Caryl

I found this on someone's Facebook and thought it interesting Anyone age approx 35 or over should read this - copied from a friend ... Checking out at the supermarket recently, the young cashier suggested I should bring my own bags because plastic bags weren't good for the environment. I apologised and explained, "We didn't have this green thing back in my earlier days". the clerk responded, "That's our problem today. Your generation did not care enough to save our environment for future generations". She was right about one thing--our generation didn't have the green thing in “Our” day. So what did we have back then? After some reflection and soul-searching on "Our" day here's what I remembered we did have.... Back then, we returned milk bottles, pop bottles and beer bottles to the store. The store sent them back to the plant to be washed and sterilized and refilled, so it could use the same bottles repeatedly. So they really were recycled. But we didn't have the green thing back in our day. We walked up stairs, because we didn't have an escalator in every store and office building. We walked to the grocery store and didn't climb into a 300-horsepower machine every time we had to go two blocks. But she was right. We didn't have the green thing in our day. Back then, we washed the baby's nappies because we didn't have the throw-away kind. We dried clothes on a line, not in an energy gobbling machine burning up 240 volts -- wind and solar power really did dry our clothes back in our early days. Kids got hand-me-down clothes from their brothers or sisters, not always brand-new clothing. But that young lady is right. We didn't have the green thing back in our day. Back then, we had one TV, or radio, in the house --not a TV in every room. And the TV had a small screen the size of a handkerchief (remember them?), not a screen the size of Wales. In the kitchen, we blended & stirred by hand because we didn't have electric machines to do everything for us. When we packaged a fragile item to send in the mail, we used wadded up old newspapers to cushion it, not Styrofoam or plastic bubble wrap. Back then, we didn't fire up an engine and burn petrol just to cut the lawn. We used a push mower that ran on human power. We exercised by working so we didn't need to go to a health club to run on treadmills that operate on electricity. But she's right. We didn't have the green thing back then. We drank from a fountain when we were thirsty instead of using a cup or a plastic bottle every time we had a drink of water. We refilled writing pens with ink instead of buying a new pen. We replaced the razor blades in a razor instead of throwing away the whole razor just because the blade got dull. But we didn't have the green thing back then. Back then, people took the bus, and kids rode their bikes to school or walked instead of turning their mums into a 24-hour taxi service. We had one electrical outlet in a room, not an entire bank of sockets to power a dozen appliances. And we didn't need a computerized gadget to receive a signal beamed from satellites 2,000 miles out in space in order to find the nearest pizza joint. But isn't it sad the current generation laments how wasteful we older folks were just because we didn't have the green thing back then? 8)

There is the suggestion that with the heater at the bottom and the thermostat at the top, you get a false reading of temp as the hot water around the heater rises and the thermostat thinks the overall water temp is higher than it is so switches the heater off. If you angle the heaterstat this problem is alleviated.

I didn't see it

It will be I am sure.

That poor fish is not "mental" he is terrified. Hopefully he will now calm a little with a cave to hide in.

and it is Friday 13th too

Not any of what? A senior merely means an adult, not a senior citizen.

Last time one of our members did that her breeding shed was broken into and her best breeding fish stolen. She no longer breeds fish &c:ry :an!gry Why did you not start the ball rolling?

&c:ry &c:ry

Information taken from the Home Page club section... Meeting: 7.00pm 1st Wednesday of month; Waikato Commerce Club 197 Collingwood Street Hamilton Subscriptions: Family: $40.00 Senior: $30.00 Junior/Student: $15.00 Of course you can attend a meeting or 2 before deciding whether to join. That club is hosting conference this year so should be interesting!

As long as it doesn't make us cry again - like the Animal Rescue segment :facepalm:

I think we are all at a loss, or someone would have suggested something already &c:ry

For those even older, not only did you sit School Cert, but you had to sit 5 subjects and pass all 5 or you didn't get the certificate at all!

Stirrer :roll:

si-sphinx I emailed you re your other freshwater article. Please respond It can be a hard decision if you can only have one tank at a time but try to enjoy the freshwater longer before starting marine. It is also important to have a nice surrounding for your tank and stand so house repairs/renovations etc are important. spoon - all talk and no action. This is typical!!! :facepalm: I did not like to ask you again knowing the troubles you have had with the quakes. :tears:

62 views but no articles, or offers of same as yet :dunno: &c:ry

On December 29th I ordered some books from The Book Depository. They are UK based and offer worldwide free shipping. A lot cheaper to buy new on there than it is to pay the stupid prices people are now asking for 2nd hand books on Trademe (and then they want too much for postage)! All 11 books arrived today (excellent service considering the New Year break) in individual wrapping and 7 had bookmarks enclosed as well. I now have bookmarks that tell or show me; 1. how to tie 14 basic and useful knots 2. Capitals, dialing codes, and currencies around the world 3. F to C temp conversions and different cooking measurement conversions 4. an easy chart for 2 - 12 times tables 5. Morse code plus the NATO phonetic alphabet :thup: I now have some reading material for a few days. :happy1:

Fingers crossed for all awaiting results.

We can see sharks, it is just zev who can't .

Not all sponges are equal and some are not suitable for aquarium use (due to densities etc) but if the cheap stuff does the job for whatever you are using it for, then go for it.

No cat prints through the deck paint job?

Pantyhose works excellently. Just make sure you have permission to use the pair you have your eye on and the owner's leg is removed

I would agree with Sophia. Looks like a dislodged scale.

How is she today?

Yes. You get your warfarin levels checked regularly because it can rise and fall depending on activity and diet. If it goes up too far you can bleed to death (sometimes from internal bleeding). If it is too low - blood clots. :tears: