I remember when the local butcher home delivered and vegetables were sold from street to street by a green grocer using a horse and cart!
I remember when every street corner in the busiest parts of Sydney had fresh fruit and veg sellers working from carts.
I remember when pens were pieces of wood with a little metal nib and ink came in screw top jars that were placed in an ink well on the desk.
I remember when steam trains were used regularly on suburban train lines.
I remember when a service station attendant rushed out to fill your fuel tank and clean your windscreen too!
I remember when soft drinks came in glass bottles and ice creams came in fresh cones.
I remember when everyone knew the local constable by name and all of the kids were in awe of him.
I remember when all you needed to have fun was some open space and a few broom handles as props.
I remember when air conditioned meant the windows opened.
I remember when the only plastic in cars was in the seats.
I remember when ice was delivered by truck because we didn't have the home refrigerator yet.
I remember when we would go to the pictures there were sweet sellers in the aisles during intermission.
I remember when sample bags at the Easter show were no more than 2 shillings and you only needed one or two to keep you going for days or weeks!
I remember when you could walk anywhere at night without fear of being accosted and shop keepers had their shops in the front room of their homes.
I remember when the family that owned a car were considered the rich people on the street.
I remember when new homes were clad with fibro; wood and brick were for the rich people in the area.
I remember when calculators looked like rulers with a little sliding section.
I remember when toys were made of wood and metal.
I remember when coins weren't toxic and your nanna used to bake them into Christmas pudding.
I remember when socks that had holes were repaired by ladies with a darning needle and block.
I remember when radios were big things with lots of dials and funny looking glass tubes that glowed in the dark.
I remember when light switches were on the ceiling and you pulled a cord to turn them on and off.
I remember when your shoes got a hole in the sole you took them to a nice man who put all new leather soles on them for 1 shilling!
I remember when people made their own jam, bread, cakes, icecream, clothes and belts.
I remember when everyone knew the local bank manager by name and people spoke that name in hushed and reverent tones.
I remember when your school teacher would stay at the one school for their entire career and often teach two or three generations of one family.
... I think I'd better leave some for someone else, don't you?