Having to go to blockbusters if you wanted to watch a movie.
Pay telephone booths...was a quarter at one time.
I got sent to the store all the time for cigarettes for my dad. As soon as we could ride our bikes to the store we were getting his cigs.
We lived about an hour away from Carowinds amusement park near Charlotte. My dad worked in Charlotte. Several times a summer he would drop us off on his way to work and tell us to be at the car pick up at 5:30 to go home. We would be there all day with no cell phones or way to contact anyone. Today I can't imagine going to the mailbox without one.
Having only 5 TV stations - well 6 if you count PBS - but nobody counted PBS.
Making a mix tape off of the radio and having to time things perfectly to get the entire song!
Spending a lot of time being dads remote control before they existed.And switching the tv to UHF!
Yes!
Nothing like the satisfaction of making a good mix tape!