Ice houses were great and provided employment for people. Someone came
along and destroyed the thriving industry.
It might be one of the world's most transformative inventions when it
comes to our diets, but the refrigerator was initially met with a frosty reception. Although ice houses such as the one pictured were relatively popular with the upper classes, everyday people relied on techniques
such as pickling to preserve their food.
When electric refrigerators were first brought to market in the early
1900s, they were dismissed as noisy, expensive, and difficult to
maintain.
To make matters worse, ice was America's second-biggest export after
cotton at the time, and critics widely slammed the refrigerator as they believed it would harm the domestic ice industry.
However, following a series of developments from the likes of General Electric, refrigerators became much more practical for home use.
Consumers began to "warm up" to the world of electric refrigeration and
never looked back.
On Tue, 1 Apr 2025 2:13:17 +0000, Ed P wrote:
Ice houses were great and provided employment for people. Someone cameThank goodness for refrigerators. Let's add automatic
along and destroyed the thriving industry.
It might be one of the world's most transformative inventions when it
comes to our diets, but the refrigerator was initially met with a frosty
reception. Although ice houses such as the one pictured were relatively
popular with the upper classes, everyday people relied on techniques
such as pickling to preserve their food.
When electric refrigerators were first brought to market in the early
1900s, they were dismissed as noisy, expensive, and difficult to
maintain.
To make matters worse, ice was America's second-biggest export after
cotton at the time, and critics widely slammed the refrigerator as they
believed it would harm the domestic ice industry.
However, following a series of developments from the likes of General
Electric, refrigerators became much more practical for home use.
Consumers began to "warm up" to the world of electric refrigeration and
never looked back.
washing machines to that list, too.
--
Ice houses were great and provided employment for people. Someone came along and destroyed the thriving industry.
It might be one of the world's most transformative inventions when it
comes to our diets, but the refrigerator was initially met with a frosty reception. Although ice houses such as the one pictured were relatively popular with the upper classes, everyday people relied on techniques
such as pickling to preserve their food.
On 3/31/2025 10:22 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
I have no idea what it will be like in 50 years, but I do know what isThank goodness for refrigerators. Let's add automatic
washing machines to that list, too.
was like 50+ years ago. We really are living at a good point of
history.
Would be fun to hop in the time machine and go back 100, 200, 500 years.
But I just want to visit for a day, not move in.
Ice houses were great and provided employment for people. Someone came
along and destroyed the thriving industry.
It might be one of the world's most transformative inventions when it
comes to our diets, but the refrigerator was initially met with a frosty reception. Although ice houses such as the one pictured were relatively popular with the upper classes, everyday people relied on techniques
such as pickling to preserve their food.
When electric refrigerators were first brought to market in the early
1900s, they were dismissed as noisy, expensive, and difficult to
maintain.
To make matters worse, ice was America's second-biggest export after
cotton at the time, and critics widely slammed the refrigerator as they believed it would harm the domestic ice industry.
However, following a series of developments from the likes of General Electric, refrigerators became much more practical for home use.
Consumers began to "warm up" to the world of electric refrigeration and
never looked back.
However, following a series of developments from the likes of General Electric, refrigerators became much more practical for home use.
On 2025-03-31 10:13 p.m., Ed P wrote:
Ice houses were great and provided employment for people. Someone came
along and destroyed the thriving industry.
It might be one of the world's most transformative inventions when it
comes to our diets, but the refrigerator was initially met with a frosty
reception. Although ice houses such as the one pictured were relatively
popular with the upper classes, everyday people relied on techniques
such as pickling to preserve their food.
We are a dying breed Ed. I remember ice delivery when I was a wee one,
but only when we went to the city to visit relatives. I also remember
when we drove through the city we passes a few ice shops. The ice would
be stacked up and covered with sawdust for insulation. If we went on a picnic we wold stop and get a block of ice. Those blocks are hard to
find these days and that's a pity because a block of ice would last for
a few days while a back of ice will be a puddle by the next day.
On 2025-04-01, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
On 2025-03-31 10:13 p.m., Ed P wrote:
Ice houses were great and provided employment for people. Someone came >>> along and destroyed the thriving industry.
It might be one of the world's most transformative inventions when it
comes to our diets, but the refrigerator was initially met with a frosty >>> reception. Although ice houses such as the one pictured were relatively
popular with the upper classes, everyday people relied on techniques
such as pickling to preserve their food.
We are a dying breed Ed. I remember ice delivery when I was a wee one,
but only when we went to the city to visit relatives. I also remember
when we drove through the city we passes a few ice shops. The ice would
be stacked up and covered with sawdust for insulation. If we went on a
picnic we wold stop and get a block of ice. Those blocks are hard to
find these days and that's a pity because a block of ice would last for
a few days while a back of ice will be a puddle by the next day.
I wonder if my mother remembers ice delivery. If I think of it, I'll
ask her tomorrow.
Do you often go on picnics that last a few days?
On Tue, 1 Apr 2025 2:13:17 +0000, Ed P wrote:
Ice houses were great and provided employment for people. Someone came along and destroyed the thriving industry.
It might be one of the world's most transformative inventions when it
comes to our diets, but the refrigerator was initially met with a frosty reception. Although ice houses such as the one pictured were relatively popular with the upper classes, everyday people relied on techniques
such as pickling to preserve their food.
When electric refrigerators were first brought to market in the early 1900s, they were dismissed as noisy, expensive, and difficult to
maintain.
To make matters worse, ice was America's second-biggest export after
cotton at the time, and critics widely slammed the refrigerator as they believed it would harm the domestic ice industry.
However, following a series of developments from the likes of General Electric, refrigerators became much more practical for home use.
Consumers began to "warm up" to the world of electric refrigeration and never looked back.
Thank goodness for refrigerators. Let's add automatic
washing machines to that list, too.
Thank goodness for refrigerators. Let's add automatic
washing machines to that list, too.
In article <c46cf9fbbccec5d14116e163853b1965
@www.novabbs.com>, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net says...
Thank goodness for refrigerators. Let's add automatic
washing machines to that list, too.
If I could only have one of those, I'd choose the
automatic washing machine every time.
My grandmother (died in the 1950's) never had either.
For food storage she had a pantry with a perforated
metal meat-safe. Its sole purpose was to keep flies and
rats off the meat.
She did all the laundry by hand (family of 9), for
which every drop of water was carried into the house (ice
cold) in a bucket from the cast iron hand pump shared with
neighbours.
My grandmother died in the 2000's. She had all the stuff, except
maybe a dishwasher (family of four). Automatic washer, dryer,
plumbing, forced-air heating, maybe even central air-conditioning
by the end. She even developed a taste for Mexican salsa in her
old age.
My mother and I lived with my grandparents until 1966 (when I
was 9 years old).
On 2025-04-01, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
We are a dying breed Ed. I remember ice delivery when I was a wee one,
but only when we went to the city to visit relatives. I also remember
when we drove through the city we passes a few ice shops. The ice would
be stacked up and covered with sawdust for insulation. If we went on a
picnic we wold stop and get a block of ice. Those blocks are hard to
find these days and that's a pity because a block of ice would last for
a few days while a back of ice will be a puddle by the next day.
I wonder if my mother remembers ice delivery. If I think of it, I'll
ask her tomorrow.
Do you often go on picnics that last a few days?
On Tue, 1 Apr 2025 2:13:17 +0000, Ed P wrote:
However, following a series of developments from the likes of GeneralThank goodness for refrigerators. Let's add automatic
Electric, refrigerators became much more practical for home use.
Consumers began to "warm up" to the world of electric refrigeration and
never looked back.
washing machines to that list, too.
On 2025-04-01, Ed P wrote:
However, following a series of developments from the likes of General
Electric, refrigerators became much more practical for home use.
Yeah, like replacing toxic AND explosive ammonia with CFCs.
Would be fun to hop in the time machine and go back 100, 200, 500 years.
But I just want to visit for a day, not move in.
I am not allowed to do the laundry. I have never been forgiven for
washing and drying my wife's wool skirt which had been in the basket
with the other dark stuff.
On 2025-04-01, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
I am not allowed to do the laundry. I have never been forgiven for
washing and drying my wife's wool skirt which had been in the basket
with the other dark stuff.
We've always sorted the "good" clothes separately from the sturdy
stuff right when disrobing. I don't wear wool, but I've got some
things I don't put through the dryer.
My husband washes his stuff and often the towels. If he wears
a sport shirt he'll put it in with my laundry. I wash my stuff
and the sheets.
We manage at least 7 loads of laundry per week, but it tends to
clump up a bit on the weekend.
Two loads of his stuff.
Two or three loads of my stuff.
Two loads of towels.
One or two loads of sheets.
On Tue, 1 Apr 2025 14:44:24 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:
I confess to certain lack of sympathy for people who complain aboutSame here. No sympathy for these women, it's always women
doing the laundry these days. You sort the stuff, through in some
detergent, select a cycle, push a button and come back to put it in the
dry an hour or so later. I remember how my mother used to do laundry in
the 1950s when we had a washing machine with a wringer. She had to load
it up, fill it with water and then start it up to let the agitator do
its thing. Then they stuff went through a wringer to remove the soapy
water, then the rinse cycle followed by wringing. It was a lot of work.
who say they do a load EVERY DAY. It's her, her husband,
and one child and then complain how time consuming it is.
My mother also had a wringer washing machine and although
it beat a scrub board by leaps and bounds, it was still
quite a chore. Laundry day, which was once a week, lasted
until mid-morning even though she'd start at 6:00 or 6:30
in the morning.
--
On 2025-04-01, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
I am not allowed to do the laundry. I have never been forgiven for
washing and drying my wife's wool skirt which had been in the basket
with the other dark stuff.
We've always sorted the "good" clothes separately from the sturdy
stuff right when disrobing. I don't wear wool, but I've got some
things I don't put through the dryer.
My husband washes his stuff and often the towels. If he wearsI guess that's another one of my problems. I will do towels and sheets
a sport shirt he'll put it in with my laundry. I wash my stuff
and the sheets.
I guess that's another one of my problems. I will do towels and sheets
in with the dark clothes. I am you can't do that because they don't dry
the same. Fine. Don't dry them together, but they can still be washed together. Besides, I usually dry things on the line.
I confess to certain lack of sympathy for people who complain about
doing the laundry these days. You sort the stuff, through in some
detergent, select a cycle, push a button and come back to put it in the
dry an hour or so later. I remember how my mother used to do laundry in
the 1950s when we had a washing machine with a wringer. She had to load
it up, fill it with water and then start it up to let the agitator do
its thing. Then they stuff went through a wringer to remove the soapy
water, then the rinse cycle followed by wringing. It was a lot of work.
On 4/1/2025 1:26 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-04-01, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
I am not allowed to do the laundry. I have never been forgiven for
washing and drying my wife's wool skirt which had been in the basket
with the other dark stuff.
We've always sorted the "good" clothes separately from the sturdy
stuff right when disrobing. I don't wear wool, but I've got some
things I don't put through the dryer.
My husband washes his stuff and often the towels. If he wears
a sport shirt he'll put it in with my laundry. I wash my stuff
and the sheets.
We manage at least 7 loads of laundry per week, but it tends to
clump up a bit on the weekend.
Two loads of his stuff.
Two or three loads of my stuff.
Two loads of towels.
One or two loads of sheets.
Wow, I do one.
Today was colors, sheets, towels. I wash them, put them in the dryer,
then my cleaning lady folds everything and puts the sheets away, puts
the towels back.
All my socks are white, all the same brand. The alternate week is
underwear and socks, that load gets some bleach. I put them away myself.
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