On 2016-03-21 11:01 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 3/20/2016 10:35 PM, Doris Night wrote:
>
>>> It's not a lot of fun. You can understand why the electric beaters
>>> became so popular. I will age myself here, but when I was a kid we did
>>> not have an electric beater. Ours was a manual... two beaters and a hand
>>> crank. I don't think there was ever a kitchen utensil that was more
>>> difficult to operate.
>>
>> I have one of those and I use it all the time to beat egg whites and
>> make whipped cream.
>>
>> I can't picture using it to cream butter and sugar, though.
>>
>> Doris
>>
>
> Same here. Tough turning.
>
> Funny that we should be discussing a pretty simple task in the scheme of
> life. Look at the Pyramids, castles, cathedrals, all built before the
> advert of electricity and powered engines of any sort. I'd love to hop
> in the time machine and visit a worksite for a day.

I wonder how many people here would not care how much work it was if the
labour was being performed by slaves. Nothing is too hard, too heavy,
too awkward, too hot or too wet if it is being done by someone who has
to do what they are ordered to by their master or overseer.