While a 1980s vehicle has less electronics, many of the advances in the 1990s added significant reliability to vehicles. I'm extremely happy with my 1996 Honda Civic (it will probably last me the rest of my lifetime).
In my opinion, the better approach to a phone is to get a faraday bag and turn the phone off and store it in the Faraday bag when you aren't using it. There are two reasons that I don't think I could go without a "smart" phone: 1) Google Maps (very handy when traveling); 2) Signal (encrypted messaging)
I don't think there is any need to whip out a pen to write a letter. Composing a letter with a word processor and then printing it has numerous major advantages: 1) Faster than handwriting; 2) Editing to compose your thoughts; 3) Printed text is far easier to read than scribble. 4) You can save (encrypted of course) a copy on your computer for future reference to remember what you wrote to someone. The receiver of the physical letter will still be just as thrilled to get such a unique, thoughtful surprise.
Thanks for your input, John. A map app is definitely handy. I remember using Thomas Guides and they were pretty clunky. As for letter writing with pen and paper, it’s probably a more emotional preference than a logical one.
I grew up with and love maps. A physical map is awesome but it lacks the "you are here" feature that a phone can provide. It's extremely rare for me to get "lost" when traveling but there are cases when it is helpful. Of course the maps apps aren't always accurate either! (and usually in the places you need them most)
Yes, a hand written letter definitely has "love" (and I've kept old letters written to me by girlfriends almost half a century ago).
I write too many letters. The inefficiency of writing them by hand just isn't practical. Not to mention my handwriting is terrible.
While a 1980s vehicle has less electronics, many of the advances in the 1990s added significant reliability to vehicles. I'm extremely happy with my 1996 Honda Civic (it will probably last me the rest of my lifetime).
In my opinion, the better approach to a phone is to get a faraday bag and turn the phone off and store it in the Faraday bag when you aren't using it. There are two reasons that I don't think I could go without a "smart" phone: 1) Google Maps (very handy when traveling); 2) Signal (encrypted messaging)
I don't think there is any need to whip out a pen to write a letter. Composing a letter with a word processor and then printing it has numerous major advantages: 1) Faster than handwriting; 2) Editing to compose your thoughts; 3) Printed text is far easier to read than scribble. 4) You can save (encrypted of course) a copy on your computer for future reference to remember what you wrote to someone. The receiver of the physical letter will still be just as thrilled to get such a unique, thoughtful surprise.
Thanks for your input, John. A map app is definitely handy. I remember using Thomas Guides and they were pretty clunky. As for letter writing with pen and paper, it’s probably a more emotional preference than a logical one.
I grew up with and love maps. A physical map is awesome but it lacks the "you are here" feature that a phone can provide. It's extremely rare for me to get "lost" when traveling but there are cases when it is helpful. Of course the maps apps aren't always accurate either! (and usually in the places you need them most)
Yes, a hand written letter definitely has "love" (and I've kept old letters written to me by girlfriends almost half a century ago).
I write too many letters. The inefficiency of writing them by hand just isn't practical. Not to mention my handwriting is terrible.