This is so true and I am only 45. I remember a lot of that when I was growing up and going to my grand parents and great grand parents houses. Thanks for posting this I really love it!
Oh yeah remember canning your own fruits, veggies, pickles, and jelly? We always reused the mason jar only replacing the center of the lid if the rubber ring was worn. Then there was hardly any waste of food because if you had a bumper crop of tomatoes or time to clean out the freezer you always shared with your neighbors. But it does seems like everything old is new again and these younger folk think it is earth shattering news.
My wife and I are fixing to move to our vacation home permanently and it is completely off the grid with solar power, water recovery system for the non potable water, well water for the drinkable water and it cost us less than $1200 to run it per year including the taxes. I am all for simplifying things and getting back to the basics and wish that things could be like it was back in the day. Yes I do own a lot of gadgets and things that eat up electricity but I do not own a sewing machine that is electric! :D
Billy