What skills have been lost

[Birdie Wife]

Something came up today- apologies if it's already been mentioned but 10 pages is too much to go through right now - reading barometer maps. Who does that any more? Hubby says barometric maps used to be on the TV weather reports so people could see what was going on with air pressure, currents etc. Anyone know how to do that now?

[rary]

I totally agree that we should mend stuff and personally hate cheap, throw away, disposable products. However as it's something that you say you can do yourself and appear to want doing, why on earth didn't you just do it? The statement about it being something women used to do was quite frankly irritating and nothing to do with lost skills.

I think you are taking the wrong meaning from the statement, it's what women used to do, it was an off the cuff remark to my wife,who did happen to give an answer to it, but years ago it was the women who did these types of jobs, as their were very few women out working, and a lot of men were at work twelve hour a day, so it was part of the distribution of household chores, and as far as our marriage goes after more than fifty years my wife knows her place in it.




She does as she wants, I do as I am told

[veggiechicken]

She does as she wants, I do as I am told

Exactly as it should be, rary

My problem with new technology like sat navs being used rather than maps, is that when the thing breaks down, people are, literally. lost. Imagine a home without books, because everything that's read is on a kindle or summat
Or there's a major power cut. No tv, computers, microwaves, mobile phones, I'm sure there are people who would be at their wits end, not knowing how to fill their time.
Rary, who is much older than I am, and some others here who shall remain nameless, have grown up in simpler times, pre-decimal, pre-metric, pre-TV, pre-fridges, pre-phones, pre-central heating and, we can't help but remember the times when basic skills were essential to live. They weren't really skills, they were just a way of life, a way of making ends meet when there was little money coming in and the throw away society did not exist.
Mothers stayed home and brought up the kids and kept house, fathers went out to work, if they could find it, and brought home the money to pay the bills. There was nothing sexist about it, it was how life was.
Anyway, I'm stepping down from my soap box. Feel free to discuss at your leisure - I'm off to read a book

[rary]

Thanks VC I think you put that over a lot better than I did, it just goes to show with age comes experience, thanks also for showing that I have things to look forward to,

and what book are you reading?

[rary]

My problem like Rary, and some others, have grown up in simpler times, pre-decimal, pre-metric, pre-TV, pre-fridges, pre-phones, pre-central heating and, we can't help but remember the times when basic skills were essential to live. They weren't really skills, they were just a way of life, a way of making ends meet when there was little money coming in and the throw away society did not exist.
Mothers stayed home and brought up the kids and kept house, fathers went out to work, if they could find it, and brought home the money to pay the bills. There was nothing sexist about it, it was how life was

Do you think in general, society would be different if a parent was still in the home while children are growing up?

[veggiechicken]

I've no idea, rary. I don't have children and stay away from them as much as possible.

[boatsman]

Rary, you mean to say you don't use detacheable collars with collar studs?

[rary]

Please Boatsman, there is a limit to how many old ways I would use, and those things were way before my time dont take what VC says as being accurate, when she says I am older than her, she is just trying to goad me into telling her my age just to see how many years I am younger than her I am just old fashioned

[veggiechicken]

Its OK, rary. I would never ask you how old you are. Apparently, old people usually knock a decade or two off their age so I wouldn't believe you, whatever you said.
Boatsman, I think you've touched on one of rary's raw nerves. He's seems quite sensitive about being old and oldfashioned.

[rary]

Its OK, rary. I would never ask you how old you are. Old people usually knock a decade or two off their age

Again I must hand it to you VC, as you have much more experience than I have, I just hope I can remember all these bits of wisdom from you, once I reach the age you are now

[veggiechicken]

Its no good rary. you can't bait me. I treat my elders with respect, and that includes you. Try as you might, you will never convince me, or all the other Grapes, that you are younger than I am.
Now sit down, put your feet up and take it easy while we youngsters party

[bramble]

Just wondering. Would you, Veggichicken and you Rary ever think of meeting up.?

[veggiechicken]

Yes Bramble, I'd like to meet rary and take him to see my Mother as they're probably about the same age.

[burnie]

Who's going to be the referee?...........................lol

[Baldy]

I would put myself forward...

https://www.scientificamerican.com/a...dquo-old-mice/