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7. Repairing 8-track tapes and machines

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Sat Mar 8, 2025, 01:26 PM

Mar 2025

Or even finding one that works.

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What do you consider a "lost art" these days? [View all] Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 OP

Driving a manual tranny SheltieLover Mar 2025 #1

My husband and all 3 of my sons own manual shift cars. Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 #2

Good for you folks! SheltieLover Mar 2025 #6

That's true in most places, I would think! Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 #13

For sure! SheltieLover Mar 2025 #15

I no longer bother to lock my car. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2025 #54

Just FYI: Ins will not pay if it is stolen or vandalized SheltieLover Mar 2025 #59

For what it's worth, I live in Santa Fe, NM. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2025 #65

I'm not so sure I could remember all the moves, depressing the pedal, all synchronized. CTyankee Mar 2025 #72

Good you don't leave the key in it for sure SheltieLover Mar 2025 #99

Have almost 200K on mine with only the front multigraincracker Mar 2025 #86

It surely does SheltieLover Mar 2025 #97

I have a 25 year old van with 200k on it. multigraincracker Mar 2025 #102

Awesome! SheltieLover Mar 2025 #103

I learned at a young age samplegirl Mar 2025 #26

Me too, 1st car I drove was a '69 Camero SS SheltieLover Mar 2025 #43

I took Driver's Ed in HS back in '82, and my uncle was upset when I told him we were learning on an automatic. Xavier Breath Mar 2025 #70

The attraction is longevity, esp in extreme heat SheltieLover Mar 2025 #138

Then I guess I'm willing to chance the "spaghetti"-related issues I've (luckily) not experienced for the convenience. Xavier Breath Mar 2025 #145

Sadly, the Memphis region SheltieLover Mar 2025 #147

Sorry to hear. Xavier Breath Mar 2025 #148

Food? SheltieLover Mar 2025 #149

Yeah, I was thinking of the BBQ. Xavier Breath Mar 2025 #152

Yeah, bbq & catfish are everywhere. SheltieLover Mar 2025 #153

Me, too! buzzycrumbhunger Mar 2025 #78

And the clutch survived that lesson? Lol SheltieLover Mar 2025 #139

It did! buzzycrumbhunger Mar 2025 #157

Probably keep stupid car thieves from stealing your cars. demosincebirth Mar 2025 #39

Absolutely! SheltieLover Mar 2025 #44

Small appliance repair, too! CrispyQ Mar 2025 #31

I'm 76 and I drive a 2017 Honda Fit PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2025 #53

I can do that! dhol82 Mar 2025 #77

I can drive stick. Clouds Passing Mar 2025 #150

Agreed, on the basic civility. n/t yellow dahlia Mar 2025 #130

Scrimshaw nt Drum Mar 2025 #3

Yes indeed Drum. Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 #4

Cave paintings underpants Mar 2025 #5

If there's anyone to revive that art, True Dough Mar 2025 #10

😆😆😆😆😆 underpants Mar 2025 #36

That's going back a long time! Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 #14

I'm old school. underpants Mar 2025 #35

Repairing 8-track tapes and machines Zambero Mar 2025 #7

Agree ... repairing ANY electronics is a lost art for sure! Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 #16

Keep in mind those old TVs had things like PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2025 #56

When I was a kid our family would go months without a television... hunter Mar 2025 #159

Thank you for the memories, hunter! Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 #160

film splicing WhiteTara Mar 2025 #76

Yep. I learned to splice film in college. Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 #88

Negotiating Jilly_in_VA Mar 2025 #8

How true, Jilly _in_Va Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 #17

Funny, I was thinking compromise bottomofthehill Mar 2025 #60

Compromising is indeed a lost art. Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 #89

Pen and ink drafting on vellum. EarnestPutz Mar 2025 #9

Yes! Now it's all done on a computer. Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 #19

In an age where almost everyone has a device in their hand, True Dough Mar 2025 #11

That is a great answer, True Dough! Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 #20

Gone because of those same devices, the art of chit chat questionseverything Mar 2025 #101

Absolutely, questionseverything! Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 #110

Years ago, we had a "4 on the floor" drive car (I think it was British). I loved the thrill of zooming around in it! CTyankee Mar 2025 #12

I had a high school friend who had an MG midget, I remember how much fun it was to zoom around in! Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 #22

I had a Midget, too. Def fun! SheltieLover Mar 2025 #45

I had one too! bamagal62 Mar 2025 #62

Do you still drive a Miata? SheltieLover Mar 2025 #63

Unfortunately, no. bamagal62 Mar 2025 #66

Well at least you were able to escape the United States of Extortion! SheltieLover Mar 2025 #98

I haven't escaped! bamagal62 Mar 2025 #104

I'm sorry to hear that SheltieLover Mar 2025 #106

I'm 63. Not going anywhere. bamagal62 Mar 2025 #107

I hear you... SheltieLover Mar 2025 #108

Blacksmithing Ptah Mar 2025 #18

Aren't there still blacksmiths around? Granted not as in demand as years ago. Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 #23

Aren't there people that still handwrite letters? Ptah Mar 2025 #25

I suppose there are a few. Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 #27

I do, I do! quaint Mar 2025 #51

My friend Don hand writes letters. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2025 #57

That was popular with hipsters about 10+ years ago underpants Mar 2025 #40

Sewing. mwmisses4289 Mar 2025 #21

Sewing, yes! Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 #24

I can do basic sewing, mwmisses4289 Mar 2025 #33

My maternal grandmother was a very accomplished seamstress - self-taught, IIRC. 3catwoman3 Mar 2025 #46

I can do a hem. I darned a thick yarned sock slipper for my sis. Learned on line....My mom was... electric_blue68 Mar 2025 #162

The three 'C's. OldBaldy1701E Mar 2025 #28

Thats very true, OldBaldy1701E. Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 #90

Effective communication.... FarPoint Mar 2025 #29

A gentle reminder: Good grammer is not equal to good communication LearnedHand Mar 2025 #50

*Grammar JoseBalow Mar 2025 #67

Hah dang I knew that! LearnedHand Mar 2025 #87

Yes, typo's happen.... FarPoint Mar 2025 #93

Noice JoseBalow Mar 2025 #94

To be completely honest.... FarPoint Mar 2025 #95

I was complimenting you on your typo JoseBalow Mar 2025 #96

OK FarPoint Mar 2025 #109

Yes and that's a great example, LearnedHand. Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 #92

Okay, what exactly do you mean by PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2025 #58

IYKYK JoseBalow Mar 2025 #68

YASFOBTISER. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2025 #69

I read news articles all the time with bad grammar! Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 #91

So many things samplegirl Mar 2025 #30

Even re-slinging chairs appears to be an art. Shermann Mar 2025 #52

And you did the seats too I suppose...n/t marked50 Mar 2025 #82

That's surely a lost art! Do you think you could still do it? Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 #111

Very much so samplegirl Mar 2025 #32

Christmas cards are really dwindling. Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 #112

Driving a stick shift, gapping points in a distributor, splicing recording tape, Ocelot II Mar 2025 #34

I hear they don't even teach cursive writing in schools anymore Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 #113

I would say "writing," period. malthaussen Mar 2025 #37

Especially when you read posts and comments on some web sites Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 #114

Everything is a lost art, our smart phone gizmos are sapping our time bucolic_frolic Mar 2025 #38

Working on your own car DBoon Mar 2025 #41

Working on his car was a big part of my husband's younger days! Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 #115

Basic civility, as said in the first reply. 3catwoman3 Mar 2025 #42

Tv repair SheltieLover Mar 2025 #47

Reading & writing cursive SheltieLover Mar 2025 #48

Appliances, cars, etc. Mfd to standards of high quality SheltieLover Mar 2025 #49

Governing this country? Turbineguy Mar 2025 #55

Especially the current regime! Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 #119

Intellectualism itself is a lost art. Rizen Mar 2025 #61

It never used to be that way. Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 #116

If a pastor says it, it must be true. They're a man of god, why would they lie!? Clouds Passing Mar 2025 #155

Knife sharpening bamagal62 Mar 2025 #64

Sharpening Maninacan Mar 2025 #71

A scissor sharpening service!!! bamagal62 Mar 2025 #85

That's true, bamagal62. I don't know any place that sharpens knives. Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 #118

Call your hairstylist jmowreader Mar 2025 #140

Having patience with others. Xavier Breath Mar 2025 #73

Everyone is either angry or in a hurry. Or both. Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 #127

Sadly, that seems true for most Americans. Xavier Breath Mar 2025 #146

Shoe Repair Shops KitFox Mar 2025 #74

Buggy whips Topomi Mar 2025 #75

Oh I loved the shoe repair guy! He could fix anything! Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 #120

Land navigation without the use of GPS Aviation Pro Mar 2025 #79

My car is so old I don't have GPS. So, it's a map in the glove compartment for me. Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 #121

Trolling JoseBalow Mar 2025 #80

Political correctness! AKwannabe Mar 2025 #81

Writing a check from the checkbook and navigating by road atlas or paper maps Niagara Mar 2025 #83

I still write checks at the doctors' office. Thankfully only 2-3 a year Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 #122

Making fishing flies by hand. SWBTATTReg Mar 2025 #84

You are right, SWBTATTReg Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 #123

Yes, and thank you. I loved it man...nothing like going out on the water, and just fly fish. I grew up that way. SWBTATTReg Mar 2025 #136

I'm sorry, my 'you would an insect/fly/?' remark was screwed up, I meant of course that if you see an insect or fly SWBTATTReg Mar 2025 #137

Ironing. MIButterfly Mar 2025 #100

Did your mom have a water bottle that she shook over the item to be ironed? It sprinkled water Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 #125

Yes, she had a spray bottle of water that she used! MIButterfly Mar 2025 #134

Almost everything Cirsium Mar 2025 #105

Life comes a us fast, doesn't it? Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 #126

Destruction Cirsium Mar 2025 #158

Typesetting, operating a Linotype! Ocelot II Mar 2025 #117

I worked in a commercial print shop but never was called upon for typesetting Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 #124

Critical thinking. RockRaven Mar 2025 #128

You beat me to this! That was my idea, as well. hamsterjill Mar 2025 #133

Dressing for the occasion. Aristus Mar 2025 #129

I agree with you Aristus Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 #141

I agree w/ the basic civility answer. yellow dahlia Mar 2025 #131

Yes to all three, yellow dahlia. Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 #142

Cobbling. Texasgal Mar 2025 #132

Quality shoes are a thing of the past. Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 #143

Being a printer CountAllVotes Mar 2025 #135

Your Dad sounds like a true treasure, Thank you for your post CountAllVotes.. Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 #144

I truly loved my father CountAllVotes Mar 2025 #156

Identifying sarcasm? Clearly a lost art here chicoescuela Mar 2025 #151

doing basic arithmatic by hand DBoon Mar 2025 #154

Spelling Wicked Blue Mar 2025 #161

When I misplaced my friend's framed and signed painting. Intractable Mar 2025 #163