Salad Bars and what else is not coming back

[Seven]

Originally Posted by parkplace33

There have been a lot of changes in the last few years. One thing I greatly missed is salad bars in grocery stores. I had thought post pandemic they would return, but all the ones by me were ripped out and replaced with fruit displays. Sad for sure.

What are some things you miss but know are not coming back?

Cheaper prices in the Hobby...... oh you mean society wise?

I miss video stores, fun place to gather with the family, to pick out a movie. Bowling Alley's, as many of the ones near me have shut down, again another cheap night out, that was fun. Batting Cages in a similar vein, the ones near me have shut down.

On a more personal level, I miss the feeling of not always being connected to the world. People used to make plans, and just straight up honor them. We'd agree upon a time and a place to meet, and you would, just meet there. This has been long gone, not because of Covid, but still.

[ullmandds]

we've got salad bars back in the twin cities area???? but I fear civility is gone forever.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Middle of the road politicians.

[Johnny630]

Dignity and Respect of US Law Enforcement

[Snapolit1]

Being passed a joint by a complete stranger at a concert and offered a hit.

[Casey2296]

The lost treasure on Oak Island...

[steve B]

Not necessarily things that aren't coming back, but things that will change.

Businesses of all sizes not holding much inventory.

Especially smaller places.
There used to be a fair number of small bicycle shops that were more boutiques than anything else. They had their niche, and did it in shop spaces that were often very small. They seldom had a lot of anything in stock, and what they had was all very upper end type stuff. Like maybe 5 bikes all at around 10K, and a handful of the pricy parts that go on them.

With the supply chain problems, they quickly ran out of stuff to sell, and ran out of parts to service the bikes. Nearly all of them are already gone.

Far worse than the card shops washing out because the 94-5 strike pushed the ones without cash reserves that were poorly run over the edge.

[BobbyStrawberry]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Middle of the road politicians.

There are plenty of these still around (including one that currently lives on Pennsylvania Avenue), but they do seem to be a dying breed.

[earlywynnfan]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Middle of the road politicians.

I'd like to build on yours:
Politicians who care more about helping America than getting their faces on tv.

[Seven]

Originally Posted by earlywynnfan

I'd like to build on yours:
Politicians who care more about helping America than getting their faces on tv.

Not to get too political but it seems that social media, and the idea behind publishing every facet of your life to the world, has completely ruined this. It's terrible on both sides of the aisle. The ones that appear to be the loudest, and heard by the most people, are just the biggest blowhards out there. That seems to go for everything nowadays. Wish more people would subscribe to the "speak softly" mantra that many used to abide by.

On a lighter note, True Movie Stars. Maybe because they're from a bygone era, but gone are the days of actors like Charlton Heston, Kirk Douglas, Paul Newman.

Hell I'll throw another category in there, stars with actual talent. The actors in these musicals Hollywood comes out with now, can't hold a candle to guys like Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire.

[Butch7999]

Public payphones and cassette tapes.

[BCauley]

JFK and JFK Jr.

[steve B]

Originally Posted by Butch7999

Public payphones and cassette tapes.

Cassettes never completely left.

https://www.factmag.com/2017/02/07/b...sette-revival/

https://www.duplication.ca/Blank-Audio-Cassettes.html