Driving w/o a license

[Tom Sawyer]

(what you intended (I assume) for folks to see)

[Tom Sawyer]

Wear your coat when it's cold until you build a house.
Wear your shoes in the stones until you make a path.
To ignore what is harmful will always end in your pain.

Interesting.  What is the origin of this wisdom Mr. Johnson?

Once I was stupid.....

Dang... I've been stupid more than once, today!

It is very difficult to live in today's society without current papers.

The hard part is deciding what can be tolerated. Purity is not an option, because, well, they we kill you for it. But, going along to get along can lead to some pretty ugly situations.

Everyone has to decide for themselves where they stand on these things. I won't condemn others for giving in to survive, but by the same token I hope they won't condemn me for being stubborn, foolish, prideful or maybe brave.

I keep thinking about the fences and gates I've watched being built during my lifetime. Then I've watched as they close and lock the gates. I predict before my days are done I will be turned on by friends that are trapped within the fences.

[Russell Kanning]

it is easy to find websites about the history of driver's licenses in the US .... I think it started in MO in the 40s or 50s.
we have a short little "right to travel" thread that would contain the info

[Tom Sawyer]

Freedom to Travel Event, Part 1

Is the thread that got me involved here. Russell's going to the airport.

For some reason the number of views is way off, probably to do with the thread being split or some such.

It's difficult to search the forum because so many threads have been created... sometimes 3 threads for one event.

[Free libertarian]

(what you intended (I assume) for folks to see)

Thank you for the translation of the mystical Mr. Johnson quote.   

[Free libertarian]

Jim, thanks for the info.  I was thinking the quote was too long for a fortune cookie.

[Jay]

Once I was stupid.....

But for those of us who are stubborn and like to experience, no sage advice will do any good. Even though we feel compelled to issue some ourselves after we have learned...

[Jim Johnson]

Empathy is the reason I do stupid things like surrender unsolicited advice.
I do so to ease my own pain.
Once I have given... I'm am absolved.

[Tom Sawyer]

I am beyond redemption.