Small bills please, or maybe banana pudding and several spoons.
Mike T
---- Jpslhedgpeth@aol.com wrote:
> Mike you'll have to divide the prize with the other guys who came up with
> hand...I'm not familiar with the term stems...However there are many other
> things I'm not familiar with either...I'm occasionally reminded of that fact
> !!!!
>
>
> Pete
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jpslhedgpeth <Jpslhedgpeth@aol.com>
> To: mthomasson <mthomasson@austin.rr.com>; CBQ <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Thu, Mar 20, 2014 9:41 am
> Subject: Re: [CBQ] What could these crates be?
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> Mike is right...A "hand" it is...Guess I missed the distinction between the
> full stalk and what is cut off.....You get the prize Mike.
>
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> Pete
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mthomasson <mthomasson@austin.rr.com>
> To: CBQ <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
> Cc: Jpslhedgpeth <Jpslhedgpeth@aol.com>
> Sent: Wed, Mar 19, 2014 10:30 pm
> Subject: Re: [CBQ] What could these crates be?
>
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> A hand for bananas cut in multiples off the stalk and the complete stalk for
> what would be in the crates in question.
>
> Mike Thomasson
> Austin
> ---- Jpslhedgpeth@aol.com wrote:
> > Just for "grins and giggles"...anybody know what those "units" of bananas
> carried by the workers is called??
> >
> >
> > I'm going to bed now...Let's see if anybody answers by morning.....
> >
> >
> > Pete
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kenneth Martin <kmartin537@surewest.net>
> > To: CBQ <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Wed, Mar 19, 2014 10:11 pm
> > Subject: Re: [CBQ] What could these crates be?
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> > Talking about bananas here are a couple of early pictures of unloading
> > bananas
> from a boat in New Orleans. Nice details on the early FGE reefer.
> >
> > http://www.shorpy.com/node/10026?size=_original#caption
> >
> > http://www.shorpy.com/node/9690?size=_original#caption
> >
> > Ken Martin
> >
> > On Mar 19, 2014, at 6:17 PM, Leo wrote:
> >
> > > So is it correct to believe these banana crates moved as REA express on
> passenger trains as opposed to LCL on frt and locals ?
> > >
> > > Also would be interesting to know if the crates were loaded at New
> > > Orleans
> or at various wholesalers after delivery of a carload.
> > >
> > > Leo
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