I grew up in a resort town with lots of motels. I had a friend whose parents owned one of these motels (now part of the Disney Resort). They had a storeroom that was full of bottles that the motel guests had left behind that were worth the deposits. Donna and I took those bottles to a market one bike basketful at a time to collect the 3 cent deposits. We ended up with over $20 between us which was a lot of money in 1960 for to pre-adolescent girls.
I had 5cents for a FAWN bottle of pop in 1954. I did not have the deposit money, so the small neighborhood grocery store (IN his home at that time) let me sit on the outside steps and drink it and take the bottle back in when I was done. He knew where I lived if I happen to cart it off without paying the deposit.
Years ago, returning empty bottles saved glass. The returned bottles were carefully washed and reused.But, there was a problem – the empties were often stored on porches or in garages and mice (or other vermin) would crawl into the bottles and get stuck. If the washing did not wash the mouse out, and the inspector be distracted at the time the bottle came down the line,the filling machine would fill and cap the bottle with the mouse still inside. Even though this happened only once out of tens of millions of bottles, resulting lawsuits just made it more practical to go to cheaper glass for the bottles and not take them back, thus no deposit no return.
When I was in grade school, one kid would bring a bottle of soda with his lunch. One day, he remembered he had left his opener in his coat pocket. As he left the room to get the opener, another kid reached over and gave the bottle a few vigorous shakes. When the kid came back and opened the bottle—————(Stain on ceiling for years!)
It’s said that the simplest answer is probably the truest answer. In this case, she’s had enough of the toad and needs him to go away.I’ve found that men dump women only after they’ve found a replacement; women dump men because they just want out.
ORMouseworks about 10 years ago
GOOD for you, Connie! ;)
Observer fo Irony about 10 years ago
I am going guess that Connie is actually telling Ted that he has to make a deposit ,with a pre-nup, before she returns to him.
freewaydog about 10 years ago
Doesn’t Connie wind up marrying someone named Greg?
Beleck3 about 10 years ago
ah the war of the sexes.
MitmanArt about 10 years ago
Ew!
cvillenick about 10 years ago
The girl in the jean shorts, in the pop up ad is killing me.
JanLC about 10 years ago
I grew up in a resort town with lots of motels. I had a friend whose parents owned one of these motels (now part of the Disney Resort). They had a storeroom that was full of bottles that the motel guests had left behind that were worth the deposits. Donna and I took those bottles to a market one bike basketful at a time to collect the 3 cent deposits. We ended up with over $20 between us which was a lot of money in 1960 for to pre-adolescent girls.
summerdog86 about 10 years ago
I had 5cents for a FAWN bottle of pop in 1954. I did not have the deposit money, so the small neighborhood grocery store (IN his home at that time) let me sit on the outside steps and drink it and take the bottle back in when I was done. He knew where I lived if I happen to cart it off without paying the deposit.
tuslog64 about 10 years ago
Years ago, returning empty bottles saved glass. The returned bottles were carefully washed and reused.But, there was a problem – the empties were often stored on porches or in garages and mice (or other vermin) would crawl into the bottles and get stuck. If the washing did not wash the mouse out, and the inspector be distracted at the time the bottle came down the line,the filling machine would fill and cap the bottle with the mouse still inside. Even though this happened only once out of tens of millions of bottles, resulting lawsuits just made it more practical to go to cheaper glass for the bottles and not take them back, thus no deposit no return.
tuslog64 about 10 years ago
And there was the possibility the bottle could be chipped around the top, and the cap not seal right.
tuslog64 about 10 years ago
When I was in grade school, one kid would bring a bottle of soda with his lunch. One day, he remembered he had left his opener in his coat pocket. As he left the room to get the opener, another kid reached over and gave the bottle a few vigorous shakes. When the kid came back and opened the bottle—————(Stain on ceiling for years!)
Ginny Premium Member about 10 years ago
It’s said that the simplest answer is probably the truest answer. In this case, she’s had enough of the toad and needs him to go away.I’ve found that men dump women only after they’ve found a replacement; women dump men because they just want out.
K M about 10 years ago
We’re certain Connie wasn’t into premarital sex?
westny77 about 10 years ago
wake up Connie Ted is gay