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It takes less than an inch to shut Raleigh down if the cold remains and the snow doesn't disappear almost instantly. I had just driven down from Vermont for Christmas and I was staying in a hotel. I had to get back to my daughters house to get something to eat because all the places to eat were...

2010 was the same December where Raleigh/Cary got 10 inches of snow the day after Christmas. I didn't live here then, but I was here with the family for Christmas.

I'm very eclectic in my music choices. Being a teen in the 60's means my #1 group would naturally be The Beatles, but a close second is ABBA. I came to them much more recently because in the 70's I was busy trying to pay bills to pay much attention to the music, except for being force fed a...

Not a gas pedal for sure, probably a "current rheostat applicator". It changes the whole vibe when one says "I slammed the current rheostat applicator to the metal and left a long strip of burnt diodes on the highway". 🤭 🤣

It is probably because, for one thing, I have been to WDW often and have seen all of them so many times that paying the high price for memories that they are steadily taking away is the straw that breaks the camels back. There have been many things removed over the years that were no great loss...

I was already almost middle age when ABBA came out. They are great.

I suspect that those who never really experienced the difference between soft ice cream or regular ice cream cannot appreciate the pure joy that is Frozen Custard. That stuff is pure ambrosia regardless of whatever outside temperature one can throw at it. -70F or 110F it is to die for. For so...

I don't think that they have made their worst move yet. They are well on their way. As I said to my daughter on Thanksgiving, removal of a classic like the Muppet 3D was the final nail in my WDW coffin. If I ever go back to Florida for anything now it will be Universal. Disney slapped me in the...

I remember doing that wiring and occasionally taping. I eventually got tired of spending the money and having to fit the tree in the base and one year at an auction there was a 7 foot, never used, artificial tree and I bought it for $10.00. I used that tree up until I moved to NC (about 30+...

I remember buying real trees for $20.00 or less. They weren't as well shaped and full like todays trees are. We used to have 2 foot gaps in the branches that had to be covered over by lots of tinsel. If you draped the lights just right and put out the room lights you couldn't tell. Then you had...

That reminded me of something I read while putting together a family tree (mostly for my grandkids), but I found it quite fascinating to explore those histories). I found that the family that I am connected to came from London with a land grant from the King. The family consisted of the Father...

I guess I'm going to have to show you a lot more respect now that I know you are older than me. However, you are pretty close to the age where you can no longer be called a whippersnapper. One more trip around the sun and there probably won't be much whip left in the snapper.

Hey, it's tough being a whippersnapper. I'm right in those years now.

Julie (the younger) does Thanksgiving! Amy (the elder) does Christmas Eve! Everyone but me stays home on Christmas. I, on the other hand, do a "eat, give and get" at both. Long day and without a doubt create a very strong don't get anywhere near a weight scale any time soon. [/SPOILER]...

All of a sudden I'm house bound again like when I lived in Vermont. We have plenty of days below 76 around here. It's getting harder and harder to escape.

Was it something we said?

I've never been asked about my meds, however, if you show up with a suitcase full of assorted medication I'd advise planning on a long delay. ;) :)

Can you imagine how much more intense that "cranky" becomes when you start scaring the hell out of the "atrocious" 80's? I'm looking forward to being able to look back on how enjoyable my "disturbing" 70's were!

Probably died from something that is common among people 88 years old. It's the Olderndirt virus. Happens when people have finally had enough of the mental and physically painful process of aging and just want to sleep for the rest of the show.

You think you have commuter problems, I have to walk all the way from my main bedroom to my second bedroom to get to my computer. It's pretty close to 30 steps (ugh, I'm winded just thinking about it). It gets worse! My apartment doesn't have laundry hookups so on laundry day I have to do almost...