Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 6296138" data-attributes="member: 19675">My grandparents lived through the Depression, and as a result, they saved religiously- my Grandmother saved 100% of every paycheck she earned.&nbsp; However, they saved beyond the point of self-denial, but into the realm of self-endangerment.&nbsp; Their lives were a ticking time-bomb, until Katrina intervened and took their house away.Before that storm, they had 2 TVs in their bedroom...1 for sound, 1 for picture.&nbsp; And they had a rental rotary phone until the mid-1980s.&nbsp; Not so bad...But they often ate off of the styrofoam packing trays that come with your raw chicken or beef from the store.&nbsp; They were washed, yes (and by hand, despite their owning a dishwasher), but that's a health hazard.&nbsp; That material is too porous to be used that way.And their gas stove?&nbsp; Only one burner worked.&nbsp; When my Dad replaced it with a new one out of concerns for their safety, my Grandmother almost went Wolverine on the asses of the delivery crew.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 6296138, member: 19675"] My grandparents lived through the Depression, and as a result, they saved religiously- my Grandmother saved 100% of every paycheck she earned. However, they saved beyond the point of self-denial, but into the realm of self-endangerment. Their lives were a ticking time-bomb, until Katrina intervened and took their house away. Before that storm, they had 2 TVs in their bedroom...1 for sound, 1 for picture. And they had a rental rotary phone until the mid-1980s. Not so bad... But they often ate off of the styrofoam packing trays that come with your raw chicken or beef from the store. They were washed, yes (and by hand, despite their owning a dishwasher), but that's a health hazard. That material is too porous to be used that way. And their gas stove? Only one burner worked. When my Dad replaced it with a new one out of concerns for their safety, my Grandmother almost went Wolverine on the asses of the delivery crew. [/QUOTE]

Verification