Can Cold Water Clean Dishes??

 

Can Cold Water Clean Dishes? This is for all the germ conscious folks that worry about using cold water to clean. John went to visit his 90 year old grandfather in a very secluded, rural area of Saskatchewan After spending a great evening chatting the night away, the next morning John's grandfather prepared breakfast of bacon, eggs and toast. However, John noticed a film like substance on his plate, and questioned his grandfather asking, 'Are these plates clean?' His grandfather replied, 'They're as clean as cold water can get em. Just you go ahead and finish your meal, Sonny!' For lunch the old man made hamburgers. Again, John was concerned about the plates, as his appeared to have tiny specks around the edge that looked like dried egg and asked, 'Are you sure these plates are clean?' Without looking up the old man said, 'I told you before, Sonny, those dishes are as clean as cold water can get them. Now don't you fret, I don't want to hear another word about it!' Later that afternoon, John was on his way to a nearby town and as he was leaving, his grandfather's dog started to growl, and wouldn't let him pass. John yelled and said, ‘Grandfather, your dog won't let me get to my car'. Without diverting his attention from the football game he was watching on TV, the old man shouted!   'Coldwater, go lay down now, yah hear me!'

Pets keep you Healthy

Oliver's Corner

Do dogs, cats, guinea pigs, birds, rabbits and other pets offer health benefits to their owners?
That's the common wisdom, but the jury is still out on just how
therapeutic pets really are, according to a recent article in the
 New York Times. In 2008, the National Institutes of Health launched
 a research initiative to examine the relationship between pets and our
 health. Here's some of what they've found so far.

* Scientists looked at 421 heart attack victims—some dog owners,
some not—a year after they'd suffered their myocardial infractions.
Dog owners who had canine companions were far more likely to be
 alive than were those without, regardless of the severity of the heart
 attack.

* A study of more than 2,000 adults found, not surprisingly, that dog
owners who regularly walked their dogs were more physically active
and less likely to be obese than those who didn't own or walk a dog.
Another study followed older adults and found that those who
 regularly walked a dog had greater mobility inside their homes
 than others who took part in the study. * Walking a dog leads to more conversations and helps you stay socially
connected, which in turn leads to living longer with fewer mental and
 physical declines as you age, another study indicates.

* It's not just seniors and other adults who may be able thank their
 pets in part for their emotional well-being. "When children
 are asked who they talk to when they get upset, a lot of times their
 first answer is their pet," Dr. James Griffin, a scientist at NIH's
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and
Human Development told the NIH "News in Health" newsletter.
"This points to the importance of pets as a source of comfort
 and developing empathy." Other studies indicate thatpets may:* help lower blood pressure
* reduce stress
* lower health care costs (pet owners visit the doctor less
frequently than those who don't have an animal, research indicates)
* fight depression

Whether these apparent boosts can be proven or not remains to
 be seen. But in the meantime, if you're weighing the pros and cons
 of pet ownership, you might want to take this evidence into account.

I would very much like to bring my dog.

A man wrote a letter to a small hotel in a Midwest town, which he planned to visit on his vacation.

He wrote, "I would very much like to bring my dog with me. He is well groomed and very well behaved. Would you be willing to permit me to keep him in my room with me at night?"

An immediate reply came from the hotel owner, who said, "I've been operating this hotel for many years. In all that time, I've never had a dog steal towels, bedclothes, silverware or pictures off the walls. I've never had to evict a dog in the middle of the night for being drunk and disorderly. And I've never had a dog run out on a hotel bill. Yes, indeed, your dog is welcome at my hotel, and if your dog will vouch for you, you're welcome to stay here, too!"

Submitted by Frank

The Origin of Pets

It is reported that the following edition of the Book of Genesis was discovered in the Dead Sea Scrolls. If authentic, it would shed light on the question, "Where do pets come from?"

And Adam said, "Lord, when I was in the garden, you walked with me every day. Now I do not see you anymore. I am lonesome here and it is difficult for me to remember how much you love me."

And God said, "No problem! I will create a companion for you that will be with you forever and who will be a reflection of my love for you, so that you will know I love you, even when you cannot see me. Regardless of how selfish and childish and unlovable you may be, this new companion will accept you as you are and will love you as I do, in spite of yourself."

And God created a new animal to be a companion for Adam. And it was a good animal. And God was pleased.

And the new animal was pleased to be with Adam and he wagged his tail. And Adam said, "But Lord, I have already named all the animals in the Kingdom and all the good names are taken and I cannot think of a name for this new animal."

And God said, "No problem! Because I have created this new animal to be a reflection of my love for you, his name will be a reflection of my own name, and you will call him DOG."

And Dog lived with Adam and was a companion to him and loved him. And Adam was comforted. And God was pleased. And Dog was content and wagged his tail.

After a while, it came to pass that Adam's guardian angel came to the Lord and said, "Lord, Adam has become filled with pride. He struts and preens like a peacock and he believes he is worthy of adoration. Dog has indeed taught him that he is loved, but no one has taught him humility."

And the Lord said, "No problem! I will create for him a companion who will be with him forever and who will see him as he is. The companion will remind him of his limitations, so he will know that he is not worthy of adoration."

And God created CAT to be a companion to Adam. And Cat would not obey Adam.

And when Adam gazed into Cat's eyes, he was reminded that he was not the supreme being. And Adam learned humility.

And God was pleased. And Adam was greatly improved. And Dog wagged his tail.

And Cat did not care one way or the other.

Submitted by Holly the cat lover