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I remember reading an article in my high school English textbook about historical climate change. The article did not discuss plate tectonics as a cause. This was in the early 1970s. Yes, we probably needed newer textbooks.
I wish I could remember which HS teacher that was who had mentioned plate tectonics as a growing theory but my memory fails me. This would have been ca 1964-67.
Apparently those scales are still a thing in the Southeast, but going away fast.
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Weight a minute! Is Publix getting rid of its historic scales?
Grocer says scales will go away -- someday
LAKELAND, Fla. – Yes, the iconic scales at Publix are going away, but the process will be slow and not all at once.
In a Facebook post from August, the Florida-based grocer said that its large, industrial-looking scales will one day be a thing of the past.
“The manufacturer ceased production in 2015, meaning that one day — although our wonderful repair shop keeps our remaining machines in great shape — the last Publix scale will retire,” the post stated.
The scales, a fixture at Publix for 81 years, were initially placed at the back of stores but later were moved near entrances.
I remember thinking 35 was old. yup-by the time you hit 35 you might as well sit your butt in that rocking chair on the porch. Your life was about over.
I remember thinking 35 was old. yup-by the time you hit 35 you might as well sit your butt in that rocking chair on the porch. Your life was about over.
I considered myself middle-aged at 37, since the average male life expectancy is 74. I became elderly at 65.
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