Peckish

Tangent - did you know that in the early 1900s, there were more than 600 electric cabs in NYC? The electric car has been around a lot longer than the internal combustion engine. However, much like today's manufacturers have struggled with these issues, they couldn't figure out how to get extended ranges, affordable prices, and quick charges, and the gas engine was much more efficient and affordable. Modern technology has made some headway in that area. I'm still waiting for the flying cars The Jetsons got me so excited about!

bearisgray

It still seems to be a society where "I can call my kid a brat, but you better not call my kid a brat"

Will there ever be a time when there are no plunderers and plundered?

O where everyone is "equal"?

I have often wondered why I am on Planet Earth at this time and in this body and this location.

If someone addresses me in a polite/friendly/kindly tone of voice, I'm not overly fussy about what I'm called.

When I call my husband "Darling" - in "that" tone of voice - it would be wise for him to cease and desist .

Or Shut Up Now!!

bearisgray

I still think of some names as being "girl" names or "boy" names.

Mayne nowadays it's good to give someone a name like "Pat" or "Taylor" that seems to be non-specific.

beckyboo1

Totally agree! I'm less comfortable with formalities. And, honestly, there many more important things I choose to be concerned with.

ptquilts

I do get annoyed at people who get offended by innocuous remarks. If you say, "hey, nice to meet you" I'm fine with it. If you say "no problem" instead of "you're welcome" I'm fine with that too. As long as you're not telling me to "(shove) off you no-good so and so", then I might have a problem. And I have long ago accepted the fact that cashiers can't count back change anymore. Geesh.

You can keep "the good old days". I'm living in the here and now.

And all the people who are getting bent out of shape about electric cars, guess what, gas prices are going down and the main reason is decreased demand because of electric cars! (I mean the people who vandalize or block charging stations, not anyone here!)

bearisgray

Many of us are resistant to change. Sometimes the changes are better in the long run. Sometimes not.

I thought the long rectangular gauze curity diapers were much better than the flannel and Birdseye ones. I hated the prefolded gauze diapers back then. the long gauze ones were the best dish towels

Sadly, I have come to a time in my life where I cannot criticize those that use disposables. I use them, too.

I think the memories of the old days vary by what one experienced. I think it is useful to be able to know how to cope when there are power outages. It' s good to know where food actually comes from. Animals and plants -

If one has a 600 cow dairy herd, milking machines are more efficient than trying to get enough people to hand milk that many cows. But it is still worth knowing how to hand milk a cow.

Quiltwoman44

(I kinda of have an excuse, i tend not to remember people's names or faces sometimes) But then i am hardly ever out enough to have to worry about that. Been that way all my life. Irritating though.

Three Dog Night

That's my problem I have a hard time remembering names and always have. Even tried the trick to associate word/trait to the person that would help nope didn't work. Can't tell you how many times I called them the word I was using to remember their name. It doesn't irritate me if someone can't remember my name I'm happy they remember me.

I have a good friend who has Prosopagnosia which is face blindness. She teaches at my LQS and even now after almost 10 years she sometimes looks at me and I know she is struggling to remember my name. In her classes she asks we all wear name tags close to our neck/face which helps her with her struggles.

So remember if someone doesn't say your name there maybe a reason why that has nothing to do with lack of respect or immaturity.

bearisgray

I just routinely reintroduce myself to people that I have not seen for a long time.

I often ask them to refresh my memory on what their names are.
Generally, people don't seem to mind.

Chasing Hawk

Reminds me of the grade school response...."Hay is for horses".