A perfect zero. I have done all of those things and more that the creator of that list can’t even imagine. Things that were everyday common but have faded beyond memory, (and aren’t missed at all).
Some of the stuff I’d like to try again, maybe once or twice. The sound of the pips, modem sounds, aligning a type written head after using some tipex, the rhythmic sounds of a floppy drive, the added noise of your favourite song recorded on an old tape, low battery on a walkman. The list goes one!
The feel of the keys and staccato sounds of a mechanical typewriter.
The sound of a wringer/washer machine
The muffled sound of my am band 9 transistor pocket radio “hiding” under my pillow late at night for as long as the 9V battery would last (I loved the Mystery Radio Theater show that started at 10pm)
The soft crackling sound of a tube black and white TV as all the tubes warmed up. (And the time it took to do so)
The sound and smell of the percolator coffee pot in the morning
The sound of a wooden screen slamming shut
The smell and sound of a mimeograph machine printing copies in the school/church office (And the slight buzz you could get from copy fluid-- Petroleum aromatics Yum!)
Doing my math homework with a slide rule.
The smell of a fresh fired paper hull shotgun shell on a cold crisp late fall morning
A perfect zero. I have done all of those things and more that the creator of that list can’t even imagine. Things that were everyday common but have faded beyond memory, (and aren’t missed at all).
Some of the stuff I’d like to try again, maybe once or twice. The sound of the pips, modem sounds, aligning a type written head after using some tipex, the rhythmic sounds of a floppy drive, the added noise of your favourite song recorded on an old tape, low battery on a walkman. The list goes one!
I was thinking of even older things.
The feel of the keys and staccato sounds of a mechanical typewriter.
The sound of a wringer/washer machine
The muffled sound of my am band 9 transistor pocket radio “hiding” under my pillow late at night for as long as the 9V battery would last (I loved the Mystery Radio Theater show that started at 10pm)
The soft crackling sound of a tube black and white TV as all the tubes warmed up. (And the time it took to do so)
The sound and smell of the percolator coffee pot in the morning
The sound of a wooden screen slamming shut
The smell and sound of a mimeograph machine printing copies in the school/church office (And the slight buzz you could get from copy fluid-- Petroleum aromatics Yum!)
Doing my math homework with a slide rule.
The smell of a fresh fired paper hull shotgun shell on a cold crisp late fall morning
And so much more that no longer exists.