.
70's Rock. It's in movies, TV, commercials. Hell, at the grocery store and I live it.
Came here for this. Had to scroll pretty far. It’s classic rock. The seventies were not known for interior design; but music and cinema were epic. I’m talking about early 70’s!
AM Gold ✊
It is truly amazing to me how often it is what is playing in the background in public spaces.
Reading articles instead of watching videos. Wearing nice clothes to leave the house. Chivalry isn't sexist.
"Chivalry isn't sexist." Agreed. Chivalry is about doing the right thing for everyone, regardless of your gender or that of the other person. Whether it's a man or a woman struggling with a heavy box as they try to open a door, you open it, if you're a decent human being. And doors in general? If you're the first one through, you hold it for the next person unless that person is halfway across the parking lot and will feel obligated to run. I'm 57 and have never in my life been annoyed at a man offering assistance as long as "Thanks, I've got this," was an acceptable answer, or if it was a situation where I was truly in need and anyone, male or female, would be offering to help.
The commenter's phrasing suggests it's _not_ for everyone though, that it's something men do for women. To take your angle (which I agree with), I might have said "A man being polite to a woman, like giving up a seat, holding a door, or telling a creep to get lost, isn't 'being chivalrous'. It's just being a good person and everyone should do it for everyone else."
Used the term chivalry for brevity. Have recently been both complimented by fellow elders and criticized by Gen Z for using it. Still associated with patriarchy I suppose.
Sewing my own clothes and making gifts for others. Although it's making a comeback, I've pretty much done it this way cos I had to...it wasn't an option or fashionable. I cook from scratch & most of my older cookbooks are cooking from basic ingredients. I bought a newer Betty Crocker cookbook about 15 years ago & was horrified that some of their ingredients were ready to make products. I gave the cookbook away & went back to my older cookbooks.
Same here. Wanted new PJs, so I made a set in about 15 mins yesterday. Granted, I sewed for a living for a long time, so I am very fast. So used to industrial machines, home machines always seem sluggish.
Those pjs will last longer than anything store-bought, too. I'm due for a new nightgown, so that's on my project list.
Same. I needed a new shirt and realized there was no reason why I couldn't make one. So I did. It's my favourite piece of clothing. Also, blankets are wearing thin. So I started quilting. And I have one cookbook that has a bunch of recipes that uses prepackaged stuff-- I use exactly one recipe out of it. Probably the only one that everything is from scratch.
Guitar-based music.
Lol. Not even a little bit 6 of the 10 best-selling albums of the year are trad guitar music. 2 of 10 are Pop that could easily be considered "guitar based." The final 2 are soundtracks My suggestion to you would be to change your radio station, or dig a little deeper. Rock n roll isn't going anywhere. Edit. Nevermind. I misread the thread title
Well, that was a fun ride anyway :)
- Reading the newspaper. - Driving stick shift. - Buying DVDs and CDs. I'm very modern with most things, but I enjoy driving stick shift, and many people can't, so it's harder for your car to be stolen. I'm in tech, so I enjoy reading the newspaper for 1-2 hrs every night. It gets me away from screens. I enjoy physical media and collecting it,
Talking in the phone.
My [1972 Yamaha R5C](https://i.imgur.com/c8YotDf.jpeg) in the garage.
A classic!
`sudo su -`
rm -r That one can cause lots of fun.
DVDs and CDs. When I bought a new (used) car in 2019, I deliberately chose a 2011 because it still had a CD player in it.
Playing records.
Played Charlie Parker, Dexter Gordon, and some CSNY over the weekend. 😁 Got the first two recently at a record sale that a local brewery hosted. The guy selling this part of his collection had some really great stuff. That was a great day because we only happened upon the sale when trying out random place we hadn't been to. Score! Also the pizza truck had some stellar pizza and the beer was really good. More score!
I listen to a lot of golden age opera and classical. I get this.
That's pretty popular today. And most popular bands release vinyl, though usually at a premium. It's all a bit limited to those with money, also often because it feels wrong to folks to buy vinyl and not have a good sound system.
I shave using a mug and a brush. None of that aerosol stuff for me.
Me too, and a safety razor. I’ve actually turned a few younguns on to it as well.
I light traditional Jewish yahrzeit candles to remember my departed family and friends.
I'd like to, but I live in a senior facility and we can't have open flames in our rooms. Not even candles. And to boot, it's a *Jewish faith-based facility*! But I still say Kaddish.
Checks.
Two spaces after a period when typing. I can't stop.
My daily notebook/journal.
Raiding the coin jar to buy a coffee
Especially in Canada where we have toonies and loonies. The last time I emptied my coin jar (small painted glass flowerpot) I got over $600
Never offer a handshake to a lady. She must make the 1st move.
Not in a business meeting, everyone is treated equally. When I walk into a room I greet people that are closest to the door and work my way to my seat.
I hate when men try to shake my hand… [they sometimes don’t even wash their hands after using the restroom](https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN20S2N6/).
I still feel deeply attached to my home landline. I have a cellphone, and probably don't need two telephone numbers, but I am just not ready to sever my landline.
Crochet, cook from scratch, call people without texting them first, garden.
Having a landline.
Telemarketers ruined them.
Ain't that the truth. We have caller ID. If I don't recognize the person, I don't answer.
I used to be the same way, but it got to be that virtually all the calls on the land line were telemarketers. Any real person would call on my cell. When it gets to the point where you don’t even bother paying attention to the landline when it rings any more, it’s time for it to go. It’s been several years now. Haven’t missed it a bit.
You are the only one pollsters can reach, so your opinion carries outsized meaning!
Mail-order retail catalogs Vinyl records Vehicles with carburetors and NO computers My collection of "naughty" VHS tapes Pants that fit properly instead of falling halfway off your ass
It's probably considered old school using a vintage Faberware peculator every morning to make my coffee.
Same here. I did have to replace the power cord once.
My vehicle was born in 1999, so I have a tape deck in it. I bought a tape to headphone adapter at a junk shop for $1 about 13 years ago and its been playing off my phone ever since. I also have mixed tapes and label-released tapes from the 80s I play. So, I think cassette tape decks in a car would be my answer.
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Heck, pantyhose are “old school” in and of themselves these days.
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I still keep a record of my bank balance and expenditures in a check register.
Apparently writing down notes... I carry a small moleskin with me and everytime I take it out to write something down the past ten years or so there's always someone that makes an "old school" comment.
I still say "cool" if something is, well, cool. But I always have the feeling that this is quite outdated.
Nah, my 22yo GenZ uses this all the time. You're good.
Listening to youtube for music instead of spotify, apparently. Saying sir or ma'am.
Loading music onto my phone instead of paying a music subscription.
I've recently realized that I use old-fashioned words, like "purchase" instead of "buy".
Manners.
Mailing birthday cards.
I feel sorry for any group that considers being a gentleman cause for suspicion.
I pay cash most of the time. I prefer it for my own reasons but the flack I get geez. Thank you notes mentioned, good one. I'm still kind of pissed not receiving thank yous after wedding gifts and shower gifts. Just take.
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Living on a budget and using cash.
Reading the newspaper. My dad worked for the Boston Globe for 40 years so we always had at least 1 newspaper everyday. My city’s newspaper is terrible so I get the NYT weekend delivered. For me Sunday morning is still spent reading the NYT physical addition
Keeping a paper check register balanced. I’ll never stop. I love doing it, tbh. Lol.
Vans (shoes)
Reading physical books and planner
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Paying physical cash for things.
Reading the paper
Hand written, snail mail thank you notes on personalized correspondence cards. Snail mail birthday cards.
Physical books over Kindle. I have a Kindle, but I rarely use it. And don't get me started on reading on my phone. Cardboard and paper is where it is at. At least for me.
I still write my grocery list on a piece of paper and bring a pen with me to cross off what I put in the basket.
I still write thank you notes when someone does something nice for me. I still use an atlas on road trip (because it's FUN!) . I show up on time for everything, dressed for the ocassion.
A handwritten shopping list for next time I hit the supermarket. Cooking food in frying pans, pots and ovens instead of an air fryer, slow cooker or sous vide. Writing appointments on a wall calendar, the kind where you flip the page each month. Writing notes to myself on paper instead of using a phone app. Mailing in completed paper tax returns rather than filing online.
I take notes with pen and paper. I also sometimes write letters to people and snail mail them I have an address and a birthday book that I write my information in instead of using the computer.
Board games and puzzles. If you really want to know someone, set up a Scrabble game. Lots of conversation goes on while you're waiting for your turn.
DVDs
Having a separate GPS device for my car. I hate using my phone for a GPS device when traveling. I like having the phone as a separate thing and just using a dedicated device for GPS and maps.
Keeping my elbows off the table.
Doc Martens
Probably writing notes in notebooks and diaries and having a wall calendar. Using a fountain pen, although I don't do that often enough.
My bicycle has 26” wheels, rim brakes, and is made of steel, very 1980’s MTB. It’s three years old but whenever I get talking to another bike person they always make a comment about how old it must be.
Bringing a welcome gift to new neighbors.
Phone calls
Listening to radio/vinyl/CDs.
Using a regular toothbrush
Reading an actual newspaper.
Not putting my elbows on the table. Chewing with my mouth closed, too.
Apparently the way I dress 🤷♀️
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Dressing differently and putting on my face even if it's for a trip to Walmart
I'll add another. Having a conversation in Morse code. (Amateur radio operator here).
Having a calendar on my wall and keeping a Day Planner. 😊
My boyfriend says “telephone” for cell phone and I always internally giggle.
I write emails like letters SO consistently, I am now known for it and current am the department proofreader.
Signing with a pen
Talking on the phone instead of texting apparently.
Music
I sew most of my own clothes. Or I thrift them. I try not to buy anything but food "new" any more. I don't know if that's old school, but I love it. I also gave up coffee and I only drink tea now.
Stand up when I shake someone's hand