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I think that what is wrong with Society today is that too many old Dirt Roads have been covered with pavement.  
There is not one problem today, crime, drugs, education, divorce, delinquency, that could have been prevented if we had kept more Dirt Roads, because they give us character.  
People who used to live at the end of a Dirt Road learned early that life was a bumpy ride, and that this type of road sometimes could jar right up to your teeth, but it was worth it, if at the end was home, with a loving spouse, happy kids and an old dog.  
There would not be near the trouble with our educational system if our kids got their exercise walking on a dirt road with other kids, from whom they could learn how to get along. Dirt Roads also taught you that bad words tasted like soap when you arrived home. Before our streets were paved we had less crime, criminals didn’t walk for two dusty miles to rob and rape, if they knew they would be welcomed by five barking dogs, and you never heard of a drive by shooting.  
We had better values when our roads were worse, people did not worship their cars more than their kids. Motorists were more courteous, you dare not tail gate, or the guy in front would choke you with dust and rocks and probably crack or bust your windshield.  
Dirt roads taught you patience: road rage is a recent phenomenon. Dirt roads were environmentally friendly, because you didn’t hop in your car for a quart of milk: you just walked to the barn for your milk first hand, or walked to the mailbox for your mail.  
If after a rainstorm your road was washed out, you were forced to stay home and take some quality family time, roasting marshmallows and popcorn, or giving pony rides  
to junior or showing little Sarah how to make better quilts than any one else in the neighbourhood.  
All of today’s paved roads lead to trouble for someone whereas, dirt roads were more likely to lead to a fishing creek, or a swimming hole. The only time in those days we locked our car door was in August, because if it were left open, some friendly neighbour would fill the car with too much Zucchini.  
In springtime a Dirt Road could always generate extra income from the City Dudes who would inevitably get stuck in the mud, and you would have to hook up a team, or start the tractor to pull them out. Usually you only got a couple of dollars, but you always made a new friend, because of the Dirt Road.