Subj : Memories from childhood
To   : DR. WHAT
From : Mike Powell
Date : Sat Feb 08 2025 10:25:00

> I've seen similar things.  My grandparents lived through the Great Depression.
> They had minor quirks like lots of seasoned firewood in the basement - just in
> case the heat gave out, don't ya know, and a "fruit cellar" stocked with lots
> of canned goods.

My grandmother who lived through those times also had the canned goods in
the cellar... items she likely canned herself, in Ball and Mason jars...
and a few other quirks that seem odd now.

Although my father was born after the depression, I believe he inherited
some of those quirks from his parents.  One thing about "the depression" is
that most of us learned that it ended about the time American got involved
in WWII.  In Apalachia, even the outskirts of it, it hung on a lot longer,
so maybe he did actually live through the reminants of it.

Reading this over, I am wondering if the original poster meant to post this
in the FUNNY echo or the MEMORIES echo?  It is not necessarily a humorous
topic.  ;)

Mike

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