One biggest change from early days

I worked in "Hi Tech" pretty much all my life, but now that I'm living a simpler life, I really don't miss all this Gee Whiz stuff. Having good Internet and TV service is almost a Must, but I sure can't see being "married" to a cell phone, or having something like Alexa tracking every word we say in the house. Heck, some of today's people can't even turn on their house lights without a "app" on their cell phone....ridiculous.
 

Don M. said:
I worked in "Hi Tech" pretty much all my life, but now that I'm living a simpler life, I really don't miss all this Gee Whiz stuff. Having good Internet and TV service is almost a Must, but I sure can't see being "married" to a cell phone, or having something like Alexa tracking every word we say in the house. Heck, some of today's people can't even turn on their house lights without a "app" on their cell phone....ridiculous.
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God forbid they should have to get up and walk over and flip a switch. LOL
 
asp3 said:
Your original vinyl albums may be worth more than they cost if you took really good care of them and kept the original record sleeve.
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Franky that is a falsehood. I learned that a number of years back. Too many people bought records and too many took good care of them and there is really not much of a market or them overall.
 

fmdog44 said:
Franky that is a falsehood. I learned that a number of years back. Too many people bought records and too many took good care of them and there is really not much of a market or them overall.
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I don't know...aren't they making record players again?
 
Tommy said:
Our throw-away society. Years ago things when something became worn you renewed it. If it broke you fixed it. If you could no longer use it you passed it along. Today's mindset is "buy it, use it, throw it away". The logic of this totally baffles me.
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Fixing something is fine - as long as it costs less than replacing it. Many things made today cost more to fix than replace.
 
How banks no longer give you interest you can actually live on but rather charge you for putting your money in one like it's such a burden they have to charge you a fee for handling your money. WTF? You can actually owe your banks money and not because you borrowed any.

In my neighborhood growing up we had a millionaire family - just one - and they didn't work just lived off their wealth as people used to do when banks had competition and paid healthy interest rates. They traveled to Europe, endowed libraries to local universities and things like that.

Now a million bucks probably wouldn't buy you a house in that neighborhood and forget about a car. I still feel like what happened and where was I when it did? I stand amazed.
 
fmdog44 said:
Franky that is a falsehood. I learned that a number of years back. Too many people bought records and too many took good care of them and there is really not much of a market or them overall.
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That's why I said may. It depends on what you were into. I agree that mass produced generally commercially available albums are not worth a lot. However if you were into early alternative or punk some of those albums fetch high prices these days.
 
Every time I buy a bag of potting soil, I wonder what my Mom would think. She enriched her own gardening soil with leftover veggies, coffee grounds egg shells and other compostables.
 
Affordable housing and affordable higher education.

Here in California many people will never be able to purchase their own houses because they will never make enough to save for a down payment.

I read an article one time about how one could be a college student and working 27 hours a week at a minimum wage job would usually cover your costs and allow you to attend college. I forget what year that was. Now it would take working over 40 hours a week to do the same thing based on current costs.
 
RubyK said:
Every time I buy a bag of potting soil, I wonder what my Mom would think. She enriched her own gardening soil with leftover veggies, coffee grounds egg shells and other compostables.
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Compost bins were so popular when I was growing up, as for today, not so. I know of only a few that have compost bins.
 
Tommy said:
Our throw-away society. Years ago things when something became worn you renewed it. If it broke you fixed it. If you could no longer use it you passed it along. Today's mindset is "buy it, use it, throw it away". The logic of this totally baffles me.
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Don't forget it isn't always "a mindset". Appliances, for example, are not made to last as long. Even top-name brands like Miele will tell you that current life expectancy for new appliances is 8-10 yrs MAX. Any longer than that, and you're just lucky.

My stove's control board died after 7 yrs, and it cost 40% of what the stove cost new "out the door". Replace two boards? - I might as well buy a brand new stove.
 
Lethe200 said:
Don't forget it isn't always "a mindset". Appliances, for example, are not made to last as long. Even top-name brands like Miele will tell you that current life expectancy for new appliances is 8-10 yrs MAX. Any longer than that, and you're just lucky.

My stove's control board died after 7 yrs, and it cost 40% of what the stove cost new "out the door". Replace two boards? - I might as well buy a brand new stove.
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It's maddening to hear stories like yours.
 
Pecos said:
I have four of them, but I don't use them as much as I used to when my vegetable garden was bigger.
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Kudos to you, Pecos!

We've had one for decades and love it.

Ours is homemade from 2x12's and is such a blessing. Nothing like being able to walk out back and toss kitchen scraps inside, knowing the scraps will compost down into rich fertile soil, while at the same time eliminating having to stink up the inside garbage.
 
Camper6 said:
Our city discourages compost bins. Reason. Attracts vermin like mice and rats and even bears.
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I often think to myself, where is this namby-pamby society going.

Compost bins attract animals and things, outdoor clotheslines are unsightly, tarnishing the image and landscape of residential areas.

I just shake my head.
 
Aunt Marg said:
I often think to myself, where is this namby-pamby society going.

Compost bins attract animals and things, outdoor clotheslines are unsightly, tarnishing the image and landscape of residential areas.

I just shake my head.
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My father had a compost bin throughout the years/decades. A burn barrel, too.

Your post reminded me of when I was told about a trip my parents made to my Grandmother's house back in the 1940s. When asked about laundry, she was absolutely aghast at the thought of anyone hanging their laundry outdoors to dry. :ROFLMAO:
 
Aunt Marg said:
I often think to myself, where is this namby-pamby society going.

Compost bins attract animals and things, outdoor clotheslines are unsightly, tarnishing the image and landscape of residential areas.

I just shake my head.
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It depends where you live. If rats are a problem then you have to take precaution. Compost bins in winter are havens for rats. They maintain heat and are a supply of food. They are not productive all over. Rats multiply quite readily and are hard to get rid of.
 
JaniceM said:
My father had a compost bin throughout the years/decades. A burn barrel, too.

Your post reminded me of when I was told about a trip my parents made to my Grandmother's house back in the 1940s. When asked about laundry, she was absolutely aghast at the thought of anyone hanging their laundry outdoors to dry. :ROFLMAO:
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OMG, yes, burn barrels, too! Totally forgot about those! Everyone had one back in the day!

Gee-whiz, I'm so surprised by your grandmothers response to outdoor clothesline drying.
 
Camper6 said:
It depends where you live. If rats are a problem then you have to take precaution. Compost bins in winter are havens for rats. They maintain heat and are a supply of food. They are not productive all over. Rats multiply quite readily and are hard to get rid of.
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I can totally see where problems could arise over compost bins.

Just so disheartening that emphasis is made today on turning people away from doing many of the old ways or natural things that have been around forever.
 
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