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Good read.
My grandparents lived on a small farm on the outskirts of a indusrialized city. It was only a couple of acres but they had small farm animals that provided them with fresh eggs and hassenpfeffer, a vineyard for wine making, and a lovely clear stream that ran through the property that provided water for their extensive vegetable gardens when it was dry.
The state took their property by eminent domain to make way for the neighboring state college. They had to move into the city. Within two years, they both were dead.
I think they not only died of broken hearts, but of the inability to cope with city life.
Put me in the city and I’m a shooting spree waiting to happen. No thank you.
“Exercise?” snorted my father. “Why don’t they just get a job if they need exercise?”
We have the same Dad, LOL! (Thank God!)
My thoughts exactly. Those living in cities and suburbs aren't living, they're just existing and being entertained.
The author of the story, Al Batt, is/was an insurance broker. He got me a great deal on car insurance back in the days when I was considered a “risk”. I met him once at the Freeborn County Fair and he was a nice, personable, friendly guy.
This story could have been written about my grandparents or many of my aunts and uncles, who lived just as Al’s grandparents did.
Great read! Thanks for posting it.