On Fri, 30 Jun 2017 23:24:29 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:
>> Nope I'm glad I didn't have it. Can't tell you the fun my brother and
>> I had getting out collecting shrapnel and bomb pieces from the night
>> before, also spying with our home made pericscopes on the American
>> army officers in the requisitioned house next door - my brother was
>> certain one was probably a spy lol
>>
>Why would you be spying on the Americans? I do believe we were on your
>side.
>
>Jill

An elderly couple lived next door until they were turned out so the
Officers Mess could be there. Everywhere one went there were big
posters 'Loose lips sink ships" "Walls have ears" etc. so my brother
had a theory that amongst all of these strangers, surely one might be
a spy and we better discover which.

We were intrigued also by the amount of food they had - we were on
meagre rations and their food seemed endless, especially meat. The
dog came back from their place with a leg of lamb (guess none of them
were used to lamb) and my grandmother wrestled the dog to the floor
while my mother prised out the lamb. It was soaked in vinegar for
awhile and then it was our supper - guess it worked, none of us died
or was ill as a result. Sandy got the bone.

On 7/1/2017 6:22 AM, lucretia wrote:
> On Fri, 30 Jun 2017 23:24:29 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>>> Nope I'm glad I didn't have it. Can't tell you the fun my brother and
>>> I had getting out collecting shrapnel and bomb pieces from the night
>>> before, also spying with our home made pericscopes on the American
>>> army officers in the requisitioned house next door - my brother was
>>> certain one was probably a spy lol
>>>
>> Why would you be spying on the Americans? I do believe we were on your
>> side.
>>
>> Jill
>
> An elderly couple lived next door until they were turned out so the
> Officers Mess could be there. Everywhere one went there were big
> posters 'Loose lips sink ships" "Walls have ears" etc. so my brother
> had a theory that amongst all of these strangers, surely one might be
> a spy and we better discover which.
>
> We were intrigued also by the amount of food they had - we were on
> meagre rations and their food seemed endless, especially meat. The
> dog came back from their place with a leg of lamb (guess none of them
> were used to lamb) and my grandmother wrestled the dog to the floor
> while my mother prised out the lamb. It was soaked in vinegar for
> awhile and then it was our supper - guess it worked, none of us died
> or was ill as a result. Sandy got the bone.
>
I can't speak to that as I wasn't a victim of any war famine. I'm only
56. However, Officers definitely got the better of the victuals during
war time, of that I'm sure.

Jill

On 2017-07-01 10:56 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 7/1/2017 6:22 AM, lucretia wrote:

> I can't speak to that as I wasn't a victim of any war famine. I'm only
> 56. However, Officers definitely got the better of the victuals during
> war time, of that I'm sure.

My FiL was in the American army in WWI. He told be about the first time
he ever got drunk. He was in charge of a squad that had been detailed
to unload a train car full of supplies, much of which was supplies for
the officers mess. He appropriated a case of champagne and they cracked
it open that night.