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[islandboy]

IN  THE  YEAR  1909

The average life expectancy was 47 years.
Only 14 percent of the homes had a bathtub.
Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone.
There were only 8,000 cars and 144 miles of paved roads.
The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.
The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower.
The average wage in 1909, was 22 cents per hour.
The average worker made between $200 and $400 per year.
A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year. A dentist $2,500 per year.
A veterinarian between $1,500 and $4000 per year. A mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year.
More than 95 percent of all births took place at HOME.
Ninety percent of all doctors had no college education.
Sugar cost four cents a pound.
Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen.
Coffee was fifteen cents a pound.
Most woman only washed their hair once a month, and used,
Borax or egg yolks for shampoo.
Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people from entering into their country for any reason.
Five leading causes of death were:
1. Pneumonia and influenza
2. Tuberculosis
3. Diarrhea
4. Heart Disease
5. Stroke

The American flag had 45 stars.
The population of Las Vegas, Nevada, was only 30.
Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and ice tea hadn't been invented yet.
There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day.
Two out of every 10 adults couldn't read or write.
Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school.
Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at the local corner
drugstores. Back then pharmacists said, "Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind,
regulates the stomach and the bowels and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health."   (Not true)

Eighteen percent of households had at least one full-time servant or domestic help.
There were about 230 reported murders in the entire United States of America.

[RLL154]

Hi there and my wife marilyn and I live in nashville,TN. We are in full time mission's ministry!

Blessings,
Ron

[Soldier4Christ]

Hello Ron and welcome to Christians Unite forums.

I had to remove the links in your first post as they went to site requesting donations which is against the forum rules. It is also against the forum rules to post links for advertising other web sites. I hope that you understand.

[nChrist]

Hello Ron,

WELCOME!

I sincerely hope that you enjoy Christians Unite.

Love In Christ,
Tom

[islandboy]

Welcome to the forum Ron and Marilyn.  It is good to hear you are both interested in and doing mission work.

[islandboy]

FORGETTER  BE  FORGOTTEN

My forgetter's getting better,
But my rememberer is broke
To you that may seem funny
But, to me, that is no joke.

For when I'm 'here' I'm wondering
If I really should be 'there'
And, when I try to think it through,
I haven't got a prayer.

Oft times I walk into a room,
Say 'what am I here for?'
I wrack my brain, but all in vain.
A zero, is my score.

At times I put something away
Where it is safe, but, Gee.
The person it is safest from
Is, generally, me.

When shopping I may see someone,
Say 'Hi' and have a chat,
Then, when the person walks away
I ask myself, 'who the heck was that?'

Yes, my forgetter's getting better
While my rememberer is broke.
And it's driving me plumb crazy
And that isn't any joke.

[nChrist]

FORGETTER  BE  FORGOTTEN

My forgetter's getting better,
But my rememberer is broke
To you that may seem funny
But, to me, that is no joke.

For when I'm 'here' I'm wondering
If I really should be 'there'
And, when I try to think it through,
I haven't got a prayer.

Oft times I walk into a room,
Say 'what am I here for?'
I wrack my brain, but all in vain.
A zero, is my score.

At times I put something away
Where it is safe, but, Gee.
The person it is safest from
Is, generally, me.

When shopping I may see someone,
Say 'Hi' and have a chat,
Then, when the person walks away
I ask myself, 'who the heck was that?'

Yes, my forgetter's getting better
While my rememberer is broke.
And it's driving me plumb crazy
And that isn't any joke.

   I resemble this poem. My memory is horrible. I make lists to help me remember and lose the lists.

[Shammu]

  I resemble this poem. My memory is horrible. I make lists to help me remember and lose the lists.

That is what the cell phone note pad is for brother. So you can make notes to yourself........

[nChrist]

That is what the cell phone note pad is for brother. So you can make notes to yourself........

   But I misplace my cell phone fairly often. We call it so that the ring-tone will make it easier to find.

[Shammu]

  But I misplace my cell phone fairly often. We call it so that the ring-tone will make it easier to find.

Well you know they make holsters just for cell phones now a days.................. Oops, I can just see you acting like Wyatt Earp, and the cell phone flying through the air................. with the greatest of ease..............

Bob

[nChrist]

Well you know they make holsters just for cell phones now a days.................. Oops, I can just see you acting like Wyatt Earp, and the cell phone flying through the air................. with the greatest of ease..............

Bob

   I like it - I'll see what I can do. BUT, will one of you guys come get me if my wife has me committed?

[islandboy]

The rate most of us are going instead of getting you we might all be joining you.   

I am in the process of moving back to PA. I am so sick of packing boxes and mailing boxes and trying to remember what is in the boxes,
right after I seal them up, or when the receiver of the boxes asks me what did you just mail me.  At this point even thou I marked the
boxes it will be like a treasure hunt when I am getting settled in my new home. I am at the point of just a few things left to go and thinking to my do I really need that??   So I am giving some away and dreading packing any more boxes.

Another thing I discovered is in order to get my Social Security moved to a different bank, I need to do every on-line. They don't do anything at the offices anymore. It is all computerized. Us folks who can handle computers are able to accept this change, however, what are older folks going to do who don't trust or understand how to use a computer?

[nChrist]

Hello Islandboy,

I also hate moving, but it's been a long time since we've lived in the same house for 35 years. I managed to injure myself in some way during every move, so I shouldn't be allowed to move.     If we had to do it again, we'd have to hire someone to do most of the work.

Be safe and take care of yourself in the move. Holler at us when you get settled in. In the meantime- KEEP LOOKING UP!

Love In Christ,
Tom

[islandboy]

Tom, I will be sure to come back here after I move. This is the place that helps to pick me back up after I trip over something from constantly looking up.   


JUST  CHECKING  IN

A minister passing through his church
In the middle of the day,
Decided to pause by the alter
And see who had come to pray.

Just then the back door opened,
A man come down the aisle,
The minister frowned as he saw
The man hadn't shaved in a while.
His shirt was kinda shabby
And his coat was worn and frayed,
The man knelt, he bowed his head,
Then rose and walked away.

In the days that followed,
Each noon time came this chap,
Each time he knelt just a moment,
A lunch pail in his lap.

Well, the minister's suspicions grew,
With robbery a main fear,
He decided to stop the man and ask him,
"What are you doing here?"

The old man said, he worked down the road,
Lunch was half an hour
Lunchtime was his prayer time,
For finding strength and power.

"I stay only moments, see
Because the factory is so far away;
As I kneel here talking to the Lord,
This is kinda what I say:

"I just came again to tell you, Lord,
How happy I've been,
Since we found each others friendship and you took away my sin.
Don't know much to pray, but I think about you everyday.
So, Jesus, this is Jim checking in today."

The minister feeling foolish,
Told Jim, that was fine.
He told the man he was welcome
To come and pray just anytime.

Time to go, Jim smiled, said "Thanks."
He hurried to the door.
The minister knelt at the altar,
He'd never done it before.

[islandboy]

His cold heart melted, warmed with love,
And met with Jesus there.
As the tears flowed, in his heart,
He repeated old Jim's prayer:

"I just came again to tell you, Lord,
How happy I've been,
Since we found each others friendship and you took away my sin.
I don't know much of how to pray, but I think about you everyday.
So, Jesus, this is me checking in today.

Past noon one day, the minister noticed
That old Jim hadn't come.
As more days passed without Jim,
He began to worry some.

At the factory, he asked about him,
Learning he was ill.
The hospital staff was worried,
But he'd given them a thrill.

The week that Jim was with them,
Brought changes in the ward.
His smiles, a joy contagious.
Changed people, were his reward.