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The above choices are only suggestions, of course--and if you think you could, in fact, live in flea-ridden 1750 Boston for that long (no lack of modern things would deter you), that's a possible answer.
Are we allowed to do some quick study before heading back, or is this a RIGHT NOW OR NEVER kind of offer? I'd look up some simple old remedies that would at least last enough to not have my teeth fall out as well as a few other necessities (not saying a tooth brush is a deal breaker, just tooth care would be a concern).
In the end, I would do it, no doubt. Just way too good of an opportunity to pass up to learn about our roots, culture, historical figures, etc. After all, this time travelers word that he'll bring me back is good, right? It might suck to not have any of those things from the list, but what I've found before when cutting some of them out (on trips, etc) is that you will always find something else to fill the time and before long not even notice those technologies/things you were once missing. On the plus side, I could prevent tragedies such as killing the kardashian blood line off early (if research is allowed to find out who lol).
...Guess my answer is NONE of them are a "complete" deal breaker in this scenario.
#2 - Cell Phone/Internet
#3 - Air Conditioning
Water. Clean, running, preferably heated. Having to get your own water and make it usable is a huge time sink, and the only thing about having nothing that I can say was wholly unpleasant.
Well, living in Boston proper would be suicide inducing, but...
Quote: GWAEI would want to research to see what type of inventions I cold make that would be named after me. Hopefully figure out how to make a lifetime royalty that way when I get zapped back I will be rich.
Lol, I read that as "infections". Kind of a strange legacy, but whatever floats your boat XD
Sounds like too much work to me. I'd just buy up a thousand hectares of Virginia (now W. Virginia) for, like, a fiver. Just in time for the industrial revolution to make me a multi billionaire. Come back to now-time and barter it for PEI, start my own country, retire =p
Quote: Joeshlabotnikbecause you're a good writer, you deserve the opportunity to do your research directly..
I think I might miss something I hardly use. Some good pens and a ream of paper. Not to mention actually having a computer, or a simple voice recorder.
Been awhile since I tried writing with a quill and dipping ink.
I'm not sure how crowded colonial Boston would be, but another consideration is how dirty the air is from all the fire driven ovens and heating devices. And the stink. This might only be a problem later though if the population is still sparse.
What the heck would you use GPS for you have no car.Quote: gamerfreak#1 - GPS
#2 - Cell Phone/Internet
#3 - Air Conditioning
Part of our issues now are sourced in the internet and its push info 24/7 anyway. A lot of it's wrong. A lot more of it is slanted. And it's presented without discrimination, so even if a factoid does get corrected, the correction doesn't reach everyone with the bad info, and garbage persists.
AC is a personal blessing. Another good comment.
AZD's confederate flag.
RonC's Hillary forwarded emails.
I would not miss my smartphone much, feels more like an electronic leash than a convenience to me most days.
You could probably walk faster than that thing. I would choose some type of transportation probably something like this. https://s.yimg.com/fz/api/res/1.2/Fejp8FgCF.xMHrGx.JhG7w--/YXBwaWQ9c3JjaGRkO2g9NjQwO3E9OTU7dz05NjA-/http://uncrate.com/p/2015/07/action-mobil-0.jpg Traveling to places where the weather was nice.Quote: gamerfreak
Quote: AxelWolfYou could probably walk faster than that thing. I would choose some type of transportation probably something like this. https://s.yimg.com/fz/api/res/1.2/Fejp8FgCF.xMHrGx.JhG7w--/YXBwaWQ9c3JjaGRkO2g9NjQwO3E9OTU7dz05NjA-/http://uncrate.com/p/2015/07/action-mobil-0.jpg Traveling to places where the weather was nice.Quote: gamerfreak
You're going backwards in time, not forwards in time into the zombie apocalypse.
Quote: AxelWolfYou could probably walk faster than that thing. I would choose some type of transportation probably something like this. https://s.yimg.com/fz/api/res/1.2/Fejp8FgCF.xMHrGx.JhG7w--/YXBwaWQ9c3JjaGRkO2g9NjQwO3E9OTU7dz05NjA-/http://uncrate.com/p/2015/07/action-mobil-0.jpg Traveling to places where the weather was nice.Quote: gamerfreak
You bringing your own gas station as well?
just lots of gold, people can push.Quote: MaxPenQuote: AxelWolfYou could probably walk faster than that thing. I would choose some type of transportation probably something like this. https://s.yimg.com/fz/api/res/1.2/Fejp8FgCF.xMHrGx.JhG7w--/YXBwaWQ9c3JjaGRkO2g9NjQwO3E9OTU7dz05NjA-/http://uncrate.com/p/2015/07/action-mobil-0.jpg Traveling to places where the weather was nice.Quote: gamerfreak
You bringing your own gas station as well?
when the power goes out? Imagine that for 5
years, where you have zero power to do anything
with. And getting anywhere sucked. Most people
never traveled more than 30 miles from where
they were born because it was just a major hassle.
People stank because they didn't bathe often. If you
got sick, oh well, all doctors were quacks, they knew
squat. Chamber pots and outhouses. Food poisoning
was everywhere. Poverty in the streets was rampant.
Real poverty, people wearing rags and filthy small
children. When the sun went down, people went
to bed. Only the rich could afford oil lamps and even
candles were expensive. No thanks to any of it.
It would just be simply awful. It might be fun for a few days, sorta like camping. Anything longer than that -- no thanks!
Quote: RS+1 to EvenBob's post.
It would just be simply awful. It might be fun for a few days, sorta like camping. Anything longer than that -- no thanks!
If you were into the rum or whale oil trades, I think you could do quite well for yourself. Living in a mid 18th century mansion, with lots of indentured servants to take care of the "necessities" wouldn't be so bad for five years. You could even have hot bath's every night, and pay Paul Revere to smith you a silver Crapper.
Winds of revolution would be blowing though...
Quote: AyecarumbaIf you were into the rum or whale oil trades, I think you could do quite well for yourself. Living in a mid 18th century mansion, with lots of indentured servants to take care of the "necessities" wouldn't be so bad for five years. You could even have hot bath's every night, and pay Paul Revere to smith you a silver Crapper.
Winds of revolution would be blowing though...
You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows
1. Air conditioning changed the world. It made the South - and Nevada - liveable. Those areas emerged out of their historical poverty once air conditioning came into wide-spread use.
2. Refrigeration preserves food - so we don't have to shop for fresh food every day or two. And we can enjoy milk without cow poop all over our shoes.
3. Modern medicine would be impossible without refrigeration - no pharmaceutical drugs would exist and blood could not be stored for more than a few hours.
4. Did I mention ice cream?
5. And is strong air conditioning, female nipples become visible beneath the clothes that cover them.
Quote: gordonm888
1. Air conditioning changed the world.
There's a school of thought that refrigeration
is the most important invention the world has
seen so far. In all it's forms, freezers, fridges,
air, it changed life for the better for every
person it touched, in a hundred different ways,
most of which we don't even see. In a sense,
it's controlling the weather. What people had
to wait to happen in nature, we can make
happen any time we want, in a controlled
environment.
Quote: EvenBobThere's a school of thought that refrigeration
is the most important invention the world has
seen so far. In all it's forms, freezers, fridges,
air, it changed life for the better for every
person it touched, in a hundred different ways,
most of which we don't even see. In a sense,
it's controlling the weather. What people had
to wait to happen in nature, we can make
happen any time we want, in a controlled
environment.
I'm thinking of all the massive cold storages where they store produce after it is harvested.
Quote: bobbartopI'm thinking of all the massive cold storages where they store produce after it is harvested.
Just think about blood. Mass storage of human
blood banks was impossible before refrigeration.
Look at Clarence Birdseye. He invented an entire
industry in the 1920's, with flash freezing. By freezing
fresh food almost instantly, it's nutritional value
was preserved indefinitely. He started Birds Eye
in 1925, and sold it to General Foods 4 years later
for 22 million. $250 million in today's money.
Ice houses to store ice during the warm months, icemen to deliver it to your house, and an icebox.
Quote: Dalex64They did have cooling available.
And that's all it did. No freezer, no air conditioning.
How many aisles in a supermarket today are
totally devoted to flash freezing. Three double
sided aisles in my store, one of them is just desserts. In
the dinner and entree aisle, I can buy fish that was
frozen at sea, minutes after it was caught, by a
floating fish factory ship that employees hundreds
of people.
Quote: Dalex64They did have cooling available.
Ice houses to store ice during the warm months, icemen to deliver it to your house, and an icebox.
I seem to barely remember, when I was very young, that the railroads had cars that were loaded with ice through hatches on the top instead of like today's modern reefer units. Wow, we really have seen a lot of change in 50 years.
Quote: IbeatyouracesAdvil.
Seriously, I've been reading that turmeric is a much better anti-inflammatory than even Advil. And no side effects, no risks. I tried brushing my gums with turmeric a few weeks ago when I thought I had a tooth ache. Pain's gone, totally gone. (knock on wood)
Apparently it also has properties that fend off cancer, colon cancer, prostrate cancer. Turmeric is good for a morning smoothie, mix a touch of black pepper with it to help the body absorb it. Anyway, that's what I've read. There's plenty on the internet about it. I no longer take Advil, and I DEFINITELY do not take Tylenol, that crap's poison.
Quote: IbeatyouracesIt's only used for nagging headaches.
Look it up sometime when y'got nothing to do. I've only fairly recently discovered it myself and it's pretty interesting. Supposed to be really good for you in many ways. It might even be good for headaches. Actually, I just googled turmeric and headaches and it does say it's very good for that.
Ever notice the sweet innocent candy coating on Advil? Trust me that sweet candy coating is only skin deep. break one in half or chew it. It's like ingesting battery acid. Advil almost cost me my life and has caused permanent damage. AVOID ADVIL if and as much as possible.Quote: IbeatyouracesAdvil.
Tylenol is better heath wise (different ingredients), unfortunately it's less effective than Advil for certain things.
Quote: AxelWolfEver notice the sweet innocent candy coating on Advil? Trust me that sweet candy coating is only skin deep. break one in half or chew it. It's like ingesting battery acid. Advil almost cost me my life and has caused permanent damage. AVOID ADVIL if and as much as possible.
Tylenol is better heath wise (different ingredients), unfortunately it's less effective than Advil for certain things.
https://www.google.com/search?q=turmeric+compared+to+advil+and+tylenol