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<blockquote data-quote="herofan" data-source="post: 1505863" data-attributes="member: 17843"><p>I know. I don't doubt them, I'm always just a little amused at how quickly people like to share such stories. </p><p>I heard some stand-up from Jay Leno once; he said that his parents were always quick to let him know how rough it used to be, even if you were at the table and said, "Could you pass the salt," his dad would go into a speech about how "we didn't have salt when I was a kid............."</p><p></p><p>I'm 50, and I've always enjoyed hearing such stories. I also remember the days when work meant actual physical labor instead of riding in a truck or tractor all day. When I was a kid helping my grandfather, he didn't have a corn or hay elevator, but he did have a corn scoop and some strong backs. When we put a fence around a field, we did it with hand diggers, and when we needed a load of gravel hauled to fix our roads, we had a pick-up bed and a shovel. </p><p></p><p>I've caught myself a few times saying, "When I was growing up, we............." Then I see the uninterested faces and remind myself that I'm sounding like my grandparents used to sound, and I wrap the story up rather quickly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="herofan, post: 1505863, member: 17843"] I know. I don't doubt them, I'm always just a little amused at how quickly people like to share such stories. I heard some stand-up from Jay Leno once; he said that his parents were always quick to let him know how rough it used to be, even if you were at the table and said, "Could you pass the salt," his dad would go into a speech about how "we didn't have salt when I was a kid............." I'm 50, and I've always enjoyed hearing such stories. I also remember the days when work meant actual physical labor instead of riding in a truck or tractor all day. When I was a kid helping my grandfather, he didn't have a corn or hay elevator, but he did have a corn scoop and some strong backs. When we put a fence around a field, we did it with hand diggers, and when we needed a load of gravel hauled to fix our roads, we had a pick-up bed and a shovel. I've caught myself a few times saying, "When I was growing up, we............." Then I see the uninterested faces and remind myself that I'm sounding like my grandparents used to sound, and I wrap the story up rather quickly. [/QUOTE]
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