How things have changed in my lifetime
I was adopted by a couple who lived through the Great Depression. Neither of them grew up with running water or electricity. My mom grew up on a farm that her father rented. Whereas, my father grew up in a town setting. Mom's family had little money, but they had a lot of food for the five of them. However, Dad's family of six had little money or food. The lesson is, it's best to control large sections of land when hard times befall us. Neither of the families owned a vehicle. The farm ran on animal…