Originally posted by marg6043
Actually Apex, I was only 6 years old when my parents moved to a home with plumbing system . . .
I am not that old, but our island was not soo modernized when I was growing up in the 60s . . .
We had out houses and the plumbing was actually like you said "outside" and running down alongside the walkeways.
Also kotex and modess was a luxury and the women that could not afford it had to use rags and wash them after use.
Yes . . . life was easier and more . . . in touch with nature . . .
[edit on 23-4-2007 by marg6043]
That was then. This is now...
Lets see... In the 50's and the 60's we also had less efficient cars...
The Chinese were forced to smelt Iron/steel in there backyards since it was "by the people" which created an immense amount of pollution.
Above ground nuclear tests were conducted.
Leaded Gasoline.
Construction continued unabashed without considering the terrain or the spotted owl.
People dumped there oil down the nearest drain.
open use of Asbestos and DDT continued making future generations liable to have to clean it up.
Leaded paint...
Forests cut down were not replanted.
Lack of Novacaine...
Yeah... The good old days where so much healthier......
I am sorry to make it sound like a bash against you Marg. I do respect women and there rights. I do not accept it however when hypocrits walk up onto
stage and make "suggestions"
Scuse me while I wipe my male-republican-arse on one of those "bib-sleeves" on Cheryl Crowes "special clothing line" so that she can make her dime
in this process as well...
I mean COME ON!! Guys... How many have walked into a bathroom where the guy next to you is making that room smell like one lit match at the wrong
time and he is in low earth orbit??? You want him to use as many sheets as necessary to CLOG that hole not dab at it...
When you look at the backgrounds of everyone in the United States you will find that we are the MOST environmentally conscience country in the world.
Russia has the largest freshwater lake polluted to the point it is unlivable to alot of life... years to clean THAT up... China has massive
pollution problems from unrestricted automobiles and factories that emit more pollution per FACTORY then the United States factories do in 6-months
due to equipment that we DID have to produce due to environmental policies *That I do applaud* mainly because of the Acid Rain that was appearing in
Canada. Thailand's traffic is SO BAD that spending 1-hour in Banghkok is like smoking 3-cartons of cigarettes and that is just particulate
material.
The countries you NEED to protest against are in Africa, Asia, Middle East, Europe. When Australia is recieving the dust/pollution from Africa then
you have to look at them not the USA.
Oh yeah... Just so you know. Alot of those places don't really use toilet paper either...
[edit on 23-4-2007 by AbitTweaked]