1) I don’t think so. It will change somewhat but My P.O. Box will be filled with orders, checks and invoices thirty years from now.
2) We’re not Britain. We use a check for proof of payment on occasion.
3) Agree.
4) Disagree. Vinyl records are still being sold, so will special books.
5) We have EIGHT phone lines - ditched our last landline three years ago when our DSL speed could not exceed 325KB - paid for 1.5 MB. VIOP phone lines are very reasonably priced.
6) I can’t say, but I do believe live music is alive and well.
7) Seems like the author is bitchin’ about cable companies here.
8) When I purchase a movie online I download it and make a copy of it as a backup. Has come in handy more than once when a movie ‘disappears’ from my movie collection.
9) I gave up cursive in the 70’s
10) Sure. But I’m still private.
Sadly, it's on the decline. The live music scene is dying out. Bands used to have to cut their teeth on the bar and club circuit as they built up a following. The smaller venues that host these bands are closing down one after the next. The bar scene in general is dying out and the few remaining are choosing DJs or paying music licensing fees over a 4-5 piece band with a soundman.
I just paid Graphtec 5500.00 for a Plotter. They, like my sand supplier @ 3300.00 wanted a check rather than VISA or MASTERCARD. This preference for checks started a few years ago when the card companies upped their bite of the pie.