Notes from Pappy's diary

Pappy said:
Boy, what a hectic 3 days this week. We are so lucky that we had no damage from the monster hurricane. The west coast was hit the hardest but much damage was caused by tornados, a record number for Florida and one of the largest to ever hit. We had lots of rain and wind but very little damage in the park.

We stayed 3 nights at Suburban Hotel, about 15 minutes from our house. Stayed on the third floor and it was so quiet you’d never know there was a hurricane outside. We had pb and crackers, canned tuna, snacks and cookies and canned peaches. Nothing was open so we did the best we could.

Now the problem is the refrigerator and frozen food fit to eat. I’m thinking I’ll just toss it as the electricity was off for close to 30 hours.

Couple of pics of our home away from home.View attachment 373317View attachment 373318View attachment 373320
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Pappy.. the frozen food as long as you didn't open the freezer while the electricity was off, should remain frozen for 48 hour in a full freezer...24 in a half full freezer
 
hollydolly said:
Pappy.. the frozen food as long as you didn't open the freezer while the electricity was off, should remain frozen for 48 hour in a full freezer...24 in a half full freezer
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Thank you Holly. I opened a container of ice cream and it had thawed and refrozen. Didn’t dare take a chance. Threw it all out.
 
It’s funny how my mind works at times. Before I got up this morning I remembered this film.
1943-44. Mom took me to see Phantom of the Opera. I would have been 6 or 7 years old and I guess I should have stayed home. This film scared the bejesus out of me and messed up my nights for a time.
The part when his face is revealed did me in. Actually, it was pretty mild compared to today’s films. Here is the scene that I’ll never forget.
Scarred for life..Pappy. 😵‍💫

 
Pappy said:
It’s funny how my mind works at times. Before I got up this morning I remembered this film.
1943-44. Mom took me to see Phantom of the Opera. I would have been 6 or 7 years old and I guess I should have stayed home. This film scared the bejesus out of me and messed up my nights for a time.
The part when his face is revealed did me in. Actually, it was pretty mild compared to today’s films. Here is the scene that I’ll never forget.
Scarred for life..Pappy. 😵‍💫

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Y'know @Pappy, my late uncle said the same thing about that movie!!! Said he ran all the way home after the matinee, This the silent movie from 1925.

iu


Hey, did you guys get your new stove? How is it?
 
RadishRose said:
Y'know @Pappy, my late uncle said the same thing about that movie!!! Said he ran all the way home after the matinee, This the silent movie from 1925.

iu


Hey, did you guys get your new stove? How is it?
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Mom felt bad about taking me to see this movie. Next movie was Bambi..😊
No stove yet. Might replace old elements.
 
Finally found a handyman to help with our projects. He fixed my clothes rack in my closet and will see if he can replace the oven element today. Funny thing is, he lives right here in the community.

Had to go up to Urgent care last Thursday to be treated for a urinary infection. Walked right in and I was the only one there. Yea me. He gave me cipro for the infection but it made me feel horrible so I’m going to take Bactrum, which I’ve used before.

Our neighbors are coming back on November 16th. Thelma enjoys being with Eileen who has been a great help with her dementia. Such a caring person.

Mostly getting all our groceries on line now. Instacart and Amazon are our main source of items. Once in awhile we order take out through Uber eats or Door dash but it’s very expensive to do this. Our favorite seems to be Panda Express.

Not much exciting around the Pappy household these days but things are good and we keep being positive. Have a good day…Pappy
 
Pappy said:
Finally found a handyman to help with our projects. He fixed my clothes rack in my closet and will see if he can replace the oven element today. Funny thing is, he lives right here in the community.

Had to go up to Urgent care last Thursday to be treated for a urinary infection. Walked right in and I was the only one there. Yea me. He gave me cipro for the infection but it made me feel horrible so I’m going to take Bactrum, which I’ve used before.

Our neighbors are coming back on November 16th. Thelma enjoys being with Eileen who has been a great help with her dementia. Such a caring person.

Mostly getting all our groceries on line now. Instacart and Amazon are our main source of items. Once in awhile we order take out through Uber eats or Door dash but it’s very expensive to do this. Our favorite seems to be Panda Express.

Not much exciting around the Pappy household these days but things are good and we keep being positive. Have a good day…Pappy
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That new handyman might be a great help in thinning out the contents of the shed. 🤔
 
Pappy said:
Finally found a handyman to help with our projects. He fixed my clothes rack in my closet and will see if he can replace the oven element today. Funny thing is, he lives right here in the community.

Had to go up to Urgent care last Thursday to be treated for a urinary infection. Walked right in and I was the only one there. Yea me. He gave me cipro for the infection but it made me feel horrible so I’m going to take Bactrum, which I’ve used before.

Our neighbors are coming back on November 16th. Thelma enjoys being with Eileen who has been a great help with her dementia. Such a caring person.

Mostly getting all our groceries on line now. Instacart and Amazon are our main source of items. Once in awhile we order take out through Uber eats or Door dash but it’s very expensive to do this. Our favorite seems to be Panda Express.

Not much exciting around the Pappy household these days but things are good and we keep being positive. Have a good day…Pappy
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Thanks for the update @Pappy. Good to see your neighbor friends are coming back next month.

iu
 
Dexter, handyman’s name, helped us out a lot. Got bedroom fan running again. Loose wire. Fixed clothes closet rack and got my oven running, I think. Last time I used it, the meal was hot on the bottom but still frozen on top. Last night I tried it again and it worked perfectly. It’s over 15 years old so it may be dying a slow death. We’ll see.

On the other side of our canal, which use to be a forest, they are laying sewer pipes for the new condos they are building. Been pretty noisy around here today.

We have had some beautiful weather the past few days. High 70s and low 60s at night. Couple of passing showers today but sun shining now.

People looking at the house across the street from us. Just came out shaking there head. I don’t think they want to pay $265,000 for a double wide. We paid $55,000 for ours back
in year 2000. Going price right now up to $180,000 but that’s top end. One advantage is we own our own land.
That’s all the excitement from Pappy’s house for today.
 
6:20 am. Been up for an hour now. I know it sounds weird but I’ve had this god awful pain in my tailbone the last few days. Nothing I do seems to help with it.

Slight drizzle out there this morning but folks still riding their bikes and walking their dogs. Weather calls for showers today. I’m going to try and go vote today. Place was packed yesterday.

Have a good day and be safe….Pappy
 
Been fairly quiet in the Pappy household. Thelma had to stop taking her dementia meds as it made her feel terrible. She says she feels better now that she is off them. Ciprofloxacin does the same to me. Just can’t take it.

Going back a lot of years, one of my favorite stores was Woolworth’s department store. I usually got a hot dog and root beer but their hot beef sandwiches were to die for and huge portions. And look at the price of that banana split.

My birthday falls on Thanksgiving this year. 87 😇. Doesn’t seem possible I’ve been retired for almost 26 years.
I stopped to get a coffee for Thelma yesterday and the girl asked me if I was eligible for senior discount..🤣 She must have bad eye sight because I certainly look my age. The cane and wrinkles should have been a clue.

So, nothing planned until the 20th when we get our toenails clipped. Thank God the election is over. The same commercials over and over again. Now it’s heath insurance yakking to bye their insurance.

Stay safe and well. Until next time…bye. Pappy
I forgot to post a couple pictures.
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Pappy said:
Been fairly quiet in the Pappy household. Thelma had to stop taking her dementia meds as it made her feel terrible. She says she feels better now that she is off them. Ciprofloxacin does the same to me. Just can’t take it.

Going back a lot of years, one of my favorite stores was Woolworth’s department store. I usually got a hot dog and root beer but their hot beef sandwiches were to die for and huge portions. And look at the price of that banana split.

My birthday falls on Thanksgiving this year. 87 😇. Doesn’t seem possible I’ve been retired for almost 26 years.
I stopped to get a coffee for Thelma yesterday and the girl asked me if I was eligible for senior discount..🤣 She must have bad eye sight because I certainly look my age. The cane and wrinkles should have been a clue.

So, nothing planned until the 20th when we get our toenails clipped. Thank God the election is over. The same commercials over and over again. Now it’s heath insurance yakking to bye their insurance.

Stay safe and well. Until next time…bye. Pappy
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well she must have seen what we see.. and that's a handsome man with a killer smile...:giggle:
 
Here’s a little something I wrote years ago for our hometown newspaper, the Norwich Sun. It has since changed to the Eve-Sun. There are more not but sure if anyone would be interested.

Well, we have taken back enough bottles to pay our way into Smalleys theater. It will cost us 14 cents for a great double feature. The main show is "Frontier Pony Express" starring Roy Rogers and the second show is an Abbott and Costello movie Called Africa Screams. If we wanted we could sit through a second showing, but the popcorn and candy was pretty well gone by then. I can remember coming out of the theater and being blinded by the sunlight. On the way home we would discuss what we had just seen and tried to imitate the actors. Ah yes, good times...simple times.....
Pappy
 
Pappy said:
Here’s a little something I wrote years ago for our hometown newspaper, the Norwich Sun. It has since changed to the Eve-Sun. There are more not but sure if anyone would be interested.

Well, we have taken back enough bottles to pay our way into Smalleys theater. It will cost us 14 cents for a great double feature. The main show is "Frontier Pony Express" starring Roy Rogers and the second show is an Abbott and Costello movie Called Africa Screams. If we wanted we could sit through a second showing, but the popcorn and candy was pretty well gone by then. I can remember coming out of the theater and being blinded by the sunlight. On the way home we would discuss what we had just seen and tried to imitate the actors. Ah yes, good times...simple times.....
Pappy
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Was Smalleys theater the Colonia theater? Just a different name?
 
katlupe said:
Was Smalleys theater the Colonia theater? Just a different name?
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Smalleys was on East Main across from the post office. Colonia was where it always was. Smalleys showed a lot of lower class films and was less expensive than Colonia. I think I have some photos somewhere of Smalleys and Wii post them later.
 
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