Luck and the Peas
OK! OK! OK! I think the week is finally catching up
to me. It is coming back in flashes. Let me see... Looking back to
the beginning of the week we saw some of that white, wintry, fluffy
stuff they call snow. No Icy stuff this time. AND... NO! I did not
make a snowman!
The snow lasted for a couple days before it melted.
A reader in the western mountains reported in that they had more than
13 inches of snow around the beginning of the week, and it continues
to fall. That should make the snow-skiers happy, huh? I need some
firewood for these cold wintry days & nights. Anyone out there have
a cord of good firewood they would sell me?
This last week I received the following info concerning
the tradition of Black-eyed peas, good luck and new years. This is
what someone from the south had to say about that,...
"Greetings from the South! I thought I'd take a minute
to tell the story. It seems that eating black-eyed peas on New Year's
Day is mainly a Southern tradition. Here's why... During the Civil
War, the Union soldiers would often raid and pillage the Southern
farms. It was a common practice to burn the crops, but the Yanks would
always leave the feed crops to use for their own horses. At that time,
black-eyed peas were grown in the north as a feed crop for livestock.
(Some Yanks still call them "cow peas".) As as result, this
particular crop was left alone.
After the takeover of the farms, the soldiers would
use the farm houses as headquarters for their operations. The women
and children would be forced to flee into the woods. After the residences
were abandoned by the soldiers, the farm folks would come out of hiding
to re-inhabit the homes.
Since the soldiers would take the food from the houses,
the only thing left to eat was 'cow peas'. Occasionally, some
bones or undesirable cuts of meat would be left hanging in the smokehouses.
Forced to survive on what was available, the women would take the
peas and meat scraps and boil them into a soup. This tasty dish was
often the only thing that kept them alive until their sons and husbands
returned from battle.
Considering themselves lucky to be alive, they gave
the credit to the lowly peas. From then on, the black-eyed pea was
eaten to bring good luck at the beginning of each year, and has since
been known as 'the pea that saved the South.' Hope you enjoyed
the story. I'd be curious if anyone has a different version."
I'm leaving you here with an embarrassing moment that
had me flustered, embarrassed and in the end... LOL (laughing out
loud) at myself and my auto.
I have one of those vehicles that has a Securikey
that Locks and UNlocks your doors and will not start when someone
tries to mess with it or tampers with it. It seems that they are putting
a little computer-type chip inside the key itself that communicates
with your car.
Then there is the alarm system that continuously honks
if someone bumps, tampers with it in an unfriendly way. AND... It
keeps honking until.... Meanwhile, the couple sitting in their car
across the way are either laughing at you under their breathe... OR...
wandering if someone is breaking in to your car.
Here's the rest of the story...
I think it had something to do with the securikey alarm system built
into the key and vehicle. Anyway, I was out running errands this mid-morning
and stopped at the neighborhood store for a few quick items. When
I came out and tried to unlock my door with the little keypad unlock...
It wouldn't UNLOCK. I looked around to make sure I had the right vehicle.
There was my dreamcatcher hanging from the rearview mirror. It was
the right auto.
Anyway, I finally used the key in the door to get
in. Once in... I buckled myself in; put the key in the ignition; and
turned the key to start the engine. NO SOUND! At first I thought it
was the battery, but the radio worked and the other electrical things
worked, BUT... the engine wouldn't make a sound when I tried to ignite
it with the key.
I used my cell phone to call a 1-800 emergency service
and they setup me up with a jump start w/possible tow. I was told
it was going to be about a 30 to 40 minute wait, so I decided to go
back into the store. I had just unlocked the door and opened it when
my horn started this alarming, continuous honking.
So... Feeling a bit embarrassed and seeing the couple
parked across from me staring in wonder, I quickly shut the door and
fumbled with the key... punching buttons trying to quiet the horn
alarm. I'm NOT sure what I finally did, but I got the honking shut
down.
I decided to try starting the engine again. Guess
What! It did start! I felt so embarrassed! A little bit Foolish! AND...
Really Dumb-founded! I quickly got back on my cell phone and called
the 1-800 emergency service to cancel the jump start.
NO telling what I had accidentally pushed when this
all started. I think I need a... a... a horse and buggy! LOL.... Already
have the horses. I just need the buggy. BUT... Does the buggy come
with a Securikey Alarm system now a days?
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