tx-ogre Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Born in Minnehopeless. Moved out to the ‘burbs at age 7 and grew up there. Three years away on active duty in the Marine Corps, then back to the Minnehopeless area while attending college. Left MN in 1984 and only returned every 5 or 6 years to visit family and friends until my mother died in 2011. Haven’t been back since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Florida born. Florida raised. Still in F-ing Florida. Born in Lauderdale (don't remember it). Raised in Gainesville (go Gators). Been on the NE coast for the last couple decades (best move I ever made). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, surfpup said: Florida born. Florida raised. Still in F-ing Florida. Born in Lauderdale (don't remember it). Raised in Gainesville (go Gators). Been on the NE coast for the last couple decades (best move I ever made). Do you not remember being born or Lauderdale? Both? Edited July 27, 2023 by Sgt. Pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 14 hours ago, surfpup said: Florida born. Florida raised. Still in F-ing Florida. Born in Lauderdale (don't remember it). Raised in Gainesville (go Gators). Been on the NE coast for the last couple decades (best move I ever made). I went to Ft.auderdale to visit a customer. We went to lunch, so I drove my rental car. We drove out to a restaurant on the beach.... I dropped the customers off and went to park. Went behind the restaurant and there were no available spaces.....so I drove back to the street and could see an open spot in a diagonal space in the center of the street. There was a guy and girl crossing the sidewalk in front of me....so I was waiting for them to cross. As soon as they cleared the front of my car, the girl peeled off and got in my car! I said to her, "Get OUT!". She said, just go right down the street....there's a place to park! I said again, "Get OUT!". This went on for a minute or so..... and I was worried about the open parking space getting used by someone else, so I pulled out into the center of the street. The girl quickly jumped out telling me to do something that is quite literally impossible to do. The customers were sitting in a booth by a window in the restaurant laughing at me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 33 minutes ago, DanvillRob said: I went to Ft.auderdale to visit a customer. We went to lunch, so I drove my rental car. We drove out to a restaurant on the beach.... I dropped the customers off and went to park. Went behind the restaurant and there were no available spaces.....so I drove back to the street and could see an open spot in a diagonal space in the center of the street. There was a guy and girl crossing the sidewalk in front of me....so I was waiting for them to cross. As soon as they cleared the front of my car, the girl peeled off and got in my car! I said to her, "Get OUT!". She said, just go right down the street....there's a place to park! I said again, "Get OUT!". This went on for a minute or so..... and I was worried about the open parking space getting used by someone else, so I pulled out into the center of the street. The girl quickly jumped out telling me to do something that is quite literally impossible to do. The customers were sitting in a booth by a window in the restaurant laughing at me! We always stayed in Hollywood (not the one in Cali) when I had to go there to work at Dania Beach. Worked on both sided of FLA. To me it all looks the same, the Pan Handle, the Atlantic side, the Gulf side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 25 minutes ago, Sgt. Pepper said: We always stayed in Hollywood (not the one in Cali) when I had to go there to work at Dania Beach. Worked on both sided of FLA. To me it all looks the same, the Pan Handle, the Atlantic side, the Gulf side. Yeah...I spent a lot of time all over Florida....we had customers all over the state from Gainsville to Key West. Was in Clearwater for a visit to the beach, then on to Orlando for the National Championship Dog Show.... about 2 years ago. I'll probably go back for the same trip next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 (edited) 16 minutes ago, DanvillRob said: Yeah...I spent a lot of time all over Florida....we had customers all over the state from Gainsville to Key West. Was in Clearwater for a visit to the beach, then on to Orlando for the National Championship Dog Show.... about 2 years ago. I'll probably go back for the same trip next year. I stayed in Hollywood once and there was a dog track across the street from my hotel. Edited July 27, 2023 by Sgt. Pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 50 minutes ago, Sgt. Pepper said: I stayed in Hollywood once and there was a dog track across the street from my hotel. There are a few states that allow dog racing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 7 minutes ago, DanvillRob said: There are a few states that allow dog racing. FLA is like SC, seems like anything goes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CROWB8 Posted July 27, 2023 Author Share Posted July 27, 2023 (edited) I went from Pensacola Fl area to Langley via Charlotte on my harley back in 76. Getting into the Carolinas in fall was breath taking. Beautiful country roads autumn colors abound. Held true all the way to Langley. But it was the Carolinas that got me. Virginia is for lovers? They left out the Carolinas. Planned on going north from Virginia to Main, but crossing Delaware approuching Philly, roadside got frickin filthy with trash and such. Turned around b4 Philly. Guessing some distance after NY, it would have been a beautiful ride again. But, alas, I didn't do it. Edited July 27, 2023 by CROWB8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 (edited) 48 minutes ago, CROWB8 said: I went from Pensacola Fl area to Langley via Charlotte on my harley back in 76. Getting into the Carolinas in fall was breath taking. Beautiful country roads autumn colors abound. Held true all the way to Langley. But it was the Carolinas that got me. Virginia is for lovers? They left out the Carolinas. Planned on going north from Virginia to Main, but crossing Delaware approuching Philly, roadside got frickin filthy with trash and such. Turned around b4 Philly. Guessing some distance after NY, it would have been a beautiful ride again. But, alas, I didn't do it. I lived in Newport News, VA from 2002 - 2019 (retired form the Coast Guard in 2011). I loath VA. Especially that area. The closer you get to the shipyard by the numbered streets the worse that area is. Richmond has fun stuff to do, but its just another big-er-ish city. Williamsburg has lots of cool historical stuff. Yorktown to, but try to afford to live there. Edited July 27, 2023 by Sgt. Pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CROWB8 Posted July 27, 2023 Author Share Posted July 27, 2023 (edited) 34 minutes ago, Sgt. Pepper said: I lived in Newport News, VA from 2002 - 2019 (retired form the Coast Guard in 2011). I loath VA. Especially that area. The closer you get to the shipyard by the numbered streets the worse that area is. Richmond has fun stuff to do, but its just another big-er-ish city. Williamsburg has lots of cool historical stuff. Yorktown to, but try to afford to live there. Yea. Langley aint small for an AF base. And the surrounding support community, as there always is, was sprawling and city-ish, to paraphrase. Luckily, or unluckily, I was choosen to fix a generals F-104. Being transit, I was the smuck that got suckered into working on it. I say smuck because there were no existing tech orders for that aircraft on the base. Anyway, my only free night was taken from me by this general. Had to go from club to club and drink with him. You don't say no to a 3 star. Boring. Edit, I did get an a** kiss letter in my file from him. Eh..... Edited July 27, 2023 by CROWB8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 (edited) 54 minutes ago, CROWB8 said: Yea. Langley aint small for an AF base. And the surrounding support community, as there always is, was sprawling and city-ish, to paraphrase. Luckily, or unluckily, I was choosen to fix a generals F-104. Being transit, I was the smuck that got suckered into working on it. I say smuck because there were no existing tech orders for that aircraft on the base. Anyway, my only free night was taken from me by this general. Had to go from club to club and drink with him. You don't say no to a 3 star. Boring. Edit, I did get an a** kiss letter in my file from him. Eh..... You talking about Langley the city, or the AF Base. Langley AFB is in Hampton, VA next to NASA. Langley the city is by DC, I believe. Edited July 27, 2023 by Sgt. Pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CROWB8 Posted July 27, 2023 Author Share Posted July 27, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, CROWB8 said: Yea. Langley aint small for an AF base AFB. Sorry if I wasn't clear. New territory then. 50~ yrs ago. Haven't been back since. Edit, Oh I see now. My OP on Langley trip didn't specify. My bad...... Edited July 27, 2023 by CROWB8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 On 7/26/2023 at 9:17 AM, gearbasher said: We have the Bannerman Castle, just north of NYC on the Hudson. We took a bus tour up that way many years back but missed seeing that. I was born in Sewer City Lol. (Sioux City Iowa.) Parents moved to Council Bluffs when I was 2. Lived there till I was 26 and I moved to Omaha Nebraska where I have been ever since. Learned to play guitar at 13 by my 2 cousins. One played in a band. The Ventures inspired me. Played most of their songs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 17 hours ago, DanvillRob said: There are a few states that allow dog racing. I haven't thought about 'the dogs' for many a year. I just checked and discovered there's still is a Greyhound Racing Stadium in Portsmouth. I've never been there. I'm not interested in gambling. There appears to be more than 30 such Stadiums in the country. They offer 'retired' greyhounds up for adoption. I don't think its costs anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearbasher Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 4 hours ago, merciful-evans said: I They offer 'retired' greyhounds up for adoption. I don't think its costs anything. Yeah, but you have to catch them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 4 hours ago, merciful-evans said: I haven't thought about 'the dogs' for many a year. I just checked and discovered there's still is a Greyhound Racing Stadium in Portsmouth. I've never been there. I'm not interested in gambling. There appears to be more than 30 such Stadiums in the country. They offer 'retired' greyhounds up for adoption. I don't think its costs anything. That's one of the issues with dog racing..... when a greyhound gets old, injured or isn't 'fast enough', they are often simply killed off. There are only so many homes for retired greyhounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CROWB8 Posted July 28, 2023 Author Share Posted July 28, 2023 (edited) On 7/26/2023 at 8:40 AM, IanHenry said: It's only White because we burned it for you 😄 Sure. But can you do interiors?🙃 Edited July 28, 2023 by CROWB8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitefang Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 1 hour ago, DanvillRob said: There are only so many homes for retired greyhounds. Somewhere like this? Whitefang 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 19 minutes ago, Whitefang said: Somewhere like this? Whitefang That's EXACTLY what I was thinking of! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 (edited) 45 minutes ago, Whitefang said: Somewhere like this? Whitefang That is some rich Dead Head's mansion. They had to sell a lot of tie dyed t-shirts to afford that. Edited July 28, 2023 by Sgt. Pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CROWB8 Posted July 28, 2023 Author Share Posted July 28, 2023 (edited) Blue Bird retirement? No wait. They don't race blue birds and Jerry's not connected in anyway. So out of context. My bad..... Edited July 28, 2023 by CROWB8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 36 minutes ago, CROWB8 said: Blue Bird retirement? No wait. They don't race blue birds and Jerry's not connected in anyway. So out of context. My bad..... Do you know how many stinky patchouli smelling hippies could use that for housing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karloff Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 29 minutes ago, Sgt. Pepper said: Do you know how many stinky patchouli smelling hippies could use that for housing? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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