Brooklyn Back When - Open Thread
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Hooray NY little leaguers! CONGRATS!! On your win in Little league World Series. Great game!! The boys from Endwell,NY sure did End-well!
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They sure did and showed good sportsmanship following the game!
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Yes, Warren They are a class act.. Bravo NY
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Hey Patsy, what is with the ribbons etc:? I hope it is for the Endwell NY team and not the end of summer!
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Despite what you are hearing on the TV and reading in the papers, only a small section of Florida has seen damage from Hermioine. We here in Sun City Center have only had rain and a few gusts of wind. Little to no damage here. Tell Terry I do not think St Pete was hurt bad either!
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Hi Warren Lol!! The streamers are for Endwell winners!! (Although, here summer is just about Over). I'm looking forward to the fall & the crisp Fresh weather. Enjoy your weekend, I think we're going To have rain over this holiday weekend.
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Late Summer ...Weather is cooling off just a bit and rains are coming down here in the Gopher state. But I actually enjoy the rain though it is said that the mosquitoes like it, too, and inspires them to breed too much.I'm hoping against hope that the NY Giants will have a decent season. GO Giants!
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Oh Yea Prodigal Son, GO, GO, GO, Giants. I am hoping for a splendid season. If the offensive line is halfway decent, Manning will deliver the goods. A little running game will not hurt either!
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Hi Friends, The weather people hyped up for days, That the storm Hermine was coming This way!! We cancelled BBQ's & Get togethers over holiday weekend!' Closed beaches & all.' What bs. We got nothing & the weather was nice! Oh well! I cannot believe it is 15 yrs this coming Sunday For 9/11 anniversary. Unbelievable!! God Bless America!!
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And despite the attacks on this wonderful country of ours we have football players getting paid exhorbenant amounts of money sitting down for the National Anthem. What hypocrisy. No, this country is not perfect but there are countries in this world where these ballplayers would be dragged out of the stadium and thrown in a jail cell. They should be singing the National Anthem as loud as they can and thank GOD that they live in a nation where they can make the kind of money they do for playing a game.
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My grandson's first day of pre school. Not even 3 yrs old yet. Where does time go?
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Hi Warren You're so right!! Sitting down during national anthem. A disgrace.. Everyone has an opinion, but he picked The wrong platform to do it!! Funny thing, some people agreed With him. It's absurd! They're supposed to set an example For today's youth. What a joke!! Karma will come around.. Have a nice weekend, & Prayers for those who lost their Lives on 9/11.
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What a day! Memorials for 9/11, Both NY baseball teams, Yankees & Mets both trying for a spot in the playoffs (who would'a thought it) Giants VS Dallas in NFL season opener, I am taking part in two Church Services and my heel still hurts like hell. What I really feel like doing is going back to bed but I have our Sunday Brunch in about 2 hours, then the two Church services. I will be back in time to see the Giants game & perhaps a little of the baseball games. The Men's tennis final is today also but I lost interest when my favorite players bowed out. I enjoy tennis very much but without Nadal, Federer ,Williams, Sock ,etc: Its just Oh Well for me today. Same yesterday with the women. Guess I am not much of an International fan. I want to see Americans in the finals. Last one for the men was Andy Roddick and he is sitting on his Butt in Texas watching the finals. Serena looks great until the semi-finals and then blows up! I guess Baseball & Football will fill the bill for me today.
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#1 Church services went well.2. My foot still hurts.3. Giants are trying to give me a heart attack but a win is a win, even by one point!
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Hi friends Hope all is well. Busy week. Warren, the Giants game was awesome. My daughter Toniann is going to see Giants game vs Saints this Sunday. Her boyfriend is a Saints fan. She is aGiants fan. She bought tickets as a gift to him. Let's see how this turns out.. Warren, hope your heel feels better Soon,. Have a great night..
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Tell Toniann, that if the Giants do not win Sunday, we will blame her! All kidding aside, I hope she sees a good game and enjoys it. I wont even see it on TV. We only get a certain amount of Giants games down here in Buc territory. I will have to watch the bottom of the screen and look for the score there. When they play Monday or Thursday night on the networks we get to see them and a few regular games during the season.The heel is slightly better but far from healed. Oh well, at my age you have to take the bad with the worse!
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I guess that I chased everyone away with my last entry! Hoorah, the Giants won! Not by much but a win a win! 2 and 0. That is a good start to the season. Eli threw for 368 yards and not 1 TD. That is bad. I think that the new coach is even more Field goal Happy thanCoughlin was. Patsy, how did your daughter like the game?
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Hi Warren Toniann had a great time at the game. So glad the Giants won!! Fingers crossed.. 16-13 very close game., Hope all is well with you & Carol. R u reading any James Patterson Books?? I found another author whose tv show I love. Nancy Grace.. she only wrote A few books but pretty good. Nothing You would like. Similar to Marcia Clarks Novels. Ok, stay well & keep posting..
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Hello All, Temps still near 90 degerees each day. When it starts to cool down in October it will still be in the 70's to 80's. Late November it will cool down a little further. Patsy, I am waiting for Patterson's new book. My librarian has promised it to me as soon as it comes in. I am concerned about 2 major problems with the Giants. Theiir inability to score TD's in the red Zone. And their pass defense. Hopefully both items will improve as the season progresses. My health problems and Carol's continue to be hanging on. Hopefully that will improve also.
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Holy heck - I just got my second cold this Summer. A sure sign of old age and I'm not entirely happy about that.Made some chicken soup, loaded it u with spinach, laced it with ginger & garlic. But I'm still suffering these ⊗ ⊗ ⊗ ⊗ ⊗ ⊗ symptoms!Missed out on attending youth sports since Saturday and need a couple of more days to recover. But life goes on so I need to stop the self pity.Anyways, glad to see the Giants win. Hopefully, Tim Tebow will enjoy some success playing baseball with the Mets minor league team.With September winding down I am reminded of my days of taking walks in Prospect Park and enjoying the colors of the season. I hope everyone gets a chance to go outdoors, see those colors, and watch the birds start their flight South. Everyone take very good care.
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I knew a young boy who did not see his Father too much because he worked shift work around the clock at Brooklyn Union Gas Company. Every once in awhile when he had a day off he would walk this young boy over to 9th street and up to Prospect Park West. He would go over to Loonies and get a bag of peanuts. He and the young boy would walk into the park, past the big monument statues and onto a park bench. There he, and his son would share the peanuts with the squirrels who would come right up on the bench and carefully take the peanuts from their hands. It is a marvelous memory for an 82 year old to think about his Father......
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Hi friends Richard I hope you're feeling better By now.. The leaves are gorgeous this time Of year.. enjoy this weather! Warren, love the story about The little boy & the squirrels! Enjoy your weekend, all
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My father was a great man. Always put family first. I guess I got to be with him more than my brothers because I was the youngest. The Gas you have coming into your house for A/C,Furnace, Hot Water etc:. was turned on by my Father when Natural Gas made its debut in Brooklyn. He had supervised the installation out in Greenpoint Plant when the turnover went from Manufactured Gas to Natural gas. Remember the Huge storage tank down on Smith Street? That was Citizens work plant where my Father spent much of his career. He helped manufacture the Gas when Natural gas was still in the future and then converted right along with the Gas. Many a night in the winter he worked 2 shifts when there were not enough people to do the job. My Mother & I would take a hot meal my Mother had prepared and take the trolley down to the block before Citizens Plant and bring his hot meal. Memories, Memories
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Hi Warren Great story!! Sounds like a great family!! Hope all is well.. Everything on my end is good.. Always busy & on the run! Holidays sneaking up quickly.. It's almost October. This weekend is 3rd ave festival & Ragamuffin Parade. Supposed to Rain. But it won't stop anyone from Having fun.. just have to carry an Umbrella... Enjoy your day!!
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Our Librarian gave me Patterson's BULLSEYE yesterday. First couple of chapters were captivating. I am sure it will not take me long to finish the book. Been very busy of late but I will make time to read. Bought a new locking file cabinet for secure papers and I have started re-aligning my file cabinets. In my most recent bulletin to the residents here about their Employees Appreciation Fund, I told the people here that in WWII the B'klyn Navy Yard was called the "Can Do Yard" and their fund can be called the "Can Do" fund if they meet the goal I set up. I had an Uncle who worked in the Navy Yard as well as my oldest Brother who worked there part time in the summer while on summer break from school.I believe it is an outlet center or something like that now. Did you know that during WWII you could not bring a camera on the Brooklyn or Manhattan bridges for fear you would be taking pictures of progress in the Navy Yard?
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Hi friends Happy weekend! Hopefully weather will hold up for The Ragamuffin Parade today. Rain at 8 Tonite. Tomorrow 3rd ave fair. Weather Should be ok by then..(hopefully) I hope everyone is fine & you all have A great weekend. Warren, I'm going to library this week to Put my name on waiting list for Bullseye! I hope you're enjoying it.
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I am enjoying Bullseye. Very modern! Patsy, do you know if Terry has completely given up on this blog? Considering how long it has been since she was on here I guess the answer is obvious. I was just concerned whether there was illness or some other problem keeping her off?
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