The Original Spirit Explained: The time when courtesy was a common good, when men held doors open for their female counterparts, when TV was still amazement and not a necessity when people knew their neighbours and spent evenings playing family games. The days when goods were mostly handmade and not mass- produced in some far corner of the globe. When the word of a man didn't have to be accompanied by a pile of legal papers. When bonuses were given for performance, not for a contractual agreement. When cars were cars, not merely a form of transportation and when roadside repairs were often successfully done by the AA-service mechanic. When there was always a place to park,..... for free.