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JenniferS

JenniferS

When you're the leader, you don't have to follow.
MinnieM123 said:
Years after this went out of "style", there was one location in MA (probably the last location anywhere that kept up the tradition for many years) that still had waitresses in roller skates. :happy: They'd bring the tray of root beer, etc., to the car. The tray had clips on it, that would clip on to the driver's side door, (rolled down) window. It was really fun!! I'm sure it's long gone now. :(
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Our town had one too, right up until some time in the early-mid 70's.

Families didn't eat out often 40 years ago, so when we did, it was an experience.
Having those car-hops deliver the food to your car (drive-in movie style) ranked right up there with any of the finer restaurants.

Such good fun.
And you know darn well my dad had us good-naturedly chanting, "Fall! Fall! Fall!"
 
JenniferS

JenniferS

When you're the leader, you don't have to follow.
MOXOMUMD said:
This is the way it has always been at our A&W since it opened in the 60s. (No rollerskates though.) I remember when we were little us kids would pile in the back of the pickup after baling hay and get treated to floats for working hard. Our A&W has twenty parking stalls, a few picnic tables and a small inside dining. Every other week are Classic Car Cruise-ins. :)
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Do you not wish our kids could experience some of the simpler things from our childhood?
Root beer floats as payment for hard work? Would never fly today.
Riding in the back of a pick up truck? Cops would pull you over and charge you in two seconds flat now.
Riding your bike (with no helmet!) from sun up to sun down? That there be child abandonment.

We did a lot of the simpler things with our kids - pulling them in the wagon to the park every night; hikes along the river trails; catching frogs and toads; fall trips to the farm to pick our pumpkins; hayrides; family bike rides; an uncomplicated weeks' holiday at a lakeside cottage every summer ....

That being said, their childhoods were no where near as awesome as ours were!
 
donaldtoo

donaldtoo

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JenniferS said:
I have to get up early and check out two more houses with my brother. If he's truly willing to stretch to $X, one of them looks perfect. Originally, we've been looking at stuff $40-$50K less expensive.
Just goes to prove the old adage - Buyers are liars!
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Yea, we have clients in our office all the time that hold their budget cards very close to their vests. Just tryin' to get the best deal they can. :)
 
JenniferS

JenniferS

When you're the leader, you don't have to follow.
donaldtoo said:
Yea, we have clients in our office all the time that hold their budget cards very close to their vests. Just tryin' to get the best deal they can. :)
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It's not that he was holding his cards close ... he just hadn't found the right house.
This is an awesome house! This is the perfect house for them. For this house, he will dig deeper.

If I were at a slightly different stage in my life, I would buy it in a heartbeat.
(Except of course, that I would NEVER pay that kind of $$. You know, because I'm cheap!)

P.S. - The negotiations continue. They are currently only $1,900 apart - on a house priced at more than $400K!
The sellers are holding out for full price. Bro will pay it, if he has to.
Should be all wrapped up by this evening.
 
Cesar R M

Cesar R M

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JenniferS said:
It's not that he was holding his cards close ... he just hadn't found the right house.
This is an awesome house! This is the perfect house for them. For this house, he will dig deeper.

If I were at a slightly different stage in my life, I would buy it in a heartbeat.
(Except of course, that I would NEVER pay that kind of $$. You know, because I'm cheap!)

P.S. - The negotiations continue. They are currently only $1,900 apart - on a house priced at more than $400K!
The sellers are holding out for full price. Bro will pay it, if he has to.
Should be all wrapped up by this evening.
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photos photos!!!
 
MOXOMUMD

MOXOMUMD

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JenniferS said:
Do you not wish our kids could experience some of the simpler things from our childhood?
Root beer floats as payment for hard work? Would never fly today.
Riding in the back of a pick up truck? Cops would pull you over and charge you in two seconds flat now.
Riding your bike (with no helmet!) from sun up to sun down? That there be child abandonment.

We did a lot of the simpler things with our kids - pulling them in the wagon to the park every night; hikes along the river trails; catching frogs and toads; fall trips to the farm to pick our pumpkins; hayrides; family bike rides; an uncomplicated weeks' holiday at a lakeside cottage every summer ....

That being said, their childhoods were no where near as awesome as ours were!
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I'm not sure how to take your post. :confused: Are you saying it was wrong for us to help when we were kids and only get root beer for it? :bored: I must say it's got me scratching my head. I grew up on a farm where we were taught responsibility at a very young age and there wasn't getting out of it and there wasn't a cash bribe to get it done.

Maybe it just shows the difference in the environments in which we were raised/are raising our kids. I still live in a rural area with a lot of 4-H families. Kids in my area are doing the same simple things we did. They still do their chores and take care of their animals without expecting anything extra for it.

Riding in the back of a pick-up is not illegal in a lot of states, in most the riders have to be 16 years or older but many are 10 years or older as long as it is not on a highway or major road going over 25 mph. That's how it is here.

Bicycle helmets for kids isn't enforced either. (Parents choice although I think it's good for beginner/inexperienced.) There's a motorcross track about a mile from home, on a clear Saturday in the summer you can hear the whirr-whirr of the motorbikes. PeeWee class is 4-6 years old. Those must wear helmets, bicycle helmets riding their Huffy down the sidewalk? Nope. (For those that have sidewalks, I don't.)

Anywho, maybe I'm reading your post a lot harsher than it was intended to be? (Still scratching head.)
 
JenniferS

JenniferS

When you're the leader, you don't have to follow.
MOXOMUMD said:
I'm not sure how to take your post. :confused: Are you saying it was wrong for us to help when we were kids and only get root beer for it? :bored: I must say it's got me scratching my head. I grew up on a farm where we were taught responsibility at a very young age and there wasn't getting out of it and there wasn't a cash bribe to get it done.

Maybe it just shows the difference in the environments in which we were raised/are raising our kids. I still live in a rural area with a lot of 4-H families. Kids in my area are doing the same simple things we did. They still do their chores and take care of their animals without expecting anything extra for it.
Riding in the back of a pick-up is not illegal in a lot of states, in most the riders have to be 16 years or older but many are 10 years or older as long as it is not on a highway or major road going over 25 mph. That's how it is here.

Bicycle helmets for kids isn't enforced either. (Parents choice although I think it's good for beginner/inexperienced.) There's a motorcross track about a mile from home, on a clear Saturday in the summer you can hear the whirr-whirr of the motorbikes. PeeWee class is 4-6 years old. Those must wear helmets, bicycle helmets riding their Huffy down the sidewalk? Nope. (For those that have sidewalks, I don't.)

Anywho, maybe I'm reading your post a lot harsher than it was intended to be? (Still scratching head.)
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Nope, I was trying to say that life as described in your post sounds ideal. In my childhood, we too, did our chores because we had to. There was no payment. And if dad took us for an ice cream, it was a treat, not expected. Many kids today don't lift a finger unless they get paid.

My response was not meant to be harsh at all. Up here things are different. Nanny State - remember?!
It is 100% illegal to have passengers in the bed of a pick-up truck. The driver is assessed a heavy fine and three demerit points, the passengers are removed, and forced to find another way to their destination.
Also, the law requires helmets for all bicyclists under the age of 18. No exceptions. Again, hefty fines.

Stop scratching your head, my friend. I was agreeing with you, and wishing things were more like they were 30-40 years ago. Living in a rural community has insulated you from some of the urban carp. I hope it stays that way.
 
Cesar R M

Cesar R M

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JenniferS said:
I'm not sure it's as funny if I have to explain it, but I'll try.

Margaret Hamilton as Miss Gulch is scary - like a tornado watch.
Margaret Hamilton as the Wicked Witch is make-you-carp-your-pants terrifying - like a tornado warning.
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oh.. I still dont get it.
Probably because I never seen Miss Gulch.

And the Wicket Witch was not so scary for me.
During the time I seen this movie.. Freddie Kruger scared me more :P
 
Cesar R M

Cesar R M

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JenniferS said:
What is it about a sleeping kitty that requires me to bother it?

I would never dream of bothering Holly while she snoozes, but show me a sleeping cat and I am compelled to pet it, poke it, stroke it, pull its tail, touch its whiskers .... What am I? 6?
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the cuteness overload perhaps?


in other terms, anyone knows another site to rent DVC points?
seems David's is out of points for AKL.

And I'm seriously scrambling on the idea that I might lose the spot I wanted on AKL.
 

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