new routine

I interviewed some friends of my fathers about the cold war and they had vague memories of it affecting their childhood. One of them said that he remembered that there were constant bomb drills in school, but other than that he did not remember much. His wife though had a bit more memories of it. She remembered that her best friend’s family had built a bomb shelter in their backyard. Since she spent most of her time at her friend’s house she practiced drill with them. She said that when she was little she did not understand the gravity of the situation. Overall it did not affect them much, it just added another routine into their daily lives.