and finally...

How did we share in the old days?

Before youtube the only way we could get a fix of skateboarding dogs or water-skiing squirrels was on the 'and finally...' segment on the news.
In these olden days how else did we share ideas?

It wasn't so long ago but I  can't remember how I made plans to meet with friends before Facebook and Twitter.
Can anyone else?

Interested to hear your thoughts.

• By Fiona Dorman
• Published: 5 June 2009

11 Comments

• Kate replied on 5 Jun 2009 at 10:41

  Since I have some friends who are ALWAYS late (oh, okay, I'm quite often late, but it's only by 5 mins - some of my friends can quite happily stroll up 45mins late) the invention of the mobile phone has revolutionised my life. Now I don't need to leave the house till they text me that they'll be there in 5!

• Laura replied on 5 Jun 2009 at 12:32

  Ha! What about boys having to phone your house and speak to your dad to ask you out on a date??

  Boys must have it so easy these days with the invention of text messaging! I'm sure they're even asking girls out on Bebo, Facebook and the likes!

• Fiona replied on 5 Jun 2009 at 12:51

  There's a blast from the past Laura :)
  Boys phoning your house, that was in the days when you had to use the phone after 6pm because it was cheaper!

• Meddler replied on 5 Jun 2009 at 14:02

  Didn't we all just go to the park with a ball or a bike and deliver that legendary chat up line..."I fancy your pal, gonnae ask her for me?"

  ;0)

• Kerry replied on 5 Jun 2009 at 15:13

  There was a time where we had to send our photos away to be processed post holiday .......

• Fiona replied on 5 Jun 2009 at 15:22

  Indeed. That was always a bit of a lottery moment, but exciting :)

• DJ replied on 9 Jun 2009 at 04:50

  Bushdrums :-)

• Russ replied on 9 Jun 2009 at 11:44

  Well, when your mum had a lock on the phone, there was nothing else for it, but to jump on your spacehopper / or tincan N string stilts / or pogostick, and go out actually speak to your people....Ironically in todays BB society "take a message pass it on" is making a big comeback :)

• Fiona replied on 12 Jun 2009 at 11:18

  I had both the spacehopper and the stilts but instead of the pogostick I opted for the slightly less dangerous lolo ball - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lolo_ball

  Back to my original post of skateboarding dogs, this was on the bbc today. Always a classsic - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8089456.stm

• russell millar replied on 17 Jun 2009 at 07:05

  Using the modern medium of the blog, I'd like to pre-empt a very happy birthday to you when it comes fiona....

• Fiona replied on 24 Jun 2009 at 12:26

  Aw thanks Russ :)
  It was last Thursday, much fun was had.