| HERE IN A BACKWOODS COUNTY, AS TIME WENT BY
By Bob Weaver 2023
Virtually all church doors and houses were left unlocked.
No trespassing posters were never seen, now they are thousands.
You picked up every hitchhiker along the way.
Your had sit-down breakfast, lunch and dinner, and great weekend dinners with family and neighbors.
People in the community were connected, attached to their place here on earth.
School students were allowed to walk distances to the bus stop, now a parent or guardian must be present when they get off the bus.
Nearly every family attended church, now most are closed with just a few attending.
Kids actually had family chores, now with 21st Century technology, their eyes are on a screen, watching, playing and communicating, once talking was the way to communicate and learn.
Obesity was limited to unfortunate few by genetics, now West Virginia leads the nation with childhood obesity, it being a major health problem.
Still, with all the changes, it is a wonderful place to live. | 
