Change is certainly inevitable alright and it always will be and it is gaining speed. It used to be that it took 500 to 1000 years for major economic shifts to take place like bronze age, iron age, industrial etc… However, whether its timing or the advent of this country the pace has quickened to barely 100 years from industrial age to technology age. Does that mean we will be in the tech age for 50 years until the next shift? Beats me, but we will certainly be in the forefront of this change, which is always painful to some more than others. Some old ways of life will linger longer in certain places than other and it is largely due to economic reasons. We are no longer self-sufficient and it is a world economy. At least for the foreseeable future there is no country better positioned than ours to lead so change will happen here quicker than anywhere else. Remember when you considered anything before your grandparents as the old days. Well now our kids consider our generation as the old days. It is all just happening to fast when it occurs in your own lifetime. Too bad we can’t step off the train, but rather are forced to go along for the ride. Like it or not.
I grew up in a small town and though the aunts and uncles are mostly gone now many cousins still remain. It was a mining and small manufacturing town. A few manufacturers still exist, but the only reason the town survives is largely because it is about 10 miles to a relatively large city. You guys are right. It is hard to watch. Not to be too philosophical, but it is almost like loosing your soul or a sense of who we are or where we come from. You just can’t replace grandma in an apron hanging clothes on a line, grandpa in overalls with his head under the hood of an old truck, picket fences, tire swings, picking berries for a pie, etc…or hot rods!
Sorry fellas, I almost erased this but then thought…what the heck it is my two cents.
I’m looking forward to bringing my son to London and enjoying a few days with you good people.
