What’s your “Back in my day, we…”?

1. had to rewind the tape before we could watch the movie again.
   — W3lshman


2. Had to pirate one song at a time. And they took 5 hours!
   — Burritron


3. Didn't have GPS, so you either had to know where you're going, read a map, or hope your written instructions are correct. And good luck if there is a closed road or you miss a turn.
   — smallerthings






4. Couldn't use the Internet while someone was on the phone
   — nowhereman136


5. Used dial-up internet, and had 1.44 MB floppy disks
   — OmfgTim


6. Recorded the top 40 from the radio on a tape whilst trying to avoid the dj speaking by stopping and recording at exactly the right time. Sunday nights were wild.
   — isitbedtime-yet






7. Back in my day, we had 9 planets
   — UncleBaymax


8. We pumped gas and then paid for it.
   — dont_spank_the_pizza


9. Occasionally played video games, but mostly just played outdoors.
   — smw89






10. Back in my day you'd have to phone a girl's house and pray her dad / older brother didn't answer. Then listen for clicks in the line that signified someone from her family or yours was listening in on 'the other phone'
    — eYan2541


11. "Back in my day, we bought a video game, took it home, and played it. That was the end of our contact with the game developer. There was no DLC, no patches, no microtransactions, no arguments over balance. What you bought was all you were ever going to get."
    — shaidyn


12. Memorized the land-line phone numbers of our friends
    — LoreWard52