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The ice man

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In the 1950 I would visit and elderly Aunt and she had a ICE BOX and the days of the ice man were over so I would take a wagon up to the store and get a block of ice for her.

She never owned a refrigerator (or a TV).

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I hope that she left you a little extra-something in her will!

My mom was a child of the Depression. Growing up she would wash out tin foil and bread bags to reuse. “Why - I've been recycling before that word was even invented!”

Cleaning out her very nice home after she died - we ended up throwing out about 20 sheets of clean used tin foil stashed in the drawer under the oven. Along with old butter containers and such that she used for left-overs.

For years my mom and dad had a very nice second home. Mom would always plan out the last few weeks before heading down there what meals they would have (using the left-overs in the freezer) so she wouldn't have to throw anything out.

I'm always very ashamed when I throw out a half-full container of something that is way past its expiration date.