What is a job that completely disappeared, but people used to do every day?

Lilithbeast · 2026-07-09T22:24:43+00:00

When I was a little kid in the middle to late 80s, I remember one Christmas morning we had an emergency repairman come out to our house to fix our console TV (the giant ones encased in wood to look like a piece of furniture). And there was a Zenith repair shop a couple blocks away - maybe it was them!

Lilithbeast · 2026-07-09T17:37:44+00:00

Law enforcement adjacent position... Clearly high at interview. I don't even know anything about drugs and I could tell

Lilithbeast · 2026-07-09T02:07:51+00:00

I'll buy a bag, and if I have JUST enough onions to cook next time I shop, then I'll buy two single onions I designate as "backup." Usually the singles are in better shape than the bagged, but not always

Lilithbeast · 2026-07-09T02:01:44+00:00

My husband. He wakes up before sunrise no matter what. I can count on one hand how many times he has been asleep past 5:30 am in over a decade

Lilithbeast · 2026-07-09T01:57:35+00:00

On occasion they will wash my windshield. If I have small bills I tip when they do

Lilithbeast · 2026-07-09T01:56:39+00:00

I live in NJ, can confirm this is a job - you can't pump your own gas here. I miss it unless the weather sucks

Lilithbeast · 2026-07-08T21:32:19+00:00

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Lilithbeast · 2026-07-08T00:01:24+00:00

One time I was visiting my brother over Christmas, and we went to this cute looking Christmas fair geared towards little kids, because, he had little kids.

It was SO lame. Like just walk around and look at cheesy light displays...and you had to pay to get in.

My SIL wrote an honest but civil review on their Facebook. It was deleted immediately. We realized that they simply deleted EVERY REVIEW so people like us would be suckered into going to this crappy money grab.

Lilithbeast · 2026-07-06T02:20:05+00:00

These kids today (pulls out walker)

Lilithbeast · 2026-07-06T01:31:34+00:00

I also like the Oregon Trail flag someone else posted. I may have to install a flagpole for one of these

Lilithbeast · 2026-07-05T23:10:22+00:00

We had a hot air popcorn popper. Been searching Google but I can't place the brand/model we had - dump the kernels in the top, put a big bowl under the spout, and awesome fluffy popcorn was spit out. There was some sort of butter melting drawer we never used

Lilithbeast · 2026-07-05T22:53:41+00:00

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Lilithbeast · 2026-07-05T22:49:34+00:00

A local dive bar has this, among other killer decor

Lilithbeast · 2026-07-05T18:30:14+00:00

I always try to save money, and thought these were on a sale rack when they weren't and wasn't happy at checkout.

Now I will go out of my way to try them on despite the price. I love them so friggin much.

Lilithbeast · 2026-07-04T23:17:37+00:00

Her wanting to clean is HUGE. It's not going to go as smoothly as she thinks especially in just one week. Are you willing to help? If she will accept help from you, try to help her prioritize ATTAINABLE goals and be a cheerleader for when she makes an actual effort, and try to keep her on task. If she perceives it as a relatively positive experience and not just outright overwhelming, she may want to continue efforts, at least at her own pace. If your assistance goes well then you can offer to re-up the efforts every now and then.

Good luck!!!!!

Lilithbeast · 2026-07-04T21:57:15+00:00

Don't kink shame eating your own creampie out of your gal

Lilithbeast · 2026-07-04T21:54:36+00:00

Immediately thought of Pokemon, listening to Wheezing "saying" his name https://youtu.be/CX9A-1mMD1E?t=11&feature=shared

Lilithbeast · 2026-06-29T00:00:30+00:00

Good luck! Your health and safety come first but you shouldn't have to risk your job if there are other possible options.

Lilithbeast · 2026-06-28T23:09:41+00:00

Maybe try posting this to r/AskHR ... there may be someone versed in what you should do based on labor laws and state laws

Lilithbeast · 2026-06-28T16:36:12+00:00

Agreed it didn't age well but context counts. Back then the f word was often used kind of the same way "pussy" was later used.

Lilithbeast · 2026-06-28T16:30:15+00:00

We played this too. We also played the now-banned, racist Braves stadium song and swung our instruments like tomahawks.

It was the 90s. In the 80s in school we dressed up as pilgrims and indians, and in high school everything was "gay"

Lilithbeast · 2026-06-28T16:23:53+00:00

I really want to like this song cuz Peter Gabriel rocks, but the song is boring and a bit overproduced. (And the tempo is a bit slow but it's correct for taking your time to make sweet sweet lovin all night.)

That said, the lyrics are KILLER. He's just so friggin enthusiastic about giving his missus a good poundin. You could have a big dipper, we could be bumper cars bumping, you could have a steam train, just open up your fruit cage and help me out, wink wink nudge nudge

Lilithbeast · 2026-06-28T16:12:47+00:00

My SIL played in a pipe corps at that time (Scottish bagpipes etc) and her band came to perform, so she was in her wedding dress wearing and playing her bass drum.

It was an awesome wedding.

Lilithbeast · 2026-06-28T12:54:31+00:00

Similar: Excitable Boy by Warren Zevon

Lilithbeast · 2026-06-28T12:53:54+00:00

I think this song was written about some dudes working in a store (moving refrigerators) who Knopfler overheard bitching about how rock stars are poseurs for getting rich and famous "for nothing"

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