Three Things...Gratitude Thread

[flyingdumbo127]

Good Tuesday morning, everyone

So many wonderful "PL" answers already! So of my favorites already mentioned include, "Play and playgrounds, please and thank you, Planet Earth, and plain"--plain eater=me +plain and simple is so often the kindest choice to make.

and soft, plus stuffed animal friends as WDWEPCOT said, as well. How I had a huge stuffed animal collection as a kid. Loved and had names for them all.

Other "PLs" that I don't think I have been mentioned yet:

1 Play Doh!
2 Playmobile kids
3 Plinko! Dad and I would so love to play this on Price is Right!

 

[WDWEPCOT]

Pliers - use them daily to open things

 

[bobbiwoz]

Pl things

Plants, I have always enjoyed growing plants
Plays, good ones
Playgrounds….when I read what was said here, I began to think of all the times I took DSs to playgrounds. Many great days in their young lives. Thanks for the memories!

 

[slo]

Hi everyone
A quick lunch time check in….

#1 - I’m grateful for this planet - none of us would be here without it.

#2 - I’m grateful for planes - I’ll be on one June 6th - I can hardly wait.

#3 - I’m grateful for paper plates - I’m using one right now

 

[LuvOrlando]

Please and Thank You song, I am now humming
Pluto, both the character and planet
Plates, because they keep things clean

 

[DaisyDuck001]

We used to go to Silver Dollar City every few years or so. They do have a beautiful Christmas Display and similar to Dollywood mentioned above, I believe the focus on the true meaning of Christmas.

If you do end up going or putting a group together, DH and I could possibly meet you there! It would somewhat depend on dates and if DH qualifies for a trip that he's eligible for each year. It's always in December, but we don't know if he made it until sometime early September.

So, keep us in mind if you go!

Glad to hear that you and your DH might be able to meet up there! So far, I don't know of anyone else who can go, but yes, I'll keep this in mind. If even one or two people can meet me there for sure, I'd like to go. I was hoping more from this thread would be able to join us, but if not, I'm thinking about maybe starting a new thread for the trip idea.

 

[Allison Joy]

(Tues 4/18) - 3 things you're grateful for beginning with PL
1. Plots (of the bookish kind, that is...)
2. Plants
3. Planets

 

[L.K.]

(Tues 4/18) - 3 things you're grateful for beginning with PL
1. Pliers - can't count the number of times I've fixed or extracted something using pliers
2. Player pianos (plinky, plink, plink)
3. Plains

 

[PollyannaMom]

Today's Topic (Wed, 4/19) - 3 things you're grateful for from the 1930s

 

[nw6675]

Ok @WDWEPCOT hold your horses....I had to make new room reservations before I could do anything today

1930s....

@PollyannaMom is trying to make it hard today!

1. Hoover Dam. Funny TRUE story. Visited early one morning. Only ones there. Had to go potty so went to the one that is in one of those tall things on the dam bridge. It was dark so I walked in and up the stairs (natural light up top). Did my business, came down the stairs. My eyes had finally adjusted. THE FLOOR WAS COVERED IN THESE BIG HUGE BLACK CRICKET TYPE THINGS. Never seen them before or since. OMG!!!!! Think Indiana Jones. I had to LEAP 12 feet or so to get out without stepping on them. The horror of knowing I had walked through them to begin with makese me freak even now. Whew. Sorry that was long.
2. Nylon - remember when it was expected that we wear dresses and pantyhose? I did for years until one day it seemed like everyone collectively stopped!
3. Photocopiers. I mean, how would any doctor's office verify who we are? LOL

 

[PollyannaMom]

Things from the 1930's I'm grateful for:

Sliced Bread - Did you ever hear anyone call something "the greatest thing since sliced bread"? Well, until the 30s, bread didn't come pre-sliced! I'm grateful not to have to make a mess slicing it every time I make toast, a sandwich, etc.

Chocolate Chip Cookies - the original Toll House Cookies were invented not far from here in 1933.

Scotch Tape was also invented in 1930 - and it's definitely a handy product I am grateful to use all the time!

 

[WDWEPCOT]

Lucky for you I went to bed at 1:39 am so I slept in this morning otherwise I’d be Rolling Stones again - now I’m gonna have to get Jiggy with it as I’m running behind

 

[WDWEPCOT]

Music - love the music from this era too
Jazz & Swing started

Clothes - beautiful evening gowns

Art - lots of great art

Mickey

 

[WDWEPCOT]

Ooh no more nylons - my first big Corporate job - in the employee manual in the 80s - nylons required for women
And to say these days I need a slip with that - these young girls are like a WHAT??

 

[1420Elexismc]

Oooh google to the rescue on this one for sure lol

Swing music(I know you are all shocked about it being something to do with music LOL)

The hats!

Toll House cookies

 

[newski_mom]

This is a tough one!

1. I found that High Speed Photography was invented. That is a great one that has only improved over the years!
2. As others have said - scotch tape - it's hard to imagine what we'd do without it today!
3. The jet engine was invented, although it wasn't used in flight until 1941, it was invented in the 1930's

 

[WDWEPCOT]

You had me at Toll House Cookies and Swing Music but mostly cookie

 

[Tink-osophy]

1930s

I had to do a little research for this one!

Apparently, the world's first emergency telephone service 999 began to be used in 1937.

The BBC began its first regular television programming in the early 30s.

"Cat's eyes" marking the center of the road were also invented in the UK in the 30s.

I appreciate all of those. It's amazing the things we usually take for granted, isn't it?!

And across the pond in the US...

Chocolate chip cookies, chocolate chip cookies, chocolate chip cookies! (I just wish it was easy to buy the soft, chewy kind over here. British biscuits/cookies are usually crunchy.)

And car radios.

And nylon toothbrushes.

 

[WDWEPCOT]

 

[LuvOrlando]

Sliced bread
Depression ended
Prohibition ended