dirtroads

What's mainly wrong with society today 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.There was less
crime in our streets before they were paved.

Criminals didn't walk two dusty miles to rob or rape, if they knew
they'd 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 worship their cars more than their
kids, and motorists were more courteous, they didn't tailgate by
riding the bumper ! or the guy in front would choke you with dust &
bust your windshield with rocks. 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 mail box. What if it rained and the Dirt Road
got washed out? That was the best part, then you stayed home and had
some family time, roasted marshmallows and popped popcorn and pony
rides on Daddy's shoulders and learned how to make prettier quilts
than anybody. At the end of Dirt Roads, you soon learned that bad
words tasted like soap.

Most paved roads lead to trouble, Dirt Roads more likely lead to a
fishing creek or a swimming hole. At the end of a Dirt Road, the only
time we even locked our car was in August, because if we didn't some
neighbor would fill it with too much zucchini. At the end of a
Dirt Road, there was always extra springtime income, from when city
dudes would get stuck, you'd have to hitch up a team and pull them
out. Usually you got a dollar...always you got a new friend...at the
end of a Dirt Road!
-Author Unknown