19-05-2011, 10:06 PM
I can just imagine the "but that was the olden days" remarks about your posts Col and David. The main difference between then and now was that things just weren't available so money didn't make that much difference (except for perhaps the restaurant scenario mentioned by you David). With everything now available, expectations are high and tales of shortages etc. involve the latest gizmo or toy - how shocking not to be able to have the latest mobile phone without waiting!!!
As to pig clubs, when I lived in Lancashire, there was a farm opposite us where pigs were raised. As you said David, they had a trailer that used to go round the schools, shops and restaurants every other day to pick up waste food such as moldy bread, kitchen scraps and the like. This was brought back to the farm and steamed for 12 hours to sterilize it - the pigs loved it. Now, it is illegal to feed pigs with this sort of food - why? Are there different diseases around now or are people too lazy to sterilize it properly?
As to rationing, the only thing I remember about it was the day that sweets came off ration. My brother and sister and I were taken to a sweet shop by my father and allowed to spend 2/- on our favorites - I bought 4 bars of chocolate and ate them within a couple of hours :P:P.
As to pig clubs, when I lived in Lancashire, there was a farm opposite us where pigs were raised. As you said David, they had a trailer that used to go round the schools, shops and restaurants every other day to pick up waste food such as moldy bread, kitchen scraps and the like. This was brought back to the farm and steamed for 12 hours to sterilize it - the pigs loved it. Now, it is illegal to feed pigs with this sort of food - why? Are there different diseases around now or are people too lazy to sterilize it properly?
As to rationing, the only thing I remember about it was the day that sweets came off ration. My brother and sister and I were taken to a sweet shop by my father and allowed to spend 2/- on our favorites - I bought 4 bars of chocolate and ate them within a couple of hours :P:P.
