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    Happy Birthday...

    I was a great fan of both the books and the television show. It was a sad end after he passed and his lifelong partner vet Dr. Sinclair became so depressed he took his own life.
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    Your first job

    My sons took a job cleaning out a fraternity house after the school year ended. My youngest son (about 12 at the time)wanted to help, so he was hired as well. The contractor told them upfront what they would be paid. He was shocked at the amount of work that the boy did, but at the end he paid...
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    Vintage Things That Will NOT Disappear In Your Lifetime

    The death of shortwave broadcasting was almost as much of a loss to me as when MW went in the ditch. I am one of those people who listens to radio to go to sleep and I also liked listening to perspectives on our news here from other parts of the world. My longwire from my attic to the tree on...
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    Vintage Things That Will NOT Disappear In Your Lifetime

    It has been a while since anybody has had to bore a plug though. :D
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    Had lunch out at............

    One hope I have for immedite ascension is that I have dealt with the public for a large part of my working life. Purgatory is already marked off my list.
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    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    The excitement level correlates to which side of the gate you're on.
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    Barber shops

    My usual barber is 85. He is in good shape yet, but there will come a day. His shop is a little different. You wait in a wingback chair, there's a nice rug on the floor and a library to browse while you wait. It is 19 for a haircut and 15 or 17 for a shave. There are a couple of other shops...
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    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    Good manners may come as a shock to some people, but they will never go completely away as long as we keep them alive. It is worth the small effort it takes to be pleasant. Carry on.
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    You know you are getting old when:

    My workday begins at 6:00am therefore it is still dark on my way in. There is one dingbat in particular who jogs daily in solid black clothing including his shoes. He runs in the street. His hood is always up. He appears in your headlights as a dark spot on a black background. I guess he must be...
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    Out Your Back Door

    I've flown several times. I enjoyed it, but I wouldn't pay to do it and really don't care if I don't do it again.
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    Old gas stations

    ^^^ The dog drinking from the bucket on the island reminds me of a basset hound that used to wander around town in warm weather. He would stop in every morning to see me on his way by. Pretty soon I had a water bowl out for him. He would stop for a drink and lay in front of the fan for a bit...
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    Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

    I came across these at a garage cleanout sale. I have no idea what I will do with them yet, but anything he didn't sell was headed for a dumpster. I hated the idea of that. I don't have much in them, so I'm not much worried about it. Half pint school bottles and wire rack.
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    What was the last TV show you watched?

    I haven't seen this show, but your review reminds me of something I have always wondered about. I know almost nothing about how television or movies are produced, but it seems like at some point during production somebody (like whoever is paying the bills) would say "good Lord this is awful...
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    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    Related terms: wooing or pitching woo, sparking, making eyes at. Don't feel bad. I have been accused of being 120 years old or so myself. :D
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    You know you are getting old when:

    One of my sisters and I got a healthy dose of OCD from our grandfather. It isn't debilitating by any means, but we are compulsive checkers. I have worked really hard to keep it under control and I have gotten much better as I have gotten older. It is more of a minor annoyance for me now. It...
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    Had lunch out at............

    I like bacon, but I am a fan of sausage too. I buy ground sausage from our local locker plant and not only fry it, I make patties like hamburger and grill it. Put it on a bun with whatever you like and enjoy.
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    Your first job

    This was my first paying job as well, along with walking beans. For anyone not familiar, walking beans involved walking up and down the rows of soybeans with a weed hook removing weeds and volunteer corn. It is hard for young people today to believe that summer farm work paid for a lot of first...
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    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    There was a Howard Johnson built with a hotel attached about 50 miles from here just before it all went awry. It closed and was reopened by others a couple of times after that but has since been demolished. As much as I liked it the few times I was there, I even then wondered why it was built...
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    Vintage neon signs

    The average height for men of that generation was about 5'8" give or take an inch. Ladd was short, but not dwarfish for the time. My grandfather was 6'3". He was out of high school and an adult before he met anyone taller than he was. In contrast, at 6'2" I was taller than average as a teen. My...
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    Deco Deliveries

    That Bel Air/Dakota is not appealing to me at all. After all of that work, at least take the junky black plastic door handles and mirrors off.

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