PatMc Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 7 hours ago, Peter Miller said: When I was three we were at war and mud and worms were rationed We had to take tablets to get rid of the worms 'cause they were eating us. 😟 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin b Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 (edited) 17 hours ago, J D 8 said: And I also ate mud along with worms that came with it. You're lucky ! When I was 3 we lived in the city so there was no mud to eat. We had to make do with sniffing the smog (or chewing it when it was really bad). Edited October 22, 2023 by kevin b 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilC57 Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 (edited) Edited October 22, 2023 by EvilC57 3 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Basil Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 (edited) On 21/10/2023 at 15:59, J D 8 said: And I also ate mud along with worms that came with it. Like us all. We should ask why seemingly infants are becoming less tolerant to everyday exposeur to the things of life. Edited October 23, 2023 by Basil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 2 minutes ago, Basil said: Like us all. We should ask why seemingly infants are becoming less tolerant to everyday exposeur to the things of life. That is simple. They are protected from every possible infection so they do not build up any sort of immune system I could tell you tales of life in a small Argentinian village up in the mountains that would curdle the blood in the veins of the average modern housewife or doctor. Never hurt me!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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PatMc Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 44 minutes ago, Basil said: Like us all. We should ask why seemingly infants are becoming less tolerant to everyday exposeur to the things of life. For the same reason that life-time diseases of the past aren't around anymore, infant mortality rates have dropped to a fraction of what they were & this post is being read by a much older demograph than would have ben possible in the good old days. 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff S Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 2 hours ago, Sheepish said: And I remember the days when I had to instruct customers how to adjust horizontal and vertical holds as well as brightness and contrast! All with no remote! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 29 minutes ago, PatMc said: For the same reason that life-time diseases of the past aren't around anymore, infant mortality rates have dropped to a fraction of what they were & this post is being read by a much older demograph than would have ben possible in the good old days. 😉 And of course that is the main cause of global Warming. Back in 1975 the world population was about 3.5 billion people. Today it is over 8 billion and an awful lot of them insist of flying off on their holidays on aircraft that burn 700 gallons per hour per engine.🤣 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOHN MOSLEY 2 Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 1 hour ago, PatMc said: For the same reason that life-time diseases of the past aren't around anymore, infant mortality rates have dropped to a fraction of what they were & this post is being read by a much older demograph than would have ben possible in the good old days. 😉 Yes I would have been dead at 30, Blood poisoning was a killer before antibiotics. They only came in around 1940's. The only thing old people must had a hell of a good immune system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J D 8 Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 (edited) I would also be gone if not for modern ICU and antibiotics, Swine Flu that went to pneumonia in 2010. Survival rates were low for wounded in WW1, even for those that looked to be making a recovery having fought off infections, it was often that other diseases would take the already weakened. Your dad must have been tough and lucky Peter. Edited October 23, 2023 by J D 8 correction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 I survived typhoid in Egypt at the age of 2 1/2 in 1940! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Romeo Whisky Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 This thread seems to be degenerating into chatter - can we stick to the thread topic please, and just post funnies? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sfxphil Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 Is this the same Peter Miller who i worked with in Sudbury all those years ago at Nova Relief Holdings and buried more than a few RC aircraft at the local flying site ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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