Requirements for a GOOD CREW

["Potato RICHARDSON" <potator@hotmail.com>]

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>This detail can be translated  just replace "crew" for "High School 
girls"
>as well as a few other minor adjustments for instance this
> is for the vet stops and the end of the ride! Replace Husband
with Rider, add spectators to include children, etc
>Hey riders, see if this works around your campsite
>
>The following is from an actual 1950's Home Economics textbook
>intended for High School girls, teaching them how to prepare for 
married
>
>life.
>
>1.  Have dinner ready:  Plan ahead, even the night before, to have a
>delicious meal - on time.  This is a way of letting him know that you
>have
>been thinking about him, and are concerned about his needs.  Most men
>are
>hungry when they come home and the prospects of a good meal are part of
>the
>warm welcome needed.
>
>2.  Prepare yourself:  Take 15 minutes to rest so you will be
>refreshed when he arrives.  Touch up your make-up, put a ribbon in your
>hair and be fresh-looking.  He has just been with a lot of work-weary
>people.
>Be a little gay and a little more interesting.  His boring day may need
>a lift.
>(well that has a whole new meaning in the 90's!!)
>
>3.  Clear away clutter.  Make one last trip through the main part of
>the house just before your husband arrives, gathering up school books,
>toys, paper, etc.  Then run a dust cloth over the tables.  Your husband
>will feel
>he has reached a haven of rest and order, and it will give you a lift
>too.
>
>4.  Prepare the children.  Take a few minutes to wash the children's
>hands and faces if they are small, comb their hair, and if necessary,
>change their clothes.  They are little treasures and he would like to
>see them
>playing the part.
>
>5.  Minimize the noise:   At the time of his arrival, eliminate all
>noise of washer, dryer, or vacuum.  Try to encourage the children to be
>quiet.  Greet him with a warm smile and be glad to see him.
>
>6.  Some DONT'S:  Don't greet him with problems or complaints. Don't
>complain he's late for dinner.  Count this as minor compared with what
>he
>might have gone through that day.
>
> 7.  Make him comfortable.  Have him lean back in a comfortable chair
>or suggest he lay down in the bedroom.  Have a cool or warm drink ready
>for him.  Arrange his pillow and offer to take off his shoes.  Speak in
>a
>low, soft, soothing and pleasant voice.  Allow him to relax and unwind.
>
>8.  Listen to him:  You may have a dozen things to tell him, but the
>moment of his arrival is not the time.  Let him talk first.
>
> 9.  Make the evening his: Never complain if he does not take you out
>to dinner or to other places of entertainment; instead try to 
understand
>
>his world of strain and pressure and his need to be home and relax.
>
>10. The Goal:  try to make your home a place of peace and order
>where  your husband can relax.
>
>
>
>

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