Getting the newspaper throw at your front door every twenty-four hour period was such a precious matter that we truly took for granted .
As we get older, I’m sure there always comes a day (or two or three) when we find ourselves saying, “Man, I miss the good ‘ole days.”
So, when Reddit useru/ElectricToiletBrushposed thequestion, “What are some very subtle things that have disappeared in your life time?” Inr/AskOldPeople, I knew it would be a wonderful and nostalgic trip down memory lane:
1.“Fireflies. There used to be fireflies everywhere at night.”
2.“People carrying coins in their front pockets. You never hear that familiar jingle anymore.”
— u / Eye_Doc_Photog
3.“Children playing outside in all kinds of weather. Now, even on a sunny day, there are hardly any kids outside.”
4.“Calling a business or medical office and having an actual human answer. I miss that every day.”
— u / ideasinca
5.“Soap on a rope. It was quite a thing for a while. You were sure to get some every Christmas from someone.”
6.“Being able to buy light bulbs that had a warm glow instead of an icy glare. And on a similar theme, being able to see thousands of stars in the night sky.”
— u / RegTruscott
7.“Holidays without gross commercialization. There was always a commercial side to Christmas, but now EVERY holiday has its own appropriately decorated assorted crap.”
8.“No more Trick or Treaters on Halloween.”
9.“Going to college and pro sports events without having to walk through a metal detector, use a small clear bag, and receive a dirty look from the security people.”
— u / my_clever - name
10.“Anticipating a new album coming out, going to Tower Records, bringing it home, carefully placing it on the record player, trying to figure out the meaning of the cover, and reading the liner notes.”
11.“Payphones. I’m sentimental for them.”
— u / Wild_Debt_8065
12.“Clotheslines. I haven’t seen one anywhere but in the Eastern Kentucky Appalachians.”
13.“Magazines. They used to be everywhere. I loved leafing through the Reader’s Digest in the doctor’s waiting room. And if I were going on a long trip, I’d get Cosmo, Glamour,andMademoiselle and just revel in reading them cover to cover.”
— u / Wishyouamerry
14.“Butterflies. The air was chock full of them in the ’70s. Now I hardly see them anymore at all.”
15.“Video stores. There was nothing more enjoyable than visiting Blockbuster on a Friday evening.”
— u / icaria0
And finally, this person shared something that every concert enthusiast and music lover can totally understand:
16.“Having to buy concert tickets at a record store or the venue. There were no internet trolls buying all of the tickets in a matter of seconds. I also miss having that paper ticket in my hand. I kept all of them, and no matter how long it has been, whenever I look at one of them, I remember the show so well.”
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