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Washing dishes, I have never used a dishwasher so I'm not sure how, and when I go to people's houses that have dishwashers, their dishes have spots and there are bits of stuff stuck to the times of the forks.

We are both old fashioned in the same way. :O

What's funny is I grew up with a dishwasher but then spent a large chunk of my early adult life without one so now I never use it. It also helps that I live alone so I never have too many dishes and it just feels faster to do it myself.

Re: What do you like to do the old-fashioned way?

(Anonymous) - 2017-08-16 02:35 (UTC) - Expand

Yeah, I'm 34 and have never lived anywhere with a dishwsher. And dishes are one of the few housekeeping tasks that don't feel like a huge chore for me.

This. I put my earphones in and it ends up being kind of relaxing. My housemates keep apologizing for not doing them often enough but that's just because I enjoy it and do it as often as possible, lol.

I wash dishes by hand even though we have a dishwasher. I find it relaxing.

We wash them by hand and then dishwash. The diswash is supposed to be more for disinfecting anyway. It just bakes stuff on if you leave things on the dishes.

Mowing with a human powered mower

Same! Although I did have to rent an electric rake this year because we never get all the clippings and our lawn thatched.

It's not really old school unless you do it with sheep.

Laundry. I like washing it by hand and then drying it outside.

Bank statements. You wouldn't believe the trouble I had this week, trying to get paper statements like in the olden days. Life is complicated enough. I don't want to jump through hoops to get a statement! Nor do I want my executors to have to jump through hoops if I fall off my perch!

I still don't own, or want, a cell phone. People I tell this to look at me like I'm from fucking Mars. I also think my hot air popcorn machine might be dying and I don't like microwave popcorn.

I don't know if this would work for you, but I have this popcorn popper that pops popcorn kernels in the microwave without being microwave popcorn. I love it! If that isn't something you would like, I do commiserate with you, as I much prefer non-pre-made popcorn and still also have a hot air popper in addition to the one I linked.

Re: What do you like to do the old-fashioned way?

greghousesgf - 2017-08-16 02:06 (UTC) - Expand

Okay, I own one (a flip phone, not a smart one) with a very basic service ($10+tax every 45 days for a set amount of minutes). I got it because I make a round trip drive of 200 miles every couple of weeks and though there are places on the way, some of it is pretty desolate and if my car breaks down or something else happens, I want to be able to call someone. But that's me. But I think people should have one in case they have to call 911, which I think is a valid reason for having one and I think you can get one that just does that with no service at all.

Re: You should think about getting one, for emergencies.

greghousesgf - 2017-08-16 02:04 (UTC) - Expand

Re: You should think about getting one, for emergencies.

(Anonymous) - 2017-08-16 02:14 (UTC) - Expand

Re: You should think about getting one, for emergencies.

greghousesgf - 2017-08-16 02:18 (UTC) - Expand

Re: You should think about getting one, for emergencies.

(Anonymous) - 2017-08-16 02:27 (UTC) - Expand

Re: You should think about getting one, for emergencies.

greghousesgf - 2017-08-16 03:20 (UTC) - Expand

I get it. Took me a good decade to finally get a smartphone. I was content not having the need to be glued to a device at all hours of the day, but I had a sneaking suspicion I was going to need one before the end of the year. I will say I've gotten some great use out of it so far, and fortunately, I trained myself in my dumbphone days to keep that fucking thing locked away in my purse while at the wheel.

I don't have a car, but being able to use google maps, which shows public transit route options, is half the reason I got a smartphone. When all I had was a flip phone, I got lost all the damn time. But air poppers are awesome.

Re: What do you like to do the old-fashioned way?

(Anonymous) - 2017-08-16 05:01 (UTC) - Expand

I didn't have a working cell phone until maybe four years ago. I didn't like them, and resented the fact that the world was basically trying to force me to have one. But I gotta say, once I got a proper, decent smartphone, I quickly came to realize that not having one had been more of an issue than I thought it was.

Like, it's just limiting? For better or worse, cell phones are becoming a pretty vital part of modern life. And okay, maybe you're fine with not being able to look up what time that restaurant you want to go to closes while you're out, or use that 50% off coupon you got in you email, or figure out on the fly how to get some place you want to go, or amuse yourself on your phone if you have to wait somewhere and you forgot to bring a book. But in addition to all of that kind of stuff, the bottom line is that you probably have people in your life who would really appreciate being able to reliably contact you, or just text you a quick "you up for a phone call rn?" or "did you get home safe?" or a "<3" to show they're thinking of you, or whatever. I mean, I 100% support people who set firm boundaries about how they're willing to use their cell phone. But not having one is honestly a hindrance to modern living in a lot of small ways that can really add up.

For me, having a smartphone cut my computer time down significantly and helped my productivity. I can't go "Gee, I should check and see if I have any important e-mail" and then waste an hour. It's just inconvenient enough that I don't really enjoy using it for website stuff, but convenient enough I can quickly check the important things I worry about or use to justify 'taking breaks' from doing things.

Re: What do you like to do the old-fashioned way?

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Re: What do you like to do the old-fashioned way?

(Anonymous) - 2017-08-16 23:18 (UTC) - Expand

References for assignments - Endnote scares me and I think I would spend almost as much time obsessively checking it's references were correct.

I also prefer to take notes by hand rather than on devices.

I prefer to slow-cook things on the stove. Fuck crock pots.

Re: What do you like to do the old-fashioned way?

(Anonymous) - 2017-08-16 21:21 (UTC) - Expand

Re: What do you like to do the old-fashioned way?

bur - 2017-08-16 23:36 (UTC) - Expand

Read books.

Adding numbers. I can do it way faster just writing them out in a column and speed adding them than typing them into a calculator. Especially since typos can be such a pita on a calculator.

Mow the lawn. Give me an old-fashioned non-gas, non-electric mower any day.

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