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<blockquote data-quote="witzend" data-source="post: 14407" data-attributes="member: 99"><p>The worst was the toilet paper. My dad could not resist a "bargain". One night he was driving home from work and found a case of toilet paper out in the road in the rain. A case of toilet paper is <em>huge</em>! And the toilet paper had gotten wet so it was all deformed and lumpy. But they were <em>free</em>! We couldn't protest, because we couldn't have anything else until it was gone, and what were you going to do? "It's only water! I ate ketchup for dinner when I was a kid and was glad for it!" GAWD how embarrasing! And <em>gross</em>! Yes it was only water. Water from the street down by the train tracks and the brewery where the bums lived! EEWWW! What, germs don't flow in water? They die when they dry?</p><p></p><p>About 20 years later, my mom found more rolls of that toilet paper back in the back of the linen closet. and he made her use it. I walked into the bathroom and there was that lumpy stuck-together flowered toilet paper sitting on the roller. He was so proud of it he told everyone what a sweet deal he had. OMG, give it a rest! (Marcie, see why I left you that phone message when I was in So Cal? I only use the best, now!)</p><p></p><p>:rofl:</p><p></p><p>If our saddle shoes fell apart because we walked a mile to and from school (I kid you not!) we got a new pair in the spring. IF they fell apart and only if. We wore school uniforms so store bought clothing was something you had to do for yourself, not easily done when you're a kid. I wore my sister's uniform which was our older sister's before us, and the skirt was so threadbare that it tore out completely one day at recess and I had to tie my sweater around my bum. Mom sewed our school blouses, which were also handed down.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="witzend, post: 14407, member: 99"] The worst was the toilet paper. My dad could not resist a "bargain". One night he was driving home from work and found a case of toilet paper out in the road in the rain. A case of toilet paper is [i]huge[/i]! And the toilet paper had gotten wet so it was all deformed and lumpy. But they were [i]free[/i]! We couldn't protest, because we couldn't have anything else until it was gone, and what were you going to do? "It's only water! I ate ketchup for dinner when I was a kid and was glad for it!" GAWD how embarrasing! And [i]gross[/i]! Yes it was only water. Water from the street down by the train tracks and the brewery where the bums lived! EEWWW! What, germs don't flow in water? They die when they dry? About 20 years later, my mom found more rolls of that toilet paper back in the back of the linen closet. and he made her use it. I walked into the bathroom and there was that lumpy stuck-together flowered toilet paper sitting on the roller. He was so proud of it he told everyone what a sweet deal he had. OMG, give it a rest! (Marcie, see why I left you that phone message when I was in So Cal? I only use the best, now!) [img]:rofl:[/img] If our saddle shoes fell apart because we walked a mile to and from school (I kid you not!) we got a new pair in the spring. IF they fell apart and only if. We wore school uniforms so store bought clothing was something you had to do for yourself, not easily done when you're a kid. I wore my sister's uniform which was our older sister's before us, and the skirt was so threadbare that it tore out completely one day at recess and I had to tie my sweater around my bum. Mom sewed our school blouses, which were also handed down. [/QUOTE]
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