How far have we come in our lifetime?
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https://youtu.be/SYiaYDEgZ1o
I came across this video of where I grew up which was filmed in the 1970’s when I was a child
It’s so alien to look at today and seems so distant, yet it’s instantly recognisable and familiar
I grew up in one of those terrace houses .. no central heating, no bathroom, bog at the end of the yard next to the coal shed
By the mid 70’s my dad was doing well and we moved to a new build detached house on the edge of cottontown, we had a car although my dad still walked or caught the bus to work
I got the bus to/from school and walked a mile at each end from the bus station to the school and back
We hear talk today of a cost of living crisis .. but watching that video that randomly appeared on my YouTube feed has really made me think how bloody far we have come on and how much wealthier as a society we are now, even up in my beloved east Lancashire where the dark satanic mills and factories are no more
I had to move away to find work when I left school as the unemployment rate was 25% at the time
Really makes you think ( or am I just being a soppy daft arse ? )
Anyway it’s worth a watch
I came across this video of where I grew up which was filmed in the 1970’s when I was a child
It’s so alien to look at today and seems so distant, yet it’s instantly recognisable and familiar
I grew up in one of those terrace houses .. no central heating, no bathroom, bog at the end of the yard next to the coal shed
By the mid 70’s my dad was doing well and we moved to a new build detached house on the edge of cottontown, we had a car although my dad still walked or caught the bus to work
I got the bus to/from school and walked a mile at each end from the bus station to the school and back
We hear talk today of a cost of living crisis .. but watching that video that randomly appeared on my YouTube feed has really made me think how bloody far we have come on and how much wealthier as a society we are now, even up in my beloved east Lancashire where the dark satanic mills and factories are no more
I had to move away to find work when I left school as the unemployment rate was 25% at the time
Really makes you think ( or am I just being a soppy daft arse ? )
Anyway it’s worth a watch
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