There are some symbols of everyday life here in Central New York that we may think will be around forever.  Remember VCR's, phone booths, and Dan Dee Donuts shops?   Which will be next to disappear?  According to Kiplinger's, many iconic things could soon be gone from our everyday life.  They include:

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US Postal Service Blue Collection Boxes.  There are already less than half as many as there were back in early 1990's.  With the volume of first class mail falling yearly, and the cost of mail carriers to stop by each one, the ones in our neighborhoods will soon be gone.  We will probably see the blue boxes in front of post offices and maybe at very busy shopping areas.  Otherwise, goodbye.

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School Textbooks.  It's expected that within five years, digital formats will have replaced those bulky textbooks used in schools and colleges.  Tablets and e-readers are much more user-friendly, and the content can be updated instantly.

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Clutch Pedals.  Most driver's now can not even operate a manual transmission.  Most auto makers are discontinuing their stick-shift models.  The new Ford F-150 pickup is the latest to be offered as an automatic only.  Automatic transmissions are now much more efficient and have many fuel-saving gear ratios, making the manual shift vehicles clumsy and obsolete.

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Privacy.  Many of us don't think about this very often, but each time we log online, we are being tracked.  Research a new appliance, or shoes, or a new car online, and notice how quickly you being seeing ads for those products.  And, your smartphone is a tracking device. It's loaded with sensors and GPS data.  Every location you visit, every call you place and every text you send are saved somewhere.  Privacy is quickly becoming as hard to find as Blockbuster video stores

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