Rick writes:

Mia was telling a story recently about having to go to the bank because there weren’t any ATMs at the time.

I paused. There weren’t any what? There was a time before ATMs? Since WHEN?

It had simply not occurred to me that there was a time before Automatic Teller Machines. Of course, logic says there must have been, but I certainly don’t remember them. For the record, I am 24 and ATMs were introduced widely in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

I have never known a time without them, and I’m pretty sure it made Mia feel old at the time. Right?

I feel old occasionally too (I know, I don’t really have the right to) like when I explain that encyclopedias used to come in volumes for almost every individual letter. And that within those letters was pretty much all the info you needed to know about everything. And that they cost thousands of dollars.

Remember when they used to give them away on game shows? Now we have the Internet and young kids will look at you funny if you try to gab on about these strange books.

What else makes you feel old? We’ve put together a list of 20 items in the gallery below. Have a look and then it’s over to you. Got any more?

Some of these were inspired by the blog WanneFeelOld but we added a few of our own:

The first iPod was released in 2001. Over a decade ago. Wow.

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, the adorable twins from Full House are 28 this year. With a billion dollar media and merchandising empire.

The price per litre of fuel in Australia was less than a dollar in the year 2000. Also, do you remember when attendants used to fill your tank up for you?

Kids born in 1997 can DRIVE. Kids born in 1998 have their learner's permits.

This is the eldest 'Hanson' brother Isaac. He is 33. The long-haired boy band brothers had their first and only hit Mmmbop in 1997. They're now all married with children.

The Lion King was released 20 years ago. And I bet you still know the words to the songs.

This is Doogie Howser, the 16-year-old doctor played by Neil Patrick Harris. Neil is now 41 and the show hasn't been on TV since 1993.

This is a floppy disc and also the universal symbol for 'saving' work on a computer. Children born after 1997 have probably never even seen one.