I remember my childhood home with some fond memories and some not-so-fond memories.
But then, nobody has a perfect childhood.
One of my earliest fond memories is of our gas furnace. More specifically, it is of the truck that would come every winter and refill the gas for the furnace. I know that the furnace wasn’t the only thing we used the gas for. Mom would use it for the stove and the hot water heater also used the gas. But what I do remember is that a tank of gas would last us all spring, summer, and fall. Come winter, it would need to be refilled at least twice. I can recall sitting on the porch, all garbed in my winter gear, waiting for the truck to come. I would get so excited when I heard it turning around the bend. I could hear the truck before I could see it. Then the workers would refill our gas and leave. It was great entertainment for a 5 year old. Sometimes I wish my own kids had a simpler life like that. I can’t imagine any of them getting excited about a gas truck coming to fill the gas so that their furnace would keep running. We have an electric furnace anyway. Still, kids today have a lot more distractions than I had growing up. Back then, things were just simpler. I honestly can’t say that I miss having to ration the gas though. Being able to have as much heat as we need is very nice. So things have changed in good ways too.