Quote Originally Posted by thebigspendur
The fact is we live in a world were everything comes easy and people want things now. Mediocrity is the accepted norm for most people when it comes to everything. I guess we're just throwbacks, part of a tiny minority and that sits fine with me!
That is how it seems to me for the most part.

I remember reading somewhere that one of the things that led to straights recieving a bad rap were the horrendous shaving misshaps that used to happen on shaky trains. Apparently businessmen would shave enroute to their destination. If the train hit a bad turn or slammed the brakes there were apparently a number of lethal shaving accidents.