Eric reports:
One of our neighbors along with some young kids was visiting elderly relatives over the holidays. One of the kids asked to use the phone so they directed her to a room with an old rotary phone in it. The kid came out a bit later and said "Um, I don't think I know how to use that."
One of our babysitters asked how, in the "Old days" people used to meet each other in public places without phones - she couldn't conceive of the fact that we had to plan to meet at a certain time in a certain location instead of calling when we were in the general area.
I imagine Vake will be amused by tales of the days when we couldn't record TV programs, when we had to get up to change the channel (or that we had only 5 channels to choose from), when light bulbs had to be replaced regularly (our house is at about 50% LEDs that last 20,000 hours - almost 20 years at 3 hours/day), when if you called someone who wasn't home, you'd just have to call back later - you couldn't leave a message & there was nothing to show that you had called. Same with busy signals (if I get one now, I assume I've mis-dialed or the number is bad).
I think I still have a working walkman and an audiotape to pull out and blow his mind about how we listened to music before the various i-devices. Since most phones have a built in GPS and mapping system, most young people wouldn't have a clue how to get somewhere using maps.
A typewriter will seem ridiculous (I still have one in the basement). My laptop already seems obsolete to Vake - he tries to change the screen by swiping his finger across the screen ala a tablet device.
Probably lots more if I put my mind to it.
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