[cripplecreek]

Luck had nothing to do with it. It's called living within your means.

We hear horror stories of the great depression but we never hear about the people who did OK. It's as if they didn't exist but they did exist. Neither set of my great grandparents lost their farms or ended up in bread lines. They lived within their means and did OK.

[Thermalseeker]

We hear horror stories of the great depression but we never hear about the people who did OK. It's as if they didn't exist but they did exist. Neither set of my great grandparents lost their farms or ended up in bread lines. They lived within their means and did OK.

My mother was a teenager during the Depression. My father was a young adult. I grew up with all their stories and habits. I carry those habits with me to this very day. I still grow a big garden every year and preserve a lot of the food we eat. For the past several years I've been renewing an orchard area on the farm I bought back in 2001, planting fruit trees and grape vines. I've been building a greenhouse for the past three weeks or so. Next on the list is a chicken coop for a few yardbirds for eggs, then finish some fencing for a few cows.

If nothing else, when push comes to shove, we'll eat good....

[HighlyOpinionated]

Hard times just might be good for the USofA.

Why?

Well, if we are in Hard Times, many of the Illegal Aliens will be feeling it first, so they'll go back home.

If we are in Hard Times, those jobs the Illegals were doing can be worked by real US Citizens who will be happy to earn minimum wage.

If we are in Hard Times, people will have to consider recycling and reusing and making do.

If we are in Hard Times, people just might go outside their little “boxes” and meet their neighbors and then end up helping each other out, creating community (not organized a la BHObama).

If we are in Hard Times, families may become more cohesive and may actually grow to like (or love) each other instead of fighting for the biggest piece of food on the plate.

If we are in Hard Times, our character will be tested and we may grow in integrity, honesty, respect, etc.

If we are in Hard Times, churches and synagogues may see a resurgence of members and a love for God and Country will again become important. Those holding other beliefs will also respect their own beliefs more and develop a deeper respect and love for Country.

A lot of good can come from Hard Times. And as I said previously, if we're in Hard Times and accidentally have BHObama for 4 years in the White House, he can't do diddly-squat to ruin our Nation because we'll all be busy trying to work our way out of Hard Times.

And IF BHObama wins, we can blame him for the Hard Times. He's screwed whether he wins or loses. He thinks he's "The One" and he just may learn that he's really "THE BUTT END" and not "The One" after all.

I crack me up sometimes.

[Arkansas Tider]

I use to love to listen to the stories told by my grandparents about the depression in rural Alabama, they made it but it was no easy task. Life then centered around faith, family and friends, and the stranger who left a beef shoulder on the doorstep one night when they didn't know where the next meal was coming from.