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Date Posted: 10:58:24 05/19/03 Mon
Author: Ann
Subject: Re: Pioneer Quest, 7
In reply to: Anne 's message, "Re: Pioneer Quest, 7" on 10:03:28 05/19/03 Mon

I think he must have had painkillers, or we would have heard him complaining if he didn't, lol!
There was record rainfall when they were planting their crops, and even had to plant some things twice because the rain just drowned some of the first plantings, so I guess that's what did in the potatoes.
In Frontier House last year the Clune family (from California) was really criticized for "cheating" when they walked to some modern-day homes and traded Mrs. Clunes baked goods for meat. After seeing all the contact the PQ people have been having, I'm now really suprised at the criticism leveled at the Clunes. Okay, they got meat wrapped in nice brown paper, probably from a supermarket, but is it really so different than getting hay from a modern farm, or a dentist coming in, or (I forgot to mention this) a whole bunch of people coming in to help the older couple on PQ saw wood because the older man still couldn't really do it because of his heart problem? Okay, the "outsiders" used the old tools to cut the wood, but still the PQ seemed to have a lot of outside people coming in.
Also, the PQ were allowed to hunt. When the FH people got to Montana (too late to back out!) it was then Mr. Clune found out they wouldn't be allowed to hunt. He was really ticked off, as he was a good hunter and had even brought his own old gun from the proper era. Assuming the FH people had seen PQ (since it was originally on a couple years ago from what I can tell), I can see why the Clunes were kind of annoyed with them being criticized for some of the stuff they did.

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