<p>Good points NSM. Strange coincidence: My grandmother had my mother when she was 27, My mother had me when she was 27, I had my daughter when I was 27. When I picture my Grandmothers it’s of them sitting down or feeding us or giving us hugs as we came and left. Both died in their 90’s but neither did much at all active after they turned 50 - 40 years of puttering around the house! My parents and in-laws are in their mid-70’s and travel, take walks and volunteer; in general they are very active. I think the current generation of grandparents have already started the new trend, and a good one it is!</p>
<p>It’s actually hard to come up with things that have gotten worse over time. The candidates are generally issues that have been too politicized to be sure about - the information is too warped.</p>
<p>Collecting GOOD stuff from gas stations, etc…I STILL have my mom’s china cups and saucers she got for filling up</p>
<p>nice english pieces</p>
<p>these days , its nada</p>
<p>My mother mentioned this evening that she really missed the days of just going to the grocery store and buying what one wanted to eat. Said she spends so much time and worry now reading all the labels–was so much simpler “in the old days”.</p>
<p>Glasses from gas stations - I remember that! Also towels in boxes of detergent, toasters from banks. And what about Green Stamps? I vividly remember filling up the stamp books and figuring out what we could get.</p>
<p>We got a Peter Max towel from our gas station. :)</p>
<p>We got affordable gas from our gas station. :)</p>