The cars on the roads then didn't go at the SPEED that they can now, either! Nor did they have the super-highways to take us everywhere at those high speeds. It was a different world......and in many ways, a better one. Even tho we didn't have all the modern appliances and luxuries we take for granted now. mas -----Original Message----- From: can-usa-migration-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:can-usa-migration-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Kay Wright Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2009 6:19 PM To: can-usa-migration@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [CAN-USA-MIG] rationing in US during WWII As a child I well remember rationing of gas, many food items including meat and sugar. Oleo margarine replaced butter. Shortage of leather for shoes meant a family got only so many coupons for shoes for the year. Shoes couldn't be resoled so they were patched at home to get a little more wear out of them. Cardboard was often seen covering the holes. Finances were not the problem but rather availability of leather. Any items made of material which could be used for the war effort was very scarce. We had black out curtains to use in the evenings and our streets were patrolled by air raid wardens to enforce lights out. Cars were repaired, not replaced; tires were retreaded. I am sure the cars on the road then could never pass today's safety checks! When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there is a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. To search the archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION The information page is: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-USA-MIGRATION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message