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To: jaycee; All
18. VCRs For the better part of three decades, the VCR was a best-seller and staple in every American household until being completely decimated by the DVD, and now the Digital Video Recorder (DVR). In fact, the only remnants of the VHS age at your local Wal-Mart or Radio Shack are blank VHS tapes these days. Pre-recorded VHS tapes are largely gone and VHS decks are practically nowhere to be found. They served us so well.

I do think that many of the 24 things mentioned are things that most of us have probably already just about quit using anyway, but wanted to say something about this one, because I remember seeing someone inquiring about it the other day.

A year or so ago, I bought a combination DVR/VCR, because we had several VHS tapes that were practically useless after we disconnected the VCR from the last TV. I had some personal VHS tapes that I'd recorded because I wanted to save them - and of course have several movies on VHS tapes - thank goodness the combination machine allowed me to dub the VHS tapes to a DVD!

Anyway, thank you for this list, and no way do they need to add "Jaycee" to the list. :)

Regarding #21 - Dial Up Internet - AT&T! Please! Will you EVER replace your antiquated phone lines in the boonies? :(

724 posted on 04/07/2009 8:34:33 AM PDT by Billie
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To: Billie

Billie, can you get Qwest? AT&T caused me so much trouble - so I switched several years ago.


726 posted on 04/07/2009 11:04:02 AM PDT by yorkie
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To: Billie; jaycee
Interesting list you've presented jaycee.

The last drive-in theater in our neck of the woods closed this year. At least A&W Drive-Ins aren't on the list. We still have one in our fair city (don't care what Forbes says - I like it here). They still have car-hops on roller skates. A fun place on Friday nights... A live band sets up in the corner of the parking lot. The owner has an old Packard parked on site with the A&W logo emblazoned on the front doors.

Now Billie, you're not gonna have kind thoughts towards me because of your dial-up situation, but I received an e-mail this am with a PowerPoint presentation, "Highway of Heroes". It came as an attachment on the e-mail and it's fantastic! I searched the internet to find a site that is hosting the presentation and here's a link... BTW, have a box of Kleenex handy...

Highway of Heroes
click the links, you won't be disappointed

729 posted on 04/07/2009 11:12:40 AM PDT by Diver Dave
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