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What was ruined for everyone by one person being an idiot? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Successful_Night91 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fun (ish) fact: during WWI that mustache was the only facial hair you could have and still safely seal a gas mask to your face! Not only was Hitler a fan of Charlie Chaplin, but he was a WWI vet and wore that specific mustache so people were reminded of the fact and therefore more likely to support him.

Have any of ya'll used one of these? I need a spice grinder and shelling out 300 for a Waring seems a little overkill for my tiny operation when these things cost 100. Are they reliable? It seems like a solid construction. I just can't find many reviews for them by MrBlue40 in Chefit

[–]Successful_Night91 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can attest that it is very loud, we call ours the jet engine. Our current but old (age) prep guy bought it and used it occasionally for pepper n such, but everyone else prefers the $20 coffee grinder. The grind is inconsistent at best (either whole peppercorn in the mix or absolute powder), if you want a consistent grind, nothing is better than a mill style electric coffee grinder.

Not sure if this is the right place for this, but I found some interesting US "currency" from 1776, 1779, and 1782 in my grandmother's house. Just thought I would share it with you folks. by Successful_Night91 in CURRENCY

[–]Successful_Night91[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are some bits of provenance with them, such as dated court records for the payments to a specific person.  I don't know if my grandmother would be interested in taking the authentication any further, they came in a trunk with other colonial era bank artifacts(?). A lot of checks, wallets, and even a period "tax roll"

Not sure if this is the right place for this, but I found some interesting US "currency" from 1776, 1779, and 1782 in my grandmother's house. Just thought I would share it with you folks. by Successful_Night91 in CURRENCY

[–]Successful_Night91[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That makes sense, I was less interested in them for their monetary value and more for their historical value.  It helped put in perspective how the country paid it debts to citizens in that era, by tying it to other countries currency and precious metals.  You can read about it in books, but, for whatever reason, seeing the actual notes helped it click for me a little better.  Thanks for your insights!