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Just went on a nice walk through a rather large cemetery. I quite like reading the headstones (I know it’s an odd like). Anyone on one of the headstones a man died in 1925 aged 100. There’s a fair chance that his parents were born in the eighteenth century.
In the space of two generations (albeit a large lifespan) the changes in terms of both social and technological was large. Found myself a bit taken a back by this.
Random thread I know - hope you all enjoying the warm weather.
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Random musings on a Thursday morning. on 11:33 - Mar 24 with 1888 views
Even in one generation my grandmother saw an astonishing amount of change. She lived for almost the entire 20th century. At the start, there were almost no cars, no aeroplanes at all, no fridges, no washing machines, very few phones, most houses didn't have electricity, most women didn't have the vote (she got the vote in 1928). Then half her sibling were wiped out in probably the most pointless major war of all time, and everything changed dramatically.
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Random musings on a Thursday morning. on 12:28 - Mar 24 with 1784 views
Random musings on a Thursday morning. on 11:33 - Mar 24 by footers
There's a grave over there that I saw, that's of a man who died in 1872, and he was only three.
During lockdown I often went for a walk some ‘me time’ through the small cemetery near me. I noticed on one occasion a headstone for an eighteen month old baby. Going by the dates of one such walk it would have been his birthday quite recently and his parents left a R2-D2 toy on his grave. The lad died twenty years previously. Left me in tears and a bit of a mess after just trying to home school two boys who had been awful all day.
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Random musings on a Thursday morning. on 12:33 - Mar 24 with 1766 views
Random musings on a Thursday morning. on 12:28 - Mar 24 by MattinLondon
During lockdown I often went for a walk some ‘me time’ through the small cemetery near me. I noticed on one occasion a headstone for an eighteen month old baby. Going by the dates of one such walk it would have been his birthday quite recently and his parents left a R2-D2 toy on his grave. The lad died twenty years previously. Left me in tears and a bit of a mess after just trying to home school two boys who had been awful all day.
Sorry Mr inLondon that my niche Partridge posting has brought up such sad emotions - unintended, of course!
Dear old footers KC - Private Counsel to Big Farmer - Liberator of Vichy TWTD
Random musings on a Thursday morning. on 12:28 - Mar 24 by MattinLondon
During lockdown I often went for a walk some ‘me time’ through the small cemetery near me. I noticed on one occasion a headstone for an eighteen month old baby. Going by the dates of one such walk it would have been his birthday quite recently and his parents left a R2-D2 toy on his grave. The lad died twenty years previously. Left me in tears and a bit of a mess after just trying to home school two boys who had been awful all day.
Sadly, we don't have a dedicated 'plot' to visit CT, but I occasionally go and have a walk and some quiet father and son time in the peaceful surroundings of the cemetery. I can still remember the moment when I tipped his ashes into the hole in the middle of a circular plot for the 'April-June' with numerous planters around the edge of it, and said goodbye, like it was yesterday. I bought a new planter just this week, as the current one has got broken around the edges. It would've been his 7th birthday coming up in June this year.
Random musings on a Thursday morning. on 13:17 - Mar 24 by hoppy
Sadly, we don't have a dedicated 'plot' to visit CT, but I occasionally go and have a walk and some quiet father and son time in the peaceful surroundings of the cemetery. I can still remember the moment when I tipped his ashes into the hole in the middle of a circular plot for the 'April-June' with numerous planters around the edge of it, and said goodbye, like it was yesterday. I bought a new planter just this week, as the current one has got broken around the edges. It would've been his 7th birthday coming up in June this year.
Oh I’m so sorry if I brought up such memories. I do apologise.
I think the most amazing technologocal development to explain to mu grandpatrents would be the phone
To them it was once something a few people had in their house and could use to speal to the few others who had it as well.
As a farm labouter to be able to meet him and others and show him the phone that has been around for a while.
Yes, you can speak to someone in the next field, next village county etc
That you could watch an event in the other side of the world as it happens, with sound. How many billion around the world are connected, and can be spoken to within seconds.
All in this little box, about the size of a box of Swan Vesta
What's that box ,grandad.................................well you just put food in cold, press a button and in less time that it takes to fill your pipe the food comes out extremely hot
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Random musings on a Thursday morning. on 13:27 - Mar 24 with 1612 views
Random musings on a Thursday morning. on 13:17 - Mar 24 by hoppy
Sadly, we don't have a dedicated 'plot' to visit CT, but I occasionally go and have a walk and some quiet father and son time in the peaceful surroundings of the cemetery. I can still remember the moment when I tipped his ashes into the hole in the middle of a circular plot for the 'April-June' with numerous planters around the edge of it, and said goodbye, like it was yesterday. I bought a new planter just this week, as the current one has got broken around the edges. It would've been his 7th birthday coming up in June this year.
I had a similar fascination with IDs when I worked for Travelex. Older people handing over their passport with DOB 1930 etc. Alive at the same time as Hitler and WW2 was going on. Could never get my head around that. Something so horrific in living memory for that person.
Random musings on a Thursday morning. on 13:24 - Mar 24 by HARRY10
I think the most amazing technologocal development to explain to mu grandpatrents would be the phone
To them it was once something a few people had in their house and could use to speal to the few others who had it as well.
As a farm labouter to be able to meet him and others and show him the phone that has been around for a while.
Yes, you can speak to someone in the next field, next village county etc
That you could watch an event in the other side of the world as it happens, with sound. How many billion around the world are connected, and can be spoken to within seconds.
All in this little box, about the size of a box of Swan Vesta
What's that box ,grandad.................................well you just put food in cold, press a button and in less time that it takes to fill your pipe the food comes out extremely hot
I think in my lifespan of forty odd years computers have been of similar advancements. When I was five the schools computer was wheeled around on a trolly for each class to have some time with it. Typing out sentences really really slowly. Now computers, laptops, tablets etc are do much cheaper and better. It really is astonishing.
And then there’s the Internet….wonder what will be the next ‘Internet level’ innovation.
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Random musings on a Thursday morning. on 13:39 - Mar 24 with 1545 views
Random musings on a Thursday morning. on 13:33 - Mar 24 by J2BLUE
I had a similar fascination with IDs when I worked for Travelex. Older people handing over their passport with DOB 1930 etc. Alive at the same time as Hitler and WW2 was going on. Could never get my head around that. Something so horrific in living memory for that person.
Individual accounts of historical accounts are fascinating- probably told from a different viewpoint from the standard official account of the time.
An old neighbour lent me his mums diaries from the Second World War. Her accounts (think she was twenty years old) are different from what you think of the Blitz.
The bad language (really bad) surprised me as did her accounts of looters and random violence which I didn’t think really happened. Fascinating stuff.
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Random musings on a Thursday morning. on 13:41 - Mar 24 with 1541 views
Random musings on a Thursday morning. on 13:35 - Mar 24 by MattinLondon
I think in my lifespan of forty odd years computers have been of similar advancements. When I was five the schools computer was wheeled around on a trolly for each class to have some time with it. Typing out sentences really really slowly. Now computers, laptops, tablets etc are do much cheaper and better. It really is astonishing.
And then there’s the Internet….wonder what will be the next ‘Internet level’ innovation.
Indeed. The evolution of the microchip is genuinely fascinating and amazing and incredible.
Who else trots out the "people are dying to get in here" or "dead centre of town, that" whenever they drive their kids past a cemetery? Mine are a bit old now, so not often in a car with me, so the "jokes" don't get the use they once did. My dad used to do the same to me and I hope my kids do the same to their kids.
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Random musings on a Thursday morning. on 14:23 - Mar 24 with 1434 views
Random musings on a Thursday morning. on 13:33 - Mar 24 by J2BLUE
I had a similar fascination with IDs when I worked for Travelex. Older people handing over their passport with DOB 1930 etc. Alive at the same time as Hitler and WW2 was going on. Could never get my head around that. Something so horrific in living memory for that person.
Random musings on a Thursday morning. on 13:33 - Mar 24 by J2BLUE
I had a similar fascination with IDs when I worked for Travelex. Older people handing over their passport with DOB 1930 etc. Alive at the same time as Hitler and WW2 was going on. Could never get my head around that. Something so horrific in living memory for that person.
Random musings on a Thursday morning. on 11:42 - Mar 24 by mylittletown
Even in one generation my grandmother saw an astonishing amount of change. She lived for almost the entire 20th century. At the start, there were almost no cars, no aeroplanes at all, no fridges, no washing machines, very few phones, most houses didn't have electricity, most women didn't have the vote (she got the vote in 1928). Then half her sibling were wiped out in probably the most pointless major war of all time, and everything changed dramatically.
A family friend (sadly departed) told me her mum's story about how airplanes were first described before most people had seen one. Apparently they were told that planes would be "like trains in the sky". Although this caused more confusion than help, because nobody could work out how they would get the tracks into the air!
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Random musings on a Thursday morning. on 15:23 - Mar 24 with 1293 views
Random musings on a Thursday morning. on 13:24 - Mar 24 by HARRY10
I think the most amazing technologocal development to explain to mu grandpatrents would be the phone
To them it was once something a few people had in their house and could use to speal to the few others who had it as well.
As a farm labouter to be able to meet him and others and show him the phone that has been around for a while.
Yes, you can speak to someone in the next field, next village county etc
That you could watch an event in the other side of the world as it happens, with sound. How many billion around the world are connected, and can be spoken to within seconds.
All in this little box, about the size of a box of Swan Vesta
What's that box ,grandad.................................well you just put food in cold, press a button and in less time that it takes to fill your pipe the food comes out extremely hot
the telephone was invented by bell , the second call to him was from a indian call centre
forensic experts say footers and spruces fingerprints were not found at the scene after the weekends rows
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Random musings on a Thursday morning. on 15:33 - Mar 24 with 1277 views
Random musings on a Thursday morning. on 13:24 - Mar 24 by HARRY10
I think the most amazing technologocal development to explain to mu grandpatrents would be the phone
To them it was once something a few people had in their house and could use to speal to the few others who had it as well.
As a farm labouter to be able to meet him and others and show him the phone that has been around for a while.
Yes, you can speak to someone in the next field, next village county etc
That you could watch an event in the other side of the world as it happens, with sound. How many billion around the world are connected, and can be spoken to within seconds.
All in this little box, about the size of a box of Swan Vesta
What's that box ,grandad.................................well you just put food in cold, press a button and in less time that it takes to fill your pipe the food comes out extremely hot
I often think the same about things like what's app. I can communicate with someone an ocean away in the US in real time.
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