olroadbeech
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we just got 2 feet of snow here. very few mosquitoes at this altitude.
Retirees in the Buff
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rod
Retired 22 years
I would much rather have snow than rain this time of year.
moreluck
golden ticket member
I do this !!! I send notes in crayon to get my point across.....it works!!
We have 2 association fees. One decided to save a few cents and sent out the bill in an envelope that can be turned into the return envelope.
I, of course, tear open the envelope and destroy any chance of this becoming a return envelope. It is the bill for the over 55 community maintenance. They are already dealing with folks in their 70's and 80's who don't want to do a puzzle to reconstruct an envelope.
I write a note on lined paper in crayon and large lettering. Of course I send my remittance in my own envelope along with my comment note. I'm almost sure I'm not the only one complaining.
The other maintenance for the entire Talega community tried the same thing last year and they got the crayon treatment too and are now enclosing return envelopes in their bills. It works!!
moreluck
golden ticket member
THIS IS Really Pretty Accurate: EATING IN THE FIFTIES
Pasta had not been invented. It was macaroni or spaghetti.
Curry was a surname.
A take-away was a mathematical problem.
Pizza? Sounds like a leaning tower somewhere.
Bananas and oranges only appeared at Christmas time.
All chips were plain.
Oil was for lubricating, fat was for cooking.
Tea was made in a teapot using tea leaves and never green.
Cubed sugar was regarded as posh.
Chickens didn't have fingers in those days.
None of us had ever heard of yogurt.
Healthy food consisted of anything edible.
Cooking outside was called camping.
Seaweed was not a recognized food.
'Kebab' was not even a word, never mind a food.
Sugar enjoyed a good press in those days, and was regarded as being white gold.
Prunes were medicinal.
Surprisingly muesli was readily available. It was called cattle feed.
Pineapples came in chunks in a tin; we had only ever seen a picture of a real one.
Water came out of the tap. If someone had suggested bottling it and charging more than gasoline for it, they would have become a laughing stock.
The one thing that we never ever had on/at our table in the fifties...was elbows, hats and cell phones!
Pasta had not been invented. It was macaroni or spaghetti.
Curry was a surname.
A take-away was a mathematical problem.
Pizza? Sounds like a leaning tower somewhere.
Bananas and oranges only appeared at Christmas time.
All chips were plain.
Oil was for lubricating, fat was for cooking.
Tea was made in a teapot using tea leaves and never green.
Cubed sugar was regarded as posh.
Chickens didn't have fingers in those days.
None of us had ever heard of yogurt.
Healthy food consisted of anything edible.
Cooking outside was called camping.
Seaweed was not a recognized food.
'Kebab' was not even a word, never mind a food.
Sugar enjoyed a good press in those days, and was regarded as being white gold.
Prunes were medicinal.
Surprisingly muesli was readily available. It was called cattle feed.
Pineapples came in chunks in a tin; we had only ever seen a picture of a real one.
Water came out of the tap. If someone had suggested bottling it and charging more than gasoline for it, they would have become a laughing stock.
The one thing that we never ever had on/at our table in the fifties...was elbows, hats and cell phones!
rod
Retired 22 years
Ma & Pa Kettle
