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@Kewpie saidSpirographs
Things that have disappeared from everyday life.
Personal mail
Landline phone
Amateur radio
Morse code
Fax machine
Chemistry sets
Modems
Typewriters
Magazine walls
Parlour magic
Phone booths
The hope for another and cooler life on Mars or Venus or Titan
P.S. -- I think they might still use fax machines in Japan.
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@Paul-Martin saidI’d say colder not cooler at an average of -60ish C on Mars.
Spirographs (or their Chinese knock-offs are in ... available at KMart)
Chemistry sets are still cool
Modems are still needed if you aren't on fibre (3rd world)
Parlour magic is still popular
Fax machines are still used by police force
Life on Mars or Titan will definitely be cooler.
Edit: forgot Titan @ -170ish C
@Kewpie saidMy cheque book shows I've written over 700 cheques in my life. (Many of them chocolate related).
Cheques, at least in Australia.
I wrote and signed a gift cheque this week because it deserved a ceremonial presentation. The previous cheque (butt) in the book was dated nine years ago.
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@Ghost-of-a-Duke saidIn 2003 I wrote a cheque for my yearly house insurance and when the firm went to deposit it the bank noted I had dated it 1986. To this day I have no idea why I dated it 17 years in the past.
My cheque book shows I've written over 700 cheques in my life. (Many of them chocolate related).
@Great-Big-Stees saidI can't ever remember the occasion I last used a cheque - ages ago.
In 2003 I wrote a cheque for my yearly house insurance and when the firm went to deposit it the bank noted I had dated it 1986. To this day I have no idea why I dated it 17 years in the past.
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@Torunn saidI still do, though very infrequently.
I can't ever remember the occasion I last used a cheque - ages ago.
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@Great-Big-Stees saidWho would accept a cheque these days?
I still do, though very infrequently.