It's unfortunate that the Great Depression gene was not transmitted from one generation to another ....
George, it's sad to say you're absolutely correct! We have lot's of "new hires" come rolling into the fire station with $60,000 new trucks, new iPhones, monogrammed gear bags, and they have no idea if they'll even have a job in a year.
Several years later, they get married, can't afford a home, and wind up riding overtime ambulances, working part time in hospital ER's, or cash sub for other guys in a failed attempt to keep their heads above water.
If they had lived through any of the struggles, maybe they would have a clue. My parents, who grew up in the depression era, still won't buy Blue Bell. They say it's to expensive.
