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10306. Ms. No - 7/14/2004 3:52:39 AM And a happy Bastille Day to you, Magoseph! 10307. Ms. No - 7/14/2004 3:54:49 AM I agree with you about the American penchant for living on credit and beyond one's means. It's truly a way of life here and quite frightening. I'm always amazed by what people consider necessary expenditures and how many people make so much more money than I do but can't keep their heads above water financially. I wonder how it ever got started?
10308. Magoseph - 7/14/2004 4:09:46 AM Thank you, Ms. No. I remember being quite shocked by the lady of the house in which I lived when I first came. When she cooked and say, used an onion or a head of lettuce, she would take what she needed and throw the rest out. Her rationale for doing so was that it was too much bother to wrap those items and store them away for further use. The whole household left the lights on in every room they left. I would turn them off all the time and this behavior would make them smile. 10309. judithathome - 7/14/2004 4:45:25 AM Sorry to be so late with this but:
Happy Bastille Day, Magoseph!! 10310. Magoseph - 7/14/2004 4:57:24 AM Thanks, Juds. 10311. Ms. No - 7/14/2004 5:19:52 AM Mago,
My grandmother has always been a "save everything" kind of person. My mother says it's because she lived through the Depression, but my grandmother's lot wasn't actually so bad during that time. She lived on a farm and they were really much better off than a lot of people. Besides, her grandmother was making extra money by brewing beer in the basement at the time.
Whatever the reason, if there is more than a single bite of food left on a plate it goes in tupperware in the fridge. She's been using the same vacuum cleaner for over 30 years. My mother tried to get her to replace it to which my grandmother replied: "Why? It still sucks just fine."
Assuming Quakers and Methodists inhabit the same afterlife I'm sure her grandmothers are still arguing over which of them was the more frugal.
10312. wabbit - 7/14/2004 6:17:34 AM I have a Kirby vacuum older than I am by a good decade and it still works. It should probably be in a museum.
Happy 14th, mags (and AC, wherever you are)! 10313. Magoseph - 7/14/2004 6:30:54 AM My two sons take turns in frightening the bejesus out of me each time they mention their latest purchases and how much they cost. The way I understand how much everything costs nowadays, I should be in a museum along with my clothes (three different sizes) that occupy all the closets in this house except one.
10314. Absensia - 7/14/2004 6:34:35 AM Happy Bastille Day, Mago! 10315. Magoseph - 7/14/2004 6:36:08 AM My older son's wife entertained me today on the Messenger telling that the stove she wants to replace can be mine if I want it. It works fine, she said, and fits well with your scheme of colors. Since it is a gas stove, I may be interested, although I couldn't care less since the microwave is fine for what I cook. The one she wants costs between 5 and 7 thousands. Are stoves that expensive these days? 10316. Magoseph - 7/14/2004 6:36:55 AM And thank you, Wabbit, for the good wishes. 10317. Absensia - 7/14/2004 6:52:22 AM Judith, how did the new roof turn out? 10318. arkymalarky - 7/14/2004 7:11:35 AM Hey all! It's good to be "home."
I got in yesterday evening, but I'm just now getting a chance to really look around. I had a workshop today. 10319. arkymalarky - 7/14/2004 7:24:51 AM Stopping in the middle of catching up to give a big SMOOCH to Ulgine for Message # 10149. I love the job. Some strong people in state business and government are trying to ruin it for all of us, kids included, but we won't let them. 10320. judithathome - 7/14/2004 8:09:06 AM Hey, Arks...are we still on for the end of the month? How was your trip?
Magos, the new roof is done and tomorrow they are repairing the water damage on the porch ceiling. The new roof looks fabulous. They did it in one day! Had I known they weren't going to have to come back today, I would have brought Klaus home yesterday instead of this morning. He is no worse for the evening away, however. And far better off than he'd have been sticking around for all the nail pounding that went on here...they worked til around 9:30 last night.
10321. arkymalarky - 7/14/2004 9:23:15 AM Hey Judith! Everything's set to go, and we're looking forward to seeing you two and to a great gathering--about five states will be represented.
Our vacation was really good, meaning we relaxed and enjoyed ourselves AND caught up some, the drive was more tedious than usual, and the workshops afterward were very informative but tiring. I have doctor/dental/hair, etc, but no more workshops/meetings until August 10.
Sorry about your car. Hope Keoni's truck is good as new now. We still have to finish unpacking the van, and I'm tempted to trade it in with all the stuff still in it.
I can't remember what the roofing was like here, except they came early and finished a lot faster than I thought they would. We had our carpets cleaned while we were gone, and they're like new, thank goodness. They were getting pretty bad.
10322. Macnas - 7/14/2004 4:17:45 PM Morning all.
Welcome back Arky, good to see you had a fine time.
Mago, I hope you at least shouted at a public official yesterday. 10323. Magoseph - 7/14/2004 8:55:57 PM Mac, I didn't do any of the things you mentioned, but I did turn up my record of the Marseillaise, opened my doors and windows and blasted it out for several hours.
10324. Macnas - 7/14/2004 9:24:41 PM That'll do nicely. 10325. Magoseph - 7/14/2004 10:01:02 PM Mireille Mathieu's performance
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