Michael
Call me crazy but, I do understand & know clearly how to use technology. I just don't like living in a technology based society. Which places in America still rely on classic rural living? Or which places in Canada? I would like to one day live in a lonely cabin somewhere. I live in Miami/Miami Beach, it's a pretty advanced city. I don't like where were headed as people. Kids starts bitching because they have no cable or the video game system broke. I like the old way of living, I don't mind going the extra mile quilting my own wool clothing or growing my produce or having to find & sanitize my own water. That's cool to me. I would most likely like to be in a lonely cabin in Alaska, just me a dog & a couple of guns. I know I would have to stock up on salt though. I hear about RFID scanners & facial recognition in convenient stores, I don't like that at all. I already know about tha Amish, I don't want to adopt someone elses religion.
Answer
"The United States" is the size of Europe... That covers a MASSIVE amount of ground.
There are still plenty of places that depend far less on technology than others, but even rural farm towns the farmers are using modern technology and advances to bring in more crops.
Even the Amish have made loopholes to use technology... Like you can still have phones as long as they are cordless and the chargers are not connected to the electrical grid... So Solar, wind, and the use of car batteries kept in a shed outside of the home, proper, is acceptable...
And they can still rent and use stores with electricity and electric registers and iPhones, etc. etc. etc.
They believe that electric power lines bring evil INTO THE HOME, so as long as no power lines come INTO THE HOME, It's all good...
They even use GM Crops!
"The United States" is the size of Europe... That covers a MASSIVE amount of ground.
There are still plenty of places that depend far less on technology than others, but even rural farm towns the farmers are using modern technology and advances to bring in more crops.
Even the Amish have made loopholes to use technology... Like you can still have phones as long as they are cordless and the chargers are not connected to the electrical grid... So Solar, wind, and the use of car batteries kept in a shed outside of the home, proper, is acceptable...
And they can still rent and use stores with electricity and electric registers and iPhones, etc. etc. etc.
They believe that electric power lines bring evil INTO THE HOME, so as long as no power lines come INTO THE HOME, It's all good...
They even use GM Crops!
What were houses like in the 1950's in the USA?
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Did they have electricity and indoor plumbing?
What were the rooms like?
Was the house kept tidy?
What kind of cleaning equipment was used?
Did they have vacuum cleaners, bleach and air freshener?
Answer
The houses in the 1950's had plumbing, vacuum cleaners, bleach, air fresheners, automatic washers and dryers and frost less refrigerators. Black and white TVs were in a lot of homes. Window air conditioners were used by a lot of people. The people that did not have ACs lived in houses with big windows and front and back doors that lined up with each other. The opened doors and windows pulled air through the houses. Porches and shade trees were important to keep houses shady and cooler. Box fans were put in windows to pull air inside. Attic fans were used to move air around in the houses.
Houses were different sizes and so were the rooms. Like today. The average amount of kids was four. Three bed rooms was needed. Bunk beds were common. In small towns windows and doors could be left unlocked. Not today. Things can disappear. Car keys could be left in the car. No one would steal them.
Some people had wall to wall rugs, some had carpet, some had linoleum and tile and varnished floors. The non carpet flooring was sweep, mopped and waxed. Wax buffers were used to shine the wax on the floors. Houses were tidy. When the floors were shiny, they looked great. A lot of women stayed at home and took care of the kids and the homes. Homes were kept clean. The rich hired maids. Women had time to have bridge games and other card games.
Skirts and dresses came down way below the knees. Clothes were made from cotton. Clothes were starched in cooked starch then sprinkled with water to make them damp and then ironed. They looked very neat. They were ironed with electric irons. Nylon stockings with seams down the back of the legs were wore. It was very important to keep the seams straight. In the very early 50's men and women wore hats with their suits. Kids wore real leather penny loafers to school that were polished and shiny and wore white bobby socks that were bleached. Men wore a lot of white shirts that were bleached, starched and ironed. And white blouses were popular. They were bleached, starched and ironed. Guys wore short hair. Jeans were starched and ironed. Girls wore different lengths of hair. The hair was rolled with bobby pins to make it curly. And there were electric hair dryers. It was very important to have white things white and clothes ironed and to look very neat.
Olsmobiles cars had 3 or 4 holes on each side of the motor. Each hole stood for a thousand dollars. Cars did not have AC's. Windows were put down and vents under the dash boards could be opened for air to blow in. Small windows by the large windows that were rolled down could be turned toward the face so the air could blow on you. So head scarfs and combs were nessasary to go somewhere.
White cotton sheets were common and they were bleached. They could be put in a dryer or hung on a clothes line to make them really smell fresh. So, bleach was very important then. The white sinks and bath tubs were bleached.
The houses in the 1950's had plumbing, vacuum cleaners, bleach, air fresheners, automatic washers and dryers and frost less refrigerators. Black and white TVs were in a lot of homes. Window air conditioners were used by a lot of people. The people that did not have ACs lived in houses with big windows and front and back doors that lined up with each other. The opened doors and windows pulled air through the houses. Porches and shade trees were important to keep houses shady and cooler. Box fans were put in windows to pull air inside. Attic fans were used to move air around in the houses.
Houses were different sizes and so were the rooms. Like today. The average amount of kids was four. Three bed rooms was needed. Bunk beds were common. In small towns windows and doors could be left unlocked. Not today. Things can disappear. Car keys could be left in the car. No one would steal them.
Some people had wall to wall rugs, some had carpet, some had linoleum and tile and varnished floors. The non carpet flooring was sweep, mopped and waxed. Wax buffers were used to shine the wax on the floors. Houses were tidy. When the floors were shiny, they looked great. A lot of women stayed at home and took care of the kids and the homes. Homes were kept clean. The rich hired maids. Women had time to have bridge games and other card games.
Skirts and dresses came down way below the knees. Clothes were made from cotton. Clothes were starched in cooked starch then sprinkled with water to make them damp and then ironed. They looked very neat. They were ironed with electric irons. Nylon stockings with seams down the back of the legs were wore. It was very important to keep the seams straight. In the very early 50's men and women wore hats with their suits. Kids wore real leather penny loafers to school that were polished and shiny and wore white bobby socks that were bleached. Men wore a lot of white shirts that were bleached, starched and ironed. And white blouses were popular. They were bleached, starched and ironed. Guys wore short hair. Jeans were starched and ironed. Girls wore different lengths of hair. The hair was rolled with bobby pins to make it curly. And there were electric hair dryers. It was very important to have white things white and clothes ironed and to look very neat.
Olsmobiles cars had 3 or 4 holes on each side of the motor. Each hole stood for a thousand dollars. Cars did not have AC's. Windows were put down and vents under the dash boards could be opened for air to blow in. Small windows by the large windows that were rolled down could be turned toward the face so the air could blow on you. So head scarfs and combs were nessasary to go somewhere.
White cotton sheets were common and they were bleached. They could be put in a dryer or hung on a clothes line to make them really smell fresh. So, bleach was very important then. The white sinks and bath tubs were bleached.
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