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You reminded me of an old story. Back in the early 80's, I worked for a petroleum company as an environmental engineer. They sent me to Grants New Mexico to their uranium mine, to do an inspection, and also as an orientation/familiarization visit. I decided right off, that the miners would...

I took my little monthly check to the bank, like I had been doing for years. the regular cashiers all knew me on sight. The cashier that day was new, and we had never seen each other before. When I asked her to cash the check, she said: "You got any I.D.?" I looked at her and said: " 'Bout...

Happy wife, more children!

She looks like she's been beat with an ugly stick...her nose is crooked as a dog's hind leg; and a fat hog could run between those bow legs of hers. She's so dumb she couldn't play dead in a cowboy movie.

Come August, Sharn Jean and I will have been married 62 years. We've had our problems, but I think I'll keep her now. The only advice I can give, is life is tenuous if you don't put the relationship and the family first...both of you. You will have to give up some things, sometimes big...

My Dad swore gasoline was the best way to get rid of moles and gophers.

Or like a cat eating wasps...

https://www.oklahoman.com/story/business/2015/05/18/read-this-yall-is-the-okie-dialect-disappearing/60745214007/

Sorry I haven't read the whole thread, but I have witnessed some changes here in central Oklahoma. When I was growing up, there were some deer, but very few. We lived in the country, but I only saw one deer in the wild. The meat hunters during the depression had wiped them out in some areas...

I bought a new Weber about 1968 from a distressed goods outlet; used it about 50 years until the legs rusted and fell off. It was simple, worked good...better that the newer models with the butterfly vent and ash catcher.

First trip to Las Vegas; put a quarter in a slot machine and got something like $50 back first pull. Should have quit there; 'nuff said.

Nineteen children, plus an unborn baby, were killed in the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. Fifteen of the children killed were attendees of America's Kids day care center, while four others were elsewhere in the building. Plus...149 others.

This lady is my wife's relative. She has since passed. https://www.facebook.com/seniormovingcompany/posts/today-is-national-rosie-the-riveter-day-i-would-like-to-honor-a-close-family-fri/985293528326489/

https://www.history.com/articles/rosie-the-riveter

Right after the Murrah bombing, in 1995, the state bought the old Bell Telephone building, just two buildings to the North. They moved the newly formed DEQ into it; I could look out the South window and see the bomb site. One day I decided to walk down town for lunch; when I walked past the...

When I worked in the lab, we used vacuum to freeze dry (lypholyzing) microbial specimens. Seems they keep indefinitely. Also spent several years on an electron microscope; as I recall, we used vacuum to make carbon film sample holders for the microscope. Those were the days...1980's...the...

Interesting video.

Found this old ad; brought back a lot of memories. When I was a young country boy, I recall seeing 3 legged farm dogs occasionally; my Dad told me in those days, it wasn't unusual for farm dogs to lose a leg in a sickle bar mower. I can see how it could happen. Sickle Bar Mower (3 legged...

Happy life, more children.

Count your blessings, Eddie. Like you, I married an East Texas gal...and am proud of it. She has more money tied up in sewing machines, than I do in my tractor. Look at it this way; you never really had control, only influence on someone who puts her family first, but is also an individual...

Where is geotrophism when you need it?

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Yeah; I painted my way through college. First of all, you don't use a roller pan to paint with a brush (which she didn't have). You use a can, and place it on the shelf on the ladder. Ditto on the drop cloths. Didn't see her paint can and roller either...and wonder how many times she...

When I click it, a new icon appears in the upper right of the screen; and clicking on it brings up the video. I it doesn't work, I hope the boss man deletes it. I wouldn't have posted, but thought it was more than appropriate for this forum.

Deleted. Sorry. My GGrandson playing with his toy John Deere.

Had one colonoscopy; nothing unusual. BUT...I did wake up during my emergency hemorrhoid surgery. Talk about a PITA...you have no idea. Missed, as I recall, 2 weeks work and 2 weeks on a part time basis.

My Great Great Grandson, Lucky, in Beautiful and sunny Charleston.

You might check with your state dept of agriculture to see which variety of potato to plant; red potatoes grow best here. I always coat the seed cuts with powdered sulfur; it does two things...it keeps the insects away, and adds acidity to the soil, which potatoes need.

When I belonged to the car club, one of the members said he had a friend who had restored an old coupe, and installed electric doors with NO mechanical handles. He was a big man, so when his car caught on fire, he couldn't open the doors or exit the window.

I have fertilized the yard, almost every year for 50 years, except for the last two. I even added heavy Gypsum to work on the clay, so I doubt it's nutrients, but can't rule it out. My yard is full of native oaks, this is the only one I have personally planted, and it's the only one that has...

I have nice Pin Oak in my front yard; but something puzzles me. The East half is a very yellowish green, and the West half is a dark green. I can't figure it out, unless the tree is a "Chimera", which means it is one body, with the genetics of two different individual trees. Any thoughts?

A bit; I think the groom's name is Jerry Mahoney...:giggle:

I hope she recorded all her recipes in a cook book; it's a legacy like no other.

You assume correctly. She saved us bundles of money when we were first married; made all of our girl's clothes until they became brand conscious. She enjoys it, can make or alter most anything, and has as much business as she wants.

Sharon made my daughter's wedding dress, and has made several others. She is indeed talented. Thank you all.

This was made for a customer, who is using it at her daughter's wedding.

My wife, "Sharn Jean", is a seamstress. I thought you might like to see the wedding dress she just finished.

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I don't know what happened, but the new add format is so irritating and distracting, that it takes away all of the character and pleasure I have had on this forum for years. In fact, it is more irritating than it is pleasurable. I will give it another chance or two, though, before I drop my...

Time for my traditional bee sting post: Apply the juice of an onion to a bee sting and it will stop the pain immediately. It really works. I was mowing, and mowed under a Rose of Sharon that was in bloom; a bloom fell off an into my lap, and I brushed it off with my bare hand, not knowing...

I have made a few cutting boards with Maple, Cherry, White Oak and Pecan, and they are darn hard and fairly heavy. I don't think this is any of the above, although I don't have a guess as to what it might be; not being familiar with your indigenous wood.

Dog attacks happen more than one might expect. A retired co worker was out jogging, and was severely mauled by several feral dogs, who formerly belonged to a drug dealer who abandoned them when he was imprisoned. Vicious Dog Attacks – Oklahoma – Oklahoma History

Happy anniversary Eddie & wife; Sharn Jean and I hopefully will be driving down your way this next October to her Thompson family reunion in Gilmer. Oh, we will celebrate our 61st, and our two first great grandchildren in August.

Know how you feel; wife and I discussed getting another dog when we lost one of ours; all things considered, the hurt of losing one is overshadowed by the fun, love and affection they have given over the years. We have had quite a few over our 60 years of marriage.

I have limited experience with horses, but enough to know that they were pretty much the boss. After falling off into a thick patch of goat heads, I was even less a fan. My dad was raised on a farm, and worked horses until they got a tractor in the mid 30's. He told stories about his horse...

How do you become a millionaire raising horses? Start out as a billionaire.

I worked for Kerr Mcgee for 18 years; first as a technician and later as a Research Chemist at the Research Center in OKC, and after law school, as an Environmental Engineer for 2 years. I have been to Henderson, and to the Silkwood facility.

Yeah, they wanted something to spry on cotton that wouldn't blow up or set the world on fire. They called it "Tumbleaf", and was made by Kerr McGee Chemical Co.

I spent one whole summer testing mixtures of Sodium Chlorate and Urea...besides thermal analysis, I ran explosive tests....put various mixtures in a 3" piece of pipe, inserted a blasting cap and set it off. Never had one go off, but was kinda scary. I was the only Chemist who got to work in...

As I recall, it was the per chlorate version, the same that is used in solid rocket fuel. There was a huge factory in Henderson Nevada that burned to the ground when they suffered a natural gas line rupture. Had a worker tell me he got it on his gloves in the wet state; it later dried, and when...

We lived in the country, next to a wheat field when I was in high school. One day, they were spraying the wheat for green bugs; very close to our house. They were probably using Parathion; which is what they used in those days. I saw our baby chicks eating the disabled green bugs in our...

Many years ago, when I worked in the research lab, they brought me a small cardboard box with pieces of painted material, taken from the covering of an old crop dusting plane. Seems the plane had been spraying cotton (Arizona, I think); when finished, the pilot landed at the airport, parked on...

I would agree...also, cottontail rabbits are very vulnerable; there skin is so tender, it takes very little stress to tear it, so rough housing and other pets should be avoided. I grew up on wild game; and you can skin a rabbit without even using a knife.

Word was in the day, that it was only 60 miles away...and I believed it!

Yeah, we get some hot weather here; but it gets pretty warm in Sharn Jean's home town of Gillmer Texas, especially in August. I spent a Summer working in Trona California, loading boxcars with sacks of hot chemicals. It got 112, 114 almost every day, and the only thing that grew there was...

Of course. My first car had headlights lights with bulbs in them (not sealed beams), plate glass (not safety glass) and the starter was on the floor. It had a 2-50 AC (2 windows and 50 mph). Looked like this:

My Grand dad was only able to open his left hand about 2/3 of the way; which left it permanently cupped. It was also scarred on the back. I asked him about it when I was a kid; he said he caught in a corn sheller and it was pretty badly injured. I thought this next part was odd; he said...

Should have used a coprolite. Our mesocephalic forebearers would probably laugh at our scatological humor.

Thank you!

Got Kinfolks in Gilmer; haven't heard from them yet.

You know you are old if you ever had one of these tacked to your door: QUARANTINE Measles

I was in the hospital for hemorrhoid surgery a few years back, and was visited by a beautiful nurse, who was, incidentally, married to a coworker of mine. She says: "I'm supposed to remove your catheter, if that's OK with you". I was in no mood for hanky panky; I said "Sure. If there's...

My background is in science (Biology and Chemistry) and law...I admittedly don't know how it works, but like the man said, maybe it depends on the person. I was amazed when I tried it; got hits in places that I still don't know what's there. I was also able to get the forked stick to work the...

I found out that I can do the "withching" with the L shaped metal rods. I have found several things in my yard I never knew existed, including a gas line and an underground telephone line, and lateral lines for my neighbor. I never really know what I'm finding; for instance it took me a while...

I'm betting the charcoal drawing becomes a family heirloom. Yeah, there are certain memories that will never fade, and are mine alone.

You know you're old, when you can say: I met Bob Wills in person and shook his hand. I met Fess Parker in person and shook his hand I met Spanky McFarland in person I met Red Buttons in person I saw Glen Campbell in concert I saw Johnny Cash in concert (twice) I saw Rob Orbison in concert I saw...

https://extension.okstate.edu/fact-sheets/johnsongrass-in-pastures-weed-or-forage.html

We had all of those things at one time or another; I had the BB gun(s), my brother had the electric football game, my daughter made cup cakes for me in her oven.

This might help... https://www.istockphoto.com/photos/vintage-plow

My Dad told me that they had some land on their farm that was covered in Johnson grass...and my Grandad fenced it and turned some hogs in on it...and they rooted it out completely and ate the roots.

This probably is too labor intensive for beans, but I made some wire cages out of hardware cloth to plant my tomatoes, and haven't lost a one to gophers since.

We had that in Oklahoma for a while. I had a 72 VW convertible that I had just spent a small fortune on to have restored. I hadn't driven it except home from the shop, and after it sat for a couple days, I decided to start it up and drive it around the section line, because I didn't like for...

Speaking of raccoons...we went camping at Roman Nose state park when the Kids were little; we had a sack of groceries sitting in the corner of the tent when we went to bed. We were awakened at a rattle-rattle sound of a potato chip package; looked over, and the little varmint had chewed a...

I put a 16 foot door in my shop; I love it. Can get two cars in easy (after I move my planer, joiner, radial arm saw, mower and band saw. :giggle:

I've tried that, but I'll try it again.

Thanks for your response. Any suggestion as how to correct this? I am, however, not aware of the deck ever being removed

I have an X350, and the deck is locked in the down position. The deck pedal is frozen and won't move. I am at the age where I have difficulty working on a mower, and just wondered if anyone had an answer for this problem. The mower has less than 400 hours, and has caused me more problems than...

My Dad bought this one during WWII; a guy working for him needed money. He gave it to my Mother, who gave it to me in 1950. I still have mine also, but promised it to my oldest Grandson.

I've shot...as my Dad used to say...and eaten...a wagon load of rabbits in my time. If that's a cotton tail, it's a big un! I've also shot a lot of Jacks, but it doesn't look like a jack to me. I grew up on rabbits, squirrels, quail, ducks, fish and frog legs. It's been a while, though. I...

The first thing that I'd like to do Is to save every day 'Til eternity passes away Just to spend them with you If I could make days last forever If words could make wishes come true I'd save every day like a treasure and then Again, I would spend them with you

Remember Kathy Fiscus? https://dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories/kathy-fiscus-changes-broadcast-history/

My Dad and his Star automobile, taken on the farm, Okeene Ok, about 1930.

Good one! https://www.livescience.com/ancient-toddler-buried-with-dog.html I recall reading that the ancient Romans believed puppies had healing powers.

I recall seeing a documentary that studied the difference between domestic dogs and their wild counterparts. The conclusion I remember, was that domestic dogs have evolved genetically as a companion to man, and it enables them to anticipate various situations and live harmoniously...coyotes and...

Wind charger. My Mother grew up on a farm without electricity or running water. That's what they had.

This should touch your Heart...Paul Harvey.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/toby-keith-dies-country-singer-stomach-cancer-rcna137412 https://www.whiskeyriff.com/2023/11/30/merle-exited-the-stage-with-his-dignity-intact-how-toby-keith-saved-the-day-at-one-of-merle-haggards-final-concerts/

Coprocephalics, no less.

I admittedly have not read the entire thread, but will say this...I have never had anything but a flip phone; it says "Hello and Goodbye", and that's all I use it for...to talk. I turn it off when I get home and put it in a drawer. The only time I feel like an outsider is when I go to the...

:LOL::ROFLMAO: You had to ask! It was not planned. This is an end grain pattern, and it takes a lot of thought and coordination. The glue I use, Tightbond Premium, sets up pretty fast...so you have to do it right the first time. I screwed up and never noticed until later. Amazingly, I have done...

Made a few of these just for fun; now...close to Christmas, I could sell all I can make!

It'll keep you busy the rest of your life, if you enjoy it. There is a sawmill in Guthrie, that was owned by an older gentleman (now owned by his grandson), where I have bought a lot of wood. He was retired, but really enjoyed the sawmill. He said it cost him a new Lincoln...to appease his...

You might consider something like this: Predator Guard Solar LED Deterrent Light Talked to an individual who used predator lights to protect his chickens, and he said they really work. Apparently, the lights simulate another predator, and the varmints won't venture in.

Yeah, my Granddad lost about 5 acres in N.E. Oklahoma to squatters. This was back in the 50's; it was land that he bought in the early 40's, and I don't think he ever set foot on it. He bought it about the time they built the Grand Lake of the Cherokees, and lived in Western Oklahoma at the time.

A co-worker of mine told me he bought a small acreage in rural Kentucky. He later had it surveyed, just so he would know for sure where his property lines were. Turns out, his neighbor was farming part of it, like an acre or so. He spoke to his neighbor about it, and his neighbor told him...

Don't forget...a diamond ain't nothin' but a piece of coal that stuck with it. Brother Dave Gardner

I have a fireplace, and the dry wood does burn fast, but it's easier to light and I just don't put a lot in the fireplace, so it doesn't burn as fast and it doesn't roar.

Lemonjello Female (pronounced Fem-ah-lee)

You're correct. This principle goes way back. Under common law, you have a right of passage to your property, land locked or not. You have a right of entry and an easement, but it doesn't mean you don't have to pay a reasonable amount to the other landowners...except maybe if you have a...

This might be of interest...click on 2014 registry. https://ag.ok.gov/championtrees/

Found this: McCurtain County Historical Society October 5, 2018 · For many years the, "Big Cypress" tree east of Broken Bow was a popular roadside tourist attraction. Located near the original site of Eagletown on the west bank of the Mt. Fork River, this tree was the largest...

That's what I thought also; my guess is it's probably part of someone's barn or tool shed by now.

This is a picture of a Cypress tree, located in Eagletown Oklahoma. It was taken in 1947.

My guess is that it pulls the warmer (lighter) air down to displace the colder and move it upward. My guess also is that if it pushed the air up, (colder) it would be replaced with the surrounding cold air.

The Watchbird...watching you! ttps://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-perspectives/2020-12-17/perspective-repressed-by-the-watchbird

Air pollution regulations, along with nuisance complaints, have pretty much eliminated the old smudge pot. I was the the state Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) for nearly 20 years, and we had some complaints then, but they were pretty quickly eliminated...the pots that is.

Aren't you grateful that you don't live in a 3rd floor walk up in Manhattan? (y)

Indeed they did. Texas and Oklahoma are full of beautiful women! Building in downtown OKC where I used to work.

Then you should try Anasazi beans. We learned about them many years ago, during a visit to Mesa Verde. We were able to find them at a specialty foods store, and later on our regular grocery store carried them. The are a bit sweeter, cook a lot faster, and PRODUCE LITTLE OR NO GAS! And they...

"Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get". Brother Dave Gardner, Circa 1960.

“It’s in a Texas rodeo, in a policeman’s badge, in the sound of laughing children, in a political rally, in a newspaper… In all these things, and many more, you’ll find America. In all these things, you’ll find freedom. And freedom is what America means to the world. And to me.” Audie Murphy

Watched a good move yesterday; "The Moonshine War". It's a bit different; it's not terribly fast moving, but it's a good story with a good ending. NOTE: It's not very PC. Made in 1970.

I know this is a bit off the subject, but I couldn't help remembering being the first person to pull a plow through virgin ground, although it did not contain any trees. It was an old home site, that belonged to my Grandfather. The house was small, old and delapidated, so he dozed it and...

We took a road trip a few years back, through Tennessee, Kentucky, Iowa, Indiana and Illinois. I was awed by the beautiful farms and farm buildings, and how well they were groomed and maintained.

I made this green chili recipe yesterday; it's an award winning recipe (local chili cook off) that I really like. I think the chopped celery has something to do with that. 2 pounds coarse ground chili meat (regular hamburger works fine too) 1 large onion, chopped 1 cup of chopped celery 1 15...

:ROFLMAO: You must be a barrel of fun after a bowl of pintos! FWIW, you can eat Anasazi beans and they don't produce gas!

I don't think my Mazda has pistons...

FYI...this is a Tesla

Sharn Jean's home town is Gilmer. I love East Texas, except in August.

Seen a few here in Oklahoma in my time; I recall one morning after a tornado in Texas, finding envelopes in the yard with Texas addresses on them. My Grandson and his wife lost their home in Wichita last year.

https://medium.com/@LaVernVivio/good-morning-church-its-suppose-to-smoke-108de0b75795

As they say, history is written by the winners. Being (reputedly) 1/16th Cherokee, I had always been sympathetic towards the rather difficult situation most Native Americans faced. Living in Oklahoma, and the fact that my parents adopted a full blood Indian, I began to wonder. I am reading a...

The first TV I ever saw was in 1951, was in Warr Acres OK, outside of a bar looking in...Hopalong Cassidy movie. The first color TV I ever saw was in the WKY channel 4 TV studio in OKC, in 1956. It was on a closed circuit set up for demonstration.

I know I've told this story before, but it's pertinent here. My VoAg teacher, just before my high school graduation, had a special meeting with all the boys...gave us a lecture on Venereal disease, faithfulness, how to tie a tie and shake hands, and last of all...advised us to marry a country...

My favorite movie of all time... Treasure of the Sierra Madre

Presley on her way to the Harley Rally...:)

I was told that if you take, like two, twoX8's and sandwich metal flashing between them, that it is much stronger and keeps them from sagging under heavy loads. Anyone ever heard of this?

Anyone remember "Life with Luigi", "Life of Riley", and "The Colgate Comedy Hour"?

Also Little Rascals, Treasure of the Sierra Madre and In Cold Blood. I recall seeing him a lot when I was growing up; Saturday matinee in a small town.

We've both been lucky so far... ;)

Gracie

True. Under common law, if you owned property, you had a legal right to access it, even if it was across someone else's land. Much of this was acquired by adverse possession over the years, but even if it had never been accessed, you still had the right, even if you had to pay for it.

Maybe adverse possession seems unfair today, but it comes down to us from English common law. In early years, English land was handed down continuously to the oldest son; thus the title was in the same family forever. Sometimes, this was large tracts of unused land, and many were forever...

Cleaning up the brush and debris and KEEPING YOUR YARD MOWED AND THE PERIMETER OF HOUSE AND OUTBUILDINGS CLEAN AND TRIMMED is what I've found that works well. As or turkeys, I had a flock of hens in my yard one Summer day, and they were being stalked by a feral cat. When the cat got too...

For some reason, this video brought out the old country boy in me, and I couldn't help but shed a tear or two. Having raised two girls my self, probably contributed. If you are a country boy or girl, I think you'll like it.

Ted Mack and the Original Amateur Hour

Early TV was blessed, in that there were a lot of experienced, professional stage performers who were having a hard time finding work. TV was a natural for them; old Vaudeville performers like Milton Berle, Red Skelton, etc. gave us the best programming one can imagine. We don't have anything...

Anyone remember "M Squad"? With Lee Marvin?

After building on an acreage, and living there for 50 plus years, I would strongly advise: 1. That you put considerable thought into landscaping. When you are young, maintenance is not so much of a problem as it is when you are in your 70's and 80's. By that I mean that you should plan your...

Trackdown...with Robert Culp Cheyenne...with Clint Walker Wanted: Dead or alive...with Steve McQueen The Lone Ranger...with Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels The Mary Tyler Moore Show All in the Family Carol Burnett That Girl

Thanks everyone for your replies. Gloves it is!

We used to watch Friday night wrestling. We were naive enough to think that they were legit, so some folks got upset when their hero was man handled. If you had a TV in those days, you usually had company on Friday night that invited themselves.

That is indisputable. I think being an octogenarian might also have something to do with it.

Question: Is split Ash wood very splintery, fibrous and sticky? We had a big ice storm her a couple years ago, and we had a lot of damaged trees, which I had cut down and into firewood. In our 50 years in this house, I have burned a lot of different wood, and never experienced this before...

Watched three movies this week. First, was on Netflix...entitled "Greenland". It was a movie about a huge meteor hitting earth, equivalent to the one that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs. Although it was fairly action packed, and good photography, the story was too contrived to suit...

I can still remember the first TV I ever saw; it was in 1951, and it was in a bar. I couldn't go in the bar, but I watched it through a window in the front. It was a Hopalong Cassidy Western. I was only moderately impressed.

Anyone remember "Sea Hunt" and The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis?

Anyone recall the first TV remotes? I think it was a Zenith; the remote was activated by a device that sent out sonic signals. You could jangle your car keys and it would change the channels!

Funny you should mention a toy museum. I was attending a car show in Gunnison Colorado, and while there, visited a museum at the site. I noticed a small rocket ship toy that I recall my uncles playing with back in the 40's. It was designed to run on a string, held by two people. I asked the...

Crusade in the Pacific; Hopalong Cassidy, Roy Rogers movies; Star Trek, Johnny Yuma (The Rebel), Gunsmoke, Davey Crockett, The March of Time, Bonanza...and more...even Space Cadets.

I had one of those Caterpillar tractors; ordered it from the Sears catalog...ca. 1944.

We hauled wheat in one like that when it was brand new! It was one Summer I worked for a custom cutter.

Lookin' good! I don't know how many of you know how much the celery adds to the flavor. I always include it...along with some canned green chilies and a can of Rotel!

More like Spotted Owl or Whooping Crane.

Lived in Albuquerque in the late 1950's and really enjoyed the food. I think the Chile Rellenos (sp?) were my favorite. I think the food is the thing I miss most about NM, but did stumble on to a great Mexican restaurant called Enriques...it's at the airport in Ponca City. I'm told that there...

I have one just like it. I've had it so long...over 50 years... I don't even remember where I got it.

Reminds me of the guy who said he used to eat tacos at a place in Mexico, until one day he found a dog tooth in his "hamburger" meat.

A bit off topic, but I'm wondering if anyone else has experienced this phenomenon: I was driving my '70 Nova, turned off the main highway onto an exit that had an immediate sharp turn. The turn happened to have a fairly long stretch of washboard ridges on it, and I was driving at a pretty good...

Back in the late 70's we took a leisurely trip through Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, and North through Ohio and Indiana, Illinois and Iowa. In those days we noticed a lot of older... well kept..barns. The old tobacco barns in Kentucky were often very picturesque, what with the bluegrass and...

The fact that it was stainless steel should have been a clue. High grade stainless is pretty expensive (as compared to the low grade stuff used for decoration, like on your dishwasher). To make a barrel out of it should raise some suspicions. They use high grade stainless to hold chlorine...

We're dropping them when our membership is up, later in the year. My daughter was driving my truck, had a problem and called AAA and had it towed to her house, under her membership. Called them later, under my name, to have it towed to repair shop. Wouldn't tow it; said one tow only on same...

Older cars had what they call king pins (before ball joints) that would cause wobble when worn. My old 1930 Chevy would sometimes dance all over the highway. Of course, it was never driven fast at all.

My Dad's family came from Kentucky also; Bowling Green mostly. I think our family name is still pretty prominent there.

We didn't have those in rural Oklahoma; mostly wood/coal burning pot bellied stoves and kerosene heating stoves. We have fairly moderate Winters here.

Here's what I'm considering...it has digital controls, will grill and smoke and burns charcoal and wood. https://www.masterbuilt.com/products/gravity-series-1050-digital-charcoal-grill-smoker?_gl=1*18ces9n*_up*MQ..&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIpZ6FvPTt_AIV5yZMCh3WzgXfEAAYASAAEgLMEvD_BwE

Anyone remember "The Music Man"? I thought it was a pretty good movie, although I haven't seen it in 30 years.

Yep. I recall my Grand father, (born in the 1880's)who was raised on a farm in Kansas, showing me his hand, which was scarred, and permanently partially closed, and telling me he got it caught in a corn sheller. He said the doctor laid it flat on a cigar box, and taped it there to heal. he...

Don't grow lot of corn here in wheat country, but do grow some sweet corn, and it's all harvested on the cob and sold fresh.

Does he make these commercially? If so, does he have a website?

I've always liked Perry Como...Jim Reeves and Nat King Cole ain't bad either.

Plan to have a big cookout this Summer; don't know if it will be steaks or Baby back ribs.

I think Spielberg is about as good as they come, in terms of movies that are entertaining and satisfying to watch. I have seen probably most of his films, and there isn't a clinker in the bunch.

The middle one might be a strip, although I buy most of my steaks from the mark down display, I usually only buy rib eyes and T-Bones.

I used Listerine toothpaste for years, but can't find it any more.

I have a knife collection acquired over the years, now sequestered in a drawer. Guess I'll have to get it out and take some photos some day. In any case, I have one of these, rather unusual I think...a German paratrooper's knife. Mine doesn't have the ********.

Growing up in rural Oklahoma in the 50's, that wasn't unusual at all. I also saw a lot of hoops on the front of the barn, provided the barn was near the house. In those days, basketball was the most attended sport, especially in rural areas where facilities were at a premium and student...

My Grandfather believed that a black cat crossing your path was bad luck. He said one crossed his path, and right after he hit a chuck hole and broke a spring in his car. I was going to work one morning (construction job) and a black cat crossed in front of me; didn't think much of it, until...

This is the "Jolly Mill" at Pierce City Missouri. Dad used to take me fishing there (for trout) when I was in grade school. The other picture is the old Chapman one room school house, that I attended about 1950. It was moved to the park with the Jolly Mill and preserved there.

If you want a treat, google "Old Tobacco Barns". FWIW, when I was in high school, one of the prosperous farm boys bought a brand new, 1954 Chevrolet pickup. It had dual exhaust (on a six cylinder), hydramatic drive (yeah, I'm sure); it was fire engine red with white wall tires. Most of us...

That was rather common where I grew up.

I guess the secret is out. Her real name is Sharon Kay; but I lovingly refer to her as Sharn Jean (with apologies to Roy D. Mercer and his "big boned old gal"). :)

Actually fried beef/pork heart is pretty good. Mom used to fry it and make gravy.

Sweet corn, sweet peppers, mushrooms and grilled (in butter and garlic) asparagus.

Used to eat at a really great Chinese restaurant; it blew me down when I heard the Chinese owner talk to the help in Spanish.

Take a lesson from Arkansas. Last time we were there, and asked directions, it always started with "You go down here to Walmart, and turn...".

I suspect most fathers have had similar experiences. I was raised in a family of boys, and my language was a bit colorful, even after I got married. Our first was a girl, and I noticed her picking up some of it when she was first learning to talk. We were at my Mother and Father in-law's...

In our small town, all though the streets were named, I don't recall any of the houses having numbers. We got our mail at a P.O. box in town, as did everyone else I knew, except maybe some of the very rural farm houses. Footnote: Everyone knew where my grade school teacher lived; she died in...

I'm with you. I never could watch it all the way through. All of the rave reviews must have been an insider joke, because I couldn't see it. Haven't seen Hollywood Boulevard, but did watch Sunset Boulevard. Great movie.

I recall one sleepless night a few years back, watching "Silent Movie Theater" and a movie entitled "The Cameraman" with Buster Keaton. Being silent, you have to concentrate (which I was able to do late at night by myself) and It turned out to be a hilarious movie. Made in 1928...

The town I grew up in, in NW Oklahoma, had a population of less than 300. Everyone knows everybody else, including the postmaster. A few years back, I wrote a letter to my elderly grade school teacher. Not knowing her address, I just addressed it to her in care of the town. She of course got...

This historic barn, built in 1941, is near Ponca City OK.

I'm wondering if that isn't maybe from a motorcycle? Seems to me auto tires were taller and skinnier in the spoke wheel days. In any case, if it's an automobile tire, my guess would be 1920's.