Quote Originally Posted by Joy_Division View Post
My paternal grandparents practically raised me for the first 9 years of my life as my parents both needed to work so we all lived in the same house. When we left for our first own rented home I was so upset even though we were only going about three roads away that as a compromise I was allowed to stay at my Nan's Friday and Saturday nights. Their cellar was in fact their air raid shelter during the Second World War and when my Nan had to vacate the house as it was due to be demolished the names of the people who were sheltering in there were still on the wall with the hooks for their gas masks. There was a tin in one of the cupboards with pieces of shrapnel in that I believe came from bombs that hit the Carriage Works a few minutes walk from the house. Lots of stories of hardship, little food and using the pawn shop on a regular basis. What that generation went through including the First World War is shocking and what on earth they would make of today's youth with their sense of entitlement, and safe spaces I dread to think.
Some great anecdotes there Joy.

For a large number of today’s under 40’s it’s a case of “all about me”......look at my new car,holiday or f king dinner on Facebook.

I’m glad my grandparents didn’t live long enough to see FB 😤😤