99% of those born between 1930 and 1946 (world wide) are now deceased.

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If we were born in this time span, we are one of the rare surviving "one-percenters". (1% of this special group!)  Their age range is between 77 and 93 years old.  A 16 year span.

 

We are the smallest group of children born since the early 1900's.

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We are the last to remember rationing for everything from gas to sugar to shoes to stoves.

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We saved tin foil and poured fried meat fat into tin cans.

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We remember when milk was delivered to our house early in the morning and placed in the "milk box" by the door.

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Discipline was enforced by our parents and teachers.

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We are the last generation to spend childhood with no T.V. and only imagined what we heard on the radio.

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With no T.V., we spent our childhood playing outside.

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We had BLACK & WHITE T.V.'s in the late 40's that had three stations and no remote.

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Telephones were one to a house, often shared (party lines) and the phone hung on the wall.

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Typewriters were driven by pounding fingers, throwing the carriage and changing the ribbon.

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Most highways were two lanes!  No interstates!

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We went downtown to shop.  We walked to school.

 

Our parents were glad we played by yourselves.

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We entered a world overflowing with plenty of opportunity.

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We grew up in the best possible time.  A time when the world was getting better.

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More than 99% of us are retired now, and we should feel priviledged to have lived in the best of times!

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Since we have already reached the age of 77 years old, we have outlived 99% of the other people in the world who were born in this time span of 16 years!

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