Older Folks and Vaping Back Porch - Part Seven

[Uncle Willie]

You young un's have a Great Weekend .. see you on the flipside ..

 

[Flowersoul]

Thank you so much, but be careful what you wish for .. my compulsive behavior may kick in ..

"There is no street with mute stones
And no House without echoes"

From Thread One, you folks have made me laugh, you've made me cry, you've infurated me, you've run me through a gamut of emotions .. the one constant being, no matter who has come and gone, and there have been many, we've somehow, thru the thick and the thin (and, it's gotten pretty thin at times over the years) .. kept at least the nitty gritty, essential Spirit of what Randall wanted at the get go .. yes, things have morphed, but I like to think the basic atoms of the Spirit still live and breath, right here, right now ..

Many times in long past posts, I have mentioned that I am not a Religious Man, although I respect those that are .. to that end, you have never seen me offer prayers, since it would be hypocritical for me to do so .. Sometimes, I think I am somehow not part of the things that so many here over the years have offered to others in the way of prayer, etc .. yet, in my own private way, I have an honest and sincere wish that each and everyone of you pull thru, heal, move on with Life and find the Peace and Tranquility you seek .. Being closer to the End than the Beginning has caused me many hours of personal reflection, and following all of you over the years has been a Rock of sorts, a safe harbor in what has sometimes been a raging storm ..

At any rate, the following goes back to the 1960's .. I can't really remember the date, probably mid 1960's .. You know what they say, "If you can remember the '60's, you were not there .." .. the Old Martin and me, the one guitar from that time long ago that did not end up in a Pawn shop when I was an addict and still resides with me .. back then, multi-track tape machines were still expensive, so, as a work around, if you wanted to simulate overdubbing, you would record what you could on one machine, then play it back facing a microphone while recording another track on a different machine simultaneously .. this caused excessive tape hiss, which you will hear on this .. I could have removed it, but decided to leave it as is ..

This is for all of you, no matter how long you've been on the Thread .. a brief Time Travel .. I hope that I do not insult anyone with this and I hope no one feels I am being intrusive by saving these PICS .. Another thing that you have never seen me write as it relates to our time together here is the word "Love" .. for me, it's a strong word, and I have always been very selective with it .. because there are degrees of "Love" .. however, I would like to think, my actions and participation over the years speak for themselves ..

Lastly, the PICS may move a bit fast, I think I tried to cram as many as I could in, but I do have more .. sometimes, the resolution of posted PICS I have saved over the years is less than optimal, and, some folks never posted PICS, others posted a lot, so don't feel left out .. finally, if you can guess who the "Dish" is at the end, you win absolutely nothing except my respect for recognizing a very attractive young woman I am proud to call my Friend ..

Wow, UW, seems I took a peek at just the right time! Haven't been on much lately; daughter & sil in town!
Thank you for such a precious treasure down memory lane. Couldn't have come at a better time........8 years today, and a friend asked me if I thought it would be possible that another year has passed without the cigs.......

Thank you Willie!!!!!!

 

[clnire]

@Flowersoul , 8 years??? WOW!!! Congratulations!!

 

[Kenna]

Wow, UW, seems I took a peek at just the right time! Haven't been on much lately; daughter & sil in town!
Thank you for such a precious treasure down memory lane. Couldn't have come at a better time........8 years today, and a friend asked me if I thought it would be possible that another year has passed without the cigs.......

Thank you Willie!!!!!!

8 years?! That's fantastic! Good for you, & congratulations! Happy vaperversary!

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[Iffy]

Our dearest dear Willie,

Believe me, you are leaving a grand, heart heartening and indelible 'trace' throughout our porch family's history!

WOW, still trying to catch my breath and recompose self...

Whew, haven't been gut hit like that in a quite a while!

At this point, all I can say is thank you for being you and taking the talented time to make an ol' man weep in gratitude!

 

[classwife]

Wow, UW, seems I took a peek at just the right time! Haven't been on much lately; daughter & sil in town!
Thank you for such a precious treasure down memory lane. Couldn't have come at a better time........8 years today, and a friend asked me if I thought it would be possible that another year has passed without the cigs.......

Thank you Willie!!!!!!

Huge Congratulations Gracie !

 

[garyoa1]

 

[2legsshrt]

Had to add one.

 

[MikeE3]

These were the old staff brake and you had to use a brake club to get them on and off.

Had to google that one.

Thank you so much, but be careful what you wish for .. my compulsive behavior may kick in ..

"There is no street with mute stones
And no House without echoes"

From Thread One, you folks have made me laugh, you've made me cry, you've infurated me, you've run me through a gamut of emotions .. the one constant being, no matter who has come and gone, and there have been many, we've somehow, thru the thick and the thin (and, it's gotten pretty thin at times over the years) .. kept at least the nitty gritty, essential Spirit of what Randall wanted at the get go .. yes, things have morphed, but I like to think the basic atoms of the Spirit still live and breath, right here, right now ..

Many times in long past posts, I have mentioned that I am not a Religious Man, although I respect those that are .. to that end, you have never seen me offer prayers, since it would be hypocritical for me to do so .. Sometimes, I think I am somehow not part of the things that so many here over the years have offered to others in the way of prayer, etc .. yet, in my own private way, I have an honest and sincere wish that each and everyone of you pull thru, heal, move on with Life and find the Peace and Tranquility you seek .. Being closer to the End than the Beginning has caused me many hours of personal reflection, and following all of you over the years has been a Rock of sorts, a safe harbor in what has sometimes been a raging storm ..

At any rate, the following goes back to the 1960's .. I can't really remember the date, probably mid 1960's .. You know what they say, "If you can remember the '60's, you were not there .." .. the Old Martin and me, the one guitar from that time long ago that did not end up in a Pawn Shop when I was an addict and still resides with me .. back then, multi-track tape machines were still expensive, so, as a work around, if you wanted to simulate overdubbing, you would record what you could on one machine, then play it back facing a microphone while recording another track on a different machine simultaneously .. this caused excessive tape hiss, which you will hear on this .. I could have removed it, but decided to leave it as is ..

This is for all of you, no matter how long you've been on the Thread .. a brief Time Travel .. I hope that I do not insult anyone with this and I hope no one feels I am being intrusive by saving these PICS .. Another thing that you have never seen me write as it relates to our time together here is the word "Love" .. for me, it's a strong word, and I have always been very selective with it .. because there are degrees of "Love" .. however, I would like to think, my actions and participation over the years speak for themselves ..

Lastly, the PICS may move a bit fast, I think I tried to cram as many as I could in, but I do have more .. sometimes, the resolution of posted PICS I have saved over the years is less than optimal, and, some folks never posted PICS, others posted a lot, so don't feel left out .. finally, if you can guess who the "Dish" is at the end, you win absolutely nothing except my respect for recognizing a very attractive young woman I am proud to call my Friend ..

Well done! Well done! I really enjoyed looking back at those pictures. Thanks.

And I sure do know the hottie in the last picture ... but I'm not going to out her.

Wow, UW, seems I took a peek at just the right time! Haven't been on much lately; daughter & sil in town!
Thank you for such a precious treasure down memory lane. Couldn't have come at a better time........8 years today, and a friend asked me if I thought it would be possible that another year has passed without the cigs.......

Thank you Willie!!!!!!

Wow! Holy Smokes (grin) ... 8 years ... congratulations Gracie.

 

[2legsshrt]

Had to google that one.

Yep we used a big steel bar which if they'd of had in those days would've killed a few hobos they used to use them to whack the hobos to get them off the trains. Who knows why, I used to have them ask which train was going where and I told em. That was before everything got so violent. After a couple or more guys and gals got threatened and robbed by them they really cracked down. On the really high value trains the gumshoes would watch the trains as you left and if anyone was on it had you stop so they could get them off. I even had them make me stop in a real rural place cause they got a tip a murderer was on the train and saw somebody on my train. Got the dispatcher give me the lights so I wouldn't have to stop till I got to Gold Bar and they had a bunch there and took 2 or 3 to jail. Never found out if it was the right guy.

 

[Iffy]

Had to add one.

Yeah, but which one would ya trust to drive ya to your door... (da eyes 'have' it...)

 

[yiddleboge6]

Yeah, but which one would ya trust to drive ya to your door... (da eyes 'have' it...)

No hesitation in which one I'd choose to ride home with...

 

[Iffy]

My sweetest Gracie,

Ya have no idea how much joy and entertainment you've gifted me since even before I met you in person!

For those that have not had the pleasure to meet/greet/hug our porch 'Matriarch', definitely put her on your 'bucket list'!

A grand 8th Vaporversary fer our favorite lil' dolphin...

 

[garyoa1]

My bucketz bin listin' fer yeerz.

 

[DancingHeretik]

You keep getting lighter on your feet. I think you even got some air this time.

Southwest shadow box table with real crushed turquoise inlay I built 20 some odd years ago. I built matching end tables as well.
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Beautiful! Fantastic job!

I don't like the "turkey" processed foods, except for the breakfast sausages made by Maple Grove or JennyO. Don't know if you have them in your area.

I'll be looking for those then. Thank you.

I've made foux potatoes using cauliflower made just like mashed potatoes with some cream cheese mixed in. Delicious!

Cream cheese, mmmm!

Jenny-O Turkey Sausage is pretty good. I make up a couple dozen sausage/egg/cheese biscuits at a time and freeze them in 2/packs for quick and easy breakfasts.

Great idea!

I so understand the "religion" part Willie. I am the same, grew up in the church, did all the "church" things, but my "God" is not in a building. It is in life, nature, friends and family. I say "prayers", but my own kind of prayers. It's very personal, honest and very heartfelt.

........8 years today

8 years?! Amazing!

 

[Janet H]

Southwest shadow box table with real crushed turquoise inlay I built 20 some odd years ago. I built matching end tables as well.
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Whoa! That's some mighty fine work! Gorgeous!

Thank you so much, but be careful what you wish for .. my compulsive behavior may kick in ..

"There is no street with mute stones
And no House without echoes"

From Thread One, you folks have made me laugh, you've made me cry, you've infurated me, you've run me through a gamut of emotions .. the one constant being, no matter who has come and gone, and there have been many, we've somehow, thru the thick and the thin (and, it's gotten pretty thin at times over the years) .. kept at least the nitty gritty, essential Spirit of what Randall wanted at the get go .. yes, things have morphed, but I like to think the basic atoms of the Spirit still live and breath, right here, right now ..

Many times in long past posts, I have mentioned that I am not a Religious Man, although I respect those that are .. to that end, you have never seen me offer prayers, since it would be hypocritical for me to do so .. Sometimes, I think I am somehow not part of the things that so many here over the years have offered to others in the way of prayer, etc .. yet, in my own private way, I have an honest and sincere wish that each and everyone of you pull thru, heal, move on with Life and find the Peace and Tranquility you seek .. Being closer to the End than the Beginning has caused me many hours of personal reflection, and following all of you over the years has been a Rock of sorts, a safe harbor in what has sometimes been a raging storm ..

At any rate, the following goes back to the 1960's .. I can't really remember the date, probably mid 1960's .. You know what they say, "If you can remember the '60's, you were not there .." .. the Old Martin and me, the one guitar from that time long ago that did not end up in a Pawn Shop when I was an addict and still resides with me .. back then, multi-track tape machines were still expensive, so, as a work around, if you wanted to simulate overdubbing, you would record what you could on one machine, then play it back facing a microphone while recording another track on a different machine simultaneously .. this caused excessive tape hiss, which you will hear on this .. I could have removed it, but decided to leave it as is ..

This is for all of you, no matter how long you've been on the Thread .. a brief Time Travel .. I hope that I do not insult anyone with this and I hope no one feels I am being intrusive by saving these PICS .. Another thing that you have never seen me write as it relates to our time together here is the word "Love" .. for me, it's a strong word, and I have always been very selective with it .. because there are degrees of "Love" .. however, I would like to think, my actions and participation over the years speak for themselves ..

Lastly, the PICS may move a bit fast, I think I tried to cram as many as I could in, but I do have more .. sometimes, the resolution of posted PICS I have saved over the years is less than optimal, and, some folks never posted PICS, others posted a lot, so don't feel left out .. finally, if you can guess who the "Dish" is at the end, you win absolutely nothing except my respect for recognizing a very attractive young woman I am proud to call my Friend ..

Wow, fabulous job Willie! I really enjoyed your effort of putting that compilation together. The memories! And yes, I do recognize the beautiful lady at the end!

Wow, UW, seems I took a peek at just the right time! Haven't been on much lately; daughter & sil in town!
Thank you for such a precious treasure down memory lane. Couldn't have come at a better time........8 years today, and a friend asked me if I thought it would be possible that another year has passed without the cigs.......

Thank you Willie!!!!!!

8 years!! Are you the longest vaper here? I think we need to take a pol to find out. I'm only 6 years in Sept. and I thought that was a long time. OK people, anybody here 8 years or longer? Inquiring minds need to know!

 

[Iffy]

No hesitation in which one I'd choose to ride home with...

WHOA, don't tell me. Let me guess...




Sandra, been meaning to ask, how are your hands? Any recent RA relief?

 

[DancingHeretik]

8 years!! Are you the longest vaper here? I think we need to take a pol to find out. I'm only 6 years in Sept. and I thought that was a long time. OK people, anybody here 8 years or longer? Inquiring minds need to know!

Not me. Just 6 years for me.

 

[oldude 61]

Yep we used a big steel bar which if they'd of had in those days would've killed a few hobos they used to use them to whack the hobos to get them off the trains. Who knows why, I used to have them ask which train was going where and I told em. That was before everything got so violent. After a couple or more guys and gals got threatened and robbed by them they really cracked down. On the really high value trains the gumshoes would watch the trains as you left and if anyone was on it had you stop so they could get them off. I even had them make me stop in a real rural place cause they got a tip a murderer was on the train and saw somebody on my train. Got the dispatcher give me the lights so I wouldn't have to stop till I got to Gold Bar and they had a bunch there and took 2 or 3 to jail. Never found out if it was the right guy.

emporer of the north

 

[2legsshrt]

Yeah, but which one would ya trust to drive ya to your door... (da eyes 'have' it...)

I'd be fine with Willie as long as he wasn't drivin a Tesla.