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ANewDayHasCome
Love multiplies, not divides
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Things our kids will never know....
Awhile ago when I worked someone had their young niece come in and help us. She needed to make a phone call so she picked up the phone and dialed and asked where the "send" button was?!? She had
no clue how to use a landline, only a cell phone.
There are so many things our kids won't know about that we had. I feel like my parents must have felt when we laughed about the 8track.
Remember when we actually had to manually
set up our VCR to tape stuff? Or when we had blank cassettes and would tape stuff off the radio?!?
What else?!?!
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Katareen
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Things our kids will never know....
My 9 yr old niece and her friends had no idea what my IL's stereo was. They're so used to an iPod on a small Bose speaker!
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alli3131
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Things our kids will never know....
I'm old so I still had 8 track tapes!!!!! My favorite one was Blondie!!!!!
I didn't even have a VCR or even a tv remote for most of my youth!!!!
Or even cable tv!!!!
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LIRascal
drama. daily.
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Re: Things our kids will never know....
Researching something in an encyclopedia or a book. If you didn't have said book, and the library was closed, you had to wait.
You had to either remember things or ask around- there were no instant answers. For example, lyrics to a song or any random biographical info you'd find on Wikipedia today, instantly.
Having to WAIT on the radio for your favorite song to come on because it wasn't "downloadable" or "presale".
Albums.
Changing the channel on the TV without a remote.
Dialing the operator to connect international calls.
Long distance was neither free nor unlimited. I spent hundreds a month to call DH in college 
Getting on an airplane without security lines, ID check or body scan 
What it's like to see the NYC area from the top of the twin towers. 
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ANewDayHasCome
Love multiplies, not divides
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Re: Things our kids will never know....
Posted by LIRascal
Researching something in an encyclopedia or a book. If you didn't have said book, and the library was closed, you had to wait.
You had to either remember things or ask around- there were no instant answers. For example, lyrics to a song or any random biographical info you'd find on Wikipedia today, instantly.
Having to WAIT on the radio for your favorite song to come on because it wasn't "downloadable" or "presale".
Albums.
Changing the channel on the TV without a remote.
Dialing the operator to connect international calls.
Long distance was neither free nor unlimited. I spent hundreds a month to call DH in college
Getting on an airplane without security lines, ID check or body scan
What it's like to see the NYC area from the top of the twin towers.
Whoa. All good ones!!!
And our kids will never know what it's like to keep your shoes on going through said security!
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MissJones
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Things our kids will never know....
Music television
Books 
Busy signals (although my mom still doesn't have call waiting)
Rotary phones and answering machine
Pay phones
Tapes
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| Posted 1/29/14 5:45 PM |
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LIRascal
drama. daily.
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Michelle
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Things our kids will never know....
ooooooo pay phones. yes! Those 40 cents calls to Queens.
Beepers! I am adding beepers to the list!
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| Posted 1/29/14 5:47 PM |
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"Be kind, Rewind" will have no meaning. Also, the sound of a dial up modem.
ETA: carrying a Walkman or Discman!
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Naturalmama
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Christine
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Re: Things our kids will never know....
Posted by LIRascal
What it's like to see the NYC area from the top of the twin towers.
This actually breaks my heart, that my boys will never know a NY with the twin towers. My dad worked there, and I have such great memories of going there with my mom & siblings to have lunch with my dad and then going up to have lunch at Windows on the World and go to the observation deck. I wish my boys would have those memories.
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IVFmiracle
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Re: Things our kids will never know....
Dewey Decimal System.
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NewMrs7312
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Re: Things our kids will never know....
this has been so much fun to read!!
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OffWithHerHead23
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Re: Things our kids will never know....
Posted by IVFmiracle
Dewey Decimal System.
I was at the library 2 days ago with my daughters and a man came into the children's room by himself. He asked the librarian, "Where do I find non-fiction books about ghosts? And I also need a copy of the original Grimm fairy tales." The librarian started to look it up on the computer!! I called across the children's room, "Paranormal stuff is in the 001's, and fairy tales are 398.2!" The librarian was totally amazed. She said, "No one knows the call numbers anymore." I showed her my necklace that says "I Still Believe in 398.2."
Who has 2 thumbs and is a total book nerd? This girl right here SO, my kids will still know the Dewey Decimal System and encyclopedias and books 
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MrsT809
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Re: Things our kids will never know....
Posted by OffWithHerHead23
Posted by IVFmiracle
Dewey Decimal System.
I was at the library 2 days ago with my daughters and a man came into the children's room by himself. He asked the librarian, "Where do I find non-fiction books about ghosts? And I also need a copy of the original Grimm fairy tales." The librarian started to look it up on the computer!! I called across the children's room, "Paranormal stuff is in the 001's, and fairy tales are 398.2!" The librarian was totally amazed. She said, "No one knows the call numbers anymore." I showed her my necklace that says "I Still Believe in 398.2."
Who has 2 thumbs and is a total book nerd? This girl right here SO, my kids will still know the Dewey Decimal System and encyclopedias and books
To add to the list, generally not knowing everything in an instant! Picking up the phone and not knowing who's on the other end. Having to actually flip through the channels to see what's on actually reading a TV Guide. Talking on the phone wrapping the cord around the house as you walk around.
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ANewDayHasCome
Love multiplies, not divides
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Things our kids will never know....
Omg. Busy signals and dial up internet connection. That annoying sound.
Fax machines
This is a good one....when I needed to be picked up after school from practice I would call my mom collect and the part where you say your name I would say very quickly. It's..me,.pick..me.up
Kinda like hadababyitsaboy
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MrsT809
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Re: Things our kids will never know....
Posted by ANewDayHasCome
This is a good one....when I needed to be picked up after school from practice I would call my mom collect and the part where you say your name I would say very quickly. It's..me,.pick..me.up
Kinda like hadababyitsaboy
I think that's better than what I went through. I would use the payphone to beep my dad and then stand around hoping he wasn't on an appointment and would actually show up! Awful
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ANewDayHasCome
Love multiplies, not divides
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Re: Things our kids will never know....
Posted by MrsT809
Posted by ANewDayHasCome
This is a good one....when I needed to be picked up after school from practice I would call my mom collect and the part where you say your name I would say very quickly. It's..me,.pick..me.up
Kinda like hadababyitsaboy
I think that's better than what I went through. I would use the payphone to beep my dad and then stand around hoping he wasn't on an appointment and would actually show up! Awful
Oh man
Another one,,,going to a video store to rent a movie!! What a pain in the butt. You had to hope the new release was in and then you has to rush back to blockbuster to return it.
On demand is way better.
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WannaBeAMom11
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Things our kids will never know....
Cassette tapes unraveling and having to use a pen to fix it.
Blowing on a Nintendo game to get it to work
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evnme
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Re: Things our kids will never know....
Getting dressed up to go to a bway show.
When did things get so casual?
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Champ
2 little ladies
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Re: Things our kids will never know....
Waiting to see how your pictures came out.
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Eireann
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Re: Things our kids will never know....
Riding your bike around the block, going to the park, or walking to school without parental supervision under the age of 21
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Posted by Champ
Waiting to see how your pictures came out.
GOOD ONE!!!! That was always the best... To pick up your pics and immediately go through them all!!!
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ANewDayHasCome
Love multiplies, not divides
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Re: Things our kids will never know....
Posted by MrsDamonSalv7319
Posted by Champ
Waiting to see how your pictures came out.
GOOD ONE!!!! That was always the best... To pick up your pics and immediately go through them all!!!
and finding some that were completely all black
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b2b777
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Things our kids will never know....
Cars with roll down windows, and many without AC!
Now you can speak to your car, have it warm up from inside the house, and be toasty with your seat warmers!
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| Posted 1/30/14 9:52 AM |
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ANewDayHasCome
Love multiplies, not divides
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Re: Things our kids will never know....
Reach across the car to unlock the door
Floppy disk
Stop and ask for directions...from a human. Or print out mapquest directions ahead of time for your drive
Adjusting the antenna on your tv to fix the static
Adjust the tracking on your VCR
Your cd skipping n your discman (the cool yellow sports one)
Fax machines
Edited bc my autocorrect on my iPad didn't recognize some of these old a$$ terms.....
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Eunyboo
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Re: Things our kids will never know....
OMG I remember recording stuff on a tape on the VCR. One time my brother recorded over my Saved By The Bell recorded episodes and I flipped my sh*t. lmao.
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