We Are The Silent Generation
Jan 22, 2017 14:36:17 #
During WWII, in my hometown of Bradley Beach, NJ, once a month, the local movie theater would give free admission if you had tinfoil or tin cans. Our families all saved tinfoil from cigarettes and tin cans, ... They were picked up during weekly scrap metal drives.
Mark
Mark
Jan 22, 2017 14:40:49 #
rmalarz wrote:
Missed it. I hit earth in 1948. However, I still felt the content of this article moving.
--Bob
--Bob
Ditto!
Jan 22, 2017 14:47:49 #
Remember it all. The milk man, thr ice man. The ice man came every day at 12pm and when he came at exactly 12 noon the radio had Kate Smith singing God Bless America. That's one memory the 1940 born remembers and it's always there for what ever reason. Playing BB on the streets and in fields one of my friends was an animal over playing First Base. Kid gets a hit to the SS he fields the ball cleanly throws to First. First Baseman is down on his knees playing with a Frog. Hitter is safe. Those were all greatimes. BTW, nobody hollers at the kid playing First. We all went over to check out his frog. Good times till the street lights came on.f..
Jan 22, 2017 14:55:09 #
I have to also put my 2 cents worth in. I remember everything. Being a post depression baby, born November 22, 1936 i guess i have been around for a while. Almost made the Marine Corps, but was rejected because of asthma. But i did serve as a Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff. So, yes, i too have been around to see it all.
Rich...
Rich...
Jan 22, 2017 15:36:12 #
Jan 22, 2017 15:54:41 #
Markngolf,
I was born in '40; some of your radio shows ring a bell, but the one I remember the most was the Tom Mix story every weekday afternoon about 4:30 or 5:00. I also remember the day Roosevelt died; they interrupted the show, and I asked my mother why. She gave me some explanation that I don't remember now and didn't understand then. We were a Republican household so her explanation may have involved or included some politics which I didn't understand or care about either, but maybe it had some lasting effect. I'm still a rock-ribbed conservative Republican
I was born in '40; some of your radio shows ring a bell, but the one I remember the most was the Tom Mix story every weekday afternoon about 4:30 or 5:00. I also remember the day Roosevelt died; they interrupted the show, and I asked my mother why. She gave me some explanation that I don't remember now and didn't understand then. We were a Republican household so her explanation may have involved or included some politics which I didn't understand or care about either, but maybe it had some lasting effect. I'm still a rock-ribbed conservative Republican
Jan 22, 2017 15:56:23 #
stepha11
Loc: Trail British Coluimbia
1931 All you city (or town) people had it tough whereas us country farm people had it real good. No real worry about food (except when it forgot to rain) lots of room to play (after chores) our own swimming hole a mile down the road (had to walk, of course) gasoline supply ok ( govt didn't like us using tractor gas in the car so big fines) lucky about school (only a mile to walk along open fields in temperatures as low as 40 below and didn't know what a stay home snow day was) etc. Actually they were the "good ol' days" in many ways though though depressions years were hard. We all, town and country alike, made it through and are better for it.
Jan 22, 2017 16:06:35 #
dragonfist wrote:
I remember the day that Japan surrendered. It seem... (show quote)
Dragonfist, About the only thing I remember about VJ Day was the, I guess, impromptu parade down the main street of town right in front of our apartment. It seemed like anything that would make noise was out there. Mom took me out to the sidewalk and gave me an aluminum pot and a wooden cooking spoon and told me to hit the bottom of the pot with the spoon. I still remember beating the hell out of that pot
Jan 22, 2017 16:41:39 #
markngolf wrote:
I was born in 1937. Remember everything mentioned. BTW - no offense intended, but I do not think it is "his writing" that is poignant. Not sure of the author, but I did find it posted on another site - June 2016. It's still poignant.
Mark
Mark
Yes, I also remember reading this memoir last year. At that time, the author was listed as "Anonymous".
I thought it was very poignant then, and I still do upon re-reading it today.
DRG777 wrote:
A fine history lesson, Jake. I'm a boomer, but still played outside until dark, and remember getting the milk from the front porch.
Thank you for your service.
Thank you for your service.
I am a boomer, and also recall getting milk, butter and sour cream delivered on the front porch and playing outside 'til dark.
Another fond memory was the Helm's Bakery truck making the rounds. We would all run outside and clamor for Mom to let us buy one of the fresh-baked donuts as she chose the loaves of bread for the week...
Jan 22, 2017 17:27:41 #
38 for me. Nobody talked about the ice box and puting a sign in your window to get more ice [or coal] when you ran out. And don't forget air raid wardens.
Jan 22, 2017 18:35:06 #
It was 1930 when I arrived here. I remember being a messenger that rode my bike during the air raid drills from one air raid warden to the next. While all my buddies were inside with the blackout shades pulled down. I had to learn what all the air craft looked like. I remember when they caught a two man sub in the Delaware bay. That sub was in the lobby in the building I trained in while I was in the navy reserves. They never told us what became of the two men.
Jan 22, 2017 18:59:08 #
For sure - Tom Mix!! I remember Pearl Harbor and gathering around the small radio to listen to FDR. Sorry to hear about the indoctrination for Conservative Republicanism. At least our other memories are similar. LOL
Mark
Mark
JCam wrote:
Markngolf, br br I was born in '40; some of your ... (show quote)
Jan 22, 2017 19:47:08 #
Born in 1944. Amen to all that. If I could go back and be born at any time in history, I would not change where and when I was born. There was great national pride, even when things were tough, not like now where everyone wants to protest something. We have a nation of malcontents!
Jan 22, 2017 20:26:19 #
brucebc
Loc: Tooele, Utah
Born 46 but lived very rural; no electricity or indoor plumbing or phone. Isolated ranch in Northern Utah. Winter of 51-52 we were snowed in for 29 days, took three days to plow with a D6 Cat to get to us from the county road.
Jan 22, 2017 20:49:27 #
stepha11
Loc: Trail British Coluimbia
Rural for sure. We didn't have electric until '44 either That includes no indoor plumbing til after that. We did have a phone, the old single line which often hung on fence posts along with probably 20 people on the line. If we wanted to listen to the radio, Dad had to get the battery out of the car for power. However we enjoyed life and didn't really {us kids anyway}know we had a hard life. I'm afraid that hard times are coming again, however, and worse than we experienced.
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