50 things we were doing in 2010 that we aren’t doing anymore

2010 was a simpler time — there was no chance of Tigers ever winning a final and fuel never seem to cost over $1.20. And while there is plenty of things we miss, we are glad we can now get Macca’s breakfast whenever we want and use our phones in the City Loop.

This was the decade that transformed us from a bunch of plankers with BlackBerries into selfie-taking influencers who can eat Macca’s breakfast whenever they like.

Here are 50 things we were doing in 2010 that we aren’t doing on the eve of 2020.

Selfies are no longer a thing to be ashamed of. Picture: Jake Nowakowski

1. Making calls on home landline phones.

2. Using Metcards.

3. Getting cut off from McDonald’s breakfast at 10.30am

4. Watching free-to-air every night.

5. Saying the Tigers would never win.

6. Holding hope that Star Wars episodes VII, VIII and IX would be good.

7. Making a deposit at St George Bank.

We had to turn to Tinder when commuter love letters in mX came to an end.

8. Enjoying the creepy commuter love letters in mX.

9. Getting stuck at level crossings.

10. Typing on the Blackberry smartphone’s Qwerty keyboard.

11. Respecting Essendon.

12. Planking.

13. Listening to Justin Timberlake.

14. Shopping at Clive Peeters and Dick Smith Electronics.

15. Hopping on the Nightrider.

Myki almost makes us miss the metcard ticket.

16. Watching and enjoying The Footy Show.

17. Reading Cleo and FHM.

18. Having grandparents who voted for Family First.

19. Cracking it when the price of petrol topped $1.20.

We said goodbye to the Blackberry and it’s impossible to use keyboard.

20. Getting change from $1 million for a house in Melbourne.

21. Looking forward to political stability with the ascension of Julia Gillard as Prime Minister.

22. Laughing off Donald Trump’s political ambitions.

23. Lining up at a taxi rank.

How did we function when we weren’t able to have Macca’s breakfast after 10.30am?

24. Revelling in Will, Kate and a relatively scandal-free royal family.

25. Predicting the re-election of the Brumby Government.

26. Settling in for the evening with some DVDs.

27. Looking forward to the long reign of Pope Benedict XVI.

28. Hoping Swine Flu won’t wipe out humanity.

29. Checking in on Foursquare.

We said goodbye to landline phones.

30. Loading music from CDs into iTunes.

31. Feeling no need to take photos of your food at a restaurant.

32. Reading and being deeply disturbed by Stieg Larsson novels.

33. Watching The Circle.

34. Watching Masterchef with its original trio of judges.

35. Being obsessed with Angry Birds.

36. Getting excited by the prospect of 4G.

The Footy Show was enjoyable in 2010, believe it or not.

37. Having your phone cut out in the City Loop.

38. Playing Lady Gaga’s Telephone on repeat.

39. Arguing with friends about whether or not Inception was brilliant.

40. Being able to hold a conversation with your children before Minecraft was released.

41. Visiting the Swanston St McDonald’s late at night before its demolition for the new train station.

Osama bin Laden was still a wanted man in 2010.

42. Hanging on every episode of Breaking Bad.

43. Enjoying Melbourne Storm’s unblemished premiership streak.

44. Unwittingly voting for Geoff Shaw in Frankston.

45. Owning an analog TV that still received a signal.

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46. Keeping an eye out for Osama bin Laden.

47. Reading crime stories about gangsters murdering each other, not teen gangs smashing into houses.

48. Putting the iPod on shuffle.

49. Wondering whether you should bother saving money when the world was going to end in 2012 anyway.

50. Being ashamed to take a selfie.