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[–] DharmaCurious@startrek.website 28 points 1 year ago (12 children)

A wire coat hanger shoved into the back of the TV to get it working

Going next door to borrow the phone because you've been downloading something all day and didn't want to lose it

Being hyper aware of the current status of the street lights in summer evenings

[–] neidu2@feddit.nl 4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Could you please explain the one with the street lights for me?

[–] remotedev@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Kids were out all day, with the only rule of being home when the street lights came on

[–] neidu2@feddit.nl 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ah, OK. Street lights weren't a good indicator for time when I grew up. I live too far north. Street lights would turn on at 1400 in the winter and never in the summer. That's why I was gifted a wristwatch when I was 8 or so.

[–] Rustmilian@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

That's still a thing in the city & country towns with closely nit housing. Sure, these days most can just check their phone for the time, but not every kid has a smartphone, which is a good thing.

Millennial, Zillennials and GenZ had this rule, it's only just started dying out with Gen Alpha.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Lol I think gen x had this rule. And probably even boomers.

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