Not true.  He's promised to his missus!  
Hey Nimrod, it could be worse.  I remember the days when I had to walk 20 miles to school through snow, barefoot, and then walk back and chop wood for the fireplace and stove to cook the rabbit I had to hunt and skin.  
NAW, that's not true either.  I drove to school in a '53 Chevy in sunny southern California and ate TV dinners while watching 3-channel b&w tv.