Comments on: Note from an “Over 30 Person.”

By: vidsolve

vidsolve — Fri, 21 May 2010 18:25:32 +0000

A few things i can say positive about the spoiled youth- most of them have a great sense of humor, some of them have created empires out of the thin air in record time with their incredible creativity ie facebook and the like. Most of them hate any physical work. I recently moved out of a place in town to move into my first owned property in Kailua, and i put a lot of things out to give away- lumber and other stuff perfect for making things, and absolutely no one took it. I was flabergasted! These lazy spoiled whatevers do not ever get their hands dirty, everything pretty much is electronic. Their life is totally disposible, they cant fix anything pretty much. That is really sad to me. But, like any past generation, the elders always felt this way, times have changed radically, everything we buy is disposible, the only people fixing things are fixing major stuff like cars, homes, appliances. no matter how much we progress with technology and cheap manufacturing, we still have to deal with nature ie floods huricanes etc, and it is always a good idea to have some practical skills that go beyond electronics.

By: Arla

Arla — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 17:44:49 +0000

Ron, Happy Thanksgiving to you, Masae, and your family! Thanks for the fun blog this morning. Savor the day!

By: Reality Check

Reality Check — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 06:24:55 +0000

Party Lines: That takes me way back. We used to unscrew the receiver end of the phone so as to go undected, and then listen in on the conversations. It didn’t take much to entertain us in those days.
Cook? Me? Never; that’s her job.

By: Runaway

Runaway — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 23:56:44 +0000

I remember party lines, my friend had one. They alternated odd/even hours of the day. One time we were talking so long into the other person’s hour that somebody screamed at us to get off the phone. How embarrassing; but, money was tight. In those days some of of the Daddies in the neighborhood didn’t finish high school, let alone go to college. Many were immigrants who ran their own businesses doing the best they could so their children could do well. Many did. A lot of our Mommies didn’t work.

Yeah, kids today have it very easy and many are not only clueless but they hate the whole subject of history. My son won’t watch a movie that is a historical drama, yet I live for those films. To many youth, the past is pointless.

True, there is wonderful technology today that we get to enjoy; but, there was a certain way of life that is missed because we had more personal contact with one another.. Life is a trade off. I for one enjoy both worlds and still prefer to phone rather than text, and appreciate a handwritten letter or card. Especially with pretty stickers all over it. But hey, I love to cook also, and rarely order in or dine out spending the savings on great vacations when possible. Many young people don’t know how to cook. What I wonder is, do they wish they knew how; would they like to learn?

By: mauijeff

mauijeff — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:58:55 +0000

Remember “full service” gas stations?

Fill ‘er up… check the oil & tire presure… and clean the windows!!!

All for less than 50 cents a gallon!

By: oldandwise

oldandwise — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:45:37 +0000

I guess you have to be older than 30 to remember party lines, where you shared your phone line with other people. When you picked up the phone and heard strangers talking, the polite thing to do was to hang up and wait your turn.
Wow things have really changed, and fast!