I've only watched half of the video, but I'm not hearing anything new here. My mom was born in 1940 and the family would put a tub on the floor of the kitchen, fill it with hot water from the stove, and everyone would take turns taking a bath.
My mom was raised on the South Side of Chicago in a neighborhood called Canaryville. They were within blocks of the front of the Great Chicago Stock Yards. They were very poor.
I am sure that there are millions of people in the South and on reservations today doing the very same thing. Drive across the USA, and you would see that right now, most of the USA is a ghetto. Poverty is everywhere. I've been across many states and the conditions were eye opening.
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Mercy, when I was young I remember something or another on TV talkin about the good ole days back in the late 40's & thru the 50's and maybe further I can't remember but, I distinctly remember daddy blurting out " good ole days, ****!"
Lol, he than began tellin me why they were full of chit....
Lol, I'm just fine right where I am with my TV, recliner, soft bed, running water, truck, .....you get the picture
Lots of people watching Leave it to Beaver, Father Knows Best, etc., etc., and imagining that era as real life in a 'magical' utopia.
Jim
Jim,
With June Cleaver vacuuming and doing housework in a dress and heels.
Yeah SURE....
Jim
Oops, I has missed this post earlier...
Remember images from the 1950s (maybe even on those shows) where men were mowing the lawn in a dress shirt and tie (or a suit and tie)?
Jim
Jim,
Oh yeah.
If I remember correctly, it was Mary Tyler Moore who was the 1st one to break that mold and dress more realistically on TV.
I've only watched half of the video, but I'm not hearing anything new here. My mom was born in 1940 and the family would put a tub on the floor of the kitchen, fill it with hot water from the stove, and everyone would take turns taking a bath.
My mom was raised on the South Side of Chicago in a neighborhood called Canaryville. They were very poor.
I am sure that there are millions of people in the South and on reservations today doing the very same thing. Drive across the USA, and you would see that right now, most of the USA is a ghetto. Poverty is everywhere. I've been across many states and the conditions were eye opening.
I hear ya buddy. I remember well daddy talkin about gettin water from the well, and food from the spring box. My dad was born in '35
We are broke and I live in one of the wealthiest suburbs in Illinois. No new knives for 60 to 90 days at least....boohoo, poor me!
I'm thankful that I live somewhat of a charmed life and have some spare cash to buy Spyderco Knives. Without reasonable hygiene, modern hospitals(had open heart surgery in 2017), and access to dentists my whole life, I'd have been dead 6yrs ago.
I've only watched half of the video, but I'm not hearing anything new here. My mom was born in 1940 and the family would put a tub on the floor of the kitchen, fill it with hot water from the stove, and everyone would take turns taking a bath.
My mom was raised on the South Side of Chicago in a neighborhood called Canaryville. They were within blocks of the front of the Great Chicago Stock Yards. They were very poor.
I am sure that there are millions of people in the South and on reservations today doing the very same thing. Drive across the USA, and you would see that right now, most of the USA is a ghetto. Poverty is everywhere. I've been across many states and the conditions were eye opening.
Oh yes, I'm well aware that there's LOTS of poverty in the US, especially on many of the reservations.
A woman who had worked as a volunteer in some of the most impoverished countries in the world said that the worst poverty she ever saw was in an isolated Native Alaskan village.
If you went back to the days of the old west, EVERYWHERE was like that. I can't imagine how my paternal grandfather made his way in the late 1800s west, after having fled Japan by stowing away on a ship as a teen. Men like him were built from different stuff.
I'd only go back to the 90's. Life was good then. Before the tech boom, or at the very beginning. The internet and social media has really destroyed the world. Sure, there's positives. But the negatives severely outweigh the positives.
15 's in 10 different steels
1 - Bradford Guardian 3 / Vanadis 4E Wharnie
1 - Monterey Bay Knives Slayback Flipper / ZDP 189
1 - CRK Small Sebenza 31/Macassar Ebony Inlays
1 - CRK Large Inkosi Insingo/ Black Micarta Inlays
1 - CRK Small Sebenza 31 Insingo/Magnacut
I've only watched half of the video, but I'm not hearing anything new here. My mom was born in 1940 and the family would put a tub on the floor of the kitchen, fill it with hot water from the stove, and everyone would take turns taking a bath.
My mom was raised on the South Side of Chicago in a neighborhood called Canaryville. They were within blocks of the front of the Great Chicago Stock Yards. They were very poor.
I am sure that there are millions of people in the South and on reservations today doing the very same thing. Drive across the USA, and you would see that right now, most of the USA is a ghetto. Poverty is everywhere. I've been across many states and the conditions were eye opening.
Oh yes, I'm well aware that there's LOTS of poverty in the US, especially on many of the reservations.
A woman who had worked as a volunteer in some of the most impoverished countries in the world said that the worst poverty she ever saw was in an isolated Native Alaskan village.
If you went back to the days of the old west, EVERYWHERE was like that. I can't imagine how my paternal grandfather made his way in the late 1800s west, after having fled Japan by stowing away on a ship as a teen. Men like him were built from different stuff.
Jim
I'd rather spend the money here that we send overseas. Spend it wisely (in a precise and frugal manner) on programs to house, feed and clothe the poor, our veterans, and the natives. I'm not looking for anything. We will probably be fine in 90 days(fingers crossed).
I'd only go back to the 90's. Life was good then. Before the tech boom, or at the very beginning. The internet and social media has really destroyed the world. Sure, there's positives. But the negatives severely outweigh the positives.
I just want to write down the PowerBall numbers for the last 1yr and go back to 2021/2022.
I'm not certain if I already posted this video here or not. I'm too lazy to scroll through the thread to check. Oh, well. If I did, here it is again...
Can you imagine what people will be saying about us 250 years from now?
Going to be a scary time. Imagine trying to fit this many people into a much smaller land mass world wide, as the oceans take over. I'd want no part of this world in the distant future, that's for sure! It's going to be much worse than we have it.
15 's in 10 different steels
1 - Bradford Guardian 3 / Vanadis 4E Wharnie
1 - Monterey Bay Knives Slayback Flipper / ZDP 189
1 - CRK Small Sebenza 31/Macassar Ebony Inlays
1 - CRK Large Inkosi Insingo/ Black Micarta Inlays
1 - CRK Small Sebenza 31 Insingo/Magnacut
Humans will be here in 250 years, but they may be rebuilding from WW III or WW IV.... ? Most of the people in charge are fools. I'm just a peasant. I thought following 99% of their rules, getting degrees, etc, would set me up for a sweet life. No such luck. 63 and in a holding pattern.
It might seem hard to believe, but there are kids today who, in 20, 30, or 40 years, will view right now as "the good old days," and be nostalgic for it.
's in 10 different steels
