Posted by MarkB_MI on August 19, 2012 at 03:36:04 from (75.219.114.111):
In Reply to: Re: Next Generation posted by IndianaRed on August 18, 2012 at 12:08:13:
Y'all sure take your nostalgia seriously. Am I really such a horrible person just because I like to poke fun at sacred cows?
Now, Red, you introduce a completely new premise: that the farming lifestyle is healthier than city life. (The idealized family in the original post were clearly city dwellers; milk and newspaper delivery were strictly in-town things.) Well, since I already have you riled up, I might as well slaughter that sacred cow, too.
Polio and other diseases affected farm and ranch families just as much as city folk. I have an elderly aunt and an old college roommate who are proof of that. Obesity and cigarettes have put plenty of farmers in an early grave. It's hardly surprising that overalls are so popular among farmers; it's a practical choice when you're fifty pounds overweight. Not to mention the fact that farming remains a very dangerous occupation (fourth most dangerous in the US) and that farms are hazardous places to live. I could tell you some horrific stories about grain augers and small children, but if you're a farmer I sure you've heard plenty already.
As for depression, my grandfather blew his brains out at the family farm in 1929.
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