tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001867295510218749.post8950292382117639007..comments2024-03-20T16:05:23.293+00:00Comments on The Cynical Tendency: Chilling News?Demetriushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001867295510218749.post-8363681902086707362013-10-13T01:19:51.355+01:002013-10-13T01:19:51.355+01:00I can remember having to break the ice in the wash...I can remember having to break the ice in the washbowl in order to wash my face. I was an inmate of a boarding school and the teacher thought the windows should be open for "fresh air".<br />And after the snow came the floods. In Bedford anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001867295510218749.post-53567678034719325772013-10-12T19:31:00.931+01:002013-10-12T19:31:00.931+01:00"But we have all forgotten how bad it could b..."But we have all forgotten how bad it could be."<br /><br />I think it's human nature - people have to go though bad times before they understand what bad times are. Unfortunately they may yet have that chance.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001867295510218749.post-9988850239976254612013-10-12T18:45:14.704+01:002013-10-12T18:45:14.704+01:00I remember only too well. '47 was worse, Wate...I remember only too well. '47 was worse, Water standpipes at the end of the street - queues of neighbours with buckets. No water in the loo to flush. Mum ripped open my coat lining to put layers of extremely thick brown paper in at the back for warmth, and made me mittens of old grey blankets, embroidered with wool on the outside, inside them several layers of thick cotton old vests cut up. The War ensured everyone knew about having the absolute necessity of having a store cupboard, because lots of shops couldn't get in provisions. Most people had things bottled in Kilner jars from the summer. However, the majority of neighbours were known, were trustworthy, and used from wartime to doing without. I shudder to think what might happen nowdays.Cassandranoreply@blogger.com