[rlmorel]

I agree. Life was hard in those days, but for many of them, it was a heck of a lot better than it had been for their parents and even themselves wherever they came from. There was a lot of opportunity.

I admire our forebears...:)

[The Westerner]

I agree. This was the land of opportunity til the growth of the Welfare State. I’m grateful to have known men and women who were a product of that time.