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How Did We Ever Manage Without Them?
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http:// www.dai lymail. co.uk/n ews/art icle-49 94980/J AN-MOIR -looks- innovat ions-60 -years. html
It is amazing the dates that some of these appliances were introduced.
But think of the gadgets that were bought but hardly ever used.
It is amazing the dates that some of these appliances were introduced.
But think of the gadgets that were bought but hardly ever used.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I remember the earlier toaster - it was lethal. Two pull down flaps either side of the element which got extremely hot and of course the slices had to be turned.
We much preferred to use the toasting fork over the fire but that was no good for a quick breakfast on a summer's day.
I also remember the drudgery of washday every Monday. I'm sure we didn't change our clothes several times a day back then.
We much preferred to use the toasting fork over the fire but that was no good for a quick breakfast on a summer's day.
I also remember the drudgery of washday every Monday. I'm sure we didn't change our clothes several times a day back then.
The suitcase made me smile with a memory, AOG.....
In the fifties we travelled frequently between the UK and Ireland with heavy suitcases....
My father attached castors to one side of each case and I still remember the puzzled gazes of other passengers as our family strode along platforms with our cases gliding beside us......x
In the fifties we travelled frequently between the UK and Ireland with heavy suitcases....
My father attached castors to one side of each case and I still remember the puzzled gazes of other passengers as our family strode along platforms with our cases gliding beside us......x
Makes for interesting reading but makes me wonder, as AOG has said, how many gadgets we have that we never use. My old dad lived til he was 95 - never had a fridge, washing machine, TV, toaster, electric kettle, electric lawn mower etc etc. He never drove either but used a push bike (or walked) well into his 90s. I've got a cupboard full of gadgets - some of which have never, or seldom, been used. Others I wouldn't want to live without.