Yes, guess i feel exactly the same way about my stuff. But only two daughters liked what i was doing, the other daughter never said boo. But my baby needs a spanking every time she opens her mouth about my junk!!! There are times i want to sit down and cry then think i would be just as dingy as my child about my stuff. But i had a ten x twelve computer room when we lived in the woods and now my computer room is a very small part of my living room and its around my raiser chair. So you know its nothing but a big mess with papers and folders all around my chair. I cannot walk without both hands on my walker so the papers sit on my walker chair or hospital eating table by my chair. Now as having to have both hands on walker handles well twice i took a hand off one handle and down i went and the last time i broke my second hip bone. Cannot remember what i broke the first time but the last 5 yrs or so i have been getting more forgetful. Now got a new warning from my doctor who i had to go see on the 8th of this month. I have been having a lot of trouble breathing plus my blood suger runs rampant like 221, when my RN came my blood pressure was 192/92, plus she told me my breathing sounded like i had pneumonia then she said go to see your doc first day you can get in because i also have a blood discharge that must be from that Cathater. Then when i got to doc he told me to move because i mentioned i had water in our crawl space and the pump had quit running. He said ' Black Mold' and that is my breathing problem. So talk about problems here!! The only good thing he told me was i must be a tough woman to have lived through all the things i have lived through although i wanted to ask him what i had gone thru. But what the heck with the Good Lord God walking with me i am never alone. Viola.
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"Sigh" Probably wasn't one of my Dad's old cards!! VBG Neysa ----- Original Message ----- From: askgranny@juno.com To: memory-lane@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 12:32 AM Subject: Re: [ML] Reminiscing..... I found an order card for the ice man to be displayed in the window...Being used as a bookmark in an old, old book... We had a Maytag wringer washer, and believe me...with 10 folks to wash for you needed a good washer! Ol Buzz loves to stand looking down into my modern washer as it starts to wash...he will put one end of a shirt, etc. down in the water and hold the rest of it straight up and watch it feed down into the agitator... Jeannie T ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On Mon, 11 Apr 2011 11:19:23 -0400 "Neysa" <gramneysa@ct.metrocast.net> writes: > Jeannie: Where I was born, in northern Vermont, my Dad was the ice > man. Somewhere here I have copies of his business card...is kinda > cute. His brother worked for him. > > As to the "fridge", our big thing was the washing machine. Remember > the old Bendix (spell?) with the window in the door? My friend's > mom had one of the first ones in town...we kids would literally sit > in front of it and watch the water splash against the door and the > clothes go round and round. . > Neysa ____________________________________________________________ Obama Urges Refinance If you owe under $729k you probably qualify for Obama's Refi Programs http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4da3d66f5653636fdcm06duc http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
I found an order card for the ice man to be displayed in the window...Being used as a bookmark in an old, old book... We had a Maytag wringer washer, and believe me...with 10 folks to wash for you needed a good washer! Ol Buzz loves to stand looking down into my modern washer as it starts to wash...he will put one end of a shirt, etc. down in the water and hold the rest of it straight up and watch it feed down into the agitator... Jeannie T ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On Mon, 11 Apr 2011 11:19:23 -0400 "Neysa" <gramneysa@ct.metrocast.net> writes: > Jeannie: Where I was born, in northern Vermont, my Dad was the ice > man. Somewhere here I have copies of his business card...is kinda > cute. His brother worked for him. > > As to the "fridge", our big thing was the washing machine. Remember > the old Bendix (spell?) with the window in the door? My friend's > mom had one of the first ones in town...we kids would literally sit > in front of it and watch the water splash against the door and the > clothes go round and round. . > Neysa ____________________________________________________________ Obama Urges Refinance If you owe under $729k you probably qualify for Obama's Refi Programs http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4da3d66f5653636fdcm06duc
Haven't really thought about it. Would depend on a lot of things. However, EATING this ice was just an extra. The main use was to reserve food. Back in those days we also used to chew road tar when it came out of the spreader...before it hit the ground. Neysa ----- Original Message ----- From: LeROI Frazier To: memory-lane@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 5:56 PM Subject: Re: [ML] Ice man Yes, would you today ....eat ice from a pond ? LeRoi > From: gramneysa@ct.metrocast.net > To: memory-lane@rootsweb.com > Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:28:08 -0400 > Subject: Re: [ML] Ice man > > In Vermont, there were ice houses. Usually on or near small ponds or lakes. In the winter they cut the ice off the ponds in big blocks and stored them in these ice houses. I remember some being packed in sawdust but not sure they all were. As late as the 1940s these ice houses were used to store ice for summer delivery. > Neysa > ----- Original Message ----- > From: LeROI Frazier > To: memory-lane@rootsweb.com > Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 2:59 PM > Subject: Re: [ML] Ice man > > > > Now that I'm much older (wiser?) Where did he get the ice > > LeRoi > > > > > > > From: sullysoil66@msn.com > > To: memory-lane@rootsweb.com > > Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 11:48:28 -0700 > > Subject: Re: [ML] Ice man > > > > > > MWe also had a Ice man, I remember he would park out front of my mother and grandmothers house. He had a ice pick, and would use it to pick a block of ice to the right size, than he had a big hook, would pick the block of ice up and with the hook still in has hands, he placed it on this big piece of leather he had over his shoulder, to keep the ice from making contact with his shoulder, to keep the cold and ice block from getting him wet too. In hot weather the ice man would also chip off some chips of ice for us kids, and we gladly put them in our mouths to suck on, it was a treat for me. My grandmother who was Mrs. clean, always told the ice man, to clean his shoes before coming into her house. I don't remember how many times he came a week, but it was several when the weather was hot. I much prefer the refrigerator we have now, but it was a little treat in our weekly lives. > > > > Sully > > > > > > > > > > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
Yes, would you today ....eat ice from a pond ? LeRoi > From: gramneysa@ct.metrocast.net > To: memory-lane@rootsweb.com > Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:28:08 -0400 > Subject: Re: [ML] Ice man > > In Vermont, there were ice houses. Usually on or near small ponds or lakes. In the winter they cut the ice off the ponds in big blocks and stored them in these ice houses. I remember some being packed in sawdust but not sure they all were. As late as the 1940s these ice houses were used to store ice for summer delivery. > Neysa > ----- Original Message ----- > From: LeROI Frazier > To: memory-lane@rootsweb.com > Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 2:59 PM > Subject: Re: [ML] Ice man > > > > Now that I'm much older (wiser?) Where did he get the ice > > LeRoi > > > > > > > From: sullysoil66@msn.com > > To: memory-lane@rootsweb.com > > Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 11:48:28 -0700 > > Subject: Re: [ML] Ice man > > > > > > MWe also had a Ice man, I remember he would park out front of my mother and grandmothers house. He had a ice pick, and would use it to pick a block of ice to the right size, than he had a big hook, would pick the block of ice up and with the hook still in has hands, he placed it on this big piece of leather he had over his shoulder, to keep the ice from making contact with his shoulder, to keep the cold and ice block from getting him wet too. In hot weather the ice man would also chip off some chips of ice for us kids, and we gladly put them in our mouths to suck on, it was a treat for me. My grandmother who was Mrs. clean, always told the ice man, to clean his shoes before coming into her house. I don't remember how many times he came a week, but it was several when the weather was hot. I much prefer the refrigerator we have now, but it was a little treat in our weekly lives. > > > > Sully > > > > > > > > > > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
In Vermont, there were ice houses. Usually on or near small ponds or lakes. In the winter they cut the ice off the ponds in big blocks and stored them in these ice houses. I remember some being packed in sawdust but not sure they all were. As late as the 1940s these ice houses were used to store ice for summer delivery. Neysa ----- Original Message ----- From: LeROI Frazier To: memory-lane@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 2:59 PM Subject: Re: [ML] Ice man Now that I'm much older (wiser?) Where did he get the ice LeRoi > From: sullysoil66@msn.com > To: memory-lane@rootsweb.com > Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 11:48:28 -0700 > Subject: Re: [ML] Ice man > > > MWe also had a Ice man, I remember he would park out front of my mother and grandmothers house. He had a ice pick, and would use it to pick a block of ice to the right size, than he had a big hook, would pick the block of ice up and with the hook still in has hands, he placed it on this big piece of leather he had over his shoulder, to keep the ice from making contact with his shoulder, to keep the cold and ice block from getting him wet too. In hot weather the ice man would also chip off some chips of ice for us kids, and we gladly put them in our mouths to suck on, it was a treat for me. My grandmother who was Mrs. clean, always told the ice man, to clean his shoes before coming into her house. I don't remember how many times he came a week, but it was several when the weather was hot. I much prefer the refrigerator we have now, but it was a little treat in our weekly lives. > > Sully > > > > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
The ice man didn't come by our house when I was a child. When we needed ice, dad went to town to the ice house and bought a block of it for 15 or 30 cents. He wrapped it in several layers of newspapers, then covered it with gunny sacks and set it in mom's large granite dishpan. mom > MWe also had a Ice man, I remember he would park out front of my > mother and grandmothers house. He had a ice pick, and would use it to > pick a block of ice to the right size, than he had a big hook, would > pick the block of ice up and with the hook still in has hands, he > placed it on this big piece of leather he had over his shoulder, to > keep the ice from making contact with his shoulder, to keep the cold > and ice block from getting him wet too. In hot weather the ice man > would also chip off some chips of ice for us kids. Sully
>From my earliest memory we always had an electric refrigerator. The one we had was a Fridiaire. It had that small metal box hanging down from the top right in the middle. It was just big enough to hold two ice cube trays. When we left Arkansas in 1945, the fridge and the ringer washing machine were both crated and shipped to "the house in the desert" because you could not buy such items yet. WWII was still on and many appliances were not yet available. Production was still going to the war effort. My first experience with an ice box was a couple of years after we moved to Arizona, maybe three or four. My dad got his first vacation from the job he got that enabled the rest of the family to join him in Arizona. He, my mother, myself and my twin brother went to Prescott, AZ on a greyhound bus and rented a room in a motel for three or four days. The least expensive accomodations were a group of four or five cabins at the back of the place. No refrigerators but they did have ice boxes. We got a 25 pound block of ice every day while we were there. It didn't cost much, maybe fifty cents. We had the cardboard sign to put in the window to let the ice man know what size block of ice we wanted. I don't remember if the cook stove was gas or if it burned coal or wood. It was an adventure for a couple of pre teens. I can remember seeing ice wagons (trucks) delivering ice to some of our neighbors when we lived in Arkansas. I remember the ice tongs and the leather on the ice man's back. That is the extent of my experience with delivered ice. After moving to Arizona we got an ice cream maker (the hand cranked kind). This was before you could buy crushed ice so when we wanted to make ice cream we had to take our Red Flyer wagon and walk about a mile or so to the ice house and buy a 25 pound block of ice, take it home, use the ice pick to chip it up for use in the ice cream maker. Twin brother and I were always the ones to turn the crank. It took about half an hour but it sure was worth it. Robert E Paty Scottsdale, AZ aka Mad Hatter > From: sullysoil66@msn.com > To: memory-lane@rootsweb.com > Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 11:48:28 -0700 > Subject: Re: [ML] Ice man > > > MWe also had a Ice man, I remember he would park out front of my mother and grandmothers house. He had a ice pick, and would use it to pick a block of ice to the right size, than he had a big hook, would pick the block of ice up and with the hook still in has hands, he placed it on this big piece of leather he had over his shoulder, to keep the ice from making contact with his shoulder, to keep the cold and ice block from getting him wet too. In hot weather the ice man would also chip off some chips of ice for us kids, and we gladly put them in our mouths to suck on, it was a treat for me. My grandmother who was Mrs. clean, always told the ice man, to clean his shoes before coming into her house. I don't remember how many times he came a week, but it was several when the weather was hot. I much prefer the refrigerator we have now, but it was a little treat in our weekly lives. > > Sully > > > > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
Now that I'm much older (wiser?) Where did he get the ice LeRoi > From: sullysoil66@msn.com > To: memory-lane@rootsweb.com > Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 11:48:28 -0700 > Subject: Re: [ML] Ice man > > > MWe also had a Ice man, I remember he would park out front of my mother and grandmothers house. He had a ice pick, and would use it to pick a block of ice to the right size, than he had a big hook, would pick the block of ice up and with the hook still in has hands, he placed it on this big piece of leather he had over his shoulder, to keep the ice from making contact with his shoulder, to keep the cold and ice block from getting him wet too. In hot weather the ice man would also chip off some chips of ice for us kids, and we gladly put them in our mouths to suck on, it was a treat for me. My grandmother who was Mrs. clean, always told the ice man, to clean his shoes before coming into her house. I don't remember how many times he came a week, but it was several when the weather was hot. I much prefer the refrigerator we have now, but it was a little treat in our weekly lives. > > Sully > > > > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
MWe also had a Ice man, I remember he would park out front of my mother and grandmothers house. He had a ice pick, and would use it to pick a block of ice to the right size, than he had a big hook, would pick the block of ice up and with the hook still in has hands, he placed it on this big piece of leather he had over his shoulder, to keep the ice from making contact with his shoulder, to keep the cold and ice block from getting him wet too. In hot weather the ice man would also chip off some chips of ice for us kids, and we gladly put them in our mouths to suck on, it was a treat for me. My grandmother who was Mrs. clean, always told the ice man, to clean his shoes before coming into her house. I don't remember how many times he came a week, but it was several when the weather was hot. I much prefer the refrigerator we have now, but it was a little treat in our weekly lives. Sully
Jeannie: Where I was born, in northern Vermont, my Dad was the ice man. Somewhere here I have copies of his business card...is kinda cute. His brother worked for him. As to the "fridge", our big thing was the washing machine. Remember the old Bendix (spell?) with the window in the door? My friend's mom had one of the first ones in town...we kids would literally sit in front of it and watch the water splash against the door and the clothes go round and round. It was a front loader. I now have a Maytag front loader, and every time I use it I think of us sitting around watching that Bendix work. Neysa ----- Original Message ----- From: askgranny@juno.com To: memory-lane@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 12:10 AM Subject: Re: [ML] Reminiscing..... Sigh...we lived too far out in the sticks for the ice man to come..even if we had an ice box and money to buy ice to put in it.....When we had a family Reunion on the 4th of July my Aunt and Uncle brought a chunk of ice along from the Ice House in town. It was slid under a bush, wrapped heavily in old quilts, and used to make iced tea and homemade ice cream. My Grand kids wouldn't know what an ice box was , but readily use the words 'fridge'.... Did I ever tell y'all the first time I saw an electric fridge ? Aunt Pearl lived at home and took care of her parents till they died, so we occasionally visited them. When they got electricity...WAY before we did...the first thing she bought was a fridge....We were SO completely awed! After lunch when the grownups were sitting out under the big Catalpha tree yarning, us kids ran through the kitchen....We decided to check out that fridge....never having seen such a marvel...We opened the door and the motor shut off..Oh...My...Gosh! We are so dead! Ah...we noticed a little sign, 'Push to start' ...Sigh of relief...Push....push....PUSH! RUUUNNN ! Our folks probably wondered why we were in a hurry to go home...and behaving so well, too....One dared walk back through the kitchen at the last minute and that little fridge was just purring away..WHEW! Aunt Pearl was 6 foot tall or more and weighed about as much as a good sized bull, so we considered ourselves blessed.....Jeannie T ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`` On Sun, 10 Apr 2011 08:48:00 -0700 (PDT) annette tucker <annelovespugs@yahoo.com> writes: > This brought back the memory of when I was 8 years old we had the ice > man visit our house three times a week and he would carry a big > block of ice and put it in the ice box and every once in a while I > will still say puit the milk back in the ice box. It did keep the > food cool and nothing spoiled. Annette. ____________________________________________________________ Groupon.com Official Site 1 huge daily deal on the best stuff to do in your city. Try it today! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4da2812f8d9ba3579bm06duc http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
I remember our washing machine we had when I was a child. My mom had crippling arthritis from the time she was about 28 yrs. old until her death so a lot of the housework and laundry were the responsibility of my dad or my sister and I. We had a small dairy during the 1930's but it didn't bring in much money so dad and mom sold the cows. Dad had built a small concrete block building we called the "milk house" where we bottled and separated the milk. It had a cement floor with a drain on one corner for the water to drain away that we used to wash down the floor. The building later became the wash house. The washing machine was electric with a gas burner under the main part of the tub to heat the water. All the water to fill the washer and the tubs was from a garden hose hooked outside to a faucet in the backyard. We set a couple of wooden benches at the back of the washer and had two large galvanized tubs on them for rinsing the clothes. We had to fish the clothes out of the washer and dounce them up and down several times in the cold water to get the soap out and then put them thru the wringer. The washer had a short in the electric cord and every once inawhile when we'd be reaching down in the water to retrieve something to put thru the wringer, we'd get a good jolt of electricity. It was always scary and dad or mom warned us to not stand on a wet floor when we put our hands in the water. Years later the wash house became the dog house when mom decided to raise some Chihuahuas. It was one of these little dogs that later caused mom to fall and break her hip. She never walked again. juanita > Jeannie: Where I was born, in northern Vermont, my Dad was the ice > man. Somewhere here I have copies of his business card...is kinda > cute. His brother worked for him. > > As to the "fridge", our big thing was the washing machine. Remember > the old Bendix (spell?) with the window in the door? My friend's mom > had one of the first ones in town...we kids would literally sit in > front of it and watch the water splash against the door and the > clothes go round and round. It was a front loader. I now have a > Maytag front loader, and every time I use it I think of us sitting > around watching that Bendix work. Neysa
My grandparents kept their old oak ice-box and my brother still has it-he keeps it all shined up, it is a pretty oak and still has the zinc lined box in the top and shelves in the bottom. When I was real little in the hot weather they cooked in the "back kitchen" not part of the main house but a good sized room between garage and house, then a backstairs case and hall to go in the real kitchen . They kept the ice-box, kerosene two burner stove and some kind of an old oven-she did canning out there sometimes also. We also made root beer, I remember when a few bottle exploded before we could drink it! What a mess! I think the first fridge I remember was a Coolerator-it had a big vented motor on the top that whirred and made lots of noise---we still say "put it in the ice-box", must be a common thing! They had a cast iron stove, cooked on one side and it had a heating deal on the other and a hot water tank on the rear-it was a huge thing but pretty! All of this reminds me of the wonderful smells that came from these things-relishes,jams,stewed tomatoes, pickles,a turkey roasting, many pies-all the best memories of my very early years! Along with her old wringer washer and long clothes lines and the poles to keep the wet wash off the ground! People had to work so much harder back then and the way the young ones complain now, with all the modern things that make everything faster and easier! Sitting down as a family for breakfast and dinner-maybe even lunch but Dad would be at work-no eating on the run-talking on the phone or anything else! We were a true family and talked about the events of the day and the homework, plans for tomorrow etc. Life was really wonderful and the Mom's and Grandmothers seldom had any complaints, they were happy to make do with what they had! Helen
My goodness, I enjoyed reading your letter about the Good Old Days ! Kids nowdays haven't a clue how we used to have to make do....but they are missing SO much !....No memories of sitting around that table as you recalled, since most of them are all running in different directions most every night...while others sit and operate their thumbs at high speed twittering, etc...All in all, I wouldn't trade the hard times for todays wacky world...Jeannie T ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Sitting down as a family for breakfast and dinner-maybe even lunch but Dad would be at work-no eating on the run-talking on the phone or anything else! We were a true family and talked about the events of the day and the homework, plans for tomorrow etc.Life was really wonderful and the Mom's and Grandmothers seldom had any complaints, they were happy to make do with what they had! > Helen > > > > > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ____________________________________________________________ Obama Urges Refinance If you owe under $729k you probably qualify for Obama's Refi Programs http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4da28be8d4462357d7m06duc
Sigh...we lived too far out in the sticks for the ice man to come..even if we had an ice box and money to buy ice to put in it.....When we had a family Reunion on the 4th of July my Aunt and Uncle brought a chunk of ice along from the Ice House in town. It was slid under a bush, wrapped heavily in old quilts, and used to make iced tea and homemade ice cream. My Grand kids wouldn't know what an ice box was , but readily use the words 'fridge'.... Did I ever tell y'all the first time I saw an electric fridge ? Aunt Pearl lived at home and took care of her parents till they died, so we occasionally visited them. When they got electricity...WAY before we did...the first thing she bought was a fridge....We were SO completely awed! After lunch when the grownups were sitting out under the big Catalpha tree yarning, us kids ran through the kitchen....We decided to check out that fridge....never having seen such a marvel...We opened the door and the motor shut off..Oh...My...Gosh! We are so dead! Ah...we noticed a little sign, 'Push to start' ...Sigh of relief...Push....push....PUSH! RUUUNNN ! Our folks probably wondered why we were in a hurry to go home...and behaving so well, too....One dared walk back through the kitchen at the last minute and that little fridge was just purring away..WHEW! Aunt Pearl was 6 foot tall or more and weighed about as much as a good sized bull, so we considered ourselves blessed.....Jeannie T ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`` On Sun, 10 Apr 2011 08:48:00 -0700 (PDT) annette tucker <annelovespugs@yahoo.com> writes: > This brought back the memory of when I was 8 years old we had the ice > man visit our house three times a week and he would carry a big > block of ice and put it in the ice box and every once in a while I > will still say puit the milk back in the ice box. It did keep the > food cool and nothing spoiled. Annette. ____________________________________________________________ Groupon.com Official Site 1 huge daily deal on the best stuff to do in your city. Try it today! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4da2812f8d9ba3579bm06duc
Oh how well i remember the ice man who came three times a week. I was 11 or 12 with new feelings in my body and always watching and listening. That was how i found out the ice man was sneaking around with our 15 yr old neighbor girl and i knew it was sneaking because my mom knew his wife but i never told. But we got all his small ice chips and just maybe that was why i kept my mouth shut because he was so good to us kids. But at 80, 90 and 100 degrees it tasted good. Viola.
Oh yes I to also remember how good the ice tasted in hot weather. Annette. --- On Sun, 4/10/11, Viola Seward <lolav@arvig.net> wrote: From: Viola Seward <lolav@arvig.net> Subject: Re: [ML] Reminiscing..... To: memory-lane@rootsweb.com Date: Sunday, April 10, 2011, 7:52 PM Oh how well i remember the ice man who came three times a week. I was 11 or 12 with new feelings in my body and always watching and listening. That was how i found out the ice man was sneaking around with our 15 yr old neighbor girl and i knew it was sneaking because my mom knew his wife but i never told. But we got all his small ice chips and just maybe that was why i kept my mouth shut because he was so good to us kids. But at 80, 90 and 100 degrees it tasted good. Viola. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
This is the little town I live in. It was started in 1943 as a place for Dow Chemical Company workers to live. Dow furnished Magnesium (extracted from sea water) for the war effort. Frances TX Gulf Coast http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42344364/ns/travel-destination_travel/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Also I leave this morning on an eight day cruise. YEA! F