Rocking Ros Rose posted:Yogi19 posted:Not a wise decision
shelter every time - silly not to
Definitely
Yogi19 posted:The damp underground shelter would have been a better option
definitely
snap yogi
My parents were a young couple living in York....they took their niece too,to escape the bombing....my dad told me that when the bombers came, my mother and niece hid under the table......not exactly bomb proof
Yogi19 posted:Rocking Ros Rose posted:Yogi19 posted:Not a wise decision
shelter every time - silly not to
Bonkers really,although they probably thought they were a cut above as well
Kaytee posted:Yogi19 posted:Rocking Ros Rose posted:Yogi19 posted:Not a wise decision
shelter every time - silly not to
Bonkers really,although they probably thought they were a cut above as well
yes true kaytee
Kaytee posted:My parents were a young couple living in York....they took their niece too,to escape the bombing....my dad told me that when the bombers came, my mother and niece hid under the table......not exactly bomb proof
no
Rocking Ros Rose posted:snap yogi
oh dear poor buster
Kaytee posted:My parents were a young couple living in York....they took their niece too,to escape the bombing....my dad told me that when the bombers came, my mother and niece hid under the table......not exactly bomb proof
A lot of people did that, or hid under the stairs - especially if they had no Anderson shelter
I was there a couple of weeks ago - Churchill War Rooms
Rocking Ros Rose posted:Kaytee posted:My parents were a young couple living in York....they took their niece too,to escape the bombing....my dad told me that when the bombers came, my mother and niece hid under the table......not exactly bomb proof
no
They went to India soon after.....minus niece,she had to go home poor thing
Yogi19 posted:Kaytee posted:My parents were a young couple living in York....they took their niece too,to escape the bombing....my dad told me that when the bombers came, my mother and niece hid under the table......not exactly bomb proof
A lot of people did that, or hid under the stairs - especially if they had no Anderson shelter
yes true yogi and in their mind were safe under something
Kaytee posted:Rocking Ros Rose posted:Kaytee posted:My parents were a young couple living in York....they took their niece too,to escape the bombing....my dad told me that when the bombers came, my mother and niece hid under the table......not exactly bomb proof
no
They went to India soon after.....minus niece,she had to go home poor thing
Where was home for the niece?
Yogi19 posted:Kaytee posted:My parents were a young couple living in York....they took their niece too,to escape the bombing....my dad told me that when the bombers came, my mother and niece hid under the table......not exactly bomb proof
A lot of people did that, or hid under the stairs - especially if they had no Anderson shelter
Yes.....odd thing was, there was a brick built shelter at home, the niece would have been safe underground
Kaytee posted:Rocking Ros Rose posted:Kaytee posted:My parents were a young couple living in York....they took their niece too,to escape the bombing....my dad told me that when the bombers came, my mother and niece hid under the table......not exactly bomb proof
no
They went to India soon after.....minus niece,she had to go home poor thing
awww
Kaytee posted:My parents were a young couple living in York....they took their niece too,to escape the bombing....my dad told me that when the bombers came, my mother and niece hid under the table......not exactly bomb proof
Awww .....natural .....but as useless as hiding behind a door in the event of a nuclear attack 
Rocking Ros Rose posted:Yogi19 posted:Kaytee posted:My parents were a young couple living in York....they took their niece too,to escape the bombing....my dad told me that when the bombers came, my mother and niece hid under the table......not exactly bomb proof
A lot of people did that, or hid under the stairs - especially if they had no Anderson shelter
yes true yogi and in their mind were safe under something
Some had Morrison shelters which were used indoors - just a big cage really
Yogi19 posted:Kaytee posted:Rocking Ros Rose posted:Kaytee posted:My parents were a young couple living in York....they took their niece too,to escape the bombing....my dad told me that when the bombers came, my mother and niece hid under the table......not exactly bomb proof
no
They went to India soon after.....minus niece,she had to go home poor thing
Where was home for the niece?
Jarrow....right on the Tyne and near the docks
Baz posted:Kaytee posted:My parents were a young couple living in York....they took their niece too,to escape the bombing....my dad told me that when the bombers came, my mother and niece hid under the table......not exactly bomb proof
Awww .....natural .....but as useless as hiding behind a door in the event of a nuclear attack
True
Kaytee posted:Yogi19 posted:Kaytee posted:Rocking Ros Rose posted:Kaytee posted:My parents were a young couple living in York....they took their niece too,to escape the bombing....my dad told me that when the bombers came, my mother and niece hid under the table......not exactly bomb proof
no
They went to India soon after.....minus niece,she had to go home poor thing
Where was home for the niece?
Jarrow....right on the Tyne and near the docks
I can understand why her parents wanted her away from there
Yogi19 posted:Rocking Ros Rose posted:Yogi19 posted:Kaytee posted:My parents were a young couple living in York....they took their niece too,to escape the bombing....my dad told me that when the bombers came, my mother and niece hid under the table......not exactly bomb proof
A lot of people did that, or hid under the stairs - especially if they had no Anderson shelter
yes true yogi and in their mind were safe under something
Some had Morrison shelters which were used indoors - just a big cage really
yes and probably ineffectual if the house fell on top of you
Baz posted:Kaytee posted:My parents were a young couple living in York....they took their niece too,to escape the bombing....my dad told me that when the bombers came, my mother and niece hid under the table......not exactly bomb proof
Awww .....natural .....but as useless as hiding behind a door in the event of a nuclear attack
Yes....I remember the door thing from school....we practised hidingð
Baz posted:Rocking Ros Rose posted:oh dear poor buster
Did Buster die
Yes, they both died
she is very sprightly for 98
Rocking Ros Rose posted:Yogi19 posted:Rocking Ros Rose posted:Yogi19 posted:Kaytee posted:My parents were a young couple living in York....they took their niece too,to escape the bombing....my dad told me that when the bombers came, my mother and niece hid under the table......not exactly bomb proof
A lot of people did that, or hid under the stairs - especially if they had no Anderson shelter
yes true yogi and in their mind were safe under something
Some had Morrison shelters which were used indoors - just a big cage really
yes and probably ineffectual if the house fell on top of you
Yes
Yogi19 posted:Baz posted:Rocking Ros Rose posted:oh dear poor buster
Did Buster die
Yes, they both died
Rocking Ros Rose posted:she is very sprightly for 98
Certainly is
Yogi19 posted:Kaytee posted:Yogi19 posted:Kaytee posted:Rocking Ros Rose posted:Kaytee posted:My parents were a young couple living in York....they took their niece too,to escape the bombing....my dad told me that when the bombers came, my mother and niece hid under the table......not exactly bomb proof
no
They went to India soon after.....minus niece,she had to go home poor thing
Where was home for the niece?
Jarrow....right on the Tyne and near the docks
I can understand why her parents wanted her away from there
Oh yes....The NE coast got a hammering
Sorry, I did a spoiler about Mary 
Kaytee posted:Yogi19 posted:Kaytee posted:Yogi19 posted:Kaytee posted:Rocking Ros Rose posted:Kaytee posted:My parents were a young couple living in York....they took their niece too,to escape the bombing....my dad told me that when the bombers came, my mother and niece hid under the table......not exactly bomb proof
no
They went to India soon after.....minus niece,she had to go home poor thing
Where was home for the niece?
Jarrow....right on the Tyne and near the docks
I can understand why her parents wanted her away from there
Oh yes....The NE coast got a hammering
yes and the North Manchester /Liverpool
Yogi19 posted:Sorry, I did a spoiler about Mary
I guessed she would TBH
Rocking Ros Rose posted:Yogi19 posted:Sorry, I did a spoiler about Mary
Baz posted:Yogi19 posted:Sorry, I did a spoiler about Mary
