What\u2019s the oldest thing you have that\u2019s still in commission?<\/p>\n
We heard from listeners of LAist’s AirTalk show about the special items they just can’t let go \u2014 and still use!<\/p>\n
Whether it’s sentimental, useful or just never out of style, we all have that one item that has stuck with us through thick and thin. Listeners of AirTalk, LAist 89.3’s daily news show, shared what has survived the test of time for them, and the stories behind why they’re still in use. You can hear the full conversation above. <\/p>\n
Some examples that stood out to us: <\/p>\n
A sixth grade graduation shirt signed by old classmates, still used for as a comfy pajama top. sleeping.A family heirloom hookah with Arabic inscriptions from PakistanA flyswatter from the ’60A heating pad from the ’70s. <\/p>\n
Themes we heard:<\/p>\n
Kitchenware that got handed down from generation to generationNostalgia is a key factor, like hearing music through a vintage amplifier with a sound you can’t get on a modern amp.Efficiency. The most random things that bring the most efficiency (think 60+ year-old flyswatter). <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What\u2019s the oldest thing you have that\u2019s still in commission? We heard from listeners of LAist’s AirTalk show…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":490333,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[37791,48,52,51,191286,47,50,49,191288,191287],"class_list":["post-490332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles","tag-airtalk","tag-la","tag-la-headlines","tag-la-news","tag-listeners","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-headlines","tag-los-angeles-news","tag-old-items","tag-old-things-you-use"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/490332","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=490332"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/490332\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/490333"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=490332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=490332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=490332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}