 
Jcole
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Username: Jcole
Post Number: 5159
Registered: 04-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, December 18, 2008 - 3:14 pm: |    |
See if you can get your Dad to shovel a path down to Redmond for you. He'll do it! |
Tsomyak
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Username: Tsomyak
Post Number: 42
Registered: 04-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, December 18, 2008 - 3:16 pm: | |
I remember the days I was only allowed to "free range" from Kelly to Beaconsfield, and Moross to Morang. In fourth grade I was finally allowed to travel back and forth to school on my own, on my bike no less! Talk about freedom! The next summer we were taping fishing rods and tackle boxes to our bikes and striking out for the lake. Never did catch anything worth keeping, (I'm sure mom was just a glad, lol) but that never stopped us. |
Zitro
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Username: Zitro
Post Number: 2512
Registered: 04-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, December 18, 2008 - 3:53 pm: | |
Sandle's Bros was the name of the Standard Station next to Chathams. |
Zitro
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Username: Zitro
Post Number: 2513
Registered: 04-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, December 18, 2008 - 5:26 pm: | |
I want a Thingmaker for Christmas Santa |
Tsomyak
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Username: Tsomyak
Post Number: 43
Registered: 04-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, December 18, 2008 - 5:52 pm: | |
I'm more old school. I just want some more plastic sheets for my Vac U Form.
Oh, and a foot locker for my GI Joe. |
Sjtunnelgang
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Username: Sjtunnelgang
Post Number: 23
Registered: 12-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, December 18, 2008 - 9:18 pm: | |
Jcole,I am still waiting for a reply from Marty Lacroix to find out where Jim Muzz is.
Do you know Mike+Linda Murphy who live in Dryden? |
Jcole
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Username: Jcole
Post Number: 5165
Registered: 04-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, December 18, 2008 - 9:24 pm: | |
I know a Linda Murphy in Almont, but her husband isn't Mike. So I guess the short answer would be no. Sorry |
Eastburn
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Username: Eastburn
Post Number: 600
Registered: 03-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, December 18, 2008 - 9:53 pm: | |
SHUTOUT!!! 6-0 |
Tsomyak
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Username: Tsomyak
Post Number: 44
Registered: 04-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, December 18, 2008 - 9:59 pm: | |
muahahahahaha! |
Kellyroad
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Username: Kellyroad
Post Number: 1304
Registered: 04-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, December 18, 2008 - 11:28 pm: | |
Z: Getting the sled down for the garage loft and heading over to the ruts on Redmond. maybe there's a police car that some of my fellow Eastwoodians and I can help get unstuck. |
Mkap
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Username: Mkap
Post Number: 17
Registered: 11-2008
| | Posted on Friday, December 19, 2008 - 7:44 am: | |
Gunna go out hitching tonight. Hope I don't lose another glove on the bumper like I did last time!!
For those of you who don't remember or don't know, hitching is hiding behind a parked car near an intersection, waiting for a passing car and grabbing the bumper and going for a slip slidin ride in the snow. But watch out for those dry spots on the road... ouch!
(Message edited by mkap on December 19, 2008) |
Zitro
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Username: Zitro
Post Number: 2514
Registered: 04-2008
| | Posted on Friday, December 19, 2008 - 9:44 am: | |
Why are the Burbank kids off school toady and we have to go? Not fair!! |
Eastburn
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Username: Eastburn
Post Number: 601
Registered: 03-2008
| | Posted on Friday, December 19, 2008 - 10:22 am: | |
Mkap, thanks for bringing up the memory of hitching, one of my favorite adventures as a kid. We really thought we were bulletproof, didn't we? I never even considered it to be very dangerous. Conditions had to be just right, though. Firmly packed down snow & (hopefully) no bare spots. I never did know, or hear of, anyone getting hurt hitching. Did any of you? Maybe I'll go out & try it today. Of course, I've got a 2 mile walk to get to where there's any traffic & that takes me to M25 with a 55MPH speed limit. Maybe not. |
12468_laing
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Username: 12468_laing
Post Number: 314
Registered: 07-2008
| | Posted on Friday, December 19, 2008 - 10:35 am: | |
hey z, you want some cheese with that wine?
hitching, i remember a kid in our neighborhood who was doing it and his legs went under the car. i was outside at the time and when it happened, he screamed bloody murder, wasn't hurt, but ran home all the same. that was the only time i ever knew of an incident - nothing ever happened when i did it. |
Tsomyak
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Username: Tsomyak
Post Number: 46
Registered: 04-2008
| | Posted on Friday, December 19, 2008 - 11:37 am: | |
Just to let you know, Balduck park is still a great place to go on a snowy Friday night. I happened to be in town with my son and a friend of his a few years back (2003?). We were up for the holidays, and with both kids being native Texans, they were hyped about the snow that fell that day (must've been about 6 inches or so.) I went digging through my folks garage, and sure enough, there was my snow saucer and "snurfer" (a 60's version of a snow board). We piled into the car and headed for Balduck. The place was brightly lit, and it was packed! There were a couple of guys with snow mobiles, and the kids conned them into pulling them on the snow saucer. We must have been out there for a couple of hours. A trip to White Castle topped of a perfect snowy Motor City evening. |
Mkap
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Username: Mkap
Post Number: 18
Registered: 11-2008
| | Posted on Friday, December 19, 2008 - 11:50 am: | |
EB, Laing - I guess we were some of the original tailgaters eh? Somehow I think I like doing it the new fashioned way better these days... can't crouch like I used to, or run when they spotted you. I used to be one of the fastest kids in school, now I'm not even the fastest kid in my house, and we're empty nesters.
(Message edited by mkap on December 19, 2008) |
Zitro
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Username: Zitro
Post Number: 2515
Registered: 04-2008
| | Posted on Friday, December 19, 2008 - 11:59 am: | |
A little Havarti would be nice laing, Thank you. |
12468_laing
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Username: 12468_laing
Post Number: 315
Registered: 07-2008
| | Posted on Friday, December 19, 2008 - 12:03 pm: | |
z, care for a bottle of red or white?
tsomyak, could just see ya. standing on the top and saying, "watch how a pro does it". ah, for the good ole' days!!!!!! |
Eastburn
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Username: Eastburn
Post Number: 602
Registered: 03-2008
| | Posted on Friday, December 19, 2008 - 12:10 pm: | |
In my day we could still hitch behind the horse-drawn Twin Pines milk wagon. Not very exciting. We didn't have the horse-drawn delivery in my neighborhood but my Uncle (on Courville) did. |
Zitro
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Username: Zitro
Post Number: 2517
Registered: 04-2008
| | Posted on Friday, December 19, 2008 - 12:12 pm: | |
When we went back for the W.S. I took my son to Balduck. I've told him all of the horror stories how we used to run up and down that hill at least 8-10 times every time we practiced there for cross country. So when we stopped there he had to get out of the car and run up and down it to see. He came back huffin' & puffin'. For once, one of my Ward Cleaver stories actually played itself out. Got the whole thing on tape too. |
Eastburn
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Username: Eastburn
Post Number: 603
Registered: 03-2008
| | Posted on Friday, December 19, 2008 - 12:13 pm: | |
I'm assuming no one went to work today.
How are you spending your snow day?
We have a real blizzard up here. The snow is blowing sideways, probably 20-25 mph.
Going to wrap presents & lay low. |
Zitro
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Username: Zitro
Post Number: 2518
Registered: 04-2008
| | Posted on Friday, December 19, 2008 - 12:26 pm: | |
I'm about helfway through snowblowing right now. Taking a break. We got hit pretty hard here |
Mkap
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Username: Mkap
Post Number: 19
Registered: 11-2008
| | Posted on Friday, December 19, 2008 - 12:31 pm: | |
I've been stretching since early this morning for the hitching later tonight. One can't start too early these days. |
Jcole
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Username: Jcole
Post Number: 5168
Registered: 04-2005
| | Posted on Friday, December 19, 2008 - 1:00 pm: | |
We've got about 8-9" here right now, and they're saying we're going to be in the 10"+ range by 4pm, so I'm holed up here. I just finished stringing the bead garland on the Christmas tree, and next I'll be crocheting the second half of a pair of mittens for my granddaughter. Hell, after that statement, I may as well sign up with AARP and be done with it. |
Zitro
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Username: Zitro
Post Number: 2519
Registered: 04-2008
| | Posted on Friday, December 19, 2008 - 1:14 pm: | |
CMAO!! |
Zitro
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Username: Zitro
Post Number: 2520
Registered: 04-2008
| | Posted on Friday, December 19, 2008 - 1:23 pm: | |
Any ND grads who ordered the ND Alumni Directory it came in the mail today. |
12468_laing
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Username: 12468_laing
Post Number: 316
Registered: 07-2008
| | Posted on Friday, December 19, 2008 - 1:24 pm: | |
i hesitate to finish this post. december 19th in nashville and our temp is 72. go figure. am going to the titans/steelers game sunday with my oldest and the temp is supposed to be low 30's. welcome to nashville weather, "don't complain how it feels outside, in a few minutes it will change". |
Jcole
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Username: Jcole
Post Number: 5173
Registered: 04-2005
| | Posted on Friday, December 19, 2008 - 1:25 pm: | |
At least I still have my teeth.
But I do wear bi-focals.
Half way there. |
Zitro
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Username: Zitro
Post Number: 2521
Registered: 04-2008
| | Posted on Friday, December 19, 2008 - 1:47 pm: | |
That should be a great game laing. One of the biggest of the season |
Jcole
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Username: Jcole
Post Number: 5174
Registered: 04-2005
| | Posted on Friday, December 19, 2008 - 1:50 pm: | |
Who besides me thinks the Lion's will ruin a perfect season, and win the last game? |