LETTERS FROM THE ROAD
RECALL OUR HISTORY
My wife made ANZAC biscuits to eat while we
stand at our front gate at 6am on the 25th
April and remember why we have such
freedom in this wonderful country.
To think about the men and women who
made the ultimate sacrifice so we could be
free, the hardship and fear of war, the
hardship of not being able to purchase fuel,
bread, groceries and clothing, let alone toilet
paper without a ration card for those items.
Having street signs removed and covers over
your vehicle lights, blackout curtains on all
windows of your home.
Hearing an air raid siren and wondering if you
will survive the night. Waking up in the morning,
if you were able to get any sleep, to find that
your neighbour’s house is no longer there.
And this went on for six years, not just a
few months.
When you think about these things, it makes
our current isolation pale into insignificance.
We know that when we awake in the morning
we can chat to our neighbours over the fence,
we can phone or email our friends and families.
Many of our ancestors never got that chance.
Dennis McCullagh
Whispering Gums Park, Vic
MOUSING THE SHACKLE
I read the RV Workshop story (GoRV #38)
about the hole in the bolt of the D-shackle and
why it’s there.
The hole in the bolt of the D-shackle is so that
the bolt can be moused to the shackle,
preventing it from working loose from vibrations
or hard knocks. ‘Mousing’ is a naval term where
they mouse the anchor to the chain.
I hope this description helps you all out.
The world, our country and our parents went
through worse than this pandemic, just 70-odd
years ago. We were either too young or not yet
born to remember it, but it is part of our history.
We need to educate our younger generations
and those who now call Australia home about
our history so they can look forward to the
future and keep up the Aussie spirit.
Lest We Forget.
Stan Robinson
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