[78-L] Average age

Steven stevenc at interlinks.net
Thu Nov 11 18:22:38 PST 2010


From: David Breneman 
--- On Thu, 11/11/10, Kristjan Saag <saag at telia.com> wrote:
> > Heard of antique stores? ...
> >
> But there's nothing like playing a tennis match with a
> > 1930's wooden racket and without tie-break.
> I still use the Electrolux vacuum cleaner my grandparents
bought in 1936.  ...And the Fridigaire range they bought in
1950.
>
And I live in a house which was built in 1869 (or possibly
1870?)! No "antiques" among my furniture or appliances,
though...two moves, and a couple of unwanted attempts
to "cure" me of my pack-rat-ism, pretty well took care
of my "antiques"...?!

Steven C. Barr


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