When is the last time you _____?

...used a pay phone? at least 10 years...seriously

...used a phone book instead of the internet when looking for a phone listing? probably within 5-6 years ago at my mom's house?

...used a road map instead of GPS? 4 years ago driving through North Carolina.

...paid for gas with cash at the counter instead of paying at the pump? I have absolutely no idea about this one. Mid-90s?

...mailed an actual personal letter to someone via USPS instead of email? I mailed xmas cards this past December. I mailed a letter to a friend (hand-written!) last November.

...used a VCR? Several years ago I took an old VHS tape of my band playing a show at Emo's to a buddy's house to remind myself why I'm no longer in a band.

These are interesting questions. I hope others share.

 

used a pay phone? - I would have to guess around 10 years.

...used a phone book instead of the internet when looking for a phone listing? - This is easy, we use the school phone book all the time for my kids...say 2 days here.

...used a road map instead of GPS? - Maybe a year ago, we used one around Napa in the wine country.

...paid for gas with cash at the counter instead of paying at the pump? - Still do that occassionally....but only when the CC thingy is out at the pump.

...mailed an actual personal letter to someone via USPS instead of email? - Over 12 years easy....

...used a VCR - last week, I still have some old Houston Oiler and Rocket games on tape.

DD

 

...used a pay phone? - Called to get a ride home from my job at the carwash when the office phones were all taken. Probably 1998.

...used a phone book instead of the internet when looking for a phone listing? - In March, when I turned my air conditioner on and it didn't work.

...used a road map instead of GPS? - New Year's Day. My GPS was stolen from my car, and I haven't replaced it yet.

...paid for gas with cash at the counter instead of paying at the pump? - Tuesday. I pay cash for most things, most of the time

...mailed an actual personal letter to someone via USPS instead of email? - 2006. I was dating a girl that really liked sending and receiving letters. She'd write me letters, and I write her back. Handwritten, too.

...used a VCR? - 2008. I was working at a job, I led a safety meeting, and all of our safety videos were on VHS.

 

...used a pay phone? 23 years.
I only used a pay phone once.

...used a phone book instead of the internet when looking for a phone listing?
Probably about 8 or 9 years

...used a road map instead of GPS?
Tuesday. I used one to figure out how to get out of Fort Worth. I don't use GPS. I prefer google earth before a trip.

...paid for gas with cash at the counter instead of paying at the pump?
About 6 months ago. I had left my debit card at home.

...mailed an actual personal letter to someone via USPS instead of email?
I've never done this.

...used a VCR?
About a year ago, but it was for my parents. About 7 years for myself.

 

used a pay phone? About a year ago. I was going to a friends and forgot my phone so had to give them a heads up i was on my way. Afterwards i grossed myself out thinking about who had been putting that phone up to their ears and talking into it. That prompted me to tae a purell bath in the car afterwards.

used a phone book instead of the internet when looking for a phone listing? Maybe in college but i can't remember

used a road map instead of GPS? couple months ago.

paid for gas with cash at the counter instead of paying at the pump? Can't even guess.

mailed an actual personal letter to someone via USPS instead of email? couple months.

used a VCR? i watched a vhs tape about 2 years ago.

 

...used a pay phone? so long ago i can't remember

...used a phone book instead of the internet when looking for a phone listing? probably a couple of years ago, but generally haven't for a long time

...used a road map instead of GPS? maybe 5-7 years ago

...paid for gas with cash at the counter instead of paying at the pump? within the last month

...mailed an actual personal letter to someone via USPS instead of email? this week (had to mail the ex some tax forms and wrote a note)

...used a VCR? a few months ago

how about "Bought cigarettes from a vending machine?"


In general, you're right - I don't use pay phones, phone books, road maps, cash, VCRs or write letters anymore.

 

...used a pay phone? - Six or seven years ago.

...used a phone book instead of the internet when looking for a phone listing? -Last year. I have to use the phone book at my in-laws because they don't have internet!

...used a road map instead of GPS? - I don't even have a gps, I usually get directions from google before going someplace new.

...paid for gas with cash at the counter instead of paying at the pump? - I don't think I've ever paid at the counter, but I've only been driving for about 11 years.

...mailed an actual personal letter to someone via USPS instead of email? - Probably about 15 years ago.

...used a VCR? - I had a combo VCR/DVD player until about a year ago. I rarely used the VCR, though.

 

Pay phone: a few years ago when I forgot my cell phone and it took a while to find one.

Phone book: a few months ago when I was looking for a roofer

Road map: 6 years ago when my lady had a trip for some training in a small Arkansas town

Paid for gas at the counter: a few months ago when a friend used cash and asked me to run in and pay

Mailed an actual letter instead of using electronic means: Back in elementary school for some pen pal thing, probably 20+ years ago.

Used a VCR: 7 years ago

 

...used a pay phone? a month ago, cell ran outta battery at the airport, called for a ride using pay phone

...used a phone book instead of the internet when looking for a phone listing?
6 years ago, believed i was prankcalling some restaurant

...used a road map instead of GPS?
haven't been driving for long, so never..

...paid for gas with cash at the counter instead of paying at the pump?
never

...mailed an actual personal letter to someone via USPS instead of email?
This Chrismas

...used a VCR?
5 years old, looking through home videos

 

I don't use GPS for the most part. I will usually print a map off the internet to use.

I use the VCR pretty regularly because my kids have a couple of movies we inherited on VHS that they like.

 

Pay phone, map - it's been years.

Paid inside last month- a gas station I stopped at in AR didn't have pay at pump slots. Weirdos.

VCR- over a decade.

Mail- nothing except the local utilities. It's that or pay $1 "convenience fee" to their crappy online pay.

Phone books are a different animal. Many small businesses have a horrible, if any, online presence. Want a plumber? You'll find more local hits in the yellow pages than online.

 

...used a pay phone? 4 years ago

...used a phone book instead of the internet when looking for a phone listing? i've never touched a phone book since moving to Canada 13 years ago

...used a road map instead of GPS? i began using GPS since i bought a car with built in GPS last year.

...paid for gas with cash at the counter instead of paying at the pump? i've never paid at the counter in 7 years of driving

...mailed an actual personal letter to someone via USPS instead of email?
personal letter. about 12 years ago. documents. last year.

...used a VCR? 12 years ago maybe when BitTorrent first emerge

 

To be fair though, you live in Canada, and Canada Post sucks worse than the DMV.

 

...used a pay phone? 1993.

...used a phone book instead of the internet when looking for a phone listing? 1999.

...used a road map instead of GPS? 2006.

...paid for gas with cash at the counter instead of paying at the pump? 2009.

...mailed an actual personal letter to someone via USPS instead of email? Last week.

...used a VCR? 2002.

 

...used a pay phone? Last summer, calling home from Europe

...used a phone book instead of the internet when looking for a phone listing? Probably since 2000.

...used a road map instead of GPS? Fall 2004, when I moved to San Antonio and got lost in the city.

...paid for gas with cash at the counter instead of paying at the pump? New Year's Eve, pump wasn't reading my card.

...mailed an actual personal letter to someone via USPS instead of email? Yesterday. Mailed in some letters to my father.

...used a VCR? Last VHS I remember owning was the Star Wars Trilogy. So whenever that was released.

 

used a pay phone? 2009, in Europe.

used a phone book instead of the internet when looking for a phone listing? I have no idea at all, when they arrive on my door I put them straight in the recycling bin

used a road map instead of GPS? Yesterday

paid for gas with cash at the counter instead of paying at the pump? Probably 10 years ago or so

mailed an actual personal letter to someone via USPS instead of email? December

used a VCR? My parents still have one and we (my daughter) watched Cinderella on it over the Holidays.

 

I still use paper maps on occasion. I get a better 'feel' for an area and routes then I do on a monitor or a GPS screen. And my routing is sometimes better then the one suggested by the algorithm nerds at garmin. Plus I like laying out a map and seeing the whole area.

On our latest road trip, I printed out maps for the kids, and they tracked our progress as we went -- which cut down, somewhat, on the 'are we there yet' chorus.

I also use mapquest, google and the GPS.

And the pumps in the US won't take my credit cards (no zip code), so I have to pay at the counter.

We still have a VCR by the TV. My wife insists we use it....but it hasn't been connected since September and she hasn't noticed, so I'm guessing we don't.

and I used a pay phone from Mexico in December. Room charge -- $6 call plus LD; Cell charge $5/min roaming; Payphone in lobby -- $0.20 min calling card FTW.

 

I still have some good p*rn on VHS taped off of Skinemax and the Playboy channel.

 

Ah yes, good old VHS flix. Nothing like leaving the tape in the VCR then getting a the most awkward "talking to" of your life.