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Originally Posted by Sirtel
Speaking of books that seem dated now, I'm rereading "Lady of Hay" which was written in the 80-s. It's not a SF novel, but it's pretty weird to be reminded what life was like back then (I'm old enough to remember, but still...). Poor characters in the book must go to a library to look up historical persons and events, instead of just googling them; when they forgot to go shopping, they must eat whatever leftovers they have in the fridge, instead of ordering in (in London, not in some remote farm house); and so on. I felt really sorry for them.  The toil and trouble of life without internet... |
I can't remember if it was just in the late 70's or carried on into the early 80's but we used to have a van come down our street selling fresh fish; a big lorry came and sold Corona fizzy soft drinks in returnable bottles; the milkman delivered milk to your doorstep; and a local small supermarket (more a minimarket) would deliver your order in a van. I guess all that died out in the 80's with the rise of supermarkets and private car ownership. And now it's returning. Yay! This was in south west England, where the outskirts of a large town hit the green belt.
Edited to add - not to mention coal delivery. Of course you couldn't order any of these things on the spur of the moment.
Andrew