General Chat

From something seen on line

If you were born between 1930 and 1946, you belong to an incredibly rare group: only 1% of your generation is still alive today. At ages ranging from 77 to 93, your era is a unique time capsule in human history.
Here’s why:

You were born into hardship. Your generation climbed out of the Great Depression and bore witness to a world at war. You lived through ration books, saved tin foil, and reused everything—nothing was wasted.
You remember the milkman. Fresh milk was delivered to your door. Life was simpler and centered around the basics. Discipline came from both parents and teachers, with no room for excuses.
Your imagination was your playground. Without TVs, you played outside and created entire worlds in your mind from what you heard on the radio. The family gathered around the radio for news or entertainment.
Technology was in its infancy. Phones were communal, calculators were hand-cranked, and newspapers were the primary source of information. Typewriters, not computers, recorded thoughts.
Your childhood was secure. Post-WWII brought a bright future—no terrorism, no internet, no global warming debates. It was a golden era of optimism, innovation, and growth.
You are the last generation to live through a time when:
Black-and-white TVs were cutting-edge.
Highways weren’t motorways.
Shopping meant visiting downtown stores.
Polio was a feared disease.
While your parents worked hard to rebuild their lives, you grew up in a world of endless possibilities. You thrived in a time of peace, progress, and security that the world may never see again.
If you’re over 77 years old, take pride in having lived through these extraordinary times. You are one of the lucky 1% who can say, "I lived through the best of times."

Rose coloured spectacles come to mind Ann ;-) ;-)

I’m not sure that children who lived through the war and who were evacuated would

necessarily agree. Not to mention those who were beaten by teachers. Let us not

forget too that there wasn’t a national health service either.

That said we did have more freedom for which we should be grateful
:-D :-D

Not to mention the thousands who lost their fathers in the war.

But I agree about the freedom - I used to go out to play after breakfast and my mother had no idea where I was until I turned up for dinner (lunch!). At the age of 7 I travelled to school alone on 2 buses, crossing the middle of a busy town between them!! :-)

I do think it is light hearted tongue in cheek. I am sure nobody would actually choose to go back to those times of war etc. But, as with everything there is a grain of truth there. And I do feel lucky that I have experienced so many innovative advances in technology.. even to the humble wasing machines, driers, dishwashers and now air fryers. Mt mother would be amazed at some of the things. And computers would be well outside her understanding I am sure. She did have trouble with the original video players. (Bless her she died in 1994)

but it is sad that todays children are not able to be as free as we were. Seings and roundabouts I suppose.

Slightly different topic, but someone on our local 'rants' page blamed the demise of the NHS on the elderly.

I had to point out to them that the 'elderly' hadn't just turned up, out of the blue, they've been here all the time! .
I also explained that most had paid for 30 - 35 years towards the NHS - how much had they paid?

Then I gave them the fact that the last government had cut NHS funding by 28% per person, and, perhaps THAT may have affected the NHS.

They apologised :-)

Ann, I tend to think that each new generation lives with what they dealt.
They don't know any different.

maggie, well said :-D


I'm a bit young for that age range but I am a 'rarity' in that I have blue eyes and my ancestry has been traced back to one person or some such useless piece of information. Seen online of course.