tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833057697711699400.post2938608198490388126..comments2023-06-08T02:14:31.779-07:00Comments on Thrift Odyssey: Thanks Mom! (and Dad, and Grandma...)Danielle Conollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16096232093997400172noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833057697711699400.post-39847557085880627512009-09-18T18:45:45.714-07:002009-09-18T18:45:45.714-07:00Melanie -
I remember pink and white Mir bottles ...Melanie - <br /><br />I remember pink and white Mir bottles for sure. The blue bottles I don't recall. They were probably on the bottom of the pile. : )Greg M. Berghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08287706095731681667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833057697711699400.post-9734338943127015562009-09-17T14:31:38.614-07:002009-09-17T14:31:38.614-07:00Homemade snowshoes, that's awesome! As for the...Homemade snowshoes, that's awesome! As for the flour sacks, Adam, I think the idea was that she'd save money, or at least get her money's worth out of the sacks. After all, you buy flour and also pay for the sack.<br /><br />Anyone with any other good tips from relatives, please post!Danielle Conollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16096232093997400172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833057697711699400.post-3460627989970651992009-09-16T20:49:37.861-07:002009-09-16T20:49:37.861-07:00Greg - did she have the Mir bottles in pink and ye...Greg - did she have the Mir bottles in pink and yellow and blue, or were they all one colour?<br /><br />One winter there was a bad ice storm (this was in Ottawa, where they tend to get those), and we couldn't get up the steep incline of our driveway; we figured it had to be an "indoors day." But before long we heard an odd noise outside: there was our grandfather (whom we called MacGyver for exactly this reason), effortlessly climbing the driveway in boots fitted with "crampons" made of the spiky pedals from my 10-speed and old shoelaces.Melanie Lee Lockhart, APRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14601366118515410834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833057697711699400.post-71299630602628014362009-09-16T20:00:28.156-07:002009-09-16T20:00:28.156-07:00Your post is certainly a wake-up call. For most of...Your post is certainly a wake-up call. For most of us, we just need to 're-think' about the many ways we can reuse a lot of stuff in our homes. <br /><br />Growing up, I was also taught on how to save on a lot of things like reusing papers, plastic bags, food containers and envelopes. I have 7 siblings and my mom definitely did a great job managing our house and finding ways to cut down on costs and save some money for the rainy days. <br /><br />I'll definitely look forward to your next post! It will surely be another 'hot' topic to anyone who would like to save! :)Desireehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09014787335874134691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833057697711699400.post-1179064356349794282009-09-16T19:57:32.590-07:002009-09-16T19:57:32.590-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Desireehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09014787335874134691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833057697711699400.post-67542146564261227592009-09-16T19:50:36.460-07:002009-09-16T19:50:36.460-07:00One of my Grandmothers had a thing for saving empt...One of my Grandmothers had a thing for saving empty 'Mir' bottles. It was a dish soap that was made many years ago. She had a back room literally full of them and always just had the impression they would come in handy someday. They never did. Different times indeed...Greg M. Berghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08287706095731681667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833057697711699400.post-60767060950144634132009-09-16T16:16:49.734-07:002009-09-16T16:16:49.734-07:00Our parents and grandparents really knew how to us...Our parents and grandparents really knew how to use absolutely every. Now a days not much gets used a second time around whether regardless of it purpose - well tupperware, but that's a whole other story.Kileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15519602764511579844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833057697711699400.post-26366281961347218932009-09-16T14:53:01.093-07:002009-09-16T14:53:01.093-07:00My mom is just the same! well, the first paragraph...My mom is just the same! well, the first paragraph at least, the flour sacks are a little rediculous.Adam Smitzniukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04730014955201598244noreply@blogger.com