To Scoops-Way off topic

[<Smashing>]

Hey Scoops,
On Wednesday I had a meeting at the Goodwill Industries here in town. They try to provide work for mentally challanged adults. They also have homes where six of the adults live, with supervision.
We were trying to figure more ways to expand their laundry services to provide more jobs and money for independent living.
One of our girls has Downs Syndrome. She is a pretty little blonde, and actually I do not think she is challanged mentally. She does very well for herself.
We were discussing a diaper service as we have several "yuppie" types that have decided to go back to cloth diapers.
Michelle wanted to know what a diaper service is, so we explained all about it.
She got a really funny look on her face, and said "Are you saying someone would rather use cloth diapers that you have to rinse out instead of using the throw away kind?"
I said, yes, to which she replied, and seriously,
"And people think that we are mentallly challanged?
Guess she put some in their place, huh?

Sandy

[<Scoopsplus>]

Hi Sandy, That is such a neat story!...something that you could send in to Reader's Digest. We used to get RD for the waiting area where I used to work. I loved reading it during my lunch break. That story is one of those that win the money. I forget what they call it ..real-life anectdotes, or everyday living...neither of those sound right, but you know what I mean.
She has a wonderful sense of humor, and confidence in herself. Gotta love it.

Have a nifty weekend! (in case I don't get back on til Monday).

[<Jinh>]

Cute story Sandy! I don't think my BIL would agree though...
He would never have dreamed of using disposable diapers...I took care of my nephew for the first two years of his life while my BIL was getting his Master's degree after Vietnam and my sister was working full-time.

What a blast it was rinsing diapers in the toilet and putting them into the diaper pail and then hauling them to the student living laundry mat...fun, fun, fun...NOT - LOL!

I'm not sure you gain that much environmentally by using cloth - takes a ton of water and soap and electricity. Not sure how it weighs out...

[<Smashing>]

Jinh,
Not to mention plastic pants, red rings around the babies legs, wet bed linens, rashes, etc.
Disposables were wonderful. I had three that used cloth, but the last two were disposable. I felt like that was literally a gift from God.
I loved me some Pampers.
The Grandsons have been a lot easier with the disposables.
I am afraid I agree with Michelle.
Maybe we need to find a different money raiser?
Sandy

[<PK>]

LOL...

I think in these last years, the "poop" (sorry) is that the disposables are more environmentaly friendly than cloth..

I recall I encouraged younger daughter to use cloth... And bought them for her. It seems, newspaper articles (pre computer) indicated disposables were kinder..

Of course that study was most likely done by "Pampers"...

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PK noting she did not use the cloth diapers for the subsequent kids... AND I did not get my original contribution back as the wonderful cleaning rags, they were.. &lt;HoHoHo&gt;

[<PK>]

Then, too...

They did away with the wonderful powder scented diaper liners that came in a boxes of 100 for a buck.....

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PK getting a bit nostalgic about diaper liners.. &lt;grin&gt;

[<Cassandra>]

PK, Jinh & Sandy:

I can't relate since I have never had children, but if someday I'm old and incapacitated, I'd rather have Depends over cloth diapers, LOL!

[<Cassandra>]

Scoops, that last post was intended for you too. Sorry I "scooped" over your name. :-)

[<Lmroland>]

&lt;&lt;Not sure how it weigh's out&gt;&gt;
Hey Jinh---Are you comparing the weight of cloth verses disposable??LOL
Needless to say the cloth would be heavier.(well,depend ing on what was in them!rofl!)

I have changed alot of butts in my life (and I am only 37!)and I must say that
disposable diapers are much better!
I wonder what Kelly uses?Also if she has a diaper service and BTW what is a diaper service??LOL

[<PK>]

LOL...

Yes, I too wonder what a diaper service is...

Back in the dark years (60s), you kept a diaper pail with bleach water (You could actually BUY a diaper pail). After you doused the dark dirty ones in the toilet, (hoping you did not let loose of it while flushing) you put them in the diaper pail. (with the bleach water - not too strong, or you would have no product left...)

When you accumulated enough, you washed them - again with bleach, and usually NOT with other white clothes... Prior to "dryers", you ran them through the wringer, and hung them on the clothesline... Wow, would they get "stiff"...

At this time you would take them from the line and fold them for future use.. It not an unpleasant job - neatness counted... The stack would get quite high, and would be put next to the crib...

Now, not wanting to put those "stiff" things next to delicate baby bottoms, you would buy the diaper liners - the powder scent cut the bleach smell, and they provided a nice buffer between baby bottom and stiff diaper.. They cut down on diaper rash as well...

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PK is now officially done with memory lane...

[<Smashing>]

Before I tell you about a diaper service, let me just remark about how wonderful it is that Trevor made the printing so much larger. Thank you!

Okay, diaper service provides the diapers. Usually twice a week. They provide any number of diapers, usually about four to six dozen to start.
On their pick ups, they get the dirty diapers and leave that many clean ones. The person never actually has to wash the diapers. However, they are expected to rinse out the soiled ones. That alone, would make it not worth having.
They provide the diaper pail and the bags for pick up. People that use cloth diapers swear by this service. It was always easier for me to wash and hang out.
I can fold a mean kite diaper.
Sandy

[<PK>]

LOL...

I Challenge you to a kite duel...

Or, not...

That was my favorite - Did not like the square Birdseye ones... You could only get a triangle with those wimps...

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PK

[<PK>]

But, hey, LOL...

They got relegated to the rag bin a lot quicker - and made wonderful rags..

;0))

PK

[<Smashing>]

I suggest you remember I had more kids, and a lot more experience. Yes, I liked the long, pinked edge curity diapers. Fold in half, and then the kite. I liked that one because you could fold it to the size you needed. Pins held it better than the old triangle. Although with the square birdseye diapers, I did a tri-fold thing.
Again, you are right. Best rags in the entire world. I still buy diapers for rags. A dozen can last five years. Sandy

[<PK>]

Spendthrift...

LOL - thinking if I had had as many kids as you did, I would have looked into the diaper service... Heheheh...

Have a good evening and weekend, Kiddo..

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PK wondering if I can even still find cloth diapers?? WallyWorld, here I come!!

[<Laraney>]

Sandy,
Nice story about the young girl. When I was younger you always new when a new baby had arrived in our neighborhood by the new nappies (diapers) hanging on the clothes line. Most people didn't have dryers then. When my sister had her kids I was not good at putting those cloth diapers on them. Thank goodness for the little plastic pants. At least that helped to keep them on and from anything else from falling out. LOL

[<ledhead>]

Ouch!! You talking about using all that bleach on those babies' diapers, makes my bottom hurt just thinking about it!!! Those poor babies!!! Actually, I WAS one of those poor babies!!!

When I brought my first baby home, the hospital gave me several boxes of disposable diapers. Some were Pampers, some Luvs, and some Huggies. I had bought cloth diapers, or they were given to me at a baby shower, I forget which. I kept using the complimentary ones from the hospital, each time thinking, 'I'll use the cloth ones when I get this done, or in the morning,' etc etc, but I kept grabbing those disposables. Then I started buying them. Actually, the disposable ones kept the urine off my baby's skin, and you all know what the cloth ones were like.

Once I left him with my younger brother and his wife, who had their first baby a few weeks after my second son. I had Huggies on him. When we came back, my brother said, "Gee, we couldn't tell if he was wet or not, everytime we checked his diaper, it felt dry. So we just changed him b/c we thought we should. Sorry if we wasted any of your diapers." He hadn't done the more obvious, so they changed him just to be safe.

I think you all know my vote. DISPOSABLES!!

Jan

[<Jinh>]

LOL -
What a funny thread!

Too cute...Thanks Sandy!

[<ledhead>]

Scoops, I love Reader's Digest too. They have several sections that they allow for little anecdotes like Sandy's. One I believe is called, Everyday Living or Life, or That's Life! then there's one that's samething like At the Office, At Work, and also one for funny military stories.

I like the one also that's not funny, called That's OUTRAGEOUS!! It's about how the criminal gets away with things b/c of the laws and court system.

Jan

[<PK>]

Wow!

It's been years and years since I read Reader's Digest...

I remember when I was a kid at home, I would always read those sections, and think what I could send in - $25 was a lot of money in that day and age.

I usually only wrote them mentally.. Never did send one in - even though in my own mind, mine were much better than those published...

(Parents were "dumber than a stump", during those teen years, too... &lt;grin&gt;)

Ouch, is it the fall season that sends you down memory lane - or just short term memory loss??

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PK

[<Smashing>]

Funny about the Reader's Digest thing. I still haven't opened mine from this month. Comes in a little plastic wrapper now. My Mom sends me a subscription to it every Christmas.
She has done it for twenty years.
Sandy

[<ledhead>]

Oh how I remember Reader's Digest! Our English teacher (she's the one who graduated with my 92 yr. old aunt, is still alive and still drives her '54' coral and grey Chevy!), made us subscribe to the school edition that had a study guide to it, and she would have us read and answer the questions on certain articles, we ALWAYS did the vocabulary section, and she also made us read one of the articles and give an oral report on the article in front of the class.

After several of us gave our reports, she would imitate how we looked to the rest of the class by hanging all over the podium, our nervous habits of touching our hair, tapping our fingers or pencils on the podium, scratching, shifting our weight from one foot to the other, hanging our hips out, you get the idea. She was never selective about who she imitated though, everybody got raked over the coals, everybody laughed at themselves and each other. Torturous as it was standing up there in front of the class, we all got a good laugh at ourselves and it was never in a mean way toward anyone in particular.

We all used to complain about those Reader's Digests bitterly, but when I took a Speed Reading class almost 12 yrs. later, that's what was used as part of the texbook. I've liked the Reader's Digest ever since.

Jan

[<PK>]

LOL, Jan...

That story would qualify for the "prize", I think...

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PK