I was born in 1930 and the Milwaukee Depot is ...
580597
I was born in 1930 and the Milwaukee Depot is very familiar to me...imagine my surprise to find out that the orphan's train's first stop was at the Milwaukee Depot in Minneapolis...hard to believe that the times were that tough...but I had two parents to take care of me...and they were there every day...I bought a copy for a friend whose childhood, although not as severe as the book's heroine, experienced the same loneliness that comes with the loss of both parents...some passages were so real for her, they made her weep...very touching book!!
1995867
I lived in Milwaukee from 1960 to 1972, and this book provides a great resource for remembering our time in Milwaukee.  The author provides pictures and history of about every TV personality I can remember.  It was a real pleasure to revisit that period of time through this book.
4959451
I just bought one of these for a guy whose run his own repair and wrecker service for forty plus years . He's so pleased with it that he already wants to buy another one . He's tried all the other ones from snapon on down the ladder and loves these . I knew he would I  have been using milwaukee tools for years never had one let me down yet .
3813847
I remember saving my money and buying my Sheridan pellet rifle from a little mom and pop hardware store in Sister Bay, WI when I was 14 years old.  Sure these days you can find more powerful air rifles for the money also some with price tags that you'd think you were purchasing a Sig Sauer 9mm.  But what I love about this gun is that it was well designed and well built 30 years ago when I bought my first one, and the one I got today is every bit as good.  I know I will be passing this down to my son when he is old enough and maybe he'll pass it down to his.  My original is still looking and works like a champ, unfortunately my parents gave it away to a relative when they sold their house and I didn't have the heart to claim it back! (Though I wanted too!)
2290710
After doing some quick math, I realized I am the same age as Jill's parents. I could not relate to The MTV and later rock n roll stories.  However, I could relate to The MOMZILLAS and camp experiences. I went to summer camp with a friend. We were the only Jerseyites. There was one Brooklynite, and of the remaining campers, the rest were bonafide  JAPS from the five towns of Long Island.  I understand what peer pressure can do to a person, and I am thrilled that I no longer have to pay attention to it. With age comes wisdom, if you pay attention along the way. Glitter is interesting and laugh-out-loud funny in many parts. However, I am truly disappointed in your characterization of Miami Vice and Miami's Art Deco colors. I am a transplanted NEW Yorker who loves all the architecture, colors, different designs of South Florida. I have lived here for two-thirds of my life and plan to stay forever.
  While I share in your happiness of passage of SCOTUS rulings, I find your intolerance of overweight people upsetting. Some of us really do have hormone problems that interfere with good diet sense. In addition, having an inherited  gene pool filled with "fat genes", makes matters worse.
  Your book is humorous.  But I have to say that I am thrilled that, despite being born in NYC, I now consider Miami home.
3574445
I absolutely could not do my job without such reliable tools as this Milwaukee set! I'm a commercial electrician and see a lot of guys using the m18. I couldn't be more happy with this purchase and this seller. They are on top of their game. Thanks!
4945217
I think these are the old style Milwaukee but I like them better than the new flat type that came on my Milwaukee tools.  I ordered several and replaced all of them with these.
2303851
good review of LGBT Milwaukee a reminder of what has past,a reminder of the fun times I had in the 70's.
4436755
I'm hard on tools. I do not like to spend a lot on them because they tend to have a short life when working for me. My wife suggested that it had to do with the tools being cheap that was the problem. I purchased this set of tools for the price what any individual tool would have cost new and I was not disappointed. I will not buy new again. I will go with anything that Milwaukee offers as a Factory Reconditioned. They did come with some character marks already on them but I can live with those for what I saved.
3016614
I have worn this style for more than thirty years.
2468592
I was quite taken with the stories in this book being so true to the era.  I grew up hearing stories of those times from my grandmother and my mother.  The role of women in society during that time is very accurately depicted here.  The fact that women were not educated in the ways of their bodies or the world may shock young women today but I believe this book to be an accurate portrayal of those times.  I was born in 1941 and I remember my father telling me about the "birds and bees" because my mother was very ignorant of these facts when he met her and he was afraid she would not tell me the things all young girls need to know.

The tremendous job of doing the laundry is pretty much the way I remember it from my grandmother.  My mother was in the modern age with her wringer washing machine, rinse tubs, and clothes lines.  She never had an automatic washer until the late 1960's when I talked her into getting one.  My family came from a farm community and were pretty self-sufficient so they did not suffer as much during the depression.  The war did change everything though.  Men went into the factories. I remember as a child, we were living in a small town with a railroad and "bums" would come around begging. My mother always gave them some small change because she
 was afraid of them.  I remember the ice man coming, the radio being important, electricity adding so much to life.  I remember living in homes without indoor plumbing.  I could not put the book down once I started reading it.  The losses Maud suffered were more
than anyone should have to endure.  It shows women have come a long way.
2975837
I love this tool so far. I use it a lot. I am very impressed with all of the milwaukee tools i have bought so far. I especially like the 12 and 18 volt cordless tools. I hate using extension cords. I wish i had gone cordless years ago.
4144875
I fell in love with trains around my fiftieth birthday and since moving to rural Missouri I have really missed them.
This I bought for myself and I know the Mr. Christmas name and their quality of product and service, so I ordered from them.
I am not disappointed, in fact I am delighted!
2149415
I ENJOYED THE BOOK MAINLY BECAUSE I STILL REMEMBER SOME OF THE OLDER BLDGS SUCH AS THE PENOBSCOT BLDG WHERE I ACTUALLY WORKED AT MANY YEARS AGO  THE FOX , KRESEGE BLDG AND CASS CENTRAL HIGH DID NOT LIVE TO TERRBILY FAR FROM THERE
SUCH MEMORIES !!!
3426197
On the old brush bar, some of my bristles are down to an 1/8 of an inch.  Installed it the same day it arrived.  My 20 yo Oreck is renewed again.  She has been all cleaned and ready for another 20 years.
4345083
My grandfather served with Company F in the 23rd Engineer Regiment. The "Roll Call of 1935" gave a good insight to individual lives of Company K members for their 1935 reunion.
103744
I got this watch back in 1996 at the FT Hood PX. Those were the good ol days. I've worn it through at my younger, wilder, and stupider days. I got all the pus I could handle.  It definitely looks like its was dug up in hell. My perspective back then was to enjoy life, not knowing exactly what I was going to do, but I knew that I could do anything if I put my mind to it.
It's been through eight years of service, careerer changes, graduations, funerals, a rough trying marriage, and child births. It's traveled all over the country with me and I even dived into a lake to retrieve it.

I've since retired it a couple of years ago since it's my most prized possessions. When ever I want to feel a little nostalgia I'll strap it on from time to time.