Men! Did you know you can buy a bride?

[natty bumppo 297]

I was a little kid, but yeah. Remember Hurricane Gloria? We lost power for two weeks -- I did homework by candlelight. Luckily we had oil heating and gas appliances!

oh yes ... hurricane party

we had the oil lamps going and just cranked up the old wood stove to cook. fortunately water wasn't much of a problem. we had a good clean spring about 50 yards from the house so when the power died and the stored water ran out ... guess who got the job of lugging the empty water containers

we lived far enough away from the main roads that big storms usually dropped a tree or large branch across the power lines ... and lights out. the big snow storms were the worse ... gotta admit that sometimes we had to break the ice on the stream behind the house in order to get water to operate the flush .. the spring was drinking water ... the stream was emergency flush water (closer to the house)

remember the civic center roof collapse?

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

remember the civic center roof collapse?

I'm a little too young to have more than a foggy memory. My brother talks about it though.

Gawd, I miss home, snow an' all.

[LaL 418]

I was a little kid, but yeah. Remember Hurricane Gloria? We lost power for two weeks -- I did homework by candlelight. Luckily we had oil heating and gas appliances!

We lost power for quite awhile after Gloria - our transformer blew, and something about our well was fried (not sure how). The front of my parents house is all glass so I remember boarding it up *during* the hurricane O.o So we couldnt see out. When we finally did go out - we counted all the twisted messed up trees around our house - 52! That was a bit of a crazy storm.

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

I remember my super-rich friends had to go shower at Payne-Whitney gymnasium because their heating was electric! We may have been po', but at least we had hot water.

On the other hand, the fancy part of town got power back in 4 or 5 days. Us slobs in Westville had to wait two weeks.

[natty bumppo 297]

I'm a little too young to have more than a foggy memory. My brother talks about it though.

Gawd, I miss home, snow an' all.

i miss the snow ...

don't miss all the sand used. it would hit the front of the car and crust on the windshield.

also miss the fall. something about the change in the air ...

then there were the firemans carnivals ... fairs ... and every couple of years going to the big e and just wandering around for hours.

[LaL 418]

I think just a few days after the storm we shared generator with our (only) neighbors. Being that it is bumpkin town where there are many acres between neighbors - we were on our own (energy wise) for quite awhile

[natty bumppo 297]

I remember my super-rich friends had to go shower at Payne-Whitney gymnasium because their heating was electric! We may have been po', but at least we had hot water.

On the other hand, the fancy part of town got power back in 4 or 5 days. Us slobs in Westville had to wait two weeks.

we waited quite a few days too. i think it was a week ... there weren't to many houses on our road so we were not a priority

lived a lot farther north than you did. we were in a little town northwest of canton and west of granby about 12 miles from the MA border

energy wise ... we had an air tight wood stove that had coils inside for heating water. this was plumbed into the furnace boiler so on loss of power we still had heat through out the house. just had to open a few bypass valves (bypass the circulator) so the heated water would naturally flow through the pipes. you'll probably never guess what my big chore was every fall?

... it had to do with cutting/ splitting/ stacking cords of firewood ...

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

Yeah, we were the soft southerners down on the coast. My parents used to take us to the beach during snowstorms to watch the snow falling on the ocean and feel the wind. This would probably now be classified as child abuse.

I think just a few days after the storm we shared generator with our (only) neighbors. Being that it is bumpkin town where there are many acres between neighbors - we were on our own (energy wise) for quite awhile

They're having a hell of a winter this year. Malloy, the new governor, told everyone today to stay home if possible.

[LaL 418]

I don't miss the stress of commuting in snow and ice (when it was bad). wfh in subtropical humid ftw!

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

I love that it's going to be in the mid 70s today here.

[natty bumppo 297]

Yeah, we were the soft southerners down on the coast. My parents used to take us to the beach during snowstorms to watch the snow falling on the ocean and feel the wind. This would probably now be classified as child abuse.

They're having a hell of a winter this year. Malloy, the new governor, told everyone today to stay home if possible.

you "soft southerners" usually had more ice. don't envy you that luxury. so the choices were ... shovel 7" of partly cloudy or skate down the front step ... either way it was good times

must have been pretty cool to stand on the beach during a snowstorm.

we had state forest and mdc properties all around. it was easy to find seclusion and listen to the snow fall.

my parents would simply say "get dressed and play outside ... who cares if it's snowing ... you're NOT going to simply sit inside all day ..."

today ... if one of the neighbors drove by and saw this ... guess it would depend on which neighbor (a long timer or a newcomer) as to what would happen ...

Edited January 18, 2011 by natty bumppo

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

The newcomers just don't get it in my old neighbourhood. We grew up with a real city luxury -- in the middle of one of the blocks we had a huge open space that all the houses abutted, called (of course) "The Field." We played just about every game you can think of there, but really we went to play baseball/softball/stickball/wiffleball because there was a basic backstop that had been put up in the 50s. One of those pickup games that went on until everyone's mom called them home for dinner, but when it was summer we were back out after for another inning or two. Bases were usually someone's little sister's clothing, but we all had our own gloves. There were NEVER any adults around, but the older kids did a great job of keeping the younger ones in line.

The newcomers, who started arriving in the late 90s, drawn by an improved arts-driven curriculum at the local public school, apparently killed a lot of this. They wanted lighting in The Field, and adult supervision. They didn't like that kids used their backyards as cut-throughs to get in there, didn't like the noise. The Field is still used, but from what I hear it's nothing like it had been for decades. There was a real tradition there, reaching back into the 20s, and we were all a part of it. Sad to know it's kind of gone.

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goddamn new yorkers

[natty bumppo 297]

goddamn new yorkers

yea ... didn't like the kids playing with themselves without adult supervision ....

[Fandango 1,440]

You do realize, that's not the point of my comment dont you?

As far as success goes, everyone I know has had similar experiences with those sites... so great that you're appearing to be the exception.. OF all the dates I went on, I found most people to mis-represent themselves quiet extremely, like placing photos of themselves that were 10 years ago, and 100 pounds lighter..

I do know a friend who met someone on yahoo and eventually got married.. But, I am almost sure he would privately agree with me now, that his wife is kinda a bi-atch and kinda un-attactive.. soo, I would say, his was'nt a success either..

So, if you want to pick that out of my earlier response as being the point, then there's my thoughts.. but frankly kinda surprized you would not see that the point is;

The women from Colombia, Russia, Ukraine and other 3rd world countries, can't be bought, and the green card and money isnt the motivating factor..

Stay focused on the point..

Ohh, and thier are plenty of spinners if that's your thing.. Those of you talking about farm animals, well, you're just wierd,,,

Cannot tell you how much I *seriously heart* this post.