Things that are now obsolete or were easier years ago

A recent thread got me thinking about a couple of things.

The first one is instructions. I find things like mobiles frustrating as they don't come with instruction manuals. Then other things have to be researched on the internet. If I have flat packed furniture to build I lay it out and follow the instructions at my own pace. That's what I liked about Lego unless that has changed now.

The other thing I was thinking about recently is things we used to use that young people would have never seen. I was thinking of the phrase being a carbon copy which I guess comes from the use of carbon paper. In my first office job the typists did two copies of letters using this which went in different files. Some shops used it for receipts so they had a copy. I wonder if anyone uses it today.

Are there things that others can think of that aren't in use now?

Parents
  • no longer:

    standard transmission as a standard

    curated playlists in cafes

    super8 movie cameras

    washboards

    letters in the mail.

    anticipation for the arrival of a letter

    knowledge

    public transit for rural communities

    bell bottoms

    easier before:

    conversations

    free time

    finances

    public transit for rural communities

    service oriented service

    receiving public assistance

    filling out forms and collecting documentation.

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  • no longer:

    standard transmission as a standard

    curated playlists in cafes

    super8 movie cameras

    washboards

    letters in the mail.

    anticipation for the arrival of a letter

    knowledge

    public transit for rural communities

    bell bottoms

    easier before:

    conversations

    free time

    finances

    public transit for rural communities

    service oriented service

    receiving public assistance

    filling out forms and collecting documentation.

Children