Those of us BORN Before 1945
We were born before television, before penicillin, polio shots, frozen foods, Xerox, plastic, contact lenses, videos, Frisbees and the Pill. We were before radar, credit cards, split atoms, laser beams, and ball point pens, before dishwashers, tumble driers, electric blankets, air conditioners, drip-dry clothes... and before man walked on the moon ..
We got married first and then lived together, (how quaint can you be?). We thought "fast food" was what you ate in Lent, a "Big Mac" was an oversized raincoat, and "crumpet" we had for tea. We existed before house husbands, computer dating, dual cars and when a "meaningful relationship" meant getting along with cousins and "sheltered accommodation" was where you waited for a bus.
We were before day care centres, group homes and disposable nappies. We never heard of FM Radio, tape decks, electrical typewriters, artificial hearts, word processors, young men wearing earrings. For us "time sharing" meant togetherness, a "chip" was a piece of wood or a fried potato. "Hardware" meant nuts and bolts and "software" wasn't a word.
Mae Adams, Annie Corcoran and friend
Before 1945 "made in Japan'' meant junk, the term" making out" referred to how you did in your exams, "stud" was something that fastened a collar to a shirt and "going all. The way'' meant staying on a double decker bus to the depot. Pizzas, McDonalds, and instant coffee were unheard 0£ In our day cigarette smoking was "fashionable" grass was mown, "coke" was kept in the coal house, a "joint" was a piece of meat you ate on Sundays and "pot" was something you cooked in, Rock Music was a fond mothers lullaby, "Eldorado" was an ice-cream, "a gay person" was the life and soul of the party and nothing more, while "aids" just meant beauty treatment or help for someone in trouble.
We who were born before 1945 must be a hardy bunch when you think of the way in which the world has changed and the adjustments we have had to make. No wonder we are so confused and there is a generation gap to day .... BUT ...
By the grace of God, we have survived.!
HALLELUJAH!!!!!!!