Rare bobmacliberty Posted July 11, 2022 #63626 Share Posted July 11, 2022 22 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said: I was joking.... People here just don’t seem to get your sarcasm. Me? I’m fluent in sarcasm. 7 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lionesss Posted July 11, 2022 #63627 Share Posted July 11, 2022 1 minute ago, bobmacliberty said: I think you’re literally right next to it. Very large indoor/outdoor shopping, dining, and entertainment center. Yup lol Massive Like when I was in the park in Maui looking for the BIG banyan tree and I was under it. ty 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBE4 Posted July 11, 2022 #63628 Share Posted July 11, 2022 (edited) Ah, never mind. I agree with everyone else. Time to move on. Need to bump up the 99.4% nasty free a little closer to 100%. 🙂 Edited July 11, 2022 by HBE4 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBE4 Posted July 11, 2022 #63629 Share Posted July 11, 2022 2 hours ago, A&L_Ont said: I've seen one too many cars rust away because the owner was eventually going to do something with it. They never did, and then it was too late. They are meant to be driven, even if sparingly. Like I'm going to say to home today, you have to keep that body moving if you want to continue using it. When my father passed away in 2004, we gave his 1988 Mercury Grand Marquis station wagon to my nephew who was in college at the time. He had many fond memories of the car from his childhood when he & his grandfather (my dad) would take road trips together, often just the two of them. For a few years, it was his daily driver back and forth to college. This car was the typical "Grandfather car". The big, boxy with a hood as long as an aircraft carrier. Wire wheel covers, opera lights, fake wood grain paneling, velour seats, etc. I thought it he'd be embarrassed driving the car to school but the opposite was true. It somehow came across as "Retro-cool" (yeah, I don't get it either) and when my nephew told people the story as to why he had the car, well, let's just say he did very well with the ladies. Anyways, once he started his career, he purchased better daily drivers including a BMW and Cadillac ATS with manual transmission but he still would love to drive the old Mercury wagon on weekends. Eventually, he drove it less and less and time & the elements caught up with the car. Too much rust and he had too little time to maintain the car even though he is quite the backyard mechanic. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted July 11, 2022 #63630 Share Posted July 11, 2022 1 hour ago, bobmacliberty said: People here just don’t seem to get your sarcasm. Me? I’m fluent in sarcasm. We speak the same language. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJSailors Posted July 11, 2022 #63631 Share Posted July 11, 2022 (edited) Mimi- You had me thinking about trains/subways after reading your post. The train that ran over Jamaica Ave ,called the El,wasn’t the 6th Ave train. Lenny is correct that the 6th Ave train was the F train which ran underground on the subway line. It went into NYC. I took that train many times from Forest Hills into the City until about the mid eighties. The train along Jamaica Ave was the BMT and I think it went into Brooklyn. To take that line into NYC might have needed a transfer at some point. My aunt was a legal secretary for a firm in Manhattan. She took the El as she lived in Woodhaven a few blocks from the train. I took the train with her several times and I remember liking the BMT over the F train as it had red vinyl seats and was high up so I could see things. Funny what I remember from childhood. I recall subway cars had straw-like webbing on them,the cars were a dark olive green and vote for Miss Subway posters were prominitely displayed over the seats with individual posters displaying photos of the contestants. Yes, I am old! You took the train to Brooklyn to swim in a hotel pool. My friends and I took trains- with several transfers- to Rockaway Beach in the summers to swim in the ocean.We were in HS,but too young to drive. Good times! Wishing everyone a 😎day ! MJ🙋🏻 Edited July 11, 2022 by MJSailors Added a sentence. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJSailors Posted July 11, 2022 #63632 Share Posted July 11, 2022 PS I meant to add that the elevated tracks (similar to the Loop in Chicago) were taken down some years ago. When I first saw Jamaica Ave without the tracks, it looked very bare. But, there was more sunlight for the buildings facing the tracks. A plus for those living in apartments over the various shops and businesses in those buildings. MJ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George C Posted July 11, 2022 #63633 Share Posted July 11, 2022 9 minutes ago, MJSailors said: Mimi- You had me thinking about trains/subways after reading your post. The train that ran over Jamaica Ave ,called the El,wasn’t the 6th Ave train. Lenny is correct that the 6th Ave train was the F train which ran underground on the subway line. It went into NYC. I took that train many times from Forest Hills into the City until about the mid eighties. The train along Jamaica Ave was the BMT and I think it went into Brooklyn. To take that line into NYC might have needed a transfer at some point. My aunt was a legal secretary for a firm in Manhattan. She took the El as she lived in Woodhaven a few blocks from the train. I took the train with her several times and I remember liking the BMT over the F train as it had red vinyl seats and was high up so I could see things. Funny what I remember from childhood. I recall subway cars had straw-like webbing on them,the cars were a dark olive green and vote for Miss Subway posters were prominitely displayed over the seats with individual posters displaying photos of the contestants. Yes, I am old! You took the train to Brooklyn to swim in a hotel pool. My friends and I took trains- with several transfers- to Rockaway Beach in the summers to swim in the ocean.We were in HS,but too young to drive. Good times! Wishing everyone a 😎day ! MJ🙋🏻 J train was the elevated train that ran over Jamaica blvd, my parents lived in woodhaven blvd and I took that train to work in late 60’s and early 70’s , I remember the straw covering the seats had also . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJSailors Posted July 11, 2022 #63634 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Are you old too George? LOL! Now that you mention it, the J train sounds familiar. Have to ask you,since your parents lived in Woodhaven,did they shop at Lewis of Woodhaven? Great store and good people who owned it. Did you go to Forest Park for picnics and rides on the carousel there ? MJ🙋🏻 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George C Posted July 11, 2022 #63635 Share Posted July 11, 2022 12 minutes ago, MJSailors said: Are you old too George? LOL! Now that you mention it, the J train sounds familiar. Have to ask you,since your parents lived in Woodhaven,did they shop at Lewis of Woodhaven? Great store and good people who owned it. Did you go to Forest Park for picnics and rides on the carousel there ? MJ🙋🏻 My parents condo was across the street from Forest Park , I played basketball and softball there and I do remember the carousel. Don’t remember Lewis store but that was 50 years ago . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJSailors Posted July 11, 2022 #63636 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Lewis closed a number of years ago. One of the sons ,possibly grandson ?, is Barry Lewis. He is an historian. He had a show on PBS awhile ago hosting walkabouts giving the history of neighborhoods of the various boroughs of NYC. I recall that David (?) Hartman - actor- was on the program with him. I would shop with my mother at Lewis during the 1960s-1970s. I still have Christmas ornaments that we purchased there. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sea Dog Posted July 11, 2022 #63637 Share Posted July 11, 2022 3 hours ago, bobmacliberty said: People here just don’t seem to get your sarcasm. Me? I’m fluent in sarcasm. My two best friends are sarcastic professionals. I'd feel right at home around you. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenquixote66 Posted July 11, 2022 #63638 Share Posted July 11, 2022 4 hours ago, derorim said: Is this the pool? https://www.scoutingny.com/searching-for-the-lost-pool-at-the-hotel-st-george/ Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sea Dog Posted July 11, 2022 #63639 Share Posted July 11, 2022 As most of know I have a fascination in super yachts. I subscribe on You Tube to Jared Watney's channel. He is an incredible content provider and all his videos are top notch. He's worked on dozens of super yachts. The current one he's on is a jet motor yacht (think jet ski's) which I did not know they made. Apparently they can get into real shallow areas that other yachts can't. Check his video. I learned something new today. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenquixote66 Posted July 11, 2022 #63640 Share Posted July 11, 2022 16 hours ago, BonTexasNY said: The Balsamic and oil one for sure. Do you add dill? Bonnie,do you recall two years ago when I asked you if you ever knew Estelle who lived at 530D and you said you do not recall anyone with that name ? I have two more things about her.She graduated Seward Park in 1962,her last name was Engel and she had red hair. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ozark_Kid Posted July 11, 2022 #63641 Share Posted July 11, 2022 3 hours ago, bobmacliberty said: People here just don’t seem to get your sarcasm. Me? I’m fluent in sarcasm. 2 hours ago, Ocean Boy said: We speak the same language. Could you two please ✋️. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenquixote66 Posted July 11, 2022 #63642 Share Posted July 11, 2022 5 hours ago, Lionesss said: Good morning from the big city. Columbus Ohio. My DH is here for a two day conference so I decided to come down and rough it while he gets educated. So we are staying at the Hilton in Easton and as I woke up I opened the drapes and a beautiful field of sunflowers welcomed me. And soon I will venture out and shop. It is nice to getaway. But we left our town on a sad note. One of my friends that I worked with for over 30 years passed away after a short illness. He was a character and in charge of ordering our supplies. Now he never married. And all the girls at work. Well. We were his “ work wives”. Now there were a few things that made him unique. And the next part is not to be taken in the wrong way. Just sharing my thoughts. His life style lead the way at our facility because he enjoyed life to the fullest and broke barriers early. He and his partner were well known and they were not pushy about their life style. He was always there for his mom taking care of her needs as she aged and gave her a good life. And he and his partner were a couple for many many years. But what made him become Ill was he was a chain smoker at work. Some days smoking 3 paks of cigarettes. And still got his job done. So early in June he started feeling sick. Got tested. And diagnosed with lung cancer with metastatic disease to brain. One day he was walking the dog. The next day he did not know his dogs name. At least he did not suffer long. Now as I sit and type this the celebration of life dinner is tomorrow. And I cannot attend to share my closure. He was a true friend. May he rest peacefully. I think when I woke up and looked out the window and saw all the sunflowers it was a way for me to know everything will be ok thanks for letting me share. Sorry for the loss of your co-worker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenquixote66 Posted July 11, 2022 #63643 Share Posted July 11, 2022 2 hours ago, Ocean Boy said: We speak the same language. Parle Italiano ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisingpeople Posted July 11, 2022 #63644 Share Posted July 11, 2022 5 hours ago, Lionesss said: He was a true friend. May he rest peacefully. I think when I woke up and looked out the window and saw all the sunflowers it was a way for me to know everything will be ok So sorry for the loss of your co-worker. I believe those sunflowers were definitely a message to you. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBE4 Posted July 11, 2022 #63645 Share Posted July 11, 2022 17 minutes ago, Ozark_Kid said: 3 hours ago, bobmacliberty said: People here just don’t seem to get your sarcasm. Me? I’m fluent in sarcasm. 2 hours ago, Ocean Boy said: We speak the same language. Could you two please ✋️. As someone who also has a dry, sarcastic sense of humor, I found out a long time ago my incredibly witty and creative "jokes" sometimes do not translate well into the written word on internet forums. 😁. Using a smiling or smirking emoji helps but sometimes the sarcasm gets lost when you can't see a persons facial expression or hear the tone of their voice. For the record, its safe to assume I'm usually being sarcastic.🙂 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenquixote66 Posted July 11, 2022 #63646 Share Posted July 11, 2022 1 hour ago, MJSailors said: Mimi- You had me thinking about trains/subways after reading your post. The train that ran over Jamaica Ave ,called the El,wasn’t the 6th Ave train. Lenny is correct that the 6th Ave train was the F train which ran underground on the subway line. It went into NYC. I took that train many times from Forest Hills into the City until about the mid eighties. The train along Jamaica Ave was the BMT and I think it went into Brooklyn. To take that line into NYC might have needed a transfer at some point. My aunt was a legal secretary for a firm in Manhattan. She took the El as she lived in Woodhaven a few blocks from the train. I took the train with her several times and I remember liking the BMT over the F train as it had red vinyl seats and was high up so I could see things. Funny what I remember from childhood. I recall subway cars had straw-like webbing on them,the cars were a dark olive green and vote for Miss Subway posters were prominitely displayed over the seats with individual posters displaying photos of the contestants. Yes, I am old! You took the train to Brooklyn to swim in a hotel pool. My friends and I took trains- with several transfers- to Rockaway Beach in the summers to swim in the ocean.We were in HS,but too young to drive. Good times! Wishing everyone a 😎day ! MJ🙋🏻 I took the Green bus from Brooklyn to Rockaway Beach.I remember the straw like webbing subway seats too.I believe they were the seats on all trains in the 30’s .Later on only a few subway lines had those types of seats.I remember the subways that had fans and being 6’5 I had to bend down if I did not have a seat. The trains that I was on most often were the IRT and BMT .I was very rarely on the IND .I remember the days when my parents and I took the Long Island Rail Road to visit relatives in East Meadow.That was the only are of LI we ever went to. When I was 19 I had a girl friend living in the Bronx and I would go from the first stop of the IRT in Brooklyn to close to Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. In those days even on the hottest days/nights guys wore suits and ties .Can you imagine a 90 minute subway ride on a July night in a wool suit .When I arrived it was as though I swam there 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenquixote66 Posted July 11, 2022 #63647 Share Posted July 11, 2022 2 hours ago, MJSailors said: PS I meant to add that the elevated tracks (similar to the Loop in Chicago) were taken down some years ago. When I first saw Jamaica Ave without the tracks, it looked very bare. But, there was more sunlight for the buildings facing the tracks. A plus for those living in apartments over the various shops and businesses in those buildings. MJ The very first time I ate pizza was in Jamaica at age 16. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenquixote66 Posted July 11, 2022 #63648 Share Posted July 11, 2022 2 hours ago, George C said: J train was the elevated train that ran over Jamaica blvd, my parents lived in woodhaven blvd and I took that train to work in late 60’s and early 70’s , I remember the straw covering the seats had also . We had friends living on Woodhaven Blvd in an apartment house across the street from Forest Park in the 60’s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenquixote66 Posted July 11, 2022 #63649 Share Posted July 11, 2022 2 hours ago, MJSailors said: Are you old too George? LOL! Now that you mention it, the J train sounds familiar. Have to ask you,since your parents lived in Woodhaven,did they shop at Lewis of Woodhaven? Great store and good people who owned it. Did you go to Forest Park for picnics and rides on the carousel there ? MJ🙋🏻 I would get the J train at Broadway Junction transferring from the L train. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenquixote66 Posted July 11, 2022 #63650 Share Posted July 11, 2022 1 hour ago, MJSailors said: Lewis closed a number of years ago. One of the sons ,possibly grandson ?, is Barry Lewis. He is an historian. He had a show on PBS awhile ago hosting walkabouts giving the history of neighborhoods of the various boroughs of NYC. I recall that David (?) Hartman - actor- was on the program with him. I would shop with my mother at Lewis during the 1960s-1970s. I still have Christmas ornaments that we purchased there. Barry Lewis passed away last year. I used to watch the show on PBS too. Are you familiar with Brian Merlis ? He is a historian who writes books about different neighborhoods in Brooklyn.He is also an accomplished photographer and travels into the neighborhoods that he writes about taking pictures.I have several of his books . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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