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Post by SylvreKat on Dec 9, 2016 8:53:30 GMT -5
That IS sad about not remembering her horse's name. Hopefully it'll hit her, like while you're watching LR together. And she'll blurt out "Spotty!" or whatever it was. But it happens, esp when you haven't thought about something for a long time.
Yeah, I love how those old actors understood how their fans saw them, and acted accordingly even in real life. I read how Clayton Moore never smoked, or drank alcohol in public, or swore, 'cause he didn't want to upset the kids. Real unselfish men (and probably women, too) back then. Not like today's stars. Sigh.
>'Kat
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Post by oldchopperguy on Dec 10, 2016 16:38:19 GMT -5
Kat,
Yeah, the missus will remember her horse one day... Getting old is no fun. The other day I want to Wally World and almost panicked when my scooter wasn't in its normal parking place... Then, I remembered I drove my old Honda car... Duh... Then, I got home and saw my old Merc wagon was GONE! Now what happened? Then, I remembered I gave it to the park two months back. Double duh...
Those old-time kid's show actors really DID take their role-model persona seriously. They were good ambassadors for decent morals and traditional American values. Today, it's more like anarchy is a normal form of government, decent morals are something to shun and stupidity is a virtue.
I haven't enjoyed riding for a few weeks... Seems Texas got a ration of New England weather! 20's and 30's with RAIN and 40-mph winds... It's supposed to warm up to 70 tomorrow, so maybe I can make a pilgrimage to Wally World on the old mouse!
Ride safe!
Leo
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Post by oldchopperguy on Dec 11, 2016 23:17:37 GMT -5
Kat,
The Missus DID get her memory jogged about her horse's name from 70-years ago... I mentioned my giant riding pal, "Tiny" and she suddenly remembered... Her horse was named "TINY".
So, my helmet's off to old Tiny for getting my then school-age Missus to school and back through the back woods of Maine, with no roads, through nose-deep snow and 40-below zero winters with 50-mph winds... then stand for hours in that weather until school let out... What a pal old Tiny must have been. Now THAT horse was MACHO!
Ride safe!
Leo
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Post by SylvreKat on Dec 12, 2016 8:39:29 GMT -5
I agree, Leo. Tiny had to've been the machoiest horse ever!
Did the other kids ride horses too? Didn't the school provide any sort of "parking lot" for the horses?
>'Kat
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Post by oldchopperguy on Dec 12, 2016 18:40:40 GMT -5
I agree, Leo. Tiny had to've been the machoiest horse ever! Did the other kids ride horses too? Didn't the school provide any sort of "parking lot" for the horses? >'Kat
She has an older sister who also rode "Tiny"... They rode double. The school had a hitching rail to tie the horses to, and some hay and water kept indoors from freezing... What a COLD wait those horses had. The school had an OUTHOUSE too... THAT must have been mighty cold too! Betty assured me that "convenience" was "state-of-the-art" ala 1940, having a comfy WOODEN seat... thankfully NOT brass... EEWWW!
The kiddies stacked their rifles in the corner of the one-room schoolhouse... THAT was grizzly-bear country and the big brownies could, and would eat you, horse and all... And we angst over careless drivers?
That primitive winter lifestyle isn't dead yet, either! Only a few years ago, I bought some model airplane parts from an eBay vendor in the far north of British Columbia. They are "off-the-grid" as they say. Their mail (including packages) gets dropped in from a bush-plane monthly... Better pack stuff well, and do NOT stand under the delivery area... To mail OUT, or get supplies, groceries, see a doctor, etc. in the nearest town many miles away, they use a snowmobile in warmer weather, but in winter they won't chance a mechanical breakdown which would be fatal... They STILL use a dog-sled. There are no navigable roads to their deep-woods cabin for even a 4x4 to negotiate.
There are no cell-phone towers within range. To make a phone call, they must "mush" out 10 miles to access a tower... For electricity they have a generator, and for internet access, they have some kind of satellite setup. In an emergency they can use the net to call for help... hopefully... LOL!THAT is TOO far off the grid for me... And too macho a life even when I was young and limber! Stay warm!Leo |
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