Posted by 2 Old 2 Care on September 30, 2014 at 15:08:28 from (50.96.251.202):
In Reply to: Farming has changed posted by BIG RUH on September 30, 2014 at 08:10:31:
Back then, we worked from 4:30AM until way after dark, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. There were no vacations. Dad had a 25 year old broken down pick up. Mom worked at the local high school in the cafeteria. When she got home, she cooked and then worked on the farm's books. The kids worked like rented mules. We wore clothes until they almost fell off of us. We lived in a 100 year old house that the wind blew through like it was made of Swiss cheese. I had to pack fire wood for heat starting about the time I started to school. Forget all about air conditioning.... Several of my aunts and uncles died in their 50's. We never had much, but we thought we were lucky. I guess in some ways we were.
Now days, we work a lot of hours in the spring and fall, not so many in the winter, and stay busy during the summer. My wife and I get to do a good deal of traveling in the off season. I drive a fairly new truck. Our kids went to private schools. They had nice clothes. I'm 67 and healthy as a horse, still hoping to work another 10 or 15 years. My wife stayed home and raised our kids. Now that they're grown, she went back to school and got a degree. I already have mine. We live in a nice house that's barely 7 years old.
Now...Y'all wanna tell me again just how good we had it back then? I know...I know...We all walked to school, 10 miles each way, in knee deep snow, uphill both ways....Wasn't it WONDERFUL.
I'll take farming 2014 style ANY DAY. Y'all can have the nostalgia trip back into the old days.
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