The Daily Drawing by Lorie Ransom for February 11, 2022

Will anyone under 40 get this?

Except that pencils were actually too small. Bic pens were what worked.

Preferably the classic No. 2, not a smooth round one. You need the facets to catch the nubs in the hubs.!

I understand this reference.

It used to make me unwilling to take tapes out of the library, as it freaked me out when it happened to someone else’s tape when I played it.

he’s come unwound!

Funny thing is I used to feel so weirdly satisfied after I had tightened my cassettes with the Bic cap, like I had actually accomplished something of merit. It was like the thing was suddenly new again. Weird.

I used one of these:

https://picclick.com/Radio-Shack-Realistic-Manual-Cassette-Tape-Hand-Winder-202235406962.html

The size of a cassette box. One of the best investments I ever made. It was much faster than rewinding in the cassette player.

One of my all time faves! Lol!