We are survivors. Consider the changes we have witnessed. We were born before television, before penicillin, before polio shots, frozen food, photocopiers, plastic, contact lenses, frisbees and the pill.

We were before radar, credit cards, jet airliners, split atoms, laser beams and ball-point pens.Before pantyhose, dishwashers, tumble dryers, electric blankets, flushing inside toilets, air conditioners, drip-dry clothes and before men walked on the moon.

We got married first, then lived together. How quaint can you be? In our time, bunnies were small rabbits and rabbits were not Volkswagens. Designer Jeans were scheming ladies named Jean and "having a meaningful relationship" meant getting along well with our cousins.

We thought fast food was what you ate during Lent. A Big Mac was a large raincoat and crumpet was what you had for tea. Outer space was the back seats at the local picture theatre.

We were before house husbands, gay rights, computer dating, dual careers and commuter marriages. We were before day-care centres, disposable nappies, personal analysts, group therapy and nursing homes. Sheltered accommodation was where you waited for a bus. We never heard of FM radio, tape decks, electric typewriters, artificial hearts, word processors, yoghurt and men wearing earrings. For us, time sharing meant togetherness. A chip meant a piece of wood or fried potato, hardware meant nuts and bolts and software wasn't even a word.

In the 1940's, "Made in Japan" meant junk and the term "making out" referred to how well you did in your exams. A stud was something that fastened a collar to a shirt and Going all the ways meant staying on the bus to the bus depot. Pizzas, MacDonalds and instant coffee were unheard of.

In our day, smoking was fashionable, grass was mown. Coke was kept in a coal house, a joint was a piece of meat you roasted on a Sunday and pot was something you cooked in. Rock music was Grandma's lullaby. A gay person was the life and soul of the party and nothing more, and 'Was"were helpers in the headmasters office.

We were certainly not before the differences between the sexes was discovered, but we were surely before the sex change. We made do with what we had and were the last generation stupid enough to think you needed a husband to have a baby.

We who were born before 1945 must be a hardy bunch when you think of all the ways in which the world has changed and the adjustments we have had to make. No wonder we are confused and there is such a generation gap.

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