The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[wdwfan4ver]

When I was in high school the drinking age was 18 in Texas. I was one of the younger people in my graduating class of 592 students in 1980, and didn’t turn 18 ‘til the October after I graduated. Then, on September 1st of 1981, the drinking age was raised to 19, so it was again illegal for me to buy booze ‘til my 19th birthday on October 20th. Fortunately, a few years later when they raised it to 21, I was already 22.

I am not surprised with the drinking age being 18 in Texas when you graduated and I did hear of the 18 drinking age before due to dad. I think what happened in Texas was common for drinking age. My dad was a bartender for a short time when he was 18 years old back in the 1970s in Wisconsin. Dad worked, but the bartending job was for extra money before he quit.

Wisconsin's drinking age before the mid 1980s was 18 years old. A person being a bartender at 18 makes sense. He bought his own beer for the appointment he lived in from 18 to the time he married mom at age of 21.

 

[Santa Raccoon 77]

There are ways to get out but it may be unwise to do so

At 40,000 feet ya don't say.

 

[donaldtoo]

But I'll never understand how anybody can not like flying

Yep, I’ve loved flying since I was a child. First flight from Alabama back to San Antonio for Christmas of ‘66 was in a DC-3. Second flight for Christmas of ‘67 was in a Lockheed Constellation. After we moved to No Cal in ‘68, summer vacation flights were all in 707’s, ‘til Mom and Pop bought the camper that we then drove to Texas and back every summer.
And, you already know how much I LOOOOOOOOOOOVE flying in a gyroplane…!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Figgy1]

I knew what they all are.

 

[donaldtoo]

We're setting at 84 in Indiana (backyard weather station)nice day to sit on the porch and read.

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Yep, that’s still a nice temp…!!!

 

[StarWarsGirl]

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When I was in middle school, my dad used to drive me to school in the morning. I'd get up walking around like a zombie, and he'd be extremely happy. And very loud. I didn't like it being loud in the morning, I always wanted silence. And then on the way to school, he'd talk the entire way, usually about nothing, and I'd be like...why is he so happy.

It's been about 15 years since then. Many things have changed. I'm more than twice the age I was then. And yet the other morning I came downstairs and my dad was eating breakfast...and he was loud and chatty and could be, and I just wanted silence.

 

[donaldtoo]

This just changed my whole outlook on Dazed & Confused. Never occurred to me drinking age might not be 21

You probably already know this, but, that movie was filmed here in Austin.
And yep, just like “That ‘70’s Show”, I went to HS with all those people…!!!!!

 

[93boomer]

At 40,000 feet ya don't say.

Don’t you know— she has a parachute in her carry on so she’s prepared!

 

[StarWarsGirl]

To each, his own, right? My FIL loves his birds and his gardening, and I am not into either. I love my books and he doesn't understand how I can possibly enjoy reading. You love your planes, and I hate flying...it would be boring if we all liked the same things!

I LOVE flying! One thing I missed in the first few months of the pandemic was that I didn't fly anywhere (finally did in December of 2020). I love just getting on a plane and in a few hours being someplace different. Airports are cool too. I actually like layovers because seeing different airports is so cool.

Except Atlanta. I never need to go to Atlanta ever again.

 

[Goofyernmost]

At 40,000 feet ya don't say.

There are ways to get out but it may be unwise to do so

Of course, everything is possible, but that first step is one hell of a doozy.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

@Swarls Barkley

 

[StarWarsGirl]

@Figgy1

 

[wdwfan4ver]

It was setting up to be an interesting finish. Still fun to watch. Unfortunately the drone of race cars also put me to sleep every darn time. Made it 25 laps in then woke up to 52 to go lol.

I understand it. I had a short amount of time during the race my eyes trying to close, but I prevented them to.

 

[donaldtoo]

Current, pleasant weather…!!!

 

[donaldtoo]

But, I have a feeling this will be more applicable in the summer months to come…!!!!!

 

[wdwfan4ver]

But I'll never understand how anybody can not like flying

Yeah I enjoy flying also. The Walt Disney World Trip my mom won was the first time I traveled by plane and I was a month away from being in 7th grade at the time. That trip my mom won had free airfare on a non direct delta airplane trip to Orlando. I recalled there being multiple stops both ways.

 

[Figgy1]

 

[Figgy1]

Off to get more gardening stuff

 

[Songbird76]

But I'll never understand how anybody can not like flying

Because it's terrifying!! Anything goes wrong, there's not much of a chance you'll make it out alive. It's like tempting fate. Every time there's a slight movement from turbulance, I'm thinking we're about to plummet to earth. It's not at all fun. I do it out of necessity because the alternative is never getting to visit friends and family, or go to Disney, etc.

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

Off to get more gardening stuff

Did that yesterday and spent the afternoon planting. I still need a couple more plants for some pots, I under bought this year usually I buy too many. The school I teach at has a greenhouse, the. FFA group runs it so I will pick up a few things from them after work on Tuesday.