Revere a relic.

[953 nut 60,353]

 

National Cherish an Antique Day is celebrated each year on April 9. We know that most antiques have a historical value. We all have some kind of antique at home — be it crockery, handlooms, jewelry, or showpieces. These valued possessions carry historical and cultural value. Antiques are a great way to learn about the treasured stories of the object and to whom it belonged to. National Cherish an Antique Day celebrates the history behind antique items and it also gives you new ideas of how these objects can prove useful to you now. You can also learn about the collectors who document history through preservation and upkeep.

 

 

 

[SylvanLakeWH 28,594]

I wondered why Mrs. Sylvan and the kids told me I was "cherished " this morning... 

[ebinmaine 72,993]

Lots of vintage Geezer....  I mean...  antiques here.

[Ed Kennell 42,179]

6 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

Lots of vintage Geezer..

I represent that.

[WHX?? 51,912]

40 minutes ago, 953 nut said:

We all have some kind of antique at home — be it chain saws, engines or TRACTORS ... 

There fixed that .... 

[953 nut 60,353]

21 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said:

28 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

Lots of vintage Geezer..

I represent that.

[MainelyWheelhorse 1,626]

I’m not an antique. I’m just getting broken in…😁 I am older than both of my tractors though.

[Beap52 1,481]

Antique stores don't seem to be a much of an attraction as they used to be.  We've enjoyed just browsing antique stores as a pastime and it's almost like visiting a museum.  Almost as good as going to a old junk yard full of old cars and trucks.   I think folks now a days don't want the old "heavy looking" furniture of past years.  Right now, I'm building end tables for our daughter from 2x12s and  pipe with pipe flanges. Rather industrial looking for me.  Mom's 1890's pump organ could hardly been given away as it "takes up too much space" for modern homes. It's sitting in my shop with plans to find a place in the house. 

 

When our kids are looking for furniture for our grandkids rooms, they go to IKEA.  I can almost build from scratch as fast as assembling IKEA flake board cabinets.  It's cheap(er)  and they aren't expecting it to last.

 

For a number of years, I repaired old furniture for a lady who was buying and reselling it.  I liked the challenge and admired the construction details.  

[8ntruck 7,877]

I was writing a paper check this afternoon at the robotics meeting at the high school.  Had to explain to one of the students what I was doing..

[953 nut 60,353]

My wife worked for a College and there was a home-coming event being planned. The alumni list was not in the electronic data base and they didn't want to create a new entry so my wife had her student assistants type the addresses on individual envelopes. She had to show each one how to insert an envelope into a typewriter, none of them had ever used one before, they had just seen them in "old movies."

[Handy Don 14,129]

4 hours ago, 953 nut said:

My wife worked for a College and there was a home-coming event being planned. The alumni list was not in the electronic data base and they didn't want to create a new entry so my wife had her student assistants type the addresses on individual envelopes. She had to show each one how to insert an envelope into a typewriter, none of them had ever used one before, they had just seen them in "old movies."

Similar story of my wife using high school student help for addressing the school's outgoing holiday greeting card envelopes. They put the stamps in the lower right corner of the envelope. None of them had ever addressed and “snail mailed” anything before. 

Edited April 10 by Handy Don

[8ntruck 7,877]

When our kids were in high school, we hosted a church youth group event at our house.

 

One of the kids spotted my stero system and record collection.  He was fascinated by it, having never seen a 'record player' up close before.  I set him up with headphones -the old school cover your ears type, and showed him how to operate the turntable.  He worked with it for quite some time.

[Mickwhitt 5,138]

In the police we still used cassette tape type recorders for audio suspect interviews. You know, the little C90 cassette with 45 minutes on each side.

The first half of the lesson on interviewing had to be about cassette tapes as the kids hadn't even seen them, let alone use them.

We moved on to DVD disc recorders a little while later and all they could do was moan that we weren't using the cloud. 

I have an album of photos from the 1980s of me working as a cop. I'd show them the students to demonstrate how far things have come. One saw a manual typewriter on an office desk and genuinely didn't know what it was. Could not believe we had to use them for our official reports. 

The twirly dial telephone was another thing they could not believe. 

Lord alone knows how they woukd gave managed when I joined, we had radios, but not nearly enough to go round. So the drivers all got one, then the old sweats, and the probationers like me were sent out with the phone number of the nick. Knock on someone's door and ask to use the phone if you can't find  a call box. 

[Handy Don 14,129]

Sometime in the next week or so I’ll be helping an 80 year old transition to a decent smartphone. I plan to teach her how to use voice commands for everything she’ll need to do with the phone--making calls, getting the weather, sending texts, making calendar appointments, adding contacts, and even launching the camera or photos apps. Facial recognition for login. One tap to answer a call and one button to end it.

[Wayne0 1,226]

1 hour ago, Handy Don said:

Sometime in the next week or so I’ll be helping an 80 year old transition to a decent smartphone. I plan to teach her how to use voice commands for everything she’ll need to do with the phone--making calls, getting the weather, sending texts, making calendar appointments, adding contacts, and even launching the camera or photos apps. Facial recognition for login. One tap to answer a call and one button to end it.

[953 nut 60,353]

14 hours ago, Handy Don said:

Sometime in the next week or so I’ll be helping an 80 year old transition to a decent smartphone. I plan to teach her how to use voice commands for everything she’ll need to do with the phone--making calls, getting the weather, sending texts, making calendar appointments, adding contacts, and even launching the camera or photos apps. Facial recognition for login. One tap to answer a call and one button to end it.

WHY

I'm about to turn 80 and find the my Senior Citizen phone works just fine.

[ebinmaine 72,993]

19 minutes ago, 953 nut said:

WHY

 

 

I can give you an example up here in maine. We updated Trina's mom a year or so ago.

Services are changing in this area. 5G is coming on board more and more and  4LTE is working quite well.

The older systems, going away.

It was far more cost effective for Trina to get her mom and inexpensive smartphone and tell her to learn to poke the screen in the appropriate places.

Upgrades and updates are now done on a timely basis by the phone company and automatically.

This was not possible with the old phone.

 

 

[Handy Don 14,129]

3 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

The older systems, going away.

There is no doubt that changes are not always progress. Yet IMHO smartphones and a good service plan are now essential to anyone intent on staying engaged with the world at large. Doctors do not call you, they text and email and appointments are via their website or requested/confirmed via text and email. Social Security is eliminating all delivery of paper checks and banks confirm transactions via text and email. Newspapers are dying and new, music, and video streaming are strong. It is becoming ncreasingly difficult to order a grocery or meal delivery or even calling for taxi without an app. Like it or not--swim with the current or drown is my opinion. 

 

Also, IMHO, you usually get what you pay for and cheap smartphones are usually less functional and more difficult to operate than the more expensive ones due to their limit (or complete lack) of configuration and customization options.

 

I am most familiar with Apple phones. Their “assistive” technologies to adapt a phone for a user’s particular needs are broad and rich. Yes, someone may need knowledgeable help to get it set up initially but ongoing use can be made quite approachable. (I know that higher-end Android phones have accessibility features; I am just not familiar with them.)

 

Edited April 11 by Handy Don

[Ed Kennell 42,179]

19 hours ago, Handy Don said:

Sometime in the next week or so I’ll be helping an 80 year old transition to a decent smartphone

That's what I have Grandsons for.

[953 nut 60,353]

1 hour ago, Handy Don said:

swim with the current or drown is my opinion. 

I can do most of what you had mentioned with my laptop computer, for me a phone makes and receives phone calls. I do get texts on my dumbphone and can respond if needed. If I am drowning please throw me a flotation device,        NOT A PHONE!                       

[Handy Don 14,129]

38 minutes ago, 953 nut said:

I can do most of what you had mentioned with my laptop computer, for me a phone makes and receives phone calls.

Agree completely.

However I have neighbors whose aptitude and financial situation makes having home internet access and managing a laptop/desktop very challenging. Having a phone is mandatory so making it versatile for them is what I’ve been doing. 

Edited April 11 by Handy Don

[Beap52 1,481]

If it weren't for scam calls, my phone would be mostly silent and in my pocket.  Ten to twelve a day aren't uncommon.  If I'm in the mood and if I'm expecting  a call such as doctor office, and it turns out being a scam.  I make sure my "birth date" and "age" don't align.  My "town" and "zip" are nowhere even close.  When given a chance, I'll tell them "You scam me, I scam you."  I'll get one of three responses:  they will giggle, cuss or hang up. 

[953 nut 60,353]

9 hours ago, Beap52 said:

If it weren't for scam calls, my phone would be mostly silent

Funny thing is that my wife has a "Smart Phone" and gets all kinds of scam calls and texts. my "Dumb Phone" (flip phone) hardly ever gets any.             I tell her it is because my phone is older and wiser and won't fall for all those scams.