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What did they do in the Great Depression.
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<blockquote data-quote="Wishfull" data-source="post: 547118" data-attributes="member: 7460"><p>Ive worked on a few houses made back in that period. They used whatever they had available. The timbers were rarely straight and were tough sawn. Not much was straight and square. They weren't as pedantic as we are now.</p><p>Dad and Grandpa used to go night spear fishing with shellite lanterns. They would light a fire on tge beach so they knew where the shore was and walk along the edge of the reefs at low tide with a Hessian bag strung over their backs suspended with a rope over one shoulder to put the fish in thst they had speared. They used to get a wheat bag full almost every time they went out.</p><p>The last time I went out was with a halogen underwater light and a motor bike battery over one shoulder and bag on the other. I think I got 5 fish. That was about 10 years ago.</p><p>Just not the fish there anymore. The trawlers fixed that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wishfull, post: 547118, member: 7460"] Ive worked on a few houses made back in that period. They used whatever they had available. The timbers were rarely straight and were tough sawn. Not much was straight and square. They weren't as pedantic as we are now. Dad and Grandpa used to go night spear fishing with shellite lanterns. They would light a fire on tge beach so they knew where the shore was and walk along the edge of the reefs at low tide with a Hessian bag strung over their backs suspended with a rope over one shoulder to put the fish in thst they had speared. They used to get a wheat bag full almost every time they went out. The last time I went out was with a halogen underwater light and a motor bike battery over one shoulder and bag on the other. I think I got 5 fish. That was about 10 years ago. Just not the fish there anymore. The trawlers fixed that. [/QUOTE]
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