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John park hopper

John park hopper

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MinnieM123 said:
By the way, this is a nice tribute on the Boston Common for Memorial Day. There are 37,369 flags placed there (by volunteers), to represent all the MA military who gave their life for their country, since the Revolutionary War. (I saw it a few years ago, and it was a quiet and powerful display, to see in person.)

www.wgbh.org

Why 37,369 flags will wave in the Boston Common this Memorial Day

Organizers of the Boston Common Memorial Day Flag Garden say the true meaning of the holiday is to honor fallen service members.
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I think many people confuse Memorial day with Veterans day
Memorial Day
"Originally called Decoration Day, the holiday was officially proclaimed in 1868 to honor those who died during the Civil War. After World War I, the solemn day was expanded to honor those who died in all wars"
Veterans Day
The first celebration using the term Veterans Day occurred in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1947. Raymond Weeks, a World War II veteran, organized "National Veterans Day," which included a parade and other festivities, to honor all veterans. The event was held on November 11, then designated Armistice Day the end of WWI.
 
donaldtoo

donaldtoo

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Goofyernmost said:
Spoiler alert: Should a 1970 Buick Skylark with 350ci come up for auction and if it sells for over $3000.00 I don't want to hear about it. That's what I paid for one when it was brand new.
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Yea, as I’ve posted before, my first car was a ‘71 Olds Cutlass. Rocket 350, with a 2 bbl. carb…so less of a rocket than a 4 bbl….!!!!! :hilarious:
Had 96K on it when I bought it, and I put another 100K+ on it. “Ol’ Bessie” was a sweet ride…!!! :)
 
donaldtoo

donaldtoo

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MinnieM123 said:
I went to their site today to see if I could find out the selling price on a few vehicles, including the main ones above. Some still had the "bidding still on" tags, so I can't tell what the final selling prices were. As for Eddie's car seller, either I missed what they said on TV, or they just didn't indicate at all, who the actual seller was. That's really not unusual, as the majority of sellers remain private in these auctions.
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Yea, I’m not interested at all in who the buyer was, I would just like to know how much it sold for.
 
donaldtoo

donaldtoo

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Goofyernmost said:
I'm sure we all have something like that and most of the time it is no longer available. I was born and raised in upper, upper New York State. In our town there were four major fast food places that all started as curb service restaurants. You pull into the parking places surrounding the building (they had inside service too) and people would come out and take your order, and bring it out to you and attached the trays to the window. Three of those specialized in something called a Michigan Red Hots. There was one in particular that, to our family, stood out and was our favorite treat. (The fourth one was an A&W Root Beer place which also got a lot of our business) A Michigan Red hot was a boiled hot dog, on a special made steamed roll that was slit on the side instead of the top, and covered with a type of chili sauce with a strip of yellow mustard, that would fill up the remainder of the roll like a little boat. You could get onions on them also. It was delicious.

I was 5 when I had my tonsils out and on the way to the hospital the night before, I was asked what I would like for dinner, A Michigan and a chocolate milk was my reply. About two years later, by chance we were living almost exactly across the road from the place. When I was 15 we move out of NY and moved to VT where what passed for a Michigan didn't even come close. We made many trips back to NY to visit family and whenever anyone went there they were obligated to bring some back.

The guy that both had the recipe and was always there 7 days a week actually doing the cooking eventually sold out and sadly passed away shortly after that. It was never the same. I have searched the internet for years now trying to recreate the sauce and finally found one that was pretty close just a couple of years ago. But without the steamed special roll it just isn't the same, but close enough for me. I still don't have them very often, but typing this out makes me want to try it out one more time.
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The red wieners have always been a thing down here, as well. All the butcher shops in my Mom and Pops hometowns had them. When we came back to Texas from Cali all those summers ago we had weenie roasts in my mothers hometown of Shiner, Texas (of Shiner Beer fame) in the city park…good memories…!!!!! :happy:
 
donaldtoo

donaldtoo

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MinnieM123 said:
I had forgotten about the launch. But just by pure luck -- I turned on the TV last night, about 1 minute prior to lift-off, and saw it take off!! :joyfull:Also, watched it when Dragon separated from Falcon 9. -- VERY cool :cool:

Funny part was when the reporter mentioned that everyone was startled by the sonic boom (when the stage I booster returned to earth), and all the car alarms were going off!! :p
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Yep, I heard that too…!!!!! :hilarious:
 
Goofyernmost

Goofyernmost

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Cesar R M said:
yeah, thats why you must need like 60k to survive now? right?
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I'm living OK on about 27K right now. That's Social Security and monthly withdrawals from my retirement account. If you know the places to look, it can be amazing. Now I couldn't live in a Hollywood Mansion, but I'm comfortable in my two bedroom apartment and my 2019 VW Jetta R-line, insured and maintained. I still travel, I eat out, go to shows and generally enjoy. Of course, it is just me and my theory always was that two could live as cheaply as one but only half as long. It doesn't afford me the high end of things but not the dredges either. I have no cans of Alpo in my pantry and a freezer full of beef, pork, chicken, fish and most importantly ice cream.
 
Goofyernmost

Goofyernmost

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donaldtoo said:
The red wieners have always been a thing down here, as well. All the butcher shops in my Mom and Pops hometowns had them. When we came back to Texas from Cali all those summers ago we had weenie roasts in my mothers hometown of Shiner, Texas (of Shiner Beer fame) in the city park…good memories…!!!!! :happy:
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Those are were sold up north, but not a big seller. Just all beef franks, not those red skinned ones that snapped when you bite into them. They were a novelty, special occasion purchase.
 
Goofyernmost

Goofyernmost

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donaldtoo said:
Yea, as I’ve posted before, my first car was a ‘71 Olds Cutlass. Rocket 350, with a 2 bbl. carb…so less of a rocket than a 4 bbl….!!!!! :hilarious:
Had 96K on it when I bought it, and I put another 100K+ on it. “Ol’ Bessie” was a sweet ride…!!! :)
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Yea, my Buick managed to get 120K on it. Mechanically it still ran well, but up in the north country winter came with a lot of salt use on the highway which ate away at cars. That was before they had all the sealers they have now. I had mine for about 8 years before pieces started to fall off. Just wasn't safe anymore when I was hauling around a 4 year old and a 2 year old.
 

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