By-Tor.com

In a way, every day has a 50% chance of rain.

It's either going to rain, or it isn't.

"And now for the weather forecast:

Dark....with scattered light throughout the day." - George Carlin

Things I Have Learned in Rural Virginia

- A possum is a flat animal that sleeps in the middle of the road.

- There are 5,000 types of snakes; 4,998 of them live in Virginia.

- There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 of them live in Virginia
(plus a couple no one's seen before).

- If it grows, it'll stick to ya. If it crawls, it'll bite ya.

- "Onced" and "Twiced" are words.

- It is not a shopping cart....it's a buggy.

- "Jawl-P?" means: Did y'all go to the bathroom?

- People actually grow and eat Okra.

- "Fixinto" is one word. It means "I'm preparin' to do that."

- There is no such thing as lunch. There is only dinner after
which, there is supper.

- REAL (Southern) Iced Tea is appropriate for all meals and you start
drinking it when you're two. By the way, we also like a little tea with our
sugar.

- "Backwards and forwards" means, "I know everything about you."

- The word "jeet" is actually a phrase meaning: "Did you eat?"

- You don't have to wear a watch here because it doesn't matter what
time it is - you work until you're done (or it's too dark to see).

- You don't PUSH buttons, you "MASH" 'em.

- "Ya'll" is the singular tense; "all ya'll" is the plural.

- You measure distance in minutes.

- You switch from heat to A/C in the same day.

- All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable,
grain, insect, or animal.

- You know what a DAWG is.

- You carry jumper cables in your car - for your OWN car.

- You only own five spices: Salt, Pepper, Old Bay, Tabasco and Ketchup.

- The local paper covers national and international news on page one, but
require 6 pages for local high school sports, motorsports and gossip.

- You believe that the first day of deer season and the Richmond Nascar
race is a national holiday.

- You find 100 degrees Fahrenheit "a bit warm."

- You know what a "hissy fit" is.

- Going to Wal-Mart is a favorite pastime known as "Goin Wal-Martin' " or
"Off to Wally World."

- You describe the first cool snap (below 70 degrees) as "good chicken stew weather."

- Fresh-caught Bullhead Catfish is "the other white meat."

- We don't need no dag-gum Driver's Ed - If our momma says we can
drive - we can drive, Buster.





GOD BLESS THE COMMONWEALTH.

- REAL (Southern) Iced Tea is appropriate for all meals and you start drinking it when you're two. By the way, we also like a little tea with our sugar.

Some of us make simple syrup to put in our tea - no sugar crystals that way.

/yes, I am a northerner.
//your point?

YYZ30 wrote: Some of us make simple syrup to put in our tea - no sugar crystals that way.

Southern style is "cooked" on the stove hot (with the sugar already
added) and allowed to cool. Dittos on the sugar crystals.

How Wasteful and NON-GREEN Our Older Generations Really Were

In the line at the store, my cashier told the older woman in front of me
that she should bring her own grocery bag because plastic bags weren?t
good for the environment.

The woman apologized to him and explained, ?We didn?t have the 'green'
thing back in my day.?

The clerk responded, "That's our problem today. The former generation
did not care enough to save our environment."

He was right about ONE thing: That generation didn?t have the "green"
thing in their day.

~ Back then they returned their milk bottles, soda bottles and beer bottles
to the store. The store sent them back to the plant to be washed and
sterilized and refilled, so it could use the same bottles over and over.
So, they really were "recycled."

They didn?t have the "green" thing back in that customer's day.

~ In her day they walked up stairs because they didn?t have an escalator
in every store and office building. They walked to the grocery store and
didn?t climb into a 300-horsepower automobile every time they had to go
two blocks. But she was right:

They didn?t have the "green" thing in her day.


~ Back then, they washed baby diapers because they didn?t have the
throw-away kind. They dried clothes on a line, not in an energy-gobbling
machine burning up 220 volts. Wind and solar power really did dry the
clothes. Kids got hand-me-down clothes from their brothers or sisters,
not always brand new clothing. But that old lady is right...

They didn?t have the "green thing back in her day.

~ Back then they had one TV or radio in the house ? not a TV in every
room. And the TV had a small screen the size of a hankerchief, not a
screen the size of the state of Montana. In the kitchen, they blended and
stirred by hand because they didn?t have electric machines to do
everything for you.

~ When they packaged a fragile item to send in the mail, they used a
wadded up old newspaper to cushion it, not styrofoam or plastic bubble
wrap.

~ Back then, they didn?t fire up an engine and burn gasoline just to cut
the lawn. They used a push mower that ran on human power. They
exercised by working - so they didn?t need to go to a health club to run
on treadmills that operate on electricity. But she?s right again:

They didn?t have the "green" thing back then.

~ They drank from a fountain when they were thirsty, instead of using a
cup or a plastic bottle every time they had a drink of water. They refilled
their writing pens with ink instead of buying a new pen, and they
replaced the razor blades in a razor instead of throwing away the whole
razor - just because the blade got dull.

But they didn?t have the "green" thing back then, either.

~ Back then, people took the streetcar or a bus, and kids rode their bikes
to school or rode the school bus instead of turning their parents into a
24-hour taxi service. They had one electrical outlet in a room, not an
entire bank of sockets to power a dozen appliances. And they didn?t
need a computerized gadget to receive a signal beamed from satellites
200 miles above us in space in order to find the nearest pizza joint.

But isn't it sad that our current generations lament how "wasteful" old
folks were....

....just because they didn't have the "green" thing back then?

CygnusX1 wrote:

YYZ30 wrote: Some of us make simple syrup to put in our tea - no sugar crystals that way.

Southern style is "cooked" on the stove hot (with the sugar already
added) and allowed to cool. Dittos on the sugar crystals.

Well, you can't have my sun tea. So there.

Awww you meanie Zed! I will share my sun tea....if the frelling sun ever decides to show up!

Jelly bean gun?

awip2062 wrote:Awww you meanie Zed! I will share my sun tea....if the frelling sun ever decides to show up!

We have sun here today............glorious sun!!!

You won't be thinking it is so glorious mid-summer, though! And I...well, when we are out of town for tournaments I shall have summer. LOL

"Over 50" citizens are constantly being criticized for every conceivable
deficiency of the modern world, real or imaginary.

We know. We take responsibility for all we have done and do not blame
others.

HOWEVER, upon reflection, we would like to point out that it was NOT the
"Over 50" crowd who took:

The melody out of music,
The pride out of appearance,
The courtesy out of driving,
The romance out of love,
The commitment out of marriage,
The responsibility out of parenthood,
The togetherness out of the family,
The learning out of education,
The service out of patriotism,
The Golden Rule from rulers,
The nativity scene out of cities,
The civility out of behavior,
The refinement out of language,
The dedication out of employment,
The prudence out of spending,
The ambition out of achievement,

or God out of government and school.

And we certainly are NOT the ones who eliminated patience and tolerance
from personal relationships and interactions with others.

And we do understand the meaning of patriotism and remember those
who have fought and died for our country.

Just look at the "Over 50's" with tears in their eyes and pride in their
country as they stand at attention with their hand over their hearts.

YES, I'M OVER 50!

I'm the life of the party, even if it lasts until 8 p.m.

I'm very good at opening childproof caps....with a hammer.

I'm awake many hours before my body allows me to get up.

I'm smiling all the time because I can't hear a thing you're saying.

I'm sure everything I can't find is in a safe secure place...somewhere.

I'm wrinkled, saggy, lumpy....and that's just my left leg.

I'm beginning to realize that aging is not for wimps.

Yes, I'm over 50 and I think I'm having the time of my life. lol

^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Well said! Thanks for sharing.

CygnusX1 wrote:"Over 50" citizens are constantly being criticized for every conceivable
deficiency of the modern world, real or imaginary.

We know. We take responsibility for all we have done and do not blame
others.

HOWEVER, upon reflection, we would like to point out that it was NOT the
"Over 50" crowd who took:

The melody out of music,
The pride out of appearance,
The courtesy out of driving,
The romance out of love,
The commitment out of marriage,
The responsibility out of parenthood,
The togetherness out of the family,
The learning out of education,
The service out of patriotism,
The Golden Rule from rulers,
The nativity scene out of cities,
The civility out of behavior,
The refinement out of language,
The dedication out of employment,
The prudence out of spending,
The ambition out of achievement,

or God out of government and school.

And we certainly are NOT the ones who eliminated patience and tolerance
from personal relationships and interactions with others.

And we do understand the meaning of patriotism and remember those
who have fought and died for our country.

Just look at the "Over 50's" with tears in their eyes and pride in their
country as they stand at attention with their hand over their hearts.

YES, I'M OVER 50!

I'm the life of the party, even if it lasts until 8 p.m.

I'm very good at opening childproof caps....with a hammer.

I'm awake many hours before my body allows me to get up.

I'm smiling all the time because I can't hear a thing you're saying.

I'm sure everything I can't find is in a safe secure place...somewhere.

I'm wrinkled, saggy, lumpy....and that's just my left leg.

I'm beginning to realize that aging is not for wimps.

Yes, I'm over 50 and I think I'm having the time of my life. lol

Hold the phone for a moment please...I am not even 40 yet and I fit this.

What do I win?

A Rush rabbit's foot! WOOT!

Happy Friday the 13th Bro!

Joey