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<blockquote data-quote="Davy Crockett" data-source="post: 76234" data-attributes="member: 367">Life didn't magically get better in the 40s either. My Mom had quit school after 6th grade to go work for a neighbor to help feed their family, Her Dad (I have a hard time even calling him my grandpa)&nbsp; turned his back and walked away from his wife and little kids and my Mom was the oldest so she worked and trapped for many years to help feed the family. &nbsp; My Dad had made it through the 8th grade till his dad passed away then he farmed, trapped&nbsp; and sold wood, Keep in mind back then almost everyone in the hills heated with firewood and a&nbsp; man was measured by how hard and long he could swing an ax .&nbsp; Mom and Dad were both fairly well educated considering the few years they went to school, When they met and got married in the 40s for once they finally had two nickles to rub together but you couldn't buy much with them because of the war rations. &nbsp;&nbsp; On their honey moon to either Brandon or Winnipeg I forget,&nbsp; Dad had the trunk full of old used tires and a patch kit and several more tied to the top of the car because you couldn't buy new tires without ration stamps.&nbsp;&nbsp; I'm not exactly sure how the ration stamps were issued but you had to have them to be able to buy certain things, Tires and Rifle shells were two things that my dad talked about that were hard to get.&nbsp; They made it just fine and never complained ever but when friends and relatives sat around talking about all the modern day events the conversation usually ended up talking about those days and say how good life was compared to back then.&nbsp; MY kids and grand kids ears perk up when they hear about what my parents went through and&nbsp; they agree that we really are living in some very good times no matter how tough some people think we have it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Davy Crockett, post: 76234, member: 367"] Life didn't magically get better in the 40s either. My Mom had quit school after 6th grade to go work for a neighbor to help feed their family, Her Dad (I have a hard time even calling him my grandpa) turned his back and walked away from his wife and little kids and my Mom was the oldest so she worked and trapped for many years to help feed the family. My Dad had made it through the 8th grade till his dad passed away then he farmed, trapped and sold wood, Keep in mind back then almost everyone in the hills heated with firewood and a man was measured by how hard and long he could swing an ax . Mom and Dad were both fairly well educated considering the few years they went to school, When they met and got married in the 40s for once they finally had two nickles to rub together but you couldn't buy much with them because of the war rations. On their honey moon to either Brandon or Winnipeg I forget, Dad had the trunk full of old used tires and a patch kit and several more tied to the top of the car because you couldn't buy new tires without ration stamps. I'm not exactly sure how the ration stamps were issued but you had to have them to be able to buy certain things, Tires and Rifle shells were two things that my dad talked about that were hard to get. They made it just fine and never complained ever but when friends and relatives sat around talking about all the modern day events the conversation usually ended up talking about those days and say how good life was compared to back then. MY kids and grand kids ears perk up when they hear about what my parents went through and they agree that we really are living in some very good times no matter how tough some people think we have it. [/QUOTE]

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