04-24-2015, 05:01 PM
Racer X wrote:
there was a time, and unfortunately it is likely gone, that when you said something, you followed through.
When I get back, we'll get married. And they did. That sort of thing.
When you are told something when you are hired, it actually happens. The person who gave you their word follows through. Bwhahahahahah! Sounds ludacris these days, doesn't it?
I think you're being a little misty-eyed nostalgic there, Racer. It's also true that people cheated on each other and didn't wait. I know of one P-51 with nose art saying "She Couldn't Wait." Companies gamed the system and took advantage of all the war spending. People were dishonest in business, just like today. It just wasn't all over social media.