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Subject: Re: Peg Bracken is DEAD!! Posted on: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 12:44:14 -0400


"Pennyaline" wrote in message
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> notbob wrote:
>> sandi wrote:
>>
>>>> Bracken was best known for "The I Hate to Cook Book,"
>>>> published in 1960. Bracken threw down the oven mitt to a
>>>> generation of women who had been taught that their destiny was
>>>> to be Suzy Homemaker.
>>
>> Geez, I'm so sick of hearing about how bad "homemakers" had/have it. I'll
>> tell you what, I'll stay home and wash the dishes (what?..10 mins max?)
>> and change the baby (50 secs) while you hump freeze blocks up to the
>> second story framing job in 110 heat.
>
> Your response proves that you have never washed dishes and changed diapers
> for any length of time, and never did it as two oft-repeated tasks in days
> filled with other tasks besides.
>
> And I don't know what "freeze blocks" are, perhaps you mean concrete
> breeze blocks (cinder blocks)? You're correct in saying that I wouldn't
> want to carry breeze blocks up to a second story framing job. Hauling them
> for ground level foundation and chimney work is quite enough right now,
> and I'm not even getting paid to do it. And that doesn't take working a
> full time job so I can pay for them into the equation, plus having to go
> and buy the blocks, and mortar, then get them home, then there are the
> mechanicals -- wear and tear on the truck to take into account and... then
> I have to keep the lawn mowed and beds weeding, clean the house and keep
> the laundry done, grocery shop, and keep them pots and pans rattling
> besides! Which part of that are you going to take over, again?

You tell 'im, girl!

Felice


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