Some thoughts on how quickly times have changed!

**Medusa** · 08-09-2009, 08:23 AM

Originally Posted by Kirsten

it's not so special anymore.

This says it all for me.

**Kirsten** · 08-09-2009, 08:26 AM

Yes, I think it's the lack of these special moments that makes so many lives so empty these days...

Kirsten

**catnapper** · 08-09-2009, 08:42 AM

I recently read a book like that too. In my book, the heroine needed info and waited days for it to come via fax... on that curly paper!

The info she needed could easily be gotten within 5 mintues today.

In one chapter, she was locked in an odd place; I kept thinking "where's your cell phone?!" but they weren't as common when the book was written.

**Laura's Babies** · 08-09-2009, 09:44 AM

Computers have greatly effected our lives since they have been out.. Geez, 20 years ago I was always busy doing something.. Now I sit here all day!

**Kirsten** · 08-09-2009, 11:46 AM

Originally Posted by Laura's Babies

Geez, 20 years ago I was always busy doing something.. Now I sit here all day!

Hmm, that's true. At least I'm still reading a lot - paper books, not e-books, btw.

But sometimes I wonder in which direction my creativity would have gone without computers...

Originally Posted by catnapper

In my book, the heroine needed info and waited days for it to come via fax... on that curly paper!

OMG, faxes... it doesn't seem too long ago that they were praised to make correspondence so much easier - and now they are completely old-fashioned.
Or think about vcr's. In the mid 80s, you were out of fashion when you did not have one, but recently I've been looked at as if I was a dinosaur when I mentioned I'm still using mine. I also have a dvd player, but occasionally, I would use my vcr for recording stuff from tv, or for watching my old tapes.

Kirsten

**Laura's Babies** · 08-09-2009, 10:53 PM

I still have a VCR in my room on the boat. Can't tell you when the last time was that I watched a video on it LOL! I have my laptop and watch DVD's on that...

**krazyaboutkatz** · 08-09-2009, 11:08 PM

Yes,times have really changed. If I'm watching an older movie on tv it seems so funny to me when the people have to use a pay phone instead of just using a cell phone. We still have a fax machine at work that we use all the time. I also still have a VCR because I have many movies for it and I sometimes still record tv shows from it. I do have a DVD player too. It's actually a VCR/DVD player all in one. I still don't have a cell phone or even an ipod yet. I don't see the need for them just yet.

**catfamily** · 08-11-2009, 12:56 PM

Originally Posted by Laura's Babies

I still have a VCR in my room on the boat. Can't tell you when the last time was that I watched a video on it LOL! I have my laptop and watch DVD's on that...

Funny,I still "SAY" VCR instead of DVD.Just yesterday I asked mike if he finally hooked up the VCR in the bedroom,when it was a DVD i meant to say...lol

And Kirsten,that book sounds awesome.I think i'll try to get that one.thanks for telling us about it.I love those kind of books.The kind that keeps you up all night reading,scared about the killer and scared to shut the light off after...lol
I really love them...my husband doesn't understand why i scare myself with these kind of books.i don't either

ChrisH...Excellent picture,thanks : )