[ladyjane]

Oh no. How did I miss that. You must be a proof reader like I am.

Life was not easy years ago. Chop wood for the winter and for the stove, get water from the creek, no toilet paper, no thermal clothes. We are so lucky.

[Leaning Right]

> We are so lucky. <

Yep. The average person in the United States today lives better than a medieval king did.

I’d like to say more, but I’ve got to put my favorite music on. It’s time for my perfect-temperature bubble bath.

[SunkenCiv]

Yeah, I’d never have made it as a pioneer. Of course, technology also gave us the ultimate distraction, the virtual world online.

[Getready]

I always say(not that it matters) that we are many degrees removed from living in the open.
Somebody grows or slaughters our food
Somebody stores, packages , delivers our food
Somebody supplies the materials to give us shelter
Someone makes the cloth, and makes garments for us to wear
Someone extracts and delivers fuels for heat and cooking
Someone brings us relatively clean water
Someone builds sewage systems
Something washes, drys our clothes
Someone helps heal us
Someone or thing built by men, transports us around
Someone helps us in our spiritual journey
Someone can and often does cook, and serve us our food
People entertain us.
There are good teachers ( although idiotic teachers in public schools) for youngsters
Etc...

Now, if we could rid ourselves of those who “feed on life’s sacred fire”