Wrong Time, Wrong Place

[mikethompson]

I'd like to visit the 1890's and the 1920's. 2020 has sucked for me and my family.

At least there is only a couple months left!

2020 has been the best year ever for Introverts.

Honestly the only bright side of 2020!

 

[Rigidman]

You might be overlooking the part about how a reasonable wage back then was $100 per week. You wouldn't have to worry about paying the cell phone bill though. Or cable tv. And aside from the local pharmacy, were you going to buy that pipe from a Sears Roebuck Catalog?

Bread was like 2¢, gas was like 5¢-10¢ a gallon, every thing was cheap. So that $100 went a long ways. Now $100 won't cover groceries.

 

[Rigidman]

I've not seen a big issue here. The biggest part of quarantine lasted a week, then back to work. With school, the kids had the option of going or doing virtual classes so we kept them home just to be safe. Food shortages, toilet paper wars, and lack of sanitary supplies never happened. Restaurants closed their lobbies, but drive through take out and deliveries were always available. Plus we got big stimulus checks and notification that our utilities were paid for during the summer due to the crisis for some reason, car insurance included.

No one told me about the utilities and car insurance being paid. Someone's sleeping on the job

 

[pappymac]

Bread was like 2¢, gas was like 5¢-10¢ a gallon, every thing was cheap. So that $100 went a long ways. Now $100 won't cover groceries.

Ahhh! The truth that is always overlooked. Higher wages has always meant higher prices because a company has to make more money to pay the wages. I think it's called inflation.

While reading all the previous posts, I am reminded of the old question, "If you could go back in time and change one thing in your life, what would it be?"

I always counter that with my own question. "What good in your life would you give up to go back and make that change?" Sure, my life has not been perfect and I'm not a rich man but I've been married to the same woman for 45 years and we have 4 children and nine grand-children. In my opinion, the risk of losing all of that is not worth going back to making a single change.

 

[Rigidman]

Tourists rarely see past the facades erected for ... well, the tourists. You should move there and discover what it is like to be a "haole." Unless you wish to be one of the rich, emigrants from the mainland. They live mostly behind tall fences and rarely participate in the everyday lives of the "regular" people except to displace them for their estates. Trust me, the indigenous population and the Japanese owners would want you to leave after you spent your coin.

The old adage is also a truism,"You have to take the bad with the good." Well, unless you are a short term, disinterested tourist as you propose. Then your biggest concern I imagine would be poor service at the beachfront hotel, perhaps the slow delivery of drinks to your beach chair.

Yeah I know. It was a great place until, well America screwed it up. They did almost the same thing to the Hawaiians they did to Indians. But at least they didn't give you diseased blankets, slaughter your food source, make you alcoholics on purpose, commit genocide against you, or steal your land, wait, they did steal your land, nearly the whole state.

When I went there I saw people throwing trash wherever, disrespecting the people and the land, not to mention their traditions.

My dads mom was Cherokee, dad use to say he was part Cherokee and part truck driver because his dad left when he was 3 so he didn't know him.

My moms side, my grandma said my great, great grandma Moses was Blackfoot. Her last name was Winkler. My grandpa used to run with the Dalton brothers or gang. Supposedly I'm related to Billy the kid.

I hate seeing people throw out trash. Why can't they take it home, put it in their trash can. I mean they're probably not that far from home.

They think everything will be ok, but the bees are dying off, the great barrier reef is half dead. If we don't change things, and soon, we'll be next.

How long do they think we'll survive without plants, without ocean life, without clean air? What is someone going to wave a wand and make it all good? Oh wait, they're waiting for the rapture. Better read it again. 144,000. Very important number.

 

[Rigidman]

Ahhh! The truth that is always overlooked. Higher wages has always meant higher prices because a company has to make more money to pay the wages. I think it's called inflation.

While reading all the previous posts, I am reminded of the old question, "If you could go back in time and change one thing in your life, what would it be?"

I always counter that with my own question. "What good in your life would you give up to go back and make that change?" Sure, my life has not been perfect and I'm not a rich man but I've been married to the same woman for 45 years and we have 4 children and nine grand-children. In my opinion, the risk of losing all of that is not worth going back to making a single change.

I'm not looking to change anything. Just visit, have some fun. Maybe get drunk. 50 year old scotch was way cheaper.

I said I wouldn't mind staying if it wasn't for the racism, inequality, anti feminist, communist black list, etc.. But you can't change anything because Hitler could become the leader of the entire planet. Or someone worse than him.

Just to be able to go back to a simpler time, sleep under a tree and not worry about getting robbed. walk through the park barefoot without stepping on a needle.

I'm not delusional by any means. I don't think time travel is possible. I don't believe speed has anything to do with it either. Its just nice to escape once in awhile. Makes big problems a little smaller, small problems solvable, gives you a minute to breath. To think about what you have. To appreciate this moment. How it became possible. Seriously, it could be a lot worse.

I'd just take some tobacco, a pipe, some beer, scotch, some fried chicken, and go fishing.

 

[Rigidman]

Ahhh! The truth that is always overlooked. Higher wages has always meant higher prices because a company has to make more money to pay the wages. I think it's called inflation.

While reading all the previous posts, I am reminded of the old question, "If you could go back in time and change one thing in your life, what would it be?"

I always counter that with my own question. "What good in your life would you give up to go back and make that change?" Sure, my life has not been perfect and I'm not a rich man but I've been married to the same woman for 45 years and we have 4 children and nine grand-children. In my opinion, the risk of losing all of that is not worth going back to making a single change.

I wouldn't change anything. I am who I am because of my mistakes, my regrets, my embarrassing moments, my skeletons, everything, it's all me. Its brought me to this place and time. Are things perfect? Not possible, are things like I want them? Nope, not possible. Am I happy, content? Damn straight!!

 

[cosmicfolklore]

I'd just take some tobacco, a pipe, some beer, scotch, some fried chicken, and go fishing.

You know, when I am out by the river fishing, hiking, biking, or in my field working, or out hunting deer... there is no government, no worries, no anything; just me, the dog, and the land. I don't carry the weight of the world around with me. I just try my best to enjoy what is laid out before me. I don't think that the year or area much affects the way I see my surroundings. Of course, I don't live in a big city... but you couldn't keep me for very long in one of those.

 

[instymp]

I'm not looking to change anything. Just visit, have some fun. Maybe get drunk. 50 year old scotch was way cheaper.

I said I wouldn't mind staying if it wasn't for the racism, inequality, anti feminist, communist black list, etc.. But you can't change anything because Hitler could become the leader of the entire planet. Or someone worse than him.

Just to be able to go back to a simpler time, sleep under a tree and not worry about getting robbed. walk through the park barefoot without stepping on a needle.

I'm not delusional by any means. I don't think time travel is possible. I don't believe speed has anything to do with it either. Its just nice to escape once in awhile. Makes big problems a little smaller, small problems solvable, gives you a minute to breath. To think about what you have. To appreciate this moment. How it became possible. Seriously, it could be a lot worse.

I'd just take some tobacco, a pipe, some beer, scotch, some fried chicken, and go fishing.

Best idea so far.

 

[tbradsim1]

I think best on the porch, or on my tractor bushogging, my fear when I was overseas was not coming back home, as a 5 year old boy I attended a WWII soldiers burial in 1948, country cemetery, rifles shooting scared the hell out of me, Grandpaw holding my hand, looking up, he was crying, his son had went thru Africa, Italy, Germany and came back home. Wouldn’t change anything, now is where I want to be, grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.

 

[ssjones]

In my opinion, the risk of losing all of that is not worth going back to making a single change.

Bingo. I also suspect what we remember as idyllic in our youth might be less so seen thru an adults eyes.

 

[ashdigger]

Wouldn’t change anything, now is where I want to be, grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.

Exactly. Especially since folks forget that grass eventually needs mowed as well.

 

[Chasing Embers]

No one told me about the utilities and car insurance being paid. Someone's sleeping on the job

They didn't tell me either. I just got my normal bill letters in the mail, but was informed in the letters that nothing was owed.

 

[anotherbob]

Seriously??? You’re really not going to enjoy Mongolia between 1162 and 1227.

actually not too bad if you can avoid people and pissing them off especially.

 

[anotherbob]

I’m not assuming anything. Judging history by modern values gets people nowhere but disillusioned and feeling superior.

and trust me there are some things people think of as totally normal and everyday things we do now that in a few generations are going to be the very things that make the past look "stupid".

 

[anotherbob]

on this idea of the past being so great. I swear it's because the problems aren't so big when you're not the one dealing with them. Even in your own life. I often think man I miss this particular time period and then I remember all the annoyances and am glad to be where I'am now. Just one of my theories on why nostalgia is so popular in the human mind. (oh neat factoid the word basically roughly means the pain relating to where you can't go back).

 

[musicman]

Exactly. Especially since folks forget that grass eventually needs mowed as well.

Not if you live where we do, Tim! The best part of moving from Minnesota to Arizona was selling the damn lawnmower and getting rid of the snow shovel!

 

[mortonbriar]

I wouldn't change anything. I am who I am because of my mistakes, my regrets, my embarrassing moments, my skeletons, everything, it's all me. Its brought me to this place and time. Are things perfect? Not possible, are things like I want them? Nope, not possible. Am I happy, content? Damn straight!!

My personal belief is we would be a complete flop without our skeletons.

Exactly. Especially since folks forget that grass eventually needs mowed as well.

Hey, just tip your beer out on the grass, that way its half cut already! (not sure this joke translates in America).

 

[olkofri]

Hey, just tip your beer out on the grass, that way its half cut already!

 

[Rigidman]

actually not too bad if you can avoid people and pissing them off especially.

It would not be good. If you don't speak the language you're dead, if you offend someone, you're dead, the slightest wrong thing and you're dead.

If you know the language, including dialects if different districts, you might be ok, but round eyes, you're dead. White skin, you're dead.

In some cultures they'd kill you because of the color of your hair or eyes. I wouldn't go past the end of the dark ages. Honestly I think I'd skip the whole witch period.. Light your bic or Zippo to smoke a pipe, you got people yelling witch and pointing at you!! I never understood how they got past the thou shaky not kill thing. I don't remember it having exclusions.