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[Black_Sheep]

Going through my dad’s stuff I came across his family’s ration books from WWII. They were pretty self reliant so most of the ration coupons are still there...

[LONGHAIR]

Originally Posted by Black_Sheep

Going through my dad’s stuff I came across his family’s ration books from WWII. They were pretty self reliant so most of the ration coupons are still there...

I came across a bunch of those and even more of the little coin folder things that were to be turned in to get war bonds, when going through my grandmother's stuff with my dad after she passed.
I spent quite a bit of time with her in her later years, she lived to be 94. I learned all kinds of things about the everyday life of a person who when through so many things. She was a child during WW1, married and bought her only house not long after the depression, had my dad just before WW2. Living in this house, she initially had an "ice man" who delivered with a horse and buggy and was here to see a man land on the moon, all the way to cell phones.
But I never knew about the war bond books. I would have asked her why she never did anything with them. Maybe she did? with others that are obviously not around any more. The ones that were here were in various stages of being filled up. If that program ended before she could turn them in, why not do something else with them? All of those 30s coins were really cool though. They hadn't seen the light of day since who knows when, just in a closet in the basement....probably before I was born. (18 years after WW2)

[CG]

Originally Posted by LONGHAIR

....probably before I was born. (18 years after WW2)

Good Grief! I never thought of it this way. Lets see WWII ended in 1945, my wife and I were born in 1959. Dang the war was only over 14 years!!!

That is so weird ... 14 years ago it was 2007, which I still remember pretty darn well.

When we were born WWII was more than likely still heavy on the minds of the world.

BTW I just told her we were born only 14 years after the end of the war. That didnt go over well with her LOL!

[LONGHAIR]

Originally Posted by CG

Good Grief! I never thought of it this way. Lets see WWII ended in 1945, my wife and I were born in 1959. Dang the war was only over 14 years!!!

That is so weird ... 14 years ago it was 2007, which I still remember pretty darn well.

When we were born WWII was more than likely still heavy on the minds of the world.

BTW I just told her we were born only 14 years after the end of the war. That didnt go over well with her LOL!

Yeah, it's freaky how time gets away. It was 14 years ago that I bought the HHR panel. Later that summer I drove it to the 67-72 Chevy board meet in Missouri. I was within eyesight of the Gateway arch when it turned it's 1000th mile on the odometer.
My grandmother was very much stuck in the depression mentality for the rest of her life. I'm sure that the hardship of WW2 just reinforced it, but she saved everything and used it until it was absolutely done. She sewed her own clothes, grew and canned vegetables from her garden, re-used or recycled everything....not that it's a bad thing. If she threw something away, it was definitely useless.

The other time thing that I am frequently aware of is music.
When we were kids in the 70s, my brother and I used to tease our parents about their "oldies" music from the 50s. Golden oldies that were 20-25 years old.....lol. So this year will be the 40th High School reunion (assuming we get to have one). So the music I grew up with is nearly 50 years old, that 20-25 years doesn't seem so far back. Heck, my kid is 25 and I was 32 when she was born.