Do We Need To Complain

[teacake44]

I'm not unknowledgeable about world war 1, but after watching WW1 in colour it makes you wonder what we really have to complain about, ( including myself ) it brings one back down to earth, for what we take for granted. Well worth watching if you can stand it?

[anotheoldgit]

jackthehat

/// Modern times have seen that those of us with our feet on British soil have lived under no threat of death even whilst our troops are fighting on foreign shores. ///

Have you forgot the IRA and Islamic terrorist attacks?

[dannyk13]

PP DOB 13/7/1932.

[jackthehat]

Oh dear, exactly almost to the word what I anticipated, AOG.....LoL

[retrocop]

For the pedants I did not specify a year(1945) for 'shortly after hostilities had ceased'. People still had rationing to contend with and I recall no shortage of London bomb sites for me to play on as a kid in early fifties.Plus the vast estates of prehabs (supposed to be temporary housing )for those where were bombed out. For my parents generation they would still describe the war as recent as they still suffered hardships and often blamed the war. It was recent as yesterday to them. Difference was they got a good night's sleep.

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[vetuste_ennemi]

Yes, a beautiful song, Ladybirder. I've listened to several versions, but the Corries' one is my favourite.

[anotheoldgit]

hereIam
/// aog I am beginning to think that you dislike women intensely as you frequently have digs over one thing or another concerning women ///

I don't dislike all women, only those women libbers who I did mention, I am all for equality for women in their own right, but I dislike those who wish to swing the equality pendulum over the other way.

Incidentally I have been married to my darling wife for 64 years and still love her dearly and she agrees with me, as do my daughter in laws, my female friends and neighbours regarding the constant moans and their constant quest to take over men.

It is this attitude that is spoiling it for real feminine women, lets us all strive for a level playing field.

[Prudie]

OMG so instead of agreeing with the OP of the horrors that affected everyone in wars - but none more so than those who had to go and fight this thread has been the usual ABers using it as a vehicle to start a fight about what they fancy - women, have a go at old people and what they did and didn't do in the war, telling people off in a biased way or twist it into having a go at any ABer that narcs you.
Are you a new user teacake? Welcome and welcome to a perfect microcosm of the site - aren't we lucky we can say all this freely nowadays.

[Rockrose]

If I believe in equality does that stop me being ‘a real feminine woman ‘?

[retrocop]

Mr aog and PP
You may notice I said 'the King's uniform'.That would be George V1 who died in 1952. Although a surrender was taken on Lunnburg heath it was to become the training ground of the allied occupation army later to be known as B.A.O.R. Not unreasonable to consider a man born in 1932 to be a 20year old soldier on manoevres in 1952 in the King's uniform is it?

[anotheoldgit]

jackthehat
/// Oh dear, exactly almost to the word what I anticipated, AOG.....LoL ///

No problem always here to correct your mistakes.

[Baldric]

Very tempted to report the post @ 15:55, but I won't as it speaks volumes about the ABer who posted it.

[anotheoldgit]

retrocop

I am not being pedantic but you did type:

/// I recall one time his avatar was one of himself on Lunenburg Heath shortly after hostilities had ceased in WW2. He was wearing the King's army uniform. ///

[anotheoldgit]

retrocop

/// Not unreasonable to consider a man born in 1932 to be a 20year old soldier on manoevres in 1952 in the King's uniform is it? ///

Maybe but I don't consider 1952 to be "shortly after hostilities had ceased".

It was 7 years after.

[dannyk13]

AOG, I can assure you that in Germany 1952 was not long after the war finished.

[Rockrose]

Danny you do not have to explain yourself to him

[sanmac]

I have to agree with AOG that when Retrocop used the phrase "shortly after hostilities had ceased", he implied that the date was more proximate to the end of the war than 7 years later.

[marval]

When I hear and see what it was like in WW1, I realise just how lucky I am.

[THECORBYLOON]

Can we not all just agree that ANOTHEOLDGIT is the go-to guy for all things and experiences WWII-related?