[LadyX]

Of course I remember - vividly!
But our generation had emerged from the Depression, and there were a LOT of manufacturing plants the first 40 years of the century to retool, and we were not accustomed to having a lot of 'things.'

Imagine now the millions of investment house employees and bankers and lawyers and bookkeepers and retail clerks and the 'chip' techie crowd, trying to produce food for the table - and all those living in highrises/apartments/condos.

Trying to figure out how to build a 'factory' (most men spread around the world fighting), and so many women who would cringe at a hangnail or mussed hairdo and no 'instant' food.

We were used to having less, and there were more acres of land to produce food and have a chicken or two and survive.

"WHAT, MOM?? I can't have the new Barbie or electronic game?!"
End of the world, man - -

I'm sure you can imagine how the spoiled children will react who don't know what it is to pitch in and do things for themselves as we did.

[WVNan]

You have a point. I'm sure it would be tough on a lot of people. But I like to hope that there is enough of the American spirit left to resurface if things got dangerous. It's for sure that we have spoiled a couple of generations.