In reply to Dave Perry:
> There must be loads more:-
> 1. Knitting?
> 2. Making cakes or indeed any cooking which does not involve opening tins, pre prepared food etc., etc.,
> 3. Repairing clothing & 'cheap' goods aka the-throw-away-society. And sometimes throwing away perfectly good gear for the simple reason that people can't be bothered to take it away. I was doing a job on a camping site and people often left perfect tents and their contents behind, such as the odd sleeping bag, chairs tables etc., , unused and unopened food still in date. In the end I was recycling brand new kettles still in their boxes that people threw away there was so much kit left.
> 4. Pressing button A or pressing button B (you'll only know that one if you were around in the early 70's probably.
> 5. And a personal; one for me. There are no Radio Operators on ships anymore, military or civilian. Morse Code along with Teleprinters and manual typewriters and associated skills have all but gone apart from enthusiastic amateurs.
> 6. Sharpening knives on the kitchen step.
> 7. In 2014 I think over seven languages have become extinct and one of those never had its words or grammar recorded.
> 8. Watching your single glazed windows run with condensation or frosted on the inside in winter.
> 9. How to light a fire with matches, paper and wood in a hearth.
I know numerous people who know (and regularly practice) almost all of those skills, apart from the lost languages and the Radio Operators. In fact, half of the "lost skills" in this thread are alive and thriving.