What did we all do before.........

I'm having my loft converted at the moment and the roofers managed to cut through the phone wire attached to the telegraph pole last Monday. They have only been back today to fix it so we have been without a phone line since then

Now i'm not bothered about the home phone, that rings once every Preston Guild it was the lack of internet and wifi that killed me.

No wifi meant no streaming and a lot less time loafing about on here, it also disrupted my gentleman's specialist viewing of an evening (which was more annoying than anything, think i need to see an addiction expert  )

It got me thinking how lucky we are these days compared to even just 15-20 years ago, what else if it disappeared now would cause you as much grief as me and my wifi?

I'm surprised that ypu didn't knock on one of your neighbours door (not the alcoholic bum) to ask for their wifi password.

it also disrupted my gentleman's specialist viewing of an evening (which was more annoying than anything, think i need to see an addiction expert  )

Well you have come to the right place as I am an expert in this addiction as having the same issue as well

Bread2.0 wrote:

Not keen on the one in red. She has saggy tits.

My personal DAB radio is my constant companion at work. I don't know what I'd do without my daily fix of TalkSport and 5Live.
It's against work regulations to use one,but I ignore most rules.
We're also banned from wearing any kind of football insignia. Another rule I happily ignore.

Remote control. I can remember having to leave my chair to change channels. Imagine it.

boltonbonce wrote:Remote control. I can remember having to leave my chair to change channels. Imagine it.

I don't think I would bother having a TV if they stopped making remotes for them now

Chip & Pin.

Imagine having to actually pay for things with physical money.

Bread2.0 wrote:

did you find that under your bed or at the back of your wardrobe Breaders? 

Did no one read Escort?

They had a good section on readers wives.

I had to make do with the Littlewoods catalogue.

Actually,I think it was the Bollin catalogue.

boltonbonce wrote:I had to make do with the Littlewoods catalogue.

It was terrible for perusing the lingerie section when they shrunk the size of the catalogue down. I had to squint at the pics!

Amazon. I'd have to go into a shop.

karlypants wrote:

boltonbonce wrote:I had to make do with the Littlewoods catalogue.

It was terrible for perusing the lingerie section when they shrunk the size of the catalogue down. I had to squint at the pics!

You clearly didn't heed the warnings about it making you blind then 

Social media, people used to have to talk to each other, and how I'd get through the day without knowing that someone I used to work with years ago has just had lunch at Nando's I'll never know.

Bread2.0 wrote:

Mayfair was a more upmarket periodical.

Reebok Trotter wrote:

Bread2.0 wrote:

Mayfair was a more upmarket periodical.

agreed Mayfair was the daddy,

i didn't read them for some years. I couldn't reach the top shelf 

gloswhite wrote:i didn't read them for some years. I couldn't reach the top shelf 

I was more brazen, "can you pass me a couple of twat mags please" used to do the trick.
I did a YTS at W H Smiths and was surprised how many they used to sell.

I once nicked a copy of Mayfair from Smiths and stuck it up the back of my jumper, wedged into my waistband.

All was well on the 501 home until I started to walk down the stairs from the top deck, only for the damn thing to fall out because it had got pushed up when I was sitting down and it cartwheeled down the steps and flopped open on the floor.

Right in front of Mrs Forshaw who was in her 60's and our next door neighbour.

I could have died of shame, right there and then.