20 Sounds Boomers Lived With That We Don’t Hear Anymore

If there’s a sound I do not miss from back in the day, it’s the high-pitched squeal of chalk on a chalkboard. This squeal was the absolute bane of my existence for the duration of my schooling. It is no less than a miracle of modernity that chalkboards have been replaced with whiteboards or “smart boards” or whatever it is that they’re using now. There is no need for children to sit in the classroom shivering.