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TomSlick

(12,869 posts) Thu Dec 25, 2025, 12:05 AM 17 hrs ago

If you never learn to milk a cow, you'll never have to milk one.

Decades ago, when I was in college, I worked in a small town department store. One of my jobs was gift wrapping.

My wife and I married right out of college and doing the gift wrapping for birthdays and Christmas has always been my job because I know how.

The Christmas gift wrapping job is much bigger now. Three grandchildren do that. It's 11:00 on Christmas Eve and I've just finished the job.

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If you never learn to milk a cow, you'll never have to milk one. (Original Post) TomSlick 17 hrs ago OP

too late for me... bobalew 16 hrs ago #1

One of my favorite memories of Christmas years ago. Was assembling Helms deep toy play set. Duncanpup 14 hrs ago #2

bobalew

(379 posts)

1. too late for me...

Reply to TomSlick (Original post)

Thu Dec 25, 2025, 01:23 AM

16 hrs ago

I learned how to milk cows on my cousins' farm when I was 9, but haven't had to milk one since then. but not dead yet...

Duncanpup

(15,532 posts)

2. One of my favorite memories of Christmas years ago. Was assembling Helms deep toy play set.