Old things youngins might like to know

Colleen_definitely · January 18, 2018, 08:56:20 AM

Quote from: Deborah on January 17, 2018, 07:50:50 PM
We used those in the Army in some places. Under the seat was a half of a steel drum. Each day a Soldier was assigned to pull the drums out a small door in the back, mix diesel fuel into the mess, and then light it on fire. Then the Soldier had to stir it with a long rod until it was all burned away. It sent up big clouds of foul smelling black smoke.

We were fortunate in that we had one sergeant that enjoyed doing it. So he volunteered each time it was our turn.

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Aaaah sunny Kuwait...

We also had a guy who liked doing it because it meant he could not do other work for a while. He also had a thing for grabbing scarab beetles and tossing them into the flames while giggling maniacally.

Lady Sarah · January 18, 2018, 10:29:03 AM

Quote from: BeverlyAnn on January 17, 2018, 11:13:32 PM
It wasn't a tank, Julia, it was a hole in the ground. You didn't empty it, you put lime in it, filled the hole with dirt and dug a new hole.

And, if you got a sick pig of a dog, you'd never need to bury the hole. I had one. She made such a mess digging everything out from under the out house, I had to put her down. That could not have been good for her to eat that stuff.

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Roll · January 18, 2018, 10:30:48 AM

Quote from: Colleen_definitely on January 18, 2018, 08:56:20 AM
Aaaah sunny Kuwait...

We also had a guy who liked doing it because it meant he could not do other work for a while. He also had a thing for grabbing scarab beetles and tossing them into the flames while giggling maniacally.

He sounds like a real gem.

DawnOday · January 18, 2018, 11:47:38 AM

Quote from: Deborah on January 18, 2018, 12:37:42 AM
Try it outside at 50 below zero. You get motivated to hold it in until it won't be held any longer. :-(

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I just heard on the news this morning that Siberia is at 77 below 0. How much colder does -77 feel to -50?

Cassi · January 18, 2018, 11:49:40 AM

Quote from: DawnOday on January 18, 2018, 11:47:38 AM
I just heard on the news this morning that Siberia is at 77 below 0. How much colder does -77 feel to -50?

If it's that cold outside and I have to go I'll use an old milk jug. Oh wait, I can't

Deborah · January 18, 2018, 12:18:50 PM

Quote from: DawnOday on January 18, 2018, 11:47:38 AM
I just heard on the news this morning that Siberia is at 77 below 0. How much colder does -77 feel to -50?

-50 sucks really bad but you can still operate in it. At -77 everything kind of stops because rubber and other material like that gets brittle. Believe it or not, -30 is fairly comfortable once you get acclimated to it.

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HappyMoni · January 18, 2018, 04:13:39 PM

I don't know, when this thread was addressed to Julia, it seemed like we had a lot less talk about the potty . I do love the educational fulfillment I seem to be achieving hearing all the facts about outhouses. Can't wait for the symposium of different words for pooping. lol Guess that is number 2 on the list though.

Cassi · January 18, 2018, 04:28:55 PM

Quote from: HappyMoni on January 18, 2018, 04:13:39 PM
I don't know, when this thread was addressed to Julia, it seemed like we had a lot less talk about the potty . I do love the educational fulfillment I seem to be achieving hearing all the facts about outhouses. Can't wait for the symposium of different words for pooping. lol Guess that is number 2 on the list though.

Def-E-Katy

Or like that old Christmas song: A rump pa pa dump......

ChrissyRyan · January 18, 2018, 08:08:48 PM

There was a time when you charged your purchase, your credit card was put on a flat machine with a muticopy form that had carbon paper or a carbon back side of all but one copy of the credit card transaction multicopy form. Then the cashier would slide the machine's sliding "arm" and that would cause the numbers on your credit card to be transferred to the paper. Then you would sign the form.

You might see the purchase transaction on the next monthly statement that was postal mailed to you, or you could get lucky and it was not on your account and not due until the next billing cycle.

Julia1996 · January 18, 2018, 08:48:08 PM

Quote from: ChrissyRyan on January 18, 2018, 08:08:48 PM
There was a time when you charged your purchase, your credit card was put on a flat machine with a muticopy form that had carbon paper or a carbon back side of all but one copy of the credit card transaction multicopy form. Then the cashier would slide the machine's sliding "arm" and that would cause the numbers on your credit card to be transferred to the paper. Then you would sign the form.

You might see the purchase transaction on the next monthly statement that was postal mailed to you, or you could get lucky and it was not on your account and not due until the next billing cycle.

That doesn't sound like it would be a very good defense against identity theft. Without scanning your card how did they even know if it was good or not?

Jessica · January 18, 2018, 08:55:51 PM

Quote from: Julia1996 on January 18, 2018, 08:48:08 PM
That doesn't sound like it would be a very good defense against identity theft. Without scanning your card how did they even know if it was good or not?

Oh Julia, your so funny...... it's the way it was. Everything was wrong

Cassi · January 18, 2018, 09:35:33 PM

Quote from: Julia1996 on January 18, 2018, 08:48:08 PM
That doesn't sound like it would be a very good defense against identity theft. Without scanning your card how did they even know if it was good or not?

We didn't have identity thieves back in the old days. And if someone stole your horse they were hung!

Anne Blake · January 18, 2018, 09:40:43 PM

Some folks would dig through the trash to get the carbon paper from the recipes and copy your number and signature.

Cassi · January 18, 2018, 09:43:19 PM

Quote from: Anne Blake on January 18, 2018, 09:40:43 PM
Some folks would dig through the trash to get the carbon paper from the recipes and copy your number and signature.

That's true. Carbon receipts weren't initially protected and bad evil people could do that. And on some occasions a clerk would make an extra impression for charging later.

Lady Sarah · January 18, 2018, 10:18:06 PM

I can recall the days when nobody shredded receipts or old bills, because nobody was concerned about anyone else using that information. Back then, we still used galvanized steel trash cans, instead of the big plastic roll-away minidumpsters we have now. Guys used to ride on the back of garbage trucks, and dump your trash in the back by hand.

Jessica · January 18, 2018, 10:28:10 PM

We used to get milk in a glass bottle and ice each day from the milk and ice man.

Roll · January 18, 2018, 10:46:57 PM

Quote from: Jessica on January 18, 2018, 10:28:10 PM
We used to get milk in a glass bottle and ice each day from the milk and ice man.

Nowadays the milk and ice man is slang for the guy on the corner who sells crack and meth. Both sound business models and noble professions.

Lady Sarah · January 18, 2018, 10:55:01 PM

I wonder what the younglings will consider "the good ol' days". When I look back to my youth, we were told not to take candy from strangers, and stay away from the hippies. Then, we had to move if an African american family moved onto our block. People were so paranoid back then, yet kids were told to go play outside, with no parental supervision. SMH!

TonyaW · January 19, 2018, 12:20:31 AM

Quote from: Julia1996 on January 18, 2018, 08:48:08 PM
That doesn't sound like it would be a very good defense against identity theft. Without scanning your card how did they even know if it was good or not?

I worked retail then. Every month we got a book about the size of a standard issue Time Magazine (those were printed on paper back then) full of bad credit card numbers. If you had an exceptionally large purchase you would check the book. Of course no way to tell if the card was stolen yesterday though. The book was mostly over the limit cards.

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KarynMcD · January 19, 2018, 05:27:50 AM

Quote from: Lady Sarah on January 18, 2018, 10:18:06 PMGuys used to ride on the back of garbage trucks, and dump your trash in the back by hand.

That's still pretty common.

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