tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post4714751087930664532..comments2023-06-25T05:06:09.098-04:00Comments on The Golden Spoons: Tuesday Ten - Modern ConveniencesLisa Witherspoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12530852104410009597noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-14237387159295836542013-12-05T10:04:36.628-05:002013-12-05T10:04:36.628-05:00I love that pic that has been posted on fb that sh...I love that pic that has been posted on fb that shows all the technological devices that are now conveniently located just in our phone. Crazy!! And yes insane to think of what the future holds and what our kids will be reminiscing.Ashley Lindernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-11536649666783820382013-11-21T17:35:10.423-05:002013-11-21T17:35:10.423-05:00Ah yes - central heating and air-conditioning! Th...Ah yes - central heating and air-conditioning! Thanks goodness for those!Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-74088584314504576522013-11-21T17:34:50.815-05:002013-11-21T17:34:50.815-05:00Don't worry - it made me feel old, too!Don't worry - it made me feel old, too!Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-57336902696957181642013-11-21T17:34:37.592-05:002013-11-21T17:34:37.592-05:00Yes! Yes I agree that not knowing about the ashtr...Yes! Yes I agree that not knowing about the ashtray is a great thing!Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-83219402366806589242013-11-21T17:33:59.013-05:002013-11-21T17:33:59.013-05:00Oh, maps are a good one! I'm pretty sure my k...Oh, maps are a good one! I'm pretty sure my kids wouldn't even know how to use a paper map!Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-36916636881087055332013-11-21T17:33:18.397-05:002013-11-21T17:33:18.397-05:00Ha! We still have a land line, but we once were i...Ha! We still have a land line, but we once were in a building where they had pay phones. I had to explain to my girls what they were. They couldn't understand what people wouldn't just use their cell phones!Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-49645471727752191362013-11-21T14:35:40.402-05:002013-11-21T14:35:40.402-05:00Central heating... visiting from the Hump Day Hook...Central heating... visiting from the Hump Day Hook Up... and really appreciating my furnace today.Nothing By The Booknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-73891666779515422022013-11-20T20:27:30.696-05:002013-11-20T20:27:30.696-05:00I'm a nostalgic girl too and the older I get, ...I'm a nostalgic girl too and the older I get, the more nostalgic I get! All of this was so true and also made me feel so old! :)Emily (OhBoyMom)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-9718128421938364442013-11-20T19:33:04.737-05:002013-11-20T19:33:04.737-05:00Even in the last 5 or 10 years technology has skyr...Even in the last 5 or 10 years technology has skyrocketed ahead. My kids saw a rotary phone once and didn't know what it was. They also didn't know what the ashtray on the top of a public trashcan was - I think that's a good thing!Danahttp://kissmylist.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-69453313841311408302013-11-20T15:52:34.079-05:002013-11-20T15:52:34.079-05:00I was just talking to somebody the other day about...I was just talking to somebody the other day about having to look at a map to find my way around and what a big deal it was when mapquest came along- Imagine! You could plug in addresses and get directions! Amazing!- Still, if I got even remotely lost, I had to pull over and find a pay phone to call and get directions. These days, GPS in my car and GPS on my phone if the car one fails. Amazing.Erica Jensennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-61103905124565757552013-11-20T11:23:13.386-05:002013-11-20T11:23:13.386-05:00LOL! The "land line" rang in the cell p...LOL! The "land line" rang in the cell phone store when we were renewing our contracts. My 3.5 yo was slightly scared! He had never really seen or noticed a phone connected to the wall- or heard one ring! We use cell phones exclusively.Jodi @the noise of boysnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-64128169940713255872013-11-20T11:16:01.947-05:002013-11-20T11:16:01.947-05:00Oh, hadn't even thought about the VCR. I thin...Oh, hadn't even thought about the VCR. I think DVD players are almost a thing of the past as well. Now everyone just downloads movies or gets them from Netflix.Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-34804467659321015942013-11-20T11:15:22.055-05:002013-11-20T11:15:22.055-05:00They certainly are!They certainly are!Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-21710103724109300882013-11-20T11:15:11.189-05:002013-11-20T11:15:11.189-05:00Horrific indeed! Last week, I left the house in a...Horrific indeed! Last week, I left the house in a rush and forgot to grab my phone. I swear I had symptoms of withdrawal with in 15 minutes. I was actually pretty pathetic! :-)Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-72321870891874736402013-11-20T11:14:07.711-05:002013-11-20T11:14:07.711-05:00Me too!Me too!Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-77843143140848891182013-11-20T08:40:22.329-05:002013-11-20T08:40:22.329-05:00My daughter thinks it is so strange to use the VCR...My daughter thinks it is so strange to use the VCR at her grandmother's house. I remember when I was very small and our family got our first VCR - it was such a HUGE deal, because they were new and not very many people had them. I also used to use a rotary phone sometimes when I was at my grandmother's house as a child.From Traciehttp://www.fromtracie.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-49475028514803647372013-11-20T06:53:39.750-05:002013-11-20T06:53:39.750-05:00Modern conveniences are such a double edged sword....Modern conveniences are such a double edged sword. They make life easier, and they also make it easier to do too much!Julie DeNeenhttp://juliedeneen.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-13232121400776251232013-11-19T20:54:29.435-05:002013-11-19T20:54:29.435-05:00It's funny how when we watch TV that isn't...It's funny how when we watch TV that isn't HD or isn't on a large, flat screen, it seems so weird. I wouldn't say that's my biggest answer to your question, though. I think it has to be computers. I wouldn't do anything without them these days. And two years ago, I had no iPhone. Oh my god. I had to wait until I got home to get my email. The horrors!!!Tamara Bowmanhttp://tamaralikecamera.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-19555825127198032122013-11-19T20:16:12.851-05:002013-11-19T20:16:12.851-05:00Great list and so true. I know I'd be lost wit...Great list and so true. I know I'd be lost without my computer.Amberhttp://whisperingwriter.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-66303502205477971172013-11-19T19:50:34.256-05:002013-11-19T19:50:34.256-05:00We definitely have come far in the tech world!! &a...We definitely have come far in the tech world!! & we SO have to do coffee SOON!!! :-) way too close...Amber Day Hickshttp://citygirlonhicksfarm.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-104921840059763252013-11-19T18:47:43.347-05:002013-11-19T18:47:43.347-05:00O.K. You and I have to meet for coffee sometime. ...O.K. You and I have to meet for coffee sometime. We live like 10 minutes from each other and we live int he house where my hubby gee up too!!!!!!! It's was built int he 70's and it's not a farm, but it is on 10 acres out in the country. I remember on of the first internet searches I ever did in the library at UNCG. I was a child development major and was writing paper not he Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-71153426662172046072013-11-19T18:44:43.944-05:002013-11-19T18:44:43.944-05:00Agreed!! I think being so "plugged in" ...Agreed!! I think being so "plugged in" creates more stress. I am, admittedly, addicted, though! (Just like 95% of the rest of the population!)Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-87898964675923299722013-11-19T18:43:39.934-05:002013-11-19T18:43:39.934-05:00Thanks so much Tanya!! First of all, glad you enj...Thanks so much Tanya!! First of all, glad you enjoyed my piece in the book! The others are awesome, too! I agree about the music - much easier than boom boxes and my old Walkman cassette player. Have to say, though, I would be lost without my iPhone! :-)Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-12455518310181082902013-11-19T18:41:43.064-05:002013-11-19T18:41:43.064-05:00You're welcome! I remember my cousin had a At...You're welcome! I remember my cousin had a Atari with Pacman - he was older than me and super cool!Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-15953038097438593682013-11-19T17:10:02.110-05:002013-11-19T17:10:02.110-05:00funny story- we live in my hubs family homestead (...funny story- we live in my hubs family homestead (of course, he has remodeled...lol) this home didn't have a bathroom until 1960ish... they had an outhouse... yep, Mike's mother was born in this house & it didnt have a bathroom... (we do live on a farm- just fyi) I can't imagine... I do remember when there was no internet & then we went from dialup to DSL & that was the Amber Day Hickshttp://citygirlonhicksfarm.com/noreply@blogger.com