Re: slang, poles - Robin
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Bad typo. Origins? I have NO idea! Bad slang maybe? Combo of idiots
following the group (bureaucracy)? No, of course idiosyncrasy doesn't fit..
Maybe I've been doing too much CNN or FOX lately? How about idiocrat as
one that follows the idiocracy? Maybe I'm just terribly astray?
An eruv is an area of the mostly Orthodox Jewish community that is marked by
plastic or wire strips on poles. Within an eruv, observers may do physical
activities on the Sabbath such as pushing a wheelchair or stroller, that are
not typically allowed.
The Sabbath is a day of rest, where no physical activities are undertaken.
This includes turning on light switches, stoves, and using appliances,
vehicles, and items that make life "easy". In some communities, non-Jewish
teens are hired out to do these activities for observant families each
Friday sunset to Saturday sunset. Other observant families just keep a pot
of stew or soup going on "low" for 24 hours, and leave a light on during the
sunset to sunset period.
Most people "miss" eruv markings because they blend in so well with poles,
wires and all the other wayward "stuff" like shoes. But, for Jews, new to
an area, the markings can be viewed as friendly areas to settle into or
visit. For the Orthodox Jew, the wires and plastic specifically designate
communities that support their faith based lifestyle.
Here is a link to a map of the LA Community Eruv:
http://www.laeruv.com/eruvborders.gif
And here is a link to pictures of eruv markings:
http://www.laeruv.com/adapter.htm
For anyone interested, you can Google in almost every major city name and
the word eruv and get information on a map of the eruv boundaries.
Diane
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following the group (bureaucracy)? No, of course idiosyncrasy doesn't fit..
Maybe I've been doing too much CNN or FOX lately? How about idiocrat as
one that follows the idiocracy? Maybe I'm just terribly astray?
An eruv is an area of the mostly Orthodox Jewish community that is marked by
plastic or wire strips on poles. Within an eruv, observers may do physical
activities on the Sabbath such as pushing a wheelchair or stroller, that are
not typically allowed.
The Sabbath is a day of rest, where no physical activities are undertaken.
This includes turning on light switches, stoves, and using appliances,
vehicles, and items that make life "easy". In some communities, non-Jewish
teens are hired out to do these activities for observant families each
Friday sunset to Saturday sunset. Other observant families just keep a pot
of stew or soup going on "low" for 24 hours, and leave a light on during the
sunset to sunset period.
Most people "miss" eruv markings because they blend in so well with poles,
wires and all the other wayward "stuff" like shoes. But, for Jews, new to
an area, the markings can be viewed as friendly areas to settle into or
visit. For the Orthodox Jew, the wires and plastic specifically designate
communities that support their faith based lifestyle.
Here is a link to a map of the LA Community Eruv:
http://www.laeruv.com/eruvborders.gif
And here is a link to pictures of eruv markings:
http://www.laeruv.com/adapter.htm
For anyone interested, you can Google in almost every major city name and
the word eruv and get information on a map of the eruv boundaries.
Diane
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catherine aceto
That is really interesting. The links I found on google say that there is one in my neighborhood (Squirrel Hill in Pittsburgh) but doesn't say where it is. Now I'll have to go around looking (or I could just ask a Jewish friend, but looking will be more fun.).
I love the feeling of finding out something that not only did I not know existed but also I would never even have imagined on my own. It makes the world feel bigger.
-Cat
I love the feeling of finding out something that not only did I not know existed but also I would never even have imagined on my own. It makes the world feel bigger.
-Cat
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From: jjessen1@...
To: [email protected]
Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2004 3:03 AM
Subject: [UnschoolingDiscussion] Re: slang, poles - Robin
For anyone interested, you can Google in almost every major city name and
the word eruv and get information on a map of the eruv boundaries.
Diane
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[email protected]
In a message dated 7/18/2004 8:37:33 AM Mountain Daylight Time,
aceto3@... writes:
I love the feeling of finding out something that not only did I not know
existed but also I would never even have imagined on my own. It makes the world
feel bigger
When I was little, in the 50's and 60's, there were till hobo markings in
some places, and my mom knew what some meant. She had an uncle who was a
railroad hobo during the Depression and died jumping out of a boxcar. The family
said he was too good a jumper to have died, and must've been killed and thrown
out, or pushed out.
Before CB radios, truckdrivers had hand signals they would use to indicate
there was a speed trap ahead or an accident or weather. My dad knew them.
That was cool. Where we drove on the highways, they were pretty empty, between
northern New Mexico and West Texas, or up to Southern Colorado. So although
truckers were only obligated to signal other truckers, some would signal other
cars as well, if they were only meeting a few especially.
Symbolism is interesting, and people do it often without even realizing it.
Someone mentioned roach clips (alligator clips with feathers attached). It's
not likely someone would be busted for having one clipped on a vest, but they
would've been offered a sit-and-toke, where someone wearing conservative
clothes and short hair would not have been.
Sometimes when you go to someone's house you can tell just by standing on the
porch waiting for them to come to the door that they're Christian, or pagan,
or conservative, or old hipies, or they wear cowboy boots (an iron mud scraper
mounted by the door <g>). I always think that's fun.
Sandra
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aceto3@... writes:
I love the feeling of finding out something that not only did I not know
existed but also I would never even have imagined on my own. It makes the world
feel bigger
When I was little, in the 50's and 60's, there were till hobo markings in
some places, and my mom knew what some meant. She had an uncle who was a
railroad hobo during the Depression and died jumping out of a boxcar. The family
said he was too good a jumper to have died, and must've been killed and thrown
out, or pushed out.
Before CB radios, truckdrivers had hand signals they would use to indicate
there was a speed trap ahead or an accident or weather. My dad knew them.
That was cool. Where we drove on the highways, they were pretty empty, between
northern New Mexico and West Texas, or up to Southern Colorado. So although
truckers were only obligated to signal other truckers, some would signal other
cars as well, if they were only meeting a few especially.
Symbolism is interesting, and people do it often without even realizing it.
Someone mentioned roach clips (alligator clips with feathers attached). It's
not likely someone would be busted for having one clipped on a vest, but they
would've been offered a sit-and-toke, where someone wearing conservative
clothes and short hair would not have been.
Sometimes when you go to someone's house you can tell just by standing on the
porch waiting for them to come to the door that they're Christian, or pagan,
or conservative, or old hipies, or they wear cowboy boots (an iron mud scraper
mounted by the door <g>). I always think that's fun.
Sandra
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Robyn Coburn
<<<Sometimes when you go to someone's house you can tell just by standing on
the
porch waiting for them to come to the door that they're Christian, or pagan,
or conservative, or old hipies, or they wear cowboy boots (an iron mud
scraper
mounted by the door <g>). I always think that's fun.>>>
Sometimes you don't even need the porch. We look for antenna farms on hams'
roofs (Amateur Radio operators) wherever we drive. James can tell some of
repeaters the hams frequent by the direction particular kinds the antennas
are pointing, as well as the frequency bands they are using. There are some
repeaters that have more "personality" than others.
Robyn L. Coburn
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the
porch waiting for them to come to the door that they're Christian, or pagan,
or conservative, or old hipies, or they wear cowboy boots (an iron mud
scraper
mounted by the door <g>). I always think that's fun.>>>
Sometimes you don't even need the porch. We look for antenna farms on hams'
roofs (Amateur Radio operators) wherever we drive. James can tell some of
repeaters the hams frequent by the direction particular kinds the antennas
are pointing, as well as the frequency bands they are using. There are some
repeaters that have more "personality" than others.
Robyn L. Coburn
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