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Skriven 2014-04-24 20:36:25 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 12515 av RUTH HANSCHKA (1:123/140)
Ärende: egg-planting
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Hi Ruth,

->  RH> Can you say "cloth cord"?  I don't think you could still use it if
 RH> it were still around.

-> IIRC, that's what my folk's waffle iron had. I think it was a wedding
-> present--they got married in 1950. I wouldn't be surprised if there are
-> still some cloth cords down in the cellar--Dad saving them because "you
-> never know when you might need one".

 RH> People used to clip off the cords, just in case.  The fabric ones went
 RH> out around WWII; they were dangerous.

I'm pretty sure my parents had some cloth cord appliances. Couldn't tell
you exactly what right now but it does jog some memories deep inside the
cranial recesses.

->  RH> In large amounts too, if you don't get side effects.

-> I've not had it in large amounts so don't know about large amount side
-> effects.

 RH> Just as well.

Either way, I'm not going to seek out a durian. We've seen them at Asian
markets but just left them lie.


-> -> have a Martelli right handed ergo cutter that Steve uses.

->  RH> I just have the Olfa. Should probably look for a backup.  It's set
 RH> up rightie, which is fine for me. I'm used to cutting right handed
 ->  RH> anyway.

-> I use right handed scissors but do my rotary cutting left handed. Just
-> 11 more fabrics to cut for my next QoV quilt!

 RH> I can do it leftie, but it's easier the other way.  Go figure.

I know, I iron right handed. Left one is used to coax bits of fabric
into lying flat.

-> -> And, eventually you'll get determined enough to get them out of the
-> -> house, to their new owner.

->  RH> Pretty much.  There's another Japanese set that's not as gaudy.
 RH> It's all hand painted but a total stereotype.

-> But some people love stereotypes. You could try listing them as a set
-> for 8 and a set for 4 or 3 sets for 4 (I don't know if it's a set for 8
-> or 12.) or otherwise breaking it down. See how that flies.

 RH> I do NOT want to ship this stuff.  If I could offload it to a picker
 RH> I'd be just as happy.  Of course they don't want it either.

They may want it to turn around and resell at a profit. That may be the
best way to get them to a new home, in the long run.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
rchaffly{at}earthlink{dot}net  FIDO 1:396/45.28


... Junk: stuff we throw away.  Stuff: junk we keep.

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