Who left the dimensional door open? - Thread 020

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THREAD 020

Dregs and Flakes

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[andysandmikesmom]

Thanks for your kind words...often I think I just get so long winded with my posts and stories, and appreciate no one scolds me for that, glad to bring back memories for others....

Such a nice way to spend my lazy Sunday afternoon, talking with what seems like old friends, seeing pictures from all over, getting a few laughs, sometimes crying a few tears, and learning a few new things...

Ah, the internet, a great thing...

[andysandmikesmom]

Palo, when you return from swimming, you need to answer my questions from yesterday, which you seemed to have missed...

What I want to know is this...after Bill became irate with you, for having ducked out of the supermarket in mid-shop, leaving him with the shopping cart, did he quickly get over it? Did you successfully sneak into the house, with your new dress, for which you abandonned Bill in the grocery store? Do you look alluring in your new dress? Is the Larder now full? What is Happy doing? What is the attractive, sexy Princess Lulu doing?

You know, these are monumnetal important questions, that must be answered...I need my Palo fix, more especially my Lulu fix of the day....

[grannie9]

If you follow Rt 1A all the way up the east coast, you will never go wrong.. It follows the whole shoreline..I think from state to state.. Wonderful drive.. Slower but lots of beauty and all the old seacoast towns..

And we loooove your posts..so don't ever stop.. You bring back memories of my family to me.. They were very much alike.. My Dad was a hellion too...

[andysandmikesmom]

Rt1A...that will be easy to remember....especially because on the west coast, its RT1 which hovers along the Pacific coast....its a very, very slow drive, very windy, small two lane road, but its just wonderful, where you get so close to the coast, and go through all the seacoast towns on the Pacific coast....

Tho once just north of Ft. Bragg Ca, Rt 1 simply ends....you can then cross over, through the thick forests, and come out on RTe 101, which then continues along the coast for most of the way, tho often it winds inland...RT101 goes from California, up through Oregon and then through Washington...

BigDom and I love those slow meandering roads, which let you go slowly, and enjoy the whole drive at a leisurely pace...

We have done enough of those fast Interstates....they are great for getting from place to place, in record time, but somehow one misses the flavor of the area, in all that speedy driving....

Once retired, we will have all the time in the world(or at least as much time as God grants us) to take our time and see what there is so see...

No more timeclocks for BigDom to punch, no more having to meet anyones schedule but our own....we can hardly wait....

Your dad and my dad would have probably really enjoyed meeting each other, and amusing each other with their antics...

[Darksheare]

Caption for the pic: "I laugh at your puny attempts to open that bottle! Sell me your soul, and I will open it for you! BWaahaahahahahaaaaaaaahhh!"

[Darksheare]

Sorry I didn't get back to you on the last question on thread 19.. Power went out here in Orange county near myself at 5 P.M. we still had our phone, so we called the power company. The stats as they sat when we called were:
22,000 people without power
Four breaks in the power lines in and around my immediate area. (Johnson N.Y., Slate Hill, and Westtown all took rather nasty lightning strikes close aboard.)
Power was restored at 12:25 AM.

The drunks down the street had been singing alcohol and pot enhanced karaoke up until the power was restored... then they cheered "Power!".
My cat, however, shook and shivered under the blue velvet chair. Amazing that all of her could fit under it. She suddenly lost all fear of the fans once the thunder rolled through... then she was scarce.

[Neets]

If you are in Orange County...you are VERY CLOSE to me toots. I am too.

[andysandmikesmom]

Well, your power outage was not funny, but your description of the drunks down the street, singing alcohol and pot enhanced karaoke just got me 'giggling' as Miss Palo would say...

[andysandmikesmom]

Westy, are you going to give us our night watchman tonite? You know, we have all been stubbing our toes in the middle of the night, when we get up for a drink of water, or a trip to the bathroom.....

For you see, the day on DD should end with your night watchman, and begin, with the Captains rise and shine links...

Now Westy, do not go running off again....we need your pics, your humor, and your night watchman....

[Darksheare]

Like I said, Johnson N.Y., Slate Hill, and Westtown all took lightning strikes close aboard. (South of Middletown, North of Unionville...) Warwick isn't too far from here... haven't been there since my brother had his demented stationwagon.....
Seven hours of drunken karaoke remind me of why I do not sing myself... but the best was the pothead of said group down the road trying desperately to sing something from Newfound Glory.. or was it Linkin Park? Couldn't tell, that's how bad it was.. and slow.....

....and Johnson is a very small town.......

How many people did they have to find to be able to get a choir like they had?

[Neets]

So then you might know of New Windsor then???? whoddathunk we'd be such close neighbors eh????

[grannie9]

Yes.. sometimes 1A will drop off and you have to follow R1 for awhile but it connects again somewhere up the road.. In Mass alone you will go thru Gloucester, Ipswich, Manchester by the Sea, Rocky Point, and Rockport.. Then you will hit the NH coast which isn't very long and then into Me.. Now there is a wonderful coast to follow all the way to Bar Harbor. (but if you want lots of Lobster get them in NH..Maine rips you off. lol) Of course, your coast is probably much more spectacular, and wild..

Yes, my Dad was a character.. I will find one of my old slides when he used to dive off the cliffs in Maine in one of my mothers old bathing suits, with the top all filled in with something or ruther.. He was a devil and the apple of my Mom's eye.. They were both party animals and loved their beer.. The traveled quite a bit with friends, and of course you know they loved camping and tenting.. They had a good fun filled life together..

[andysandmikesmom]

Well, our west coast along the ocean, is very, very rugged and wild especially down in Oregon...I guess its kind of like our mountains here, being so much more tall and rugged and wild, simply because they are newer than the mountains of the east....I guess perhaps the same is true of the ocean coast....

That being said, I am positive that the east coast along the Atlantic, will be just as beautiful and spectacular as along the Pacific here...each area, has its own special charms and special features, that dont exist in other areas...

Here is a little something that often irks me tho...it has to do with Hollywood, and how they often will set a particular movie or TV series in a certain locale, but then film the scenery from a completely different area...that really aggravates me, because I enjoy seeing the scenery from everywhere, and I really do like the scenery to be authentic....

Two examples come to mind...'Murder she Wrote' the TV series with Angela Lansbury, is supposed to take place in Cabot Cove, Maine...the folks talk with New England accents, and we are led to believe that the scenery is actually from there...but thats not true....All of the scenery in 'Murder She Wrote' from the ocean views, the overhead view of the bridge going into Cabot Cove, even the supposedly town of Cabot Cove itself, are really filmed in Mendocino California...anyone who has been to Mendocino, recognizes all the scenery and the stores from having been there....

Another example of this is 'The Deerhunter', which is supposed to take place on a mill town in Pennsylvania...Now I think the scenes in the town and the magnificent church where the wedding takes place, are actually scenes from a town in Pennsylvania....but after the wedding, the guys take off for a few days of deer hunting in the mountains, presumably the mountains of Pennsylvania....but in fact, the deer hunting and mountain scenes, are shot north of me, up in the Northern Cascades Park of Washington....granted the mountains of Western Washington are more rugged and more spectacular than the older, more subdue mountains of Pennsylvania, still I would have preferred more authenticity, and would have loved to have seen the mountains of Pennsylvania...

I love the 'Murder She Wrote' series, and loved the movie, 'The Deerhunter', and I suppose I am nitpicking here, but its just a little quirk of mine...I prefer for real authentic flavor to my TV and movie view, but I guess the poducers and directors prefer to go for more spectacular, rather than for more authentic...

I do enjoy seeing Mendocino, and seeing the Northern Cascades Park, as I know them well(especially Mendocino, as its one of my favorite places to shop and visit in California)...but they always seem out of place, when I see them in the programs I talked about...

The United States, in every state, has something grand and beautiful to offer those who will look for it...

[lodwick]

Amen to the beauty of America!

I'm still looking at Bisbee, AZ

What a fascinating place.

[palo verde]

rofl andysmom you make me laugh
I didn't see your questions
yes larder is full, I had delicious lunch of hamburger, potato salad, & green peas
and chocolate cake
the dress is not sexy, cause it is winter dress, but is cute
and will keep me toasty while I post in early winter mornings
while I was looking at dresses he was carefully selecting fruits and vegetables
I did not get scolded when we returned to market because I complimented his purchases
however in Factory 2 U he told me if he hadn't come and gotten me I would be standing around in a daze there
I bought steak at market for Lulu and Happy and boiled it up for them yesterday
they found it delicious
today when I made hamburger for myself I made for Happy and Lulu
since Happy was scared by thunderstorm
Lulu had both huge hamburgers
I am sure she is conked out now
Love, Palo

[grannie9]

Mom.. I agree with you wholeheartedly.. I loved Murder She Wrote.. but the accents drove me crazy.. They do not talk like that in Maine or anywhere else in New England.. They overdue everything..make it grander per se... It is supposed to take place in Cabots Cove, which in reality is Camden Me..

Mark it on your list of places to go.. My very fav town in Me..including Bar Harbor. It is without doubt, glorious.. Go down to the wharves early in the morning with a cup of coffee on a cool fall day, and you will think you died and went to heaven if it happens to be a Sunday to boot.. All the Church Bells in the town are ringing, the water is like glass.. and the fishing boats are silently leaving the harbor.. It is sublime...

Cabot Cove it isn't.. The lingo...it isn't.. The people in Camden Me. mostly have bucks.. It's one of the most sought after communities to live in Me.. Please... don't miss it.. and try to plan on a Sunday... You won't regret it.. You'll also want a camera.. Winter, summer or fall.. Camden is wonderful... You'll love every house in town... Most of them painted white, and so many with dark green shutters.. Real New England.. Crisp white tie-back or cris-crossed Organdy curtains in the windows.. I've never had time to park there in the winter, but it must be glorious then too..

Your mountains are more rugged, but don't forget the worst weather in the country is recorded on Mount Washington.. Highest winds ever recorded I believe..but the mountains are more gentle for sure..but treacherous still.

So you see.. movies and TV shows do upset me when they are not indicitive of the places they are supposed to represent.. I like to see the real places and hear the real, or at least close to it, accents..

Otherwise they all remind me of Habs... lol lol ..

[palo verde]

hi celtic gal
oatmeal and raisin cookies are delicious
your grandkids will be happy
they will have a ball panning for gold with their grandpa
what a terrific grandpa
you are wonderful too
I can't wait for you to teach me how to doggie paddle
will I have to hold my breath, or am I allowed to breathe
should I buy special equipment
do I have to wear a bathing suit
Love, Palo

I am practising not to be afraid of water
tomorrow I will wash my face

[andysandmikesmom]

Great narrative about the east coast...I have copied and pasted this for further reference, to the time when we should get to New England...I am sure we will get there...BigDom wants to see my childhood vacations places, where most of my dads relatives live, in Frenchtown New Jersey....its all so historic around there, and we will enjoy that...and then we will just go sraight up the coastline of New Jersey, and follow that clear into New England....I can hardly wait for that time to come...Camden Me and Bar Harbor are on my list of places to definitely visit and enjoy...thanks...

[andysandmikesmom]

When BigDom, and I get to Tucson to visit Palo and family, we are all going to take a side trip to Bisbee...it does look like a fascinating place, and I want to see it firsthand....

[andysandmikesmom]

Ah, I got all my important questions answered...

Do you think Bill would have left you unattended, and without transport, if he had not found you in the dress store? I am really still chuckling about that whole incident....you left Bill in mid grocery shopping, leaving him with the cart, while you scooted off to buy a dress...thats just so dang funny...