FOR THOSE BORN BEFORE 1940.......

[Mobo]

 

                           We are the Survivors

We were born before television, penicillin, polio-shots, frozen foods, Xerox, contact lenses, videos, and the pill. We lived before radar, credit cards, split atoms, laser beams and ball point pens: before dishwashers, tumble driers, electric blankets, air conditioners, drip-dry clothes, and before man walked on the moon.

We got married first and then lived together (how quaint can you be?). We thought "fast food" was what you ate in Lent. A "Big Mac" was an oversized raincoat and crumpets were what you had for tea. We existed before househusbands and computer-dating.  Sheltered accommodation was where you waited for a bus.

We were before day centres, group homes and disposable nappies. We had never heard of FM radio, tape decks, artificial hearts, word processors, yogurt and men wearing earrings. For us "time sharing" meant togetherness, a ‘chip’ was a piece of wood or a fried potato, ‘hardware’ meant nuts and bolts and software wasn't a word at all.

Before 1940, "Made In Japan" meant junk: the term " making out" referred to how you did in your exams: a stud was something that fastened a collar on a shirt and "going all the way" meant staying on a double Decker bus until it reached the depot. In our day cigarette smoking was fashionable: grass was mown: coke was kept in a coalhouse: a joint was a piece of meat you had on Sundays and pot was something you cooked it in. Rock music was a fond mother's lullaby: El Dorado was an ice cream: a gay was the life and soul of the Party, while ‘aids’ were beauty treatments or help for someone in trouble.

We, who were born before 1940, must be a hardy bunch when you think of the way in which the world has changed and the adjustments we have had to make.  No wonder  there is a generation gap……... But we have survived……….

Hallelujah!

 

[GRACELAND]

Amazing Mobo how you all survived ,
                     I,m To young   

[audrey]

Mobo
I couldn't of put it better myself and I agree with every would the number of times I wished I could transport my kids and grand kids back to those days and let it see just how hard thing were then I some times wonder how I survived with 5 kids and no mod cons paid on a Friday and skint on a Monday  but my kids had a cooked dinner every day  and were clean  and tidy thank god they didn't ask for £100 any thing my huband wage was £11 a week and he was a tradesman my first home cost £900 and it was bare boards scrubbed every week  yes things were tough but 45 years on and we are still together better the devil you know than the devil you don't[ only kidding ]
Audrey

[Mobo]

 

Not too young to go across my knee though Grace!!

 

[GRACELAND]

 


     Mobo you won,t catch me !!   

[Mobo]

 

That's what you think !!!

 

[GRACELAND]

Still sprightly are you  ?     
               You don,t live near me do you ?
                         I,M just going to hide 

[Mobo]

 

Sprightly ?  I'll have you know that I'm an ex dancer turned gym fanatic

 

[GRACELAND]

Gosh Mobo 
            You look great on that picture
             And so Fit and creep creep creep creep