Well Eddie we knock heads again....thansk for responding to my private email to you on the list! Eddie: I am under 40....and...as you said many people form all over subscribe to this list...not everyone celebrates Sabbath on Sundays...sorry if I bored you! PS.Yes this is a FLAME. Deborah Shelton Wood your msg below: Date sent: Sun, 21 Feb 1999 01:43:17 EST To: ehoward@conknet.com Subject: Re: Beans & beds <<Please tell me you are kidding? When I ask for clarification of the terms it was not for myself. Remember that I speak for the List and not just myself. I know what a feather tick is. We never dried green beans, we canned them. Why would someone dry what they could can?? Remember that there are 500 people out there when you post. Please be mindful in several ways. 1) Don't bore people. 2) Most of those 500 people didn't grow up in YOUR home, or town , or state. Some may even be under 40 years old and don't recall the olden days. God forbid they may have had to grow up in the city. 3) Define terms that are not heard on the TV. There is nothing more boring than reading something you don't understand. This List is not here for a few people to chat but to help EVERYONE. 4) These discussions of the old ways are very interesting, entertaining, and helpful but please restrain yourself from telling old family stories that convey no historic or genealogical info. Thank you all and good Sabbath. -sysop