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Originally Posted by Rusty
In grade school. We used to have bomb drills monthly. One week we would practice "Duck and Cover". That's where you went under your desk and covered your head. The following week. We would all go down to the lowest part of the building. Line up against a wall, then sit on the floor with our heads between our knees. Got to watch a whole bunch of black and white 35mm films on the atomic bomb. Fun times.  Kids now a days would chit their panty's.  |
Re: kids today, yeah it'd probably start off that way. You'd have a huge number of people wailing and whining, but after a little while, you might start to see a spine emerge in some of them. My Polish ex used to talk about that a lot. Since she was in Poland while it was still a communist country, she remembered standing in lines for things like rationed shoes, tp, other essentials. Said that many of the people there were unbelievably strong, solid, resourceful - you had to be to survive. Fast forward 30 years, and the next generation was comparatively weak and coddled.
Environment plays a huge part in our development. One of the greatest gifts my parents gave me was in allowing me to fail. They'd give me advice, but let me **** up.
tl;dr - morning all. Enjoy your covefe!