HOW LUCKY ARE WE
When my grandparents were young, people lived and worked close to home. When a family member moved away, they really moved away. Long distance communication was done via the postal service and that communication was slow. People seldom traveled long distances to see anyone.
When phones were invented the service was limited to whether or not a phone line existed in the first place, then whether or not the operator was busy. If you were fortunate enough to have a phone line to your town and have access to a phone, (sometimes a community would share a phone in a central location), then you would have to worry about how many people were using the line. If too many people were on the line you were just out of luck and would have to wait your turn. My mother remembered not having a phone until she was in her teens. It was the old, call the operator, party line, everyone can listen in, type service. (Oh my GOSH! I even remember the party line!).
When my grandparents were older with children of their own they did have a cars. They still didn't travel long distances very often unless it was to actually move their family to a new location. My mother recalled their one big trip when she was young. They packed up and drove to Cardston Alberta Canada to the LDS temple there to be sealed as a family.
Besides the phone and the Internet we can travel somewhat effortlessly anywhere in the world (as long as we can afford it that is). We can drive a car, take a bus, take a train, or subway or travel by boat, plane, helicopter... what ever ~ when ever ~ where ever!
HOW LUCKY ARE WE?!
When phones were invented the service was limited to whether or not a phone line existed in the first place, then whether or not the operator was busy. If you were fortunate enough to have a phone line to your town and have access to a phone, (sometimes a community would share a phone in a central location), then you would have to worry about how many people were using the line. If too many people were on the line you were just out of luck and would have to wait your turn. My mother remembered not having a phone until she was in her teens. It was the old, call the operator, party line, everyone can listen in, type service. (Oh my GOSH! I even remember the party line!).
When my grandparents were older with children of their own they did have a cars. They still didn't travel long distances very often unless it was to actually move their family to a new location. My mother recalled their one big trip when she was young. They packed up and drove to Cardston Alberta Canada to the LDS temple there to be sealed as a family.
Cute side story... My sweet grandpa Olaf, 'til his dying day, did not believe in airplanes, rockets or anything that meant people could fly. He just did not believe they existed. When he watched the moon landing on TV he just laughed hysterically, (and with some indignation), over the huge farce the government was perpetrating on a trusting society.Well baby, JUST LOOK AT US NOW! It is easier than ever to stay in touch with friends and relatives no matter what the distance. Now we can call each other any time we want to! Not just from the house but from anywhere and at any time. As an added bonus we have the Internet at our beckon call. Pretty neat, eh?
Besides the phone and the Internet we can travel somewhat effortlessly anywhere in the world (as long as we can afford it that is). We can drive a car, take a bus, take a train, or subway or travel by boat, plane, helicopter... what ever ~ when ever ~ where ever!
HOW LUCKY ARE WE?!
posted by Kathleen Hawkins at 1:24 PM
2 Comments:
seestur,what on earth got you thinking about that kind of stuff? funny cause just he other day linda and i were on our way to fresno to see eric and i was thinking," back in the old days it would have taken all day to go from madera to fresno, and another day to get back home."
sometimes i wonder if at the same exact moment, someone else is wondering if at the sam exact moment someone else is wondering if someone else is wondering if someone else is wondering...
luv ya
I miss you! That is what got me thinking about it :)
I love YOU Marky Mark
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