Ivan the Butcher
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In 1977 my now wife was getting ready to start her Senior Year at "THE" Ohio State University. She was a sorority girl and to get all "The Sisters" to Columbus before September 21st, ladies were dispatched hundreds of miles in all directions to bring everyone back into the fold. My future wife and her BFF were sent to Upstate New York to retrieve 2 other young ladies, one from around Albany, and on the way back one of two from around Buffalo.
(They drove in a Sea Green 1966 Oldsmobile F-82, you might have seen them.)
As they drove East on the Turnpike, one billboard stuck out to them. "Next McDonald's 325 miles" They then and there decided that the measure to meet for Civilization was, to be within 60 minutes of a McDonald's!
A few weeks ago we drove past a McDonald's and were laughing about that old story when she noticed we had zero bars of Cell Phone service. 44 years later the criteria for "Middle Class Civilization" is now there must be Cell Service!
What are some other things you use to measure how civilized a location may be?
Ivan
(They drove in a Sea Green 1966 Oldsmobile F-82, you might have seen them.)
As they drove East on the Turnpike, one billboard stuck out to them. "Next McDonald's 325 miles" They then and there decided that the measure to meet for Civilization was, to be within 60 minutes of a McDonald's!
A few weeks ago we drove past a McDonald's and were laughing about that old story when she noticed we had zero bars of Cell Phone service. 44 years later the criteria for "Middle Class Civilization" is now there must be Cell Service!
What are some other things you use to measure how civilized a location may be?
Ivan
