what it was like living in the 1st century...

1st century? I don't think they had very many trains from the 0 to 99 AD.

I don't think model trains came along until the 19th century.

Andre

and in another few years, it will take even less time to create an image like this one. But your camera, pacemaker, hearing aid and driveways lights will all be on one device you can't go anywhere without. So much so that future generations will have to develop a permanently mounted kangaroo pouch on their hip so they don't forget their cellphone. 

laming posted:

1st century? I don't think they had very many trains from the 0 to 99 AD.

I don't think model trains came along until the 19th century.

Andre

I agree.  They were probably more concerned with Maslow's first level of food,  shelter, clothing, etc.  In the USA we tend to live at the third or fourth levels.  Things like the brand name of clothes,  cars, # hits on my youtube channel, Facebook, and of course things like # of rivets, boiler plate location, correct sound chip, feedwater tube location.

Oh, I forgot to mention "operate" versus "drive".

No phone, no lights, no motorcar

Not a single luxury

Like Robinson Crusoe

It's primitive as can be...

If these guys show up at your door in the First Century, you're toast. 

They did have their rut-ways, an early form of 2-rail layout 

I think Overlandflyer is referencing 1st Century BC - Before CCD's and now we are in 1st Century AD - After Digital. 

jay jay posted:

If these guys show up at your door in the First Century, you're toast.

 

Two words:  Teutoburger Wald 

Are we far enough off topic yet?) 

Here's a steam engine (the first one!) from the 1st century ;

maybe the first gondola …..

or where highballing came from …..

Nation Wide Lines posted:

No phone, no lights, no motorcar

Not a single luxury

Like Robinson Crusoe

It's primitive as can be...

So join us here each week my friend you're sure to get a smile, from seven stranded castaways here on Giligan's Isle, sorry just had too!

ConrailFan posted:

Nation Wide Lines posted:

No phone, no lights, no motorcar

Not a single luxury

Like Robinson Crusoe

It's primitive as can be...

So join us here each week my friend you're sure to get a smile, from seven stranded castaways here on Giligan's Isle, sorry just had too!

I was wondering if someone would catch that!  LOL!

Robert S. Butler posted:

I think Overlandflyer is referencing 1st Century BC - Before CCD's and now we are in 1st Century AD - After Digital. 

two centuries ago, there were probably many who did not grasp the significance of the time, either.

cheers...gary