Re: Six left

Posted by Bill(Wis) on October 18, 2019 at 08:16:31 from (174.198.18.213):

In Reply to: Six left posted by Al Baker(pumpman) on October 18, 2019 at 06:33:20:

Change is normal. It keeps accelerating which makes it more noticeable. Two old bachelor brothers next to our farm said that before the turn of the century (19th to 20th) the biggest change they had observed was the changeover from oxen to horses. There was no such thing as an airplane. By the time one of those brothers was 50 years old he had become a licensed pilot and owned an airplane. We had no electricity the year I was born (1936). The poles were up but didn't have electricity until 1937. My first Christmas tree had candles on it. I learned to drive in a Model A Ford when I was 8 years old. Then, we just drove until old enough to get a license. Henry Ford made tractors to make the 80 acre farmer's life easier. It didn't work out as planned. (Most things don't) Instead of taking things easy, the farmer bought more land now that he had this new found increase in productivity. We have one dairy farmer left in our township with several hundred cows but we have a dairy in the county with over 4000 cows. When I first started flying helicopters the main rotor blades were made of wood. Now, they're made of plastic. Don't have to be concerned about tying them down too tight in the rain and having them warp.(True) As far as my life is concerned, things couldn't be better. Plenty of everything and everything from household appliances to farm equipment to motor vehicles to airplanes work much more reliably and last longer and no, we didn't run out of oil 30 years ago as the so called "experts" said we would. They totally misinterpreted what the oil companies were saying about having a 20 year supply of oil in front of us. Once the oil companies see that they have a 20-25 year supply of oil ahead, it doesn't make much sense to keep exploring for new sources as fast as possible. One big problem, as I see it, is that we've educated too many idiots. When you do that, all you end up with is an educated idiot. All too evident today.

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