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What needs to make a comeback?
But Bun those things have never gone away. Except perhaps courtesy and hats which have recently made a come back due to the lack of an ozone layer.
Slowing down and not being in a hurry needs to make a comeback.
I did assume that sidewalk was the equivalent to a footpath. Maybe I have it wrong?
Many streets don't even have that, Gail. There are places that assume that nobody will walk, and therefore don't make any place for them to do so. You have to walk in the street, and people look at you funny, like "get a car."
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I also hate when I stay in a motel in some little strip-mall town and there's something I want to go to right on the other side of the street, but I have to drive because it's too dangerous to cross on foot.
I have to confess that my street doesn't have a footpath, but the side curb is owned by the local council. People walk in my street daily. Young mums walking babies, runners, elderly. You aren't allowed to block the curb. People are free to walk on it without a footpath. My house backs on to the bush through which you can access 'the great north walk'. 200km of walking trails that extend throughout Sydney all the way to Newcastle. (and probable further). It would be odd not to see people walking. The more regular ones give a wave as you drive past.
Sarah what is a strip mall town? What makes the crossing so dangerous?
I don't like staying in them, but sometimes I have to. There are some towns that don't seem to have a center anymore, but instead just have a lot of big-box chain stores on two sides of a busy street.There are six lanes of traffic separating the two sides of the street, usually with a small median, but nobody is looking for people on foot, so you end up running across a highway if you want to brave it. Or getting in the car and driving.
That sounds extremely bizarre. Nothing like that exists here. Something would always be provided to give walking access. All our roads are controled by State government. There are always crossings on major roads. Lights at least. Maybe it's our small population.
Sidewalks for example. I have lived in a number of different neighborhoods that had no sidewalks.I work in a neighborhood without sidewalks, a pretty residential area with just...no sidewalks. I see people walking all the time, which makes me nervous, esp. at night, when they all carry flashights and wave them at cars so the drivers know pedestrians are present.
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I sometimes dream about the one near us, Berthoud.
Sally wrote: "I like that Gail doesn't know about strip mall towns."I like that too.
Gail, how about fake town squares that are really malls? Do you have any of those?
There's one near us, and it creeps me out. Music comes out of the ground. I saw Pleasantville there, and then walked out into what looked and felt like Pleasantville.
There's a fake town that's a mall near me. It's called Victoria Gardens. I like to shop at a few stores there, but I feel bad when I see a pair of ravens circling above, lamenting the loss of their territory.
That is good news. Maybe the word extinct will eventually become extinct.
That's awesome, Bun! I think reverse engineering animals back into existence is awesome as long as it doesn't make people more cavalier about losing them in the first place.They've brought back Przewalski's wild horses too, which doesn't have as specific a purpose as your aurochs, but is cool anyway..
It's going to be a while before the Tasmanian Tiger comes back from extinction. Now that would be cool.
Gail "cyborg" wrote: "It's going to be a while before the Tasmanian Tiger comes back from extinction. Now that would be cool."I've heard the Tasmanian devils are in trouble too.
going to the library to study...it made a great excuse to get out of the house on a weeknight. Unfortunately, since so many kids now have computers to gather information, using the library for resource materials is I guess, left to the poor who can't afford to own a computer and go to the library to use theirs. too bad. It was great fun and sometimes you actually did indeed study'
Sarah Pi wrote: "I've heard the Tasmanian devils are in trouble too."
You are right Sarah the Tasmanian Devils are also in trouble. It would be devastating if we lost those as well.
http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/index.asp...
You are right Sarah the Tasmanian Devils are also in trouble. It would be devastating if we lost those as well.
http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/index.asp...
I enjoyed the list, but I think that person could have saved an awful lot of work by making just one slide that read "Everything that was cool in 1957."
I think kids using bicycles to get around should make a comeback. when i was a kid many moons ago it was either ride the bike, walk or,if I had the money, take the bus. we had 1 car and my dad used it to get to work. my mom walked to work. I liked being able to get around on my own because it made me feel independent and a little grown up. It meant my parents trusted me.If my son wanted to get around he either walked, rode his bicycle or took a bus/streetcar. He never got his driver's license until he was 21 because:1)san francisco has few parking spaces. 2)public transportation was pretty good.
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i can't imagine a world where people don't ride bikes and walking is frowned upon.
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Barb wrote: "Sally wrote: "People ride bikes here like gangbusters."Gangbangers?"
Barb is so funny.
In case someone doesn't know Aurochs are giant ox like cattle that used to roam Europe in the stone ageI love this sentence because Bunny assumes that some of us would know this...
I miss the vinyl records I lost in my move from San Francisco to Las Vegas. i lost about 1/3rd of my collection. I love my vinyl. I like cd's but i love my vinyl. Can't fine It's a Beautiful Day on cd. unless I make it myself. i think vinyl gives more emotions to the song.
what needs to make a comeback: washing dishes by hand. 1)you save water 2)you save power use. 3)you have time to talk to whomever is helping you or you have time to reflect on what has gone on in your day. If you are worried about germs, heat water in your teakettle while washing & rinsing your dishes then pour over all the dishes in your dish strainer.
You're cute, Michele, thinking that someone might help with the dishes. :)
Michele wrote: "I miss the vinyl records I lost in my move from San Francisco to Las Vegas. i lost about 1/3rd of my collection. I love my vinyl. I like cd's but i love my vinyl. Can't fine It's a Beautiful Day on..."
I feel your pain.
I feel your pain.
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RandomAnthony wrote: "In case someone doesn't know Aurochs are giant ox like cattle that used to roam Europe in the stone age
I love this sentence because Bunny assumes that some of us would know this..."
Some of us do know this. But I forgot. I'm lurking.
::making quick exit::
I love this sentence because Bunny assumes that some of us would know this..."
Some of us do know this. But I forgot. I'm lurking.
::making quick exit::
Vinyl and along with it, the return of the E.J. Korvette all-label sale.
My dishwasher is far more economical on water than washing by hand. I wash pots and pans and knives by hand, but there's not usually anyone around to keep me company. Well, Bo, in his usual kitchen formation as eternally hopeful tripping hazard.
how can you stand to have dirty dishes lying around the house all day? If there are more than 3 items in my sink, I automatically wash them. guess all that grandmotherly training took after all. If there are only 1 or 2 people in the house and one of them is out all day, it takes a long time to get a full load for the dishwasher and in the meantime you have dirty dishes sitting in your dishwasher. hidden but still dirty. yuck. Plus, all the work rinsing your dishes before you put them in the dishwasher, you might as well just wash them and get them out of the way.
we obviously did not have the same grandmother.
I worked in the record dept in Korvettes while in college. What great times. Had not thought of that in awhile. Thanks Clark
BunWat wrote: "I think its been established that dishwashers use less water than hand washing, unless you run the dishwasher half empty."Is that the right "its?"
BunWat wrote: "he once told me the knives would last longer if I didn't put them in the dishwasher. To which I replied that I would last longer if I did. And then we looked at each other with affectionate mutual incomprehension and went on with our lives. "Ha! Love this.
But I did buy some Henckels last year, and those I wash by hand religiously.
Housework is at the bottom of my motivation, I'm sure Misha's grandma wouldn't step an inch in my house.
I had my parents and my in-laws to thanksgiving dinner many years ago and my mom kept apologizing for my poor housekeeping. I never invited them over with other company again. by themselves, yes but not with anyone outside my birth family. I don't go around checking to see if someone vacuumed under the sofa or actually, vacuumed at all. I don't peek under the bed to see if someone gathered all the dust bunnies. I never comment on someone else's housekeeping. so long as there are no visible cockroaches, I am A-OK.
They breed at a very rapid rate in my house.
No problem, Heidi.