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100 years ago
Terry:
Very nice Ellie i also like to know of the things of the old days
Terry
meee:
This was neat Ellie, so thanks for posting. Bluzman, I loved hearing about you too!
Have we all read the thread " Forum Blues ", it's a very good one and if you haven't, it's a must read!
Ellie, keep posting kiddo, ;)
hugs,meee
Dave in Tenn:
With recent 40th anniversary of the moon walk, it was a reminder that just over 100 years ago, the Wright Bros made the first controlled air flight. There are a few people alive today who were alive then. It's astounding to consider all the changes in the world in the last 100 years, and to remember also that nobody 100 years ago accurately foresaw life today. For me, it's both inspiring and frightening.
If I remember the story right, my grandfather bought his first house and lot for 800 dollars, and needed a mortgage to pay it off. How many people today can peel that out of their wallets?
bluzman:
It is truly amazing just what our forefathers accomplished.
Ellie:
Thank you Joe and all..Loved your history Bluzman.I'm sure many here have interesting stories of their past and ancestors.
My Grandparents were very slow or reluctant to step into the modern age,So I have memories,when I was tiny, of washing day...the old copper fired up...the blue rinse water...
those heavy old irons heating up on the wood stove for ironing the clothes...all the cooking done on the fuel stove as well....the horse cart still in the shed ...no electricity for ages....the meat safe... and so on.
My mother thought it was the greatest thing to have her first fridge and that was a kerosene one.
My Dad tells the story of being out in the paddocks for a walk with his brother.Suddenly they heard a tremendous noise which scared them both back home quick smart.Later they discovered that the noise belonged to a motor bike. They had never seen one before,let alone heard one.....
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