Reed's Remember 8 Tiny Reindeer

Do you remember 8 tiny reindeer? This is really a quiz. Give yourself an A+ if you realized there are 9 tiny reindeer! Ok, sing with me ... now you know Dasher and Dancer, Prancer and Vixen, Comet and Cupid, Donner and Blitzen but do you reccaaallllll the most famous reindeer of aallll - Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer ...

See, I knew you remembered. Be glad you didn't have to sit here and listen to me sing! It would be enough to make any reindeer fly. LOL

Here are some interesting reindeer facts compiled by students from a second grade class:

- A full grown reindeer can run between 12 and 15 miles an hour pulling a loaded sleigh. They can do this for many hours.
- Reindeer can carry up to 300 pounds. This is the same as they weigh.
- The fur of the reindeer turns a light color in the winter and a darker color in the summer (no wonder I've never seen them, they're camouflaged).
- Reindeer are about 3 1/2 feet tall. That is about as tall as a second grade student.

Here are some facts compiled by me about reindeer:

- They like a mixture of 1 C. of oatmeal, 1 C. of sugar, and 1/2 C. of glitter.
- They also like carrots, but never completely eat a whole one (usually they leave small pieces behind with teeth marks).
- Rudolph's nose can be seen in a Force 10 storm.
- Cupid is harnessed behind Vixen (how else would you do it?) and Blitzen is last in the team due to a flatulence problem (this way only Santa suffers and he's in and out of the sleigh anyway).

So this Christmas when you hear that famous song, remember these few interesting facts!
© 2006 RRW

Reed's Remember Full Service Gas Stations

Remember full service gas stations? You know the kind. As you drive in to the station you run over the black hose lying across the island area and the bell goes off - ding, ding. You don't have to worry about which side of the car the gas tank is on since it is in the back hidden behind the license plate.

No matter the weather - rain, freezing snow or bright sunshine the attendant greets you at your window and says, "Fill 'er up?" "Yes" you reply. It doesn't matter which kind since it's all leaded anyway and only those will really fast cars use 'Super.' He checks under your hood - oil, washer & brake fluid and the radiator. Your windows are washed. All this for no extra change, imagine that.

The pump is one of those with the white numbers that rotate and most likely you pay with a $20 and you get lots of change back! AND, yes folks - you usually received some kind of promotional item. I remember getting Apollo Mission coins, Detroit Lions glasses and even black Formica salad bowls (well, my parents actually got them as I watched from the back seat).

What do you remember getting from your gas station?