Pausing the the tv when you need a piss.
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Pausing the the tv when you need a piss.
For me communicate with friends all over the world for virtually no cost. A very welcome step into the new now for me.
Start the car on a cold morning
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.
Make a pee last over 3 minutes without trying!
Go anywhere in Scotland by bus free of charge.
Go for weeks at a time without withdrawing cash from a distributor or even use any in shops.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by lord bunberry
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.
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.
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.
Watch endless showings of Hibs winning the Scottish Cup.
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]
Listen to pretty much the World’s entire music collection on my phone.
Be contacted instantly wherever I am in the world.
Send money anywhere instantly.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Frazerbob
* favourite app now there's another potential thread topic.
Pick up a carry out via a hatch
Enjoy a Bloody Mary without being called a poof.
Fly to the USA from most UK regional airports.
First time I went, in 1988, I had to fly from Prestwick or dahn sarf.
Watch crime watch without hoping they get away with it.
Watch crime watch without knowing anybody on it.
Unrestricted access to porn.
Get directions for any form of transport instantly without having to map out your route.
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.
Stay seated on any bus confident I'm probably older than those looking for a seatQuote:
Originally Posted by HibbyDave
Technologically it's a fantastic achievement but I'm not sure it's particularly good for human beings individually.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scouse Hibee
We can be contacted everywhere and at any time. Whether we allow ourselves to be contacted is another thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Since90+2
Turn on the TV in the early hours and be able to find something to watch.
:greengrinQuote:
Originally Posted by Hibrandenburg
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.
Be warm -
Get a vegan/vegetarian substitute for almost every food.
Watch live football other than a cup final or significant international match
Same with gluten free options.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scouse Hibee
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.
The little blue pill. I'm not there yet but all you old codgers still banging away in your 60s and 70s lol.
IPTV for £30 a year.
For a while you could cross Queensferry Road at Quality Street without waiting for the lights.
Not any more.
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.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by greenlex