When I was 16, I had an after school job changing tractor trailer tires at a truck stop working the 4 - 12 shift. They would actually send me to change tires on the side of the interstate. We also had student school bus drivers back then as well. I'm 66 now, and cannot fathom anyone that age doing anything like that today!
@@Haydenalabamapodcast I think in my case, growing up in a rural farm type setting had a lot to do with it. We learned at a very young age a work ethic actually picking tomatoes and getting paid five cents a basket or helping plant and raise tobacco. Pretty much anything that we wanted we had to show a lot of interest in and work towards getting it as opposed to stuff just being given to us. Also, as far as the school bus drivers, most of the people around here grew up on farms driving farm equipment and trucks at a very young age. No automatic transmissions like buses have today, so we learned a lot of skills that even college age kids today have no clue about. We were raised by a generation that had survived the great depression and a world war. I think a lot of what my parents had to endure was also responsible for how we were raised and taught us what hard work would accomplish. And for what it's worth, I can relate to burying a mile of phone line, about four years ago I built a cable plow for my tractor and buried over five thousand feet of fiber to get Internet to my house!!
Great response. I believe you are right in many ways. My grandmother humbles me when she tells stories from her childhood. Now, that is wanting internet, my friend! Thanks for all your feedback.
What a great guest! Chester is one of the greatest men I've ever known and I consider myself incredibly bless to have him treat my like a son for as long as I can remember.
Times today are different than those days of the past . Back then my grandpaw married my grandmaw when she was 13 . If you tried doing that today they would put you under the prison. And I'm talking about back in the around 1940. Here it's around 80 years later and people think differently. Back then you tried to survive working in the mines . You got paid mine money and you could only spend that money in the mine store. So you couldn't save so you could get out of the mine and move somewhere else and get better jobs. So you was tied down to the mine.
You are right--times are certainly different in so many ways. Crazy to think about how young people used to be when they got married. Ironically, the divorce rate was significantly lower back then. Interesting perspective on the mining culture. I had no idea the workers could only spend their money in the mine's store. They sure did like keeping that money in-house.
Love your podcast. But one statement I disagree with-farm communities still come along side families in times of illness or death and help them with the harvest, plowing, planting-whatever has to be done. They probably don’t have to do it with mules but it still gets done. And most farm families still know how to work! But I agree no one works like the depression generation had to!
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When I was 16, I had an after school job changing tractor trailer tires at a truck stop working the 4 - 12 shift. They would actually send me to change tires on the side of the interstate. We also had student school bus drivers back then as well. I'm 66 now, and cannot fathom anyone that age doing anything like that today!
You are on to something here. We have been discussing the same thing. What has changed in your opinion?
@@Haydenalabamapodcast I think in my case, growing up in a rural farm type setting had a lot to do with it. We learned at a very young age a work ethic actually picking tomatoes and getting paid five cents a basket or helping plant and raise tobacco. Pretty much anything that we wanted we had to show a lot of interest in and work towards getting it as opposed to stuff just being given to us. Also, as far as the school bus drivers, most of the people around here grew up on farms driving farm equipment and trucks at a very young age. No automatic transmissions like buses have today, so we learned a lot of skills that even college age kids today have no clue about. We were raised by a generation that had survived the great depression and a world war. I think a lot of what my parents had to endure was also responsible for how we were raised and taught us what hard work would accomplish.
And for what it's worth, I can relate to burying a mile of phone line, about four years ago I built a cable plow for my tractor and buried over five thousand feet of fiber to get Internet to my house!!
Great response. I believe you are right in many ways. My grandmother humbles me when she tells stories from her childhood.
Now, that is wanting internet, my friend! Thanks for all your feedback.
Keep them coming guys really enjoy hearing these stories.
You bet! We appreciate your support.
My goodness fellas talk doing good with this podcast.
What a great guest! Chester is one of the greatest men I've ever known and I consider myself incredibly bless to have him treat my like a son for as long as I can remember.
Awesome guy, awesome guest! We landed a big fish with him this week.
It’s in the Bible that if a man doesn’t work, he doesn’t eat.
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Times today are different than those days of the past . Back then my grandpaw married my grandmaw when she was 13 . If you tried doing that today they would put you under the prison. And I'm talking about back in the around 1940. Here it's around 80 years later and people think differently. Back then you tried to survive working in the mines . You got paid mine money and you could only spend that money in the mine store. So you couldn't save so you could get out of the mine and move somewhere else and get better jobs. So you was tied down to the mine.
You are right--times are certainly different in so many ways. Crazy to think about how young people used to be when they got married. Ironically, the divorce rate was significantly lower back then.
Interesting perspective on the mining culture. I had no idea the workers could only spend their money in the mine's store. They sure did like keeping that money in-house.
Times have changed, no doubt.
Love your podcast. But one statement I disagree with-farm communities still come along side families in times of illness or death and help them with the harvest, plowing, planting-whatever has to be done. They probably don’t have to do it with mules but it still gets done. And most farm families still know how to work! But I agree no one works like the depression generation had to!
We are so glad you enjoy the show!
@@JessicaPrude Proud to hear that people are still out there helping one another!
2 Thessalonians 3:10
If ya don’t work, ya don’t eat.