Phone Books, Travel Agents And Other Things We Don't Use Anymore

GamerDude revisits the topic of things that were a normal part of his life growing up that we don't have, that we don't need, and that we don't use anymore.  He talks about having phone numbers of all of his friends, and the time-and-temperature line, and the local movies theaters, and the local police all memorized. He also talks about how the white pages, and the Yellow Pages in the phone book were the primary way to find phone numbers for people and businesses. He also remembers making photo albums and scrapbooks of clippings to save for his furture self, and also talks about re-visiting some of those clippings and wondering why he saved them.  He also remembers his vinyl album collection, and his CD collection, and how it was so important to have these collections so that you would always have your music. He also talks about using a travel agent, and the services they offered. He also remembers what it was like to book your own trip, which involved calling all of the airlines, and the hotels, and the rental car agencies yourself.  He also talks about how he discovered the Fodor's and Frommer's travel guides, and how those indispensible sources of information helped him book his trips back in the day.  He also remembers his road map collection, and how he always relied on road maps during his trips. And he discusses how finding an alarm clock has grown much more difficult in a time when so many people rely on their phones to wake up to in the morning.