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Post by compeateropeator on Apr 19, 2024 13:00:21 GMT
I'm wondering if the mother (in the mother son duo) will be able to handle many more physical challenges. She looked like she felt miserable in the car segment. I'm sure she was medically cleared for the race but boy howdy, I would imagine the medical team on standby is watching her carefully. I don’t think so. The son mention when they had her do the bubble soccer that they were trying to get her quota of the challenges done.Although between the car and the bubble soccer those were some pretty physical ones to choose.
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Post by compeateropeator on Apr 18, 2024 10:12:43 GMT
This thread is making me sad all over again that I’ll never see Jimmy Buffet in concert ever again. Agreed. I spent the last couple of days watching YouTube videos of parts of the ‘Keep the party going tribute ‘ to Jimmy that took place at Hollywood Bowl a bit ago (last week?). Oh my gosh, I am a bit embarrassed to admit how much water ended up leaking out of my eyes. 🥹. Some of the people giving tributes just slayed you. And just an amazing variety of people eulogizing him and playing his music. From Snoop Dog to Paul McCartney. Will Arnett’s Jimmy story was great. Hopefully it will be played/streamed in its entirety somewhere. And jack Johnson did a Pirate looks at 40, which in the beginning I was like why him…but it was a great tribute and he was excellent.
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Post by compeateropeator on Apr 17, 2024 10:44:24 GMT
Definitely worth a brag or a hundred. You and Chloe have every reason to be proud and yell it from the roofs/rooves. That is a lot of hard work, perseverance, willpower and grit to overcome and succeed in.
I wish her the best in all that she chooses to do in life and also commend you in your support and understanding as she maneuvers through this messy thing we call life. It is not easy.
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Post by compeateropeator on Apr 17, 2024 10:33:00 GMT
I am a big live music fan. Everything from small and med venues, to large arenas, to outdoor venues. Old established bands/artists, new artists, or just local artists. All different genres (except for techno and rap for the most part) even if not a favorite. I love it all. Ticket cost these days though…Blech.
I have been to hundreds of live music events in my life time. It is where I mostly spend my discretionary entertainment budget. The thing that I love about live music is you never know what you are going to get. Sometimes some you love disappoints and someone you were Luke warm over gives you the most incredible show. I will say these days I am much more into smaller venues than large stadiums and arenas.
I think it is a good thing we are all different and like different things. No surprise, guilt or shame from me for not having a love of concerts. 😆. We like what we like!!!
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Post by compeateropeator on Apr 16, 2024 14:41:34 GMT
This is so sad. I was able to see it in the 80s. What a tremendous loss.
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Post by compeateropeator on Apr 14, 2024 17:06:29 GMT
the downside to having it be a graded class is that when I was in high school, a girl I know lost out on being valedictorian because the teacher gave her a B in Driver's Ed! I’m still angry that I missed graduating with honors, and sitting between my two best friends (last names starting with M, N, and O) at graduation, because I elected to take typing my senior year. I could have had a study hall! I understand completely. My mother was insistent on me taking typing and I couldn’t fit it into my schedule without getting rid of art, which was my favorite elective. I ended up compromising and taking it as a night course at our vocational school. If I had taken it as a graded class it would have drop my average for sure. Although I might have decided to put a little more work into it also.😄. I hated that class and still can’t type worth crap and use 2 fingers. My brother, on the other hand, is a great typer and I am jealous sometimes.
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Post by compeateropeator on Apr 14, 2024 14:25:14 GMT
Those who took it in school, did your practice car have the brake control on the passengers side where the instructor sat? I can remember that ours had this. The cars were donated (or at least subsidized ) by local dealerships. I think the one for my year was a ford fiesta.
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Post by compeateropeator on Apr 14, 2024 13:20:00 GMT
When I think about it the house that I lived in white an exchange student in Sweden the front door was a double door that opened outward and had no screen.
I am not sure that I would have thought to notice that type of detail back in my younger days as there were a lot of other big differences and acclimating that I was trying to do, but I think my old self now would be all over the no screen thing and opening outward. 😆But it was a pretty standard Scandinavian old style house so I assume most were the same.
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Post by compeateropeator on Apr 14, 2024 13:02:25 GMT
For those that have doors that open outward, I am assuming you just have a door and no screen/storm door? I would not be able to open my door from inside if it opened outward because of my screen/storm door. They would have to be reversed.
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Post by compeateropeator on Apr 14, 2024 12:27:48 GMT
I don’t remember really having crushes back in the day although there were people that I loved and still do. I never had posters of individual people that I remember, they were more art, music, etc.
But that said Sam Elliot is my man. Sadly we are all old now…him really old. 😆 A young John Prine was also on my list. Back in the day Jimmy Buffett probably was on there.
In those “olden”days many of the TV shows had pairs of guys…a blond and dark haired. My favorites seemed to run the dark haired, while my best friend typically went for the blonds of the pair, which is nice as we didn’t have to fight about our TV boyfriends. 😆. Starsky, Poncherello, Nick Ryder (Riptide), Magnum, etc. where on my list. I definitely had/have a type and it is a darker haired, Jean wearing, a slightly rough and tumble type person I guess.
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Post by compeateropeator on Apr 14, 2024 11:56:42 GMT
I ended up inheriting my great grandmothers classic skylark Not to hijack the thread, but my dad had a 1962 Skylark. He loved that car! He bought it new and had it until the 80's, when California started phasing out leaded gas. There was a buyback program, don't remember if it was city or state run, so he sold it. I still remember what the interior of the car was like, and the push button AM radio. Cool car! But, he didn't trust the car enough to let me drive it around L.A. by myself. We had a skylark that my parents almost had to return under the lemon law. They had more problems with that car in the beginning. Once they finally fixed it or eventually replaced the entire engine (can’t remember which ended up happening) it was fine. My best friend’s family had a skyhawk that was kind of beat up that the kids used…we lovingly referred to that as the sky pigeon. 😄
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Post by compeateropeator on Apr 13, 2024 23:58:27 GMT
I graduated in the early eighties. We had driver’s Ed in highschool. It was an elective and a semester long. It included class time and then driving time. The driving time was with two other students. Because there was such a want for the class and limited driving space, they gave preference to people with earlier birthday’s for the first semester. Those of us with later birthday’s got the 2nd semester.
You did not need to take this class to get a license but you did get a lower insurance rate.
We had no requirements to get a license other than having a valid permit, which just required being at least 15 and taking a written test. Many kids (farm/rural/small state ) had been driving for awhile on private property before turning 15.
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Post by compeateropeator on Apr 13, 2024 19:45:21 GMT
I remember those. I really like those also . Too funny that most people don’t even have a phone book at home these days. 😆 I think he actually went to a pay phone and used the phone book there. You might find those two things in a museum but not in real life anymore. He did go to a phone booth, or like a pay phone in a cafe or some public place. There would be absolutely no way to do that show anymore. I will admit to still having one in a drawer I think. Remember when they even use to give a street address with phone books. I do miss the yellow pages, seemed so much easier, quicker and semi safer than googling businesses in my area. 😉😄
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Post by compeateropeator on Apr 13, 2024 19:22:22 GMT
I love them, too. I also love the series that preceded the current one. He used to do 'Everyone has a story' where he drove to a town, opened the phone book (obviously this was awhile back) to a random page, closed his eyes, and pointed to a name. He would look the person up and have them share whatever was unique or interesting. Everyone truly does have a story. I remember those. I really like those also . Too funny that most people don’t even have a phone book at home these days. 😆
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Post by compeateropeator on Apr 13, 2024 12:49:33 GMT
With all the news and events happening in the world today so much of the reporting and stories are so saddening, maddening, awful, shocking, disappointing, etc, etc. It can get so overwhelming and heavy sometimes. I just adore watching Steve Hartman’s nice little human interest stories. They always seem to make my day a little brighter when I watch them. So if you are looking for something nice and/or inspiring to watch every now and then and have less than 5 minutes I think his stories are the best. It is a like a little shot of goodness when I need a pick me up. 😄 He does little stories called Kindness 101 - where, with his kids, he revisits some of his older on the road stories. Kindness 101And then his On the Road stories On the road with Steve Hartman
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Post by compeateropeator on Apr 12, 2024 14:32:08 GMT
I am so sorry for the loss of your mom.
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Post by compeateropeator on Apr 10, 2024 19:45:48 GMT
Quick slide show - pictures?
Quick video combining recorded congrats from coworkers into a little presentation
Catered breakfast or crepes, or something a little out of the box.
Good luck with suggestions. It is a difficult one.
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Post by compeateropeator on Apr 10, 2024 18:18:48 GMT
😂. I was thinking if I would have seen that without back story…naked person dancing for sure. Thanks for posting it. It gave me a good giggle.
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Post by compeateropeator on Apr 10, 2024 17:11:54 GMT
Yes.
I learned to “play” the recorder in grade school in the 70s. I graduated in 1982. My brother leaned in the 80’s. He graduated in 1992. My niece and nephew learned and the are in jr high and highschool right now.
“play” - is actuality perception and not reality. Hahaha.
Hot Cross Buns come roaring back to anyone? 😆
ETA - should have read Merge’s post first. Hahaha.
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Post by compeateropeator on Apr 9, 2024 15:49:24 GMT
I would agree that (in my mind) a Po-boy and (I will add) a Cubano are specialty sandwiches…for the lack of a better phrase. I would not include them in a typical grinder/hoagie/sub category even though they fit my description.
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Post by compeateropeator on Apr 9, 2024 14:22:17 GMT
😄 agreed. Wow that is so interesting. I have to think we are lazy as we are pretty generic in main term and then you describe. “I’ll have a large grinder, on white, meatball, toasted with cheese”. “I’ll have a medium turkey grinder, on wheat roll with the works and banana peppers”. Or what ever your choice is. Hahaha.
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Post by compeateropeator on Apr 9, 2024 13:47:10 GMT
I agree it is strange that he had such an issue understanding what you wanted with the other names. Obviously Philly doesn’t seem to be a prime calling it Grinder area and you can’t be the first to call it by another name, especially at a sandwich shop?
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Post by compeateropeator on Apr 9, 2024 12:54:47 GMT
Depends what’s on them so I chose other. If you have a minute at some point and so desire - I would love to hear how you/your area differentiates between names.
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Post by compeateropeator on Apr 9, 2024 12:41:45 GMT
I say "sub". Not sure what we used in Pittsburgh because I don't remember this type of sandwich when I was a kid. I went to college in New England so I do know the term "grinder", but I always thought a grinder was a sub with hot meat, vs. cold me for a sub/hoagie... Not sure why I think that though. lol It might be in some areas. We call them all grinders…hot, cold, meat, no meat. 😄
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Post by compeateropeator on Apr 9, 2024 12:18:21 GMT
Grinders?! Yup. 😆😆. Not sure why or where it comes from but a lot of people in my area call them Grinders. I am guessing that isn’t going to be a popular response. 😉
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Post by compeateropeator on Apr 9, 2024 11:14:15 GMT
Sorry if this is a duplicate. I thought we had this poll before but I couldn’t find it so thought I would ask again. I was talking to someone about what people call subs/grinders/hoagies in different areas (weird topic probably, but we got to it in a roundabout way 😄). I thought most people referred to them as subs but could not remember. What do you call sandwiches on long rolls?
ETA - I refer to them as Grinders as do many in my area. But a variety of names are used.
Thanks for weighing in.
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Post by compeateropeator on Apr 9, 2024 9:50:44 GMT
Glad everyone had a great day of viewing. It was exceptional and amazing.
Just an FYi in case some haven’t heard about this, many areas are collecting solar eclipse glasses as there is an organization that takes them and then recycles them to other places in an eclipse path so that everyone can have the opportunity to see one if they can.
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Post by compeateropeator on Apr 8, 2024 21:26:05 GMT
I do use CarPlay now and then and use Siri to send a quick text if running late or to do a quick reply, but very very infrequently. I would rather pull over and deal with it if I need to immediately.
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Post by compeateropeator on Apr 8, 2024 21:22:11 GMT
I only took one quick picture and it was at totalilty. It didn’t come out anywhere as cool as it was in person but glad I just sat and watched it and enjoyed it.
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Post by compeateropeator on Apr 8, 2024 21:14:14 GMT
We had excellent totality viewing I thought. It was a great day. Warm and just some high clouds. It got so cold and quiet for a few minutes. The sky and darkness was so cool and almost eerie. I hope everyone who wanted to was able to view it and enjoyed their experience no matter what they ended up being able to see.
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