tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616644297679867505.post4037644549821061539..comments2022-11-23T10:36:52.176+00:00Comments on The Vinyl Dragon: SundayGraham Mumfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16187684825681364798noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616644297679867505.post-27919569530035937172009-03-11T19:23:00.000+00:002009-03-11T19:23:00.000+00:00She had a couple of big aluminum pots that my brot...She had a couple of big aluminum pots that my brother and I ran through the Mangle to flatten so we could use them as shields we cut each one so that when flattened they made a X shaped shield. We played King Authur and his knights plus cowboys and indians.<BR/><BR/>We also ran milkweed plants through the Mangle to extract the milk which yielded a poor kind of natural rubber that we then used to make masks.<BR/><BR/>She was not happy and Dad was amazed.waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01968780285738148454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616644297679867505.post-25000952672581119632009-03-10T03:14:00.000+00:002009-03-10T03:14:00.000+00:00Graham, I am so glad you reconsidered and will con...Graham, I am so glad you reconsidered and will continue posting. You are worth reading!<BR/><BR/>Jane in Alabamaknitterjanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15815164280281481596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616644297679867505.post-83987467612317790672009-03-10T02:44:00.000+00:002009-03-10T02:44:00.000+00:00My mum had one of those earlier wringer types too....My mum had one of those earlier wringer types too. She used to always scare me to bits, saying keep your fingers away, or they'll be mangled to nothing....<BR/>I liked the smell of the washing powders (persil), but hated thinking I would be helping with all the ironing, for the next two days...A Brit in Tennesseehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16080644141670903160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616644297679867505.post-39200461330319516722009-03-09T22:50:00.000+00:002009-03-09T22:50:00.000+00:00My mother used to have an old wringer washer in th...My mother used to have an old wringer washer in the basement. It was a large tub on legs with an agitator and the wringer attachment on top. After the clothes were clean enough, she'd pop them through the wringer into another tub filled with clean water. Rinse. Repeat wringer action. Then hang them outside to dry. <BR/><BR/>My god - it was a process. But I did enjoy the smell. The whole house smelled clean and fresh. Unlike today, were you can hardly smell the laundry at all with all the unscented products.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616644297679867505.post-30807402599993710862009-03-09T22:37:00.000+00:002009-03-09T22:37:00.000+00:00Wayne, assuming it's not horrible (!) I'd love to ...Wayne, assuming it's not horrible (!) I'd love to hear more about that :-)<BR/><BR/>See I never thought of stuff like that...Graham Mumfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16187684825681364798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616644297679867505.post-14125914057202974752009-03-09T20:11:00.000+00:002009-03-09T20:11:00.000+00:00Sometimes the tangents yield the best stories. My ...Sometimes the tangents yield the best stories. My brother and I used Mom's mangle to flatten stuff that should not have been flat.waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01968780285738148454noreply@blogger.com