Hi Jenny, I was born in 1942 so I remember all that kind of living. Ration books and dare I say it. The Black Market. Do you agree that we use to get six or more weeks of lovdly hot sunny days. I remember when the pitch on the roads use to melt and bubble up. You could fry an egg on the pavement. love Malcolm. xxx. Hi all ,I must be much older than you , I remember food rationing , very few sweets, cold bedrooms and a bath once a week using the same water for all the family.Boiling the copper to do the washing by hand and the smell of drying clothes if the weather was bad ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.1901 / Virus Database: 2109/4746 - Release Date: 01/16/12