(Yes, I know, there are one or two drivers currently in formula one who might find them useful - and they might even prefer the old illuminated semaphore jobs that those of us who learnt to drive in Morris Minors remember with affection, particularly for the way you often had to lean out of the window and push them back into their slots).
There were those who were able to reacquaint themselves with films they remember with affection... and younger ones discovering them for the first time.
Andrew Lloyd Webber decided to adapt Eliot's 1939 creation "partly because it is a book I remember with affection from my childhood and partly because I wanted to set existing verse to music," he wrote in the original London production program.
The case of the infamous shoe bomber who was overpowered by crew and passengers while trying to set off a bomb and which anyone who has had to remove their shoes at airport security will remember with affection, 28 was similar, and there are many more.
"I was brought up in the presence of the Bible, and I remember with affection what it was like to hold a dogmatic position on the statements of Christian belief," he writes.
I thoroughly enjoyed working with Nigel Kennedy, whom I remember with affection.
We remember with affection his remarkable intellect, wit, degree of knowledge and loyalty.
We remember with affection his insight, formidable intellect, breadth of knowledge and wit.
Also I remember with affection the T.V situation comedy, Queenies Castle with Dianna Dors.
A man for all seasons, your unfailing good humor, flair for fine arts, and devotion to friends and family will be remembered with affection by all who knew you.
Elizabeth is still remembered with affection, not least by those who recall how she returned to Kallstadt twice, including to celebrate her 80th birthday in 1950.
