old skills

@earl-of-trumps said
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I did logs, sq roots, exponentials on a slide rule.

It ain't bragging, it's complaining

@the-gravedigger said
I used to use Logarithm Tables.

I was once a trained comptometrist, an extremely well paid skill for operating a giant desktop machine which had no power or Enter key but could perform most mathematical functions including square roots.

Butchering

I used to be able to sail a dinghy solo. Perhaps I still could. I haven't tried since "Sailing" by Rod Stewart was in the charts.

I rebuilt several antique engines, . Involving lost arts like babbit bearing casting, filing rod caps to tighten loose rods etc

I used to be able to change a nappy but I have not tested this skill for about 18 years. And that's just fine by me hereon in.

@gambrel said
I rebuilt several antique engines, . Involving lost arts like babbit bearing casting, filing rod caps to tighten loose rods etc

I used to be able to navigate using the stars.
GPS put an end to all that celestial stuff.

@gambrel said
I rebuilt several antique engines, . Involving lost arts like babbit bearing casting, filing rod caps to tighten loose rods etc

@fmf said
I used to be able to sail a dinghy solo. Perhaps I still could. I haven't tried since "Sailing" by Rod Stewart was in the charts.

@badradger said
I sailed on the norfolk broads using a boat with a Lug rigg

@fmf said
I was once able to completely disassemble a moped's engine all on my own and lay all the parts out in several locations using an intuition-based system. As a result, we had to buy a new moped.

If you can get it in your country check out “The Repair Shop” on British TV. Fantastic “old skills” and wonderfully heart warming and sentimental.

BBC and Amazon Prime.

I walked the Pennine Way alone when I was 14 years old using the various necessary skills. The only place I walk now is around my house and from the taxi to my usual table at the bar.