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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1683366" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>I guess I have kept some of the "old ways" for some things. Wash dishes by hand, I do use the washing machine but hang everything out to dry. Grow a garden and can and freeze for future use as do many of you or your wives do</p><p></p><p>My grandmother was born in 1910, her mother in the 1880's. Gr grandmother lived to see me married. We would talk about some of the changes when I would go down to their house as a kid. Some things she liked but some she did not, like all of us with the different things that "progress" brought about.</p><p></p><p>People were much more "homebodies " in that they didn't travel long distances for daily jobs, and they didn't buy near so much on credit.... so not a "want it now and pay for it later", rather than "can I afford it now". It was hard backbreaking work, but there was a better sense of self satisfaction with a job that they did. </p><p>I find that I do try to do more for self sufficient living and not the "run to the store" a couple times a week. But I grew up with the idea of providing for myself and my families needs. </p><p></p><p>And life was not in the fast lane like today, because daily living took up a good part of their day. </p><p>I wish I could go back and live in those times for a bit....if nothing else, to appreciate today's modern conveniences.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1683366, member: 25884"] I guess I have kept some of the "old ways" for some things. Wash dishes by hand, I do use the washing machine but hang everything out to dry. Grow a garden and can and freeze for future use as do many of you or your wives do My grandmother was born in 1910, her mother in the 1880's. Gr grandmother lived to see me married. We would talk about some of the changes when I would go down to their house as a kid. Some things she liked but some she did not, like all of us with the different things that "progress" brought about. People were much more "homebodies " in that they didn't travel long distances for daily jobs, and they didn't buy near so much on credit.... so not a "want it now and pay for it later", rather than "can I afford it now". It was hard backbreaking work, but there was a better sense of self satisfaction with a job that they did. I find that I do try to do more for self sufficient living and not the "run to the store" a couple times a week. But I grew up with the idea of providing for myself and my families needs. And life was not in the fast lane like today, because daily living took up a good part of their day. I wish I could go back and live in those times for a bit....if nothing else, to appreciate today's modern conveniences. [/QUOTE]
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