Comments on: The props. http://nancynall.com/2008/06/09/the-props/ one writer's daily download Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:44:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Terry WAlter http://nancynall.com/2008/06/09/the-props/#comment-190941 Terry WAlter Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:36:17 +0000 http://nancynall.com/?p=1822#comment-190941 Just reading in the paper about The Great Daniels Purge of those evil Cherry master gambling machines. This scourge upon the Hoosierland was eradicated so that the state could wring half a Billion out of the horse race tracks to install gambling machines there. I feel so cleansed. And I'm sure some of you are concerned about the great tomato scare going on right now. If you had been reading ag writer Alan Gueberts' columns in the N-S, meaning probably nobody else here, you would view this sort of thing as inevitable. He has detailed the shenanigans of big agbusiness and their enablers in the Bush Ag Department. They killed off Country Of Origin Labeling, too expensive. And they were unwilling to take positive action to isolate mad cow disease up in Canada, as well as not setting strict standards on downer cattle. So far they've dodged the bullet on that one, so far. But if they don't, they'll no doubt have a lackey ready to run & tell us how we have the safest food supply in the world, although we couldn't tell you where it really came from. Just reading in the paper about The Great Daniels Purge of those evil Cherry master gambling machines. This scourge upon the Hoosierland was eradicated so that the state could wring half a Billion out of the horse race tracks to install gambling machines there. I feel so cleansed.
And I’m sure some of you are concerned about the great tomato scare going on right now. If you had been reading ag writer Alan Gueberts’ columns in the N-S, meaning probably nobody else here, you would view this sort of thing as inevitable. He has detailed the shenanigans of big agbusiness and their enablers in the Bush Ag Department. They killed off Country Of Origin Labeling, too expensive. And they were unwilling to take positive action to isolate mad cow disease up in Canada, as well as not setting strict standards on downer cattle. So far they’ve dodged the bullet on that one, so far. But if they don’t, they’ll no doubt have a lackey ready to run & tell us how we have the safest food supply in the world, although we couldn’t tell you where it really came from.

]]> By: beb http://nancynall.com/2008/06/09/the-props/#comment-190881 beb Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:56:28 +0000 http://nancynall.com/?p=1822#comment-190881 <I> Julie Robinson says: It wasn’t a muscle car, but did anyone else drive a Corvair? </I> My wife's mother drove a Corvair for a while. My wife remembers it fondly. Her first car was a VW, which, by the time we traded it in, had a DIY driverf's side floorboard and DIY right wheel shock absorber. The heat Exchanger burned out years earlier but the engine, always started. Julie Robinson says: It wasn’t a muscle car, but did anyone else drive a Corvair?

My wife’s mother drove a Corvair for a while. My wife remembers it fondly. Her first car was a VW, which, by the time we traded it in, had a DIY driverf’s side floorboard and DIY right wheel shock absorber. The heat Exchanger burned out years earlier but the engine, always started.

]]> By: basset http://nancynall.com/2008/06/09/the-props/#comment-190857 basset Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:16:17 +0000 http://nancynall.com/?p=1822#comment-190857 anyone in the flood zone in SW Indiana? I went to eighth grade in Elnora... emails from a friend up there have gone from "we'll be fine" to "they're sandbagging the levee" to none. anyone in the flood zone in SW Indiana? I went to eighth grade in Elnora… emails from a friend up there have gone from “we’ll be fine” to “they’re sandbagging the levee” to none.

]]> By: James Moehrke http://nancynall.com/2008/06/09/the-props/#comment-190832 James Moehrke Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:06:22 +0000 http://nancynall.com/?p=1822#comment-190832 My wife had a Corvair when we were in high school and college back in the late sixties/early seventies. We called it the Great White Wonder, because it was a wonder it still worked. She bought oil by the case at the air base BX and pretty much had to add a quart every time she filled the tank. I remember how strange the little shift lever on the dash seemed at the time. Now the shift on our Prius is in the same spot. My wife had a Corvair when we were in high school and college back in the late sixties/early seventies. We called it the Great White Wonder, because it was a wonder it still worked. She bought oil by the case at the air base BX and pretty much had to add a quart every time she filled the tank. I remember how strange the little shift lever on the dash seemed at the time. Now the shift on our Prius is in the same spot.

]]> By: LAMary http://nancynall.com/2008/06/09/the-props/#comment-190831 LAMary Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:06:17 +0000 http://nancynall.com/?p=1822#comment-190831 4.26 was a week ago here. Regular is about 4.45 now. Diesel is 5.50. 4.26 was a week ago here. Regular is about 4.45 now. Diesel is 5.50.

]]> By: brian stouder http://nancynall.com/2008/06/09/the-props/#comment-190768 brian stouder Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:31:19 +0000 http://nancynall.com/?p=1822#comment-190768 Sue - we saw the bulletins today (I've got this week off), and Pam immediately said "That was our lake!" We'll see how this plays out; our plans are for after the 4th of July. If nothing else, I definitely wanna see that Paul Bunyan restaurant. If we lose the Ducks, still there are many other touristy things to do, assuming torrential rains and flooding doesn't continue until it reaches biblical proportions Jeff - thanks for the link to the Rowling commencement address. Another good one I caught (on C-SPAN) was delivered by the CEO of American Express, about brands and brand images. He made the interesting point that the meaning (and the value) of a brand is always determined by others Sue - we saw the bulletins today (I’ve got this week off), and Pam immediately said “That was our lake!”

We’ll see how this plays out; our plans are for after the 4th of July. If nothing else, I definitely wanna see that Paul Bunyan restaurant. If we lose the Ducks, still there are many other touristy things to do, assuming torrential rains and flooding doesn’t continue until it reaches biblical proportions

Jeff - thanks for the link to the Rowling commencement address. Another good one I caught (on C-SPAN) was delivered by the CEO of American Express, about brands and brand images. He made the interesting point that the meaning (and the value) of a brand is always determined by others

]]> By: Sue http://nancynall.com/2008/06/09/the-props/#comment-190759 Sue Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:47:57 +0000 http://nancynall.com/?p=1822#comment-190759 We were trying to get home from the southern Milwaukee counties to the northern Milwaukee counties during the worst of the flash flooding, which of course had come up very fast. The radio station announcers were telling drivers two things: 1) get off the expressway because areas of the expressway were flooding, and 2) all the exit ramps are flooded. All we could do was go forward. It was a very strange experience. We were trying to get home from the southern Milwaukee counties to the northern Milwaukee counties during the worst of the flash flooding, which of course had come up very fast. The radio station announcers were telling drivers two things: 1) get off the expressway because areas of the expressway were flooding, and 2) all the exit ramps are flooded. All we could do was go forward. It was a very strange experience.

]]> By: Jolene http://nancynall.com/2008/06/09/the-props/#comment-190757 Jolene Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:33:12 +0000 http://nancynall.com/?p=1822#comment-190757 Have just been watching footage of Lake Delton and also flooded areas in Indiana. Pretty dramatic. Hope all the Midwesterners here are OK. Have just been watching footage of Lake Delton and also flooded areas in Indiana. Pretty dramatic. Hope all the Midwesterners here are OK.

]]> By: Dexter http://nancynall.com/2008/06/09/the-props/#comment-190756 Dexter Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:27:10 +0000 http://nancynall.com/?p=1822#comment-190756 Cavaliers treated all three daughters well...I kinda liked them when I drove them. They are much cheaper to repair than my Volvo and Jetta were! Now my nephew is facing similar problems , with a $3,000 Jetta repair bill ahead...he burns up cars racing from Springfield to Chicago in his job working for Gov. Rod Blagojevich, and he is shopping for a good used Prius. Most of those are not for sale these days...my friend in Connecticut writes me today he filled up at $4.26 yesterday. Cavaliers treated all three daughters well…I kinda liked them when I drove them. They are much cheaper to repair than my Volvo and Jetta were! Now my nephew is facing similar problems , with a $3,000 Jetta repair bill ahead…he burns up cars racing from Springfield to Chicago in his job working for Gov. Rod Blagojevich, and he is shopping for a good used Prius.
Most of those are not for sale these days…my friend in Connecticut writes me today he filled up at $4.26 yesterday.

]]> By: Dexter http://nancynall.com/2008/06/09/the-props/#comment-190755 Dexter Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:13:27 +0000 http://nancynall.com/?p=1822#comment-190755 The <a href="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.seriouswheels.com/pics-1930-1939/1932-Ford-Flathead-2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.seriouswheels.com/1930-1939/1932-Ford-Roadster.htm&h=426&w=900&sz=159&hl=en&start=1&tbnid=kT3LTf7VriELhM:&tbnh=69&tbnw=146&prev=/images%3Fq%3D1932%2Bford%2Bflathead%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DG" rel="nofollow">'32 Ford Flathead</a> is the ultimate hot rod. My fave all-time sandals? They were called "V.C. Sandals", but we got them from vendors in Nha Trang, Vietnam. You've seen them: recycled tires with recycled tubes for straps. I wore mine for years , then we had a rather crazy, wild party , and some of our stuff came up missing---yep, they stole my sandals. Wordplay: Does any word have such opposite meanings as 'jackpot' ? It means instant gambling or contest winnings, and it means being really deep in the shit. The ‘32 Ford Flathead is the ultimate hot rod.

My fave all-time sandals? They were called “V.C. Sandals”, but we got them from vendors in Nha Trang, Vietnam. You’ve seen them: recycled tires with recycled tubes for straps. I wore mine for years , then we had a rather crazy, wild party , and some of our stuff came up missing—yep, they stole my sandals.

Wordplay: Does any word have such opposite meanings as ‘jackpot’ ?
It means instant gambling or contest winnings, and it means being really deep in the shit.

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