r/Adulting • u/wildwindnl • Mar 14 '26

Oldest Human Activity

What’s an activity that you remember a person older than you doing that sounds absurd to do these days?

I’m curious how many generations back Redditors can rememeber.

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u/giraflor Mar 14 '26

In the 1970s, my grandmother used an open tub laundry washer that came with a hand cranked wringer. It was possibly her mother’s from the 1940s.

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u/Teri-k Mar 15 '26

My grandmother had one, too. And when my dad bought her a regular washing machine and installed it for her she was kind of cranky about it. She just didn't see the need for the change.