Just got to thinking after reading a bit about rail roads,think of how fast we,v changed.I grew up watching Hop a long cassidy on a small flickery screen,when it came in, to HD over the air,"talking to folks you,ll never meet from around the world. Men have been to the moon and as a kid during spring time we couldn,t get to the nieghbors."or school" not so bad! Doctors looked in your ears,down your throat now they can see it all.Hot meals in less time than it took to peel a spud.Just got to thinkin. Dave
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brin
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If only we had stayed in that place in time ! I remember too and it was great, wasn't it ?
hello guy,s. Ya brin in someways but I had this one teacher that,well in some ways.We wound,nt be on here.Times were simpler but I think its pretty much always been about like this we just weren,t so well informed.Too much info just seems to muddy the water we have folks on each other that I,m sure if they had a cup of joe or a cool beer on a sunny afternoon would not feel the same way.I,v always lived the simple country life and will till the day I die.Can,t beat it.I just don,t want everyone else to figure it out or the open space will disappear.50 years of spam sounds like punisment to me:laughing:Anyway just a old guy thinkin back and yes there were great times and not so great times but it made use strong men.Its very heartwarming to see some of the younger folks posting on here and we give them the benifit of our past blunders,at least they aren,t all turning into whine babies which is very good to see.Have a cold one on me:licking
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My late grandmother was born in 1896. She lived 98 years. She lived way out in the country in a house her father built. Now that house is closer to the center of town than the outskirts. In her lifetime she saw electricity, indoor plumbing, cars, planes, T.V., man on the moon, etc...
After my grandfather retired, each fall they would drive to Florida for the winter. It took 3 days to get there. Sometime around the early 70s they started driving to Indianapolis, putting their car on a train and taking the auto train down there. That only took 2 days. Around 1980, my grandfather passed away. My grandmother, who never learned to drive, was wondering how she was going to get to Florida. My folks put her on a plane. 4 hours later she calls us from her house in Florida and tells us how stupid it was for them to drive 3 days when the plane only takes 4 hours. Grandma was progressive. :laughing:
Yes, the old days were fun. So are the current times. They are different, but there is fun and satisfaction to be had today! :cool2::drink: :licking: :laughing:
After my grandfather retired, each fall they would drive to Florida for the winter. It took 3 days to get there. Sometime around the early 70s they started driving to Indianapolis, putting their car on a train and taking the auto train down there. That only took 2 days. Around 1980, my grandfather passed away. My grandmother, who never learned to drive, was wondering how she was going to get to Florida. My folks put her on a plane. 4 hours later she calls us from her house in Florida and tells us how stupid it was for them to drive 3 days when the plane only takes 4 hours. Grandma was progressive. :laughing:
Yes, the old days were fun. So are the current times. They are different, but there is fun and satisfaction to be had today! :cool2::drink: :licking: :laughing:
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My Grandfather was the opposite. He'd rather have driven a team of horses, slept under the wagon box and took all the time he needed. And that would be plenty cause he'd have know most of the people on the route.
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I can remember the guys on the farm cutting the hay with a mule drawn sickle mower, raking it with a mule drawn rake and then pitchforking the hay into a mule drawn wagon. Then they pitch forked the loose hay into the barn. Then along came either a 2n or a 8n some years later that did the cutting and somewhere a square baler appeared on the scene.
Now it all gets cut, raked and roll baled by a guy in a cab on an air conditioned New Holland who loads it on a trailer and hauls it away.
Now it all gets cut, raked and roll baled by a guy in a cab on an air conditioned New Holland who loads it on a trailer and hauls it away.
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Like they say.."If we only knew now back than"
Sometimes the old ways are still the best.
Sometimes the old ways are still the best.
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Not saying the new ways aren,t good but something seems to be missing.We used to make hay as a community and had meals etc together.I still think thats why we,ve grown apart.Take care Dave
We still visit with folks, help our neighbors, attend school functions, church functions, fish fries, beer, etc... we also live longer. I work with my co-workers all day and spend evenings with my family and/or friends. 50 years ago I would have probably done the same, only different job.
I know when I was a kid during summers I would leave home in the morning, roam the neighborhood with my friends, stop at someone's home for lunch, play all afternoon and go home at night. During the school year I would be in school all day, play after school with my friends, eat dinner and spend the evening with my family.
Now, 40 years later, during the summer my kids went to day camp instead of roaming the neighborhood, but they are basically with their friends all day, eat lunch in the park, play all afternoon and go home at night. Same basic concept. During the school year they go to school all day, play with their friends after school, only it is at the school, not in the neighborhood, come home, eat dinner and spend the evening with their family. Again, same basic concept as my childhood, the only difference being they are not roaming the neighborhood without supervision.
And I actually prefer that they are not roaming the neighborhood because, quit frankly, there are a lot of weirdos out there. Back when I was a kid, if there was a weirdo hanging around, the dads would have taken care of him (if you know what I mean). Nowadays, you will go to jail for taking care of a weirdo the way your father would have. And, I suppose, there are some weirdos who were treated unfairly or misjudged. So, adult supervision is a big plus for me.
All in all, while I do wish my kids could experience some of the things I was allowed to experience as a kid (like carrying a Cub Scout pocket knife), I think they have some pretty neat experiences that I would have liked to have as a kid, like a 21 speed mountain bike and a pocket MP3 player.
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What I miss the most from the past is how everyone knew everyone in their neighborhood and spent a lot of time outdoors with them. Everyone stays indoors now, even the kids on their video games.
The only time we get to meet the neighbors now is when a hurricane knocks out the electricity during the summer and everyone has to come outside to cool off.
I sure don't miss all the trash dumps that were everywhere 50 years ago and I don't miss the 1960 cars.
The 12" black and white TV was a little hard to see but at least the whole family gathered around it together to watch Lucy's latest adventures. Now days everyone has their own TV or computer in their own room and hardly even see each other any more.
The only time we get to meet the neighbors now is when a hurricane knocks out the electricity during the summer and everyone has to come outside to cool off.
I sure don't miss all the trash dumps that were everywhere 50 years ago and I don't miss the 1960 cars.
The 12" black and white TV was a little hard to see but at least the whole family gathered around it together to watch Lucy's latest adventures. Now days everyone has their own TV or computer in their own room and hardly even see each other any more.
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Not saying the new ways aren,t good but something seems to be missing.We used to make hay as a community and had meals etc together.I still think thats why we,ve grown apart.Take care Dave
Dave - I have a feeling you are old enough to remember back before TV and even just after ...folks used to gather on each others porches or sit in lawn chairs in their yards and visit and everyone knew each other up and down their street , if not in the whole community....We have definitely lost something the way I see it. As far as I'm concerned ..what we lost is worth much more than any gains made. Just look at society now.
I also wanted to say that when I was a kid on the farm we were too pooped to get into much trouble.Kids now days need more chores to do,help with dishes anything that teaches more reponseability.I also like that the local school sends kids{who volunteer} out to help the elderly etc. with yard work etc. for only a few dollars cost.That money then gets used for thier school trips etc. just a super idea.Dave
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What I Really dislike about the present is the Mirrors! They seem to be distorted or something!
They seem to be distorted or something!I miss picking up the phone and hearing a well trained operator say "number puleeze". In an emergency they were right there, faster than 911. Those operators must have saved countless lives. If a child could pick up the receiver he could get help without being able to dial. I guess new and improved has its disadvantages.
Yeah Egon , I think the mirrors in my house came from a carnival.
Yeah Egon , I think the mirrors in my house came from a carnival.
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What about the music, even todays country {for the most part} sounds like some kind of hiphop crap.
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Your parents would have the same of your music!
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When I was very little, we all ate dinner at the same time in the dining room. I was the baby of the family. As my siblings grew up and left the nest, mom and dad started eating on T.V. trays in the living room. I got gypped out of the family time by the Huntley-Brinkley report!
It really ticked me off, even as a kid. So, I make sure we eat at the dining room table as a family as often as possible. T.V. goes off. Even if we have to eat dinner well after 8:00 once in a while, we still do it. The only exception is pizza and a movie on Friday or Saturday night. Then we eat in the living room. :thumbsup:As far as T.V.s go, we have one in the living room, one in the master bedroom(for watching late night news and talk show while falling asleep) and one in the workout room in the basement for my wife to watch news in the morning while she works out. The kids don't have them or phones in their rooms. Well, the teenager does have her cell phone... but she has a very limited monthly minute budget, so she can't stay on it or text all the time. :laughing:
We have one computer in the living room. The teenage has one in her bedroom for school work. She prefers to work in the living room to be with the rest of the family, but sometimes she needs a quiet place to type her papers. We don't let her have any social networking pages like Face Book, but she will need one as a HS senior to get ready for college. Everyone uses one and it is almost a necessity for college prep.
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Does some of the friendliness and helpfulness fall away when people get crowded together like in bigger towns/cities. I was raised on a small dairy farm and all of the Neighbors helped each other. If some one sick or hurt everybody else just pitched in. Dad sold the place due to health reasons and moved to Boise. A few of the neighbors where friendly and helpful but most you rarely saw or spoke to. He lived in that same house for over 30 years and maybe knew and visited with four of the dozen or so homes in sight.
I have lived around Rockford, IL which is about the same size as Boise for 20 years and notice the same thing here. People are just to busy and or absorbed in their lives to care much about yours.
Bought 2 1/2 acres in farm country last fall (reason for Bota:thumbsup and have met all four of the neighbors already. Three of them stopped by to help me unload furniture etc.. when I moved in.
Is it just me, or do country folk just seem friendlier and more willing to help each other.
Roy
I have lived around Rockford, IL which is about the same size as Boise for 20 years and notice the same thing here. People are just to busy and or absorbed in their lives to care much about yours.
Bought 2 1/2 acres in farm country last fall (reason for Bota:thumbsup
and have met all four of the neighbors already. Three of them stopped by to help me unload furniture etc.. when I moved in. Is it just me, or do country folk just seem friendlier and more willing to help each other.
Roy
