Woodznutz
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When we went to bed, we skipped across the cold, past the ice on the inside of the window, and climbed into bed under the covers. You curled up into a ball, huffed for 5 minutes until it warmed up enough so you stick your head out of the covers. Despite radiators appearing in the 70's, mother and father just heated the living room via the gas fire. In the kitchen, the gas cooker oven was left on low to keep the chill off the room. In those days, it was colder and colder for much much longer.
My dad insisted on a warm house and plenty of food. We didn't have a car, so we were spared that expense. My dad walked to work for 10 years (with a sack lunch) before we finally got one, nearly two miles each way, winter and summer.
We didn't get bikes until we were 14 or so. We walked or took the city buses. Thankfully we lived near the city center.
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