Someone sent me an e-mail that i found of interest. These are things "on their way out." Unfortunately, I liked some of them, but can definitely agree they're on the way into history.
24. yellow pages
23. classified ads
22. movie rental stores, Think NetFlix-- very rarely ever used one.
21. dial-up internet access
20. phone landlines-- still have one
19. Chesapeake Bay blue crabs
18. VCRs, VHS-- Still use 'em
17. ash trees-- emerald borer
16. ham radio (what about CB radio?
15. swimming holes (watch out for snapping turtles
14. answering machine-- still have one
13. cameras that use film-- I guess digital cameras don't use film. I've got two of them.
12. incandescent bulb-- using one right now
11. stand-alone bowling alleys-- don't much bowl anymore
10. milkmen, excuse me, milk persons-- haven't used one since growing up-- 1950 over half delivered
9. handwritten letters-- don't remember last time I wrote one
8. wild horses-- 1908-- 2 million, 2001-- 50,000
7. personal checks-- still use them, but some electronic payments
6. drive-in theaters-- 1958-- 4,000, 2008-- 485 We have one about eight miles away.
5. mumps and measles-- good riddance
4. honey bees
3. news magazines and TV news-- subscribe to Time
2. analog TV-- that's all we have in the house. Thankfully, we have cable
1. family farm
Interesting Stuff. --Da Coot
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