“Listening to the radio for hours waiting to hit record on a cassette tape when your favorite song comes on.
Listening to the end of the set to find out who recorded that song, if they announce it. Then saving allowance money to buy the album where maybe they’ll have printed lyrics so you can find out what the slurred lines mean.”
“Having to delete text messages because your phone can only store max 10.”
“Being able to find or contact people. You used to call somebody at their house and not get an answer. You may not hear from them for days.
I used to spend time driving around to popular spots to try and catch up with friends. There was no calling their cell to find out where they were.”
“Dial-up.”
“Downloading a song only to find out it’s a virus, and now your dad is going to kill you.”
“Having to get off the internet because someone wants to use the phone.”
“Rewinding a VHS tape to replay a movie.”
“Driving without GPS. Here’s a paper map. I hope you know how to read it. Better hope it’s up-to-date.”
“A 5-hour drive with nothing to keep you entertained except your parents’ music and highway games like license plate bingo.”
“Trying to play your Gameboy in the car at night, and only being able to really play when you passed under a street light because it didn’t have a backlit screen.”
“Getting up to change the TV channel.”
“Having to beg your parents to take you to the County Library. Because that’s your only research source for school assignments.”
“Looking for something to watch on TV, turning to the TV guide channel, and waiting for the listings to scroll around to the channels you care about.”
“Memorizing phone numbers.”
“Do you even know what a card catalog is, kid?”
“Typing a report and running out of type writer ribbon, and /or correction fluid. Looking up information for said report in the card catalog at the library.
If you didn’t turn in the paper in on time at that class – you were late, and got knocked down a letter grade. None of this you have till midnight to email it to me …”
“Adjusting the antenna to watch TV.”
“Chicken pox. I got it in the spring of 1999, and the vaccine was introduced here in Canada later that year.”
“Beepers/pagers.”
“Getting the content you want. Imagine going to the video rental store week after week to rent Wild Things at 16, for reasons, to find it is always already rented.
Or NBA Jam is always rented.
Now everything is on demand!”
“Setting your computer up to download something overnight.
Only to do the same thing the next night, because it got interrupted.”
“Smoking in a restaurant.”
“Busy signals.”
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