Guest Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 I wonder in 2116 will the likes of Nottstalgia people be raving about Burger King on Milton Street or an Apple phone shop on such a street? Folks in the future will have a forum like this to draw upon,where as we rely on memory,film and maps etc..maybe our today are tomorrow's threads and posts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,429 Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 Yes, I suppose folks will wax nostalgic over Iphones and Burger King one day. I just have a hard time imagining it. I have often wished film had been invented a long time ago. In our younger days it was often too expensive to use too much of. I would have taken a lot more photos if I had had the foresight to see how they would be valued today. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 #2 yes Dave,cameras were expensive.. Folk probably struggled to put food on the table. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob.L 1,091 Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 In the past few days, while clearing the loft, I found lots of photos, have put back together our old 1980s hifi system (analogue amp, record deck, speakers, etc) to play our old LPs, and rediscovered the VHS tapes of our daughter's childhood from the 1990s. In the next week or two, I'll be making MP3s of the LPs, and burning the VHS tapes onto DVD, to try to preserve them for the future. The photos need no converting. They're already a record of the past. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
parmitage 127 Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 I guess that there will always be people who wish to remember days of long past - see photos and say yes I was there and be willing to talk about it with others who are like minded. To hear from people you have not heard from or seen for donkeys years. I know I once ran into a old school friend in a chip shop when I was visiting Nottingham and he said how long is it since we met - we both thought - then realised it was when we left school and it was 52 years ago!!! I think the big trap is when you start to say things like -- "Is it me?" Best wishes Peter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,503 Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 I wonder in 2116 will the likes of Nottstalgia people be raving about Burger King on Milton Street or an Apple phone shop on such a street? If the internet had existed 50 years ago, people then would have been complaining about whatever was around, saying it wasn't as good as it used to be. People always moan about the present and see the past as some kind of mythical golden age - which it almost certainly wasn't. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJBrenton 738 Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 Oh, come on. Rickets and TB weren't that bad. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,109 Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 And permanent welly marks around the legs. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 People always moan about the present and see the past as some kind of mythical golden age - which it almost certainly wasn't. Agree that people tend to look back with rose-tinted specs. I suppose it's natural that we do that and probably a healthy thing. There are some areas where this does apply though. One of them for me is the music industry. Notwithstanding current tastes, compare an industry dominated by Simon Cowell infused, throwaway manufactured material - little of it original in any way either - with the musicianship seen in the past. Yes there was rubbish in the charts in the 60s and 70s, of course there was, but there were incredible virtuosi spread across countless bands etc. They weren't rare - they were everywhere. I read a report recently that 'old' records are now actually outselling current material. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveN 1,118 Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 What goes around comes around! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
redbowen 131 Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 If is a small word but it could change the world. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
terence12 725 Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 thinking back to missed dates with girls, not able to inform parents where you were, finding out where your pals had got to whats on with lessons etc. at school. if there was one item i wish was available back fifty years ago it would be the mobile phone, i think an awful lot of peoples lives would have been a lot different 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BeestonMick 263 Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 Yes, the words geek and nerd would have appeared a lot sooner. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 People felt a lot safer years ago, kids could play out without fear years ago, GB Inc wasn't oversubscribed to, police & older people received respect, not nowadays. Swings & roundabouts. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 Wonder if 2116 will have chavs? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,109 Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 You bet. !!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 #15. We've got em already in abundance Ian ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,109 Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 They'll STILL have clapped out Imprezzas even then. IMHO, they should all be forcibly crushed..... Oh, and the cars. LOL 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BeestonMick 263 Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 Never mind Imprezzas, have you ever looked at chavvy names? Just have a Google but here's something I found: Top ten chav boys names: Callum Connor Jack Daniel Brandon Charlie Kyle Liam Jake Brooklyn Top ten chav girls names: Chelsea Courtney Chardonnay Aleisha Casey Crystal Jessica Brooke Demi Aisha Top ten cleverest boys: Alexander Adam Christopher Benjamin Edward Matthew Daniel James Harry William Top ten cleverest girls: Elisabeth Charlotte Emma Hannah Rebecca Abigail Grace Alice Anna Sophie Also, don't forget Wayne & Waynetta Slob: 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,109 Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 At least your list is spelt correctly Mick. I bet the registrars almost pee themselves with laughter at some of the ridiculous spellings and concoctions. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BeestonMick 263 Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 At least your list is spelt correctly Apart from "Elisabeth" which I'm not totally comfortable with. I won't partake of what my grand kids are called, they're not chavvy but, lets' put it this way, new age. We nearly called our boy Daniel but, fortunately for him, it didn't really ring with the surname And, there's not a Mick, Mike or Michael among 'em, does that mean I'm slobfree? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 Our names today are the Hugh's and Cuthberts and Charlotte's of yesterday? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BeestonMick 263 Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 #15. We've got em already in abundance Ian ! But we're talking 2116, we all know we've got the buggers now. Our names today are the Hugh's and Cuthberts and Charlotte's of yesterday? I s'pose Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 Tremayne and Shania are killers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,614 Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 Mick, I think the Michaels (and Margarets) are just old fashioned now, except I worked with some traveller children just a few years ago and there was one called Michael, one Margaret and one Janet (another name no longer in fashion) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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