Could you have survived? (Page 2): This post brings back memories of when I was a young child. I remember being so happy that I got an orange for Christmas and when I got crayons, I...

Boo_Boo Loc: Jellystone

This post brings back memories of when I was a young child. I remember being so happy that I got an orange for Christmas and when I got crayons, I broke them in half to share with my sister. My parents let us know that we were loved, and with that love came discipline and we were taught how to save our money. Never once did they ever consider any assistance from the government. To them that would have been very shameful.

Thank you for the walk down memory lane!

alex Loc: michigan now imperial beach californa

rumitoid wrote:

Survive is a rather strong word and you must admit that what today is considered the norm was far different than the early 40s. Survive, I would definitely think so; like it, not very much; be gracious, for image.

I was two years old when wwll when pearl harbor was bombed my next younger brother was thirty-five days he was #5 by the end of the war there was two more I can remember at the end of the war they ended rationing and my mother gave each of us kids the remainder of our ration stamps that was the year I started school but I can not remember ever being hungry and didn't know there was hard times

AuntiE Loc: 45th Least Free State

justk*****gtime wrote:

A computer forum is little different from a CB or Ham radio.

Your comment has no relevance to what Alex and I are discussing.

rumitoid

This era was before color. I have no pre-color memories. Living in black and white, now that I think of it, might not have been survivable. I was born in 1947, a little after (or was it before) that "The Wizard Of Oz" invented color. Color was incremental and capricious in its spread and eventual dominance of reality. Most of my childhood was lived in monochromatic variety, though all black and white in the way we siblings were treated by our strict parents; another decade of that would have k**led me.

AuntiE Loc: 45th Least Free State

justk*****gtime wrote:

Then at most only 1 member is old enough to have any valid memories of World War II and they likely arent old enough to have known the details pertaining to the rationing. Children would have been insulated from the full effects of the War by their age.

Perhaps you should rethink that position. In my interaction with elders, I have found their parents were more open to explaining hardships. The younger generation of parents are very busy making sure their progeny encounter no upsets by explaining when times are financially or otherwise difficult. I remember one time in my life when my father's employer closed the doors. There was a family meeting, full discussion of the ramifications and no hiding things. We were fortunate it was short term; however, knew the possible effects on our life.

Worried for our children Loc: Massachusetts

alex wrote:

and I am one of them

Lol 👍👍

Worried for our children Loc: Massachusetts

ginnyt wrote:

This post brings back memories of when I was a young child. I remember being so happy that I got an orange for Christmas and when I got crayons, I broke them in half to share with my sister. My parents let us know that we were loved, and with that love came discipline and we were taught how to save our money. Never once did they ever consider any assistance from the government. To them that would have been very shameful.

Thank you for the walk down memory lane!

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Worried for our children Loc: Massachusetts

AuntiE wrote:

Perhaps you should rethink that position. In my in... (show quote)

👍👍👏👏👏....it starts at home.

ABBAsFernando Loc: Ohio

Yes, the WWII era generation had it rough. The Depression hit extremely hard and many suffered more than we know. During this time poor people were prevented from hunting for food and even shot if they dared feed themselves. The most contemptible behavior from government I can imagine.

The US Constitution was regularly ignored by those in positions of authority. Most individuals simply did not comprehend the law and as a result did not defend themselves against tyrants.

Thanks to the Kenyan c*******t con artist infesting the White House presently that Depression will look like a Sunday Picnic after church. Obama knows full well what he is doing. Bankrupting America in order to fundamentally change a FREE Nation into a S***E STATE of F*****m.

According to Scripture the world will shortly suffer major upheavals and storms. Wars of absolute destruction, most likely Nuclear. Through the c*******t science of DISINFORMATION Islam was purposely made to believe America to be the Great SATAN and their ENEMY! The bigger the LIE retold many times will be believed by low information individuals.

Overnight the world will revert to the middle ages. How long will people survive without resupplies? Cars will not run too long, no gas. No electric grid, no TV or Computers. Communication ceases to be. Within three days the grocery stores will be bare, no food. No electricity, no credit card t***sactions, nothing gets bought or sold. How long will the infrastructure last? Sewage and water stop operating. Even the very air will become polluted with radiation and ash. Who knows what else?

What will gold and silver or any coveted object be worth when people are starving and dying of thirst? NOT MUCH!

Food will become more valuable than anything else. Water even more so.

Are you up to this? THINK!

justkillingtime

AuntiE wrote:

I can go you one better. I did not own a single electronic device until 2012. There is a computer downstairs in our family room; however, it completely overwhelms my ability. My iPad is so simple. It can probably do a lot more then what I do; however, I have not read the whole tutorial. You are way ahead of me.

I am 45 years old. My first computer was made by Timex. My next computer was a Commodore 64. Then I went to a Commodore 128 and then a Commodore Amiga which I had during college. I then went to IBM clones. Because of arthritis and the fatigue caused by blood pressure medications I have trouble reading books, so I got an MP4 player and then an Android tablet so I could listen to audiobooks. But I have a better chance of understanding my desktop computer than I do either of these portable devices.

justkillingtime

ginnyt wrote:

This post brings back memories of when I was a young child. I remember being so happy that I got an orange for Christmas

I am old enough to remember getting fruit at Christmas, so World War II has nothing to do with it.

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when I got crayons, I broke them in half to share with my sister.

I am an only child who grew up in a neighborhood where you didnt trust your neighbors. And since I went to a public college prep school I didnt even have schoolmates from my neighborhood past the 6th grade.

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My parents let us know that we were loved, and with that love came discipline and we were taught how to save our money.

My parents divorced before I was 6 years old. My mother didnt ask for child support and my father didnt pay what the judge ordered anyway. I havent seen him more than a few dozen times since the divorce and I havent seen him at all since 1983. My mother worked 50-60 hours a week while I was growing up and for all practical purpose I have nothing to show for it. I grew up malnourished because she didnt care what I ate or even if I ate, and because my mother did not believe the doctors who told her I had a heart murmur when I was a child I ended up with congestive heart failure at age 40.

justkillingtime

alex wrote:

I was two years old when wwll when pearl harbor was bombed my next younger brother was thirty-five days he was #5 by the end of the war there was two more I can remember at the end of the war they ended rationing and my mother gave each of us kids the remainder of our ration stamps that was the year I started school but I can not remember ever being hungry and didn't know there was hard times

I was nearly 13 years old before Jimmy Carter left the White House. I would venture that children of my generation had it harder than children during WWII did because on top of double-digit inflation and gas lines and the worst winter on record for here (77-78) we also had the general effects of having Baby Boomers as parents.

justkillingtime

AuntiE wrote:

Your comment has no relevance to what Alex and I are discussing.

???

My point is that internet forums would not have been all that alien to people of your generation in your younger days because you lived in an era that had something equivalent to internet forums in the form of CB and Ham radio. It would not have been all that difficult to imagine being able to communicate with people around the world from the comfort of your own home because radio technology already gave you that ability.

justkillingtime

rumitoid wrote:

This era was before color. I have no pre-color memories.

Gone With The Wind and The Wizard of Oz were both came out in 1939 and were both in color. Color photography was used to document World War II, just not to the extent that black and white film was.

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Most of my childhood was lived in monochromatic variety,

I am old enough for some of my baby pictures to be black and white. And I can remember seeing TV programs like Gilligans Island give disclaimers saying they were filmed in black and white so you didnt need to adjust your color TV sets.

justkillingtime

AuntiE wrote:

Perhaps you should rethink that position. In my interaction with elders, I have found their parents were more open to explaining hardships.

Not the same thing. Second hand memories carry biases that can make the reality of what is remembered more or less severe.