Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"

[the harp unstrung]

My grandparents had a small grocery store. I used to marvel at the mechanical cash register and their adding machine. Both had typewriter type keys and a crank to enter items. The adding machine produced a paper receipt. They had a musical rhythm when being used.

The machines didn't use electricity. Sometimes parts would wear out. When the machines broke they had these little books that made carbon copy store receipts. If you worked the cash, you had to be good at adding. I can't even imagine someone doing that today.

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Me Da, pencil behind his ear, had one very much like the 'Mark Plenning' model...the 2nd cash register pic, at his tiny little grocery store in The Bronx.
The whole place was about the size of our kitchen! People paid rent for the space by the square foot.
He specialized in Irish imports...stuff that immigrants like him missed about The Ol' Cuntree.
I was 5 or 6, and Not allowed to touch the register, though he knew how much I loved the rhythmic clanking, and (of Course) the Bell at the end of the commotion.

There was one tool/toy I was allowed to goof around with,

as long as I didn't pull a 10 lb. bag of wheaten bread flour down off the shelf!

His was a big, heavy, two-handed affair, of course.

I think it used to reach up about 100 feet into the sky...

 

[GonePlaid]

It is in Fargo in February my associates learn of my Tourette syndrome the very moment I step outside. It is in New Orleans where I'm the demo dolly for the trade show, called off site in Kansas. The Wichita Hilton apologizes for a booking error and upgrades me to a full suite with a hot tub. And I've only five hours to stay and try and get some sleep before the first flight ....

This is when 40 drops of laudanum in a beer sounds really reasonable.

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"All your "S's" look like "F's"." A quote from "Stan Freberg Presents The United States of America". A very funny album if one actually knows American history.

 

[SoulReflection]

It's based in Delta, BC., a spit and a holler from Alaska.

You must have a projectile spit and a loud holler...I'm guessing at 1,500 miles!

 

[beans-on-toast]

You must have a projectile spit and a loud holler...I'm guessing at 1,500 miles!

Same coast, nice journey for Will's nut. The distance looks so short from space.

 

[SoulReflection]

Same coast, nice journey for a nut. The distance looks so short from space.


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I would do the journey by cruise ship or plan (not now) but not likely by land .

 

[beans-on-toast]

Me Da, pencil behind his ear, had one very much like the 'Mark Plenning' model...the 2nd cash register pic, at his tiny little grocery store in The Bronx.
The whole place was about the size of our kitchen! People paid rent for the space by the square foot.
He specialized in Irish imports...stuff that immigrants like him missed about The Ol' Cuntree.
I was 5 or 6, and Not allowed to touch the register, though he knew how much I loved the rhythmic clanking, and (of Course) the Bell at the end of the commotion.

There was one tool/toy I was allowed to goof around with,
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as long as I didn't pull a 10 lb. bag of wheaten bread flour down off the shelf!

His was a big, heavy, two-handed affair, of course.

I think it used to reach up about 100 feet into the sky...

They still rent space by the square foot. Those grabbers were a lot of fun. Pass me a box of corn flakes.

Rice, flour, sugar, etc were measured out onto scales from big sacks on the floor. You had to watch out for the mouse traps hidden behind those sacks.

 

[beans-on-toast]

I would do the journey by cruise ship or plan (not now) but not likely by land .

Those ships are covid breeding grounds, it's scary. They resumed operations this month. A ship in Norway reported 43 cases. The first cruise ship out of Alaska was shut down.

Alaska's first cruise of the season cut short after passenger contracts COVID-19

 

[GwenOnBass]

Ships have been plague vectors across all recorded history. Plague follows trade routes in peaceful times and follows armies in chaotic times. Here in the future we disalign ourselves from plaque vectors from the comfort of our homes.

 

[beans-on-toast]

Ships have been plague vectors across all recorded history. Plague follows trade routes in peaceful times and follows armies in chaotic times. Here in the future we disalign ourselves from plaque vectors from the comfort of our homes.

On planes they have those inexpensive drop down emergency oxygen masks already in place. They typically function for about 15 minutes. The airlines ought to find a way that allows passengers to use disposable ones throughout the flight.

 

[GonePlaid]

On planes they have those inexpensive drop down emergency oxygen masks already in place. They typically function for about 15 minutes. The airlines ought to find a way that allows passengers to use disposable ones throughout the flight.

$. You seem to be under the mistaken impression that the airlines provide service.

 

[SoulReflection]

On planes they have those inexpensive drop down emergency oxygen masks already in place. They typically function for about 15 minutes. The airlines ought to find a way that allows passengers to use disposable ones throughout the flight.

Ya...bring your own tank!

 

[alaskaleftybass]

Same coast, nice journey for Will's nut. The distance looks so short from space.


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Nice map. Before settlers came, Alaska Natives traveled between British Columbia all the way to Haines and Skagway and knew tribes all along the Southeast. To our ancestors' minds there were no borders. So in a sense, yes, a spit and a hollar!

 

[the harp unstrung]

Nice map. Before settlers came, Alaska Natives traveled between British Columbia all the way to Haines and Skagway and knew tribes all along the Southeast. To our ancestors' minds there were no borders. So in a sense, yes, a spit and a hollar!

I like the way you appreciate history! Very Like!!

 

[StereoPlayer]

Nice map. Before settlers came, Alaska Natives traveled between British Columbia all the way to Haines and Skagway and knew tribes all along the Southeast. To our ancestors' minds there were no borders. So in a sense, yes, a spit and a hollar!

When studying local history. I'm amazed at the distances that native American and colonial people traveled. Thought nothing of traveling from Saginaw, Michigan to Detroit or Mackinaw or even farther. Incredible.

 

[the harp unstrung]

Tough as nails, that bunch!
Uphill Both Ways!!

 

[GonePlaid]

When studying local history. I'm amazed at the distances that native American and colonial people traveled. Thought nothing of traveling from Saginaw, Michigan to Detroit or Mackinaw or even farther. Incredible.

I don't think much of it either.

 

[Jeff Scott]

Tough as nails, that bunch!
Uphill Both Ways!!

So, when and where did it all go wrong?

 

[GonePlaid]

So, when and where did it all go wrong?

An old GF said when we got a/c and TV.

 

[BassmanPaul]

forest fires.

Hope that you can stay safe.

Agreed be safe and healthy!

 

[beans-on-toast]

Looking at the map above, you don't see borders. Just a fragile environment.

People were opportunistic, in a good way. They migrated for hunting, gathering, and fishing. They were also interested in what was out there. There were communities, some large. They would also have get together. Meet and trade, then go off in collectives to sustain their lives for the season. At the same time, native people weren't all angels. Some fought one another, there were enemy nations. The arrival of Europeans only complicated things.

Some interesting history here.

Warfare In Pre-Columbian North America - Canada.ca