What Ever Happened to......?

[Vasili]

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I love California, Vasili, why would you want to leave? Yep it's expensive to stay, but is hard to beat the climate and the variety of geography found within a relatively short drive..California splitting in two... well that is a rumor we started here to keep it to ourselves..

Well, for openers, you are up where they still have real trees that out-number people, and the people aren't wrapped so tight they shine!
California having a variety of anything within a short drive? Yes, but the traffic and logistics of moving around safely takes the fun out of the 3-day weekend. To me, it's just like the frustration I encounter going out for dinner at what was once a very upscale place, prepared to spend 2 bills on a quiet evening, only to be distracted by the guy at the table across from me eating like a pig while his kids are obnoxiously behaving badly or worse, plain wild.......no class anywhere anymore, just everyone madly scrambling about trying to keep up and be somebody!

Oh, and the rumor thing? Hee-hee.....we still lead the nation on keeping secrets and the best things to ourselves!

[larazovich]

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omg where do you eat, Vasili??

I guess one of the things I like is that I can pretty much find whatever I am looking for here, geographically, ethnically, culturally.. that is such a change from a good part of the country. And, yes you are right, I am fortunate to live in a less developed part..but there is quite a bit of that left, really..

[Vasili]

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omg where do you eat, Vasili??

I guess one of the things I like is that I can pretty much find whatever I am looking for here, geographically, ethnically, culturally.. that is such a change from a good part of the country. And, yes you are right, I am fortunate to live in a less developed part..but there is quite a bit of that left, really..

I can give you a good example, just recently......went to Ruths Chris Steakhouse, known for its cuisine, sure, but also with the "ambiance" of more an adult genre, right? I mean, even the prices tend to keep some diners mindful, right?
Not only was the guy "over there" an absolute pig, he was downright rude and abusive to the woman he was with: took a lot for me to keep my nose out of it entirely! I was proud of the fact I didn't even get caught giving dirty looks, let alone go over and clock him.....although if I felt THAT strongly, I would probably opt to mention "the situation" to my server, expecting something "offical" to be done to address the fact it was disrupting the time many of us were trying to have. Everyone was trying to be so 'politically correct' that he got away with it......if only a few of us gave him a look like we "didn't approve" I bet he would have cleaned up his act ---- no one is being held accountable anymore, and the younger generations seem to think it's OK to simply act any damned way they want with impunity!

Well....that was just one example.....I see it everywhere so much so that I swear I am turning into a Jack Lemmon version of a "grumpy old man" before my time! It's like I am feeling indignant, as if my upbringing "isn't good enough" to sustain or something....
Road rage, bad manners, self-righteousness on steroids, stupidty so structured it almost makes sense....

[C L]

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There was a time many years back when we could sit back here in our comfy armchairs in the UK and watch all the earthquakes around the world wondering what it would be like to experience one.... Climate changes mean we don't have to wonder anymore now!!

Hiya Marincky,

Nice to see you.......lol

Did you watch "The Hidden Truth"

........that was scary, they've been recording global warming since the early 1900's........we've been warming up for the last 650,000 years....

The Artic is melting 2-3 times faster than normal, an estimated 13 - 88 million people are expected to be flooded within the next 30 years...and Nova Scotia is one of them.......PEI, might as well bail out now.....lol (it's only six miles wide in one area)

More, hurricanes, more droughts, more heat waves, record breaking temps in the late 90's

.......anyways welcome, nice to see you around the table, have a drink on the house...name your poison lol

[C L]

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Not so scary, really. Some of the shakers can be intense, sometimes they make a big noise at the start, but heck, the rollers are just plain fun..

5.6 is sizable, but they gain in strength exponentially, so a 6 pointer is much much stronger than a 5.6, for example.

This one, our house moved up and down a bit, all the birdfeeders swayed, my friend's pool sloshed around.. as opposed to the Loma Prieta when where I was the house flexed like it had a wave under it, and it went on and on and on, and the other end of the couch was as high as my head... even so it really sounds scarier when you talk about it.

And as Vasili says the duration is key, too. 1- seconds gets your attention, but 35 seconds... can't ignore that one.

Thing is, they aren't too often... I love California, Vasili, why would you want to leave? Yep it's expensive to stay, but is hard to beat the climate and the variety of geography found within a relatively short drive..

California splitting in two... well that is a rumor we started here to keep it to ourselves..

Go on-Liz.....that sounds scary......shakers & rollers.....omg, you can tell you are used to them..........you're not the least bit worried that they say the big one is coming and it will reach over 6?


California splitting in two... well that is a rumor we started here to keep it to ourselves..

....oh that's BRILLIANT Liz

Some of your descriptions of California sound absolutely beautiful........I think California might be the hidden fruit......lol

Here's a saying I found, you've probably heard it, first time for me...thought it was funny, I know you can take a joke...<winks>

California is good at hiding their faults.....



............lol

[C L]

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Well....that was just one example.....I see it everywhere so much so that I swear I am turning into a Jack Lemmon version of a "grumpy old man" before my time! It's like I am feeling indignant, as if my upbringing "isn't good enough" to sustain or something....
Road rage, bad manners, self-righteousness on steroids, stupidty so structured it almost makes sense....

uh huh......you will turn into them......don't sweat it so much. Your upbringing is fine enough, you can't control what people do and unless it's important enough for you to be involved.......tune it out, you've got enough on your plate.......and that should include having some fun in your life..........lol

Work hard/play hard.....

......and now you know I mean this is the nicest of ways......so don't get your spurs up........lol

<winks>

[larazovich]

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Go on-Liz.....that sounds scary......shakers & rollers.....omg, you can tell you are used to them..........you're not the least bit worried that they say the big one is coming and it will reach over 6?


California splitting in two... well that is a rumor we started here to keep it to ourselves..

....oh that's BRILLIANT Liz

Some of your descriptions of California sound absolutely beautiful........I think California might be the hidden fruit......lol

Here's a saying I found, you've probably heard it, first time for me...thought it was funny, I know you can take a joke...<winks>

California is good at hiding their faults.....



............lol

It isn't so much that you get used to them, as that you sort of understand they just don't happen that often. I have been here most of my life, with some exceptions, and there haven't been that many of any significant size.
I remember one when I was very young, maybe 4 or 5, that was pretty big, it was a 5.8 aftershock from and earlier quake that I don't remember, and then Loma Prieta, of course.. That was the one in 1989 that did so much damage to the bridge and roadways.
But other than that, here in Northern California we have been pretty lucky. There have been more in Southern California, but unless they are over like 6 or so, we generally wouldn't feel them much here.

So they aren't like tornadoes, or hurricanes, that happen every year, and unless they are realtively big or closeby nobody really notices. Even that one the other night - I was on the phone and didn't know at first if it really was a quake, until it got alittle heavier and lasted several seconds..

Yeah, earthquake humor; we are sort of used to it.. kind of like your weather..

[Marincky]

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Hiya Marincky,

Nice to see you.......lol

Did you watch "The Hidden Truth"

........that was scary, they've been recording global warming since the early 1900's........we've been warming up for the last 650,000 years....

The Artic is melting 2-3 times faster than normal, an estimated 13 - 88 million people are expected to be flooded within the next 30 years...and Nova Scotia is one of them.......PEI, might as well bail out now.....lol (it's only six miles wide in one area)

More, hurricanes, more droughts, more heat waves, record breaking temps in the late 90's

.......anyways welcome, nice to see you around the table, have a drink on the house...name your poison lol

I didn't watch this no but it doesn't surprise me one bit. I remember when I was a child going through, autumn, spring, summer, winter... and knowing you were in each season.... now it's not a surprise to see clear blue warm skies Christmas day, snow in June, rain in summer... it's all messed up.

hmmmm... I don't really drink much anymore but just a small Jack daniels then if you insist....

[Vasili]

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I thought the Vodalien ship and membership was rather specifically "controlled" by the LEADER and the SECOND IN COMMAND???

I mean, even I was not informed (as Security, and XO) that there was going to be an admission to the ranks.........who cleared this??

[larazovich]

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Sir, you are getting your shorts all atwist!

To what are you referring??

[Vasili]

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Post #214 ............

[SChajin]

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Oh Mr. V ..... Hey there....lol your funny

How is everyone? Anyone hear from George?

[Vasili]

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Oh Mr. V ..... Hey there....lol your funny

How is everyone? Anyone hear from George?

I have been tempted to begin a thread, but it seemed like overkill.....with all the flooding in the news, I was assuming that connection was going to be a challenge for some time, to say the least!

I see the entire region is inundaunted, and I know he is preoccupied keeping his family safe. I am sure we will hear from him when he is able soon enough.....hopefully.....

[C L]

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It isn't so much that you get used to them, as that you sort of understand they just don't happen that often. I have been here most of my life, with some exceptions, and there haven't been that many of any significant size.
I remember one when I was very young, maybe 4 or 5, that was pretty big, it was a 5.8 aftershock from and earlier quake that I don't remember, and then Loma Prieta, of course.. That was the one in 1989 that did so much damage to the bridge and roadways.
But other than that, here in Northern California we have been pretty lucky. There have been more in Southern California, but unless they are over like 6 or so, we generally wouldn't feel them much here.

So they aren't like tornadoes, or hurricanes, that happen every year, and unless they are realtively big or closeby nobody really notices. Even that one the other night - I was on the phone and didn't know at first if it really was a quake, until it got alittle heavier and lasted several seconds..

Yeah, earthquake humor; we are sort of used to it.. kind of like your weather..

Yeh weather humor........we hear it all...and speaking of which, it's nasty out here......blowing & raining sideways again, on my way to work & to Kate's......there is this area that funnels the wind in between the buildings, today the wind picked my jeep up, and the bridge to Halifax was swaying....we had hurricane Juan & White Juan a few years back.......that was the biggest I remember, power was out for 5 days, gas shortage, unpassable roads because of trees down, you could see the path.

Mother Nature she's a strong one.

[C L]

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I didn't watch this no but it doesn't surprise me one bit. I remember when I was a child going through, autumn, spring, summer, winter... and knowing you were in each season.... now it's not a surprise to see clear blue warm skies Christmas day, snow in June, rain in summer... it's all messed up.

hmmmm... I don't really drink much anymore but just a small Jack daniels then if you insist....

I remember building the biggest snowfort with my schoolmate, the plow would create this huge mountain after it cleared the snow from the store parking lot, we would work on it for days......lots of tunnels, we had one from the top of the mountain and we made it into a slide "undersnow" to the bottom......pretty cool for a 12 year old......lol

I haven't seen snowfalls like that on the Eastern Shore for years, the northern shore still gets it though. In 97/98........we had a heatwave, where as temperatures were in the low 30's & peaked around 38 (celsius) the season started early May & lasted till late October or there abouts......that is something I've never seen before either....

...warming up.......

nah I don't insist, there's tea too, I'll drink the Daniels.....lol