Fill It Up, Jack

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Fill It Up, Jack

"Quanto?"

I had the same stamp experience. Kept with it a few years. An older guy, can't remember how I met him, gave me some real uncanceled stamps, including some oddities Hitler heads issued from conquered countries during the war.

Your discussion of beef stroganoff reminds me of Terry Pratchett's dwarf bread. You're never hungry when you have dwarf bread, because the alternative involves actually eating the dwarf bread.

If society breaks down to the point where your airline bottles of hooch becomes a viable means of barter, then I'd figure that a collection of matches might also fill that role. If your electric stove ain't working and you've got to boil some water whaddayagonnado? The ability to start a fire upon command is one of those things we take for granted but really oughtn't.

Brickhouse Hank (View Comment):

Your discussion of beef stroganoff reminds me of Terry Pratchett’s dwarf bread. You’re never hungry when you have dwarf bread, because the alternative involves actually eating the dwarf bread.

If society breaks down to the point where your airline bottles of hooch becomes a viable means of barter, then I’d figure that a collection of matches might also fill that role. If your electric stove ain’t working and you’ve got to boil some water whaddayagonnado? The ability to start a fire upon command is one of those things we take for granted but really oughtn’t.

I am never getting rid of a single match now

Brickhouse Hank (View Comment):

Your discussion of beef stroganoff reminds me of Terry Pratchett’s dwarf bread. You’re never hungry when you have dwarf bread, because the alternative involves actually eating the dwarf bread.

If society breaks down to the point where your airline bottles of hooch becomes a viable means of barter, then I’d figure that a collection of matches might also fill that role. If your electric stove ain’t working and you’ve got to boil some water whaddayagonnado? The ability to start a fire upon command is one of those things we take for granted but really oughtn’t.

James Lileks (View Comment):

I am never getting rid of a single match now

Better to just buy a bunch of the boxes of them at Dollar Tree or whatever. Fill a storage box with them, maybe a small room... They're very cheap, NOW...