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Yeah. Wonder if my parents would have been arrested when we were taking care of cows, chickens, our huge garden plus the cotton patch my uncle had on our farm. Guess who took care of that! We grew all our veggies, chickens/eggs, beef and pork. We also had fruit trees and they did not take care of themselves. Wonderful memories. Why bring something like this now?

My father, a USW member also had a side business of cement contractor, bought a brick house {for next to nothing} in 1951 when Penn DOT was beginning to build the Parkway East going into Pittsburgh.

We tore the house down and moved it, piece by piece to a couple of acres that he bought {for $ 300}.

My two brother and I, using brick hammers and chisels cleaned every single brick, removed every nail from all the wood and my dad and uncles built a new house from the remnants of the torn down house.

we were working 60 hours weeks and none of us would have even thought about whining or bitching because we knew what would happen.

Hard work at a young age develops habits that serve you well for the rest of your life.