I believe there is a more truth than fiction in the following.
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What's mainly wrong with our society is that too many dirt roads have been paved. There's not a problem in America today -- crime, drugs, education, divorce, delinquency -- that wouldn't be remedied if we just had more dirt roads, because dirt roads give character. People that live at the end of dirt roads learn early on that life is a bumpy ride. That it can jar you right down to your teeth sometimes, but it's worth it, if at the end is home... a loving spouse, happy kids and a dog. We wouldn't have near the trouble with our educational system if our kids got their exercise walking a dirt road with other kids, from whom they learn how to get along. When we lived on dirt roads, we soon learned that bad words tasted like soap. There was less crime in our streets before they were paved. Criminals didn't walk two dusty miles to rob or rape, especially if they knew they'd probably be welcomed by 5 barking dogs and a double barrel shotgun. And there were no drive by shootings. Our values were better when our roads were worse. People did not love their cars more than their kids, and motorists were more courteous. They didn't tailgate by riding the bumper because the guy in front would choke you with dust and bust your windshield with rocks thrown up by his tires. Dirt roads taught patience. Dirt roads were environmentally friendly -- you didn't hop in your car for a quart of milk, you walked to the barn for your milk. For your mail, you walked to the mailbox. What if it rained and the dirt road got all washed out? That was the best part! Then you stayed home and had some family time, roasted marshmallows and popped popcorn and took pony rides on Daddy's shoulders. And you learned how to make prettier quilts than anybody. At the end of a dirt road, the only time we locked our car was in August, because if we didn't some neighbor would fill it with too much squash or cucumbers. At the side of a dirt road there was always extra springtime income, from when city dudes would get stuck and you'd have to hitch up a team to pull them out. Usually you got a dollar and always you got appreciated, on a dirt road.

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Originally posted by OLGZRSS:
Good idea jimb0.
Now let's put the front porch back on all houses.

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