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cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
Full service in stores and gas stations, no self-service checkouts…service with a smile
Children playing outdoors most of the day when the weather permits.
Families doing chores together so they all have time to go do things & have fun later.
Farm produce stands vs. the farmer’s markets which overcharge for things they’ve brought in from other states….profits directly to the farmers and no middleman.
More family farms, farmers on small farms tend to be conscientious about the foods they produce. They have to answer to locals. Corporate farmers focus on profits more than anything.
No permits needed for yard sales.
Swap meets where things are swapped rather than sold.
Goods manufactured to be durable.
Fix-it repair shops for small appliances rather than discarding stuff.
Co-ops for trade….bulk buying of groceries and other items. There were some of these here in the 1970’s.
Glass food containers manufactured in a way to become reusable. I remember when peanut butter jars were marked so they could be used as measuring cups. There is still one Oklahoma company that sells jellies & jams in glass jars that some use for drinking glasses. And a pasta sauce manufactured is selling pasta sauce in jars with measurements by ounces on the jars.
Children playing outdoors most of the day when the weather permits.
Families doing chores together so they all have time to go do things & have fun later.
Farm produce stands vs. the farmer’s markets which overcharge for things they’ve brought in from other states….profits directly to the farmers and no middleman.
More family farms, farmers on small farms tend to be conscientious about the foods they produce. They have to answer to locals. Corporate farmers focus on profits more than anything.
No permits needed for yard sales.
Swap meets where things are swapped rather than sold.
Goods manufactured to be durable.
Fix-it repair shops for small appliances rather than discarding stuff.
Co-ops for trade….bulk buying of groceries and other items. There were some of these here in the 1970’s.
Glass food containers manufactured in a way to become reusable. I remember when peanut butter jars were marked so they could be used as measuring cups. There is still one Oklahoma company that sells jellies & jams in glass jars that some use for drinking glasses. And a pasta sauce manufactured is selling pasta sauce in jars with measurements by ounces on the jars.
Heartlander · 80-89, M
@cherokeepatti :) Yea, if I wanted to check myself out I'd have bought it on Amazon.
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
@Heartlander They can still make plenty of money and serve the customer, the profits are going to greedy owners of corporations instead of spreading it out for jobs.
BizSuitStacy · M
@cherokeepatti I like that list of yours.
therighttothink50 · 56-60, M
Record stores, music with melodies that make sense, movies that make sense, schools that make sense, governments that make sense.
People that make sense, doctors without political agendas, lawyers with ethics.
The rotary phone, the use of cash, kids who actually play outside with other kids, parents who interact and raise their children to have moral character.
Farmers and ranchers who can farm and raise livestock without the interference from environmental cultists.
Criminals who go to jail when committing crimes. A secure border, a national debt that can be paid off.
Flea markets, yard sales and lemonade stands that don't require government permits or tax numbers for vendors.
Low gas prices and low property taxes. Banks who have real interest rates, so people could save money.
In other words get back to a country which is free and not a leftist technocratic totalitarian police state run by power hungry satanists
People that make sense, doctors without political agendas, lawyers with ethics.
The rotary phone, the use of cash, kids who actually play outside with other kids, parents who interact and raise their children to have moral character.
Farmers and ranchers who can farm and raise livestock without the interference from environmental cultists.
Criminals who go to jail when committing crimes. A secure border, a national debt that can be paid off.
Flea markets, yard sales and lemonade stands that don't require government permits or tax numbers for vendors.
Low gas prices and low property taxes. Banks who have real interest rates, so people could save money.
In other words get back to a country which is free and not a leftist technocratic totalitarian police state run by power hungry satanists
Freeranger · M
Others who are brave enough to dump their dumb ass phones in the pocket of their coats and who are willing to come in and join others for eye contact and honest conversation.
It's gone of course in this "modern" age but, there are still pockets of people, rural people who hold out. At least, that is my supposition.
It's gone of course in this "modern" age but, there are still pockets of people, rural people who hold out. At least, that is my supposition.
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eyeno · M
@Royrogers ya..,once told my son years ago when visiting me on the Big Island and staying for a week.
As we traveled around the island (two hundred miles), noticed he constantly checked his phone. So I said, "you should get off that phone and look at the beauty of the island, you don't know what your missing, because one day this will all gone".
So Sad...
As we traveled around the island (two hundred miles), noticed he constantly checked his phone. So I said, "you should get off that phone and look at the beauty of the island, you don't know what your missing, because one day this will all gone".
So Sad...
Freeranger · M
@eyeno Straight up man. Not advocating the slap piece, but I would definitely make that our last nite out. The great mystery in life like this is that, he probably passed a host of wonderful girls on the way out who would have been perfect for him....and vice versa. Sort of a cool contemplation don't you think? How many potential people have a man or woman rubbed shoulders with, or passed on a sidewalk who might have been that right match if life had intervened....
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
Durable clothing in classic styles that stays in style till it’s worn out.
Cashiers counting out change old-school style instead of just handing it to you.
Children being taught responsibility and held accountable for it so they’d feel like adults once they become one.
Home Ec as a career option and not being belittled. Look at what’s happened since some colleges closed out that option in classes….fast food restaurants boomed, more processed frozen foods sold in grocery stores, more obesity, more chemicals in food to clog up livers, type II diabetes has become way too common, and a few enterprising people like Martha Stewart becoming extremely wealthy by teaching adults the skills that we were taught in Home Ec.
Health & Hygiene being taught as a mandatory class in high school.
Bartering whatever we have excess of or can make ourselves. Organized regular Swap Meets to help make it easier and to have some community & a little fun on the weekends.
Cashiers counting out change old-school style instead of just handing it to you.
Children being taught responsibility and held accountable for it so they’d feel like adults once they become one.
Home Ec as a career option and not being belittled. Look at what’s happened since some colleges closed out that option in classes….fast food restaurants boomed, more processed frozen foods sold in grocery stores, more obesity, more chemicals in food to clog up livers, type II diabetes has become way too common, and a few enterprising people like Martha Stewart becoming extremely wealthy by teaching adults the skills that we were taught in Home Ec.
Health & Hygiene being taught as a mandatory class in high school.
Bartering whatever we have excess of or can make ourselves. Organized regular Swap Meets to help make it easier and to have some community & a little fun on the weekends.
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AbbeyRhode · F
@masterofyou I second that.
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Freeranger · M
this is an old post obviously, but I've just come across it from your archives so I'd like to respond.
I love the style of the 19th century, particularly 20's-40's. British tweeds, three piece suits and fedora's. There existed a greater sense of style then. Even regarding automobiles. Oh, the grace and style of a LaSalle....
I love the style of the 19th century, particularly 20's-40's. British tweeds, three piece suits and fedora's. There existed a greater sense of style then. Even regarding automobiles. Oh, the grace and style of a LaSalle....
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cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
@soar2newhighs When we lived on the farm our family doctor was an osteopath. He made house calls for urgent things when his clinic was closed after hours or weekends. Drove out to the farm one day when my little sister had hives. She had eaten a half a quart jar of yellow mustard. Gave her a shot and told her not to eat anything the rest of the day but within a couple hours she was crying so my aunt fed her. He also came out one Sunday when I had strep throat ,was staying with farm neighbors while my family was moving our stuff back to the farm. And he came out when I was born, it was during an ice storm & my mom had quick labor. He didn’t make it on time but everything turned out OK, he checked us over & filled out my birth certificate. Doc Bailey had a walk-in clinic, first come, first served unless it was very urgent.
PatKirby · M
@SW-User
[quote][i]with internet, I see a lot more people sharing sex stories, fetishes, etc.. [/i][/quote]
I see what you mean. I figure this is the way people [i]really [/i]are inside and are just waiting to bust loose and share anonymously what they don't share publicly. Kinda like the Roman days where people's lascivious activity was common daily knowledge and out there right in the open for the world to see. A bit like taking the Id in human nature out for daily walks with the dog.
Btw, I used to have a pet with a similar name as yours called BreezyBreeze who was the most behaved and disciplined pet I ever knew.
[quote][i]with internet, I see a lot more people sharing sex stories, fetishes, etc.. [/i][/quote]
I see what you mean. I figure this is the way people [i]really [/i]are inside and are just waiting to bust loose and share anonymously what they don't share publicly. Kinda like the Roman days where people's lascivious activity was common daily knowledge and out there right in the open for the world to see. A bit like taking the Id in human nature out for daily walks with the dog.
Btw, I used to have a pet with a similar name as yours called BreezyBreeze who was the most behaved and disciplined pet I ever knew.
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@PhoenixPhail I don't really have much to say. It's internet.
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cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
@Heartlander Our city’s newspaper sold out to group and they have made changes where many of the features don’t even resemble the old newspaper’s features. Articles in the living center were about families, births, weddings, reunions if people wanted to put them in the paper, weddings were descriptive and now they are very brief. The editorials are very one-sided, not balanced like they used to be. We are only getting the paper 5 days a week and it was 7 days a week before, less pages even for Sunday’s paper., they’ve cut down on the size of the paper and made the type smaller. I wonder what they’ll eliminate next.
Heartlander · 80-89, M
@cherokeepatti Newspapers in the US are following the path of AM radio. Not much left there besides biased politics propaganda and advertisements.
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
@Heartlander they’ve lost their heart and soul
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cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
@Strictgram Some people need to be tarred and feathered
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AbbeyRhode · F
@Northerner True! Too many people never learned basic respect for themselves and others. They walk around acting like spoiled, selfish children.
Northerner · 70-79, M
@AbbeyRhode I agree.
Heartlander · 80-89, M
@AbbeyRhode Amen! Even polar opposites can find common ground when they talk. It took a while, but Communism and Capitalism came together to snuff out Hitler and the evil Nazis.
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AbbeyRhode · F
@JupiterDreams Common sense and kindness, unfortunately not so common any more.
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
PhoenixPhail · M
@AbbeyRhode We're living in an age where many of our activities are geared to serve the economic machine. Sitting outside, talking and drinking tea, just doesn't serve the corporate design. Pity.
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
@PhoenixPhail Need more small local businesses and tell some of the corporations to stuff it
PhoenixPhail · M
@cherokeepatti I'm with YOU! 👍
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