or on TechnoGranny's syndicated Pittsburgh Internet Radio Show on PositivelyPittsburghLiveMagazine.com
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Mary Pam Kilgore of Kilgore Business Services and Joanne Quinn-Smith, aka TechnoGranny, two Old Style Tech Savvy Seniors who have made the paradigm switch to new technology, talk about older technology that is still alive and well.
Stuff we talk about:
Old fashioned wine press
Pasta maker
Popping popcorn, air poppers and jiffy pop and microwave popcorn yet still gourment popcorn
Resurgence of canning, Mason jars, paraffin wax for top of jelly,
Frozen vegetables yet people still prefer canned, young people
Fax machine, for large documents and contracts, still preferred despite e-mail and document sharing
Heard on one show that they still use mimeograph machines in some parts of the world
Dial up internet, one company that only invests in dial up companies
Home phone, land line
Keresone or oil lamps
Transistor radios, emergency bands, world radios
Motor boat not completely replaced the row boat or the canoe, just did the longest connected paddle boats right here in Pittsburgh
Wring mop despite the sponge mop and replacable mops and electric mops
Pine Tar Soap
Hand candle making, soap making
Knitting, macramé, crocheting
Vinyl records, dj’s and collectors still prefer them, musicians will tell you nothing like the sound
Turntables
Fifty cent rides at the malls
Coal or wood burning stove
Kerosene heaters
Push lawnmowers
Indoor, outdoor carpet, fake grass
Jerky making, beef, deer, pork
Baking, despite the brands name pastries and cakes and plethora of bakeries, Betty Crocker is not dead
Gas stove
Charcoal grill, despite the big fancy propane grills
Red Wagon (toys)
Lincoln Logs
Legos
Flatten a penny, Imprint a penny machine
Incline rides for transportation
Hand drill
Shakers with wire ball instead of blenders
Wisk instead of an electric mixer
Old fashioned roulette wheels at carnivals
Merry Go Round
Teeter totter, see saw
Swings at the park
Sand boxes
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