CHIT CHAT in VOLTVILLE

[SandySu]

I have lived in three states in the West plus Texas and they all have their own feel:

People from New York talk so fast. I have to ask them to slow down

When I lived in NYC, I worked for a book publisher, and one of our suppliers was from Tennessee. He talked so slowly, I was waiting to hear what the next word would be. It was weird. I guess he thought we all were motor mouths.

 

[Renolizzie]

I received an infraction from a mod lol.
Probably he was singing along with the video untill he got to the end.
So move on

I know you deserved whatever you got Moving along. Nothing to see hear.

 

[abracadebra]

Yes.


True. Here some of the tunes horses use to listen, they have youtube.
Tom Jones - She's a lady - YouTube
The Prodigy - Firestarter - YouTube
The Prodigy - Out Of Space - YouTube
Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive [Version 1] (Video) - YouTube
Let's Groove - Earth wind and fire - - YouTube
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean - YouTube

prodigy are one of my favs.....keith flint.....a treat in fire starter.....I often play there tunes.....

 

[SandySu]

Good night, everyone. I stayed up late to watch a movie, a wonderful classic, Metropolis. It's an old, old sci-fi movie, but it was way ahead of its time, I think. If you want to see it, too, here it is Metropolis (1927) - Fritz Lang - YouTube though it takes a while to see it all, it's worth it.

 

[awsum140]

Good morning Voltville! Sort of getting back to a "normal" schedule again. Coffee is hot and fresh and I can rustle up a little toast, bagel, oatmeal, dry cereal, or eggs. It's supposed to be sunny and nice today so I'll be outside moving the balance of the big logs and cleaning up the little branches from the big tree, then climb the smaller one and set a guy rope so I can take that one down either this evening or tomorrow evening when Mrs. Awsum gets home.

I worked in northern New Jersey for years and lived a little north of here near the shore for most of my life. To me the attitude was very "cosmopolitan", every ethnicity, race or religion was more or less common place and accepted or at least "tolerated" and, like others have said, the speed of life was very fast. Now, living in southern New Jersey, life is a bit slower, still hectic compared to other parts of the US, but it doesn't "feel" quite as cosmopolitan. My wife is Chinese/American and we get looks, sometimes, which surprises the heck out of me. In some ways folks seem kind of xenophobic at times.

I used to travel extensively for work all over the US and the US possessions. Generally, the Northeast does run at the fastest speed, life and speech, while the Mid West and South seem to run a little slower. Humor seems pretty constant everywhere and, like Konstantine said, people seemed friendly and open wherever I went, even Guam and Puerto Rico. I do miss the travel, but sure don't miss eating restaurant food all day every day! If I could live anywhere, I'd pick the southwest, loved Albuquerque, but I would want to move the doctors and hospitals there from the northeast at my age!

 

[Tail11]

Slightly better but dude, do not make it strange.
Turks and Greeks.....
Who the heck tells these jokes in the US?

When I lived in the DC metro area, the .... of their jokes was usually West Virginia (where I was born and raised). I would venture to say they think everyone from there is like those fellows on Duck Dynasty.

 

[awsum140]

New Jersey is often the .... of a lot of jokes, usually relating to the heavy industrialization along the Hudson River and, of course, that stupid series Jersey Shore. The problem is so many folks only see the area around the Turnpike from the Raritan north to the bridges and tunnels into Manhattan. Northwest Jersey is beautiful, wooded, farmland with lots of hills and what passes for mountains here in NJ. Down where I am there are miles and miles of State forest and a lot of farms, vegetable, sod, horse and cattle. NJ is one of the largest producers of blueberries and cranberries in the US. We are also rated number two for horse farms, after Kentucky, although that may have changed since two of the racetrack have shut down over the years. Then there is always the shore where you can, or could find before Sandy blew through, boardwalks with tons of rides and amusements or beaches that are just beaches, no commotion other than the sand and water. Now, if they could only get the tax rates under control....

 

[White Rabbit]

When I lived in the DC metro area, the .... of their jokes was usually West Virginia (where I was born and raised). I would venture to say they think everyone from there is like those fellows on Duck Dynasty.

You might enjoy this road sign from West Virginia

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[Renolizzie]

Good moring - loving the coffee. I'll take a bagel. Thanks Awsum.

Americans do seem to be xenophopic. One poor lady moved here from back east [I forget where] The people in Ferntucky [that's what everyone calls Fernley] kept saying to her "You aren't from around here are you?" Kind of felt bad for her. They finally sold their house and moved back to Northern New York or wherever they were from.

 

[Renolizzie]

If I could pick anywhere to live it would be in Escalate Utah. Beautiful there and the weather isn't horrendous.

 

[SandySu]

Good moring - loving the coffee. I'll take a bagel. Thanks Awsum.

Americans do seem to be xenophopic. One poor lady moved here from back east [I forget where] The people in Ferntucky [that's what everyone calls Fernley] kept saying to her "You aren't from around here are you?" Kind of felt bad for her. They finally sold their house and moved back to Northern New York or wherever they were from.

I've accepted the fact that I'm never going to be "from around here." I'm always the newcomer. That doesn't bother me too much. There are a lot of displaced New Yorkers (I mean the city, not the state) up here, and I fit in with them. People who got tired of the whirl of the big city and want a more rural, peaceful life, but still retain some NYC habits.

But I lived in a nearby community for a while, and there, the old mental hospital that had closed down was going to be turned into a prison. The community was really divided on this issue. People were for it because it would mean jobs, more commerce, in a poor community. People were against it because it meant an influx of undesirable people. One neighbor was upset with another because that other neighbor was against the prison and working hard to keep it out. (She didn't succeed; it's there now.) So neighbor #1, who had lived in the community many years, said to me, "I don't know why neighbor #2 doesn't mind her own business. After all, what does she know about the community? She's a newcomer." I asked how long neighbor #2 had lived there, and the answer was, "Only 15 years." Huh? To me, that seemed long enough to be considered a member of the community.

 

[Wuzznt Me]

You might enjoy this road sign from West Virginia

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The country needs more signs like that. Ther'e used to be a similar sign on I 75 in Florida calling us "The Gunshine State".

 

[SandySu]

If I could pick anywhere to live it would be in Escalate Utah. Beautiful there and the weather isn't horrendous.

Utah! I never thought of that state much. What's it like there? How do you know about it? Did you ever consider moving there? Maybe when you and Hubby retire?

 

[White Rabbit]

Just to let the "family" here know that I purchased some of the #60 O rings to repair the Vamo O ring problem. If any of you Vamo owners want some, I can send them to you rather than having you find them at Home Depot. I have not had to replace mine yet, however I have had to lift the post several times after using an adapter (which pushes down the post so that it does not contact the cartos anymore.

I mixed up the last of my Double RY4 flavoring and made about 100 ML for my various trips, so I ordered more flavoring direct from The Flavor Apprenitce. Wizard Labs is still having problems getting settled into their new digs in Florida and they are out of stock on most things that I need.

The weather is warming nicely here in the East. Highs in the low 70s, Lows still in the 30s however. I always tend to plant my garden too early, so I have not even plowed it up yet. I hope to start in mid April with cultivation and fertilization and plant in May if the temperatures get into the solid 70 degree range.

Oh, I almost forgot MadVapes has great tanks by Artemas. Just the tank is $8.49 and then you need to purchase Smoktech pre-punched cartos. I have ordered another after finding that they fill easily, do not leak, taste great and look good on the Vamo. They do fit tightly on the Vamo, so you either need to slot the bottom locking ring, or drill a hole into the Vamo top to let it breathe. If you are into tanks like I am, this is a great buy.

http://www.madvapes.com/chrome-artemas-tube-clear.html

 

[SandySu]

Today is sunny & mild, though I think snow is coming. Still, it's feeling like the first hint of spring. This morning's photo is of new leaf growth, though it almost looks like a flower, doesn't it?

 

[Renolizzie]

Found this so I don't have to fiddle with my photos too much

PHOTO GALLERY NINE: THE COCKSCOMB-HACKBERRY WASH-POWELL POINT.

This is a trip we did one year. These are photos of the area put up by strangers but this area was really cool.

We actually left from the Escalnte town and went out to the south to reach Lake Powell. An incredible trip. Miles and miles of narrow road. We didn't see a soul for about 40 miles out of that trip. We were told do not go on Croton road so we reached a crossroads and the sign said impassable ten miles up. After consulting the map we took the road that didn't say impassable. Turns out the "passsable road" was Croton Raod. Totally narrow, not well maintained.

At one point we thought we were starting to get near the lake so we stopped and picked up wood for a fire that evening. Hours later it was kind of a funny joke about the wood. Can we start a fire now? Ha Ha. That road went on and on and we would have had to back up for several miles if we hit a land slide or a big rock in the road since it was all cliff on one side and straight uphill on the other for most of the trip. WE must have dropped 4,000 vertical feet from the plateau to the river. We did survive but it was late before we got out of there.

If we would have broken down, we would have walked for miles!!!!!!!

The link basically shows the area we took to get back up to the top of the plateau and was really fun and not nearly as challenging

 

[SandySu]

Found this so I don't have to fiddle with my photos too much

PHOTO GALLERY NINE: THE COCKSCOMB-HACKBERRY WASH-POWELL POINT.

This is a trip we did one year. These are photos of the area put up by strangers but this area was really cool.

We actually left from the Escalnte town and went out to the south to reach Lake Powell. An incredible trip. Miles and miles of narrow road. We didn't see a soul for about 40 miles out of that trip. We were told do not go on Croton road so we reached a crossroads and the sign said impassable ten miles up. After consulting the map we took the road that didn't say impassable. Turns out the "passsable road" was Croton Raod. Totally narrow, not well maintained.

At one point we thought we were starting to get near the lake so we stopped and picked up wood for a fire that evening. Hours later it was kind of a funny joke about the wood. Can we start a fire now? Ha Ha. That road went on and on and we would have had to back up for several miles if we hit a land slide or a big rock in the road since it was all cliff on one side and straight uphill on the other for most of the trip. WE must have dropped 4,000 vertical feet from the plateau to the river. We did survive but it was late before we got out of there.

If we would have broken down, we would have walked for miles!!!!!!!

The link basically shows the area we took to get back up to the top of the plateau and was really fun and not nearly as challenging

Wow! Beautiful scenery, but it looks a bit off the beaten track to actually want to live there. I'd love to go on vacation there, though. I mean, would you want to drive down those scary roads to get to your home? What about winter? Does it snow there? I saw one snow-capped mountain in the photos, but I assume this was in summer. I think you are a more pioneer type than I am. I like the outdoors and nature, but I also like convenience to stores and civilization. I guess if you lived there and the road to home or town became unpassable part of the year, it would be a good idea to have horses so you could get out if needed.

 

[Konstantine]

Interesting. America is such a melting pot, so many different nationalities together, and most people are mixes of nationalities, too, that it seems there are lots of different types. I found that when I moved from NYC to California's San Francisco Bay Area, the mentality of people was subtly different. It was sort of like being in a foreign country, where people think and respond a bit differently. Of course, NYC may have a mentality of its own, different from other cities. What part of the country did you visit in the US? Or are you referring to Americans you know in Greece? So location may dictate a way of thinking more than language. What do you think of that idea?

I lived in manhattan (was there on 9/11) and long island for 3,5 months. Saw 4th-5th generation Greeks and Americans.

Good moring - loving the coffee. I'll take a bagel. Thanks Awsum.

Americans do seem to be xenophopic. One poor lady moved here from back east [I forget where] The people in Ferntucky [that's what everyone calls Fernley] kept saying to her "You aren't from around here are you?" Kind of felt bad for her. They finally sold their house and moved back to Northern New York or wherever they were from.

Mostly old people, young ones do not have that so much (internet).

 

[Renolizzie]

Wow! Beautiful scenery, but it looks a bit off the beaten track to actually want to live there. I'd love to go on vacation there, though. I mean, would you want to drive down those scary roads to get to your home? What about winter? Does it snow there? I saw one snow-capped mountain in the photos, but I assume this was in summer. I think you are a more pioneer type than I am. I like the outdoors and nature, but I also like convenience to stores and civilization. I guess if you lived there and the road to home or town became unpassable part of the year, it would be a good idea to have horses so you could get out if needed.

I like living in the middle of nowhere But, I would actually like to live close to at least a nice town like Escalante. That way you could see people and maybe mingle a little. I love the peace and quiet of living in the country.

 

[awsum140]

Hey, Konstantine, I resemble that remark! I'm an "older" person but I've always been very open to anyone from anywhere, the last thing that crosses my mind is ethnicity. I'm always curious about culture differences and experiences, that's what makes life and different people so interesting and informative.

I'd love to live somewhere like that, Lizzie, gorgeous scenery, no pesky traffic or neighbors, but at the same time, I do like being able to hop a train into Manhattan or Philly and catching a show or doing some "serious" shopping. But a trip through there would be awesome, maybe even a week or two camping trip through there. I used to subscribe to a 4X4 magazine and they did a spread on a trip from Canada up to Anchorage along what was planned as a right-of-way for a rail line or pipeline. No services for hundreds of miles at a time. Along the way they fished for food and a two foot trout was considered a release catch, too small to keep! I'd love that as summer trip and would definitely take along a .44 magnum and a 30-06 just to be safe.