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Found online, at a site for displaced Ardmorites:

“Does anyone remember the old ice plant in Ardmore? I worked there for a while in the early 1950's. It was a great place to work in the hot summertime. The ice was frozen in 300 lb. blocks by lowering the containers into a large saltwater tank. We hooked three containers at a time to an overhead winch and lifted them out, dipped them into a water bath, dumped them out and pushed them through the saws to score them as 50 lb. and on into the storage vault. I always chose to work in the vault when I could. There was a man named Roy Pylant that had a home delivery ice route in the Ardmore area.  He had a pickup truck and always delivered one to three loads a day. He provided customers with signs to hang in their windows or doors showing how much ice they needed so he could see their needs from the street. They could buy crushed or block ice in 50, 25 or 12 1/2, lb. blocks. Thanks Butch.” – Lee Coffey  lacj1@hotmail.com

 

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“When I was a young man, I managed a Ramada Inn in Iowa. My boss, Rueben, lived in Denver and was an excellent mentor. One day, after I missed getting our cash to the bank two days in a row, I got a call from Rueben saying, ‘Don, the most important task you have is to get the money to the bank each day.’ I said, ‘Yes, sir.’

Nearly 50 years later, most banking is now done electronically. However, I still drive down the block from our publishing company to our wonderful local bank, City National, and make the daily deposit.

It may be a foolish behavior in many people’s eyes, but for me there is a broader lesson in play. I see the bank as the finish line for each day’s corporate efforts. It’s tangible proof that our staff has performed admirably. Too often, we don’t take every opportunity to celebrate success. There is nothing as tangible as a bank deposit to show we are on the right track.

By the way, the fact that City National Bank has chocolate chip cookies in the lobby has nothing to do with my daily visits.”

- Don Kuhl, from his blog on Aging, June 26, 2019

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