I shoulda lived in the late 1800's!!!!!!!!!!!!

:) Maybe this is one of the reasons God doesn't let us live for ever. We just couldn't keep up with the changing times. I was borne in 1942 and it seems life was much simpler then. Don
 
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ridewv said:
This, and antibiotics. I *may* have survived then as long as I have now. But both my children would not have (apendix), nor my wife (cancer survivor).
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Actually in the Wild West many doctors successfully removed appendix and as for cancer I am very glad your wife survived, but even in modern day there is no cure for the terrible disease. Btw I am an avid fan of everything Wild West I have read tons of books and keep up on my history.
 
1910 average life expectancy-46

Infant mortality-20%+

Chances of woman dying in childbirth-more than 10%

Antibiotics-nonexistent. Any cut or nick could be a death sentence.

Biggest killer-pneumonia

Number of houses with indoor plumbing and bathtubs-less than 10%

Amount of paved roads-144 miles

Medical doctors with degrees-none. Most went to medical schools which had horrible reputations, and learned on the job with other doctors.

In light of the above, I would only go back if I had all my shots, my own personal physician, and an unlimited supply of antibiotics and analgesics. Oh, and enough money to have indoor plumbing.

I will freely admit to not being as "tough" as my ancestors, but then, I don't have to be. If I wanted the lifestyle of the 19th century, I could live like the Amish now, and still have all the modern medicine I need. It's much more reasonable for me to go hunting in a remote locale on horseback to experience the "olden days" than it would be to actually live them. Who was it that said that the life of uncivilized man was "nasty, brutish, and short"? I think he was likely correct. Even though I detest the morality of these modern days, I much prefer the lifestyle.
 
I guess I'm right in there with keith44spl and Iggy.

I cowboyed for awhile when I was young and foolish. Spent literally months living in a tent, sleeping in a bedroll.

Was put on my first horse when I was about three. Can't remember it, but my folks took pictures. Because of horses, I've suffered so many broken bones that I probably financed some orthopedic surgeon's last three sports cars. I've been kicked, bucked, and rolled on. I've been under x-ray machines so long that I practically glowed in the dark. I'm just grateful for all of our medical advances. My joints ache in the morning or right before a storm. I still gimp a bit in my left leg after a horse kicked it and broke it many years ago. But, I still have horses and mules. Go figger.

I can still "rough it" now and again when I feel like it. But, I'll be the first to admit, it's hard to beat hot showers, indoor plumbing, home-cooked food, and a soft bed.
 
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feralmerril said:
This is what I would like to do if somehow God granted it. I know nothing about cameras etc but would learn. I would like to step back in time with good cameras, recording equipment and interview the old mountain men, indians with a interpiter etc. Even the founding fathers and all other types. Get it on film, and see and hear how it really was.
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Well, to get it on film, you'd need to take a short step back in time before your bigger one :)
 
1800's would have been ok with me. I might have even got a chance to fight in the Civil War for the CSA.
Or, start my own horse and buggy chain. Call it HorseMax. :D
 
I've suffered so many broken bones that I probably financed some orthopedic surgeon's last three sports cars. I've been kicked, bucked, and rolled on. I've been under x-ray machines so long that I practically have glowed in the dark. I'm just grateful for all of our medical advances. My joints ache in the morning or right before a storm. I still gimp a bit in my left leg after a horse kicked it and broke it many years ago. But, I still have horses and mules. Go figger.


I sure hear that.. I've got 27 broken bones and 22 of them was from critters.
 
mike from st pete said:
Now my personal fantasy. I remember seeing on TV a tale of a Guard tank crew coming to the rescue at the Little Big Horn.
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The 7th Is Made Up Of Phantoms, The Twilight Zone, 1963.

I've roughed it for a few days, nothing like Dave, Iggy or others have talked about but enough to know that, while it might sound romantic, I'll stick with modern times. Besides, I have a congenital back condition that has required surgery three times just so I could walk upright and without severe pain. In the 1800's I would most likely have spent a lot of time in what passed for wheelchairs then and lived in horrible pain.

CW
 
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I was camped on the Little Bighorn when Custer and Sittin' Bull had that squabble and went over to complain about the noise!!:eek:
 
About twice to three times a month I get to go back to the 1800s...I shoot Cowboy Action.

BUT...I also get to "survive" and come home to a warm bed in a modern home!

Best of both worlds.

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ChattanoogaPhil said:
100+ years from now someone will say they should have been born in the early 21st century... to return to the ruggged individualism and freedom to chose what book to read and what to learn, instead of the Knowledge Chip implanted at birth. Others will point out how horrible it was to live with cancer, diabetes and all the other diseases of those past times.

Meanwhile... the great great great grandchildren of the Gorilla will be issuing Reminders to Wyatt's descendants that politics is a banned topic... (some things never change ;))
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small error ... by that time they won't be able to think such things at the rate its going
 
Y'know I've lived like a muskrat, or the poorest of the poor. Let me state emphatically, "Poverty sucks". Showers, toilets, thermostats, electricity, etc. is our reward for blending into the mosaic of human achievement. The closest I came to a violent, horrific death were those times when I shrugged my shoulders at civilization. Now, I'm old, and I've learned my lesson. I think I'll put on a CD, and go to sleep.
 
I am guilty of romanticizing the past - I love going through old photos and imagining what it must have been like back around the 1880s - when freedom was really free.

I remember some remnants of 19th century living when visiting my maternal grandparent's home in Bisbee, Arizona back in the 1940s. They didn't have indoor plumbing; a bowl, pitcher, and chamberpot were standard in their two bedrooms.

So whenever I think I'd like to go back in time, I remember a fixture more or less like this one that was behind my grandparent's home that I was forced to use when we visited.

And that changes my mind...

John

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PALADIN85020 said:
I am guilty of romanticizing the past - I love going through old photos and imagining what it must have been like back around the 1880s - when freedom was really free.

I remember some remnants of 19th century living when visiting my maternal grandparent's home in Bisbee, Arizona back in the 1940s. They didn't have indoor plumbing; a bowl, pitcher, and chamberpot were standard in their two bedrooms.

So whenever I think I'd like to go back in time, I remember a fixture more or less like this one that was behind my grandparent's home that I was forced to use when we visited.

And that changes my mind...

John

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Dad grew up with those out back - he once said there must have been several unofficial world records for the 60 yard dash set during a Canadian winter...

Always love your photos and travelogues, Paladin.
 
The only thong i cant live without is my DvD player and collection=Shasta included. Other than that, I can get used to eating much more Beef Jerky and Pemmican. :D
 
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