Things that have changed

[Balladeer08]

Actually, I suspect you turned your former clock off with yon depicted hammer....

and that makesme really jealous, rather than judgmental. The clock was asking for it!

(singing)

Some day I'll murder the Bugler.
Some day you'll find him dead.
And then I'll get the other pup,
the guy that wakes the Bugler up.
And spend the rest of my life in bed!

 

[pointless]

Actually, I suspect you turned your former clock off with yon depicted hammer....

and that makesme really jealous, rather than judgmental. The clock was asking for it!

oh, someday i will. someday i will....

I had a wind-up "Big Ben" when I was in the Army. Maybe 6" diameter, with two big bells on top. Noisy as hell, and that was when it was just ticking. Most mornings I grabbed it and threw it at the cement barracks walls. Damn thing was durable, it was months before it finally shattered.

you know, i love analogs, but the ticking drives me nuts when i'm sleeping. i actually had one for awhile. i have no idea what i ended up doing with it. it was one of those travel jobs that is its own case. man, i miss it now.

damn you.

 

[Mr Noone]

(singing)

Some day I'll murder the Bugler.
Some day you'll find him dead.
And then I'll get the other pup,
the guy that wakes the Bugler up.
And spend the rest of my life in bed!

Irving? Is that you, Irving?

 

[Balladeer08]

Irving? Is that you, Irving?

He's in Berlin.

 

[ToysAreUs]

Manual wringer washing machines, vacuum tubes (valves), Mercurochrome antiseptic and most recently, 100 watt Edison light bulbs.

 

[Balladeer08]

Manual wringer washing machines, vacuum tubes (valves), Mercurochrome antiseptic and most recently, 100 watt Edison light bulbs.

Probably any kind of incandescent bulb soon.

Water heaters with big tanks being replaced by "instant, limitless" water heaters.

 

[phrodeau]

(edited)

Water heaters with big tanks being replaced by "instant, limitless" water heaters.

The US has a long way to catch up to the rest of the world on those.

 

[gotsnowgotslush]

The sense of entitlement that people are shamelessly exhibiting, is astounding.

I was born in 1954. I was a child when the population counts in the USA were lower.

Adults were quick to help, and quick to correct. Taught to say "Yes, sir, ma'am, miss."

As children, we had freedom, but we had responsibility to match.

Rule Number One- Know where the nearby bomb Shelter is.

Rule Number Two- Respect your elders, and be helpful. Be polite and be kind.

Rule Number Three- Study well and improve your mind. Do your best.

 

[Not Normal]

Manual wringer washing machines, vacuum tubes (valves), Mercurochrome antiseptic and most recently, 100 watt Edison light bulbs.

Believe it or not, vacuum tubes are still around, and used in pro audio and guitar and bass amplification. The vintage market is big, but there are new tubes and products built. The JJ company even brought a long since out of production tube back to life.

 

[The Greek]

Believe it or not, vacuum tubes are still around, and used in pro audio and guitar and bass amplification. The vintage market is big, but there are new tubes and products built. The JJ company even brought a long since out of production tube back to life.

Isn't there a noticeable difference in the sound a vacuum tube amp creates versus a digital Amp which makes the tube amps so desirable?

 

[Balladeer08]

Isn't there a noticeable difference in the sound a vacuum tube amp creates versus a digital Amp which makes the tube amps so desirable?

If you have the ear for it, yes.

 

[RobDownSouth]

The sense of entitlement that people are shamelessly exhibiting, is astounding.

I was born in 1954. I was a child when the population counts in the USA were lower.

Adults were quick to help, and quick to correct. Taught to say "Yes, sir, ma'am, miss."

As children, we had freedom, but we had responsibility to match.

Rule Number One- Know where the nearby bomb Shelter is.

Rule Number Two- Respect your elders, and be helpful. Be polite and be kind.

Rule Number Three- Study well and improve your mind. Do your best.

DUCK AND COVER!

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

Steel beer cans are gone. Hippies couldn't crush them.

 

[RobDownSouth]

Steel beer cans are gone. Hippies couldn't crush them.

*laughing* I was the first aluminum-can generation. Used to always crush my can when I was done. Then I visited Louisiana, home of "Dixie Beer...in the SOLID STEEL CAN". Tried crushing that like an aluminum can and went ...whut the fuck?