March Chat it up thread. What you doing in March?
#61
03-09-2010, 09:01 PM
Be with her when you can, and pay close attention to everything she has to say.
People tend to think of old folk as senile people, and that is wrong.
Old folk have seen a lot more than you or I have, so if she tells you something hold it real close to you!
You want to get right next to her and learn every blessed thing you can WHILE you can - trust me on that.
Especially about family, who they were, where they were from, and what your heritage is. She has a lot of knowlege about who YOU are. If you don't find that right now, the chance could slip away.
I will never know all of the details about who my own father and mother where. That's my own fault...
Don't be like me!
Forever wondering
People tend to think of old folk as senile people, and that is wrong.
Old folk have seen a lot more than you or I have, so if she tells you something hold it real close to you!
You want to get right next to her and learn every blessed thing you can WHILE you can - trust me on that.
Especially about family, who they were, where they were from, and what your heritage is. She has a lot of knowlege about who YOU are. If you don't find that right now, the chance could slip away.
I will never know all of the details about who my own father and mother where. That's my own fault...
Don't be like me!
Forever wondering
#62
03-09-2010, 09:28 PM
hey guys sorry for not responding bout the hospital part.
My Fiance Ann her grandmother had surgery today for a Clogged artery in her neck. bout 3 hour surgery and she only had bout 40% chance of making it through. but good news is she did. she is good shes in ICU for the night and doped up pretty good. but she should be going home late thursday or early Friday.
My Fiance Ann her grandmother had surgery today for a Clogged artery in her neck. bout 3 hour surgery and she only had bout 40% chance of making it through. but good news is she did. she is good shes in ICU for the night and doped up pretty good. but she should be going home late thursday or early Friday.
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03-10-2010, 12:55 PM
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#64
03-10-2010, 05:11 PM
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Be with her when you can, and pay close attention to everything she has to say.
People tend to think of old folk as senile people, and that is wrong.
Old folk have seen a lot more than you or I have, so if she tells you something hold it real close to you!
You want to get right next to her and learn every blessed thing you can WHILE you can - trust me on that.
Especially about family, who they were, where they were from, and what your heritage is. She has a lot of knowlege about who YOU are. If you don't find that right now, the chance could slip away.
I will never know all of the details about who my own father and mother where. That's my own fault...
Don't be like me!
Forever wondering
People tend to think of old folk as senile people, and that is wrong.
Old folk have seen a lot more than you or I have, so if she tells you something hold it real close to you!
You want to get right next to her and learn every blessed thing you can WHILE you can - trust me on that.
Especially about family, who they were, where they were from, and what your heritage is. She has a lot of knowlege about who YOU are. If you don't find that right now, the chance could slip away.
I will never know all of the details about who my own father and mother where. That's my own fault...
Don't be like me!
Forever wondering
yep ive spent many hours with her grandmother just having long conversations with her. hell ive spent more time with her in the past 2 years than her own grandson. perty sad if you ask me.
thank you also.
#65
03-10-2010, 05:25 PM
Blessed are they who learn from the past - for they need not repeat it.
In the late twenties and early thirties - as well as the forties - people were a lot smarter about "THRIFTINESS"
They grew Victory Gardens, saved every single thing you could think of including tin foil, and gas rationing was in place in the war years, so you never went anywhere without planning the whole trip.
They did not DITCH fifty bucks a month for Satellite channels. They read books - as a result of which I think people were a lot smarter back then. They had a much wider body of knowlege that could be shared without paying for it TWICE. They tended to be focused much more on BASICS and the concept of "WANTS versus NEEDS" was common. People who blew all of their cash on "COOL CRAP" were the exception, rather than the rule (Unlike today).
Do you hear a tiny bell ringing? A warning note perhaps?
Think not about what you want right now, but about what you want tomorrow.
That is the single greatest thing people who have been in hard times in the past have carried to us. The idea that thrift is one of the higher virtues to have....
In the late twenties and early thirties - as well as the forties - people were a lot smarter about "THRIFTINESS"
They grew Victory Gardens, saved every single thing you could think of including tin foil, and gas rationing was in place in the war years, so you never went anywhere without planning the whole trip.
They did not DITCH fifty bucks a month for Satellite channels. They read books - as a result of which I think people were a lot smarter back then. They had a much wider body of knowlege that could be shared without paying for it TWICE. They tended to be focused much more on BASICS and the concept of "WANTS versus NEEDS" was common. People who blew all of their cash on "COOL CRAP" were the exception, rather than the rule (Unlike today).
Do you hear a tiny bell ringing? A warning note perhaps?
Think not about what you want right now, but about what you want tomorrow.
That is the single greatest thing people who have been in hard times in the past have carried to us. The idea that thrift is one of the higher virtues to have....
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03-11-2010, 06:13 AM
#68
03-11-2010, 07:03 AM
Blessed are they who learn from the past - for they need not repeat it.
In the late twenties and early thirties - as well as the forties - people were a lot smarter about "THRIFTINESS"
They grew Victory Gardens, saved every single thing you could think of including tin foil, and gas rationing was in place in the war years, so you never went anywhere without planning the whole trip.
They did not DITCH fifty bucks a month for Satellite channels. They read books - as a result of which I think people were a lot smarter back then. They had a much wider body of knowlege that could be shared without paying for it TWICE. They tended to be focused much more on BASICS and the concept of "WANTS versus NEEDS" was common. People who blew all of their cash on "COOL CRAP" were the exception, rather than the rule (Unlike today).
Do you hear a tiny bell ringing? A warning note perhaps?
Think not about what you want right now, but about what you want tomorrow.
That is the single greatest thing people who have been in hard times in the past have carried to us. The idea that thrift is one of the higher virtues to have....
In the late twenties and early thirties - as well as the forties - people were a lot smarter about "THRIFTINESS"
They grew Victory Gardens, saved every single thing you could think of including tin foil, and gas rationing was in place in the war years, so you never went anywhere without planning the whole trip.
They did not DITCH fifty bucks a month for Satellite channels. They read books - as a result of which I think people were a lot smarter back then. They had a much wider body of knowlege that could be shared without paying for it TWICE. They tended to be focused much more on BASICS and the concept of "WANTS versus NEEDS" was common. People who blew all of their cash on "COOL CRAP" were the exception, rather than the rule (Unlike today).
Do you hear a tiny bell ringing? A warning note perhaps?
Think not about what you want right now, but about what you want tomorrow.
That is the single greatest thing people who have been in hard times in the past have carried to us. The idea that thrift is one of the higher virtues to have....
Then when we got moved in I wanted a workshop. I didn't want to go into debt so I tore down old buildings to get the lumber. I also got a chance to get some used computers. I fixed them for a $50 profit each to pay for what I needed. I have added to it by tearing down a house and used the lumber. I have a shop that the work area is concreted,heated,cooled,water ,and electric. Its 52x30 and I have about 2k in it.
My 66 I redid it a few years back. I did all the work and only have 2k in it. I also save anything I think will come in handy. My point in all of this is not to brag but to make a point. You can live far better and save more by not being wastefull. I have a shop full of tools and most are other peoples castoffs I fixed. My wifes brother has a high paying job and I hit the ditchline for stuff he throws away. I plan to raid it and get all the metal to sell. Some of it I will keep,he threw away a lawnmower almost like mine that I can use parts for. I have used some already. Then you have the other type like my sister. She is even more wastefull. But she has this whole "I'm poor, help me" thing going on. My parents has bought her cars,trailers,food,furniture. She has nothing to show for it. The only thing still there is the trailer and my mother has the deed since she paid for it.
If you can learn to do without and make use of what you have you will be even better. Yes I have a few bills but if the economy takes a dump even worse I am better prepaired for it than the ones who have lived so carefree.
#69
03-11-2010, 07:25 AM
Listening to the radio the other day. Raiford on the John boy and Billy show was talking about similiar things.
Like reusing the empty onion sacks, wadding them up in a ball and using them to scour pots and pans. Saving the bags from inside cereal boxes to knead dough on and something with pies and cakes. It apparently is better than wax paper you can buy.
Just a few I caught and wanted to share.
Like reusing the empty onion sacks, wadding them up in a ball and using them to scour pots and pans. Saving the bags from inside cereal boxes to knead dough on and something with pies and cakes. It apparently is better than wax paper you can buy.
Just a few I caught and wanted to share.
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03-11-2010, 03:13 PM
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#71
03-11-2010, 08:07 PM
Tomorrow I should post a pic of a seedling pot that I make out of used two liter soda bottles. You cut them about four inches from the bottom, punch a hole so air get out of the bottom, they are crystal clear - so that you can see when the roots get to the sides.
You turn the top part upside down and stick it into the bottom.
They hold water in the bottom to keep the plants right AND YOU CAN SEE THAT WATER LEVEL.
But it's made out of what other people throw away!
I call them "TRASH PLANTERS", but they really work very well....
I have at least two pepper seedlings growing in those very same things.
BEST of all, is that they are the ideal size for window ledges - stand them right in the winda....
You turn the top part upside down and stick it into the bottom.
They hold water in the bottom to keep the plants right AND YOU CAN SEE THAT WATER LEVEL.
But it's made out of what other people throw away!
I call them "TRASH PLANTERS", but they really work very well....
I have at least two pepper seedlings growing in those very same things.
BEST of all, is that they are the ideal size for window ledges - stand them right in the winda....
#72
03-11-2010, 08:16 PM
I have learned that fame is not a good thing.
*Paws the garden soil*
#74
03-12-2010, 06:52 AM
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