[Tech1] Baby boomers

[Keith Wicks]

Bread *and* dripping? On the same day? You were one of the lucky ones.
KW

On Wed, 15 Apr 2020 at 16:47, ROGER BUNCE via Tech1 <tech1 at tech-ops.co.uk>
wrote:

> Yeah, Right, Lucky!
>
> Bear in mind we Baby Boomers have already had the Asian Flu, the Hong Kong
> Flu, the Mao Flu, and other pandemics, which culled our numbers
> considerably, not to mention the Great Smog of '52, which killed thousands,
> or the Great Storm of '53. Then there was all the routine stuff like
> Measles, Mumps, German Measles, Whooping Cough, Chicken Pox, Scarlet Fever,
> Diphtheria, etc. that were compulsory, before they invented vaccines for
> such things. Then there was the general lifestyle, living in
> asbestos-walled prefabs, on a diet of bread and dripping, with rationing
> and no bananas, and coal smoke belching out of chimneys. And those
> wonderful adventure playgrounds, that we called 'bombsites', because they
> were, where we unearthed all sorts of interesting bits of ironmongery. Or
> splashing about at the seaside, amongst the tank-traps and rusting barbed
> wire, or getting your bike wheel stuck in the tramlines, or all those other
> childhood adventures which nearly prevented us becoming adults.
>
> And now we're a major 'At Risk' group for the latest virus.
>
> So, you are entirely correct. We are Lucky - to have survived this long!
>
> luv, Rog.
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> On Wednesday, 15 April 2020, 12:06:09 BST, paul--- via Tech1 <
> tech1 at tech-ops.co.uk> wrote:
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> Thiers always one that spoils it by speaking out……
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> *From:* Tech1 <tech1-bounces at tech-ops.co.uk> *On Behalf Of *Barry Bonner
> via Tech1
> *Sent:* 15 April 2020 11:48
> *To:* Mike Giles <mibridge at mac.com>
> *Cc:* tech1 at tech-ops.co.uk
> *Subject:* Re: [Tech1] Baby boomers
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> Shhhhh! Don’t tell everyone!!
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>           *Barry.*
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> On 15 Apr 2020, at 09:03, Mike Giles via Tech1 <tech1 at tech-ops.co.uk>
> wrote:
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> It has occurred to me that in the current crisis situation, we baby
> boomers are once again at an advantage compared to later and earlier
> generations.
>
> We are past normal retirement age, so do not need to risk contact with
> fellow employees, but, assuming the pension funds are sufficiently robust,
> we still have income, mostly on the basis of relatively generous final
> salary schemes. And we are not old enough to be in care homes, which seem
> like risky places to be, but we are old enough to qualify for home
> deliveries from the likes of Sainsbury’s.
>
> What did we do to deserve such privileged status?
>
> With apologies to recipients who fall outside the bracket.
>
> Mike G
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