[Tech1] Bread AND Dripping

[dave.mdv]

It was compulsory! Especially nice was the brown bit at the bottom of 
the basin!  ..and don't forget the tins of Malt and the Government 
orange juice (no bits, of course!), picking up 'Window' on the way to 
school and taking books in to get your cardboard badge! Happy, healthy, 
days, constant outdoor playing, no mobiles (or any phones at all!) , 
home grown veg. and chicken once a year (if you were lucky!) at 
Christmas, a Boy Scout Annual, an apple and an orange as presents. Milk 
from the farmer's churn in the back of a small van. Cheers, Dave.

On 15/04/2020 16:53, Keith Wicks via Tech1 wrote:
> 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 <mailto: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.
>
>
>     On Wednesday, 15 April 2020, 12:06:09 BST, paul--- via Tech1
>     <tech1 at tech-ops.co.uk <mailto:tech1 at tech-ops.co.uk>> wrote:
>
>
>     Thiers always one that spoils it by speaking out……
>
>     *From:*Tech1 <tech1-bounces at tech-ops.co.uk
>     <mailto: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 <mailto:mibridge at mac.com>>
>     *Cc:* tech1 at tech-ops.co.uk <mailto:tech1 at tech-ops.co.uk>
>     *Subject:* Re: [Tech1] Baby boomers
>
>     Shhhhh! Don’t tell everyone!!
>
>     ///Barry./
>
>     On 15 Apr 2020, at 09:03, Mike Giles via Tech1
>     <tech1 at tech-ops.co.uk <mailto:tech1 at tech-ops.co.uk>> wrote:
>
>
>
>         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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