That it should happen in our lifetimes

[rolanni]

Steve and I were talking last evening about the jobs that had existed during our lifetimes which exist no more. Here's a partial list, in no particular order:

1. Lamplighter
2. Ice man
3. Pin boy
4. Ayrab
5. Tinker
6. Insurance man*
7. Milk man
8. Secretary**
9. Street sweeper
10. Beat cop

What occupations and jobs have vanished from the world around you?

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* Back in the Day, the insurance man would come to the house weekly, and collect his quarter or half-dollar. Yes, was the legitimate insurance man.

**Actually, secretary seemed to almost die out as a job,the reasoning being that the boss could type his own dern letters if only he was given a computer. Then corporate thinking came back around to the realization that the status of having a live person to do all that silly paperwork for you was priceless, so the occupation has enjoyed a minor renaissance.

Comments

[rolanni.livejournal.com]

Actually, the milk man still exists. We get a weekly milk delivery

Really? That's welcome news, actually. Do you happen to live in a large city-or-suburb?

[jelazakazone.livejournal.com]

I live in the suburbs of Washington DC. The dairy is in MD, actually.

Do you think that makes a difference?

[ailsaek.livejournal.com]

We have a couple of dairies that deliver here in eastern MA too.