What is something considered outdated that you still use??

Means Of Escape · 15-01-2017 12:14PM

Quinnsworth plastic bag

stevek93 · 15-01-2017 12:16PM

Jasus I've Roche's stores bags here still

foxy farmer · 15-01-2017 12:17PM

A good soak in a bath tub on occasion. Usually for back pain or muscle issues.

Robsweezie · 15-01-2017 12:25PM

I used Internet Explorer for ages until recently when I got fed up and turned to chrome

Sklarker · 15-01-2017 12:26PM

Bone Cancer wrote:

I got the piss ripped out of me today for having an old iPod from 2002/3 still on the go, using it regularly in the kitchen or in the car. My brother still uses vhs to tape the soccer highlights.

Have a creative zen mp3 player from around the same time. Awesome battery life and an SD slot. Funny when people press the icons on a non-touch screen device!

Turtyturd · 15-01-2017 01:05PM

thierry14 wrote: »

Boards.ie

Bet this was a response on Reddit yesterday.

MRnotlob606 · 15-01-2017 01:08PM

I sometimes read "books" to look for information.

AnthonyCny · 15-01-2017 01:48PM

fergiesfolly wrote: »

Not so much an outdated item, as an outdated concept.
I will try to repair, or get repaired something that's broken, rather than replace it.
Even if the cost of the repair is only slightly less than replacing it
I hate seeing things thrown out, when they could be fixed. Its the disposable era I suppose, but its such waste.
I gave away a perfectly good TV a few years ago to get a brand spanking new smart telly and I still regret it.

There doing in a thing now in a scandanavian country where theres basically no tax to fix old appliances. They are trying to stop waste. Thought it was a great idea

15-01-2017 04:01PM

I use an old Nokia (seems a good few others do too) most of the time rather than take my distracting smartphone everywhere.

I've a small old wind up alarm clock complete with bells on top that I take travelling with me. It's got a very luminous dial and I can see the time instantly if I wake during the night, and it's louder than any other clock I've ever owned, and I never have to worry about the batteries dying.

I have an old Samsung mp3 player at least ten years old, with a whole 2gb of storage, that I have connected to a speaker in my office - via an aux cable, no bluetooth - and it sounds better than anything I've had since.

ToddyDoody · 15-01-2017 04:05PM

The radio at home

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 15-01-2017 04:17PM

I use a 50 year old split cane fly fishing rod from time to time. It's not as easy to use as my newer carbon rods but still catches decent trout.

Anesthetize · 15-01-2017 04:22PM

I still use an 80GB iPod from 2006 regularly. I gave it a new lease of life a few years ago when I replaced Apple's horrible firmware with Rockbox software. Music still sounds better on it than any smartphone I've had, and the battery is still decent too.

Up until May last year I drove a car which had a cassette deck. I mostly used a cassette adapter with it but I would play the odd tape occasionally. I kept a few tapes by The Fall and a drum & bass compilation in my car to play.

Also CDs can be considered outdated now. I still pick them up regularly, mostly second hand ones for only a few euro but some new releases too. Vinyl is good and everything but they are gone too expensive. I still prefer CDs as my physical medium of choice as they are cheaper and less hassle.

endacl · 15-01-2017 04:40PM

tomwaterford wrote: »

Also have a tractor coming up on 40 years old. ....deos the jobs for me...why would I change??

Better, or classy?

r93kaey5p2izun · 15-01-2017 05:03PM

My parents still use a fridge and a hoover from 1970.

I use a stereo system from 1999. It has a radio, 3cd changer, double tape deck and minidisc player. It's the main way I listen to music in the house. I have an ipod Touch from 2007 but never use it. It's still in perfect working order though.

Lorelli! · 15-01-2017 05:17PM

An iPod from 2006 and a portable tv with a built in DVD player that I bought in 2003. I have it in my bedroom if I want to watch a movie although I think it has just about had it now because it was making a dodgy sound the last time it was on.

maryishere · 15-01-2017 05:22PM

AnthonyCny wrote: »

There doing in a thing now in a scandanavian country where theres basically no tax to fix old appliances. They are trying to stop waste. Thought it was a great idea

Good idea, as it is very wasteful to throw out things when just a small part could fix them.

Agricola · 15-01-2017 05:26PM

Mp3 player. Even though it would be handier and auto download my podcasts, I won't use a phone for it. I still download the files and transfer it to my mp3 player. That's really backwards in 2017. It is a smaller lighter device to have on you running though, so that's my excuse.

Also, as many others have said, anonymous forums like this. A friend who's 31 was showing me something on facebook a while back and I brought up something I read on boards. She had'nt heard of it. When I showed her After Hours and a couple of threads her response was;

"And people just have big debates in here, with no name or pic, it's all anonymous. ****, that's weird!"

Anesthetize · 15-01-2017 05:36PM

Apart from the odd sporting event I haven't watched regular TV in about 4 years. Large HD PC monitors and streaming is the way to go.

Tell me how · 15-01-2017 06:04PM

Ximena Crashing Gem wrote:

I use a stereo system from 1999. It has a radio, 3cd changer, double tape deck and minidisc player. It's the main way I listen to music in the house.

That wouldn't be a Sony DHCMDX10 by any chance? I'm still using my one from 99 also.

Love the sound quality from it.

Don't Chute! · 15-01-2017 06:04PM

Irish Guitarist wrote: »

Gimme that Fred McDowell record!

r93kaey5p2izun · 15-01-2017 06:33PM

Tell me how wrote: »

That wouldn't be a Sony DHCMDX10 by any chance? I'm still using my one from 99 also.
Love the sound quality from it.

Yes it is! Great sound quality and still working perfectly so haven't felt the need to get rid.

Chuchote · 15-01-2017 07:56PM

China teapot with proper tealeaves? Big iron pots? Blue steel cutting knives? Th'oul bhicycle? The big canvas panniers from back then, and jangly bell? Sweeping the floor by dashing down wet tealeaves on it to hold down the dust?

frozenfrozen · 15-01-2017 07:59PM

A CRT computer screen!

15-01-2017 08:49PM

Would my car indicators count?

tayto lover · 15-01-2017 09:24PM

A plain old pencil.
I always carry on as I like to make notes.

Sir Osis of Liver. · 15-01-2017 09:34PM

Love the old Vinyl.

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15-01-2017 09:41PM

I use an old-style leather-wrapped field notebook and a proper old Waterman pen for notes when I'm away working. I've a thing for leather bound notebooks and decent pens.

Dravokivich · 15-01-2017 10:36PM

A radio alarm clock.

MyStubbleItches · 15-01-2017 10:59PM

Most stuff seems to be techy stuff. We still use a laundry basket that I 'inherited' from my mother. It's orange, horrible 1970's orange, she got it as a wedding present in 1972.

15-01-2017 11:01PM

MyStubbleItches wrote: »

Most stuff seems to be techy stuff. We still use a laundry basket that I 'inherited' from my mother. It's orange, horrible 1970's orange, she got it as a wedding present in 1972.

It's not outdated - it's retro!

On a similar note, I've a hand knitted blanket on the back of my sofa that my grandmother knitted long before I was born. Lovely and cosy it is too.

What is something considered outdated that you still use??

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