tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231257453868183589.post6432743608398266625..comments2024-02-22T10:16:38.304-06:00Comments on https://lynfenwick.blogspot.com: Once there was a community...Lynda Beck Fenwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12363248580928472769noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231257453868183589.post-59573184827065064382015-03-09T17:07:44.278-05:002015-03-09T17:07:44.278-05:00I'm not sure driving time is the way to define...I'm not sure driving time is the way to define "community," although I do understand your meaning and it is valid. Community as I think of it has more to do with people who know one another and share common links--whether employment, entertainment, activities, etc. I certainly don't know everyone within a 60 mile radius, but I suspect my father knew everyone within a 6 miles radius...and Isaac probably did too. <br /> Lynda Beck Fenwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12363248580928472769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231257453868183589.post-4322757461539070212015-03-09T12:25:26.705-05:002015-03-09T12:25:26.705-05:00Communities outlive their usefulness as roads get ...Communities outlive their usefulness as roads get better and vehicles get better. If you describe a community as an area 1 hour in radius it has expanded from 6 miles to 60 miles. Sad to see the towns go but they no longer serve a purpose. The town where my father and I went to public school is gone as is the town I went to high school. <br />That was a lovely school in Livingston The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.com