KInda Corny but some truth here and something to think on...

[luke]

[FooTemps]

do gravel roads count?

[The Frymarker]

Cphil thanks for that! I love Paul Harvey even though he is before my time, I have read many quotes by him.


I used to live on a semidirt road.....now it's a Hotel


Yes but the statement is true a dirt road does make you notice the bumpy rides and deal with life's little mishap's.

I think without the bumps you take things for granted.

[darklord]

Hmm...yes, let's start getting rid of all these "dirty" modern values/paved roads! While we're at it, let's get women out of the work force, bring back lynching and slavery, and bring back those other old-time values of the past!
Roads are paved to create efficiency. Efficiency is what we're looking for in society, is it not? I agree that the world today isn't perfect, but "back then", in the "old days", it wasn't perfect either! You have to take the good with the bad.
Sure, grandma and grandpa didn't have it as easy as we do now, and they've earned character by going through tough times... but is going through similar troubles that they had the answer to today's problems? That's the last thing your grandparents would want for you.
I have to say, today's world/society needs a serious slap in the face, and so we can set our values straight, but going back to "old roots" isn't going to solve a thing. Today's problems may be different, but they're still problems. Look to the future, not the past.

[aaron_mag]

Agree with dark lord. There were tons of "hidden" problems that were unhealthy back then.

Life can be a bumpy road. Some people get cancer and have a short life. Should we bring back the equivalent to polio because it builds character in the survivors? I say take out as many of the bumps as possible for people. Let them experience as many of the good things as possible.