jukel123 9,416 Posted 11 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 11 hours ago 6 minutes ago, mushroom said: They had no choice but to come back and continue! They still suffered but like men they had to suffer in silence in them days. Kinell 25 years earlier men were shot for shell shock (PTSD). A generation "almost" broken and still found the strength to continue and rebuild. Built differently to todays wankers. I remember a lot of guys with shell shock and a lot of amputees. Grim. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 49,937 Posted 11 hours ago Report Share Posted 11 hours ago 13 minutes ago, jukel123 said: My old man was a prolific thief . I almost said successful. He was for the most part but disappeared for 18 months once and I put 2 and 2 together. Whilst he was away I never noticed any dropping of our standard of living. Food used to regularly arrive from the docks just as it did before. His mates looked after us and he must have had money hidden away. He was a genuine kleptomaniac. If he went into a cafe he would steal the salt, pepper and the lighbulbs,soap and shit paper from the toilet. Anything that was not tied down or locked up. Seriously. Hard times bred hard resourceful people. He was a docker, a reserved occupation but he did his bit as well. Lots of sleepless nights warning of Luftwaffe attack and putting out fires. And then unloading ships during the day. . The reason my old boy joined in 1936 was because it was that or jail ! lol Dock areas mate, they are all the same 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Seagull 652 Posted 10 hours ago Report Share Posted 10 hours ago To see the attitude of the men back then I recommend the Peter Jackson WW1 documentary movie, "They Shall Not Grow Old." Talk about the stiff upper lip, these soldiers are talking about some of the most horrendous of times and horrific conditions, rotting corpses, rats feeding on bodies, stepping on to decomposing bodies, and I shit you not, there's only one account where you can clearly hear the poor man break down. All the rest are very matter of fact, even humorous, talk about battle hardened. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mushroom 14,077 Posted 8 hours ago Report Share Posted 8 hours ago 2 hours ago, WILF said: The reason my old boy joined in 1936 was because it was that or jail ! lol Dock areas mate, they are all the same Cheeky peaky blinder run him rascal eh! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 49,937 Posted 8 hours ago Report Share Posted 8 hours ago 31 minutes ago, mushroom said: Cheeky peaky blinder run him rascal eh! Yeah, most people learn their lesson not make a lifetime career out of it ! lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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