We are going to be like our forbears

[cilla4progress]

who went through the depression in terms of stockpiling and scrimping

[MFM008]

1. My first thought

Was...."dead?".

[Karadeniz]

2. I hadn't thought of that! At least our homes haven't been covered in dust, our children unable to

Escape their lungs getting clogged, and our trying to lash all our possessions to a jalopy....I think they had it worse, now that you mention it.

[Under The Radar]

4. They did have it worse but they were much tougher because

They never had it as easy as we have.
In 1929 There was no social security, Medicare or unemployment. Most Americans lived and worked on farms and had an ability to survive.
It is an election year which for our sake, they will be tripping over each other to hand the money out.

[cilla4progress]

8. its true...

i only meant for the first time i have to think about rationing supplies, as they did...

[dweller]

3. raised by parents who grew up in the Depression years

i paid attention ..

✌🏼

[2naSalit]

5. I've been living

like a refugee since W. For me it's just a matter of how much I'll need to produce for myself from now on. Good thing spring is around the bend and there's a big garden here.

[woodsprite]

6. I was thinking that same thing tonight.

The only thing I remember in my lifetime that was close to this was 9/11 and that was only for a few days. We were locked down pretty tight for awhile because they thought the NCC airport could be a target. I missed the scare of the Cuban Missile crisis because I was an infant and don't really remember the Vietnam war.

Thinking back on my mother's lifetime, she was born into the Great Depression, had to deal with WWII, family going off to war, rationing, blackout drills. My aunt grew up rationing groceries each week. She only purchased what she could afford, and if you ran out of something, you had to wait until next paycheck for another grocery order.

My grandmother grew up during WWI and was 18yo during the Spanish Influenza pandemic. She grew up in a rural area on a farm so they always had a big family meals w/ chicken, fresh veggies, baked goods, fresh milk, cream, eggs.

[cilla4progress]

9. Respect!

Yes, in my rural valley, they did OK during the US depression in the 1930s, largely because they were in a position to be self-reliant. Living close to the land.

[jberryhill]

7. We don't even have one bear, let alone four

But instead of forbears, I think three bears is just right.

[cilla4progress]

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