[General Discussion] Experiences lost with new technology

It's inevitable that some where along the time line in human history, we come up with newer and better ways to do stuff, and with the advent of newer technology some things go obsolete.

What are some experiences you miss that got replaced by new technology?

I miss snail mail. I miss having to send out things by post, looking forward to new mail in the post box, sending my friends a response back. I don't remember half the conversations I've had with penpals when I was a kid, but I do remember they were special. Emails were useful for work, but all of the sudden when writing to a friend became just as easy as picking up the phone to call them and response was instantaneous, the whole luster of "writing" in general got lost.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

In regards to maps and gps's, I admit I have grown a liking to having my iPhone:
1) Map our routes
2) Tell me which routes have traffic
3) Turn by turn navigation

I still know how to read maps and navigate my way through, but it's just nice having that little device handy that tells me if there's a big traffic jam on my way where the haul's easily 30-40 minutes additional (hurr hurr LA traffic). What I've lost through all that is the resourcefulness it takes to route myself around jams and blockways and knowing alternate routes and times where certain roads get congested, etc. Not that I was particularly good at that to begin with, but I kinda feel something is amiss that I wouldn't have a chance to hone those skills and giving my brain that exercise.

There's nowhere I can't reach.