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Re: If you could, would you go back in time?
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2023 8:47 pm
by Naperville
James Y wrote: ↑Mon Oct 23, 2023 11:52 am
10 Gross Wild West Hygiene Routines (Documentary)
https://youtu.be/YULUzVmtSNc?si=eXpyma2SE7J54v14
Jim
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.
Re: If you could, would you go back in time?
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2023 8:48 pm
by MacLaren
Speakin of Leave it to Beaver, the network wouldn't even let them show the bathroom/toilet.....
Lol, that's just insane!
Re: If you could, would you go back in time?
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2023 8:48 pm
by Ankerson
James Y wrote: ↑Mon Oct 23, 2023 8:41 pm
Ankerson wrote: ↑Mon Oct 23, 2023 7:46 pm
James Y wrote: ↑Mon Oct 23, 2023 7:43 pm
MacLaren wrote: ↑Mon Oct 23, 2023 5:02 pm
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.
Jim
Re: If you could, would you go back in time?
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2023 8:50 pm
by MacLaren
Naperville wrote: ↑Mon Oct 23, 2023 8:47 pm
James Y wrote: ↑Mon Oct 23, 2023 11:52 am
10 Gross Wild West Hygiene Routines (Documentary)
https://youtu.be/YULUzVmtSNc?si=eXpyma2SE7J54v14
Jim
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
Re: If you could, would you go back in time?
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2023 9:01 pm
by Naperville
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.
Re: If you could, would you go back in time?
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2023 9:21 pm
by James Y
Naperville wrote: ↑Mon Oct 23, 2023 8:47 pm
James Y wrote: ↑Mon Oct 23, 2023 11:52 am
10 Gross Wild West Hygiene Routines (Documentary)
https://youtu.be/YULUzVmtSNc?si=eXpyma2SE7J54v14
Jim
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
Re: If you could, would you go back in time?
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2023 9:55 pm
by TkoK83Spy
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.
Re: If you could, would you go back in time?
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2023 10:51 pm
by Naperville
James Y wrote: ↑Mon Oct 23, 2023 9:21 pm
Naperville wrote: ↑Mon Oct 23, 2023 8:47 pm
James Y wrote: ↑Mon Oct 23, 2023 11:52 am
10 Gross Wild West Hygiene Routines (Documentary)
https://youtu.be/YULUzVmtSNc?si=eXpyma2SE7J54v14
Jim
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).
Re: If you could, would you go back in time?
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2023 10:53 pm
by Naperville
TkoK83Spy wrote: ↑Mon Oct 23, 2023 9:55 pm
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.
Re: If you could, would you go back in time?
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2023 5:14 pm
by James Y
What Hygiene Was Like in Colonial America
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...
https://youtu.be/3vgC7CFbSW0?si=rqurH-lKlboNzP94
Jim
Re: If you could, would you go back in time?
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2023 5:36 pm
by Ankerson
Yeah you posted it before, it's bad news.
Re: If you could, would you go back in time?
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2023 6:35 pm
by James Y
Ankerson wrote: ↑Tue Oct 24, 2023 5:36 pm
Yeah you posted it before, it's bad news.
Oh, no! End times are here!!
Jim
Re: If you could, would you go back in time?
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2023 7:30 pm
by Naperville
Can you imagine what people will be saying about us 250 years from now?
Re: If you could, would you go back in time?
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2023 7:47 pm
by TkoK83Spy
Naperville wrote: ↑Tue Oct 24, 2023 7:30 pm
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.
Re: If you could, would you go back in time?
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2023 7:54 pm
by MacLaren
Although, no one can be sure, I think 250 years for this ole world is a very optimistic number....
Re: If you could, would you go back in time?
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2023 8:05 pm
by cabfrank
That's a scary thing to think, especially because, the way things are going, it seems totally believable, and maybe even likely.
Re: If you could, would you go back in time?
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2023 8:32 pm
by Ankerson
MacLaren wrote: ↑Tue Oct 24, 2023 7:54 pm
Although, no one can be sure, I think 250 years for this ole world is a very optimistic number....
Yeah, very optimistic to think the human race will be around for that long.
Re: If you could, would you go back in time?
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2023 8:39 pm
by James Y
MacLaren wrote: ↑Tue Oct 24, 2023 7:54 pm
Although, no one can be sure, I think 250 years for this ole world is a very optimistic number....
The planet itself will still be here. What the state of the human race will be, if there is any, is the question.
Jim
Re: If you could, would you go back in time?
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2023 9:44 pm
by Naperville
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.
Re: If you could, would you go back in time?
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2023 10:49 pm
by James Y
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.
Jim
