Feeling old and technologically we Todd Ed.

Published on May 11, 2005 By dharmagrl In Misc

There's a new machine at the BX.

It's a DVD rental machine.

Using the touch screen you choose the movie that you want (I got 'Meet The Fockers' because I liked the prequel), you swipe your bank or credit card, pay the $1.53 rental fee (cheap!!), and the machine spits out your DVD from a little slot in the front. You can return the movie the same way.

So me and my friend were part of a little crowd of stay-at-home moms and wives surrounding this machine today, oohing and aaahing over how cool it was, when some kid (as in one-striper; he was probably all of 19 or 20) walks past and sniffs "oh we've had those for years in California. That's nothing......".

I feel old and technolgically wee-todd-ed now. I feel like my parents must have felt when me and my brother tried to show them how to work the VCR or program digital watches.

I get excited over silly things....like DVD rental machines and coffee pots without carafes, cell phones with cameras in them and cars with On-Star. Those things are wonderous to me....because I grew up in an age where we simply didn't have things like that. Heck, cassette platers were hip when I was growing up. CD's hadn't even been heard of, cell phones were huge, brick-like contraptions and computers were green text only...no pictures, and no internet.

My age is showing, and I don't like it.

Comments (Page 2)

dynamaso

on May 11, 2005

It's not about age, it's about information i say!

Smart lady... I agree with you, although I would add 'and availability'. I would have been one of the crowd around the DVD machine too as I love new technology.

Growing up in the 70's, I remember the first colour television my family had, the very first VCR (a beta machine, no less) and the first push button phone (a real novelty when they came out). I remember when I got my first CD player, the only artist who had a general release on CD at the time was Elton John, so even though I wasn't particularly a fan, I bought this CD so I would have something to play. Oh how the times have changed.

Dharma, what do you mean by 'we Todd Ed'?

MasonM

on May 11, 2005

what do you mean by 'we Todd Ed'

Say it several times fast and you'll get it.

It isn't the age, it's the mileage that counts.

dynamaso

on May 11, 2005

Ah, now I get it. Thanks Mason

dynamaso

on May 11, 2005

Ah, now I get it. Thanks Mason

MasonM

on May 11, 2005

Can you say "phonics"?

I knew you could.

dynamaso

on May 12, 2005

"Fonicks?"

KarmaGirl

on May 12, 2005

If you want to keep up on what is available tech wise, you need to keep an eye on Japan. Japan *loves* vending machines. You can buy just about anything in them. Just google "Japan vending machines" and read what they have. You can get stuff like: milk, sake, magazines, CDs, Milk, ice cream, sex toys, umbrellas, tea (hot, in cans), cup of noodles, underwear, blue jeans, live bait, etc. They are even working on a way to use bluetooth to pay for vending machine goods with your cell phone (that way you don't have to have anything with you but your cell phone, and you basically use it as a credit card). The Japanese have amazing ways that they use technology.

Dr Guy

on May 12, 2005

Growing up in the 70's,

Aha! Got ya! on Another article you said you were about my age. I grew up in the 60s! Guess I got you by about 10 years.

Dr Guy

on May 12, 2005

Double Post. Cookie time!

Dr Guy

on May 12, 2005

milk, sake, magazines, CDs, Milk, ice cream, sex toys, umbrellas, tea (hot, in cans), cup of noodles, underwear, blue jeans, live bait, etc.

I hope not all from the Same machine!

dharmagrl

on May 12, 2005

To use an old phrase..."I've got socks older than that"!

I've been having sex for almost as long as she's been alive. That mkes me feel reall, really, really old. And, that's scary!

But I have corns older! You are welcome to them!

EEEEWWWWWWW!!!!!! I have one of those shavers for that! Does the trick very nicely!

and the first push button phone (a real novelty when they came out).

Heheh...my dad was quote perturbed when that happened. He had got a lock for the rotary phone, and then the push button ones came out and he had to think of another way to stop us making calls! Come to think of it, I don't know why he got the lock in the first place because it's not like we made a lot of calls....we were too scared to do ANYTHING without permission. For those of you who don't know, in England you have to pay for all of your calls, not just long distance ones.

Dharma, what do you mean by 'we Todd Ed'?

Hehehe.....you've already figured it out, but try saying this: "I'm Sofa King. We, Todd, Ed."

Just google "Japan vending machines" and read what they have.

I did, and HOLY CATS!!!!!!!!!!!! They just LOVE vending machines, huh????

MasonM

on May 12, 2005

When I was in the service we had vending machines all over the base that sold only one product; beer. There were beer machines in the laundromat, our quarters, pretty much everywhere. But hey, it was the Navy.

Dr Guy

on May 12, 2005

Where were the rum machines?

MasonM

on May 12, 2005

Where were the rum machines?

Funny thing about that. They had the basic idea that beer was ok, but not rum or whiskey. You could walk around the barracks with a beer and nothing would be said, but if you were caught with "stronger stuff" you got Captain's Mast. Go figure.

Of course the base club was open most of the time so booze was readily available there.

Dr Guy

on May 12, 2005

Of course the base club was open most of the time so booze was readily available there

Never was in the Navy, but my Grand father was and then he was Manager of the NCO club. Learned a lot from that man.

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