FReeper Canteen ~ Happy Labor Day 2019 ~ 02 September 2019

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[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

The FReeper Canteen Presents...

Happy Labor Day!

September 2, 2019

 

 

 

 

H I S T O R Y

Labor Day is a national legal holiday that is over 100 years old. Over the years, it has evolved from a purely labor union celebration into a general "last fling of summer" festival. It grew out of a celebration and parade in honor of the working class by the Knights of Labor in 1882 in New York. In 1884, the Knights held a large parade in New York City celebrating the working class. The parade was held on the first Monday in September. The Knights passed a resolution to hold all future parades on the same day, designated by them as Labor Day. The Socialist Party held a similar celebration of the working class on May 1. This date eventually became known as May Day, and was celebrated by Socialists and Communists in commemoration of the working man. In the U.S., the first Monday in September was selected to reject any identification with Communism. In the late 1880's, labor organizations began to lobby various state legislatures for recognition of Labor Day as an official state holiday. The first states to declare it a state holiday in, 1887, were Oregon, Colorado, New York, Massachusetts, and New Jersey. Then in 1894, Congress passed a law recognizing Labor Day as an official national holiday. Today, Labor Day is observed not only in the U.S. but also in Canada, and in other industrialized nations. While it is a general holiday in the United States, its roots in the working class remain clearer in European countries.

 

 

 

For a lot of people, Labor Day means two things: a day off and the end of summer. But why is it called Labor Day? Labor Day is a day set aside to pay tribute to working men and women. Membership in labor unions in the United States reached an all-time high in the 1950s when about 40 percent of the work force belonged to unions. Today, union membership is less than 12 percent of the working population and closing in on just 11 percent. Labor Day now carries less significance as a celebration of working people and more as the end of summer. Schools, government offices and businesses are closed on Labor Day so people can get in one last trip to the beach or have one last cookout before the weather starts to turn colder.

T O D A Y

 

So what about you?

How are you celebrating Labor Day?

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and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
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[The Mayor]

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September 2

A Lasting Legacy

Bible in a Year : Psalms 137–139; 1 Corinthians 13

[Eve] said, “With the help of the Lord I have brought forth a man.” Genesis 4:1

Thomas Edison invented the first practical electric light bulb. Jonas Salk developed an effective polio vaccine. Amy Carmichael penned many of the hymns we sing in worship. But what about you? Why were you put on earth? How will you invest your life?

Genesis 4 tells us that Eve “became pregnant and gave birth to Cain.” After holding Cain for the first time, Eve announced, “With the help of the Lord I have brought forth a man” (v. 1). In an effort to explain the surprising experience of the very first birth, Eve uses a phrase dripping with dependency on the sovereign aid of God: “With the help of the Lord.” Eventually, through Eve’s seed, God would provide rescue for His people through another Son (John 3:16). What a legacy!

Parenthood is just one of many ways people make lasting contributions to this world. Perhaps your offering will burst forth from a room where you write or knit or paint. You might be an example for another who is deprived of godly influence. Or your investment might even come after your death in ways you could never imagine. It may be the work you leave behind or your reputation for integrity in business. In any case, will your words echo Eve’s dependency on God? With the help of the Lord, what will you do for His honor?

By:  Elisa Morgan

Reflect & Pray

How do you want to be remembered after you leave this world? In what ways will you seek God’s help to make that happen?

Dear God, may I lean into You in all I do, because it is only with Your help that I can bring forth a lasting legacy.

[lightman]

Remember those who labor on behalf of others even on this holiday, especially:

• Our Armed Forces everywhere

• Our First Responders

• Our medical professionals

[SkyDancer]

Hai! (((HUGS))) Jump plane day!

[left that other site]

Hi Everybody!

((((HUGS))))

[mountainlion]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBn5aIfZElE

Chain Gang

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.

I hope you are able to not labor tomorrow.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, lightman...sound advise. Thanks...

Remember those who labor on behalf of others even on this holiday, especially:

• Our Armed Forces everywhere

• Our First Responders

• Our medical professionals

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Janey…((HUGS))...safe flights.

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Happy Labor Day 2019 ~

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[The Mayor]

Have to labor for a bit.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...another good day of riding and hiking?

We actually got about an hour of light rain. Hope it helps the fires a little.

[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

To all our military men and women, past and present,

[left that other site]

I had to purchase an aftermarket part for my motorcycle to replace the upper belt guard. I ordered the part from an American company to fit an American Motorcycle. The part did not come with the bolts to attach it, because those were assumed to be already on the bike.

I rode to my brother’s house to work on the bike in his garage, as he has good tools. When we attempted to attach the new part, we discovered that, although the holes for the bolts were the correct size, the THREADS inside one of the holes were METRIC instead of American! We spent the better part of the day searching for the correct die to change the inside of the threads to “Murican”. We finally got everything to fit and it looks awesome.

But why on earth would a part designed for an American Bike, measured to FIT an American bike, using American Standard measurements, not includimg hardware as it would be assumed that one would be re-using the original American Hardware on said American Bike, which had been designed and manufactured IN America, using American Standard Measurements, and have the inside threads of ONE of the two bolt-holes be METRIC?

It’s a Mystery.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, mountainlion...a good song for Labor Day. d:o)

[Kathy in Alaska]

All the minis on their way? Working on new ones?

More rest, less labor! d:o)

[Kathy in Alaska]

My goodness....that is quite the mystery.

Just for your own edification can you backtrack and find out WHO would use metric anything?

[left that other site]

I noticed that the offending (METRIC) nut was welded onto the part, so although the Bolt-hole was the correct size, the wrong nut was selected.

Maybe the factory got a wrong shipment of nuts, and the whole run of parts had the incorrect threading.

I am just glad that my brother had the correct “tap die” to perform the procedure of changing the threads. He didn’t have a whole set of them...just one rusty one at the bottom of a tool box, that had been given to him by the widow of a friend of his, which JUST HAPPENED to be the correct size.

Now how’s THAT for a Mystery?

[radu]

Howdy, Kathy.

Have you had a nice, restful weekend? Catching up a little on lost sleep?

[left that other site]

“WHO would use metric anything?”

Japanese Motorcycle manufacturers use METRIC.

Harley Davidsons do not.