Things you can do now that you couldn’t do before

[lord bunberry]

Pausing the the tv when you need a piss.

[Lancs Harp]

For me communicate with friends all over the world for virtually no cost. A very welcome step into the new now for me.

[lord bunberry]

Start the car on a cold morning

[Jones28]

Work from home. It’s ****ing painful because of my internet and a recent Europe wide it upgrade that has made things **** for the whole company, but in a job I took on less than a year ago I’d never dreamed I’d be able to work from home.

I miss farm work to an extent but rolling out of bed at 8:15 has its benefits.

[Hibbyradge]

Make a pee last over 3 minutes without trying!

[HibbyDave]

Go anywhere in Scotland by bus free of charge.

[Peevemor]

Go for weeks at a time without withdrawing cash from a distributor or even use any in shops.

[Hibee87]

Start the car on a cold morning

My old man had a ford Orion he used to put a towel over some part of the engine in the winter overnight so it would start in the morning.
Of course he forgot about it one day. We got to just outside shandwicks bar and had to abandon the car with flames coming out the bonnet.....he opened the bonnet and took his then girlfriends jacket off her back (from memory a very expensive moschino jacket) and tried to put out the flames with it haha.

[Hibee87]

I guess the obvious one for me is information on literally everything at your fingertips everywhere you go.
The old thing a teacher would say to you in school was 'you have to learn this, your not going to carry a calculator/encyclopedia/dictionary et in your pocket, are you' ......well as it happens, yes, I can find the answer or how to guide on almost anything in a matter of seconds.

[Pretty Boy]

Travel across close to the entirety of the world with relative ease.

With a handful of exceptions there is almost no country on earth you can't get a flight to and then it's possible to travel across those countries on mass transport systems. The first flights to Australia, which were arduous journeys with multiple stops, only commenced in 1935.

[Logie Green]

Watch endless showings of Hibs winning the Scottish Cup.

[RyeSloan]

Ahh there is so many when you start to think about it!

This reply for starters...

I suppose the ones that are almost daily routine now is using streaming services like Netflix. Not that choosing a movie is any quicker of course...by the time the Mrs chooses I’m convinced I could have been to Blockbuster and back with ease [emoji23]

[Frazerbob]

Listen to pretty much the World’s entire music collection on my phone.

[Scouse Hibee]

Be contacted instantly wherever I am in the world.

[EH6 Hibby]

Send money anywhere instantly.

[Lancs Harp]

Listen to pretty much the World’s entire music collection on my phone.

Thats a good one Bob, I use Spotify (premium), my favourite app* and the only app Ive ever paid for. Just cant do without it.

* favourite app now there's another potential thread topic.

[Billy Whizz]

Pick up a carry out via a hatch

[lord bunberry]

Enjoy a Bloody Mary without being called a poof.

[Hibbyradge]

Fly to the USA from most UK regional airports.

First time I went, in 1988, I had to fly from Prestwick or dahn sarf.

[lord bunberry]

Watch crime watch without hoping they get away with it.

[Saturday Boy]

Watch crime watch without knowing anybody on it.

[Hibrandenburg]

Unrestricted access to porn.

[EH6 Hibby]

Get directions for any form of transport instantly without having to map out your route.

[EH6 Hibby]

Sit in your house until you know your bus is due, I remember when there weren’t even timetables at the bus stop. You pretty much just took your chances unless you phoned the bus company to find the times of the bus you wanted.

[Bangkok Hibby]

Go anywhere in Scotland by bus free of charge.

Stay seated on any bus confident I'm probably older than those looking for a seat

[Since90+2]

Be contacted instantly wherever I am in the world.

Technologically it's a fantastic achievement but I'm not sure it's particularly good for human beings individually.

[Peevemor]

Technologically it's a fantastic achievement but I'm not sure it's particularly good for human beings individually.We can be contacted everywhere and at any time. Whether we allow ourselves to be contacted is another thing.

[Scouse Hibee]

Turn on the TV in the early hours and be able to find something to watch.

[Future17]

Unrestricted access to porn.

:greengrin

[RyeSloan]

Know what the world looks like from space.

It’s odd to think that it wasn’t until the mid 60’s that any colour photo of the world existed and the iconic ‘blue marble’ picture that is so recognisable to most of us wasn’t taken until 1972.

[c31]

Be warm -

[Scouse Hibee]

Get a vegan/vegetarian substitute for almost every food.

[KdyHby]

Watch live football other than a cup final or significant international match

[Pretty Boy]

Get a vegan/vegetarian substitute for almost every food.

Same with gluten free options.

I had a classmate in primary school who was coeliac and she used to have to get some foods on prescription. Now there are whole aisles dedicated to it in supermarkets.

[DH1875]

The little blue pill. I'm not there yet but all you old codgers still banging away in your 60s and 70s lol.

[Itsnoteasy]

IPTV for £30 a year.

[Prof. Shaggy]

For a while you could cross Queensferry Road at Quality Street without waiting for the lights.


Not any more.

[matty_f]

Be able to virtually go to anywhere in the world within seconds and drop yourself into that street for a look around.

Get directions almost instantly.

[greenlex]

Walk the street without stepping on a white dug ****.

[lapsedhibee]

Walk the street without stepping on a white dug ****.

Similarly, have a kickaboot in the park after school without worrying how much dug***** you were going to take back home with you on your shoes/clothes.