old people

back in the day i remember being fascinated by old people. people who had lived in and been involved in ww2 were commonplace and, altho the average was lower than it is now, i remember having conversations with guys who had volunteered for the first world war. and then everything inbetween : shipyards, mines, tenements, steamies, the works. that said, bertrand russell's 'my grandad knew napoleon' story would've taken the win! lol