The Boomer generation, yes we were very fortunate to be brought up with rationing of food and clothing following WW2. We were lucky enough to understand the concepts, long forgotten, about keeping rubbish in our pockets to take home, recycling bottles and giving up our seats to ladies etc. Seeing an 8 inch television in Black and White for the first time in the early fifties, suffering from cold in the winters due to there being no central heating, Ice on the windows in the morning, coal fires only in one room. One pair of shoes and darned socks, sewn up tears in trousers and jackets, walking and running to school, no we didn't have a car until much later, Iron lungs for the unfortunate sufferers of Polio, smallpox still about, scarlet fever and various other long forgotten complaints, starting Infants school and being rapped on the knuckles with a ruler if misbehaving, hearing your Dad wanting to earn £15 per week. Yes houses were cheap in those days, but relative to the wages being paid. No phones, only the posh people had them. Going to Junior school and having a head master with a cane, which was used. Gym wear for girls was their skirts tucked into their knickers, lads had short pants until their teens. school parades every morning to ensure kids were tidy. So the Grammar School all teachers had canes which were used regularly, Peaked hats had to be worn with the uniform at all times outside the school. So to work, £3-10/00d (£3.50) starting wage for a 48 hour a week job. 6 days at work 1 day at college in our own time and the rest of the day to ourselves. I could carry on in my case to working 7 days a week as a manager up to 16 hours a day in the early 1970's for a magnificent wage of £40.00 per week, no pension fund, and yes we did have a Mortgage at a high interest rate from memory, but were helped by our parents as we do for our kids.
We have been lucky to date that there have been no major wars, but life was hard at times whatever the younger generation think we didn't do. So when decrying our generation BFCx3 and all the other know alls' think how you would cope without your internet, your smart TV, your car or multi cars in some cases, your mobile phone your smart watch, your central heating, your double glazing, your take aways etc etc.
As I do not live on this board , as some seem to do, particularly when supposedly working, please do not expect an immediate response from me if you disagree with anything I have said. Oh! and I wouldn't have changed my up bringing for the world, Two wonderful parents and an excellent learning curve.
Carpe Diem.