Nostalgia

Was in a second-hand shop the other day and came across a toasting-fork.  A toasting-fork!!  Who the heck uses a toasting-fork these days?  Time was when if you wanted toast or crumpets or muffins you had to spike them onto such a fork and then sit right over the fire for five or ten minutes getting burnt knees and cheeks, but then along came the electric toaster - the early ones weren't much cop, but they were a boon.  Of course few people these days have open fires, so I rather suspect that when I next visit that shop, the toasting-fork will still be there!