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Originally Posted by MargaretR
In the bad old days we didn't have phones (of any sort). Fridges were a luxury.
Almost all the food you ate was prepared and cooked at home - no takeaways other than the chippy
We had lino on the floor and rag rugs that gran made out of fabric scraps.
We didn't feel hard done to because -
...what you haven't had you don't miss
That is why many are feeling the crunch now - what they had, they now miss.
It is a sad fact that this financial mess up has set back our standard of living by 40 years.
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LOL...you had Lino?... you lived in luxury..we were so poor we had boil up our lino and rag carpets for dinner!