When I were a lad …

• A first class postage stamp cost 10p and we had two reliable postal deliveries a day
• Computer games ran in 1KB of memory
• Modems connected at 0.3Kbps
• London telephone numbers had 9 digits
• You left a spare front door key under the door mat
• There were 3 television channels
• Daytime TV was ‘Pebble Mill at One’
• TV closed down at night
• Remote controls were attached by wires
• Only trucks had diesel engines
• The First Division was the top tier of English football – not the third
• Snickers were called Marathon and Starburst were called Opal Fruits
• Minis were mini