And for settling that really heated argument with your spouse (sometimes days later).
(or so I hear)
I probably bought the last CD I’ll ever buy (for myself, at least) a couple of weeks ago. (It was a CD I played on, but my original copy was scratched to hell and the jewel case and album booklet was long lost.)
I most likely also bought my last stick shift car. It’ll probably be another five years or so before I’m in the market for a new car, and I think it’s more likely than not that I will not have many options in the stick shift market to continue buying them, especially if I’m looking at hybrid or electric options.
They’re still around.
I had a pleasant surprise in the mail today: a friend of mine (who’s much younger than I am) sent me a CD her band just made.
Last month I was gifted a CD that my cousin’s band had made.
I have no CD player active in my house. I will probably purchase a USB CD player and rip the songs to my desktop.
That will likely be the last CD player I will ever buy.
I know they’re still around. I buy them for my kids who collect them but don’t play them. (Taylor Swift releases.) I was saying I’ve likely bought the last CD ever for myself.
I can play CDs on my Blu-ray player. But maybe those aren’t common anymore either.
When I see live music I often buy CDs, as it is a significant source of income for smaller acts. We both have CD players in our cars and a couple more in the house. We prefer CDs over streaming.
I go for a tee-shirt myself.
One thing I’ve noticed as I get older is that safety technology advances rapidly while the cars themselves can be long lived.
If you own a lexus or toyota, in the last ~10 years Lexus and toyota has rolled out a series of safety features on cars, each generation better than the last. Lexuses and toyotas that are over 10 years old still run fine, but they don’t have all the safety features of the new cars.
In the process of buying what I hope is my last house. It’s a ranch so I won’t have to worry about stairs later in life. Not too big, not too small.
When I was looking for this house, I expected to end up in a house with 4 levels. (Useable Attic & Basements) and figured it was a 10-12 year house. Instead we have a ranch with a 2 car attached garage. I might never move again unless it was to an assisted living facility someday.
Yeah, I’ve been trying to talk my parents (now in their 80’s) into selling their old Honda Pilot and leasing a new vehicle, preferably another Honda. That old Pilot still runs perfectly fine. However my father is the only one who still drives and he is getting more cautious and careful as his reflexes decline. He’d really benefit from all the modern safety advances and he likely won’t be driving more than a few more years at best. Even stuff like just adding a rearview camera to help with parking would be a boon. Usually it is worth hanging on to old cars as long they are holding up, but in their specific case it is probably a foolish economy.
I’ve never thought of that, but it really would make sense as I get older, my car needs/interests lessen, and tech accelerates.
I think my car helped me avoid an accident. As my light turned green, a guy came through from the right, turning left in front of me, but that was no big deal, because I do not jump on a green. When he cleared, I started into the intersection and someone else came flying through from the left at over 30mph. I stood on the brake (ugly grinding feel) and he missed me by over a foot, maybe two. But, I think my car picked him up on sonar and helped me stop in time, because he was just there so damn suddenly.
Be sure to try a “finite incantatum” on it before you let it in the house. 
Seriously though, i had a pet rat, and he was a very social and fun little dude. Knowing what i know now, i would always keep at least three together. But they make great pets.
Last new car, most likely. I am 82 and tend to keep my vehicles for 10+ years, so my new Hyundai Tucson Hybrid should serve me from now on.
You’re the same age as my parents, and they bought a Hyundai Tuscson Hybrid last year as their probable last car purchase. It’s a very popular car. So popular that one of their neighbors bought one after my parents did.
I’m getting well into “middle age” now and reckon I’ve got enough socks to last me out.
Can’t see me needing any more T-shirts or polo shirts either for that matter…
I dunno how ratty you want your tees/polos to get, but after a decade or so of washing, if you don’t mind looking like a homeless person…
WRT socks - as I was peeling off my socks after a hot round of golf this morning, I found myself wondering if pro golfer and tennis players wash their socks worn in competition, or if their clothing sponsors just give them enough new ones to last through a tournament…
I’ve mentioned this multiple times I’m sure (long history on this board, plus impending senility conspire against my memory), but there is only one ridiculously lavish rich-person’s habit that I’ve ever considered emulating if I won a massive lottery prize. Jerry Lewis would wear a fresh pair of socks every day, then have them laundered and donated to charity.
I really, really see the appeal in that. Fresh socks are awesome 
. Unfortunately I tend to favor expensive wool socks and I’ve never won the lottery, so I’m stuck with my old pairs 
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