Quote Originally Posted by bobh View Post
milk and papers delivered early morning (I did a paper round myself - got up at 5:30 Not allowed now)
Baker van, Butcher van and "pop lorry" coming around every week.
Dad pulling into a petrol station and getting a pounds-worth of petrol - virtually filled the tank.
My grandchildren won't believe me but when I first started driving (1968) I could buy 3 gallons of petrol for £1. That's equivalent to 7p per litre today!

Whilst on the topic of petrol prices, do any other old timers still think in gallons not litres? When you see local prices of about £1.55 a litre and motorway petrol station prices of £1.85 a litre 30p difference doesn't sound that bad until you think that's roughly £1.35 per gallon more!