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Martin68

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13. I forget what year, but my Dad told me he'd never buy a CD because he had transferred all his records to cassette tape

Reply to Polybius (Reply #12)

Tue Jul 23, 2024, 09:30 AM

Jul 2024

and he wasn't going to make another transition. When he died at the age of 92, he had hundreds of CDs. For decades my parents refused to buy a touch-tone phone because they loved their old Ma Bell Bakelite rotary phone. I begged them to get a touch-tone phone so I could handle menus for flight information when I was visiting them from overseas, but no dice.Years later they got one, but continued to use the rotary phone. I've still got that phone.

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Gee, what could possibly go wrong? n/t birdographer Jul 2024 #3

I suppose that cliche could be used in almost any situation, but why did you think it was needed here? Because Martin68 Jul 2024 #5

Get back to me when these are in use. birdographer Jul 2024 #6

Now you sound like the old fogey who said cars, electricity, and the telephone would never catch on. Martin68 Jul 2024 #8

Thanks, how kind and considerate you are, Marty. birdographer Jul 2024 #9

Well, I'm an old fogey, and Marty is my nickname. I'm just saying you can't hold back innovation. It never works Martin68 Jul 2024 #10

In the early 2000's, I had a friend tell me that she hated widescreen TV's Polybius Jul 2024 #12

I forget what year, but my Dad told me he'd never buy a CD because he had transferred all his records to cassette tape Martin68 Jul 2024 #13

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At least you don't have to leave a tip! Polybius Jul 2024 #11

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