“It Works 100% Of The Time”: 35 “Obsolete” Things These People Haven’t Given Up On

A book has a certain feel, a smell, and is an experience of its own. Coffee/tea, candle, blanket, book 💜

This, touchscreens are just a distraction in driving. In our company car, just to enter in the aircondition/heating meny, you need to go thry 2 or 3 buttons on touchscreen and it is distracting. Give me a k**b so i can regulate fan and temperature and the direction of the air ffs i dont want touchscreen

If a streaming service suddenly decides to take away your favourite movie (or fill it with ads), there's nothing you can do. Despite appearances, physical media is not obsolete.

USB keys are not great for long term storage. An external hard disk is generally a better idea. A NAS with redundant drives is even better. I don't trust "the cloud" either, at least not for anything of any value!

"As long as the battery works..." is not long enough sometimes.

Yes. When I was studying, paper and pencil. Stuff you write down sticks better, and the soft feel on pencil on paper I find strangely soothing

I regularly carry an old Hamilton 21 jewel mechanical pocket watch. My father-in-law was a 55 year watch repairman and taught me how to regularly service and repair them too.

And then bequeath it to your descendants.

I Effing hate key fobs. Bulky in pocket. Battery issues. Expensive to replace. (My Frenchie chewed up 2) And you can't hide a spare cuz car won't lock.

Saying that manual gearbox is obsolete because of automatic is like saying tea is obsolete because of coffee

I pretty much only use a card if I'm shopping online, or in a situation where I don't have enough cash on me. It's for the same reason as OP - it's easier for me to keep track of/control my spending.

The act of writing is cathartic idk why. Helps me remember things better too.

Both have their place. With ebooks I can take a dozen on holiday with me but I can't lend a favourite one to a friend. Much prefer print and browsing in book shops but also love the immediacy of being able to instantly download when I was stuck in hospital bored out of my mind!

None electric, manual only. AND I have openers like the us army p38 folding can opener in my holiday gear and as backup in the kitchen drawer. Those types are the best by far

Saved ur bacon??

I hate smart appliances. They never work properly and they require a degree in computer science to set up

2 things I have open on every computer I use: Notepad++ and a DOS prompt.

My soul twin, I have a 2001 Corolla I call the beast cos it would survive an apocalypse.

Still driving my 1999 BMW. No AC, but the roof goes down. And that's the modern car - the classic was built in 1959. LOL.

Folks here; we need to send a committee to Cuba, to recruit a couple of gurus on preserving old autos to come to the US and teach us... they are the masters.

I had my 1994 VW golf for 23 years, and it was the car of my life. Unfortunately, I had to let it go, and I cried as if I lost my pet.. when looking for a new one, I felt like emerging from my cave as I discovered a brand new world of technology!

I have a 1970 that has crank windows, point based ignition and carburetors. Even the radio does not have a microchip in it, just discrete transistors. It will keep running forever.

100%. Heated seats are a subscription service now for some manufacturers, so is the rate of acceleration. Soon it'll be AC and anything else they can think to screw us on

We have to meet emissions and fuel consumption standards. That's where most of the added tech goes.

I drive 2004 Jeep KJ (Liberty/Cherokee). It has all I need; diesel engine with lots of torque, automatic transmission, a/c, 4x4 with high/low gears for offroading and cruise control for long highway trips. Lift springs (50mm), trailer hook and bigger wheels. It's a car, which does what I tell to it, not vice versa like in these modern android digi dingdong nerve crackers, which beep and scream, if you look at mirror longer than 2 seconds or nod your head over 5 degrees. My friend had a serious accident, when oncoming truck turned left, directly in front of him. As an experienced driver, used to slippery roads, he tried to evade the crash by throwing his new Citroen to side slide and go around from its back, but all these genius driving assistants just forced his car to the right front wheel of the truck. He survived with some broken ribs and huge bruises, car was total write-off.

My 1997 VW Polo !!!!

My peeps! I have a 2005 Chrysler Minivan and love it. Not getting rid of it any time soon.

My car is a 2020 and it doesn't have a subscription and I can turn off the lane keep assist. My husband can repair it just fine. No software update needed.

1977 vw. 3 buttons and manual gears control all I need

I have a 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Doesn't have all the modern electronics on it. Love it. It has some small to semi small things wrong with it but nothing major. The heater and the ac works. It has power windows. Those work. Driver side has seat has power controls, those work. Automatic locks that works. Has knobs/buttons for the radio.

I love my 02 Golf diesel. Its wonderful now that I replaced the headliner.

Your last paragraph spoke to my soul. Those three things are all anyone needs.

I like old cars too but OP would definitely have new cars if money wasn’t an object.

One thing I will never understand is touch screen anything in cars. No buttons no knobs no sensory feedback at all. There's enough distraction as it is without having to take your eyes off the road, answer a questionnaire, watch an ad for raycon or raid shadow legends, and then make an adjustment to your radio or climate control. Hyperbolic, but it feels that way, for sure if the controls are unfamiliar.

Buy a no frills Dacia, some electrics but the engine is capable of being fixed by a mechanic not a computer!

Methinks, soon, ye shall be walking !

Never be without your solar death ray

I HATE wireless earbuds; they fall out of my ears above a brisk walk.

Idiots bundle their life in a cell phone case. I use a wallet for cards. A money clip with cash in separate pocket. Chances of losing all 3 are less.

I don’t think vinyl ever became obsolete. Vinyl sales have increased 17 years straight. There was a point in the early 2000s where record players outsold guitars. And now even CDs are making a comeback. Apparently we like ownership of things after all.

I bought a 1999 Jeep Cherokee to off road in and discovered a 5 CD disc changer in it. It gets used.

Well yeah, no need to worry about a battery dying, but I've had my wireless mouse for just over 2 years now; I use it extensively 5 days a week, and literally today I changed the battery for the second time.

At least put the right picture that is related to the text...

Gel ink means less drag and tiredness in your hand than a standard biro, so I can imagine a fountain pen would help.

I still wear the pocket watch from my grand father from time to time.

Awful machines to use. Heavy, clunky, prone to jamming, slightest mistyping means getting the tippex out or redoing a whole page. Naah, no thanks.

My hubby still used his. Only real negative is, at least with big old ipod is that you can't use bluetooth with it

Thank you so much for this info! My daughter would love an espresso machine but she can't afford a good one and I can't afford to buy one for her. Just checked online and these are affordable. I plan on gifting her one for her birthday.

I am sick to death of having to sync, link, charge each and every f***ing thing I need to use. When I try to do something, I end up having to reconfigure, pay to subscribe, check for updates, wait for downloads, re-establish connection, and then restart the app. FFS I just wanna switch it on and have it work,

Looking at a black and white picture derived from Ilford HP5 400 is so much better than digital photos

Don't forget to blow into them every once in a while

I have a landline which still runs on copper. My broadband is fibre-to-cabinet and copper for the last few hundred metres. This will change before long as everybody moves to fibre-to-premises. I don't make calls, but I do receive calls regularly on it. It never runs out of charge and works in a powercut. I feel for some of my elderly neighbours who rely on theirs. If it is your only phone, when you switch to VOIP, you will need a battery backup on it.