It was intimated to me the other day on social media than in addition to my default grumpiness that I had a dislike of all things modern, well I suppose I must hold my hands up to modern football,modern football commentators (Especially Robbie Savage and Stan Collymore) ,modern football managers all at the highest level.
I'm certainly not enamoured with modern politicians so many of whom appear to be in it for what they can make rather than being there because they feel they have a duty to serve (All aficionados of the West Wing will note the Ainsley Hayes reference)
And talking of the West Wing modern television, don't get me going on an endless round of "Reality" television with a load of Z list celebrities instead of the plethora of quality drama comedy and documentaries that used to abound in my youth.
So there we are Cliffy reinforcing the fact that he is a grumpy old sod wishing the world had stopped at the end of the 70's
Well hold on a sec the above may be true but there are do many things about but he modern world that is as good as or better than it was in my youth, firstly the way you are reading this,t'internet, a vast repository of information way better than Ceefax and so much more convenient than the library.
And then there's photography as so many know my great love, yes I still drool over the look of cameras of the past but as far as useable instruments go today's DSLR's wipe the floor with what I use to use and I can process the shots without being locked in a dark room and show them to the world shortly after taking them,although some may say that's a negative
And so many more things,the proliferation of real ale, food from around the world and especially cars that don't break down every time you even thing of going on a long journey
Yes there is plenty I miss from the past but I don't live in it
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