No matter which era we are born into we think we are the bees knees and have the best tech going..the sharpest flint which sliced through a mammoth must have amazed at first…
I am very pleased I was born into the age of central heating, sat navs and automatic washing machines…my favourite technology.
But I am also very pleased I don’t have to ride a Penny farthing!
Right on Hazel! I like the analogy of flint slicing a mammoth! And I too like my "mechanical servants" as I refer to them: the washing machine & dryer and especially the dishwasher.
ReplyDeleteAnd oh yes as an avid biker the Penny Farthing would have made me not be an avid biker! LOL
DeleteThere is a penny farthing museum near us and you can try sitting on a fixed one.. It feels so high and dangerous... People were made of tough stuff in those days.
DeleteThere is a penny farthing museum near us and you can try sitting on a fixed one.. It feels so high and dangerous... People were made of tough stuff in those days.
DeleteI FINALLY looked it up! I have always wondered about the name:
DeleteThe "penny-farthing" bicycle got its name from the appearance of its two differently sized wheels, with the large front wheel resembling a penny and the smaller rear wheel a farthing (a quarter of a penny).
Ha ha! Piltdown Man to Penny Farthing bikes - you have covered a lot of ground there! Highly amusing! I must admit I love my gadgets. Scissors, staplers, hole punch, light bulbs, what would we do without them!
ReplyDeleteMichael, I also agree with your list of conveniences. Collage by candlelight might be a bit challenging and dangerous!
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