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along-for-the-ride;1484165 wrote: Ever happen to you?


Yup. Quite a few times. Sometimes I turn onto a road just because it looks interesting and follow it until I see one that looks more interesting. I've discovered quite a few interesting little towns and some beautiful scenery that way. On one very memorable occasion, I followed a road for about 20 miles, winding through the mountains, when it suddenly dead ended at a guard shack with some very serious looking military personnel. They wanted ID and asked a whole lotta questions before letting me turn around.

along-for-the-ride;1484165 wrote: Ever happen to you?


Heck yeah.

Some of those trips turned out to be the best.

One of them is how I met the Mrs.

Thanks for responding, guys



Hubby and I went to a Peanut Festival and Parade today. Perfect day.



Do you like peanuts and how do you like them? Parched or boiled. I like peanut butter.

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Had to share this today....................

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Happening in my neck of the woods.....

Confederate Warship, Weapons Recovered from Georgia River

Kind of ironic with all this controversy over anything associated with Confederacy, isn't it?

along-for-the-ride;1484441 wrote: Happening in my neck of the woods.....

Confederate Warship, Weapons Recovered from Georgia River

Kind of ironic with all this controversy over anything associated with Confederacy, isn't it?


Fascinating stuff! I wonder if they will 'rebuild' the whole ship? It would definitely be a tourist attraction.

Still, just recovering various artifacts/weapons/chunks of the hullis good. The Mary Rose (Henry the 8th's Warship) was raised a few years back and has attracted a lot of interest, even though there wasn't much of her left by then (though most of her spine and some of her timbers were retrieved partly intact). Keeping the wood from drying out is important with old wooden ships in poor repair.

along-for-the-ride;1484209 wrote: Had to share this today....................


You could put the little VW in the boot (trunk)!!

The golden age of air travel





Throwback Thursday?

along-for-the-ride;1484530 wrote: The golden age of air travel

Throwback Thursday?


I was singing along. :guitarist

I like this video.......................from afar

Predictions :-2

The best (and worst) technology predictions of all time

Just for a laugh......

https://homes.yahoo.com/blogs/spaces/wi ... 14558.html

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along-for-the-ride;1485064 wrote: Just for a laugh......




Oh my! :wah:

My family have spent many years holidaying with a touring van. Always found it really enjoyable. My hubby was a dab hand at parking the tourer on its designated 'patch' with no trouble 'getting it right' at the start, much to the amazement of other caravan owners who usually had to 'man-handle' their caravans into position. My hubby just reversed accurately straight away, letting the car do all the 'pushing' ! Seemed the best thing to do really !

We got to be so efficient that we could get the caravan sited properly, the awning fitted and storm guyed, everything stowed in their proper places, electric hook up sorted, the loo compartment sorted and functioning and the kettle on ready for a tea or a coffee and a quiet sit down - 30 minutes maximum !

We sold the tourer and bought a static which gave us numerous holidays. Now we have sold the static because the site rent at this particular holiday park kept on increasing and at the end was too astronomical for us to pay.

We had some great holidays though, with the tourer and the static. I would always recommend a caravan holiday for anybody who wants freedom of movement and to be able to choose the time they have their meals etc. We all found it great fun. :-6

Apologies, but I'm just trying to cause certain threads to 'drop out of the bottom of the list' !

Apologies, again, but I'm still just trying to cause certain threads to 'drop out of the bottom of the list' ! But folk just keep posting in those single topic threads and thus lift 'em back to the top again grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Apologies, again, but I'm still just trying to cause certain threads to 'drop out of the bottom of the list' ! It is just ridiculous to saturate a site's 'new post' list with more than 50% of the same subject, don't you think ?

Hi there! I'm so glad you visited G#Gill!

I use this thread to post my stuff instead of creating a new thread. Please stop by and post anytime



Today I was going to post the pic below. If you have read Stephen King, you will understand it's meaning.

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Today I was going to post the pic below. If you have read Stephen King, you will understand it's meaning.


Thanks for the grin.

along-for-the-ride;1485371 wrote: Hi there! I'm so glad you visited G#Gill!

I use this thread to post my stuff instead of creating a new thread. Please stop by and post anytime



Today I was going to post the pic below. If you have read Stephen King, you will understand it's meaning.


The car's not called 'Christine', I hope! :wah:

Smaug;1485412 wrote: The car's not called 'Christine', I hope! :wah:


If she was Christine, she would have nothing to worry about. The Children of the Corn only concerned themselves with adult humans.

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Yup. When I saw the corn field, I knew what to be afraid of.

along-for-the-ride;1485452 wrote: If she was Christine, she would have nothing to worry about. The Children of the Corn only concerned themselves with adult humans.


I've not read the Children Of The Corn. Sounds pretty sinister! Steven King has written some excellent stories, I understand, though the only one

I've read to date is Christine. I enjoyed that!

Smaug, I have read many Stephen Kings, & to me the Best One, the scariest & most concise, was his first 'Hit'----Salem's Lot. I heartily recommend it.

Actually, 'Carrie' was first.

Then Salem's Lot, and the Shining.

The Shining was my favorite. I started reading it right after I got off work one night, and finished it just in time to go to work the next day.

I guess my all-time favorite Stephen King story has been The Stand. Below is the first part of the movie: you can find the rest on Youtube. The book, of course, was better. I always thought a young Clint Eastwood or Peter Fonda would have been perfect for the Devil character, according to how he is described in the book.

Yeah, The Stand was great. Funny, thing:

I live near Boulder, and whenever I am in Boulder, I notice whenever we are near one of the scenes from the story.

LarsMac;1485516 wrote: Actually, 'Carrie' was first.

Then Salem's Lot, and the Shining.

The Shining was my favorite. I started reading it right after I got off work one night, and finished it just in time to go to work the next day.


Pardon moi. You are correct, sir.

Today, some music from along-for-the-ride. I heard this song on my car radio this morning on the way to work.

along-for-the-ride;1485649 wrote:



Today, some music from along-for-the-ride. I heard this song on my car radio this morning on the way to work.


It is appropriate that you hear The Cars do Drive on your car radio.

AnneBoleyn;1485515 wrote: Smaug, I have read many Stephen Kings, & to me the Best One, the scariest & most concise, was his first 'Hit'----Salem's Lot. I heartily recommend it.


Thanks for that, AB. I'll give it a read, sometime!

Wandrin;1485676 wrote: It is appropriate that you hear The Cars do Drive on your car radio.

Maybe this works..................

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The wonderful diversity of my country:

The Most Beautiful Place in Each State

along-for-the-ride;1485745 wrote: Maybe this works..................


I like the positive statement here. Nice picture, too. :-6

along-for-the-ride;1485775 wrote: The wonderful diversity of my country:

The Most Beautiful Place in Each State


Some interesting choices. I wonder how some of them were Chosen.

along-for-the-ride;1485775 wrote: The wonderful diversity of my country:

The Most Beautiful Place in Each State


America has some really wonderful places, thanks for posting such good pictures, AFTR !

25 Foreign Travel Warnings for Visiting the U.S.

Interesting.

along-for-the-ride;1486046 wrote: 25 Foreign Travel Warnings for Visiting the U.S.

Interesting.


Some of those are very umm err interesting (and humorous, in a way).

Yes, we are remembering............. :yh_flag

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DEAR ABBY: I have asked my son to let me watch (via video chatting) my grandson open any gifts or cards I send. They live far away and I want to feel included. He promises to do it, but he never follows through.

My grandson is not being taught to have any regard for my feelings. What should I do? Should I drop the request and any expectation of contact? Should I stop sending gifts? It just upsets me too much. -- LONELY GRANDMA IN MICHIGAN

DEAR GRANDMA: I don't blame you for feeling upset, but the person you should be upset with is your son. If you stop sending gifts to your grandson, you'll be punishing the wrong person. His parents should be teaching him the importance of acknowledging gifts because it is part of basic good manners that will benefit him in the future.

Because you want to stay in contact, after sending the boy a gift, call to ask him if he received it and how he liked it. If you do, it may help you to establish a closer relationship.



Do you relate? I do.

And the beat still goes on...................

26 Unbelievable Barn Finds - Gleems

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16 Things You Should Have in the Trunk of Your Car

Drive-in movie art

Do you like this type of art?

I miss drive-ins.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handcar



Hubby and I spotted this pump-car at a welcome center in a small Georgia town this past Sunday. I had to take a quick photo. Below are videos on how they go.







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Hubby and I just returned from our "autumn quest" vacation up in the Smokey Mountain area. This time, it seemed to be the season of the elk. This time, we spotted a whole herd of elk in a field and some elk prints in a garden.

Elk - Great Smoky Mountains National Park (U.S. National Park Service)

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