Originally Posted by
Silver Fox
Just spent an evening with someone that went through the Blitz, was evacuated at 6 years old, was carried from a bombed house by the ARP wardens, was laying in a gutter at 7 years old dodging German gunfire. I wouldn't even dare mention "challenging" in that context. Different times....but get real

It is very challenging times and it will get worst. It’s not as bad as the Blitz, which was probably not as bad as the Sack of Carthage for instance.