Saturday, November 29, 2008

Thankful for this, I am

Two stories that put the true mean of being an American right out for all to see.
Thanks for all you do. The Americans that don't hold anyone responsible for their well being other than themselves.

Thanks for the Advice - O'Riley

Giving Thanks for Self-Reliant Americans - Malkin

and i end with this one question. What did Americans do when they couldn't go shopping on Thanksgiving or Christmas day or any holiday for that matter. If you didn't have sugar or salt or milk or eggs or any number of countless items people forget to pick up before the holiday, and there was no place to go buy it. What did we do? Please someone, anyone tell me. What did we do? I am surprised this country made it out the 20th century. I witnessed the near panic in some people as they discovered they could not buy Kool-aid, on thanksgiving day. "Oh my God, my kids are going to have drink plain water, The horror!" Or 'Oven-Bags'. "How do i cook a turkey without an 'Oven-Bag'?" I have an idea, maybe just maybe this is how we managed to survive countless years with no stores open on holidays. 1)Buy the stuff before hand, Be prepared. 2)borrow what you need from your neighbor, you know the ones that figured out how to plan ahead.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

We think we have it so rough, and yet both my parents were kids during the Depression. We have no idea how bad that was, & it wasn't that long ago.

Jase said...

LOL, I would like to take a world wide poll, would you rather live where you are or be poor in America. be interesting how that poll would turn out.