Hello

[trevnhil]

I agree with all that you say about preserving things. Unfortunately it never seems to dawn on people until it is too late. Then of course there is a little matter of finding premises for restored things and indeed the money that would be needed.

But all too quickly things change in our lifetime, and things which we used regularly as younger people are now superseded by supposedly better things.

I wonder what my mother would have said if I told her that one day you would be able to take a picture and make a phone call with a 'Blackberry'. Or that you could send a picture via an 'orange'!!!

We live in very enlightened times, to say the least and there have been fantastic changes over the years. As you say it is a pity that more things cannot be retained for future generations.

Trev..

[accykeef]

We seem obsessed these days with making things complicated. I remember a time when a telephone was used to speak to someone whether it be a friend, customer or to complain about the price of cod heads at Grimsby market. Nowadays, telephones can take pictures, access the internet, send messages to other telephones without human intervention, give access to applications which nobody has found a use for and a whole manner of other things. The one thing they don't do very well is what they were designed for - talking to people - do you get a person answering, no, a recorded message is generally the best you can hope for.

I am all for progress but isn't it meant to move forwards and make things better.

As for this being a polite forum - long may it stay that way. ;D