Oh How Things Have Changed

[Bazile]

Just had a chat with a colleague about things that have disappeared / almost disappeared over very recent years -

Remember carbon paper ?

I remember writing a letter out long hand - sending it to the typing pool - receiving letter back - correcting typing errors - sending back to typing pool .

Oh how technology have come on a pace in a very short while .

What are your recalls

[stuey]

While your mother was busy buying meat, you were busy making strange patterns with the tip of your shoes in the saw-dust on the floor.

[BlackadderV]

I was busy playing with the curly tails of the pigs' carcases hanging on the wall.

[fairycakes69]

Teletext machine, in the office, used it to send messages and would receive messages on a print out, used to think I was very advanced using one of them.

[stuey]

And the butcher store I'm talking about is still in business!: H Cheadle & Son Butcher, 89 High Street Newcastle under Lyme.

[stuey]

That would be "butcher shop", I guess:)