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Transition Zone
Feb 8, 2022, 5:59:53 PM2/8/22
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On Saturday, February 5, 2022 at 9:41:16 PM UTC-5, micky wrote in alt.home.repair:
> OT
>
> IN the movies from the 40's to the 70's**, when the man comes home from
> work, or comes home from anywhere, he goes to a bar or a shelf and there
> waiting for him are bottles of liquor, glases, and sometimes an ice
> bucket. Did wives really set things up like that, with new ice in time
> for their man to get home.
>
> **I haven't seen many movies newer than that, at least not about
> everyday people.
>
> Or if not ice, there's at least one bottle and one glass so he doesn't
> have to waste time bending down or looking for what to drink. And if no
> bar, it sits on a shelf or a cabinet top.
>
> Did people really live that way, or is it a dramatic device, meant to
> not waste much screen time but to say that he needed a drink .
>
> Do any of you keep a liquor bottle and glass handy for when you come
> home?
>
> Do any of you, or when you were working did you, have an alchoholic
> drink when you get home?
I like that Coconut Liqueurs (by 99, I think). Its very aromatic. It goes great with most any kind of soda.
> OT
>
> IN the movies from the 40's to the 70's**, when the man comes home from
> work, or comes home from anywhere, he goes to a bar or a shelf and there
> waiting for him are bottles of liquor, glases, and sometimes an ice
> bucket. Did wives really set things up like that, with new ice in time
> for their man to get home.
>
> **I haven't seen many movies newer than that, at least not about
> everyday people.
>
> Or if not ice, there's at least one bottle and one glass so he doesn't
> have to waste time bending down or looking for what to drink. And if no
> bar, it sits on a shelf or a cabinet top.
>
> Did people really live that way, or is it a dramatic device, meant to
> not waste much screen time but to say that he needed a drink .
>
> Do any of you keep a liquor bottle and glass handy for when you come
> home?
>
> Do any of you, or when you were working did you, have an alchoholic
> drink when you get home?
I like that Coconut Liqueurs (by 99, I think). Its very aromatic. It goes great with most any kind of soda.
Roger
Feb 8, 2022, 6:31:22 PM2/8/22
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Rand
Feb 8, 2022, 6:51:34 PM2/8/22
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Bill
Feb 8, 2022, 7:58:19 PM2/8/22
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Transition Zone wrote:
> On Saturday, February 5, 2022 at 9:41:16 PM UTC-5, micky wrote in alt.home.repair:
>> OT
>>
>> IN the movies from the 40's to the 70's**, when the man comes home from
>> work, or comes home from anywhere, he goes to a bar or a shelf and there
>> waiting for him are bottles of liquor, glases, and sometimes an ice
>> bucket. Did wives really set things up like that, with new ice in time
>> for their man to get home.
>>
>> **I haven't seen many movies newer than that, at least not about
>> everyday people.Ghe? Uhm, can you go into more detail? I don't get ito say that he needed a drink .
> On Saturday, February 5, 2022 at 9:41:16 PM UTC-5, micky wrote in alt.home.repair:
>> OT
>>
>> IN the movies from the 40's to the 70's**, when the man comes home from
>> work, or comes home from anywhere, he goes to a bar or a shelf and there
>> waiting for him are bottles of liquor, glases, and sometimes an ice
>> bucket. Did wives really set things up like that, with new ice in time
>> for their man to get home.
>>
>> **I haven't seen many movies newer than that, at least not about
>>
>> Do any of you keep a liquor bottle and glass handy for when you come
>> home?
>>
>> Do any of you, or when you were working did you, have an alchoholic
>> drink when you get home?
>
> I like that Coconut Liqueurs (by 99, I think). Its very aromatic. It goes great with most any kind of soda.
>
Ghe? Uhm, can you go into more detail? I don't get it
>> Do any of you keep a liquor bottle and glass handy for when you come
>> home?
>>
>> Do any of you, or when you were working did you, have an alchoholic
>> drink when you get home?
>
> I like that Coconut Liqueurs (by 99, I think). Its very aromatic. It goes great with most any kind of soda.
>
Catherine
Feb 9, 2022, 6:11:16 PM2/9/22
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Jacky
Feb 9, 2022, 8:41:22 PM2/9/22
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On Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at 4:59:53 PM UTC-6, Transition Zone wrote:
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