<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> <title></title> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffcc" text="#000000"> I promised I would post a summary of responses to my question about glass storage and whether it was caused by the Dust Bowl. The full discussion is at <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://debsdelvings.blogspot.com/2010/09/results-glasses-in-cupboard-rim-up-or.html"><http://debsdelvings.blogspot.com/2010/09/results-glasses-in-cupboard-rim-up-or.html></a>. Here is the summary: Thirty families are represented in this informal, unscientific survey. Twenty-six store glasses rim-side down, two rim-side up, two alternate glasses up and down. Of those who store glasses rim-side down, eight blamed bugs and critters. Most of those were located on the east coast (New York, Maryland), the south (Kentucky, Georgia, Texas, unspecified), Hawaii, and multiple areas for a family who made frequent moves to different Army posts. Three responders from New York and central Canada blamed both critters and dust. Five responders from Oklahoma, Kansas, Illinois, and New England blamed dust. Four families placed the glasses upside down to dry completely. Four did not specify. One person pointed out it is easier to dry dust off the outside of a glass than to clean the inside if you have big hands. Another pointed out that stability often determines how we stack and store dishes. (A very interesting analysis I would bet comes from someone with an engineering frame of mind. Thanks.) Thanks for sharing your stories. This was a fascinating discussion. <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Regards, Debbie Debbie Parker Wayne, East Texas Wayne Research -- <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://debbiewayne.com/">http://debbiewayne.com/</a> Blog -- Deb's Delvings <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://debsdelvings.blogspot.com/">http://debsdelvings.blogspot.com/</a> DNA Project Admin -- Texas State GS Director -- First Families of Texas </pre> Debbie Parker Wayne wrote on 9/8/2010 10:20 AM: <blockquote cite="mid:4C87A9B8.3080001@debbiewayne.com" type="cite"> <pre wrap=""> ... My question is whether the practice of storing glasses and cups upside down in the kitchen cabinet really originated during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. I don't think it did. A statement during a genealogy presentation a while back made me question the origin of this habit. </pre> </blockquote> ... </body> </html>