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what would frighten
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Unknown | Report | 4 Jan 2005 18:17 |
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What invention would your ancestors from 1850 be most afraid of |
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Unknown | Report | 4 Jan 2005 18:21 |
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I think some of my ancestors would welcome the contraceptive pill, but then again I might not be here! Who can say - lots of people are frightened by new things - cars, planes, phones, antibiotics, microwaves etc. Personally I think they would embrace anything that made their lives easier - electricity, running water, central heating... nell |
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PennyDainty | Report | 4 Jan 2005 18:25 |
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Low flying RAF jets that fly right over the area of Skye my lot came from. Scared the s**t out of me this Summer! Christine |
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Ramblin Rose | Report | 4 Jan 2005 18:29 |
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It is quite a thought isn't it.They knew life at a slower pace than we do today and I think they would be very frightened by the speed at which everything moves and changes.In their day change was slow and people were able to adapt and absorb change at a much easier rate. |
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Unknown | Report | 4 Jan 2005 18:43 |
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I think actually they were probably frightened enough by the spectres of cholera/typhoid/tuberculosis etc and ending their days in the workhouse. That's what I'd be scared of if I had to live then. nell |
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