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Eva’s Byte #548 – The Ice Tongs
Ice tongs, hitherto never used, come in handy during an uh-oh moment.
These ice tongs have a history rooted in a memoir I’d published on Authors Den, September 28, 2019, “Homespun Goodness.” I sing the praises of Modern Diner, the Pawtucket, Rhode Island restaurant chosen to be the first diner in the nation accepted on the National Register for Historic Places. The “Sterling Streamliner” entailing the diner’s skeletal structure was purportedly manufactured in the late 1930s and 1940s.
At that point in time, before I picked up the tab for the breakfast my mother and I heartily enjoyed, our server presented us with “stainless steel” ice tongs sealed in plastic as a goodwill gesture for our loyal patronage.
For six years, the sealed tongs idled inside a cutlery tray along with other hardly used utensils. Until October 23, 2025, when the detached nozzle of my dental flosser accidentally got swept into the garbage disposal. Ice tongs to the rescue!
In the capacity of a writer progressing along my Contemporary work in progress, I’m drafting chapter 24 (1087 words thus far).
May each of us tap into our resourcefulness when called for.
My sincere appreciation to you for reading this far.
These ice tongs have a history rooted in a memoir I’d published on Authors Den, September 28, 2019, “Homespun Goodness.” I sing the praises of Modern Diner, the Pawtucket, Rhode Island restaurant chosen to be the first diner in the nation accepted on the National Register for Historic Places. The “Sterling Streamliner” entailing the diner’s skeletal structure was purportedly manufactured in the late 1930s and 1940s.
At that point in time, before I picked up the tab for the breakfast my mother and I heartily enjoyed, our server presented us with “stainless steel” ice tongs sealed in plastic as a goodwill gesture for our loyal patronage.
For six years, the sealed tongs idled inside a cutlery tray along with other hardly used utensils. Until October 23, 2025, when the detached nozzle of my dental flosser accidentally got swept into the garbage disposal. Ice tongs to the rescue!
In the capacity of a writer progressing along my Contemporary work in progress, I’m drafting chapter 24 (1087 words thus far).
May each of us tap into our resourcefulness when called for.
My sincere appreciation to you for reading this far.
