tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141383639448060234.post6365202646532566878..comments2024-02-05T17:00:31.227+11:00Comments on Working Through It: Great InnovationsJackie Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06322613989851869319noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141383639448060234.post-41371140875200118412015-02-16T19:49:22.611+11:002015-02-16T19:49:22.611+11:00God I do not miss thumb tacks. They're awful t...God I do not miss thumb tacks. They're awful things!<br />Yes the way everything's so cheap now is a funny one. We don't like the exploitation and waste it has brought, but we're all happy with the benefits. I saw that same box at Big W or KMart this week and I remembered how similar starter boxes when I got married were three times the price, and the stuff was no better then. And uglier. These days cheap things can still be pretty.Jackie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06322613989851869319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141383639448060234.post-52967240264276045622015-02-16T13:09:45.068+11:002015-02-16T13:09:45.068+11:00Blue Tac was not around when I was young, so it wa...Blue Tac was not around when I was young, so it was drawing pin holes in the walls and into the soles of feet at times. I don't miss the registration label nonsense at all. <br /><br />I'll punt for a left field one, cheap Chinese imports. It something of a curate's egg though as we manufacture so little now. But how cheap things are to buy. We looked at a package in Big W yesterday and for $40 it had nearly everything you needed to set up a kitchen for cooking, including a frypan and pots I think. Ok, poor quality perhaps, but if it breaks, throw it away and buy another. Glothes can be bought so cheaply and look at the price of tvs now. Yes, our disposable society is not what we should have aimed for, but gee there are some real benefits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141383639448060234.post-89065121920247774512015-02-16T08:21:46.030+11:002015-02-16T08:21:46.030+11:00Ah yeah I remember that now. I remember doing that...Ah yeah I remember that now. I remember doing that myself.Jackie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06322613989851869319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141383639448060234.post-20833329528899438312015-02-16T08:07:54.051+11:002015-02-16T08:07:54.051+11:00There was a great trick with the old rego stickers...There was a great trick with the old rego stickers - piece of glad wrap, soapy water, soak for 15 minutes, pulled off in one piece. Not many knew about that. Pandora Behrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17582255671962095503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141383639448060234.post-70740010130894584502015-02-16T07:13:03.506+11:002015-02-16T07:13:03.506+11:00Yes: so many improvements in cars over the years o...Yes: so many improvements in cars over the years of which that's a great one!Jackie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06322613989851869319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141383639448060234.post-9638721659563516302015-02-16T07:11:43.162+11:002015-02-16T07:11:43.162+11:00So many good things!
Glad it's not just me wi...So many good things! <br />Glad it's not just me with the multi-coloured pencil :)Jackie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06322613989851869319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141383639448060234.post-29256599835908833152015-02-16T07:10:33.905+11:002015-02-16T07:10:33.905+11:00Yes! My kids only had to learn to tie laces for th...Yes! My kids only had to learn to tie laces for the first time last year thanks to Velcro fasteners on sneakers up till age 9Jackie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06322613989851869319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141383639448060234.post-27260744979256026722015-02-16T03:31:12.474+11:002015-02-16T03:31:12.474+11:00No way to cover all the innovations in one post. ...No way to cover all the innovations in one post. You've listed some excellent ones. My biggest complaint today is packaging that is near impossible to open without multiple sharp objects or a twisting combination that old eyes can not figure out (all courtesy of the insane jerkweed from the 80's who poisoned the Tylenol.)<br /><br />Delores hit one that I was going to say....velcro, especially for kids shoes.joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141383639448060234.post-79313573068481118622015-02-16T02:43:27.082+11:002015-02-16T02:43:27.082+11:00Jackie, diswasher, mobiles phones, cars and so... ...Jackie, diswasher, mobiles phones, cars and so... outnumbered... I love multicoloured pencilsGosiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14604712540141917583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141383639448060234.post-17853982403633596902015-02-16T01:16:32.094+11:002015-02-16T01:16:32.094+11:00The little motor on your car that lets windshield ...The little motor on your car that lets windshield washer be squirted right where it's needed...my handy dandy bottle opener...delivery chinese food....velcro....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com