I will add to those well-wishers of the Newsome family and their Alabama Neighbors. I will also add that I am happy that David and Patty Browning, and Pat and Bob are OK after that harrowing experience. I've met them all and they are wonderful people. As scary as the hotel story was..driving 80 MPH op on a country road would scare the bejeebers out of me...the way I drive. Glad everyone is safe, and prayers of course to the families of those not so forunate.
Someone made an interesting comment recently that I thought related well to our favorite show. The observation was that air conditioning changed our social culture because people stopped being outside on their porches or in the shade and they started spending most of thier time indoors enjoying the cool of air conditioning. It seems that Mayberry was set in time a few years before A/C..wouldn't you agree? Did we ever see evidence of Air conditioning?? (I know--kind of like seeing the Count) Even in places like Walnut Hills or Raliegh? So what we'd be looking for is a scene in the heat of summer, but where no one appeared hot or uncomfotable. I don't want to turn this is to a long strain of philospohical meanderings about the good ole days, but comments also welcome on that theory that A/C changed the culture. Did we stop socialiing as much when we went indoors where (remember the sign on store windows) Its cool inside. ------------------------- I also have a Mr. Schwamp Obervation/question. In My Fairiest Eanest T Bass..I had ocassion to blow up some pictures for something you will hear about soon, and he had something in his suit jacket breat pocket. What is in his pocket??? Glasses?? a pen?? Check it out. The Untrained Voice _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list [email protected] http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
