In a message dated 5/23/00 9:09:19 PM Central Daylight Time, [log in to unmask]
writes:
> Why do you city folks wantuh paint yer winders, don't ya wantuh see
> owt? Or do yu mean just the sash? Ruth
Ruth,
It has to do w/ Halloween and a lingering taste of blackouts during WW II.
There is a lot of energy in the city expended on collecting beeswax candles
and whale oil lamps and by painting over the windows, usually with several
coats of black paint, it affords a sensible use for these illuminary
artifacts. :-)
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