FabSwingers.com forum: Was there a time before internet?

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

It seems pretty hard dont it, that there was a time were there was no internet or facebook? Can you remember what you did in the 90s? I can. I was mostly out and doing all sorts. I was out more

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

In the 90s I was still living in the 80s! Come to think of it, I still am

I was definitely out on the town more but at the fear of sounding like an old fart, it was different then..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was in the woods swinging.

On our tree swing.

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By *rank n BettyCouple
over a year ago

Not meeting

A few years at school, then college & uni. Working. Living. Buying a house. Didn’t own a computer until 2004!!

B x

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By *eesideMan
over a year ago

margate sumwear by the sea

"It seems pretty hard dont it, that there was a time were there was no internet or facebook? Can you remember what you did in the 90s? I can. I was mostly out and doing all sorts. I was out more

My brother is from the cave man time zon.

Best arsk him

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Dear chap I was in School in the early eighties . There were no computers in our school .

For porn a young chap had to reach among the hedgerows . For some.mystrious reason porn mags went there to die

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

ahhh to be young and stupid

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"ahhh to be young and stupid

I’d be happy just with the young bit!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was out having fun.

Having conversations and ringing a house phone or knocking on someone's door if I needed to get hold of them.

Now if the door knocks and I don't know who it is - it gives me a little bit of anxiety

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By *arkRichMan
over a year ago

Manchester City Centre

I remember having to rely on finding porn magazines in the woods... which, weirdly enough, happened quite frequently...

I remember sitting on the bus to Chester for 2hrs on a Saturday to get to HMV to buy all the latest music...

I remember everyone believing the guy in the pub who was full of bullshit stories, and having no way to verify whether they were true...

...and I remember taking up to a month to figure out who the hot chick was at college, and if she was single or not

I quite like this modern world

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I clearly didn’t live near the right woods!

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By *lanPartridgeMan
over a year ago

nottingham

I loved the pre internet world ... And I'm glad I experienced it: so free of the white noise of constant'communication' which isn't... But here I am using it!

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By *innamon!Woman
over a year ago

no matter

I was bringing up kids and dashing between skating and gymnastics morning and night. I actually cleaned house mowed lawns and cooked too.

Very glad we didnt have phones and computers back then.

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

I was born in 1956. I remember life before the net very well.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was born in 63, I can remember life before TV (we didn't have one for years) as well as life before the internet. We did all sorts like write letters, visit our grannies, and lots of other fun stuff XXX

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By *ubiousOatcakeMan
over a year ago

Aberdeenshire

"Can you remember what you did in the 90s? I can. I was mostly out and doing all sorts. I was out more

That’s probably more to do with you bring a kid at the time, than the internet.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was married with children, busy being a mum and wife.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

In the nineties I was finishing uni, gigging, partying and travelling the world with my first job - fun fun times!

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

My son was born in 1990. So it was being a mum

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

I think I sent my first email in about 1993. Before that it was memos and letters and faxes and microfiche and phone calls. I like having access to instant information and as I don’t do social media, I don’t have any of the angst that appears to be associated with it all.

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By *pforfun1234562016Couple
over a year ago

leamington spa

Lol no mobiles either

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

Going to gigs 2-3 times a week.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Compuserve 1994, before that stuff happened.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Drinking, dancing, working....

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

"I think I sent my first email in about 1993. Before that it was memos and letters and faxes and microfiche and phone calls. I like having access to instant information and as I don’t do social media, I don’t have any of the angst that appears to be associated with it all. "

Telex! Don't forget telex.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Telex! Don't forget telex."

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Swinging was still going on, Either a magazine from the news agents, or personals in LOOT, slower, but as a single man, a hit rate of 1 in 5, and you tended to see eachother for a repeatedly, as getting together was tough.

I bet the hit rate on here must be 1:50.

Simple, but happy times.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"It seems pretty hard dont it, that there was a time were there was no internet or facebook? Can you remember what you did in the 90s? I can. I was mostly out and doing all sorts. I was out more

90s were fantastic for me

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I think I'm one of the lucky ones, I hate technology and would gladly spend time away from it!

But with work relying on it and colleagues gripping their phones on their breaks, annoys me

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By *ooking4othersMan
over a year ago

Here ...

I still have a pager from an old job ... still works!

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

"I think I'm one of the lucky ones, I hate technology and would gladly spend time away from it!

But with work relying on it and colleagues gripping their phones on their breaks, annoys me

All technology or just recent technology?

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

The original word processors were a nightmare. The first computers I used at work in the late 70s and early 80s needed key punch cards and only updated over night. The processor took up an entire room.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I think I'm one of the lucky ones, I hate technology and would gladly spend time away from it!

But with work relying on it and colleagues gripping their phones on their breaks, annoys me

All technology or just recent technology?"

If you mean my personal hatred of technology, its from my upbringing of close communities talking to each other rather than 'you will never guess what Mrs *** said on facebook'!

But I understand times have changed, and neighbours don't actually know their neighbours which I find a shame

But in work time I like to talk to my colleagues faces at lunch, but find them buried in their phones

which annoys me!

I do understand how the world revolves around technology, to make businesses run, but humans seem to be like robots already, heads down concentrating on phones etc...

Mrs x

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By *tonMessCouple
over a year ago

Slough Windsor ish

I remember having bbc micro computers in senior school and my dad saying how marvelous this new technology was going to be. As well as computer studies we had Pittman typing exams too.

Think we had our first computer at home around 1998. It cost a bloody fortune and was so slow.

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

"I think I'm one of the lucky ones, I hate technology and would gladly spend time away from it!

But with work relying on it and colleagues gripping their phones on their breaks, annoys me

All technology or just recent technology?

If you mean my personal hatred of technology, its from my upbringing of close communities talking to each other rather than 'you will never guess what Mrs *** said on facebook'!

But I understand times have changed, and neighbours don't actually know their neighbours which I find a shame

But in work time I like to talk to my colleagues faces at lunch, but find them buried in their phones

which annoys me!

I do understand how the world revolves around technology, to make businesses run, but humans seem to be like robots already, heads down concentrating on phones etc...

Mrs x"

Yes a lot of people say that. I haven't noticed it a great deal in the people I mix with but texting etc is still communicating so I suppose that's something.

I was more wondering if you hate all technology e.g. television, radio etc

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I think I'm one of the lucky ones, I hate technology and would gladly spend time away from it!

But with work relying on it and colleagues gripping their phones on their breaks, annoys me

All technology or just recent technology?

If you mean my personal hatred of technology, its from my upbringing of close communities talking to each other rather than 'you will never guess what Mrs *** said on facebook'!

But I understand times have changed, and neighbours don't actually know their neighbours which I find a shame

But in work time I like to talk to my colleagues faces at lunch, but find them buried in their phones

which annoys me!

I do understand how the world revolves around technology, to make businesses run, but humans seem to be like robots already, heads down concentrating on phones etc...

Mrs x

Yes a lot of people say that. I haven't noticed it a great deal in the people I mix with but texting etc is still communicating so I suppose that's something.

I was more wondering if you hate all technology e.g. television, radio etc"

TV, radio has been around all my life so can't complain about that. But my gripe is talking to someone who is constantly on their phone or on their tablet. Eyes up, talk, engage, put the f**king thing down!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ironic that technology and the internet that is supposed to put us more in touch seems to do just the opposite.

Apparently some pubs are soon to remove their Wi-Fi as customers don't engage with each other anymore. Instead they sit there with their heads stuck in their phones and the pub has no atmosphere as a result.

For me, I still do the things that I enjoyed most pre-internet. Keeps me young and sane.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I still remember the good old days of my childhood.

Before the Internet, I used to just watch all my favourite cartoons, go to the corner shop for some sweets, play games on my Nintendo, go round the back of the house to the play area which I called the swings and slides and go to the video shop and rent some videos.

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By *isty286Couple
over a year ago

Dorset

We used to use the personal section of the loot paper, to find people to come over and watch us fuck, well that or head over to some well know dogging spots to watch others or create our own fun.

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By *ooby birdWoman
over a year ago

North West

"Dear chap I was in School in the early eighties . There were no computers in our school .

For porn a young chap had to reach among the hedgerows . For some.mystrious reason porn mags went there to die

I was in school then too, no computers for me either, though I didn't go looking for porn in the hedgerows

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Was there a time before the internet?......

I’ll check on google.

Apparently, we had libraries or old people to ask if you wanted to know something. Some people were known to use phrases like, ‘I guess we’ll never know’ or ‘your uncle joe has a book about that, we’ll visit him next week and check it out’.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The original word processors were a nightmare. The first computers I used at work in the late 70s and early 80s needed key punch cards and only updated over night. The processor took up an entire room."

I used to build computer rooms in the early eighties, when we turned up,there were secretaries outside each managers office, and a typing pool of twenty plus ladies, when you came back 6months later, they were all gone, bar one or two doing data entry. it's amazing how many jobs have been lost to computers

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I think I'm one of the lucky ones, I hate technology and would gladly spend time away from it!

But with work relying on it and colleagues gripping their phones on their breaks, annoys me

All technology or just recent technology?

If you mean my personal hatred of technology, its from my upbringing of close communities talking to each other rather than 'you will never guess what Mrs *** said on facebook'!

But I understand times have changed, and neighbours don't actually know their neighbours which I find a shame

But in work time I like to talk to my colleagues faces at lunch, but find them buried in their phones

which annoys me!

I do understand how the world revolves around technology, to make businesses run, but humans seem to be like robots already, heads down concentrating on phones etc...

Mrs x

Yes a lot of people say that. I haven't noticed it a great deal in the people I mix with but texting etc is still communicating so I suppose that's something.

I was more wondering if you hate all technology e.g. television, radio etc

If i pick my head up i cant read what u say about me

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

No internet ? NO INTERNET ?

I remember no phones. Period.

You walked to people's houses and knocked on the door.

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

Oh and in the 90's I was busy being in my 40's with teenage children , a job, a husband , a house and a dog.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

we would go to the pub to communicate and socialise

tell jokes in the pub ,have a laugh ,discuss business , etc etc

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I think I'm one of the lucky ones, I hate technology and would gladly spend time away from it!

But with work relying on it and colleagues gripping their phones on their breaks, annoys me

All technology or just recent technology?

If you mean my personal hatred of technology, its from my upbringing of close communities talking to each other rather than 'you will never guess what Mrs *** said on facebook'!

But I understand times have changed, and neighbours don't actually know their neighbours which I find a shame

But in work time I like to talk to my colleagues faces at lunch, but find them buried in their phones

which annoys me!

I do understand how the world revolves around technology, to make businesses run, but humans seem to be like robots already, heads down concentrating on phones etc...

Mrs x

Yes a lot of people say that. I haven't noticed it a great deal in the people I mix with but texting etc is still communicating so I suppose that's something.

I was more wondering if you hate all technology e.g. television, radio etc

If i pick my head up i cant read what u say about me

Might not be a bad thing

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was with my siblings, playing in the woods, swimming in streams. I wouldn’t change it for a thing!

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By *oan of DArcCouple
over a year ago

Glasgow

"It seems pretty hard dont it, that there was a time were there was no internet or facebook? Can you remember what you did in the 90s? I can. I was mostly out and doing all sorts. I was out more

Imagine having an interest in this lifestyle in the 80's, there was The Journal of Sex, a monthly porn mag with classifieds in the back.

You'd write to the people who interested you, with a grainy Polaroid picture, the mag would forward to the intended party (and charge you for it), you'd then wait two weeks for a reply, which again would have to be routed via JoS, by the time you'd heard from anyone the ardour had invariably cooled!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ironic that technology and the internet that is supposed to put us more in touch seems to do just the opposite.

For me, I still do the things that I enjoyed most pre-internet. Keeps me young and sane.

" On the eighth day machine just got upset. A problem man had not forseen as yet"

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