tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post8397259677257841301..comments2024-03-26T17:55:50.539-04:00Comments on Cranky old man: IN MY DAYjoehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-85984546961832408532013-07-08T00:36:10.447-04:002013-07-08T00:36:10.447-04:00Ditto, ditto, ditto to what everyone else said. T...Ditto, ditto, ditto to what everyone else said. This was terrific.<br /><br />Congrats on your POTW from Hilary. She's the best.<br />Joanna Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10836376588710862173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-53951303203762959202013-07-07T15:37:47.965-04:002013-07-07T15:37:47.965-04:00Wasn't sure where you were going but you had m...Wasn't sure where you were going but you had my attention. I swear I sighed loudly when I got your drift.<br />Great post..Really.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02528439226293446420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-8909681766670835622013-07-07T07:28:29.565-04:002013-07-07T07:28:29.565-04:00smiles...i like how you can see the reality throug...smiles...i like how you can see the reality through the glare we oft put on the past...very effective...great post...and congrats on the POTWBrian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-43190292021071443682013-06-04T08:58:12.872-04:002013-06-04T08:58:12.872-04:00Love the post.Love the post.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11369804112787506913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-17319751837773884422013-05-31T18:30:19.346-04:002013-05-31T18:30:19.346-04:00Excellent post - and comments!
I hate selective no...Excellent post - and comments!<br />I hate selective nostalgia. Things generally improve over time and if any of us could really go back in time, I doubt anyone would really choose to do it.Jackie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06322613989851869319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-56631338032968773112013-05-31T08:07:25.461-04:002013-05-31T08:07:25.461-04:00That's pretty accurate yet despite all we stil...That's pretty accurate yet despite all we still moan and groan about the youth of today. Funny thing is I remember my parents saying much the same and...<br /><br />“Our youth now love luxury. They have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for their elders and love chatter in place of exercise; they no longer rise when elders enter the room; they contradict their parents, chatter before company; gobble up their food and tyrannize their teachers.” <br />― Socrates 399 BCEJohn Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06575901336277340191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-19778968170248952322013-05-31T07:12:58.078-04:002013-05-31T07:12:58.078-04:00What a great post - LOVE IT - and you are right we...What a great post - LOVE IT - and you are right we don't listen to the older generations enough, we have much to learn from them, even if we don't believe them I think we need to listen!! EmilyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-40438493401693411392013-05-31T04:52:11.068-04:002013-05-31T04:52:11.068-04:00Great post, Cranky. It's all about perception...Great post, Cranky. It's all about perception and an acceptance of what the reality actually was. <br />Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03191888392393911765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-57307539145989470902013-05-31T00:59:05.466-04:002013-05-31T00:59:05.466-04:00A fine post, Joeh. Well said.A fine post, Joeh. Well said.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-6856175452121206262013-05-30T23:09:32.071-04:002013-05-30T23:09:32.071-04:00Awesome piece!! Loved your tongue-in-cheek style a...Awesome piece!! Loved your tongue-in-cheek style at the first part!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14718975387489795957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-56438357878588719542013-05-30T22:31:31.974-04:002013-05-30T22:31:31.974-04:00Super post. As I was reading all your "in my ...Super post. As I was reading all your "in my day" stuff, I was all but sputtering (in my head anyway) but-but-but... And then you came back with the rebuttals. (Do you debate yourself often?) <br /><br />Seriously, a great post. We may reminisce about the "good old days" but they weren't all good.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-75095705783979447682013-05-30T22:23:13.703-04:002013-05-30T22:23:13.703-04:00Interesting observations. Sad but true.Interesting observations. Sad but true.Cindy Keen Reyndershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538914807361602296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-56103551056764448782013-05-30T20:38:03.540-04:002013-05-30T20:38:03.540-04:00I miss the days of kids being able to have a sleep...I miss the days of kids being able to have a sleepover outside on chaise lounges on the patio without fear of being molested or kidnapped. Of course, some kid somewhere might have caught encephalitis from a mosquito if her mom didn't douse her with DEET.<br /><br />So I guess there are benefits of making your kids hold their sleepovers inside nowadays. Thanks for making me see the other side.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-71377035500121596782013-05-30T20:14:05.580-04:002013-05-30T20:14:05.580-04:00I would hug you right back Lo!!I would hug you right back Lo!!joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-36777438128030354812013-05-30T20:08:36.423-04:002013-05-30T20:08:36.423-04:00In my day it would have been considered scandalous...In my day it would have been considered scandalous if an old broad ran up and threw her arms around some Cranky Old Man she hadn't actually met and hugged him breathless.<br /><br /><br />Were it not for the little problem of 3000 miles, I would do that in a heartbeat nowadays and not even blush. <br /><br />Grand post, Joe.Lohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08398370059689865989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-74032453575581526242013-05-30T17:13:54.546-04:002013-05-30T17:13:54.546-04:00Very well written post Cranky. It is tough to embr...Very well written post Cranky. It is tough to embrace change while holding onto the past. One Bad Pixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04139395145674594659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-12898149620284740472013-05-30T15:46:32.849-04:002013-05-30T15:46:32.849-04:00I agree with Stephen!!I agree with Stephen!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-47297804357818255232013-05-30T15:30:41.536-04:002013-05-30T15:30:41.536-04:00This is one of your best posts, and that's rea...This is one of your best posts, and that's really saying a lot. It would be difficult going back in time and witnessing life the way it was without the benefit of rose-colored glasses. stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-23991687941239199482013-05-30T13:47:24.932-04:002013-05-30T13:47:24.932-04:00Much has changed for the better. I did read an ar...Much has changed for the better. I did read an article recently about a farm entering into a land conservancy. The owner reminisced about the local boy scouts, in the fifties, I believe, chopping down pines and building a log cabin on the property. She opined she and her husband would be held accountable today for issuing hatchets. The point is, children were also better taught responsibility back then. The operative word here is "taught".Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-72319009750966061432013-05-30T11:57:31.439-04:002013-05-30T11:57:31.439-04:00Glad you posted the second part.. I was about to c...Glad you posted the second part.. I was about to come out of my recliner ... ~!^<br /><br />Fun post ~ <br /><br />drives me insane when I read about folk saying they want America back...<br /><br />my response is back to what? where?<br /><br />We've all come such a loooooooong way in my ol lifetime... I'm 70... do I need to outline what all has happened since 1943? mind boggling <br /><br />Women were still expected to say Obey in the marriage vows and gave up being a 'girl much less a woman while her husband was declared a man … man and wife … still amazes me when I still hear that… I now pronounce you MAN and wife. jumping freaking jeeez<br /><br />We've gone from telegraphs and ham radios to a computer I can hold in my hand that will answer questions I verbally ask plus make a phone call from the woods. <br /> <br />What I would like to witness once again is people who think a bit ... like back in the old days of being able to read an article and chew on it a bit before sending it out to a bazillion people as gospel...<br /><br />makes me tired … well, this was a nice exercise this morning, Mr. Cranky… got a rant out and it's not even noon… ha!Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03663919207326700505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-39373500729705142642013-05-30T11:02:29.731-04:002013-05-30T11:02:29.731-04:00great job, joe...great job, joe...TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-68225895852770530402013-05-30T11:00:58.058-04:002013-05-30T11:00:58.058-04:00Those posts on Facebook,
"Were you a child f...Those posts on Facebook, <br />"Were you a child from the " have annoyed me for ages.<br />I'd read "when we were kids, we'd spend all day out at the playground and come home safely." And I'd think, "In grade 6, Dean had an asthma attack at the playground and died. Beth got beaten up when we were 14 and spent a month in hospital."<br /><br />Awesome post, you've highlighted exactly why the changes happened.Eccentricesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350166822047688150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-82210168648089584732013-05-30T10:02:13.275-04:002013-05-30T10:02:13.275-04:00I agree with all the top comments. Fabulous post C...I agree with all the top comments. Fabulous post Cranky!Mommy Bagshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14016498338534458441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-87786939844079071132013-05-30T09:52:12.794-04:002013-05-30T09:52:12.794-04:00What everyone up above said.
Well said Joe.What everyone up above said.<br /><br />Well said Joe.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-51958271228009297862013-05-30T08:34:24.160-04:002013-05-30T08:34:24.160-04:00This is why I keep coming back.
PearlThis is why I keep coming back.<br /><br />PearlPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.com