Older Folks and Vaping Back Porch - Part Seven

[Uncle Willie]

A friend of mine is proud of his Sears 'kit' house. It's bigger than the one you posted ... its a 2 story, 3 bedroom model.

The house I grew up in was a Sears and Roebuck home. It was brought in by train, and then the lumber was hauled to the building site by horse and wagon. When we remodeled in the mid-70s, Dad found a board that had Sears and Roebuck and the model number of the home burned into it. He cut that out and saved it, too.

This is what the house looks like today, but still retains the majority of its shape as it was when it was built in the early 1900s.

Of course, the very idea of building a Kit house in the Modern World comes with an entirely new set of issues that would have to be dealt with ..

 

[clnire]

Just got first big rumble of thunder and it's raining like pouring it of a bucket. Guess the front is here.

Yep, you got it! Poor Abby, Tasha can relate.

I remember Sears and Montgomery Ward. Heck, now even Macy's is going under! The world is a different place.

 

[garyoa1]

 

[clnire]

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Now that thar ^^^^^^^ is FUNNY!!!!!

 

[garyoa1]

Now that thar ^^^^^^^ is FUNNY!!!!!

Knot two... piggish?

 

[oldbroad]

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I'm sending this to my Sis..who ALWAYS sends me funny stuff...about time to return the favor...thanks!!!!

 

[Flowersoul]

Abby is too. Not looking forward to it. She actually wants me to pick her up and walk around holding her like a baby does. Wussy dog!

From one wussy Abby to another wussy Abby! Open the door for her to go out, and she will not go out unless you go with her. Now, with the rain and thunder we had last night and today, fuggett about it. Two Abbys, two wussies.

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That gave me a gut giggle.

 

[NCC]

The flea can jump 350 times its body length ... its like a human jumping the length of a football field

I'm kinda short: But 350x my height is more like 6½ football fields. I'm a super flea!

Elephants are the only animals that cannot jump

Have you ever seen a sea urchin jump?

 

[Acer50]

Thank ye all for resurrecting the Back Porch, I missed it and it is truly an excellent social forum for us, how shall I put it; oldies, I was searching the forum and trying to figure out what happened to it. This time I have marked it as a watched thread so I do not loose it again. My wife and I take this opportunity to wish you all a happy 2017 and looking forward to re establishing the friends I have met here.

 

[MikeE3]

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[Uncle Willie]

Thank ye all for resurrecting the Back Porch

It never left .. .. so welcome back ..

 

[Iffy]

When I was a kid, I always anticipated that Sears Catalog, and it was a huge catalog, you could spend hours leafing through .. where it seemed they sold absolutely everything .. and, they used to do a Christmas Wish book that was also fascinating.

Spent countless hours combin' thru dose, especially da CWB! As I grew a lil' older (10-15), I'd scour da local sportin' goods store fer athletic equipment catalogs and do Google-like 'compares' penned charts. Same fer maritime/fishin' sources...

This is what the house looks like today, but still retains the majority of its shape as it was when it was built in the early 1900s.

What an awesome priceless 'connection'!!!

Now that thar ^^^^^^^ is FUNNY!!!!!

Porcine and feline braggin' rights!

Have you ever seen a sea urchin jump?

Can't say I have. My land nephew must be in da same genus...

 

[Iffy]

 

[classwife]

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Oh !
(just emailed that to work for Monday !)

 

[Kenna]

Thank ye all for resurrecting the Back Porch, I missed it and it is truly an excellent social forum for us, how shall I put it; oldies, I was searching the forum and trying to figure out what happened to it. This time I have marked it as a watched thread so I do not loose it again. My wife and I take this opportunity to wish you all a happy 2017 and looking forward to re establishing the friends I have met here.

Hi, Acer! Welcome back!

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[clnire]

Knot two... piggish?

Not at all! I saved it too!

Thank ye all for resurrecting the Back Porch, I missed it and it is truly an excellent social forum for us, how shall I put it; oldies,

I prefer "experienced?"??????

 

[clnire]

BTW, go pigs!

 

[Iffy]

I prefer...

... well seasoned!

 

[Acer50]

Hi, Acer! Welcome back!

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Thank ye kindly, I missed the porch, I wondered what happened to it, gets so confusing when older pages get closed off. What even got me more confused was it seemed that @classwife did not like the size of my signature banner which I am told I used since May 2015, LOL 60 pixels too wide. Oh well WTF, I have now changed it and I hope all are happy. Now I am going to search for a new avitar. Might as well change the lot now that I am having a play in settings.

 

[3mg Meniere]

Thank ye all for resurrecting the Back Porch, I missed it and it is truly an excellent social forum for us, how shall I put it; oldies, I was searching the forum and trying to figure out what happened to it. This time I have marked it as a watched thread so I do not loose it again. My wife and I take this opportunity to wish you all a happy 2017 and looking forward to re establishing the friends I have met here.

It is in its seventh reincarnation. In one incarnation or another, it has been going on for years. We periodically close it and start a new one. Used to be a rule, now only tradition. If you are a regular, you will know when death and renewal is coming up.