NYwdwfan
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Well when you put it THAT way, I need to re-think my pronunciation.
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Well when you put it THAT way, I need to re-think my pronunciation.
acishere
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Those are Porta Potties.I've heard the blue pronunciation in Mississippi, but in Louisiana I have only ever heard people pronounce it puh-kawn. Naturally that's also how I pronounce it. Pecan rhyming with gone has given Louisiana that great expression "gone pecan." Gone pecan essential means goner, but it's also just used as a way of saying someone or something is gone.
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Peecans are nuts you put in a pie. You think you can criticize how the Northeast pronounces things? New York accented people love to argue. You'll never beat us!
NYwdwfan
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Those are absolutely port-a-potties.
There's a company on Long Island that rents them called "Johnny on the Spot". Every time I see their trucks, I laugh.
Nemo14
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No bell prize?
acishere
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Johnny marked NJ as part of his territory too. That's the name I always associate with smelly portable toilets at outdoor events.
NYwdwfan
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I much prefer these:
a considerable improvement over what I grew up with:
When my friends bought their house there was one of the bottom ones in the backyard. I BEGGED them to keep it but they refused to oblige.
Nemo14
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When I was a kid, my grandparents did not have running water in the house, so they had a 2 seater in the backyard. Winter visits there were always a challenge. We later moved into that house but we did have running water by then.
acishere
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I would have filled the waste hole in, but kept the building.
Goofyernmost
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It is tough to deal with. I had a similar thing happen about a year ago and I accidentally solved the problem. My hip was killing me. Kept me up nights. My knee was also aching a little. I put on my knee brace (wrap around velcro) for my knee and within moments my hip stopped hurting me. I surmised that it was that sciatic nerve problem that you see on TV. The knee brace hit the same place that the special one that they sell for just that. Anyway, now whenever I feel my hip hurting, I put on the knee brace and it's gone.
I'm afraid I have to disagree with that, Pecans (pronounced pecons) are used for pie. Pee Cans, on the other hand, are objects that you take with you on a long road trip if the driver is not interested in stopping at decent intervals.
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JenniferS
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We're in the 50s here. It's felt like spring this week.
JenniferS
When you're the leader, you don't have to follow.
The meteorologist on the news has predicted that certain bulbs will be sprouting this weekend.
Hubby has suggested going to Niagara Falls on Sunday, to have dinner and walk around and see the lights. As long as it's not pouring, it's a date.
acishere
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61F today. 63 tomorrow. 74 Saturday when I'll havr time to see the NYC Christmas decorations. Thank you El Nino.
The El Nino is supposed to bring more snow. But it's not going to snow unless it gets cold.
JenniferS
When you're the leader, you don't have to follow.
We've been promised significantly less snow this year, but due to higher temps, we're at increased risk of freezing rain.
catmom46
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It's getting up to the mid-to-upper 60s over here. Supposed to rain soon, hopefully.