All in a day's drive...

We "backed up" to a day when exercise was found in a day's work and we didn't need to go to a gym to stay in shape.
We would walk to school, shovel the roads when we got our cars stuck, and in some cases - walk to work and back. We
remember travelling in cars that we cranked to start, such as Model T Fords, as we.ll as driving cars without power
brakes, power steering or even air conditioning. Talk about a workout!

We didn't need seatbelts because the roads were so bumpy. We didn't drive fast enough to get hurt if we did hit
something. We drove less frequently back then, maybe to a roller skating rink or a drive-in movie on a Saturday
night or to church on Sunday. Gas was 17 cents per gallon and dirt roads were levelled with a "drag" that was
pulled by horses. Route 95 was not built yet, so a trip to Florida was a very slow adventure. Street cars and the
Ma & Pa were methods of travelling from lower Red Lion (Brogue, New Bridgeville, Windsor and Felton) to York for a
shopping trip.

Winter was a special challenge with snow fences and tire chains. There were no school buses back
then so school was NEVER cancelled due to bad weather. We walked, in some cases, for miles to get there. Most of
us decided we would like to go back and relive those days for, maybe, a week - but definitely NOT in wintertime!