Brooklyn Back When - Open Thread

jeanette lagreca

WARREN, OLD GOAT, IM NOT THAT FAR BEHIND YOU, I WENT TO MANUAL HS TO. LOL

dannysanchez

Geri- Congratulations on your new home. May the good Lord bless you and your new home with plenty of Health, Happiness, Prosperity and nothing but good memories from here on out.

jeanette lagreca

JIM, I CAN SMELL YOU FIREPLACE UP HERE IN RI,
DO ME A FAVOR ROAST ME SOME CHESTNUTS. I GOT THE EGG NOG. !!!!!!!

suzie

Paul Giglio wrote: Franny, Franks' Stuffin Balls?? Here we go, LOL
Suzie, get out of the shower!
Anthony, waiting to hear about snowball buddy.
Fes, where da hell are ya?
Joe, really happy to see your back to your old
self, we need you on here.
Jimmy, your neighbors are very attractive.
Jeanette, electric blankets are easier than fire wood, lol
Patsy, do we have to guess today?? bagel or bialey, lol
Geri, thanks for squeezing in the jokes.
Karen, I have those same two boxes in my garage, wonder
whats in them, lol
Lynn, Wow, the kids are adorable.
Terry, have fun, hate driving back, its all uphill.
Debbie, you sound a little better fryin pan, lol
Barbara, good to hear from ya.
Helen, don't look at the clock!
Judy, hoping for some good news.
Maryann, you can call me Joe, lol
Oh, and of course Thor, so nice to hear from you.
And Paul, thanks for the rice ball recipe, ya fat bastard!

If I missed anyone or anything current, blah, blah, blah

Ohhh wow ...I just finished my shower!

Im so glad all of you have been busy on here....chatting!

suzie

Hi Everyone.....

WARREN I WENT TO MANUEL ALSO ...BUT WHEN IT WAS JOHN JAY!

suzie

JUST A QUICKIE....CAN I SQUEEZE IN?

LYN....YOUR GRANDCHILDREN ARE SO PRECIOUS...AND THEY ALWAYS
LOOK LIKE THEY'RE HAVING FUN!

UMBRIA ....MY DAD TOOK HIS DOG TO UNION ST AND 6TH AVE....
THEY HAVE A BISCHON FRIASE (sp) AND HE HAD A LARGE TUMOR ABOUT 5 YRS AGO. THEY REMOVED IT AND SENT IT TO BE BIOPSIED AND IT WAS
BENIGN. IT WAS THE SIZE OF A SPALLDING BALL! ITS PROBABLY GONNA
RUN A FEW HUNDRED.

suzie

JOE...THANKS FOR THE TRIBUTE TO OUR VETERANS.....BEAUTIFUL!



JEANETTE THE TREE IS UP AND ALMOST DONE.....I WAS AT MY MOM & DAD'S ALL DAY .....GAVE HIM A BREAK! I REALLY CANT BELIEVE HOW RELAXING HANGING CLOTHES ON THE LINE IS.....I WAS TALKING TO A
FREAKIN SQUIRREL FOR HOURS.....LOL


OK ...FINISH TALKING ...ILL BE BACK LATA!

suzie

uhhh Jimmy Mack ......OBSERVE





He can stay in this position all day ...but notice who'll have more
logs by the end of the day!





:roll:

jeanette lagreca

WOW SUZIE,TREE UP ALREADY. !!!!!!!!
SO YOU WERE TALKING TO A SQUIRREL TODAY......HMMM
DID THE SQUIRREL TALK BACK TO YOU. ??? IF IT DID THEN YOUR IN TROUBLE .......LOL.....OR ELSE.....THERE COMMING TO TAKE YOU AWAY HAHA......DO YOU REMEMBER THAT SONG??

suzie

LMAO.... Jeanette ...It almost looked as thou that freakin squirrel
understood me!

suzie

IM SO HAPPY THE MEN HAVE BEEN ON ALL DAY ....IT COULDNT BE
BECAUSE I WASNT ....COULD IT?

dannysanchez

Suzie- I can't believe your dad actually let you come over and help out. Progress.

maryannl

Graybeard49 wrote: JOE- NICE TRIBUTE- THANKS

HI WARREN
IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW OLD YOU
ARE. WE WHO GREW UP IN BROOKLYN
DURING THOSE YEARS AND IN THOSE AREAS
ALL KNOW HOW GREAT IT WAS . DROP IN
ANYTIME AND SAY HELLO AND BE WELL

PS YOU MIGHT REMEMBER THIS BETTER THEN
ME BUT I STILL CAN PICTURE THIS IN THE 50'S.





I FINISHED STACKING THE WOOD

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I LOVE THIS PIC..........I SHOWED MY MOM AND SHE SAID, "OH, THAT LOOKS LIKE 5TH AVENUE"!!!! I'M KEEPING HER MEMORY GOING, THANKS FOR POSTING!!!!

DOES ANYONE REMEMBER STANDING IN THOSE LONG LINES OUTSIDE GERMAINES TO RECEIVE A KNICK KNACK (GIFT) IN A LITTLE BOX, I REMEMBER GOING WITH MY GRANDMOTHER AND STANDING IN THAT LONG LINE. I'M SURE SOMEONE REMEMBERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

suzie

Danny ....im shocked myself ....I asked him to come out to Staten Island
yesterday ...and he was so excited. He said its a beautiful day Im gonna
try and get Momma out ....well by 3 I knew he wasnt coming ....he said
he tried all day to get my Mom dressed ...no luck!

So he spent the day out today ...he went to 9 street ...Key Food on
Prospect & 11th....so I said to go find some more places to go ....
and he said "he ran out of places" he even hit Dunkin Donuts! LOL

You had to see me swetting cleaning and sweeping the yard of leaves
I was hyper-ventilating ...thinking of poison ivy! LOL

jeanette lagreca

Suzie wrote: IM SO HAPPY THE MEN HAVE BEEN ON ALL DAY ....IT COULDNT BE
BECAUSE I WASNT ....COULD IT?

I THINK THEIR AFFRAID OF YOU.

suzie

Hi MaryAnn....you mean upstairs the gift from Santa ???

I remember the ride that you sit in the seat and spins around ...10 cents
right across from the hot dog stand

maryannl

Suzie wrote: LMAO.... Jeanette ...It almost looked as thou that freakin squirrel
understood me!

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SUZIE, I STILL DO NOT TRUST SQUIRRELS EVER SINCE THE DAY WHEN MY SON WAS YOUNGER AND WE WERE UNLOADING A TRUNK FULL OF GROCERIES AND HE WAS CARRYING THE BAGS IN THE HOUSE AND A SQUIRREL CAME UP BEHIND HIM AND JUMPED ON HIS SHOULDER; WE WERE ALL SCREAMING, GOOD THING IT DIDN'T BITE HIM.

suzie

JEANETTE ...I KNOW ANTHONY, JOE AND JIM ARE!

NOT SURE ABOUT THE REST!

suzie

MARYANN ....I LIVE ACROSS FROM THE WOODS....SO ME AND THE SQUIRRELS GET ALONG GREAT .....JUST AS LONG AS I THROW
THEM A NUT!

WHERE'S ANTHONY ?

suzie

JUST KIDDIN ANTHONY ...YOU KNOW I LOVE YA!

maryannl

Suzie wrote: Hi MaryAnn....you mean upstairs the gift from Santa ???

I remember the ride that you sit in the seat and spins around ...10 cents
right across from the hot dog stand

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NO, I WANNA SAY IN THE SUMMER MONTHS---------THIS WAS SOME SORT OF PROMOTION TO GET YOU INTO THE STORE, A SMALL GIFT AND I'M GUESSING WHEN I SAY ONCE A WEEK??? I SPOKE TO MY SISTER ABOUT IT AND SHE REMEMBERS MY MOM PURCHASING A BATH PRODUCT AND GETTING A FREE REAL LIVE TURTLE. PROBABLY AROUND 1961-1963.

suzie

OMG....THE TURTLES ....I REMEMBER THEM!

I HAD A TURTLE ALL THE TIME GROWING UP .....THE PET SHOP DEPT
WAS DOWNSTAIRS? I CANT REMEMBER NOW...WAS IT DOWNSTAIRS?

suzie

I DONT REMEMBER THE GIFT THING.....

maryannl

Jeanette LaGreca wrote: GOOD EVENING EVERYONE,
HOPE EVERYONES DAY WAS GOOD!!!!!
ANTHONY HOWS SNOWBALL DOING, I HOPE SHE IS OK??

JOE ITS REALLY NICE TO HAVE YOU BACK, BEST WISHES TO YOU. !!!!!

PAUL ITS REALLY NICE HAVING AN ELECTRIC BLANKET, NO COLD FEET FOR ME AT NIGHTS, OR ANYTHING ELSE FOR THE MATTER. LOL

SUZIE WERE ARE YOU ??? DID YOU DECORATE THE FIREPLACE YET.
AND THROW A COUPLE YULE LOGS ON THE FIRE.
AND I DID BY A QUART OF EGG NOG FOR MYSELF ,,, YOU GAVE ME THE CRAVING FOR IT OR AS FESTINA WOULD SAY THE WOOLIE LOL

MAKING MY SELF RIGATONI TONIGHT, HAD SAUCE IN THE FREZZER WITH MEATBALLS, NICE SALAD TO GO WITH IT, .......LATER GUYS

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HI THERE AUNT JEANETTE OR WOULD YOU RATHER BE CALLED QUEEN JEANETTE??? LOL WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR NIECE FRANNY??? HOPE SHE'S ENJOYING HER NEW JOB. EVEN THOUGH IT RAINED ON AND OFF TODAY, IT REALLY WASN'T THAT COLD, I GOT TO WALK A LITTLE. KEEP WARM, GET YOURSELF A PAIR OF THOSE FUZZY SOCKS, THEY KEEP YOUR FEET WARM!!!!!!

suzie

OK...ILL BE BACK LATA .. MARYANN AND JEANETTE

IT WAS NICE TO REMINISCE (SP)

anthony umbria

HERRRRRRRRRRRREEEESSS ANTHONY

anthony umbria

SUZIE

YOU SAID " UMBRIA ....MY DAD TOOK HIS DOG TO UNION ST AND 6TH AVE....
THEY HAVE A BISCHON FRIASE (sp) AND HE HAD A LARGE TUMOR ABOUT 5 YRS AGO. THEY REMOVED IT AND SENT IT TO BE BIOPSIED AND IT WAS
BENIGN. IT WAS THE SIZE OF A SPALLDING BALL! ITS PROBABLY GONNA
RUN A FEW HUNDRED. "

A FEW $100.00 I WISH EVEN $1,000.00
BUT THE VET SAYS ABOUT $2,000.00
X-RAYS ARE $200.00

YOU GOT TO PAY HALF UP FRONT THE BALLANCE TO BE PAYED WHEN THE DOG IS RELEAST THERE IS NO PAYMENT PLAIN

suzie

HEY ANT ....I KNOW MY DAD DIDNT PAY THAT MUCH ....BUT THEN AGAIN
IT WAS AWHILE AGO. WHY DONT YOU CALL THAT PLACE ...AND SEE
WHAT THEY SAY!

YOUR BREAKING MY HEART .. I HAD 2 GERMAN SHEPHARDS

anthony umbria

SUZIE

IS THIS THE PLACE ON 6 AVE. AND UNION STREET
6th AVE ANIMAL CLINIC

DOC. ALLAN

t-bone51

MaryAnnL wrote: [quote=Graybeard49]JOE- NICE TRIBUTE- THANKS

HI WARREN
IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW OLD YOU
ARE. WE WHO GREW UP IN BROOKLYN
DURING THOSE YEARS AND IN THOSE AREAS
ALL KNOW HOW GREAT IT WAS . DROP IN
ANYTIME AND SAY HELLO AND BE WELL

PS YOU MIGHT REMEMBER THIS BETTER THEN
ME BUT I STILL CAN PICTURE THIS IN THE 50'S.





I FINISHED STACKING THE WOOD

-----
I LOVE THIS PIC..........I SHOWED MY MOM AND SHE SAID, "OH, THAT LOOKS LIKE 5TH AVENUE"!!!! I'M KEEPING HER MEMORY GOING, THANKS FOR POSTING!!!!

DOES ANYONE REMEMBER STANDING IN THOSE LONG LINES OUTSIDE GERMAINES TO RECEIVE A KNICK KNACK (GIFT) IN A LITTLE BOX, I REMEMBER GOING WITH MY GRANDMOTHER AND STANDING IN THAT LONG LINE. I'M SURE SOMEONE REMEMBERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OMG I do remember also waiting on those long lines with my Mom and Grandma and you would get a ceramic piece. My God they are worth alot o money now if u still have them some of them were marked occupied japan on the bottom.