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Nightingale · 03-05-2008, 01:32 AM

Tracy Ullman's big roll of tin foil...lol.
Oh my gosh, I do remember that. I loved her comedy skits!

I think you are right about our parents and grandparents having a much different attitude about frugality than we do. My mother-in-law- used to drive me crazy by washing the plastic dinnerwear when we would have family picnics. Kind of negates the whole point of using them but she wouldn't listen to me....lol. My grandfather saved EVERYTHING and I was the family member that took care of him and cleaned his house for him. Let me tell you, if you threw something away he knew it and always claimed he had a use for whatever it was.

Good for you about the chickens.
I think I should be a vegan but I am not...sigh...
I grew up on meat and I suppose it's like everything else in life, it's kind of what you get used to.
I was not a country girl when I moved here years ago so it was hard for me to understand the farmers and their attitudes towards animals. My in-laws thought I was a real wimp for refusing to help slaughter chickens but they finally realized that it was something I wouldn't budge on.
We have farm ground but my husband and I don't raise any cows, chickens or anything that has to be sent to slaughter. It works out best for us that way...lol.

Maybe I can get some good vegetarian recipes from you sometime.

03-05-2008, 01:32 AM	#13
Nightingale Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Indiana, USA Posts: 675	Re: What happened in Florida ? Tracy Ullman's big roll of tin foil...lol. Oh my gosh, I do remember that. I loved her comedy skits! I think you are right about our parents and grandparents having a much different attitude about frugality than we do. My mother-in-law- used to drive me crazy by washing the plastic dinnerwear when we would have family picnics. Kind of negates the whole point of using them but she wouldn't listen to me....lol. My grandfather saved EVERYTHING and I was the family member that took care of him and cleaned his house for him. Let me tell you, if you threw something away he knew it and always claimed he had a use for whatever it was. Good for you about the chickens. I think I should be a vegan but I am not...sigh... I grew up on meat and I suppose it's like everything else in life, it's kind of what you get used to. I was not a country girl when I moved here years ago so it was hard for me to understand the farmers and their attitudes towards animals. My in-laws thought I was a real wimp for refusing to help slaughter chickens but they finally realized that it was something I wouldn't budge on. We have farm ground but my husband and I don't raise any cows, chickens or anything that has to be sent to slaughter. It works out best for us that way...lol. Maybe I can get some good vegetarian recipes from you sometime.