Those of you who are fans of Fawlty Towers will remember the golden rule "Don't mention the war!"
Unfortunately, when you are saddled with the old gits at meal time, mentioning it doesn't seem to be a requirement as war memoirs seem to be a pre-requisite.
And don't think that being too young to have experienced it will get you off the hook, because it won't. You need to be educated as to the sacrifices that were made on your behalf.
My man had his legs crushed in '39, you know. They've never been the same since. That's why he needs a stick to walk. Of course, this assures him of the front seat of the coach on all the outings - a coach to which he seems quite capable of running and using his stick to prod the rest of us out of the way!
And his is also the ony opinion that matters. This is why he keeps touching his wife on the arm to shut her up every time she tries to say something!
And another thing - it's no use trying to interrupt him because he's deaf and doesn't like wearing a hearing aid. So the traffic is definitely one way - unless of course is to do with something they want in which case the hearing improves dramatically.
Just remember how lucky you are to have retired so young and have your reply ready - "Yes, and the harder I worked, the luckier I got."
It's lost on them, of course, because they're not listening...
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