Anyone do anything old school?

[jjcom]

I guess I'm a little old school then. I use a bar of soap, and while I can enjoy some of the modern convenience in new cars, I do like a plain car quite a bit too. A lot less to go wrong, a lot less money to have to be spent fixing stuff. I do nearly all my own work when I need something done, which I'm finding is going away.

My dryer quit heating up awhile back, so I opened it up and started checking connections. I needed a new thermostat, so I replaced both just to be safe and went on my way. I spent less than a house call to fix my dryer...and people found it strange I just opened it up and went to work.

Also that's not to say I don't know modern technology, I'm going to college for microcomputer support. I have plenty of clients that have me do all of their computer work, and then I'll go out and fix their car too.

It also makes me a little sad that so many people have no idea how to drive a manual transmission car. I remember when I was in high school my car broke down and my family had an extra truck. It was a 89 K2500 with a 3 speed w/ granny low. If I couldn't drive stick, I'd been in trouble trying to get anywhere as I lived in the country. Really opens you up to what you can drive if you need to, plus I just enjoy driving stick shift. I actually learned how in that 1930 Model A that's in my signature. Getting into that car really helped me learn how to not just work on modern cars, but have an idea of how to work on older stuff as well. Granted not too many cars (none) use flat head engines any more, but it's still a fun learning experience.

 

[matrass]

Originally Posted By: gfh77665
Still use Brut and Old Spice, have crank windows in my Chevy single cab, still wear a wristwatch. I am in my late forties.

But the real "old school" habits I have is I look people in the eye, have a firm handshake, and MY WORD is better than ANY written contract!



Would agree that people like you an I are old school in regard to how we treat and deal with other people. like others have said the younger generation ( I am not the old either ) do not have a clue to what dealing with people really is. they need to get off the instant messaging and text messages, to talk to people face to face. just because we now have better technology does not mean we should lose our core values .talk about old school core values, what the heck are they, these days ? ...whew.

 

[ClutchDisc]

Originally Posted By: jjcom
It also makes me a little sad that so many people have no idea how to drive a manual transmission car. I remember when I was in high school my car broke down and my family had an extra truck. It was a 89 K2500 with a 3 speed w/ granny low. If I couldn't drive stick, I'd been in trouble trying to get anywhere as I lived in the country. Really opens you up to what you can drive if you need to, plus I just enjoy driving stick shift. I actually learned how in that 1930 Model A that's in my signature. Getting into that car really helped me learn how to not just work on modern cars, but have an idea of how to work on older stuff as well. Granted not too many cars (none) use flat head engines any more, but it's still a fun learning experience.

I learned to drive a stick 6 months ago, and a month ago I "drove" an automatic (for all of ten feet) and found out that I can't drive an automatic anymore.(Boy, THAT was a happy day!)

Neither do I want to.

Left leg had issues!

Long live the Manual Transmission!!!!!

 

[TallPaul]

Long as we are back onto manual transmission. My early ability to drive a stick allow me to have fun when as a Student I worked for an urban forestry department. I got to drive the manual transmission high ranger (bucket truck) and the manual transmission F350 dump truck. What a blast.

 

[97f150]

I didnt know that barbasol and bar soap as old school. I always thought that was just my preferences in the grooming department.

 

[Patman]

Bar soap isn't as much old school as it is just plain cost effective! I can find Ivory soap on sale for ten cents a bar and one bar would last me a couple of months quite easily. But those body washes and other soaps in containers are more like $2 to $5 each and only last 3-4 weeks.

I also use Barbasol, simply because I haven't found any other shaving cream that I like the smell of! I tried a couple of others recently and just found that their smell drove me crazy, it took hours before it went away after shaving.

 

[morepwr]

Proud to be old school here! Bar soap, older cars and trucks with that weird "3rd" pedal on the left, a cellphone that is just a phone, and I like it that way!

 

[Rick in PA]

Old school every time I open my car door. It's a PT Cruiser with the old style push-button on the outside handle. It's a hoot when one of my kid's friends encounters them and takes a while to figure them out...

 

[97tbird]

Is listening to CDs old school on a 2.1 Audio system?
if it is, then I am old school.

 

[Hermann]

Spinning Fleetwood Mac "Rumours" on vinyl right now.

 

[97tbird]

Ha I have than on ...CD

 

[Quest]

Originally Posted By: 97tbird
Ha I have than on ...CD

I have it on 12" vinyl, not a new RE-release, but one from thrift store.

Getting all my carts and needles replaced as I go along, all Ortofons, incl. a linear turntable running on an Orto 310 p-mount cart.


Q.

BTW: I'm a brut /Old Spice guy (classic), so consider me seriously old-school...

 

[Hermann]

Great album, in either format.

 

[97tbird]

Yep - Brilliant album - probably the best of the 'new' FM albums...I still prefer Peter Greene's 'old' FM anyday, though...ooops I AM old school -

(btw, the CD's recording level is one of the lowest I have i have in my collection, despite good sound QUALITY - this is the original 1st release CD bought in Germany sometime around 1991; not the re-mastered version)

 

[TallPaul]

Originally Posted By: morepwr
... trucks with that weird "3rd" pedal on the left...
This setup has drivers of modern appliances saying, "what is this, two brake pedals?"

 

[Racerjk]

I prefer CD's over MP3 anyday! I've never downloaded a song from the internet either. Downloads sound like [censored]!! I've debated getting back into vinyl LP listening. I have tons of old LP's,but no player right now.

I have a cell phone,but not a smart phone. I kinda get sick of seeing people with their head stuck in one all the time. I love the internet,but I like to take a break from it sometimes.

I have a 14 year old Sony TV that's not a flat screen. I think it's trying to die though. It has a better picture than any new tv I've seen on a non-HD channel.

I know how to drive a stick shift too. My 64 C10 is a stick shift with manual brakes and steering and no A/c. It has a 388 stroker in it also. I have no plans to upgrade any of them.

I have a non-zero turn mower also! Seems to be rare these days around here.

 

[aquariuscsm]

Me,I'd have to say the way I listen to music. I have a huge record collection spanning from the early 60s to the late 60s. I prefer analog mono sound. I detest mass-fi surround sound garbage. I prefer one left and one right speaker,mine are horn loaded,and I always try to seek out mono copies of all the records I buy. An original analog mono recording will blow the socks off any digital recording. You'd have your mind blown if you ever get the chance to hear something like Elvis Presley on an original 78rpm record played on an audiophile quality tube system.

 

[Pop_Rivit]

We do lots of things old school.

I use a 1940's vintage tractor for plowing snow in the winter and work around the property (no cab, no heat). I still use turntables (one of which is 50's vintage) for music. When I have the radio on in the house it's usually either a 1933 Philco cathedral or a 1949 Zenith TO. A good share of my tools and equipment are 40's, 50's and 60's vintage. Every day I wear a Timex watch from the late 1950's (a 1958 Marlin).

I firmly believe in conventional oil over synthetics for most applications.

I don't go into debt for anything, especially not a vehicle.

We can and freeze fruits and vegetables grown on and picked from our own property.

And I too use bar soap.

 

[Rob_Roy]

I heat a 100+ year old house with an "Electric Furnace Man" coal stoker that burns anthracite coal. I also light the yard with vintage Westinghouse mercury vapor lights. Not sure if that is old school or not, but it probably keeps the neighbors guessing.

 

[aquariuscsm]

Originally Posted By: Pop_Rivit
I still use turntables (one of which is 50's vintage) for music. When I have the radio on in the house it's usually either a 1933 Philco cathedral or a 1949 Zenith TO.


Right on!