On Thu, 22 Jun 2017 20:24:53 +0100, bert wrote:


Oh didn't realise you were that old, or are you like a lot of those
born in the immediate years after WW2 who exhibit a tendency possibly
brought on by passing bomb sites on the way to school to think that
they themselves took an active part

It's the same generation that grew up with the benefits of the new
NHS, and many of which have benefited from free further education,
relatively cheap housing some if it bought under the right to buy
council houses ,decent company pension schemes ,not a few getting
large redundancy packages along the way and are now retired with a bus
pass and winter fuel payments
But it was always down to bad management or the Unions never the fault
of them actually being selfish *******s who are now old selfish
****ers probably called Bert and wearing a Cardigan and still mentally
fighting the Germans like Daddy did.

G.Harman
I was actually born before the NHS.
So you closely fit the bill of the type of person I was describing and
unless you are exceptionally old or have had health care provided
privately throughout your life you will have grown up taking the
benefit of it with a gaping maw like a fledgling accepting a worm from
its parent.
From that gaping maw you then despise the idea of socialist principles
today having benefited from one of the main ones.
Bait put out and swallowed , thanks for confirming that are what I
thought you are a full member of the Hypocritical generation
However my use of Bert was just as much influenced by it being one
of my Grand ads names and popular many years ago but now only common
amongst Coffin dodgers like yourself. Like many of that era he
believed everything written in the Paper was the truth as well.

What a bitter twisted little person you are but typical of the modern
generation who expect everything handed to them on a plate.

As I'm in my early 60's I'll take modern generation as a complement
thank you and having had a work ethic since I was strong enough to do
jobs was able to organize my life well enough to retire at 55 a few
years back. That has meant that a lot of people I see and talk to
during the day while doing voluntary work etc are those 10 to 15 years
older than myself as you must be (or older) and it is very interesting
the differences in attitude to things those few years make.
A lot like I said earlier seem to think that because they were around
during WW2 as Children or born just after when it was still a main
talking subject amongst the elders around them that puts them on par
with those who are entitled to campaign medals.
They then had a good start in the economic conditions of the 50's when
for those who desired they could do very well as there more job
vacancies than people and a roof over your head was easier to get than
today, it might not have been luxurious but at least it was likely to
be a home rather than an insecure bed sit that a youngster today is
faced with.
Calling that generation of which you are part Hypocrites doesn't make
me bitter and twisted it makes me a realist. You only have to look at
the recent election results to see how your lot suddenly squealed and
whined when it looked liked you may have to share some of the assets
built up so those younger won't be quite so burdened with your bills.

G. Harman