Technology has made life faster, easier and considerably less patient.

BuzzFeed recently asked older adults to name the everyday inconveniences from the past that would probably frustrate people today. The answers are a great reminder of just how much daily life has changed.

Imagine telling someone today that they can't Google it, text anyone or even leave the house because they're waiting for a phone call.

Welcome to the old days!

1. Waiting by the Phone 

Before cell phones, waiting for an important call meant actually waiting by the phone.

Expecting a call from a date? A friend? A potential employer?

You stayed home and hoped the phone rang.

And later, when dial-up internet arrived, someone getting online could tie up the phone line. Nothing tested a family relationship quite like, “GET OFF THE INTERNET! I'M EXPECTING A CALL!”

2. Writing Everything Down 

Need directions? Write them down.

Need a grocery list? Write it down.

Want Grandma's secret meatloaf recipe? Better grab a pen.

There were no smartphones waiting in your pocket to remember everything for you. Lose that little piece of paper and suddenly you're driving around looking for a gas station where somebody might know how to get to Uncle Bob's house.

3. Research Meant Going to the Library 

Today, you can ask a question and have an answer within seconds.

Back then, you might have needed an encyclopedia or a trip to the library.

And if your family's encyclopedia set was from 1974? Congratulations, Pluto is still a planet and your research ends somewhere around Gerald Ford.

4. Finding a Pay Phone 

You're away from home and need to call somebody?

First, find a pay phone.

Then make sure you have the right change.

Then hope the person you're calling is actually home to answer their phone.

Today we get irritated when a text takes four minutes to get a response.

5. Waiting to Hear About a Snow Day 

There were no school apps or instant text notifications.

When a snowstorm rolled into town, kids gathered around the TV or listened to the radio waiting for school closings.

You'd sit there watching or listening as every school in Michigan was announced except yours.

Then finally...

SAGINAW...

Everybody gets quiet.

Wrong district.

Keep waiting.

6. Sharing a Party Line

Long before everyone had their own smartphone, some households shared a telephone line with other homes.

If somebody else was using the line, you might have to wait.

And yes, people on the shared line could potentially pick up and listen to conversations.

Basically, it was social media without the screen.

7. Making a Mistake on a Typewriter

Before the backspace key could magically erase your mistakes, there was the manual typewriter.

One typo on an important school paper could mean correction fluid, correction tape or, in the worst case, typing the page all over again.

Imagine writing three pages, reaching the final paragraph and realizing you messed up.

Suddenly your typewriter is learning some new vocabulary.