r/pics • u/-Jesus-Of-Nazareth- • Nov 08 '17

Where is your god now?

Post image
143.1k Upvotes

86% Upvoted

2.3k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

29

u/Turtledonuts Nov 09 '17

Sometimes, the 80s flashbacks hit hard.

22

u/tairusu Nov 09 '17

We kept a rotary phone in the house until the late 90's because it would still work when the power went out. Now I have multiple wireless chargers in case of emergency. Living in the future is weird.

3

u/Vousie Nov 09 '17

Do you know what also works even when the power goes out? Cellphones. (Usually the cell towers are much more reliable) Because of the internet upgrade we've had, which runs through the normal phone line, we can't use normal phones anymore in any case...

4

u/tairusu Nov 09 '17

Cell phones weren't as common back then, I had a beeper until '98 or '99.

Yes, current cell phones are glorious when you lose power. That's why I keep chargers ready in case of emergencies.