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Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: Marge_Innavera on July 11, 2007, 09:09:20 am ---In Georgia, as I recall, cops were referred to as "the fuzz."
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Because they stuck to you? ;D
Anybody else remember the tests of the Emergency Broadcast System on television?
Also, in my home town, they sounded all the fire sirens at noon every Saturday for the same purpose.
ifyoucantfixit:
We still have those here Jeff. Once a month. I am not sure what they do, but they still have that god awful high pitched sound..
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: ifyoucantfixit on July 11, 2007, 10:47:34 am ---
We still have those here Jeff. Once a month. I am not sure what they do, but they still have that god awful high pitched sound..
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Tell you what I miss: church bells.
There are churches here in Center City Philadelphia that have carillons or English-type "peals" of bells, but I can't hear them from my place. My own church is a historic Greek Revival building, built ca. 1840, that was supposed to have a steeple, but the vestry was too cheap/couldn't afford to build the steeple, so we don't have a bell.
But I miss the sound of church bells on a Sunday morning.
But even back home, I think my home church doesn't ring its bell anymore before the 8 a.m. service; years ago the neighbors complained. They still ring the "Pater noster" bell, however.
Shakesthecoffecan:
Across the street from my office is a Baptist church what recently renovated their bell tower and now chime at noon. They chime 12 times and then play a song. I will never forget the first time they did it, they played:
Deutchland, Deutchland,
Uber allies,
Uber allies un die veld!
I like to have fell out. They have never played it again.
loneleeb3:
--- Quote from: Marge_Innavera on July 11, 2007, 09:09:20 am ---In Georgia, as I recall, cops were referred to as "the fuzz."
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The Fuzz, Johnny Law, Smokies etc....
I remember as a child the churches in my home town rang their bells.
I think it was at the hour and half hr.
We had a siren that went off at noon at the courthouse.
It was nice. When we were out playin we could always tell what time it was because of the bells.
The steam whistle at the garment factory went off at 6pm but you couldn't always hear that out where we were.
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