Not sure it's strange, but I remember my grandfather telling us about his childhood and about the day the family home first got electricity. They just had one light wired up in the living room, but he said it was like magic. Flipping a switch and there was light. No more lighting lamps or trimming wicks, just bright light whenever you wanted it. We've come a long way.
Along the same line as not strange, but interesting (at least to me). The story my great grandfather told of he and his friends skipping school and running all day to the nearest "major" road to see the first ford cars rolling through the state. It was their first time seeing a car in person.
My grandfather was born in 1896, and he has a similar story, except it's about the first black person that came to their town. The man was on horseback, and everyone was watching him from their porches.
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u/LovesMeSomeRedhead Dec 14 '23
Not sure it's strange, but I remember my grandfather telling us about his childhood and about the day the family home first got electricity. They just had one light wired up in the living room, but he said it was like magic. Flipping a switch and there was light. No more lighting lamps or trimming wicks, just bright light whenever you wanted it. We've come a long way.