#1 Making paper fortune tellers.
Image source: chloeoh24, Kate Ter Haar
#2 I can develop and process photographic film and enlarge prints in a darkroom.
Image source: Glade_Runner, Annushka Ahuja
#3 I can cover a textbook with a brown paper bag.
Image source: sourwaterbug, 娴宇 陈
#4 Remembering phone numbers
Image source: GreatMillionDog, Markus Spiske
#5 I’m a straight burley man and I sew. It’s just something that for whatever reason relaxes me and no one knows how to do it anymore. Hemming and tapering pants, altering dresses, jackets…etc..I oddly enjoy it.
Image source: helio987, Wallace Chuck
#6 Using the Dewey decimal at library
Image source: FunStorm6487, Ivo Rainha
#7 I can write boobs on a calculator
Image source: WatchingTaintDry69, Karolina Grabowska
#8 I can tell time on an analog clock.
Image source: The_Little_Rag_Man, Alan Quirván
#9 I write in cursive; does that count?
Image source: yesohohahahilikeit, Katya Wolf
#10 Record to tape from the radio. Trying to make sure to not get the DJ/presenter talking s**t or an ad
Image source: Gankstajam, Stas Knop
#11 I can refold a map correctly.
Image source: JungleZac, Andrew Neel
#12 The ability to make and count out change for a purchase
Image source: Zapt01, Brad Montgomery
#13 To rewind a tape by spinning on a pencil <3
Image source: SayenneDD, Pixabay
#14 I know how to properly address an envelope. Skills m**********r.
Image source: laschae, cottonbro studio
#15 Texting with 10 key. I still have it all memorized and could pick up a flip phone and send paragraphs if needed.
Image source: tobmom, Neeta Lind
#16 I can win at trivial pursuit (the game) every time. I’m a wealth of useless information.
Image source: xjeanie, Pratyeka
#17 Using your shoulder to hold a telephone up to your ear while doing multiple other things at once. Now, the phones are so damned small I drop them.
Image source: Regular_Sample_5197, Ketut Subiyanto
#18
A few:
- How to drive a manual transmission. * How to remember phone numbers in my head. * How to untangle, manually wind and repair cassette tape. * How to plan a cross country trip using nothing more than a Rand McNally Road Atlas and a highlighter. * How to program in Basic. * How many dimes to place on a record needle to prevent skipping. * How to change my own oil, tire, belts, alternator, starter or transmission. * On a Cathode Ray Tube TV how to: set vertical and horizontal controls, fine-tune the channel using the ring around the channel k**b and how to fashion a wire coat hanger into a VHF antenna. Image source: MeGrendel
#19 Crash start a manual car by rolling down a hill in second gear with the ignition on, then popping the clutch – cars were not so reliable back in the day!
Image source: SequinSquirrel, Raymond McClintonel Edit: Push starting, also known as bump starting, roll starting, clutch starting, popping the clutch or crash starting, according to Wikipedia – we called it crash starting where I’m from, but lots of different names for it!
#20 Two that I didn’t see listed already: Can read a map without using GPS | Can build out a coaxial network for LAN parties
Image source: Lurama, bea & txema & alan
title: “20 Life Skills That Were Once Sought After But Are No Longer Relevant” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-21” author: “Pauline Hubner”
#1 Making paper fortune tellers.
Image source: chloeoh24, Kate Ter Haar
#2 I can develop and process photographic film and enlarge prints in a darkroom.
Image source: Glade_Runner, Annushka Ahuja
#3 I can cover a textbook with a brown paper bag.
Image source: sourwaterbug, 娴宇 陈
#4 Remembering phone numbers
Image source: GreatMillionDog, Markus Spiske
#5 I’m a straight burley man and I sew. It’s just something that for whatever reason relaxes me and no one knows how to do it anymore. Hemming and tapering pants, altering dresses, jackets…etc..I oddly enjoy it.
Image source: helio987, Wallace Chuck
#6 Using the Dewey decimal at library
Image source: FunStorm6487, Ivo Rainha
#7 I can write boobs on a calculator
Image source: WatchingTaintDry69, Karolina Grabowska
#8 I can tell time on an analog clock.
Image source: The_Little_Rag_Man, Alan Quirván
#9 I write in cursive; does that count?
Image source: yesohohahahilikeit, Katya Wolf
#10 Record to tape from the radio. Trying to make sure to not get the DJ/presenter talking s**t or an ad
Image source: Gankstajam, Stas Knop
#11 I can refold a map correctly.
Image source: JungleZac, Andrew Neel
#12 The ability to make and count out change for a purchase
Image source: Zapt01, Brad Montgomery
#13 To rewind a tape by spinning on a pencil <3
Image source: SayenneDD, Pixabay
#14 I know how to properly address an envelope. Skills m**********r.
Image source: laschae, cottonbro studio
#15 Texting with 10 key. I still have it all memorized and could pick up a flip phone and send paragraphs if needed.
Image source: tobmom, Neeta Lind
#16 I can win at trivial pursuit (the game) every time. I’m a wealth of useless information.
Image source: xjeanie, Pratyeka
#17 Using your shoulder to hold a telephone up to your ear while doing multiple other things at once. Now, the phones are so damned small I drop them.
Image source: Regular_Sample_5197, Ketut Subiyanto
#18
A few:
- How to drive a manual transmission. * How to remember phone numbers in my head. * How to untangle, manually wind and repair cassette tape. * How to plan a cross country trip using nothing more than a Rand McNally Road Atlas and a highlighter. * How to program in Basic. * How many dimes to place on a record needle to prevent skipping. * How to change my own oil, tire, belts, alternator, starter or transmission. * On a Cathode Ray Tube TV how to: set vertical and horizontal controls, fine-tune the channel using the ring around the channel k**b and how to fashion a wire coat hanger into a VHF antenna. Image source: MeGrendel
#19 Crash start a manual car by rolling down a hill in second gear with the ignition on, then popping the clutch – cars were not so reliable back in the day!
Image source: SequinSquirrel, Raymond McClintonel Edit: Push starting, also known as bump starting, roll starting, clutch starting, popping the clutch or crash starting, according to Wikipedia – we called it crash starting where I’m from, but lots of different names for it!
#20 Two that I didn’t see listed already: Can read a map without using GPS | Can build out a coaxial network for LAN parties
Image source: Lurama, bea & txema & alan
title: “20 Life Skills That Were Once Sought After But Are No Longer Relevant” ShowToc: true date: “2024-08-26” author: “Julia Fontenot”
#1 Making paper fortune tellers.
Image source: chloeoh24, Kate Ter Haar
#2 I can develop and process photographic film and enlarge prints in a darkroom.
Image source: Glade_Runner, Annushka Ahuja
#3 I can cover a textbook with a brown paper bag.
Image source: sourwaterbug, 娴宇 陈
#4 Remembering phone numbers
Image source: GreatMillionDog, Markus Spiske
#5 I’m a straight burley man and I sew. It’s just something that for whatever reason relaxes me and no one knows how to do it anymore. Hemming and tapering pants, altering dresses, jackets…etc..I oddly enjoy it.
Image source: helio987, Wallace Chuck
#6 Using the Dewey decimal at library
Image source: FunStorm6487, Ivo Rainha
#7 I can write boobs on a calculator
Image source: WatchingTaintDry69, Karolina Grabowska
#8 I can tell time on an analog clock.
Image source: The_Little_Rag_Man, Alan Quirván
#9 I write in cursive; does that count?
Image source: yesohohahahilikeit, Katya Wolf
#10 Record to tape from the radio. Trying to make sure to not get the DJ/presenter talking s**t or an ad
Image source: Gankstajam, Stas Knop
#11 I can refold a map correctly.
Image source: JungleZac, Andrew Neel
#12 The ability to make and count out change for a purchase
Image source: Zapt01, Brad Montgomery
#13 To rewind a tape by spinning on a pencil <3
Image source: SayenneDD, Pixabay
#14 I know how to properly address an envelope. Skills m**********r.
Image source: laschae, cottonbro studio
#15 Texting with 10 key. I still have it all memorized and could pick up a flip phone and send paragraphs if needed.
Image source: tobmom, Neeta Lind
#16 I can win at trivial pursuit (the game) every time. I’m a wealth of useless information.
Image source: xjeanie, Pratyeka
#17 Using your shoulder to hold a telephone up to your ear while doing multiple other things at once. Now, the phones are so damned small I drop them.
Image source: Regular_Sample_5197, Ketut Subiyanto
#18
A few:
- How to drive a manual transmission. * How to remember phone numbers in my head. * How to untangle, manually wind and repair cassette tape. * How to plan a cross country trip using nothing more than a Rand McNally Road Atlas and a highlighter. * How to program in Basic. * How many dimes to place on a record needle to prevent skipping. * How to change my own oil, tire, belts, alternator, starter or transmission. * On a Cathode Ray Tube TV how to: set vertical and horizontal controls, fine-tune the channel using the ring around the channel k**b and how to fashion a wire coat hanger into a VHF antenna. Image source: MeGrendel
#19 Crash start a manual car by rolling down a hill in second gear with the ignition on, then popping the clutch – cars were not so reliable back in the day!
Image source: SequinSquirrel, Raymond McClintonel Edit: Push starting, also known as bump starting, roll starting, clutch starting, popping the clutch or crash starting, according to Wikipedia – we called it crash starting where I’m from, but lots of different names for it!
#20 Two that I didn’t see listed already: Can read a map without using GPS | Can build out a coaxial network for LAN parties
Image source: Lurama, bea & txema & alan
