Mario
I'll Lock Up
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Nothing beginning with "sweat" either...
No sweatbands in your hats...? :eeek:
Nothing beginning with "sweat" either...
Do you buy them separately where you live? lol lol lolNo sweatbands in your hats...? :eeek:
I find it strange that several people have listed wristwatch, I certainly hope you at least have a pocket watch. It's so convenient and natural for me to have a wristwatch on and it seems that most people DON'T wear them these days.
Why would they, when your cellphone will tell you the time? I heard that daily when I worked in a watch store. I've fallen prey to this myself, even when I'm wearing a wristwatch.
That gives it away that I own a cellphone. I resisted for a long time, but eventually gave in. I did not, however, and will not give in to a phone with any capability that enables my work colleagues to pester me day and night.
I do own two of the most listed things here... an iPod (though I do have an antique gramophone, and a record player for 33 1/2's), and a car (that costs me more than it gives). I view many modern conveniences as a means to an end, not essentials for living my life.
It's all about how you choose to use it, really. Seems to me that people who think it will rule your life are those who wouldn't have the gumption / will power to use such advanced facilities as the "decline call"function, or the off-switch.
Which is the only sensible way to look at it, really. I'm certainly not a one for adopting the 'modern' for its own sake, and equally, I'm not going to seriously inconvenience myself by declining something simply because it isn't 'vintage' enough. I did hear of one real Sixties buff who will only have dial-up internet at home because he considers broadband "too modern".... :eusa_doh:
I always wear a watch, except at work where it isn't allowed. They tease me there, because I have a big tan line from my watch.
Yep, that would be me. I'm one of those people that looks at my phone, sees someone calling who I don't want to talk to, exhales sharply before picking it up, and lets them waste my time. It isn't that I don't have the willpower to turn off my phone, it's that I don't want to deal with barrages of voicemail or text messages the next day asking why I haven't picked up. I don't make any bones about not being assertive enough - That's just, unfortunately, me.
Keeping dial-up? That might be a little crazy.
There are some things worth holding out on (like a love of mechanical watches, or resistance to social networking) and there are some things you have to give in to in order to function (like a tertiary equivalent of modern technology.)
Besides, one could argue that a Sixties buff having internet at all is "too modern."
Another good reason to stay the hell out of the sun! It isn't good for you, you know.... ;-)
Nothing beginning with "sweat" either...
No tattoos or piercings (except for ears).
I've been reading this a lot from contributors to this thread. I guess that's decidedly modern of me, having quite a few of each lol
You too, eh? I've thought about getting "inked" for a few years now. I know what I want & where, just not sure when to go about it. Need to research a good tattoo artist.