do any of you remember....

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Registered: 09-19-2003
do any of you remember....
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Wed, 12-10-2008 - 2:00pm
yeah im reminiscing this morning. we had lots of snow and ice here and walking has become very dangerous,although i did go out for my morning walk today,i kind of waddled walked and not powered walk as sidewalks were not clean. where the snow was removed it was ice and other walks were snow and ice covered. most were not salted.so this is where the reminising comes in,my sister who is pushing 80 ok she is 76, reminded me,after i came home complaining about the unsalted sidewalks,that when we were kids,our grandparents and parents would take out the ashes aka klinkers, from the old coal furnace and sprinkle that onto the sidwalks for traction. now that was recycling long before the word "green" even came into being.stick that in your pipe al gore!! LOL i wish we had that kind of heat back,it mite have been a little diry,but it sure was warm. hope your all enjoying the day. hugs mindy

                                             


                                            


                                     


                                  


                             

    

                      

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Registered: 09-19-2003
Sun, 12-14-2008 - 6:31am
no kidding kaci....well it looks like we will both be celebrating birthdays soon.yes youngsters indeed.LOL...happy birthday to you incase i forget...will the kids be taking you out. i was at reimans the other day and thought of the time we all met there and spent the afternoon. that was fun. min

    

                      

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Registered: 03-25-2003
Sun, 12-14-2008 - 9:01am
My birthday will land on a Monday this time around, so I don't think I'll be going anywhere that day.

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Registered: 09-19-2003
Sun, 12-14-2008 - 12:35pm
well this weather were having is literally for the birds. rich and i were out and about this morning,and there are puddles of water all over the place with ice beneath.its 41 here and they say at midnite the cold will swoop thru and ice things up...you be careful driving to work tomorrow. it could be trecherous. hugs min

    

                      

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Registered: 09-19-2003
Sun, 12-14-2008 - 12:39pm
oh yeah uncle frank liked to tease,and i was teased alot.our area was poor,but there werent any shortage of horses. not sure where those old guys kept them,but then even chickens in a yard were allowed. LOL min

    

                      

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Registered: 03-01-2006
Tue, 12-16-2008 - 6:40am
we did have the guy who drove around to sharpen scissors and knives!

Dutch


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Registered: 09-10-2008
Tue, 12-16-2008 - 9:29am

Our sharpening man pushed a creaky cart with a big grinding wheel down the alley. He's yell "knives" and the housewives would come streaming out. The wheel was turned with a foot pedal, like an old sewing machine. I can still hear the scraping sound of the knives on the wheel.

Jacquie

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Registered: 03-25-2003
Wed, 12-17-2008 - 8:03am
I remember that my grandpa had one of those sharpening wheels in his basement.

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Registered: 09-19-2003
Wed, 12-17-2008 - 8:52am
oh my gosh jacquie...we had the same guy...LOLOL...dutch,your too young to remember that....:o))

    

                      

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