Conversing With The Cashier

[MomOnBike]

As I was growing up, fencing involved "bob wahr," 6-foot steel posts and rides in the trailer behind the tractor. And a great deal of salty language.

Now, thanks to Younger Daughter, fencing involves weapons, masks and plane tickets. And a certain amount of strong language.

Different worlds, indeed. I have a foot in each, and sometimes feel as though I'm being ripped in half. I wouldn't trade it, though.

[Aggie_Ama]

When we were house hunting I cut my toe on a piece of re-mesh for laying the foundation of sidewalks. I went to get a tetnus shot and the doc asked why I needed one urgently.

I told him being an idiot I wore open toed shoes to a ocnstruction area and stubbed my toe on rusty re-mesh and it broke skin.

He asked what re-mesh was, which wasn't that odd because I am sure it doesn't ring bells if you didn't toil the days at Lowe's but he is a farm boy from Kansas so I thought he might know. So I said "You know that wire metal that is down before they pour concrete for sidewalks." Crickets chirping. So then I added "it is kind of like rebar." More silence. Finally, I said "My last tetnus was likely in middle school, I am now 25 and it was rusty metal so I think it is just best?"

[Zen]

I know what that is.

Some people are isolated from the realities of life. I have in mind a local NPR host and Judge Judy
They don't deal with dirty little things like that. Or cell phones, it would seem.

[Crankin]

I wouldn't have known what re-mesh is.
I do, however, know about re-bar, because in AZ everyone has a swimming pool. When it is being built, you get to the re-bar stage right before the gunnite gets poured and your pool begins to look like a pool.

[Aggie_Ama]

I wonder if it was a thing like Zen's where context or lifestyle threw him? With the amount of building in Austin area and that he told me once he was building a new house I am *pretty* sure he has seen a sidewalk before they pour concrete because for some reason the re-mesh sits for about a week. But some people don't notice the world around them, my husband is one. But he knows what rebar and re-mesh are from working at Lowe's through college too.

The same doc's advice for a good sunscreen "I like this kid's banana boat stuff when I go out on the boat." I was hoping for a little more concrete answer buddy. I just researched it and asked my gyno of all people since dermatologists have a ridiculously long wait. I switched to the other doc in the practice who seems a little more in tune with the world.

[sundial]

In my area, if I said "pilates" someone would think it's something to eat.

I think region has a lot to do with how progressive the mindset is.