Tell me you're old without telling me you're old

[stinkfish]

If I wanted to listen to a band, I had to buy the CD/Tape and listen to the whole thing, thus giving me an appreciation of the music as opposed to having the world at my fingertips and having the balls to say "I'm bored".

Yes, I am crotchety and have a Unabomber hatred of modern technology.

Oh yeah, you just reminded me of having a walkman.

[ArtieChokePhin]

If I was away from home and needed to call my parents or someone else, I would either have to borrow a quarter to use the pay phone or go into a store and ask to use their phone.   

[Tenshot13]

To make a mix tape I would buy a blank tape and wait for the songs I liked to play on the radio, then I'd push the record button down, wait for the song to end and hit stop.  Then wait for the next song I liked and do it again until the tape was full.

[Dave Gray]

I used to not be home when a show I liked was airing and then I just missed it forever.

[EDGECRUSHER]

To make a mix tape I would buy a blank tape and wait for the songs I liked to play on the radio, then I'd push the record button down, wait for the song to end and hit stop.  Then wait for the next song I liked and do it again until the tape was full.

And the stupid DJ thought it was appropriate to talk over every song intro and then stop when the lyrics started.

[EDGECRUSHER]

I used to not be home when a show I liked was airing and then I just missed it forever.

But then they invented VCR+!

[stinkfish]

Yeah, those DJ's talked way too much when trying to record something. What I would sometimes do was turn my radio on going to bed and hit record and then see what I got the next day.

[Phishfan]

Hahaha ya baby. I just refilled an ice tray before coming onto the board. First world problems man.  Pro tip. Hot water freezes faster than cold. Gotta keep those drinks coming.

Science is still debating this one

[Phishfan]

Sodas came in glass bottles and if you won a prize it said so right on the bottle cap.

[Dave Gray]

Pro tip. Hot water freezes faster than cold. Gotta keep those drinks coming.

It doesn't REALLY freeze faster.  It just evaporates some of it first and then freezes.  So, while it may freeze fasters in some very specific conditions, it's only because there's less water to freeze.

[stinkfish]

It doesn't REALLY freeze faster.  It just evaporates some of it first and then freezes.  So, while it may freeze fasters in some very specific conditions, it's only because there's less water to freeze.

I thought that it had something to do with molecules in hot water moving faster and burning off energy faster than molecules in cold water do. Making the hot water freeze faster. I haven’t taken chemistry for a loooong time anyway.
But Phish. I don’t think I ever had soda in a glass bottle. Does it make a difference?

[Spider-Dan]

To me, it never made sense that a liter of water at 90C could freeze faster than a liter of water at 40C, as the 90C water has to pass through 40C to get to 0C.

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

Hanging next to the phone in the kitchen we had the police and fire departments phone numbers.

[Phishfan]

Stink, there definitely was a difference with glass bottles but they also used real sugar then also. I'm not sure how much each contributed.

[CF DolFan]

I used to not be home when a show I liked was airing and then I just missed it forever.

Being able to record shows was huge deal to my generation. We missed every show we couldn't be there to watch.