How did people drive without phones back then?
I forgot my phone when I drove to work a few days ago, I was freaking out that somehow if something happened I'd be stranded without communication.
>>14723955
With both hands on the controls, looking where they were going, and not constantly distracted.
Also, we had these things called 'payphones' where you paid a small fee to make a telephone call.
>>14723955
At one point men had these magical sacks that dangled under their penis. This magic sack contained manlinessium, a now rare substance which allowed the men to do things like take care of themselves and be brave.
Sadly, the worlds supply of manlinessium is drying up fast.
>>14723955
My uncle was just telling me a story about how he was on a long motorcycle trip by himself back in the 80s. He stopped about 10 miles from home to take a leak, and when he got back on his bike, his chain snapped 2 miles later.
He was on a rural Texas road. No payphones, nobody out and about on this particular day. He simply had to walk his ass home.
I'm more amazed at how people were able to navigate effectively before satellite nav/phone navi. I actually had to go out and about without my phone yesterday to try and find an auto paint shop (there are none in my town) since google maps suxxx
>>14723975
Thank the regressive left for the emasculation of society.
>>14723955
>How did people drive without phones back then?
what I always wonder is how people found anything
I always use my phone to navigate my ass around, and sometimes I can't even find those small businesses that are stuffed in the crack of ass somewhere.
what a time to be alive
i'm immobile without my phone!
Back in the day people drove around just for fun and found new roads and places. So basically they got out of their house and explored. And if you didn't know where something was you asked someone who does. And like the other poster said, if you breakdown in the middle of no where then you start walking til someone picks you up. Or you get home.
>>14724003
So he had to walk 8 miles on familiar road?
What a badass
>>14724003
>yfw your uncle actually sucked a dick for a lift home
Nobody asked such questions.
That, and pay phones existed.
>>14723955
I spent a good month without my phone every year. Its not that fucking hard.
It is hard to be thrown into an environment where you need a phone, and be without it.
Say you're going to a show, and realize you forgot your phone, and now you cant get ahold of your friends.
>>14723955
You kept a city map / book in your car. If you wanted to look up a business address, you'd use the phone book at home. At times it was also appropriate to ask other drivers at stoplghts which way to whatever street.
>>14723955
>tfw you never worry about being stranded without communication because you have no friends or family to call if something happens anyway
>>14724134
>not paying for a CAA/AAA membership
>not having emergency friends on retainer that are contractually obligated to help you if you call them
In my experience, the friends you pay for are more reliable than the ones you don't.
>>14724003
>chain snapped
so your uncle was a fucking idiot who didn't ever check or lube his chain.
>>14724003
Road atlas. I always have one in my car and I always familiarize myself with the route beforehand if I'm driving somewhere I haven't been before. Maps are easy and they're your friend. If you need to find an adress, the yellow pages are still a thing if you need to find a business, like a paint shop.
>>14724040
>can't use a map
>doesn't think to call the business you're going to beforehand and get directions then write them down
pathetic
>excuse me dawg my car broke down can I use your phone to call my homies
What do 90's /o/?
I had to pick up my sisters car one time but she didnt tell it had like no gas whatsoever so I tried making it to a station
I ran out had to push it to the side of the road and sat at a black barber shop who let me use their phone until someone came with gas
10/10 would do again
also saw a car full of Mexicans get pulled over and like 4 squad cars show up across the street
if I had a cell phone I wouldve just called and got gas delivered to me and missed out on a good time
>>14724323
sho is gud time
>>14723955
>nearly empty on gas, phone is dead (relevant later)
>figure I'll refuel before I get home
>notice I'm emptier than I thought, exit freeway and literally run out of gas as I pull into a gas station
>gas station is closed
>use my payphone to call a friend, he comes with a gallon of gas
>decide to hang out with him rather than going home
>go to a bar event with him
>smoking a cigarette outside, qt starts talking to me
>despite how autistic I am she still laughs at things I say and touches my arm a lot
>we go inside to get another drink, I don't even buy her a drink because beta bux and I already gave up
>she writes her number on the receipt and kisses me on the cheek before she leaves
She never texted me back, but now I have a interesting story to tell the future wife's son
>>14723955
>stranded somewhere without communication
well you do have these two appendages attached to your ass called "legs"
>>14724403
Where are you that the pumps aren't automated? Swipe card, fill the tank, go.
>>14724075
Now a days you break down and get robbed by a nigger or raped by a chainsaw
>>14723975
>>14724004
It's funny seeing Americans say this, because this whole country seems pretty unmanly, regardless of political orientation. Republican cops are just as cowardly.
>>14724657
Sad but true.
>>14724680
low-test beta detected
>>14724657
>>14724701
>crime is at a multigenerational low
>faggots still pull this "nowadays" horseshit
just kill yourselves
>>14723955
I've never had a cellphone, and I was driving a couple of weeks ago when my clutch went out completely. I walked home, and the next day I (using my trusty landline) called the towing place closest to where I parked the car, called the nearest repair shop, asked a friend to drive me back out there, and got it taken care of. Just takes a little bit of extra effort, that's all.
>>14724711
Your fucking post was the most autistic thing I've ever seen, kill yourself.
As an aside, I would literally fucking break you if I saw you
>>14724714
Alright but I can attest that my fellow black people can be pretty bad sometimes
>>14724094
Yeah instead of calling and getting someone to pick him up.
You know the lazy millennial thing go do
>>14724714
Shit tier troll/10
Made me reply though.
>millennials would literally die without their phones
cool
Maps. Also my buddy's dad had a 1986 fiero with a phone in it.
There used to be this whole radio band for citizens. It even had some kind of abbreviation. I don't remember what it was though. Cops were on 9 though.
>>14724760
That would be divine.
>>14724789
CB radio?
>>14724789
Those are called FRS/GMRS radios, the super elite operators on /k/ use them for tactical communication.
>>14723955
I hate millennials.
>>14724854
t. Millennial
>>14723955
stop playing with your phone while driving.
damn kids these days.
>>14724040
>what I always wonder is how people found anything
They got directions, checked maps, read signs, and wrote things down. All else failed, they stopped and asked directions. People talked to each other back then, back before media scaremongering and crippling social anxiety.
Map-reading is a useful skill. I suggest you learn it if you want to survive away from electronics. GPS is easy to jam, and can be switched off on a whim.
I keep a road atlas in the car at all times. I've barely used it, but I've come across many a GPS or cell signal blackspot, and been dumped off motorways at night with no directions and no ability to redirect the satnav.
Otherwise, I've trained myself to navigate across the country using road signs. The satnav's only really useful for finding where I'm going, warning me about speed cameras, and navigating ridiculously complex junctions.
And there's something pleasant about being able to navigate with just a map and compass. Especially when people are either blundering around lost or cursing expensive devices, and you're able to just stroll on past, stopping to check your direction occasionally.
Orienteering compasses are fucking invaluable when wandering around, since they've got an arrow for the direction you want to go in.
>>14724003
>walking down a road wasting your time is considered a good thing
Fucking burgers
>>14723955
We made it work out somehow. You basically looked at what you had available to you at the time, made a plan, and went from there.
What I have noticed since the advent of cell phones is that I'm less self-reliant in adverse situations and will readily call a friend and bother them with my problem
>>14723963
>on a dark back road
>tire pops
>conveniently placed payphone in your rapist red necks basement
Thank God for payphones. So glad they were literally everywhere at all times and I knew exactly where they were.
>>14724726
So can white people, this is /o/ not /pol/. Also rednecks are far worse than niggers, I've literly seen a white trash redneck chick pull up her skirt and piss inside a gas station because the bathroom was broken.
>>14725027
>this is /o/ not /pol/
>he hasn't figured out that all of 4chan is /pol/
>>14725007
That's why you learn how to change a tire you faggot.
If you threw a rod or something, then you go walk down the street and use someone's phone. Things were different back then in more than one way.
>be me
>be friday 2pm
>get on my 1984 Vespa PX125EFL
>ride 340 miles to scooter rally
>be me today 8am
>get on my 1984 Vespa PX125EFL
>ride 340 miles home
no sat nav, phone stayed in pocket.
>oh what if you break down/get a puncture/get lost
i fix it myself, change the wheel or ask for directions.
i started going to scooter rallies in 1982 when i was 17 and this has been my routine ever since.
why did i take the phone?
to take photos.its lighter, smaller and weighs less than my camera gear.
>>14723955
>driving my 23 year old jap import with no parts availability 400kmh along a remote mountain highway with no cellphone
>>14725224
Most of 4chan lurks /pol/. The entire site is politically incorrect and satirical.
>>14725372
>not keeping your spare engine in the trunk
>>14723955
there were phones on the side of the road
>>14725354
damn you are an old bastard
can't imagine going 340 miles on a vespa, props.
>>14725385
I had to stop going to pol, too damn depressing.
>>14725684
It's not /pol/ that's depressing, it's reality.
>>14725688
I didn't say it wasn't reality that was depressing.
It's viewing reality through that lens though, and only seeing all of these shitty negative things. Can't deal with it. My life and mood have improved since I stopped going to pol
>>14725733
Some people are too blind to see what is going on and need /pol/ to open their eyes.
Others are shocked at what they see going on, find /pol/ and realize others think like they do.
>>14725027
>I've literly seen a white trash redneck chick pull up her skirt and piss inside a gas station because the bathroom was broken.
That was Transporter 3
>>14724760
I was born late 90's
I could go back to having a dumbphone that only did calls/sms, but having a pocket sized computer with a internet connection is really convenient
>>14724789
>get cheap baofeng handheld
>it does uhv/vhf and does fm/am receive
>it can only do cb if you do some mods to it and the planets are aligned
probably should have done some more research
>>14727275
4chan, where the boundaries of reality and fiction are blurred
>>14723955
car phone
highway phone
satellite phone
extra can of fuel
windscreen repair kit
food water and blankets
spare change and public phone box
paper map kept in glove box or back of seat cover
the off chance someone stops to help rather than murder you
long trips used to be allot more provisioned
I doubt you will find anyone today with something like this
>>14725276
>If you threw a rod or something
You also maintained your fucking car. Cars don't JUST break major engine parts unless you've seriously neglected maintenance. Over a prolonged period.
>>14725354
> Scooter
> 340 miles
Jesus fucking christ, that must have taken you all day. Especially on a fucking vespa.
>>14724331
keek
I dont even own a phone and I get along fine
>>14723963
>looking where they were going
I'm fucking terrified whenever I am riding passenger and the driver pulls out their phone to respond to a text or get directions. I will place myself in the best position to brace for any possible impact.
On multiple occasions I have told these drivers that I will provide directions and even write the text response for them, basically handle any phone responsibilities. I always get the same "fuck off" face.
>>14724912
GPS is easy to jam, and can be switched off on a whim.
Thank you for saving me from EMP-wielding Mexicans
>>14724003
I actually had to go out and about without my phone yesterday to try and find an auto paint shop (there are none in my town) since google maps suxxx
Word of mouth business was huge back in the dayn for long trips an atlas was always a go to. Also google maps is fine for look at where you're going before your trip.
>need navi to get around
Millennials.
>>14730397
Stop being so paranoid.
>>14723955
Yeah, blah blah. In 30 years people will wonder how people once drove cars that they had to actually use their hands and feed to control...
>>14725386
>not towing your spare parts car on a trailer at all times
>4chan's userbase is now too young to remember life before smartphones
Fuck I'm old.
>>14733135
>1997 was 30 years ago
>>14733268
You mean 1986. Dumbass
>>14733135
I went 4wd'ing with a younger mate and some of his mates. He's a champion but these other lads....
Not much spare water, no UHF's other than .5w handhelds, no first aid kit, basic recovery gear but no comealong or block'n'tackle just straps and jacks. I asked the driver of the young lad mobile (HiLux) where all of his spares were. He mentioned that it wasn't a big deal as his phone gets reception pretty much anywhere.
So then I asked what happens if his phone got dropped or stopped working. His response; 'Well then we're proper fucked.'
I couldn't believe it, this dude couldn't imagine what to do without phone contact to ring another lad to come and pull him out or bring water or whatever. And we were about to go up a range into a national park rainforest with no phone coverage and shithouse UHF transmission (no repeaters, tall trees etc).
Too spooky for me man, what the fuck.
ITT: Normalfags who have no sense of direction. I drove 1200 miles to a friends house that I had only been to one time before without a map and didn't get lost. Maybe if you cucks spent some time outside you could survive without a phone.
>circa 2002 driving sick, disabled and otherwise people who cabbies refused to take cause of liability issues
>small company, only 15 employees
>constantly picking up new people inna city and out in the suburbs
>mostly drive in NJ which can be pretty fucked
>no GPS cause they were still expensive
>no smartphone
>have big atlas map from the NY/NJ/PA are standard in every car I drove including my own
>picking up new customer
>can't find address
>pull over and take a look at map
>make a few passes and finally find street
>take to doctor's, hospital or wherever the fuck they were going
>rinse and repeat everyday
>no fucks given
Honestly it wasn't that hard, if anything now with GPS it is convenient when you're lost and saves fuel from going around circles trying to find an address. I usually drive with no GPS and try to find my way to where I'm going or find alternate routes to keep my skills somewhat sharp.
>>14733567
>in another 30 years it will be 2037
Anyone remember calling businesses looking for people, like if your mom went to the supermarket and you needed something you would call the supermarket and a checker would find your mom and giver her the phone? Was just thinking about that the other day. I also remember in high school when someone's brick phone rang in class (it only happened once), it was extremely odd and shocking, you have a fucking PHONE in SCHOOL?
>>14733784
1200 miles?
wow, you got on an interstate with the N/S/E/W label and drove straight ahead, gj
>>14733638
Why is Tanzania so much colder?
>>14733909
it's pretty far south
>>14733909
>tanzania
kekkle
>>14733909
So little happens there, nobody moves. Not even the air molecules move, so it's cold.
But nah, southern Aus weather revolves around cold fronts riding on low pressure areas moving from the west to the east. Tanzania gets cold then the system fucks off to NZ where it gets colder, and another one pops up south of Western Australia, moves to Tanzania and it begins again.
>>14733909
>>14733955
>>14734160
>>14734635
am I going crazy?? it's Tasmania isn't it?? Tanzania is in Africa
>>14730694
You mean you don't find random signal blackspots where you literally can't connect to a single satellite?
>>14736620
>driving across country
>gps is tha bomb
>everything going swimmingly
>1,000+ miles of smooth sailing
>hit west virginia
>gps blips for a minute
>hmm that was weird
>gps bleeps for 10 minutes
>woah wtf is going on
>no signal no signal no signal
>get lost in west virginia for an hour
I don't even use the gps like I'm supposed to. I use it to look where my destination is and I map out how to get there in my head. I don't set a destination and let the little blue line tell me where to go. Basically I use it as a map that happens to be on my phone
>>14736634
That's exactly what I mean. I've had to pull over somewhere before because the signal gave out a mile from my destination, and I can't find SHIT in twisty little streets.
Got out the car, walked a ways off to see if I could find somewhere without a building blocking it. AT THE END OF THE ROAD, TURN LEFT at max volume.
Fuck you, Betty.
