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  1. Paisley

    Childless in the Golden Era

    When you don't have the responsibilities of kids, you have more time and money to travel and read think about things that don't have to get done immediately. (In contrast, my 80-year-old friend raised two kids by herself for 15 years after her husband ran off. She described it as "always on...
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    Childless in the Golden Era

    I used to have a dear friend who never married. She must have been born around 1940. She worked with a lot of Air Force Academy cadets (still does, I see from a Google search); she's one of the warmest, kindest people I've ever known. At one time, she was engaged, but she told me she didn't have...
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    Cads on the subway

    I think this is especially true at the FL. While we all love the styles of the Golden Era, people here have a wide variety of lifestyles and observe different traditions (or not)--just like people from the Golden Era.
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    My Mother Says...

    My mom was embarassed by the hunting knife my sister wore everywhere when she was in the Hell's Angels, and the fact that she wore a mink stole to interview for a job as a maid.
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    Your Closet & Wardrobe Management

    The rack shown above should have a bar attached corner to corner to make it more stable.
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    Cads on the subway

    lol I love that movie!
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    Cads on the subway

    "Nobody," said Eleanor Roosevelt, "can make you feel inferior without your permission." If a man drops his manners--whatever they may be--because a woman works or studies in a mostly-male field, then he is full of self-doubt and lacking in character. We shouldn't be very flattered when such a...
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    Cads on the subway

    Reetpleet once said that was why gentlemen used to walk on the building side of the sidewalk. Raging horses, flying waste, it's a toss-up. It's a little like this debate: offer your seat (if you're a man) to respect women as ladies, or don't offer it to respect them as equals (and because...
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    Cads on the subway

    I don't know the history of giving up one's seat for a lady, but this makes the most sense to me. (Granted, I've skipped or skimmed the most of the purple prose in this thread.) I think it's like the custom of a man walking on the street side of the sidewalk to protect a woman from...
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    Cads on the subway

    Good for you! I've known people who used other people's handicap placards out of sheer laziness and orneriness. I hope your pregnancy continues to go well. :)
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    Time Warp Wives

    Not me--not that anyone would want to do a news story on my house or lifestyle. If you get an agreement in writing and you're still made out to be the freak of the week, I don't see that you'd have any good recourse. Emily Post advised her readers to keep their private lives private. I...
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    Job Interview

    There are a bunch of threads on this topic: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&as_q=hat&as_epq=job+interview&as_oq=&as_eq=&num=10&lr=&as_filetype=&ft=i&as_sitesearch=thefedoralounge.com&as_qdr=all&as_rights=&as_occt=any&cr=&as_nlo=&as_nhi=&safe=images I would assume that any police...
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    Cads on the subway

    I don't know what upper body strength has to do with riding a train, unless you are hauling yourself into a boxcar or helping your fellow hobos to do so.
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    Vintage Things that are Still in Common Use

    3-IN-ONE oil.
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    Cads on the subway

    Assuming that old school ladies drive their own carriages, that sounds like a good solution.
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    Cads on the subway

    Personally, I've enjoyed having the freedom to leave home at an early age, read widely, go to college, buy a house, earn, spend and invest my money as I see fit, spend my free time as I choose, and now, enjoy the things I've worked for. However, if someone prefers to not work outside the home...
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    Cads on the subway

    Around here (Denver), people tend not to make eye contact with strangers unless they want to talk to them. And I usually don't want to talk to them. Yes, I wear a wide brimmed hat in the summer and read a book on the bus--I can't even see who's sitting next to me. But when a disabled person...
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    Cads on the subway

    All a lady has to do to decline a seat is say, "Thanks, but I don't mind standing...Yes, I'm sure." To decline help: "Thanks, but I've got it."
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    Cads on the subway

    Parking for the Pregnant A lady, like a gentleman, doesn't take more than she needs of public accommodations. While it's nice to have parking spaces for pregnant women who need them, a lady who happens to be hale, hardy and expecting a baby will leave them for those who are struggling. It's...
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    Cads on the subway

    According to what I have read, chivalry at that time was only for women of privilege. On a date, it's nice to make a distinction between the sexes, regarding manners. Of course, a man suddenly becoming progressive or a women turning into a delicate flower as soon as the check comes misses...

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