MJSailors Posted July 11, 2022 #63676 Share Posted July 11, 2022 @HBE4Thinking about Queens Blvd. A friend and I would ride our bikes around Flushing Meadows Park ( the location of the two World’s Fairs). To get there,we had to cross Queens Blvd on our bikes to get to Jewel Ave and the park. This was in the late1960s- 1970s. Yikes ! I wouldn’t try that today,but back then,we thought nothing of it. Lenny- to make that trip to date Toby it was true love,for sure ! Bonnie,Dani , Andrew’s Mom, Amanda- I hope you had a good day today,bringing you closer to recovery,good health and moving parts that work well. MJ🙋🏻 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George C Posted July 11, 2022 #63677 Share Posted July 11, 2022 1 minute ago, Ocean Boy said: The first time I ate pizza was probably the day my mother brought me home from the hospital. Ok, so much for my sarcasm truce. I never remember not eating pizza , I grew up catholic and were not supposed to eat meat on Friday, so cheese pizza was the norm 😁😁😁 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaniDanielle Posted July 11, 2022 #63678 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Every Friday😃 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted July 11, 2022 #63679 Share Posted July 11, 2022 1 minute ago, George C said: I never remember not eating pizza , I grew up catholic and were not supposed to eat meat on Friday, so cheese pizza was the norm 😁😁😁 I grew up catholic too. My mother never cared much for that Friday rule. I'm pretty sure some pope just had a bunch of friends who were fishermen. 2 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly361 Posted July 11, 2022 #63680 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Mrs. Paul's Fish Sticks on Fridays 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaniDanielle Posted July 11, 2022 #63681 Share Posted July 11, 2022 I like how they let you eat meat if St. Patrick’s Day falls on a Friday during lent! I never could understand that no meat thing. If you liked fish where was the sacrifice😳 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ozark_Kid Posted July 11, 2022 #63682 Share Posted July 11, 2022 8 minutes ago, George C said: I never remember not eating pizza , I grew up catholic and were not supposed to eat meat on Friday, so cheese pizza was the norm 😁😁😁 There were many catholics where I grew up. Enough that even the public schools served fish on Friday. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckynana Posted July 11, 2022 #63683 Share Posted July 11, 2022 I also grew up with no meat on Fridays. Our Friday meals varied..pizza one week, baked macaroni on another, smelts, etc. I haven't had smelts since I was a kid; I guess I must've liked them, but haven't had any since growing up. Other meals (not Friday related) that I haven't eaten since a kid is kidney stew which I did enjoy, but would never have it now, and liver. I used to love liver, but again, no more.🤷♀️ 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helen haywood Posted July 11, 2022 #63684 Share Posted July 11, 2022 25 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said: The first time I ate pizza was probably the day my mother brought me home from the hospital. Ok, so much for my sarcasm truce. Oh, you probably had it even before then… 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagsfan Posted July 11, 2022 #63685 Share Posted July 11, 2022 9 hours ago, derorim said: Is this the pool? https://www.scoutingny.com/searching-for-the-lost-pool-at-the-hotel-st-george/ Yes!! It seemed like the biggest pool in the world and I loved the waterfall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckynana Posted July 11, 2022 #63686 Share Posted July 11, 2022 1 hour ago, molly361 said: Mrs. Paul's Fish Sticks on Fridays I love fish sticks!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted July 11, 2022 #63687 Share Posted July 11, 2022 1 hour ago, helen haywood said: Oh, you probably had it even before then… My mother started me off right. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted July 11, 2022 #63688 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Just now, Luckynana said: I love fish sticks!! I have to load them with tarter sauce, mayonnaise, or ketchup in order to be able to eat them. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckynana Posted July 11, 2022 #63689 Share Posted July 11, 2022 2 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said: I have to load them with tarter sauce, mayonnaise, or ketchup in order to be able to eat them. I love tarter sauce with my fish sticks. I'll throw some fish sticks in the toaster oven for lunch sometimes. Just sayin...😁 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted July 11, 2022 #63690 Share Posted July 11, 2022 It looks like Below Deck will run from 8:00 to 9:15 and BD Down Under will run from 9:15 to 10:45 tonight. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George C Posted July 11, 2022 #63691 Share Posted July 11, 2022 7 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said: I have to load them with tarter sauce, mayonnaise, or ketchup in order to be able to eat them. I float them in malt vinegar, but rarely eat them, not a fish fan in general. Wife can eat seafood daily not me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reallyitsmema Posted July 11, 2022 #63692 Share Posted July 11, 2022 5 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said: It looks like Below Deck will run from 8:00 to 9:15 and BD Down Under will run from 9:15 to 10:45 tonight. New Below Deck Down Under tomorrow too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagsfan Posted July 12, 2022 #63693 Share Posted July 12, 2022 7 hours 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 don’t know which train we took to Jackson Heights, I figured the 6th Ave because that’s the line my grandmother always took to Manhattan from Parsons Blvd. Seems like we were underground but yet it was elevated coming in to Jackson Heights. I remember it was storming and lightning all around us and we’re up in the air on the platform daring it to hit us. being a Florida girl, I was surrounded by water, and here I was risking my life to swim in a pool. It was fun, though. I haven’t been on a New York subway in about 25 years, but I can remember the smell from the train and the squealing brakes. My uncles took us to Manhattan and to the Bronx Zoo so many times, and they always pulled us right off our feet running down the steps to the platform in case a train was there. Like there wouldn’t be another after it! The only ad I remember was for English Muffins. It told how to make a little pizza out of them. As soon as I got home to jacksonville, I talked my mother into buying the muffins and the ingredients. They were fun to make and fun to eat. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenquixote66 Posted July 12, 2022 #63694 Share Posted July 12, 2022 2 hours ago, Ocean Boy said: Parlo bene. 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenquixote66 Posted July 12, 2022 #63695 Share Posted July 12, 2022 2 hours ago, Ocean Boy said: The first time I ate pizza was probably the day my mother brought me home from the hospital. Ok, so much for my sarcasm truce. The interesting thing is that my godfather was Italian and although he took me out to eat many times it was never for pizza. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted July 12, 2022 #63696 Share Posted July 12, 2022 26 minutes ago, reallyitsmema said: New Below Deck Down Under tomorrow too. Good as I don't want to stay up that late tonight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted July 12, 2022 #63697 Share Posted July 12, 2022 I am not crazy about the looks of this new boat. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenquixote66 Posted July 12, 2022 #63698 Share Posted July 12, 2022 2 hours ago, Luckynana said: Our SIRT trains on Staten Island also had the straw covered seats "back in the day". I can't tell you how many nylon stockings got snagged on those seats!!🙄 I remember the SI trains .It has been many years since I was on one. Toby and I were members of a Senior Tour group for several years.In 2018 we were on a tour of Staten Island .It was lunch at an Italian restaurant ,museums ,and a ride on the ferry. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reallyitsmema Posted July 12, 2022 #63699 Share Posted July 12, 2022 1 minute ago, Ocean Boy said: Good as I don't want to stay up that late tonight. It is episode two tomorrow night. They are showing episode one with the extra scenes before it tomorrow, so you can always catch that before. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenquixote66 Posted July 12, 2022 #63700 Share Posted July 12, 2022 2 hours ago, MJSailors said: @HBE4Thinking about Queens Blvd. A friend and I would ride our bikes around Flushing Meadows Park ( the location of the two World’s Fairs). To get there,we had to cross Queens Blvd on our bikes to get to Jewel Ave and the park. This was in the late1960s- 1970s. Yikes ! I wouldn’t try that today,but back then,we thought nothing of it. Lenny- to make that trip to date Toby it was true love,for sure ! Bonnie,Dani , Andrew’s Mom, Amanda- I hope you had a good day today,bringing you closer to recovery,good health and moving parts that work well. MJ🙋🏻 We will be married 56 years in January ,that is true love 😀 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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