In school we studied English, history, math, and science which enabled us to lead America into the technological age. Most of us remember what outhouses were, many of us with firsthand experience. We remember the days of telephone party-lines, 25 cent gasoline, and milk and ice being delivered to our homes. For those of you who don't know what an icebox is, today they are electric and referred to as refrigerators. A few even remember when cars were started with a crank. Yes, we lived those days.
We are probably considered old fashioned and out-dated by many. But there are a few things you need to remember before completely writing us off. We won World War II, fought in Korea and Viet Nam . We can quote The Pledge of Allegiance, and know where to place our hand while doing so. We wore the uniform of our country with pride and lost many friends on the battlefield. We didn't fight for the Socialist States of America , we fought for the "Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave." We wore different uniforms but carried the same flag. We know the words to the Star Spangled Banner, America ,and America the Beautiful by heart, and you may even see some tears running down our cheeks as we sing. We have lived what many of you have only read about in history books and we feel no obligation to apologize to anyone for America .
Yes, we are old and slow these days but rest assured, we have at least one good fight left in us. We have loved this country, fought for it, and died for it, and now we are going to save it. It is our country and nobody is going to take it away from us. We took oaths to defend America against all enemies, foreign and domestic, and that is an oath we plan to keep. There are those who want to destroy this land we love but, like our founders, there is no way we are going to remain silent.
It was mostly the young people of this nation who elected Obama and the Democratic Congress. You fell for the "Hope and Change" which in reality was nothing but "Hype and Lies." You have tasted socialism and seen evil face to face, and have found you don't like it after all. You make a lot of noise, but most are all too interested in their careers or "Climbing the Social Ladder" to be involved in such mundane things as patriotism and voting. Many of those who fell for the "Great Lie" in 2008 are now having buyer's remorse. With all the education we gave you, you didn't have sense enough to see through the lies and instead drank the 'Cool-Aid.' Now you're paying the price and complaining about it. No jobs, lost mortgages, higher taxes, and less freedom. This is what you voted for and this is what you got. We entrusted you with the Torch of Liberty and you traded it for a paycheck and a fancy house.
Well, don't worry youngsters, the Grey-Haired Brigade is here, and in 2012 we are going to take back our nation. We may drive a little slower than you would like but we get where we're going, and in 2012 we're going to the polls by the millions. This land does not belong to the man in the White House nor to the likes of Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid. It belongs to "We the People" and "We the People" plan to reclaim our land and our freedom. We hope this time you will do a better job of preserving it and passing it along to our grandchildren. So the next time you have the chance to say the Pledge of Allegiance, Stand up, put your hand over your heart, honor our country, and thank God for the old geezers of the "Grey-Haired Brigade."
Author, Anon. Grey-Haired Brigade Member
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This is spot on. I am another Gray-Haired Geezer signing on. I will circulate this to other Gray-Haired Geezers all over this once great county.
Can you feel the ground shaking??? It's not an earthquake, it is a STAMPEDE.
I for one will do my part to remove the current residences of the White House on election day. Please do your part come election day. If my comments ofend you, delete this message. If you agree pass in it so others can take action on election day. Dennis Bacon USN (Ret)
Is there a direct link to the Grey-Haired Brigade?
ReplyDeleteNot that I know of as Gunslinger got it as an email.
ReplyDelete"Most of us remember what outhouses were, many of us with firsthand experience. We remember the days of telephone party-lines, 25 cent gasoline, and milk and ice being delivered to our homes."
ReplyDeleteParty line??? I grew up with a phone that not only had a party line but you could tap could dial O and ask the local operator to connect you you to so and so. The town Ice Hose was below our house and they used to cut the ice out of the town owned pond behind our house. I remember the roar when the Ice house collapsed under the weight of a heavy snow and there was no need to rebuild. We had milk and cream delivered to the box on the front door step and we had a card to put in the front window if we wanted the local cleaner to stop and pick up dry cleaning. My grand parents on the farm had indoor plumbing but my grandfather would not do away with the outhouse and my grandmother still preferred to cook on the wood stove.
My grandfather had 13 children and my uncle Robert died long before I was born even though his brothers including my father tried their best to save him. My grandfather owned alot of cars but never learned to drive himself and the "boys" always did the driving. Story goes at one time he had decided to learn to drive although he was a wagon and horse man at heart. he had the "boys" teach him to drive and all went well until one day as they were out they swung onto a one lane steel bridge and there was another car coming in the opposite direction. My uncles ("the boys") yelled stop, stop and my grandfather got excited and pulled back on the steering wheel yelling Whoa, whoa. Needless to say he crashed into the oncoming vehicle but at such a slow speed that no one was hurt beyond his pride. Still enough to keep him from driving ever again....
my grandfather got excited and pulled back on the steering wheel yelling Whoa, whoa
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely priceless and I hope you've got these gems down for posterity.
I too had Grandparents with... interesting habits...
ReplyDeleteGrandma had a BEAUTIFUL kitchen - cabinets, counter-tops, sink, the whole bit. She even had a small vanity/sink on the opposite wall for people to wash dirty hands -- which did NOT belong in the sink!
The odd thing was that there were no faucets on the sinks, because they were filled from a bucket (cold) or a pot (hot). They drained into 5-gallon buckets under the sink, which she then used to water her kitchen-garden. Their water came from "the well-house" - a shed-sized building ~50 feet from the kitchen door with a spigot sticking out the side of it.
She had a Masters in Education - Grandpa worked on the RR his whole life. They were in their '70s when she finally convinced him to install a bathroom, but he refused to use it and continued to the outhouse - even in several feet of snow - to the day he died.
A much younger me understood much of what they did, but seeing him go to the FREEZING outhouse in a blizzard finally maxed my "WTF?" gauge... I'll never forget his answer to my "WHY?!" question:
"Dang, Boy -- Even a DOG has better sense than to $#!+ in his own HOUSE!"
It was the one and only time I ever heard him curse...
She even had a small vanity/sink on the opposite wall for people to wash dirty hands -- which did NOT belong in the sink!
ReplyDeleteNever heard that one before.:)
which she then used to water her kitchen-garden.
We may well be doing this in the future.
I'll never forget his answer to my "WHY?!" question:
"Dang, Boy -- Even a DOG has better sense than to $#!+ in his own HOUSE!"
Another, absolutely priceless.