A century!

This is my 100th post! wow. When I first started I was sure it was going to be a passing fancy. All my previous attempts at keeping any kind of journal (even in very interesting times of my life) have never managed more than one or two entries. So thank you to all of you people, as it is the comments & feedback I recieve that make this so much more interesting than a paper diary. Keep them coming:-)

In honour of my century, and in view of my coming birthday, I was thinking about how the world has changed during my lifetime. When I was a child, i was sure my mother was so old that she could remember dinosaurs (no, really. Children have a strange perception of time!), but, when chatting to Mstr A today I realised how many things he will take for granted that I never had:

I remember when......

• There were no mobile phones, faxes, email or SMS. In fact, only a select few had a phone at all
• There were no CD's, Car stereo's, IPods, 'Ghetto Blasters', or Midi sets.
• Not only were there no DVD's, Sky + or internet downloads, there were no Video's either.
• There were only three TV channels. AND they only ran about 6 hours a day.
• You had to scrape the ice off the inside of the car windscreen as well as the outside.
• In the summer, everyone had 2nd degree burns from the vinyl car seats.
• All dinners were cooked from raw ingrediants, and eaten off plates.
• The milkman delivered to every house in the country before 7am
• The post was the most reliable way of sending information, and was delivered twice a day.
• "seasonal vegetables" changed, depending on the season
• There were no lap-tops, palm-tops, or even home computers
• Libraries were open all day, every day, in every community
• Having a car was a luxury. The two car family was unheard off
• It was considered right and normal to put 8 children into a family hatchback

I can think off loads more, but these are the ones that seem to really surprise the young. Sometimes I feel ancient just by talking to them, but I'll be 33 in a few weeks! Think what will have happened when I discuss this with my grandchildren!

What do you think have been the biggest changes/innovations in your lifetime?