The Good Old Days
By William Rice
@William21001 (2637)
Havre De Grace, Maryland
June 18, 2018 7:09am CST
How many of yall miss this good old days when things were simple less complicated.Things seem to get more complicated the more time goes on with laws staying afloat with money everything. I wander why it takes so much to make it in this world today were it didnt in the past. Inflation have went up 90 percent more then income in the last past 100 years it sucks that people have to work untill they half dead and dont get to enjoy the fruits of their labor.
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@MissNikki (5237)
• Maple Ridge, British Columbia
18 Jun 18
Yep, can't even buy a nice house now with two full time salaries. It's sad.
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@kprofgames (3091)
• United States
14 Aug 18
@BearArtistLady The cost of a car or truck is ridiculous. For 25k or 30k that puppy better have auto piolet, drink refill dispenser and an auto flushing seat.
@William21001 (2637)
• Havre De Grace, Maryland
19 Jun 18
it design for people to not succeed or maybe certain people
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@William21001 (2637)
• Havre De Grace, Maryland
19 Jun 18
@BearArtistLady sorry to hear that you lost some much and yea things have sky rocketed in price and are pay has gone no were compare to the cost of living it sucks
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
18 Jun 18
There are somethings good from the old days but there is a change in people who want more for doing less and they want it now. It makes me laugh when sometimes you see they are bringing back some of the old methods and these young sparks think they have invented the wheel and yet I take great delight in telling them we were doing this forty odd years ago.
Yes things have changed immensely over the years even peoples moral and ethical behaviour. Respect for authority and for your elders has gone down the pan too. On the whole people have good in them it is a minority that are bad but then our leaders do not lead by example very often!
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@GardenGerty (160626)
• United States
18 Jun 18
I see people who do not honor contracts and promises and who make others have to work twice as hard. It is hard to find respect, you are right.
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@William21001 (2637)
• Havre De Grace, Maryland
19 Jun 18
no doubt very true my friend
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@William21001 (2637)
• Havre De Grace, Maryland
19 Jun 18
just in general time of the past
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@crossbones27 (49431)
• Mojave, California
18 Jun 18
Yep, I have been screaming this for a while also, but some do prefer these times better because they can get what they need at their fingers. I just find it now is much easier for the ones at the top to manipulate the system and keep us poor now than ever. It used to be really simple to make money and the most simple jobs did not have all the crazy qualifications they want these days. Making everyone go to college for jobs where you will never ever make enough to pay back school loans and what not.
Not to mention technology can be cool but is very expensive to replace. Not sure how that is making the world better. Just more coveninet for the wealthy to get wealthier at the expense of everyday people.
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@William21001 (2637)
• Havre De Grace, Maryland
19 Jun 18
no doubt my friend true statement
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
18 Jun 18
Hi William! I miss the old days too. 
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@William21001 (2637)
• Havre De Grace, Maryland
19 Jun 18
yea me to but u dont look that old to miss them lol
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
19 Jun 18
@William21001 hahaha. Thank you for that but I was born in the 80's and somehow was able to reach some of the good times.
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@William21001 (2637)
• Havre De Grace, Maryland
19 Jun 18
@mlgen1037 well thats good then i was a 70s baby but i was kinda of close to the 80s
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@chicnthin (3031)
• Philippines
18 Jun 18
I know for a fact that past decades were way better even if i havent born yet.
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@allknowing (136079)
• India
19 Jun 18
Never look back. Be in the present and grab those great moments that I can create is my way of life.
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@William21001 (2637)
• Havre De Grace, Maryland
19 Jun 18
good way of thing but sometimes we have to look back to see were we come from
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@inertia4 (27960)
• United States
18 Jun 18
That is all because of big business. And big government. The top one percent just wants more and more and could care less about anyone else. Income has stayed stagnant while prices on everything has gone up way more. Just look at gas right now. Over three dollars a gallon. How sad. We need more and more alternative energies. No more with this fossil fuel stuff. And yes, I do miss the old days. I wish I could go back and change some things up. But I cannot. That is the sad part of all this.
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@inertia4 (27960)
• United States
19 Jun 18
@William21001 They got off track way back in the 1970's. The trend started to change during Nixon. Then the democrats changed somewhere in the late 70's and basically became just as corporate as the republicans. There is hardly no real source of real news anymore. They are all corporate owned. They cannot report anything unless it is directed by the higher ups. That is another reason we have a divided country. The right leaning news organizations are told to only report what favors the right and the left leaning ones do the same for the left. I don't watch those corporate news channels like Fox or CNN or CNBC. I watch The Young Turks on Youtube. I get the real truth. And I also watch Vice news on HBO. Other than that, all the others are corporate puppets. So we have been heading in this horrible direction for decades now.It is just starting to show its ugly head. And our democracy is being destroyed with this administration. The true American way is being killed off. And if that happens we are all in trouble. It will not matter what party you follow. It is really now the government against the rest of us. They are on no ones side at all. Do not believe in all the hype and propaganda out there.
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@William21001 (2637)
• Havre De Grace, Maryland
19 Jun 18
i wander were things got off track
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@LeaPea2417 (37350)
• Toccoa, Georgia
18 Jun 18
I agree, there were less complications in the past.
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@William21001 (2637)
• Havre De Grace, Maryland
19 Jun 18
yeah thats why their are wars and people cant get along
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@lookatdesktop (27134)
• Dallas, Texas
18 Jun 18
Today I went to get the car's oil changed. I bought the oil filter. I drove the car to a shop and they asked me if I brought my own oil. I said, No, and that they could use shop oil to do the oil change. Our car uses 7 quarts instead of the regular 5 quarts that most 8 cylinder cars use. I waited and after 15 minutes, the car was taken off the lift and the man asked me for 45.00 dollars for the oil change. They only charge about 25 dollars to do an oil change if YOU PROVIDE YOUR OWN OIL AND YOU PROVIDE YOUR OWN OIL FILTER. So my wife was furious when she called Walmart and they told her it would only cost around 20 or some odd dollars for the oil change, and they provide the oil. But I just read online that some people have had a bad experience at Walmart getting an oil change. I have read some horror stories. So, I guess things are getting harder than ever these days, just for a simple oil change.
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@William21001 (2637)
• Havre De Grace, Maryland
19 Jun 18
they want your money that is why they do things like this
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
18 Jun 18
I long for the good old days every day.
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@anamika161088 (11866)
• India
18 Jun 18
Old days were better with happy and healthy life. When there was less competition and more living and loving life. I do miss those days.
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@William21001 (2637)
• Havre De Grace, Maryland
19 Jun 18
people lived longer less pollution toxins
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@anikoonline (3250)
• Hungary
18 Jun 18
It was easier in the '80-'90s. Sometimes I miss these times.
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@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
19 Jun 18
I agree with you.. I have not even had a raise in years.. no cost of living raises nothing.. if not for having 3 roommates I would not be able to live and afford housing and food etc.
I often am glad I did not have children because I would not have wanted them to have to deal with the world they way it is today...
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@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
20 Jun 18
@William21001 I will not see Social security for a while.. IF I live that long. I would love to have a raise in my paycheck I can use now.
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@William21001 (2637)
• Havre De Grace, Maryland
19 Jun 18
social security is 1.3 percent raise that is not nothing in this day and age
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@William21001 (2637)
• Havre De Grace, Maryland
20 Jun 18
@minx267 yeah we love it when it comes
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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19 Jun 18
If only I could just go back to the 80's and close the door and stay there forever.
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@William21001 (2637)
• Havre De Grace, Maryland
19 Jun 18
no doubt scooby doo smurfs the music from the 80s
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@Carmelanirel2 (8084)
• United States
18 Jun 18
Thanks @sugartoes for pointing this discussion out to me.
I do miss the old days when people bonded and did things together. However, I never would have written my stories without a computer (I have awful handwriting, so I write using a computer instead of pen and paper) and it is good that when we are separated from loved ones, we can still connect also anytime and anywhere. Yet, again, being connected with electronics is more deep and enduring.
So I guess I have mixed emotions about the old day versus today.
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@William21001 (2637)
• Havre De Grace, Maryland
19 Jun 18
people are not the same as they were
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@FourWalls (67775)
• United States
3 Jul 18
I think it's common to believe that "the good ol' days were better." If you go back and read newspaper articles from what we consider "the good ol' days" you'll see them saying much the same thing, lamenting about things aren't as good as they were 30-40 years ago.
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@William21001 (2637)
• Havre De Grace, Maryland
19 Jun 18
it sucks but its the way the world works
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@CookieMonster46 (13454)
• United States
27 Jun 18
Yes, times have changed, and although some of the change is good it is expensive, Just every day life isn't as simple as it used to be.
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