100 years Old! Hope I have my aunts gene!

[tman]

"She probably never had as much at stake as we do now either!"

I think she had more at stake than the vast majority of us now. My dad, my neighbour (from back in MB) and Bud Williams, all approaching that 80 mark, told me how they hunted for deer. Not because they wanted to, but because they needed to for food. My dad told me a few years ago that they hunted rabbits when no deer were around for meat because they had to sell their animals to buy other food. I haven't heard anyone in any recent generation that has to do that..in this part of the world anyways. Our benevolent governements prevent that from happening.

I sometimes wonder how many of us could actually survive the conditions that those people grew up with.

[fjlip]

Stress was about different life issues, but less complicated. They were not as aware of the rest of society and the world. Simple, more focused on staying alive. Very few toys and distractions.

[freewheat]

I guess that is why I said that. I hunt
for meat, I have poultry for food, a
garden we depend on for a lot of food. I
hardly know what an I pad is! lol

I am 36 years old, I do things the old
way. My kids are learning these kinds of
life skills, not playing video games. My
7 year old son has his own chickens, he
buys feed for, and sells the eggs. It is
cute, really.

What I meant about less at stake, is
that she didn't have a million bucks of
someone elses money invested in the
ground to repay at some point. Her big
concern would be making sure the garden
grew, the stock were taken care of etc.
The financial burden was not so great.
As well, even with a crop failure, the
self sustaining nature that farms used
to be about, would allow survival. Now
with no crop, you would be hard pressed
for the cash to buy groceries. But then,
there were pigs, chickens, beef, sheep,
garden o decent size, poultry. So less
at stake in that sense...

[crusher]

My dad hit 79 today. Still does most of the seeding and combining. Autosteer has extended his time spent behind the wheel. Great to have someone who knows what to look out for, even though sometimes he can't see it.

[blackpowder]

Hats off to anyone still farming with Dad! Or a child for that matter!