15 OBSOLETE Baby Boomer LIFE SKILLS that were a TRUE LIFE HACK

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  • @AmericanVintageTales
    @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    WATCH 👉👉th-cam.com/video/eqGmgRj6OdI/w-d-xo.html ,15 Timeless Treasures Baby Boomers Will Never Forget

  • @albertwells8503
    @albertwells8503 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +292

    I’m a boomer, and more than half of these things are still a big part of my life. I still write in cursive, I can tell time on a clock with hands, and I can solve math problems without a calculator. I also drive a 3 speed on the floor.

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      It's great to see that you still hold on to these traditional skills!

    • @sandybruce9092
      @sandybruce9092 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      I used to have a car with 6 speeds - sure do miss that RSX Type S Acura!!!

    • @sandybruce9092
      @sandybruce9092 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      @@AmericanVintageTaleswhat do you mean by holding on to traditional skills? Can these young people even write their names in a contract?

    • @anndennis7163
      @anndennis7163 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      I'm in the process of making a sewn outfit for a toddler Crocheting a blanket, knitting socks, and getting my garden ready to plant so I can dry, freeze, and can the food that comes from it. I also drive stick, check oil and handle other mechanical maintenance. I make hay and ride horses too. Obviously I live where I need to know this stuff. I'm also available to teach others for a price.

    • @jonathanhorne6503
      @jonathanhorne6503 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      I made sure my son could drive a stick and could fly a plane with a tail wheel by the time he graduated from high school. I really miss shop classes.

  • @TimeSurfer206
    @TimeSurfer206 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +158

    "Fax machines are largely obsolete..."
    Not true. Many Health Care Providers and Law Offices are still using them, because they are far, FAR harder to hack than a Computer.

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      It's surprising how fax machines are still holding their ground in some industries, right? The security aspect definitely makes sense!

    • @barnettmcgowan8978
      @barnettmcgowan8978 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      In financial services they are still required for compliance reasons. I use them regularly, but now they are either part of a copier or connected to your computer. We don't have any stand alone fax machines.

    • @normbograham
      @normbograham 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      As a programmer, I have converted image data to a fax image, so, it can be read by another part of the company, and printed using the fax machine. It's used for communication between two groups in the same company, where the image data has to be stored. Yes, pharmaceutical.

    • @dawnelder9046
      @dawnelder9046 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      My old job at a veterinarian. Still had one last time I visited .

    • @ajmcglynn9083
      @ajmcglynn9083 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Right before I watched this I had called in a prescription and the pharmacy said the doctor will fax it over.

  • @bobscott1315
    @bobscott1315 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +120

    A few years ago my youngest son, having learned to write in cursive, figured out that if he wrote his schoolwork in cursive none of the other students could copy any of his work. The others did not know how to read or write cursive. Clever, that one... No cheating from his work!

    • @stevevasta
      @stevevasta 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      👍👍👍

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      That's a clever use of cursive writing! It's interesting how what used to be a standard skill has now become a sort of secret code among those who can write and read it. Your son's strategic use of cursive not only protected his work but also highlights a unique advantage of knowing a skill that has become less common. It's a great example of how traditional skills can still have practical applications in today's world.

    • @judithkimmerling770
      @judithkimmerling770 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Did the teacher accept his homework written in cursive? First, the teacher may not be able to read it and second, many schools give students tablets to work on or require all homework and paper be typed. The last is why it’s so easy for plagiarism to flourish.

    • @martinbachmann6283
      @martinbachmann6283 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Bobscott1315 Brother Scott, Precious Son is a very, VERY smart young man indeed! He will go far!

    • @bobscott1315
      @bobscott1315 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@judithkimmerling770 After a battle of wits with his parents(we are bothe engineers... go figure...) yes. It is not the fault of the student if the TEACHER cannot read his work. Other teachers were able to read his work with no problem. His Mom made sure he had VERY neat writing skills!
      Also, at that time they were not issuing tablets to the students yet.

  • @Zzyzzyx
    @Zzyzzyx 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +61

    It's been proven that taking notes by hand improves comprehension. Cursive writing is easier and faster than printing. Cursive (connected writing) is just plain superior.

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Thanks for sharing your thoughts! Handwriting notes in cursive can indeed be a game-changer.

    • @lennychorn147
      @lennychorn147 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      I sent out Christmas cards to my young neighbors(Gen Y&Z), I wrote a personal note to each one. One of them asked my son what language did I write in, because they couldn't read a word. I was always told my penmanship was readable. I guess I didn't account for them not knowing cursive writing.

    • @OWG1969
      @OWG1969 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Cursive is actually slower than printing. We had to learn it in the 70’s but by the 80’s most teachers couldn’t read what we wrote so they asked us to print. Turned out I could print far faster than cursive. I can’t type as fast as I print so I feel like we have regressed now a days

    • @Zzyzzyx
      @Zzyzzyx 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@OWG1969 How about that! 😃 I did a little test on myself just now, and printing was faster - I printed about 20% more words in one minute than I could write in cursive. One thing is for sure though - cursive is a lot less fatiguing. I had weakness in my hands for several years and I could only write cursive, not print (because of the constant lifting of the pencil).

    • @jackilynpyzocha662
      @jackilynpyzocha662 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Though I can do it on my computer, I find writing notes to be very effective, to learn facts!

  • @sharons5714
    @sharons5714 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +85

    When I can’t find a style I like, I am capable of making it. My sewing machine is essential. My car is stick shift, I crochet, I do basic repairs, balance my checkbook, and love maps. We use a map to find interesting places to visit.

    • @117giltspur
      @117giltspur 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      When you are capable of balancing your checkbook, it means you're not going into debt.

    • @johnwagner409
      @johnwagner409 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Amen. Cheryl Wagner

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thank you for sharing your talents with us! It's inspiring to see someone so capable and creative.

    • @martinbachmann6283
      @martinbachmann6283 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Sharons5714 Lady Sharon, me too; wouldn't have anything but a manual shift, which is why I still drive my 2nd gen Dodge RAM1500 5-speed, and yes, purchased brand-new back in da day! Checkbook balancing- yup, always do that and Big foldable maps - no problem + actually prefer them. Cursive handwriting - yes, and with a good ol' fountain pen too, if the paper is good quality for it. ✒ ✒

    • @Candy-O1776
      @Candy-O1776 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I looked for a stick shift, couldn’t find one.

  • @xfile1966
    @xfile1966 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +299

    Pretty sure these “obsolete life skills” are more still more valuable than knowing how to twerk 1/2 naked on Tik Tok…..

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Thank you for recognizing the value of these life skills! twerking on TikTok can't beat these timeless skills.

    • @edie4321
      @edie4321 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      Yes, and certainly should not become obsolete. We need them now more than ever.

    • @Diane-nr3sf
      @Diane-nr3sf 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Exactly

    • @wideawake5630
      @wideawake5630 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Fuckin' A, as we old-timers say!

    • @renpixie
      @renpixie 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Telling time with a non- digital clock.

  • @Entertainment-qe1vn
    @Entertainment-qe1vn 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +63

    Over half of these are things people still do regularly and are not obsolete. They are still being done on a mass scale with most people having a functional degree of understanding and skill in most of these areas.

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you for recognizing the value of these timeless practices!

  • @Afterburner
    @Afterburner 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +124

    So... when everything collapses, these are going to be the skills we'll need to learn again... lol.

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      It's always good to be prepared for anything!

    • @Osoyoos48
      @Osoyoos48 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Just like the time traveler in HG Wells' "The Time Machine" when he returned to Weena and the Eloi to rebuild society after the Morlocks were defeated.

    • @Diane-nr3sf
      @Diane-nr3sf 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I learn to knit and crochet when I was 6 years old I am now absolutely love doing these crafts my whole life I also saw and can sew in society collapses I know I'll survive

    • @lisawhitehall1870
      @lisawhitehall1870 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ❤!

    • @kathleenpignatari5306
      @kathleenpignatari5306 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Yes! Good luck millennials!!!!! Hahaha 😂 You’re on your own!!!!!!!

  • @lkeke35
    @lkeke35 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +80

    Knitting and crochet is a billion dollar industry with books, supples, and accessories, so we still out here learning it and teaching it, it's just we gotta do so on our own initiative now , rather than being taught in a schoolroom!

    • @CornbreadOracle
      @CornbreadOracle 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      I’m an avid knitter; it’s a hobby now because few of us are going to freeze without a hand knit sweater. But yeah, lots of us still do it! (And wool sweaters are 1000 times better than anything man made!)

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you for sharing your passion for knitting! Hand-knit sweaters are truly special.

    • @sandybruce9092
      @sandybruce9092 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@CornbreadOracleThank you! I’m a quilter and it’s also a billion dollar enterprise! I cannot knit or crochet - have tried and I’m truly hopeless with yard but I’m great with fabric and I can a,so hand embroider and hand appliqué! These video people have no clue for the most part about what they are saying (or I should say “what their AI are saying!”

    • @ninatrabona4629
      @ninatrabona4629 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      My grandma taught herself to knit, learned to write knitting instructions and draw up patterns for sweaters and got a job doing that with a firm that published sweater patterns and directions---starting with the designer's sketch.

    • @dawnelder9046
      @dawnelder9046 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      My father taught me how to knit. Grammy taught them all how to knit at age 10. If you wanted hats, mitts and scarves you had to knit them yourself.
      He knit a jacket with hood for my first baby. She used it on her baby.
      There are actually quite a few young people out there sewing now. Thrifting and altering . Very impressive skills.
      Others sewing from fabric. Often old patterns. As an old sewer I find their work very impressive. Nice to see the skill kept on.

  • @tpresto9862
    @tpresto9862 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

    Looking at a map gives a greater overall understanding of a geographical area than just having a GPS tell you which specific turn to make.

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thanks for sharing your perspective! Maps are indeed invaluable for understanding the lay of the land.

    • @canuck3169
      @canuck3169 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      We finally have a car with Sat Nav, but we use paper maps with it, because like you say the paper map gives you a greater overall understanding of the geographical area. For example with the paper maps I can literally count the number of intersections before we have to get off the motorway, rather than waiting for `in 100 yards…’. which is handy when traffic is heavy

    • @lynnw7155
      @lynnw7155 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      My son can't find his way around the town he grew up in without his GPS. That's sad and I'm embarrassed as his mother.

  • @bizzlebasil1
    @bizzlebasil1 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +66

    I remember typing class in high school. 35 students banging away on old vintage
    Remington's. The noise was overwhelming,

    • @williamwilson6499
      @williamwilson6499 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Remington’s what? I remember when people knew how to form a plural.

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Wow, that must have been loud! Typing class sure had its own unique charm.

    • @LifeIsThePrayer
      @LifeIsThePrayer 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I remember that the letters were removed from the keys. There was no hunt and peck in typing class.
      And no edit.
      I was lousy at typing! Loved Shorthand though.

    • @sandybruce9092
      @sandybruce9092 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I did my student teaching in typing - about 40 students in each class! Yes, thst was a long time ago but typing on a computer is still necessary! I physically can’t do it “properly” anymore but it doesn’t mean I can’t use a typewriter! Young people don’t even realize that what they think is old fashioned just might come in handy someday - I truly feel sorry for them - and I guess geography, etc. isn’t taught in schools anymore either!

    • @TheWolfsnack
      @TheWolfsnack 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      My mother worked evenings at an electronics factory, I was in Jr High and had complained about the typing class as my worst....the comant CEO happened to be there and he told me...."I run this company, and I type with two fingers and look at the keys"...

  • @JohnAllsopp-jk2mn
    @JohnAllsopp-jk2mn 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

    Im 60 and i still use some of these skills like balancing a checking account, writing in cursive, i can drive a manual( dont currently own one) or change my car oil. I can sew, not very well but my mother sewed and taght All her kids. I can crochet. I can cook and bake. Furniture repair..again not very good. We were always learning something. These days if you want to keep communication from younger eyes just write in cursive. I can read maps....topographical ones also...was taught in R.O.T.C. Boomers are smarter when it comes to personal skills...wish we could go back to 1970s teck so we didnt have to put up with todays b.s.

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for sharing your experiences and the importance of traditional skills. It's a great reminder of the value in passing down knowledge through generations.

    • @serahloeffelroberts9901
      @serahloeffelroberts9901 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Use shorthand if you really want to frustrate the little snoops

  • @Mrs.IndiYoung
    @Mrs.IndiYoung 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +70

    If you are in an accident and you come to in the hospital with the question being asked repeatedly "What is your husband's phone number?" you realize, memorizing our loved ones' contact information is still an essential part of life.

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      So true! It's always important to have our loved ones' contact information memorized.

    • @lilykitty111
      @lilykitty111 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Did your cell phone got broken in the accident? Also back in the day, I had a little address/phone number book in my purse with family and friends numbers. I only memorized a few phone numbers.

    • @briansomething5987
      @briansomething5987 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      ​@@lilykitty111"get the cell phone(s)" is not exactly a priority for the rescue services.

    • @lilykitty111
      @lilykitty111 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@briansomething5987 True. Wonder if they'd grab the purse. Still even if you knew your husband's phone number, you might be unconscious. But it is a good idea to know a few loved ones phone numbers.

    • @martinbachmann6283
      @martinbachmann6283 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@lilykitty111 Lady Mary, absolutely agree with you. Plus, I have always & still do have those vital phone #s written down on a prominent slip o f paper in my wallet.

  • @pamelachristie5570
    @pamelachristie5570 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    I remember clipping coupons out of the newspaper (for actual food items, not just shampoo and razors) and saving Blue Chip and S&H Green Stamps, which could be redeemed for all sorts of things. I know how to set a table correctly, how to wash and dry dishes by hand and how to tie shoelaces, and I still have a landline, balance my checkbook and write cards, letters and grocery lists in cursive.

    • @donmcallister3745
      @donmcallister3745 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @pamelachristie5570
      I remember green stamps and blue stamps too… pasting them into the books for something once you had enough stamps. If I remember correctly… in the catalog you could even get a VW Beetle…! I don’t remember how many books it took for that… but wondered if anyone was actually able to get enough for one.
      A lot of things here are just being self reliant. Cursive writing… ✍️ is really not that difficult 😜

    • @Reed-2big
      @Reed-2big 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Absolutely on the landline!

    • @judythompson8227
      @judythompson8227 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I think half the fun is missing from being a grownup, now. Learning "how to" was a big part of that. Now we just use snaps, cards, and pushbuttons.

  • @frankmckinley1254
    @frankmckinley1254 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +46

    Every doctor's office still heavily relies on fax machines believe it or not.

    • @kirstymackenzie2437
      @kirstymackenzie2437 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yes and hospitals.

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Thanks for pointing that out! It's interesting how technology evolves differently in various fields.

    • @kirstymackenzie2437
      @kirstymackenzie2437 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@AmericanVintageTales 👍😊

    • @jujubees5855
      @jujubees5855 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Finance industry too.

    • @DogfatherTim
      @DogfatherTim 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I was a healthcare privacy and security officer for a large network for many years. All the clinics and hospitals we served used fax. It's far more secure than email. There are huge HIPAA fines if you breach a patients privacy. So the fax is vital to help ensure patient privacy and avoid fines that can go into the millions.

  • @dwayne7356
    @dwayne7356 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

    Balancing a checkbook is a skill that is a must for financial independence. I am shocked at the number of people who do not know how, just use their "plastic", and don't know how to stop those overdraft fees. Then they can't figure out why they can't pay their bills.

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for highlighting the importance of balancing a checkbook. It's a fundamental financial skill that everyone should master.

    • @sfc5774
      @sfc5774 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I don’t think a lot of people truly understand how credit cards work.

    • @Lava1964
      @Lava1964 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I recently stopped balancing my cheque book (Canadian spelling) by hand only because my bank no longer offers cheque registers to its customers.

    • @martinbachmann6283
      @martinbachmann6283 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Lava1964 Hey now, that really sucks. One of us here reading all of this should send you one! To be serious though, the quality of paper used these days in manufacturing check-registers is pretty horrible, so you're not really missing out on a lot? Yes, I still balance my checkbook, but I forgo the low-quality check registers, & instead use good quality full-size notepad paper (with simple lines hand drawn) for accomplishing this very necessary task. ✒ ✒

    • @EarlJohn61
      @EarlJohn61 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Lava1964 But please tell me that you still check _(and that can't be spelt any other way)_ your account balances to ensure that there aren't any "unexpected" withdrawals.
      I got caught that way once...

  • @quakers200
    @quakers200 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    I must have missed the time when changing the oil and carpentry became obsolite. Balancing a checkbook took no more than the ability to add and subtract. In many cases the skills are not obsolete, just things we let specialists do. Using a sliderule is obsolite.

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for sharing your thoughts! It's important to remember the value of traditional skills even as technology advances.

  • @dcb_75
    @dcb_75 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +129

    If you consider these useless or obsolete, that's pretty sad. While you are sitting at the side of the road lost and crying because your phone died or your gps doesn't work, the rest of us will be driving because we can read a map. And I can sew my button back on my shirt for free, I don't have to buy a new one or pay someone to fix it for me. And I can actually sign my name on things because I know cursive writing, I don't have to print it out in block letters like a child does. But I guess I am weird, you can toss these useless skills in the box with other skills that the modern generation considers useless like being able to do math, knowing grammer and proper spelling 😂

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Dude, you're totally right! Who needs Google Maps when you can navigate with a paper map like a boss?

    • @joemangan2577
      @joemangan2577 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Navigate like a pirate paper maps are getting hard to come by

    • @BellsWatson
      @BellsWatson 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      I always carry a map when I am on a road trip to an area I don't know personally.

    • @dawnelder9046
      @dawnelder9046 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      I was the passenger in a car with a young woman using GPS. The problem is GPS can take you the wrong way. So you want to have some idea where you are.
      We were suppose to be heading south, but we were going east. Told her we were going in the wrong direction.
      She wonder why I was so sure.
      It was simple. Driving south the sun should have been setting to my right. It was setting behind us.
      I always look up routes before going anywhere new and I carry paper maps. Just in case.

    • @anndennis7163
      @anndennis7163 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@dawnelder9046 lol quick story, my daughter had a gps that hadn't been udated for a while (its expensive) We spent 6 hrs driving around Chicago and missing our exit because when GPS told us to turn we were already past that exit. I finally figured out that Chicago had moved the exits and her GPS didn't 'know' that and ordered her to turn when the GPS said in 600', we managed to get the rest of the way with my map.

  • @robertbergren8680
    @robertbergren8680 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    I'm imagining a calligraphy devotee sharing beers and tears with a cursive holdout.

  • @ezrafranklin3547
    @ezrafranklin3547 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Taught my grandkids cursive writing.... They absolutely Love it! It's like our own " secret" message.

  • @BeachsideHank
    @BeachsideHank 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

    My life skill was silently getting up from the plastic- wrapped sofa in the forbidden to children formal living room.

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thank you for sharing that memory with us, it brought a smile to my face.

    • @judythompson8227
      @judythompson8227 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      lol yes, and on a hot day the other part of that was making sure you didn't leave your skin back there on the sofa, too...

  • @rdhudon7469
    @rdhudon7469 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I have taught my children to be self sufficient . That is a skill that is never outdated. That includes maintenance and repair and the ability to do dirty jobs that are seemingly beneath too many . If things go to pot they will not be useless eaters.

  • @Rinace13
    @Rinace13 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    I learned on a "3 on the tree". Was definitely a fun and challenging memory. I really love this channel!

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That's such a cool memory! "3 on the tree" transmissions are definitely a nostalgic part of automotive history. What's another life skill from the baby boomer era that you think should make a comeback, or are there any other skills you learned that feel like a lost art today? Thanks for sharing your thoughts, and I'm thrilled to hear you love the channel!

    • @bvillebikelady3651
      @bvillebikelady3651 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      That dear old Chevy farm truck!

    • @wheelieblind
      @wheelieblind 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hospitals and other business still use fax machines.
      Considering todays stupid fast fashion it is good to know how to use a sewing machine.

    • @martinbachmann6283
      @martinbachmann6283 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Rinace13, drove my 1st "3-on-the-Tree" back in a summer in between college semesters, while working at a dry cleaning plant and driving the 3-Tree delivery-van. Since my car at college was a 4-on-the-floor manual, not too much of a problem transitioning to the 3-Tree, but I gotta admit, it was just a lil different?

    • @goldfieldgary
      @goldfieldgary 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Learned to drive in a Rambler with 3 on the tree!

  • @agustingonzalez3878
    @agustingonzalez3878 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +39

    I feel sorry for this generation if our country is ever attacked by an electromagnetic pulse, or if we ever face a grid down situation. My son who lives hundreds of miles away called home recently to say that his cellphone had stopped working and he couldn't find his house! He wanted his mother to help him.

    • @KarmicSalt
      @KarmicSalt 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      how long had he lived there? With no phone booths, how did he call with no cell phone? Where did he get the phone he used and couldn't that person give him directions? sad

    • @agustingonzalez3878
      @agustingonzalez3878 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      @@KarmicSalt okay, maybe I didn't explain enough. He has only lived there for a short time. He went out camping with some friends, each in their own vehicle. On his way back to his house, his phone crashed. People should at least know how to find north, south, east, and west, that US interstate even numbers run east to west, odd numbers north to south, mile markers indicate the number of miles to the state border, and what highways are near their home.

    • @williamwilson6499
      @williamwilson6499 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Congrats…you raised an idiot.

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for sharing these navigation tips! They could be really useful in unexpected situations.

    • @agustingonzalez3878
      @agustingonzalez3878 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @AmericanVintageTales I used to think everyone knew these things. At one time, nearly everyone did. Find east and west at night by the moon? If the moon is in crescent, and it's morning, bisect the crescent. The line pointing to the horizon will land approximately east. In the evening, the line will indicate approximately west. If it's a full moon near the horizon in the morning, west will be at your back as you face the moon. In the evening, east will be at your back. It's not exact, and it helps if you adjust for the time of year, but I've used this method many times.
      When out hiking, judge how much daylight you have left with your fingers. Raise your hands at arm's length to the horizon under the sun as it comes close to setting. I have small hands, but one finger between the horizon and the bottom edge of the sun is about 7 1/2 minutes before the sun sets. After the sun sets, you will have about 15 to 20 minutes of useful light (not necessarily so in mountainous terrain) to set up camp. Everyone should know these things. Probably the most useful knot you might ever need to know is one called a truckers hitch. You can learn it on TH-cam. When I was in USMC boot camp, I could have earned money from the rest of the squad bay when they found out I could sew a torn shirt and make the tear almost disappear.

  • @Osoyoos48
    @Osoyoos48 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    My mother made all my clothes until I was in high school, then it became a mix. My mothers were always better because they were tailored to me.
    We were on a 4 party line phone so you had to listen for your particular ring sequence for a call.
    I learned typing on an older model manual type writer. I can still hear the ring of the bell at the end of the line and the ziiing of the carriage as you used the manual carriage return.

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It sounds like you have some truly cherished memories from that era! Handmade clothes and manual typewriters definitely bring a personal touch that's rare today. How do you think these skills have influenced the way you see modern conveniences? Also, do you miss anything about the simpler times when technology was less pervasive? Thanks for sharing these wonderful stories!

    • @Osoyoos48
      @Osoyoos48 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@AmericanVintageTales I'm 76 so yes, I do have a lot of good memories of those times. The ringer washer and the cement tub with built in scrubber channels, cars that you could see a block away and know the make, model and year of it. All the kids I knew did all the work on their cars. Yes, I do miss t lot from those days. People were more relaxed and took life as it came whereas now, everybody is in a hurry to get somewhere. There is very little patience now and I think technology has played a major roll in it.

    • @suek7086
      @suek7086 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I sewed my kids clothes, too.

  • @normancattanach819
    @normancattanach819 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I've always thought that one should know how to read a map and use a compass before being given access to a GPS system. Analog will always be there when digital fails.

  • @agingflowerchild
    @agingflowerchild 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    It used to be that older people knew stuff that young people needed to know. I spent hours with my grandmother and her sewing machine, designing & making dolls' clothes. She wasn't obsolete, she was my rock when I was a teen. My brother and Dad were a team: tools, cars, and boats. Kids made real contrib- unions to family well-being. Was mental health better for it?

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      What a beautiful reflection on the valuable skills and emotional support your family provided! It seems like those hands-on experiences with your grandmother and the teamwork between your brother and dad not only taught practical skills but also fostered a strong sense of purpose and belonging. There's a lot to be said about the mental health benefits of feeling connected and useful within one's family. How do you think these experiences compare to the way skills and family roles are shared today?

  • @luckylambdin8269
    @luckylambdin8269 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My ma broke down and cried when a grotesquely-ornamental piece of her grandmother's bone china broke (thank goodness I didn't do it). It was in the late 1960s when I was about 13 at the time & thought, "Damn! It's just a plate - & besides, you've still got five more just like it!" Ever since, such severe attachment to THINGS is something I completely avoid.

  • @DebLundeen-kx5dw
    @DebLundeen-kx5dw 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    My adult son has a very successful upholstery business, which he learned in high school. I started out as a secretary/ steno and retired as a medical transcriptionist. All learned in public schools.

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Wow, who would have thought we'd both end up with such cool jobs from what we learned in school!

  • @mrdovie47
    @mrdovie47 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Those working branch offices for AAA had to learn to read maps upside down so the client on the other side of the counter could have the map right side up.

  • @TisEyerish1
    @TisEyerish1 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    I love this video and possess most of the skills mentioned, including doing minor car repairs, making my own clothing, writing in cursive, reading maps (I navigated all of our vacation trips when the kids were young). I have hung doors, laid ceramic tile floors (including putting a subfloor under it), and balancing the checkbook. All these skills and I took care of the house, as well. Truthfully, I was no different than any other housewife; most of us had mad skills when it came to actual living...and that included taking care of minor injuries. The only "fine china" we ever had in our house was what my dad collected by going to the movies on the night they were giving it away...piece by piece, week after week. We had complete service for eight along with vegetable bowls and even a soup tureen! With age, the glaze cracked and it wasn't safe to use them anymore. After mom died, they wound up being thrown away.

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It sounds like you've truly mastered a wide array of practical skills and played a pivotal role in managing and maintaining your household-truly impressive! Your experience really showcases the versatility and resilience that were common in past generations. It's also a lovely memory about the china set collected from movie nights, adding a unique touch to the family heritage, even if it didn’t last forever. Do you find yourself passing on any of these skills to others in your community or family? How do they react to learning these traditional skills?

  • @bigunone
    @bigunone 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Mom made almost all my shirts when I was a kid, I can remember during the summer at my grandparents my aunts around the sewing machine every night. Thet recently cleaned out my aunts house and found boxes of material that hadn't been used
    I still keep a road atlas, because I usually like to drive on the roads less traveled and the GPS always wants to take you on the interstates. I mainly use my GPS as a heads up display to show me speed time on the road, and mileage.
    The joke used to be you the last test before you got your license was to be given an unfolded road map and you had to get folded correctly

  • @kenvandevoort7820
    @kenvandevoort7820 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Every year, the 2nd graders from our local elementary school visit our local museum. They are introduced to churning butter, grinding corn, dial phones, typewriters, telegraph, etc.

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That sounds like a fun trip! Bet the kids had a blast learning about all those old-school items!

    • @kenvandevoort7820
      @kenvandevoort7820 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@AmericanVintageTales The adults have just as much fun with the kids. Kids do wonder how you send pictures with a dial phone.

  • @keouine
    @keouine 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I started teaching cursive to the 12th graders. Nearly everyone picked it up really quickly. They squawked for 10 seconds, then learned it was no big deal. Some even had really gorgeous penmanship. I should think one's signature ought to be cursive.

    • @tinasan3870
      @tinasan3870 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      German nuns taught us cursive when I was a small child. Penmanship was a big deal and we had to practice alot. When someone signed a government document with printing (instead of cursive), we had to write "regular signature is printed" next to it....I'm 70 so I don't know what they do now ? Is printing your name as signature accepted ?

  • @cdjhyoung
    @cdjhyoung 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    With the exception of knitting, I mastered all of these skills along the way. My ability to do carpentry or fix things is limited more by my declining physical abilities than the knowledge I possess. The only thing I wish we still had was the phone book. The ease it was to find the name and address of anybody in your community is hard to express and very much missed.

  • @brendaryan306
    @brendaryan306 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Keeping a checkbook was a better way to check your bank balance. My parents used to have Triple AAA make a trip plan for them with a map to a place many states away. My Dad drove while my mother helped to read the navigation on the prepared map. I used Mapquest in the 2000s before getting a GPS unit for my car. Loving the smartphones that not only play music, but show the way to my destination even if I take a detour. I still use cursive because it's faster and, of course, prettier than block letters. I am a slow typist, and 65wpm is really pushing it. In the 3rd grade, I learned to tell time, which meant learning some new language phrases like quarter to and half past for example

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for sharing your experiences and nostalgia with us!

    • @EarlJohn61
      @EarlJohn61 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      But you would have heard "It's a quarter to nine" or "It's half past three" or "It's a quarter past midday" or similar all your life until then... You just learnt, more precisely, what they meant.

  • @davidgentz1731
    @davidgentz1731 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

    Most people can't even read a map

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      So true, not everyone can navigate the old-school way with a good ol' map!

    • @johnners6890
      @johnners6890 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      CAN'T EVEN READ , THANKS TO PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION .

    • @edie4321
      @edie4321 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I can read the old maps, but I cannot read a Google Map. Nor do I choose to be led around by GPS. Don't people wonder what they'll do when the internet goes down, and it will, it has to, to save humanity from themselves, or the Globalists actuallly, as they are NOT human.

    • @grepora
      @grepora 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Most people can't even fold a map.

    • @Thenogomogo-zo3un
      @Thenogomogo-zo3un 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Like the orienteering bit with him using the map in correlation with the compass.
      Bet most people cant even use one of those

  • @vilstef6988
    @vilstef6988 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    In the film Murphy's Romance, Murphy was talking about his skills which included sewing anything there was which had a Buttrick pattern. James Garner and Sally Field were delightful in the film!

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Murphy's Romance" is a charming film, and James Garner's portrayal of Murphy as a jack-of-all-trades who can sew anything with a Buttrick pattern adds such a wonderful layer to his character. It's a great example of how diverse skills can be celebrated and valued in storytelling.

    • @Thenogomogo-zo3un
      @Thenogomogo-zo3un 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@AmericanVintageTales Haven't seen the film but that's an eye opener. Usually any guy who was good at sewing was looked upon as having a dubious (for the time) sexual preference.
      Looking at the sewing part of this, you'll notice no men or boys, likewise for the mechanic, carpenter jobs etc, just boys and men.
      Genders had specific types of jobs 'assigned' to them. Even when I started working in the late 1980's that was still the case. You can still see it in tv shows and films today even.

    • @CEOBrien
      @CEOBrien 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Thenogomogo-zo3un
      Sewing is heavily involved in Upholstery, which as any Hank Hill aficionado can attest is one of the "Five original industrial arts". Very Manly!

    • @Thenogomogo-zo3un
      @Thenogomogo-zo3un 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@CEOBrien 'Riggers' sailors who fix sails etc.
      Tailors, still, has a questionable gender preference.

  • @godsowndrunk1118
    @godsowndrunk1118 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    I still remember friends phone numbers from 55 years ago, but don't know anyones anymore.... sometimes I need to think about my own number.
    I keep a list of important numbers in my wallet, just in case I bust or loose my phone.

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It's great that you've found a solution to not having the numbers handy when needed.

    • @virtuallyrealistic
      @virtuallyrealistic 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Me too. My joke is to say, “ Sorry, I have to look it up, I just don’t call myself much any more!’

  • @beckyshell4649
    @beckyshell4649 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    People used to know life skills and work skills. Kids watched their parents fix things ,cook,clean,garden,preserve food,hunt,fish,take care of livestock now very few people are trained in the skilled labors such as carpentry,plumbing,mechanics and electrical. You have to pay an arm and a leg if you can find anyone willing to do the labor. So called improved is not necessarily better.

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for sharing your thoughts on the decline of traditional skills. It's a reminder of the importance of passing down these valuable abilities to maintain self-sufficiency.

    • @serahloeffelroberts9901
      @serahloeffelroberts9901 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      My great grandmother was the trusted midwife for the neighborhood. She would transfer the patient to the kitchen table because it was easier to clean up. Mom either delivered the baby and lived or both died. No C sections. Lots of maternal mortality in those days.

  • @GlmToto
    @GlmToto 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I always teach the ‘littles’ in my family odd things that were common in the 60s when I grew up. They are amazed and truly interested to learn about these things. It’s fun watching their eyes grow large with a wow!

  • @marilyn8490
    @marilyn8490 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I learned to sew in the 60's and 70's...and sew very well, which I continue to do. This is not an outdated skill as I have fixed everything from clothing, replacing zippers, to backpacks. In many cases, it helps me to do alterations for clothing or items that don't fit well after ordering, or when needs change.

  • @christinep.
    @christinep. 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Interesting. I'm a Boomer and while maybe 4 or 5 these are skills I used (phone book, card catalog, cursive writing, checkbooks, and maps...) Most of the rest belonged to my parents generation, or as described for later generations, more of a hobby or special interest. We would all be better off if we could do auto repair, carpentry, sewing....but who has time.

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That’s a really good point. Many of the skills that were once everyday necessities have shifted into the realm of hobbies or special interests due to changes in technology and lifestyle. The time factor is significant; modern life often doesn't allow much room for learning and practicing these skills extensively, unless one specifically makes time for them. It’s a balancing act between modern conveniences and the rewarding nature of these hands-on skills. Do you think there are ways to integrate these useful skills into daily life more seamlessly, or perhaps as part of educational programs?

  • @mister-v-3086
    @mister-v-3086 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    A lot of what you say here is true, but there IS one problem: All those Modern Conveniences you mention are only Good when the Technology is Available. And they'll only work if your battery hasn't run out.

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I appreciate your perspective on the topic, it's important to consider the limitations of modern conveniences.

  • @bobbysammons333
    @bobbysammons333 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    I was born in 1949 and out of all the items covered the only one I miss is the stick shift. All the rest, don't miss them at all!

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for sharing your perspective and memories with us!❤

    • @barnettmcgowan8978
      @barnettmcgowan8978 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Stick shift is fun for a sports car you don't drive everyday, but as a daily driver it's more trouble than it's worth.

    • @denisecaringer4726
      @denisecaringer4726 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I still drive a stick! Love the feel of actually DRIVING a car.

    • @davidebacchi9030
      @davidebacchi9030 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@barnettmcgowan8978it’s muscle memory, the only thing is when you eat while driving and you have to master the art of starting in 3rd gear using just the clutch.

    • @markrose53
      @markrose53 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Love my manual Miata

  • @lindawilliams8715
    @lindawilliams8715 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    My Mother was a home economics minor in college (elementary education -major) so she mastered all the skills in the video witht the exception of driving with a stick shirt and using power tools. Thanks for the memories.

  • @MarieJackson-sp3be
    @MarieJackson-sp3be 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Cursive writing needs to be taught. It's quicker than hen scratch printing.

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you for emphasizing the importance of cursive writing. It really is a valuable skill!

    • @kathleenpignatari5306
      @kathleenpignatari5306 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Damn right!!!!!

    • @michaelbujaki2462
      @michaelbujaki2462 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      For me, typing is faster than writing, but you can't type a math formula on a standard computer keyboard, especially once calculus gets involved.

  • @shakey2634
    @shakey2634 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Even if you don’t write checks, you still should reconcile the checking account monthly. That is how I find fraudulent charges, old subscriptions I should cancel, things we shouldn’t spend money on etc.

  • @dshepherd107
    @dshepherd107 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    I’m GenX (68). I remember all this. I still have a road atlas, still write in cursive, still remember phone numbers from, The Time Before,still know how to can, learned to sew on a push peddle from my Grandmother (Greatest Gen), can drive a stick, chsnge my tire, and can also use todays technology. All these “analog” skills should still be taught. It possible we may need them. Nothing is certain.

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It's amazing to see how many skills and memories we carry from the past into the present!

    • @dshepherd107
      @dshepherd107 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@AmericanVintageTales indeed it is!

    • @stephenlitten1789
      @stephenlitten1789 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      If you're 68, you're a Boomer.

    • @DG-gz1oe
      @DG-gz1oe 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Gen X were born between 1965 and 1980. If you were born in 1968, your Gen X. If you are 68 years old, you are a boomer.

    • @dmitripogosian5084
      @dmitripogosian5084 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I certainly can drive stick, way cheaper to rent a manual car in Europe :)

  • @Dr_piFrog
    @Dr_piFrog 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    As a child I did not like laundry day -- I HAD TO FACE THE MANGLER, oh the horror. It would eat you as well as the clothing, Putting a bed sheet through the mangle was a life threatening event.

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for sharing your childhood laundry day experience! It's always fun to reminisce about the challenges we faced growing up.

    • @LifeIsThePrayer
      @LifeIsThePrayer 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I remember it for all the buckets of water that had to be carried. Not only into the house. But dirty water had to be carried out in buckets too. The only thing I could hope for was that we had enough rainwater in the rain barrels. If not it was all trips to the well.

    • @serahloeffelroberts9901
      @serahloeffelroberts9901 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I helped my grandma do laundry with her wringer washer. When it broke after 40 years she refused a new washer but insisted on another wringer model.

    • @joannestark3023
      @joannestark3023 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      OMG have heard horror stories about that thing. Yes, so easy for hands to get caught as sheets and clothes were put through that contraption. I’ve never actually seen one myself.

    • @Dr_piFrog
      @Dr_piFrog 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@joannestark3023 You fortunate to have not had to face the horror.

  • @loriar1027
    @loriar1027 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Oh I HATED balancing my checkbook!! I could never get it to come out right. I was so glad when debit cards replaced checkbooks. But I still write in cursive. And I sew. I can make my own clothes but I mostly quilt. My first car was a 3 speed on the column. I still remember the smell of my grandpas woodwork shop. ❤

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It sounds like you've had quite a journey with different skills and experiences! It's interesting how certain tasks like balancing a checkbook can be frustrating, while others, like sewing or recalling the scent of your grandpa's woodwork shop, bring such warm memories. Quilting is such a beautiful art form-do you have any favorite patterns or themes you like to work with in your quilts? And driving a 3-speed on the column must have been an adventure!

    • @loriar1027
      @loriar1027 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @AmericanVintageTales It was actually not that hard to drive. I bought it my senior year in college bc it was cheap. I had learned to drive a stick a couple of years earlier in a borrowed 69 Volkswagen Carmen Ghia. 😂 I love all kinds of quilt patterns but mostly the traditional ones. Not so much the modern designs. I've made quilts for almost everyone in my family. Since I retired, it's become my job. 😂

  • @mall0w
    @mall0w 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Everyone in our household has some key phone numbers and addresses memorized. It was needed a couple of times when phone screens cracked, was not charged, or stolen and they needed to call for help.

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's always good to have important numbers memorized just in case!

  • @dizzysdoings
    @dizzysdoings 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I'm a 63 yo woman. I'm able to do some basic carpentry, can change oil, gap a spark plug and change a tire, but prefer not to.
    I enjoy crocheting, but mainly just make baby blankets for charity.
    I still balance my check book.
    I can do some basic sewing.
    I can and freeze as much as I can. I even make my own maple syrup!
    Since I'm a widow, I'm glad I don't have to use a road map whenever I go away. It's easier with 2 people.

    • @barnettmcgowan8978
      @barnettmcgowan8978 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You Rock!

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for sharing your talents and kindness with the world.❤❤❤

  • @oldb-1kenobi
    @oldb-1kenobi 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My dad was from the silent generation, the one before the boomers, a jack-of-all-trades. He was still changing his own oil at 84 years old. I was born late in his life, a gen-X kid, but I grew up learning the essentials and thank my lucky stars for it because when the grid crashes, a country boy will survive.

  • @waynecassels3607
    @waynecassels3607 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I traveled extensively in my job. Drove through many major cities with nothing but a paper map and hand written notes. Damn. Memerized all phone numbers. 3 on the column with a clutch and no air but windows down. Damn. Baseball at the town field on weekends. Everybody was there. Damn. Sinatra: There used to be a ballpark right there....

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for sharing your nostalgic journey with us. It's amazing to hear about your experiences.

  • @crusinscamp
    @crusinscamp 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    4:06 was a great choice. That lady had that car for an incredible number of years, something like 50 years, if I recall correctly. She bought it new when she was a young lady and kept good care of it, respect. I check most of the boxes in this video. The three-on-the-tree could pop out of sorts, you had to know how to put the linkage back in alignment at the bottom of the firewall where the shifter linkage passed through along with the steering column. Map reading could go wrong. One time I estimated we had a 3 hour drive ahead of us. I had used the wrong map scale, we actually had a 6 hour drive ahead of us. We still made it to my sister's wedding on time, but just in time.

  • @naturalPaths
    @naturalPaths 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I STill miss card catalogues. I remember a ‘road trip’ to the main library to teach my son how to use one. (I also taught him how to drive. 🤗 )

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's such a cool memory! Teaching card catalogues and driving in one go-way to make it an adventure!

    • @kathleenpignatari5306
      @kathleenpignatari5306 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The good ‘ol’ Dewey Decimal System!!!!

    • @martinbachmann6283
      @martinbachmann6283 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      NaturalPaths, me too! But I do know of one of the reasons card-catalogues were done away with? My last year of college, I worked part-time in the university library, and I can still remember coming across "torn-out" library index cards in many areas of "the stacks" (< library-term for multiple shelving areas on multiple floors), obviously as a result of some lazy jerk of a student(s) who didn't care about anyone else. Sad isn't it? But yes, the good ol' card-catalogue; always thought of them as the best!

  • @juliemariariley3212
    @juliemariariley3212 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Definitely navigating with a paper map- taking the “road less traveled”. Asking directions and traveling the back roads!

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Navigating with a paper map definitely adds an element of adventure and discovery to travel that GPS just can't match. There's something special about unfolding a map and plotting your route, perhaps stumbling upon hidden gems along the way. Do you have a favorite "off the beaten path" place you've discovered through your map adventures?

  • @MrNedsaabdickerson
    @MrNedsaabdickerson 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    These are things people living in grandmas basement can't or won't do!

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It's true, sometimes we all need a little push to step out of our comfort zones!

  • @paulbuono8430
    @paulbuono8430 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Admittedly, I use it a lot less these days, but (as a student, teacher and librarian) I was very grateful to be able to jot down my notes in Gregg shorthand. I even used them to keep my own detailed notes during jury duty. And, as a French major, I took the time necessary to learn Gregg's French version from a textbook I mail-ordered from Quebec. The only drawback was that, since my workmates knew about my shorthand, I got collared more often than was strictly fair to keep notes at meetings.

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It sounds like your skill in Gregg shorthand has served you well in various aspects of your life! It’s impressive that you also learned the French version-what a unique and valuable skill to have. Shorthand is certainly one of those skills that has become less common with the advent of digital note-taking, but as you've experienced, it can still be incredibly useful. Do you think there's a place for teaching shorthand in today's educational landscape, perhaps as a way to enhance note-taking efficiency or privacy?

  • @eaglewings8206
    @eaglewings8206 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    I still balance my checkbook.

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That's great to hear! It's always good to have a handle on your finances.

    • @autonomouscollective2599
      @autonomouscollective2599 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      A lot of people have debt because they don’t know how to budget, and they don’t know how to budget because they don’t know how to balance a checkbook. Interestingly, it’s easier today to balance a checkbook then back in the olden days. You can just log into your checking account and see what your balance is. You can also see what your credit card balance is and compare the two. This beats having to wait until the statements arrived in the mail like in the good old days.

    • @douglasabler3581
      @douglasabler3581 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      So do I, but I do it on my computer.

    • @mrsjanhannah
      @mrsjanhannah 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Mel too.

  • @Myr25636
    @Myr25636 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    My son laughed at me for balancing my checkbook every two weeks. Then he had his car repossessed because he didn’t have enough money in the bank when his automatic payments went through. And we use a fax machine at our hospital all the time.

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's a poignant example of how some traditional practices, like balancing a checkbook, can offer crucial insights into financial management that newer methods may overlook. It's a valuable lesson in understanding and managing one's finances thoroughly. As for the fax machine, it's interesting how some technologies remain essential in specific contexts like healthcare. Do you think there are other "old-fashioned" practices or tools that people might undervalue but are actually still quite effective?

  • @edl653
    @edl653 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Driving is freedom to the world. Today teens think driving is a chore as it takes them away from their phones. So sad.

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Absolutely, driving can truly open up the world in unique ways! It's all about the journeys and the freedom to explore. Do you have any favorite road trip memories

  • @BellsWatson
    @BellsWatson 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Cursive writing - I was watching a TH-cam Reaction video where a young woman (in her 20s) was watching Casablanca. There is a place in the movie where Elsa sends Rick a note, it is written in cursive letters. The young woman could not read the note! I think the reason they stopped teaching cursive writing is so they can produce generations that will not be able to look into the records of the past (try doing any research using old records without the ability to read cursive writing and you will be completely lost).

    • @edie4321
      @edie4321 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Yes, or our Bill of Rights, and the Constitution.

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thank you for sharing your thoughts on the importance of cursive writing. It's sad to see this skill fading away.

    • @rridderbusch518
      @rridderbusch518 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Ahh... Cursive! With the DNA testing fad and building family trees, it was essential that I learn *German cursive* -- which changed every 20-30 years. I got my surname back to 1475. It wasn't that hard.

    • @serahloeffelroberts9901
      @serahloeffelroberts9901 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      In the San Francisco court system, cases prior to 1980 were entered in ledgers by hand by the court clerk.

    • @w.reidripley1968
      @w.reidripley1968 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      All is not lost -- seems the kids are learning typing earlier than we did. 8th grade for me, and my typing was erratic as hell. Only a computer saved me at that endeavor. Bless my Backspace.

  • @eloiseyuile3861
    @eloiseyuile3861 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    Don’t worry tic toc you tube will all be irrelevant one day as well

    • @Mrs.IndiYoung
      @Mrs.IndiYoung 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      God willing.

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      True, but let's enjoy the ride while it lasts!

    • @Dannysoutherner
      @Dannysoutherner 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      After the EMP bomb from Iran returns us to the 1880s.

    • @eloiseyuile3861
      @eloiseyuile3861 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Dannysoutherner or a post apocalyptic world

  • @stevencooper2464
    @stevencooper2464 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Dash-mounted ignition switches, floor-mounted high beam switches, full-size spare tires, and bumper jacks. Where have they all gone?

    • @michaelbujaki2462
      @michaelbujaki2462 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The spares I can answer. Tire technology has improved to the point that, unless you puncture it, a tire won't go flat. Tires used to blow out or go flat all of the time, but with better tires came the end of the need for spares. I have a full size spare in my car that I have never used. It comes out once a year for a pressure check.

    • @frankmartin8471
      @frankmartin8471 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I remember using floor mounted starter buttons. The 1941 Studebaker had the starter button under the clutch pedal.

    • @shaun5552
      @shaun5552 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@michaelbujaki2462 Tyres still go flat. Only takes one nail and you've got a problem.

  • @Bluerose888
    @Bluerose888 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I think cursive is a funny word. It was called penmanship when I was in school.

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Haha, cursive does sound a bit fancy. Penmanship sounds more old-school cool!

    • @barbaracranford527
      @barbaracranford527 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It should still be called penmanship, because cursive is just one style of writing. In England we generally learned Copperplate.

  • @karenbrown938
    @karenbrown938 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    One thing I miss is the Sears catalog, especially the Christmas catalog. Mom often ordered our presents through the catalog. And we pasted green stamps into booklets to save up for special items-every grocer gave you trading stamps. You redeemed them at the stamp store when the books were full.

  • @vmobile890
    @vmobile890 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I miss calling a doctor company phone or what ever and “one moment i’ll connect you “ Now it’s navigating with multiple choice question with more questions and a computer that can’t give a answer.

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I appreciate your comment! It's nice to reminisce about simpler times.

  • @JamesKonzek-xr5zy
    @JamesKonzek-xr5zy 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I remember microfiche. That was kinda cool. Lol

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Microfiche was definitely cool! It's like a tiny window back in time, holding so much information in such a compact format. Do you remember what kind of information you used to look up on microfiche? It's fascinating to think about how we used to access archives and data compared to the digital searches of today.

    • @JamesKonzek-xr5zy
      @JamesKonzek-xr5zy 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@AmericanVintageTales My 3rd grade class was introduced to it back in 1976. I was 8 or 9. The kid who sat next to me got information regarding canibus using the school Microfiche. The teachers and librarian frowned on him for that. Lol

  • @STho205
    @STho205 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Memorizing phone numbers was proven a valuable life skill on The Office, when Michael Scott was stranded at a gas station without his phone.

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Maybe I should start memorizing phone numbers in case I end up like Michael Scott at a gas station one day!

    • @STho205
      @STho205 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@AmericanVintageTales or you go to Mardi Gras in NOLA and have your phone pick pocketed and mailed to a fence in China. That was extremely common this Spring.

    • @Thenogomogo-zo3un
      @Thenogomogo-zo3un 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Quite common to have memorised about 5-10 phone numbers up until the cell phones started really coming in around the mid '90's onwards.

  • @Chuckrussell75
    @Chuckrussell75 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I'm a Gen X. I learned to cook, sew, & take care of little ones in Home Economics in junior high. Everything listed in this video, we also did. Not just the Baby boomers. Carpentry in highschool was called Building Trades. We had rotary dial phones, carbureted cars, TV's without remotes, we weren't allowed to lay up in the house, & play videogames on a nice day. We had paper road maps, no internet, no cell phones, & most of us had jobs before we were able to drive. There's still a lot of hard working kids out there. Anyway, we are a proud bunch. Gen X, Baby Boomers, War Babies., & so on. People can be bitter about the generations. But I happen to know people.my own age I can't tolerate. And those folks procreated. Thank them for their fish belly-white, basement dwelling, social cripples that they've produced. Not their generation. Cool video 👍🏼

    • @allisonjones-lo6795
      @allisonjones-lo6795 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I am so glad your generation had a chance to learn these skills! You can survive the world we are in now!

    • @Chuckrussell75
      @Chuckrussell75 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@allisonjones-lo6795Me too. I do think Baby Boomers had thicker skin than us kids. My folks were the hardest working two people I ever knew. Simpler times were great. Thirty years went by like a flash, smh. It's like the Twilight Zone anymore. I stick close to home! 😂

  • @jackilynpyzocha662
    @jackilynpyzocha662 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I did cursive writing, typing on a typewriter, memorized phone numbers and zip codes and rotary phones. A friend asked a number and I gave it to him, from my memory! Writing in a check ledger. I had to use relative's number, it came in handy! Rotary phone/push button models. I still memorize phone numbers(nearby) and zip codes(same thing). I also learned calligraphy! I made a jumpsuit in my teens, it was comfortable and snazzy!

  • @barbaracranford527
    @barbaracranford527 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Sewing is still a useful skill, just a small break in a seam, or a button coming off a garment would require finding someone to do the repairs or cause the item to go in the landfill...I made my living for over forty years, teaching adults to sew. The pleasure of making your own clothes or household items is so worth the effort for fit and the unique nature.

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you for sharing your experience! It's inspiring to hear about your passion for teaching sewing.

    • @sandrahicks4450
      @sandrahicks4450 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I had a side business sewing clothes, baby clothes, curtains, draperies, shower curtains, throw pillows, furniture cushion covers, comforters, dust ruffles, baby bedding. Even did a little car reupholstering. Clothing alterations/mending. Eyesight has gotten too bad now. Learned to sew standing beside my mom & watching her. Took home economics to learn to cook & for a substitute math class. (You know I aced the sewing part🤣)

  • @juneseghni
    @juneseghni 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    UK schools still teach cursive

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      UK schools keeping the art of cursive alive while the rest of the world is rapidly typing away!

  • @Ninjanimegamer
    @Ninjanimegamer 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    There is discipline learned when writing in cursive. It forces a person to slow down, to think before writing, to deliberately have a purpose to write, and it teaches patience.
    None of which children today are equipped to handle, because the internet offers instant gratification. There is no room for slowing down when everything is so quick, and patience can't be learned when life moves so fast.

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you for highlighting the importance of cursive writing skills and the values it instills in individuals. Your insight is truly valuable.

    • @Ninjanimegamer
      @Ninjanimegamer 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@AmericanVintageTales you're welcome.
      I am an artist and was a teacher. Calligraphy, sumi painting and cursive all follow the same philosophy of mindfulness and controlled thinking. I taught cursive writing to my daughter as an art form, rather than as penmanship, because as a young child, she viewed things in loops and curves; rather than rigid form and function. There is beauty in cursive writing that has become a lost art.
      I only taught for three years, because the system is broken.

    • @w.reidripley1968
      @w.reidripley1968 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Really want to take your time --- use a goose quill. They are stout and make the best pens. Yes, a pen knife blade is the right shape and size for making and retrimming a goose wing feather into a pen.
      One thing, you have to slow down; quills will drag if you push them, so you must pull them through the letters. Steel pen nibs you can push with almost the facility of a ballpoint.

  • @TheSapphireSprit
    @TheSapphireSprit 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ohhhh, the card catalogues! I was a nerd that spent half my free time in the library. I Hinkle I can still smell the cataloged

  • @grandmasue5832
    @grandmasue5832 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    3:45 am PDT. The brain has a 2-way causal relationship with writing. It directs writing; then it acknowledges what it has expressed through the act of writing. You can find this better explained in scientific literature on education or brain functions. Anyway, when you're writing class notes or an essay draft, there's a whole bubbly kettle of active learning going on. Isn't that beautiful! It works better if you can write smoothly and quickly with consistent symbol representation. Usually, this means cursive. In addition to learning, cursive is an advantage in many areas of life.
    If i were one of those nutty types who believed there was a plot going on to keep the labor class in their place, poor and undereducated and resigned to low pay for unrewarding jobs, I would say that withdrawing cursive from the elementary curriculum was absolutely part of that plot. I really would.

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hey, thanks for dropping such an interesting comment! It's cool to see someone so passionate about writing and cursive. Keep sharing your thoughts!

  • @churchofpos2279
    @churchofpos2279 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    :drum roll: You forgot being able to take shorthand. Took it for 2 years in High School, with an old teacher, who insisted that it would always be a needed skill. 🤣🤣

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for sharing your experience with shorthand. It's always great to hear different perspectives.

  • @saries54
    @saries54 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    It seems so scary and sad that young people are being taught to be totally dependent on technology! They can't do anything without their phones telling them. What will they do if worse comes to worse and we are without all this technology either temporarily or more permently? All of us old boomers who have the knowledge on how to things themselves will be dead and they will be in a bad place. These skills are not useless.

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Absolutely, it's concerning to see such heavy reliance on technology among younger generations. It's crucial to keep traditional skills alive, not only for practicality but also for resilience in unforeseen circumstances. Sharing your knowledge could make a significant difference. What's one skill you think is essential for everyone to learn?

  • @clementgoetke2385
    @clementgoetke2385 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    i remember when people had social skills and could hold a conversation last summer i came across a 15yo boy that did not know how to fix a flat on his bicycle

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for sharing your experience! It's a reminder of how important it is to pass on practical skills to the next generation.

    • @Thenogomogo-zo3un
      @Thenogomogo-zo3un 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sad

    • @anthonylloyd-rees
      @anthonylloyd-rees 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      My Dad showed me how to use a dinner fork as a tyre lever, Mum was not impressed.

  • @Maerahn
    @Maerahn 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I'm Gen X, and maybe I went to some old-fashioned schools, but I remember doing needlework and woodwork at school - although it was already starting to die out of the curriculum by the time I left full-time education. I also still do a lot of the other things listed in this video too (except those related to driving, since I don't drive.) And I'm literally knitting right now as I watch this video (it's kind of therapeutic, keeping my hands busy while I'm not doing much else with my body.) Just because you don't see people doing these things in Tiktok videos doesn't mean people aren't doing it at all!

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for sharing your experience! It's wonderful to hear that these traditional skills are still cherished and practiced.

  • @JohnAllsopp-jk2mn
    @JohnAllsopp-jk2mn 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I can garden and be self sufficient, could survive in the wilderness. These days kids get lost around a city corner without GPS

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Totally agree, being self-sufficient is a rare and valuable trait these days!

  • @pennyrainer2139
    @pennyrainer2139 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I learned all the skills you mentioned as a child or young adult. My favorite was left out, shorthand. Nowadays, most people don’t even know what that is. Classes in school in my day included shorthand, typing (on the old Royals), car mechanics, health, sewing, cooking and more I’m sure I forgot. You couldn’t graduate high school in some states without having a foreign language under your belt or actually learning and testing on sports other than just playing them. Everyone had to learn who invented the games and how they evolved to what they were in that day. That included games like table tennis to swimming and everything in between. Now I know this wasn’t the case in all states, I just happened to be lucky.

  • @sandybruce9092
    @sandybruce9092 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I have to stop here and make a comment about sewing - boy are you so wrong! Women (and now many men) own at least one and some many sewing machines - we are quilters and he’s, there are still people,who sew clothing (I’m not one those) but millions of use are quilters!!! I personally own about 19 or so machines dated from 1926 through 2022)! And I can do everything you have mentioned so far - although check writing and keeping a register have long gone by the wayside! I feel very sorry for these young people,who can’t write cursive - among other supposedly lost things!!!

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      19 sewing machines? You're a sewing superhero! Do you have a favorite machine or do you love them all equally?

    • @megnotes7908
      @megnotes7908 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I have two friends who are quilters, and they sometimes stitch by hand. They claim that there’s a die hard faction of quilters who believe that “real quilts” are sewn by hand only. Can’t help but wonder if they prefer candles and oil lamps over electric lamps….

  • @hellskitchen10036
    @hellskitchen10036 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My wife and I do almost every one of these...still ! but then we're boomers and happy as hell .

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That's wonderful to hear! It sounds like you both have a great handle on these valuable skills. There's something incredibly satisfying about being able to rely on your own abilities for everyday tasks. Plus, it keeps those traditions alive and well for future generations to learn from.

  • @michelebartholome7798
    @michelebartholome7798 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    had my first sewing machine when i was 9

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's awesome! Starting young definitely gives you a head start in mastering the craft.

    • @dawnelder9046
      @dawnelder9046 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I used Mom's. Started by making doll clothing. Was not long after I was making my own. First machine I was 16. But I would love to have Mom's machine. My sister has it. The stitches were and still are so even.

    • @michelebartholome7798
      @michelebartholome7798 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@dawnelder9046 i do have my moms, both her fether light and her bernenina that she never used

  • @sharonheckel8899
    @sharonheckel8899 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I still make most of my own clothes, and sewing is crucial for making curtains and draperies fit properly. GPS systems are not always reliable...Even most boomers did not learn how to properly read a map. I taught college for 20 years (technology, no less) and always told my students they STILL NEED TO KNOW HOW TO READ A MAP!!!

  • @Mithras444
    @Mithras444 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Anyone notice we dont talk on the phone anymore. When you get rid of your land line and realize your cell phone is used for everything except "talking" you start texting because it makes more sense.

    • @edie4321
      @edie4321 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The reason the Fallen Ones made them, is to turn us back to 2D. They are trying like hell to stop our evolution. We are our own technology, we don't need them, stop being so compliant, peoples.

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      So true! Texting is the new norm, who even talks on the phone these days?

    • @SabrinaBelladonna
      @SabrinaBelladonna 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      At 54, I only talk on the phone if I absolutely have to, otherwise it is all down to emails and using my smartphone as an electronic ID device, payments, listening to music... anything really, except for talking.

    • @stevenwoodward5923
      @stevenwoodward5923 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@AmericanVintageTales I do, if you can't call me, it must not be important. I'm cheap no internet on my phone only text and never use it

    • @edie4321
      @edie4321 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's really sad. Darn Technology again taking us down to 2D. Destroying humanity, once again.

  • @wlonsdale1
    @wlonsdale1 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The action may be obsolete but we got some good life skills from this stuff. Like knowing how to critically think and attention to detail.

  • @artguti1551
    @artguti1551 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Sewing is Still Important!

    • @lilykitty111
      @lilykitty111 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes. There are also some fancy new sewing machines that can do amazing things.

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for pointing that out! It's incredible how innovative sewing machines have become.

  • @roberteyreUK2499
    @roberteyreUK2499 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’m a 73 year old bloke and regularly use a sewing machine to replace broken zippers, holey pockets, doing hems, altering waist bands and often doing sewing repairs for my grandkids, my daughters can use sewing machines and I’m going to teach my grandchildren and greats how to use the machines as well. Sure does save heaps of time and money.

  • @apollonpawlow2577
    @apollonpawlow2577 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Yes,the good old days...that's what the teens nowadays needs to do besides looking for video games etc..not that I am against gaming but need something useful

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Back in my day, we didn't have Fortnite, we had to settle for playing outside and using our imaginations!

  • @muddyshoesgardener
    @muddyshoesgardener 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    When I went back to work after my kids entered school I saw immediately how out of date my skills were. Nobody cared if I could write cursive or use the fax machine. All of us who grew up in the pre- computer generation had to go thru two sets of learning and that is something the younger crowd will never understand.

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I appreciate your insight and understanding of the challenges faced by those of us from the pre-computer era.

  • @glenstribling6123
    @glenstribling6123 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    These skills taught cause and effect. What is essentially common sense. A big reason so many like the idea of being dependant on the government.

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Totally get what you mean! Cause and effect is like the foundation of everything.

    • @glenstribling6123
      @glenstribling6123 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@AmericanVintageTales yeah. From not using cash, not repairing things and now we are having our cars drive for us we are losing our common sense. Even how we talk to each other on the Internet has no consequences so we are getting more rude to each other. :(

  • @kashigata
    @kashigata 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Yes, I can imagine the pride of having a great sewing machine and making many, many things myself. That ain’t no obsolete skill. I sew most days and I also drive a manual car.

  • @barnettmcgowan8978
    @barnettmcgowan8978 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Bring back the dewey decimal system.😂

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks for sharing your thoughts! The Dewey Decimal System did have its perks.

    • @heatherhoward2513
      @heatherhoward2513 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I didn't know it had gone away! Still in libraries around here!

  • @jonelfilipek7848
    @jonelfilipek7848 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love maps and globes. I always got to be the navigator on family trips because I was map adept. Now I use AGPS like everyone else, but can still lose myself in an atlas.

  • @matt007
    @matt007 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I’ve had the same box of checks for probably about 7 years now. 😂

    • @CornbreadOracle
      @CornbreadOracle 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I can’t even remember the last time I wrote a check.

    • @AmericanVintageTales
      @AmericanVintageTales  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for sharing! It's great to hear you've had a good experience with the checks.