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susie123 · 18-07-2012, 10:42

This question was brought to mind when I heard someone ask the other day where he could buy drinking straws. I reflected that nowadays, like everything else, they are made of plastic and often come with a bendy bit in the middle so that you can sip your drink at a comfortable angle. And you can also pick them up in handfuls off the counter at Wetherspoons and other establishments, should you so wish.

Do you remember when straws were made out of wax paper glued together in spirals? And how the bottom bit started to unwind if you left it in the drink for too long? and how the top bit in your mouth would go flat if you sucked too hard and kept it in your mouth too long till it went soggy?

And do you remember having your school milk in a third pint bottle with a foil cap through which you had to put the straw? And the metal crate the bottles came in?

What memories were evoked when I heard someone ask a simple question about shopping!

18-07-2012, 10:42	#1
susie123 Resting In Peace Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Morecambe Posts: 4,208 Liked: 416 times Rep Power: 36416	Drinking straws This question was brought to mind when I heard someone ask the other day where he could buy drinking straws. I reflected that nowadays, like everything else, they are made of plastic and often come with a bendy bit in the middle so that you can sip your drink at a comfortable angle. And you can also pick them up in handfuls off the counter at Wetherspoons and other establishments, should you so wish. Do you remember when straws were made out of wax paper glued together in spirals? And how the bottom bit started to unwind if you left it in the drink for too long? and how the top bit in your mouth would go flat if you sucked too hard and kept it in your mouth too long till it went soggy? And do you remember having your school milk in a third pint bottle with a foil cap through which you had to put the straw? And the metal crate the bottles came in? What memories were evoked when I heard someone ask a simple question about shopping! __________________ Let sleeping polar bears lie...