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In the olden days, we had a milkman who came by the house every day. They used a system to avoid going back and forth to the door. The system was a set of brightly colored cards fastened together at the bottom. By opening the cards to a specific color, the milkman knew what to bring to the door.
At Christmas time, they had a larger selection because of cream and eggnog, etc. The device was placed in a glass milk bottle so it was high enough to see from the street.
So, being a precocious little boy, I spotted the cards when I went out to play. There were a lot of cards, but they were at the bottom. Only one card was visible, I think it was for milk! Not knowing what they were for, I spread all the cards out so every color showed and then placed the device back into the bottle.
The milkman hit the jackpot!
Mom was a tad angry when she got chocolate buttermilk, a dozen rooster eggs, pickle juice, escargo flavored cottage cheese, and several other items Mom DID NOT ORDER. She was shocked when she went to the door, and the three steps were loaded with dairy products!’
When she yelled my name, I knew I was in trouble, so I put on my adorable little face and came to the door. Mother explained that I was to NEVER touch those cards again, ever!!!
Every time I play cards and see the cards spread out, I think of that day!
Today started out normally, we were heading to the doctor’s office to see the cardiologist for the monthy ticker check.
