February 8, 2012 Dear Tory,


Thank you for asking us to write you. It was near the end of WWII that a man from REC came to our house here in Tuttle and asked if REC could put poles on Dad's land and he said yes.


The days when we didn't have electricity were like this: We had coal-oil lamps and then Aladdin lamps.


 on the stove were for ironing.


We had one wood stove in the living room for heat, plus the heat from the cook stove. Mom made lye soap in a big black pot.


Mom would put some cow's milk in a container in cool water to drink and don't ask me how that separator separated the cream from skim.


Dad farmed row crops: cotton, corn and watermelons. So we kids learned how to hoe. It is more comfortable to hoe when you learn how.


One winter day it was my time to go get a bucket of water. The entire pump was covered with ice and I put my tongue on the handle.


We had a radio that was our communication to the outside world. When the battery got low we would take it to town to be recharged.


 gradually other conveniences were added that made life easier for our parents.


I appreciate OEC. Thanks for all the advice you give us in your magazine. Thank you for the annual barbecue. And thanks to all the linemen who drive those big white trucks and get us out of the troubles of the ice storms.


I am older now and I appreciate all the conveniences I have. I am thankful for the ice in the fridge–Oh, yes! We had a wooden ice box and 50 pounds of ice was great! I'm glad I learned my lesson about ice.


Sincerely, Wanda Carollo


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