In the 19th century, the phrase has been found associated with the American gold rush of the 1840s where men were lowered by hand in baskets down mining shafts to set explosives, which could have deadly consequences.
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In the 19th century, the phrase has been found associated with the American gold rush of the 1840s where men were lowered by hand in baskets down mining shafts to set explosives, which could have deadly consequences.
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We havew a similar sentence in French:"On est tous dans le même panier.." We're all in the same basket...
ReplyDeleteIn regard of our planet, our only one, we should more be attentive of what we do in our every day actions.
Earth is already reacting to our bad behaviours.
Nice tidbit of information, Rick!
ReplyDelete@ JiEL - Saw an interview last evening about climate change wherein the expert said scientists knew as far back as the late 1950s that human activity is the cause.
Have to wonder how many of the baskets came back up with only the handle. A dangerous job for sure.
ReplyDeleteI always wondered that too. And that comic is a crack up!!
ReplyDeleteHad a dream once that my best friend from college and I were in a dilapidated train car traveling very fast and not really on tracks.
ReplyDeleteSomeone yelled out "Next stop HELL." I yelled back "NO, I was told there would be a hand basket! Give me!"
@whkattk, I also saw another science TV show where they mentionned that pollution by use of gas was known since the beginning of the 20th century.
ReplyDeleteSome car inventors did make the first electric car but the oil companies soon bought the patent and hid them to save their lucratif dirty businesses.
in Italy, we say: we are all in the same boat.
ReplyDelete@ JiEL - Yep. The electric car was actually first....the gas powered (I think) came about because they wanted more power to move faster.
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