Recent content by DaveA

I'd have to admit to be one of those folks. I never heard of it either? I guess some of we old-timers are more sheltered than we thought. Have to ask one of my kids about it. All 4 of them are in their 60's but do have adult children so they may be aware.

I'm glad to hear that she's getting help from the family but I never heard of such a thing. I finished boot camp (admittedly back in the early 50's) but was immediately transferred to a unit (a ship in my case). Fellows that went to a training unit were given military barrack on base. No one...

If one has a happy home-life, wife, kids, etc., it's not hard to see where continuing to work would fall? Need the money to maintain your lifestyle is one reason and a crappy home life can be another. We chose retirement back in 1990. GAVE our home and property to our youngest daughter and...

I'm close behind you, Lew. I'll be hitting 92 in a few days.;)

I've never used a self checkout in any form that I can recall? When I was actively shopping, I can't even remember such things being available. It's been a few years now but when did this start in grocery and department stores?

How much time did the folks at and around Pearl Harbor have to "know" what was upon them ? And that was 84 years ago.

Far from being a Vet, I was 8 years old at the time and didn't really grasp what had happened although I knew it was of importance as the folks and my grandparents were glued to the radio most of the day. My dad had served in France, along with his brother, during WW1. My service time wasn't...

Spent my working years as a Civil Engineer ----mostly at projects building sections of our Interstate Highway System. Note taking, calculations, etc. in field notebooks. Printing - -upper and lower case. The same with plans when working indoors. My skill with cursive has sadly disappeared...

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Not sure what may be coming but here at the coast it's bright sunshine this morning with the temp. on our back porch reading 21 degrees.

I pretty much follow in Mack's footsteps. Just the laptop and on and off during the day.

Same here, Nathan.

That's a bummer. Glad to hear that you'll be seeing the doc. You take care now.

Mercurochrome was common for cuts and scratches. Back in my time as a little guy late 30's-early 40's it was standard in most medicine cabinets.

We always enjoyed Hannaford's markets while in Maine and their associated Sweetbay stores in Florida. In recent years Hannaford stores have spread into southeastern Mass. (where we reside) but I understand that the Florida Sweetbay stores have been sold off.