THE ONE PERCENTERS

[dustymars]

99 % of those born between 1930 and 1946 (worldwide) are now dead. If you were born in this time span, you are one of the rare surviving 1%'ers of this special group.

Their ages range between 77 and 93 years old, a 16-year age span. 


INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE 1% ERS:

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

You are the last generation, climbing out of the Depression, who can remember the winds of war and the impact of a world at war that rattled the structure of our daily lives for years.

You are the last to remember ration books for everything from gas, to sugar, to shoes, to stoves.

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

You can remember milk being delivered to your house early in the morning and placed in the "milk box" on the porch.

Discipline was enforced by parents and teachers.

You are the last generation who spent childhood without television; instead, you "imagined" what you heard on the radio.

With no TV, you spent your childhood playing outside.

There was no city playground for kids.

The lack of television in your early years meant that you had little real understanding of what the world was like.

We got "black-and-white" TV in the late 40s that had three stations and no remote.

Telephones were one to a house, often shared (party lines), and hung on the wall in the kitchen (no cares about privacy).

Computers were called calculators; they were hand-cranked.

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

'INTERNET' and 'GOOGLE' were words that did not exist.

New highways would bring jobs and mobility. Most highways were 2 lanes.

You went downtown to shop. You walked to school.

The radio network expanded from 3 stations to thousands.

Your parents were suddenly free from the confines of the Depression and the War, and they threw themselves into working hard to make a living for their families.

You weren't neglected, but you weren't today's all-consuming family focus.

They were glad you played by yourselves.

They were busy discovering the postwar world.

You entered a world of overflowing plenty and opportunity; a world where you were welcomed, enjoyed yourselves.

You felt secure in your future, although the Depression and poverty were deeply remembered.

Polio was still a crippler. Everyone knew someone who had it.

You came of age in the '50s and '60s.

You are the last generation to experience an interlude when there were no threats to Canada.

World War II was over, and the Cold War, terrorism, global warming, and perpetual economic insecurity had yet to haunt life.

Only your generation can remember a time after WW II when our world was secure and full of bright promise and plenty.

You grew up at the best possible time, a time when the world was getting better.

 More than 99% of you are retired now, and you should feel privileged to have "lived in the best of times!"

 If you have already reached the age of 77 years old, you have outlived 99% of all the other people in the world who were born in this special 16-year time span. You are a 1% 'er". 
 
 
 

[AuntieLynn11]

I remember the Latin mass - they started us off in the first grade. Had eight years of Latin in primary, two years in high school and two years in college. Vini, vidi, vici, sports fans...  I continue to insist there is no such thing as retirement.  I am 800 years old and I still have heavy-duty schedules at ODC, Lines and the Smuins if you are wondering why I am always so late to the game here...  But if you wanna know who dies in what opera, I can help you.
 
 

[Canis Minor]

I’m not a 1 percenter (just a 50’s boomer) but I do remember a much better America when I was a child. 
 

[SurroundedByLiberals]

99 % of those born between 1930 and 1946 (worldwide) are now dead. If you were born in this time span, you are one of the rare surviving 1%'ers of this special group.

Their ages range between 77 and 93 years old, a 16-year age span. 


INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE 1% ERS:

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

You are the last generation, climbing out of the Depression, who can remember the winds of war and the impact of a world at war that rattled the structure of our daily lives for years.

You are the last to remember ration books for everything from gas, to sugar, to shoes, to stoves.

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

You can remember milk being delivered to your house early in the morning and placed in the "milk box" on the porch.

Discipline was enforced by parents and teachers.

You are the last generation who spent childhood without television; instead, you "imagined" what you heard on the radio.

With no TV, you spent your childhood playing outside.

There was no city playground for kids.

The lack of television in your early years meant that you had little real understanding of what the world was like.

We got "black-and-white" TV in the late 40s that had three stations and no remote.

Telephones were one to a house, often shared (party lines), and hung on the wall in the kitchen (no cares about privacy).

Computers were called calculators; they were hand-cranked.

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

'INTERNET' and 'GOOGLE' were words that did not exist.

New highways would bring jobs and mobility. Most highways were 2 lanes.

You went downtown to shop. You walked to school.

The radio network expanded from 3 stations to thousands.

Your parents were suddenly free from the confines of the Depression and the War, and they threw themselves into working hard to make a living for their families.

You weren't neglected, but you weren't today's all-consuming family focus.

They were glad you played by yourselves.

They were busy discovering the postwar world.

You entered a world of overflowing plenty and opportunity; a world where you were welcomed, enjoyed yourselves.

You felt secure in your future, although the Depression and poverty were deeply remembered.

Polio was still a crippler. Everyone knew someone who had it.

You came of age in the '50s and '60s.

You are the last generation to experience an interlude when there were no threats to Canada.

World War II was over, and the Cold War, terrorism, global warming, and perpetual economic insecurity had yet to haunt life.

Only your generation can remember a time after WW II when our world was secure and full of bright promise and plenty.

You grew up at the best possible time, a time when the world was getting better.

 More than 99% of you are retired now, and you should feel privileged to have "lived in the best of times!"

 If you have already reached the age of 77 years old, you have outlived 99% of all the other people in the world who were born in this special 16-year time span. You are a 1% 'er". 
 
 
 


 

   My two older brothers: 1943, 1946.  Me:1948, younger: 1949.
   We're all still here and active.  Then again, we grew up as Army dependents.
   Nuf's saids.
 
 

[dustymars]

My two grandfathers were in WWI My father and a couple uncles in WWII.  I served 8 years in the Air Force and was in SEA before the Vietnam "war."  My son was in several war locations serving 23 years in the Navy.  Thanks all for their service.  

I remember the great depression from my parents and WWII stamp books.  

[RockyMtn 1776]

I am a 1%er and I remember it well. I grew up on a ranch, was lucky enough to be a free-range kid, had great parents. We all worked hard but were better off than many who lived in the big cities.
Our clothes may have been a bit threadbare, but we always had enough to eat. Even though we raised beef cattle we always had a few milk cows that were my responsibility. The never-ending work on a ranch or farm along with Church going people helped save America.
I was blessed to live at the best time in the history of the world I was and still am so thankful.

[Canis Minor]

I grew up in rural upstate NY, not on a farm but in the country. My Aunt and Uncle had horses, everyone had guns (due to rattlesnakes and bears).

There was just about zero crime, my house was left unlocked on the days my Mom worked for the local pharmacist (she did the books). We knew all of our neighbors and everyone was glad to help each other out. 

Everyone seemed to be middle or working class. If family did fall on hard times the local Churches stepped in to help. I recall one family losing their house to a fire and the community stepped in and did a demo and re-build. I suspect the materials were covered by insurance but all the labor was done by family, friends and neighbors. People actually helped those in need.

 I find myself wondering what has happened to so change our society. I’m certain evil forces are involved. 
 
 
 

[flaokie]

"I find myself wondering what has happened to so change our society. I’m certain evil forces are involved. "

Decades and decades of Communist control of the schools is one thing that comes to mind. 
That control, has produced masses of dopes, that can not think for themselves.