a little about me .............o/t

was raised on tobacco farm, first school was 8 grades in one room. our
house was made from tobacco barn, only light in each room, my bedroom
had no ceiling , could see tin roof, was not unusual for water n water
bucket be froze in mornings, wages for farm hand was 4.00 day, was a
hard life, but I enjoyed it as was all I knew. vets were only called for
cows or horses . in winter dogs & cats would sleep under warming morning
coal stove n living room, was 4 room house, no running water, bathroom .
we cooked on wood stove, but n spring would tear it down , move outside
as would get house to hot cooking on it

Michael Lane
n Tenessee

"Michael Lane" wrote in message
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was raised on tobacco farm, first school was 8 grades in one room. our
house was made from tobacco barn, only light in each room, my bedroom
had no ceiling , could see tin roof, was not unusual for water n water
bucket be froze in mornings, wages for farm hand was 4.00 day, was a
hard life, but I enjoyed it as was all I knew. vets were only called for
cows or horses . in winter dogs & cats would sleep under warming morning
coal stove n living room, was 4 room house, no running water, bathroom .
we cooked on wood stove, but n spring would tear it down , move outside
as would get house to hot cooking on it

Michael Lane
n Tenessee

Thanks for this insight into your background, Michael.

Although I grew up in East Los Angeles, with modern conveniences, for the
first year of my life I lived in a basement with no house over it. My Dad
was building the house. It, too, had no heat or running water, and cooking
was done with a wood stove. This was in the San Joaquin Valley of
California, where the summers are extremely hot and diapers would freeze on
the clothesline in the winter. It was across the street from my
grandfather's dairy farm.

Naturally, I don't remember living there. About the time my Dad finished
building the house, Grandpa sold the dairy, so my parents sold their place
and moved to East Los Angeles. Grandpa did keep his property, and two or
three cows, and we used to visit occasionally. They did have running water
and indoor plumbing.

Joy

On Wed, 13 Jul 2011 11:09:26 -0700, "Joy" wrote:

"Michael Lane" wrote in message
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was raised on tobacco farm, first school was 8 grades in one room. our
house was made from tobacco barn, only light in each room, my bedroom
had no ceiling , could see tin roof, was not unusual for water n water
bucket be froze in mornings, wages for farm hand was 4.00 day, was a
hard life, but I enjoyed it as was all I knew. vets were only called for
cows or horses . in winter dogs & cats would sleep under warming morning
coal stove n living room, was 4 room house, no running water, bathroom .
we cooked on wood stove, but n spring would tear it down , move outside
as would get house to hot cooking on it

Michael Lane
n Tenessee

Thanks for this insight into your background, Michael.

Although I grew up in East Los Angeles, with modern conveniences, for the
first year of my life I lived in a basement with no house over it. My Dad
was building the house. It, too, had no heat or running water, and cooking
was done with a wood stove. This was in the San Joaquin Valley of
California, where the summers are extremely hot and diapers would freeze on
the clothesline in the winter. It was across the street from my
grandfather's dairy farm.

Naturally, I don't remember living there. About the time my Dad finished
building the house, Grandpa sold the dairy, so my parents sold their place
and moved to East Los Angeles. Grandpa did keep his property, and two or
three cows, and we used to visit occasionally. They did have running water
and indoor plumbing.

Joy


It's good that you don't remember - those diapers must have been
painful when first put on.

"dgk" wrote in message
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On Wed, 13 Jul 2011 11:09:26 -0700, "Joy" wrote:

"Michael Lane" wrote in message
...
was raised on tobacco farm, first school was 8 grades in one room. our
house was made from tobacco barn, only light in each room, my bedroom
had no ceiling , could see tin roof, was not unusual for water n water
bucket be froze in mornings, wages for farm hand was 4.00 day, was a
hard life, but I enjoyed it as was all I knew. vets were only called for
cows or horses . in winter dogs & cats would sleep under warming morning
coal stove n living room, was 4 room house, no running water, bathroom .
we cooked on wood stove, but n spring would tear it down , move outside
as would get house to hot cooking on it

Michael Lane
n Tenessee

Thanks for this insight into your background, Michael.

Although I grew up in East Los Angeles, with modern conveniences, for the
first year of my life I lived in a basement with no house over it. My Dad
was building the house. It, too, had no heat or running water, and
cooking
was done with a wood stove. This was in the San Joaquin Valley of
California, where the summers are extremely hot and diapers would freeze
on
the clothesline in the winter. It was across the street from my
grandfather's dairy farm.

Naturally, I don't remember living there. About the time my Dad finished
building the house, Grandpa sold the dairy, so my parents sold their place
and moved to East Los Angeles. Grandpa did keep his property, and two or
three cows, and we used to visit occasionally. They did have running
water
and indoor plumbing.

Joy


It's good that you don't remember - those diapers must have been
painful when first put on.

LOL! Thanks. I needed a good laugh.

Joy