Barnorama All Fun In The Barn
Take a nostalgic trip with 20 everyday items we miss dearly. These classic things bring back memories and deserve a comeback!
“Knobs in cars. I rented a Ford Bronco last week, and while I would never buy one, I was amazed that it HAD KNOBS for EVERYTHING. No f-ing touch screen. So much safer and that tactile response was like a warm hug. Kudos to Ford for the knobs on this model!”
“Wall calendars. I can’t miss seeing it, it’s right there, I don’t have to open an app.”
“I love maps, we keep an actual map of the states we travel in all of our vehicles. Yes we use navigation apps, but you can’t always depend on them, so an actual map is great to have on hand. Plus one of my special talents is folding maps, how would anyone know about this talent if I didn’t have maps to fold.”
“Menus!”
“Turntables.”
“I love pinball machines. So physical and visceral and more interesting and dynamic than a lot of computer games.”
“Landlines. They’re far better and more reliable than cell phones at making phone calls.”
“Regular coffeemakers are so much better than Keurigs. I still have a regular coffeemaker and it’s great.”
“Terrestrial radio.”
“Stick shift. I drive twisty roads in my Miata, and I like having control over my car. Paddle shifters are an ok alternative but I really like the feel of the actual shift.”
“Physical keys. The push start and keypad deadbolt of my daily driver and main house door are nice, but there is something about turning a mechanism with a key that I hope never fully goes away.”
“Face to face meetings.
I like zoom…but sometimes being in the same room makes life much easier.”
“Records.”
“Sunday NY Times paper edition”
“Cash.”
“Fountain pens. I love writing with them, and there are so many wonderful inks out there, even ones that shimmer.”
“Day planners. Yeah, we can add events, appointments to our electronics, but I like the paper ones.”
“Calculators.
Yeah, I have a few calculator options on my smartphone. But it’s nice to have a dedicated hunk of solar-powered plastic/metal to do calculations on. No pop-up/pop-over messages or interruptions on the calculator’s screen.”
“Not ‘obsolete’, but out of fashion with younger generations – physical media: books, CDs, records, blurays etc. My house is overrun with these things, but it’s nice to actually own things I buy.”
“Flip phones … can always go rogue when I feel like”