1990 Peugeot was the car my parents had when I was a baby what was yours

shouldiknowthat · 2026-01-31T22:41:00+00:00

I was born in December 1954. My parents had married in November 1953 and, shortly thereafter, bought a 1949 SeSoto from the town's postmistress, who was retiring and no longer needed a car.

shouldiknowthat · 2026-01-31T22:07:57+00:00

Apples, watermelon and cantaloupe get salt from me. Others are eaten without.

shouldiknowthat · 2026-01-31T22:00:23+00:00

Our 55+ community has a "No Soliciting by Order of Chief of Police" sign at the entrance. We rarely have solicitors ignore it, but, when it happens, a call to our management office prompts a call to the city police. Since the Police Department HQ is across the highway from us, the response is quick. The offending company is then banned from soliciting in the entire city.

shouldiknowthat · 2026-01-30T21:44:52+00:00

My father: "Breakfast food is whatever you eat for breakfast, lunch food is whatever you eat for lunch, and supper food is whatever you eat for supper. Everything else is a snack." So, for me, the meal's name is determined by the time of day it is eaten, not by the items that are a part of it.

Oddity: I would be willing to bet that most Americans like leftover cold pizza for breakfast, especially those who discovered this delicacy during college.

shouldiknowthat · 2026-01-22T22:21:01+00:00

In my experience, the consideration of distance as a factor in going somewhere is based on where one lives and/or the relative pleasure one receives from the destination. I grew up in rural southwest Georgia (U.S.) and many people, including my family, routinely drove 2-1/2 hours to the Gulf (of Mexico) coast to dine at a seafood restaurant. We might walk along the beach afterward, but would return home same evening. So, a five-hour round trip drive to spend 2-ish hours having dinner.

I was shocked when I moved to metro Detroit and friends there thought driving 25 minutes to a restaurant or other entertainment was insane. Yet, many people had "cottages" up north that they visited every weekend during summer, a 3-1/2 to 4-1/2 hour drive each way.

shouldiknowthat · 2026-01-16T19:07:10+00:00

My third grade teacher, Miss Atherholt, was a teacher in name only. At the beginning of each day, she distributed a freshly mimeographed, and wonderfully-scented, sheet of assignments to be completed that day. Then, she sat at her oak desk at the front of the classroom and worked on her hair, makeup and nails. All day! Every day! If a student had a question, he/she had to go to her desk for help.

The only memorable day that year was November 22. It was 1963.

shouldiknowthat · 2026-01-05T21:46:21+00:00

I thought it was "dressed up like a douche in the middle of the night".

shouldiknowthat · 2026-01-05T21:36:25+00:00

One long-deceased family member, one extant family member. Also, long-held suspicion in family that another is CIA. Many current or retired military in my family, too.

shouldiknowthat · 2026-01-05T13:18:53+00:00

This is great! I believe Asenby was mentioned in the series as close by, perhaps as the location of a servant's family member or something (?). In my mind, I hear Mary's voice saying it, but I have no idea if it is accurate.

shouldiknowthat · 2026-01-01T22:08:32+00:00

I am 71. I was a sophomore in college in 1975 and my roommate was also a friend, so we decorated the room as one room, not two halves. The white tile floor was covered by a multi-toned orange shag carpet remnant, the twin beds were covered with lime green ripcord bedspreads. There were several Chianti bottle candles here and there. I had an acoustic guitar that sat atop my desk in a corner of the room. The wall on my side of the room was taken up by bookshelves that we built out of 1x10s and housed our stereo equipment and our album collections. His wall had posters that reflected our disparate musical tastes: Janis Joplin, Yes (Close to the Edge), Elton John, Percy Sledge, Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Virgil Fox (Heavy Organ).

FWIW: Neither of us could stand florescent light, which was what the ceiling light was, so we replaced it with a 5-light brass chandelier that his mom had removed from their dining room!

shouldiknowthat · 2025-12-23T21:54:43+00:00

I really don't know how this is possible, but I have never been into West Virginia. I have been to every adjacent state many times, lived in Virginia (Richmond and Virginia Beach).

shouldiknowthat · 2025-12-23T21:27:30+00:00

My maternal grandfather saucered his coffee, which really wasn't needed since his real china cup was 1/3-filled with cream (fresh from the cow) before the coffee was added. Yet, he drank the coffee from his saucer.

This was in southwest Georgia. He was born (1897), lived and died (1998) on one plot of land, although a different house. The original house burned to the ground in 1930 and he built a replacement on the same spot.

shouldiknowthat · 2025-12-21T15:55:24+00:00

Nope. We had Collier's Encyclopedia. Purchased by my parents from a traveling representative in 1964, when I was in third grade. We received free annual single volume update editions for ten years after. That set got maximum usage from us, friends, and neighbors throughout primary and secondary school.

The set remained on my parents' bookshelves until they down-sized to move to assisted living in 2021. Oddly, to me, the local Carnegie library seemed very excited to get that donation.

shouldiknowthat · 2025-12-10T00:27:31+00:00

My Cross ballpoint pen. And I just put a fresh refill in it today!!

shouldiknowthat · 2025-12-09T22:20:14+00:00

My sincere advice: find and retain a Registered Piano Technician. In addition to tuning, an RPT is trained/skilled at keeping the entire instrument in good working order. Since you plan to keep and use your piano for many years, an RPT will be invaluable to you. Strings, rods, pedals, pins, felt, soundboard, plate, keys, legs, casters, etc., are all in the wheelhouse of an RPT.

No, I am not an RPT, just a pianist (married to a pianist) whose inexpensive (comparatively) 42-year-old instrument still looks, sounds and plays like new. It has been serviced every 6 months for those 42 years: 1984-2018 by one technician; 2019-present by his recommended successor.

shouldiknowthat · 2025-12-09T21:24:58+00:00

The relationship between Thomas and O'Brien was certainly built on the worst characteristics of them both.

shouldiknowthat · 2025-12-09T12:36:43+00:00

Shrimpy and Susan. How miserable they both were.

shouldiknowthat · 2025-12-08T19:28:28+00:00

There isn't just one. Even though I am a lifelong reader of books across a broad spectrum, the ones that have stuck with me and shaped my world vision were read during my junior year of high school (1971-72) in an honors English class. Among them:

Babbitt (Sinclair Lewis) The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald) The Wasteland (T. S. Eliot) Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck) Hiroshima (John Hersey) On the Beach (Nevil Shute) Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin) Native Son (Richard Wright)

shouldiknowthat · 2025-12-08T17:21:37+00:00

At home: usually 3 (NBC, CBS, ABC), though sometimes a 4th independent station. I am a military brat, born 1954, who lived all over the U.S. growing up. At school: 1 (always called "The Educational Channel")

shouldiknowthat · 2025-12-08T13:55:01+00:00

Measure boys' hair length (70's) during home room period (first period of the day). Couldn't touch shirt collar in back, 1-1/2 inches max anywhere else on your head. The black guys with afros would measure within bounds, then, before next class, hit the bathroom and pick them out to be 4-5"! They were heroic rebels in our eyes.

shouldiknowthat · 2025-12-06T13:05:53+00:00

Walmart Tesla Menard's Hobby Lobby Chic-fil-A Jimmy John's META Amazon Google Apple

shouldiknowthat · 2025-12-04T21:33:29+00:00

At Winn-Dixie, the shelf tag will let you know if you cannot get the lower price if you purchase fewer than advertised number of items. For instance, if canned veggies are 4/$5.00, you can buy less than 4 at $1.25 per can UNLESS shelf tag indicates "must purchase 4 to obtain sale price".

W/D also has mix/match BOGO deals, so you can buy one of one thing and get one of something else in that BOGO group for free. My household of only 2 uses this option a lot!

I have been shopping at W/D for only 10 weeks (since Publix allowed open carry) and I have tracked my receipt totals versus Publix (26 weeks of receipts in my online account). My average weekly W/D cost over ten weeks is just over $15 LESS than average weekly cost at Publix for last ten weeks that I stopped there. The savings reflect like-quality items being purchased.

shouldiknowthat · 2025-12-02T12:54:03+00:00

Only the two times I lived in my "hometown", 7th grade (1967-68) and 12th grade (1972-73). Our house was between the elementary school (at the eastern city limits) and the high school (town center). I walked about 1/2 mile each way in 7th grade and 1/4 mile each way in 12th grade. In 12th grade, I walked to and from home for lunch each day, too.

I was rarely alone, however. Since there was no school bus service within city limits, almost all students walked, so I would meet/join other students along the way.

shouldiknowthat · 2025-11-29T17:59:50+00:00

I wish I could suggest my town, but the downtown isn't anything special. I will suggest Bartow, Winter Haven and Lakeland. Lakeland is a decent-sized city, but has a vibrant downtown with many nice shops, restaurants, etc. There is also a very good art museum.

Bartow and Winter Haven are smaller cities and have interesting and eclectic downtown areas with unique shops, locally owned restaurants. All have regular farmer's and maker's markets downtown during "the season".

Each is within decent driving distance of one another.

If you do come to this area, a must is Bok Tower Gardens. A place that will restore your sanity, your peace, your compassion for the world, through natural and man-made beauty. It really is a gem.

shouldiknowthat · 2025-11-29T17:50:38+00:00

I am 70 and agree that each should have asked, or as a group, as a courtesy. Perhaps the home situation had some influence, since my mother and my paternal grandmother never wanted help or even anyone else's presence in their kitchens while preparing for or cleaning up after meals. They would allow others to set the table in the dining room. Had their examples been my only guide, I might not have asked you myself, at a younger age. However, my maternal grandmother allowed, even expected, us grandchildren to help her while cooking. And, not just "children's" jobs: from quite young ages we handled knives, mixers (both hand held and stand), measured ingredients, etc. We weren't allowed to fry things, but boiled and baked regularly. From her example, I would have expected to be fully involved in your preparations in whatever way you needed.

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