Posted on 11/21/2011 7:22:27 PM PST by Kartographer
Wanda Bridgeforth was hit hardest on the home front as a child, when her parents couldn't afford to keep her with them. At one point she lived with 19 people—in a six room house. It was in these situations that she learned to conserve what she had, and reuse what she found.
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Talking about those who survived the depression reminds me of my grandmother, who lived through that era, including the Holocaust in Germany / England.
She used a white quart-sized bag as her trashcan. She didn’t throw away much. When we cleaned out her apartment after she needed assisted living, we found hundreds of twisties, bread bag closers, wooden (used and washed) ice cream spoons, rubber bands, and of course birthday candles, used and cleaned of previous cakes, ready for the next grand child’s big day.
rubber bands here too!
Same thing with the candles. In fact - I retained that one myself ;)
It’s kind of hard to MYOB when you post your business here for all to see and comment upon. If you post your personal business to a public forum - expect that you will receive comments. I suggest you keep your business to yourself if you have such a thin skin.
Not a Depression era kid, but the neighbor always gave us double yolked turkey eggs because they couldn’t be sold commerically but were perfectly fine for baking with. I would sneak some out of the kitchen and let them dry out. The dried insides stuck to one side so when rolled on the floor, they’d wobble. Fun times! I still have a shoebox of them after all these years... yeah, I know.
okie dokie
My two paternal aunts were sent to live as housekeepers in another state, hundreds of miles from home, to earn wages that they could send home to their family. They were two of eight children. They were only eleven and thirteen when they were sent away to work.
It was incredibly difficult for them. I don’t know that they ever really got over the abuse they faced in their employer’s household, or the distance from the family that they loved. It was an experience that framed the rest of their lives.
“...she will pull the lever for Democrats every single time...”
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Is she from the south?
My 92 year old mother is the same way.
She was raised and taught to never support the party of Lincoln.
That’s just the way it is.
Texas
ping a ling
Are you talking about "pysanky"...Ukrainian Easter eggs? I'm part Ukrainian and remember my grandmother and other ladies from her neighborhood making those. I still have a few that managed to survive the many moves we've made over 40+ years. Learned a lot about being frugal from my grandparents and parents.
Thanks!Will read a little later.
And beyond that, we don't have the skills or rural population that we had in those days. Things could become unimaginably horrible. Who was it that said..."The bigger they are, the harder they fall."?
HA! oh the days before Nintendo, Wii, and cell phones!
In Response to:
“’A 22 year old can stand a watch’...’What on earth are you trying to say? Just say it. I mean, what language are you speaking?’
I would humbly submit that the “Language” Mr. B is speaking, is...”military.” I think he was referring to the fact that if society breaks down, that a 22 year old, would have the vigor to stand a watch (or simply, “stand watch”) (”a watch” meaning period of time that a guardsman guards, say 4 hours, or whatever in your case), and be able to guard you. Hence, he is saying that you have one more person to help you remain secure in your household. Hope that helps!
(Feel free to correct me MrB, if I am wrong).
Exactly, as explained in subsequent postings... thanks
“They can also get a job and become self-sustaining.”
Possibly. If measured the same way as during the Great Depression (known as universal unemployment), we’d have nearly 25% unemployment, about the same as the great depression (which varied from about 22-25% depending upon year). The fact is, the old “get a job” meme doesn’t mean you can just make one appear. And before you say, “Well go into business for yourself” you need to face the fact that government and “Crony capitalists” (really just “Socialists”) have been systematically criminalizing many forms of business (SB 510, anyone), and regulating everyone to death. If you fail to understand that the baby boomers and their children, failed to hand to hand down a free society to their own children, then you need to get real. The fact is that there are lots of people with brilliant idea who have to fight things like “Zoning” (introduced in the Progressive Era of the 1910’s), regulation, licensing, now, Obamacare, and on and on, all during a period in which credit is tight. Don’t delude yourself, saying “Get a job” to a group of people that has nearly 50% unemployment (Ages 18-25) is ridiculous. Help bring freedom back to the country (as you may well be doing), help get rid of the illegals stealing millions of jobs (ditto), eliminate the income tax on prosperity (ENTIRELY), then people won’t have to be told to get a job, they’ll run out to become rich on the fruits of their own labor.
Ah, I hit “View replies” to the initial posts, but didn’t see the later reply (now I found it). Well, glad you got it cleared up, I’m late to the thread, as usual!
My son has a job that he got when he was 15.
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