- Joined
- Nov 17, 2014
- Messages
- 203
- Reaction score
- 5
- Points
- 0
- Location
- Tennessee
- Vehicle Year
- 1990
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 2.3 EFI Turbo
- Transmission
- Manual
- My credo
- Never attribute to malice things that are better explained by stupidity.
I'm 46 years old and damn happy about it. I learned about life and how to be a man from my father and grandfather back in a time before cell phones, answering machines, cable tv, computers/internet, video games, GPS, On Star, seatbelts, central air conditioning, bike helmets, political correctness, anti-harassment laws, ABS and color TV. I grew up in the country and learned to fish, hunt, hike, work on cars, trucks and bikes, build a shed, play guitar, raise holy hell, chase girls and do a thousand other things that didn't even require an electrical outlet. Hell, I even read books. Back then the government, law enforcement and the media were so far away from our everyday lives; if they were to vanish completely it would have been months before anybody even noticed. People minded their own business and dealt with whatever came up face to face with one another. We had respect, trust, communities, privacy and freedom. (tons of fun too!) And the cars and trucks you could buy back then for next to nothing!!! Big, fast, gas guzzlin' monsters that are "collectables" now with a million acres of "junk" parts to pick from for dirt cheap prices. Cheap gas too. Just sayin'. It wasn't that long ago, was it? Just an old farts rant I reckon. I sure miss those days in America and forever grateful I lived during times like that. It sounds like a weird fairy tale to my sons, but it was real...Wasn't it. Got an "old fart rant" to share? Stories from "the good old days?" Please post em' before we forget em. Ha!