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	Create New Topic   My Posts   My forum buddies   Invite friends   Private messages Russian brides > Main Forum > Tight economy - my foot... Author Post geriatrix Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 5/23/2005 11:42:25 PM   So the manufacturers 'half destroy' (some of) the clothes before they even get to the shop (denim washed with acid and stones, etc.), and the clothes dryers continue the job. What has western civilisation come to? izifaddag Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 5/24/2005 9:02:13 AM   Another real winner. geri tell me about your personal experience with their tight economy. Thunderdome Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 5/25/2005 3:20:02 PM   Well Izi, I thing (sigh) he's lost it, already (yawn) for a long time. Brains my foot, he's got quite a-c-t-i-v-e sawdust these days. Mind you, that beats athlete's foot anytime I suppose, something he might want to talk about from his personal experience. But I bet he's forgotton that a looooong time ago already.... nasfan6 Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 5/25/2005 10:27:55 PM   Someone needs to enter rehab and get off the dumbass pills spirittraveller Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 5/26/2005 5:02:08 PM   My Ukraine friend laughs at me when I mention doing laundry,because she does not have a washer/dryer. Anyway-speaking of clothes--I read this posting and it reminded me of an experience I had in the Seattle/Tacoma area. At the time,1990,I was rebuilding and reselling industrial pallets. I had 3 trucks,the largest had a 20 foot flatbed on it. I found a recycling warehouse,and was negotiating a "kickback" to the supervisor for his pallets. I noticed bale upon bale of denim ( all black and blue pants ) and I asked him what they did with them. He told me that these clothes went to 3rd world countries around the world,where they would be resold. I was amazed,and now I have a different opinion on people and their style sense. When I was growing up,all I would wear was Levi 501s with the button fly( no Seinfeld jokes please ) or when I needed more mobility-or for work-Wranglers. Now I realize how silly this is when denim is just denim,and people of different countries probably count their blessings just to be able to have the off-brand pants that the Goodwill throws away.When I was a kid,we had a wringer washer ( the motors are really the best,and they clean superbly ) and we hung our clothes on the line. Many times as an adult,I have thrown the laundry in the bath tub,added soap,and stomped and swished the clothes around ( exercise and feet cleaning ) so I appreciate and respect anybody else who has done things the old way. I love how John Steinbeck-in "Travels with Charley" writes about a half barrel full of wash which just rattled around in the back of his truck. I love utilitarian people. Necessity is the mother of invention. spirittraveller Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 5/26/2005 5:04:11 PM   I know I have such tangential postings!! I`ll try to write more about the economy after I get my next paycheck GLTALLTOAD Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 5/26/2005 6:56:42 PM   talking about how much laundry detergent costs these days closer to the topic, lol spirittraveller Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 5/27/2005 2:28:42 AM   I`m a little worried about the price of peanut better oil....... I wonder if I`ll have to just strain it off the cheap dollar store stuff just to be able to cook with it! geriatrix Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 5/27/2005 8:02:48 AM   re "...I love how John Steinbeck-in "Travels with Charley" writes about a half barrel full of wash which just rattled around in the back of his truck. ...." I dream of one day to follow in his foot-steps. (Drive to the same places). But I can't, can I? It was in the beginning of the 60s. Times have changed. -Just a dream! While we are at it: (sort of): Steinbeck and USSR: Is it correct that "Grapes of Wrath" was prohibited in the USSR because it showed that even the dirt poor people had a truck? spirittraveller Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 5/27/2005 8:01:40 PM   It is ironic that Steinbeck was so much hated by people in Monterrey and Salinas. The Grapes of Wrath went to Russian print in the 40s . Steinbeck was labeled as a pinko,un-American communist because of his depiction of poor dustbowl depression migrant workers. Part of this was the refusal of farmers to reform--many stood to lose money in the removal of trade good stores which bilked the impoverished workers. There were no unions, and few organizers.Bullying thugs beat and killed anybody who rallied in the defense of the poor. It was similiar to the effort to force Ford Motors into unionization. I believe at first Russia thought Steinbeck was trying to parody their country in a cynical anti-communist statement which glorified America. However,we know now,as do many people in FSU,that Steinbeck was really a champion of political and economical oppression. At this time,many people were already disturbed by the crushing might and intellectual control of the USSR. But people are just curious,and Steinbeck wrote of seeing copies of his book when he went to Russia. Especially among students and reformist-minded people of the time,who found refreshing any comment which went against the snow white American attitude of patriotism which was force fed to our naive citizenry. This is recognized as Steinbecks greatest work,but I loved "In Dubious Battle". Steinbeck had ways to end a story which broke your heart,or made you mad the story ended. spirittraveller Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 5/27/2005 8:08:46 PM   Oh,yeah--the thread!!!! I am corresponding with a Khazakhstani woman now,and she has lost her home phone,so now we talk on her work cell phone. This is not the first time I have heard of a phone service being dropped or lost--but it certainly happens in America too. If I may be bold--it seems to me that some people live more " deliberately " than others. Life is more purposeful because there is more of a daily effort to keep the bodily fluids going. Reminds me of southerners who eat everything you can imagine--squirrel,raccoon,possum,turtle,alligator,etc etc. The new "fall" line at J.C. Pennys--squirrel hunting camouflage,and turtle wader boots. Your Reply: Your name:   New Registration Password:   Forgot password?   refresh Code:   Russian brides > Main Forum > Tight economy - my foot...
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