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T11E OUTLOOK Saturday March 11 1B89 Page Outlook Lifestyle Survivors of the 40s should rejoice Every so often something mous and entertaining crosses my desk The following piece which I have revised and edited is this sort of creation I am sharing it with my readers who maintain a well- grounded sense of historical perspective For all those people born before congratulations We are survi vors Consider the changes we have witnessed We were born before television cellophane tape digital clocks bees frozen food Xerox contact lenses penicillin polio vaccine and The We were growing up before radar microwave ovens electronic music credit cards split atoms laser beams ballpoint pens punk rock and pet rocks before dishwashers clothes DRGOTT dryers air conditioners electric blan kets dry clothes and panty hose Women wore nylons Men walked on the moon only in the Buck Rogers comic strip We got married first and then lived together How quaint can you be In our time closets were for clothes coming out of Bun nies were baby rabbits and rabbits were not Volkswagens Designer jeans were scheming girls named Jean or Jeanne Having a meaningful relationship meant getting along with our cousins We thought that fast food was what you ate during Lent pressure was what was in the pressure cooker when the peas sprayed all over the ceiling Outer space was the back row of the Lowes theater We were before house husbands gay rights computer dating dual and commuter marriages We were out of grammar school before the invention of day care centers EST group therapy and nursing homes An emergency room was the place in a hospital where we went when we were too badly injured for the doctor to take care of it in the Dry wood is better for burning DEAR POLLY My husband has an opportunity to buy several cords of wood to use in our wood stove next winter Is it OK to keep the wood that long and how should it be stored HELEN DEAR HELEN Now is an ideal time to buy wood for next fall and winters beating season since It will have ample time to dry or season before yon need to burn it Dry wood lights easily and burns hotter than green freshly cut wood It also causes less creoiote buildup in chim neys and stove pipes reducing your chances of a dangerous chimney fire Ideally wood to be seasoned should be stacked off the ground in a covered shed or garage to protect it from wet weather It will also season if simply stacked outside but before burning it you will want to store small quanti ties In a dry area for a few days so it can dry oat enough to light easily Im sending you a copy of my news letter The Energy Savers Guide which offers more tips for woodburn ers as well as ways to save on your fuel bills all year round Others who would like a copy of this issue should send for each copy to POLLYS POINTERS In care of this newspa per PO Box Cleveland OH Be sure to include the ti tle POLLY DEAR POLLY Here is a tip deal ing with iron skillets that need a ma jor cleaning If you have a self-clean- oven put your skillet In it during the cleaning cycle and it will come out like new no matter how corroded it is You will have to reseason it af ter each cleaning but this is easy and gets the job done without a lot of scrubbing MATTIE DEAR POLLY Although dentists recommend changing to a new tooth brush every three months how many of us actually mark it down on our calendars My suggestion to those who are concerned about their oral hygiene is to change to a new tooth brush on the first day of every season spring summer fall and winter This is an easy way to remember to make a fresh start for the new season SUE POLLYS POINTERS POLLY FISHER DEAR POLLY My latest discov ery is that pierced earrings make good tacks for bulletin boards My son suggests cutting paper or cardboard the size and shape of pic tures you want to hang and taping them on the wall when deciding how to arrange a grouping Its much easi er than trying to up a lot of pic tures while one steps back to see how I make lasagna or another casserole When I freeze the meal I use a foil pan so there isnt even a dish to wash On really hectic days I will pull out paper plates too Eliminating jobs really helps If things are very messy a paper bag can do wonders Just run through the house and fill it with the clutter Sort it later When company is com ing this really helps Also I have found that a pickedup house makes me feel like things are clean MARCO it will look u use large coffee filters between good plates when stacking my china in the cupboard EUNICE DEAR EUNICE All your point ers are great I especially like your sons easy way to arrange pictures Its one of those simple ideas that so many of us just dont think of when we need to Your helpful pointer earns you the Pointer of the Week award a copy of my book Pollys Pointers Helpful Hints for Making Ev erything Last Longer Others may order It for 50 Make your check payable to POLLYS POINTERS and send to POLLYS POINTERS Box 93863 Cleveland OH POLLY DEAR POLLY I loved your arti cle about getting things done with small children around It was so heartwarming to read about another mother who sets her priorities with people ahead of things I especially liked your thoughts about wearing a baby carrier mine had a nursing zip per while doing housework Here are a couple of things I do with nurslings around Doubling meals is the main one especially if FLORAL Silk Flowers Plants FREE Home Consultation at your convenience by appointment only Margaret and Ann 8531928 ACTON Why Wait til Spring WE HAVE A GREAT SELECTION OF CARS A TRUCKS CADILLAC LTD 320 QUEEN ST E BRAMPTON YIVlS COMPUTERS No Business is too small to computerize Call now or a personal analysis of your business needs Cellular 51 9 8534534 Fax Machines 21 Mill St West ES ACTONL7J1G3 Training office We never heard of FM radio tape decks electric typewriters word pro cessors artificial hearts or yogurt The only guys who wore earrings were pirates in the movies For us timesharing meant togetherness not computers or condominiums a chip was a piece of Wood Hardware was hard ware the stuff we bought in wonderfully acridsmelling stores with oiled wooden floors Software wasnt even a word We associated the smell of burning leaves with autumn and the smell of moth balls with win woolens In 1940 Made in Japan meant junk and the term making out re ferred to how we did on exams Pizza McDonalds Gray Panthers instant coffee and Boy George were unheard of Cher was a French term of endear ment we know that because Maurice Chevalier told us so We hit the scene when there were five and 10 cent stores where you bought things for five and 10 cents Saunders or Wilsons sold ice cream cones for a nickel or a dime double scoop with sprinkles For one nickel you could ride a trolley make a phone call purchase a Pepsi or a Nedicks or buy enough stamps to mail one letter and two postcards And they d arrive on time You could have a Chevy coupe for but who could afford one A pity too because gas was only cents a gallon In our day cigarette smoking was fashionable a good meal was based on meat with potatoes and gravy Grass was mowed by hand not smoked Coke was a cold drink not an epidemic and pot was what you boiled the Thanksgiving turkeybones in to make soup A leveraged buyout was how the biggest kid in the neigh borhood traded baseball cards Folk music was Grandmas lullaby AIDS were helpers in the principals office You knew the minute a Gene Kelly moving picture was released because all the highschool kids started wear ing white socks and loafers We certainly were not born before the difference in the sexes was discov ered but we surely preceded sex- change operations breast and fragrances for men We made do with what we had And we were the last generation that was so dumb as to think you needed a hus band to have a baby No wonder theres a generation gap today SAME DAY TAX RETURNS SI Georgetown A Located at Carols 65 MAIN ST S Phone for an appt or please drop by 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