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Anyone Watching Britain At War C5 ?
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The parallel of being locked down every day , the boredom is quite astonishing of today with one major difference , no Internet , it's an eye opener of what life was like during the war years
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. Most women back then were fantastic at spinning food out and making meals out of very little. We went to school with gas masks slung around our necks. Played out as we usually did. Went to the pictures and life went on pretty much as normal. When the sirens sounded we went down to a communal air raid shelter . Listened to the radio and played board games. We were...
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Another oddity was that bakers were not allowed to sell bread baked the same day. The theory was that it would be slightly less appetising a day later and so people would not eat so much.
Another oddity was that bakers were not allowed to sell bread baked the same day. The theory was that it would be slightly less appetising a day later and so people would not eat so much.
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Juamita Ramirez discovering that each generation writes its own history. Evans's mistaken reconstruction has been known about for around fifty years. The colonnade should be an undercroft or something
and Ventris' discovery ( killed in a car accident 1960) was my reading at primary school ( precocious kid) - good Penguin , and omits mention of Bletchley Park.
and Ramirez gives the American a free adoring hand - and does not ask - and what view point are you rewriting history to day ?
Juamita Ramirez discovering that each generation writes its own history. Evans's mistaken reconstruction has been known about for around fifty years. The colonnade should be an undercroft or something
and Ventris' discovery ( killed in a car accident 1960) was my reading at primary school ( precocious kid) - good Penguin , and omits mention of Bletchley Park.
and Ramirez gives the American a free adoring hand - and does not ask - and what view point are you rewriting history to day ?
. Most women back then were fantastic at spinning food out and making meals out of very little. We went to school with gas masks slung around our necks. Played out as we usually did. Went to the pictures and life went on pretty much as normal. When the sirens sounded we went down to a communal air raid shelter . Listened to the radio and played board games.
We were lucky in our part of Lancashire in that we only had one bomb dropped on our town. It did however land about 50 yards from my auntie's house but thankfully didn't 'go off'. We didn't miss the internet because no-one had even heard of it. There was always something to do and life as I said went on. Never heard anyone moaning .The adults seemed to be much more resilient back then. We had two evacuees and they went to school with us. Dad went off to join the Royal Artillery and ended up helping to man the guns up in the Orkney Isles. He ended up with a burst eardrum and was partially deaf for the rest of his life.
It depended though on where you lived. Some cities and areas were bombed and raised to the ground. People were killed and made homeless. Life was grim for many and I can only speak about my own experiences ,
We were lucky in our part of Lancashire in that we only had one bomb dropped on our town. It did however land about 50 yards from my auntie's house but thankfully didn't 'go off'. We didn't miss the internet because no-one had even heard of it. There was always something to do and life as I said went on. Never heard anyone moaning .The adults seemed to be much more resilient back then. We had two evacuees and they went to school with us. Dad went off to join the Royal Artillery and ended up helping to man the guns up in the Orkney Isles. He ended up with a burst eardrum and was partially deaf for the rest of his life.
It depended though on where you lived. Some cities and areas were bombed and raised to the ground. People were killed and made homeless. Life was grim for many and I can only speak about my own experiences ,
I too am drawn to the war years and any films of TV programmes about those time. Not so more about the actual war itself (which Mr APC loves) but about life in general. I was born much the same time as Bobbie and the war shaped my childhood. Although I don't every remember any of my relatives who actually participated in the war talking about their experiences. I wish now I had asked more questions, but you don't when you are young.
Apc just a quick update. Everything fine now. Drain clogged up with silt and leaves right deep down. Son cleared it out by hand and will keep an eye on it in future. Lots of goodies for birthday so day has ended well.
I'm sure you would cope if you had to. My oh has been dead 3 years.
Sorry to hyjack the thread, bobbi.
I'm sure you would cope if you had to. My oh has been dead 3 years.
Sorry to hyjack the thread, bobbi.