For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for December 22, 2014

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    Templo S.U.D.  almost 10 years ago

    Um… did Richard tell his granddaughter to be the chimney sweep?

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    Argythree  almost 10 years ago

    Another in the series entitled “Bash Elly bash Elly bash Elly Bah Humbug”.-For the information of anyone else: don’t encourage your kids to mess around in a chimney that hasn’t been cleaned, and not just because they’ll make a mess. Chimney soot contains particles that can’t be screened out by the human respiratory system (which is why children used as sweeps ended up with lung problems). In addition, the creosite that builds up in chimneys causes rashes, eye problems, additional respiratory problems and can lead to cancer.-If you use your chimney and don’t have it cleaned regularly, the build up of these byproducts can also result in chimney fires. Mine is clean, but the floor is collapsing, so it can no longer be used (until I find someone who knows how to rebuild it…)

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    ORMouseworks  almost 10 years ago

    Poor Elly, there’s goes your nice clean rug… ;)

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    Ol Skool  almost 10 years ago

    oh noooo now the dog is going to run around the carpet and track the soot all over the rest of the house

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    no_junk  almost 10 years ago

    More victims of flapdoodle!

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    USN1977  almost 10 years ago

    Elizabeth started her career as an apprentice chimney sweep. Next, she is going to learn how to use a vacuum. After that, take a bath!

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    JanLC  almost 10 years ago

    Lynn’s Notes:

    One of our traditions at Christmas was to clean out the fireplace. This was a good thing. We’d have forgotten otherwise. This is a pretty accurate illustration of our living room in Lynn Lake… complete with the crud on the rug.

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    Sailor46 USN 65-95  almost 10 years ago

    Well not all of it is in the Chimney most of it seems to be on her and the floor!

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    summerdog86  almost 10 years ago

    Well, I would certainly hate to clean it up! And clean up Lizzie. Which to tackle first?….. Oh Grandma, Grandpa!!

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    AliCom  almost 10 years ago

    I guess Gran-pa forgot how children take everything you say ‘literally’.

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    sherrimiller60  almost 10 years ago

    @summerdog, you always clean up the kid first, so she doesn’t track more soot around while you are cleaning up the soot.

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    ko_hankinator  almost 10 years ago

    I think you have a whole ’nother problem to deal with

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    riven64  almost 10 years ago

    http://www.gocomics.com/forbetterorforworse/1985/12/23

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    bryan42  almost 10 years ago

    There are still chimney sweeps today. As long as there are wood burning fireplaces, or until they invent sootless fire, sweeps will be needed.

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    loves raising duncan  almost 10 years ago

    And on the carpet too!

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