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Little Story
Somewhere, quite a while ago, I read about a woman who saved almost everything. She kept everything boxed and neatly labled. After she died and relatives were going through her things, they found a box marked "Pieces of string too small to use." I sometimes think of that and ponder . . .
posted by
Witchflower
on September 28, 2004 at 11:22 AM
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Good Post, I do the same if it cannot be saved I use it as a rag!
posted by
Melodystar
on September 28, 2004 at 10:31 AM
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Thanks for reading, both of you!
That's a yes to the plastic containers, too. And scraps of paper. Junk mail was an incoming notepad to my grandmother. Using these methods, my grandparents amassed a tidy little sum that they left to my father when they died. I'm afraid I'm more of a user than a saver for someone else. Is this the selfish generation?
posted by
Witchflower
on September 14, 2004 at 11:33 AM
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My mother used to save empty containers. Their kitchen cupboards were full of empty plastic containers, just in case...
posted by
Ca88andra
on September 14, 2004 at 4:48 AM
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My mother always laughed at...
the "new" recyclers. It used to crack her up when somebody would suggest something that her generation already did without even thinking about it. Rags at our house were also used to curl my sisters long hair into fabulous ringlets.
posted by
theinnkeepersdaughter
on September 14, 2004 at 4:43 AM
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