What old techonolgy do you still use? - Page 13

**rosestone** · October 31st, 2016, 06:51 AM

The mobile phone I use for personal is about 10 years out of date, I have a smart phone for work but I don't really know how to use it, many a time I have looked foolish in a meeting, prodding at it and grimacing (I'm a programmer, I'm supposed to know about these things).

I have a good friend whose marijuana consumption for the past 20 years could be described as heroic or idiotic, depending on your politics, and he doesn't believe in any technology post-1998, he still uses dial-up internet, distrusts anything technological that doesn't have wires, and won't watch anything other than VHS and DVD, or listen to anything other than cds. He also once told me about a very unlikely global conspiracy that involves shaving cream (he won't use that either).

**bloke57** · October 31st, 2016, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by rosestone

He also once told me about a very unlikely global conspiracy that involves shaving cream (he won't use that either).

Is your avatar him then?

And if it involves shaving cream, he probably misheard "globule consistency" and has run with it ever since.

**cginok** · October 31st, 2016, 09:47 PM

I have a beard trimmer that I've had for close to 20 years. I finally had to put it out to pasture. It got to where, when you turned it on, the thing would work at full speed, then slow down to a stop, then after a few seconds wind back up to full speed again. I assumed it was the battery going out. It was as cheap to buy a new one as replace the battery.

My mother has a hand mixer that she got at a wedding shower back about 1960, and the sucker still works.

**bowlinggreen** · October 31st, 2016, 10:18 PM

Regarding old post-office technology, I just realized I have most of a package of those bubble padded CD mailers tucked away next to the "old computer stuff" boxes.

Not much use for those nowadays.

Estreeter · November 2nd, 2016, 01:53 PM

I'm an electrician by trade and still use analogue meters, hate the digital meters when the LCD readout has the numbers going crazy when what you're measuring is fluctuating wildly

That ol' needle analogue meter reacts nice and fast

**Maglover** · August 12th, 2022, 08:18 PM

I was going to put an Analogue watch, but any type of wristwatch seems to be becoming a thing of the past.

**SanteeFats** · August 12th, 2022, 10:06 PM

No cell phone for me I still use only a land line and will till I die I do believe.
My son keeps trying to get one so in burial plans I have instructed them to bury me with a brand new one and have the attorney tell my son I finally got one.

**Carrot74** · August 13th, 2022, 12:12 AM

Still prefer the 'mil' compass over GPS when using topography maps. 'Muricans still use degrees compass - oh well. Still know the conversion scale for mils to degrees and vice versa if we ever worked with American troops.
Like was previously mentioned by a few people - still have hand mixers and sometimes use them. There are other items in the kitchen that aren't 'powered' but preferred.

**Dr Pepper** · August 13th, 2022, 07:02 AM

I still use hand drills, and from time to time a brace and auger style bits, hand saws and similar.......oh and good old fashioned hand operated unpowered toothbrushes......

Melchior · August 13th, 2022, 12:54 PM

I still use a DVD player and blu ray player

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October 31st, 2016, 06:51 AM	#121
rosestone Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 2,256 Thanks: 79,772 Thanked 37,954 Times in 2,261 Posts	The mobile phone I use for personal is about 10 years out of date, I have a smart phone for work but I don't really know how to use it, many a time I have looked foolish in a meeting, prodding at it and grimacing (I'm a programmer, I'm supposed to know about these things). I have a good friend whose marijuana consumption for the past 20 years could be described as heroic or idiotic, depending on your politics, and he doesn't believe in any technology post-1998, he still uses dial-up internet, distrusts anything technological that doesn't have wires, and won't watch anything other than VHS and DVD, or listen to anything other than cds. He also once told me about a very unlikely global conspiracy that involves shaving cream (he won't use that either).

October 31st, 2016, 09:47 PM	#123
cginok Vintage Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 603 Thanks: 61 Thanked 5,414 Times in 594 Posts	I have a beard trimmer that I've had for close to 20 years. I finally had to put it out to pasture. It got to where, when you turned it on, the thing would work at full speed, then slow down to a stop, then after a few seconds wind back up to full speed again. I assumed it was the battery going out. It was as cheap to buy a new one as replace the battery. My mother has a hand mixer that she got at a wedding shower back about 1960, and the sucker still works.

August 12th, 2022, 08:18 PM	#126
Maglover Vintage Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 750 Thanks: 11,511 Thanked 6,249 Times in 747 Posts	I was going to put an Analogue watch, but any type of wristwatch seems to be becoming a thing of the past.

August 12th, 2022, 10:06 PM	#127
SanteeFats Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Santee, Ca Posts: 60,824 Thanks: 281,841 Thanked 813,852 Times in 60,868 Posts	No cell phone for me I still use only a land line and will till I die I do believe. My son keeps trying to get one so in burial plans I have instructed them to bury me with a brand new one and have the attorney tell my son I finally got one.

August 13th, 2022, 12:12 AM	#128
Carrot74 Vintage Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Up in the Frozen North Posts: 956 Thanks: 76,069 Thanked 9,346 Times in 954 Posts	Still prefer the 'mil' compass over GPS when using topography maps. 'Muricans still use degrees compass - oh well. Still know the conversion scale for mils to degrees and vice versa if we ever worked with American troops. Like was previously mentioned by a few people - still have hand mixers and sometimes use them. There are other items in the kitchen that aren't 'powered' but preferred.

August 13th, 2022, 07:02 AM	#129
Dr Pepper Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: NZ Posts: 4,035 Thanks: 70,712 Thanked 40,941 Times in 4,026 Posts	I still use hand drills, and from time to time a brace and auger style bits, hand saws and similar.......oh and good old fashioned hand operated unpowered toothbrushes......

August 13th, 2022, 12:54 PM	#130
Melchior Senior Member Join Date: May 2017 Posts: 220 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,074 Times in 191 Posts	I still use a DVD player and blu ray player