Today, SL and I dressed and drove to Bristol, Tennessee. It is about 150 miles from here. We both wore - dare I say - well we did, we both wore short skirts and light sweaters and heels. I know we made some truckers' day!!!! Anyway, we have no snow on the ground here, and I figured that there probably would not be any in Bristol, ----------- wrong!
My reason for going was to visit my mother and her mother - she died in 1954 three days before my 8th birthday. I just thought she might like to see her "daughter" and her daughter's new SO! Well the cemetery still had about three inches of snow on the ground and I had to scrape the headstone free of snow and it was about 22 degrees and the wind was blowing, so we could not visit long. Since I did not get hit by lightning nor did the earth open up and swallow me - guess she approved!!!! We drove around and I showed SL some of my childhood haunts. Like the park where at age 17 a friend of mine and I were suppose to be "guarding" the bathhouse at night and at about 3:00am, we took two city vehicles - one a 5 ton flat bed truck with no muffler and a "duce and a half" weapons carrier = that's a WW II 2 1/2 ton truck with no muffler - and raced each other around the park! The cops came and well ............. one of life's fond memories!!!
We drove back home in sometimes a blinding snow storm and then sunshine. Poor SL has a bad head cold, we had pizza for dinner, and will be going beddie-bye soon!
It was a great day all in all!
Love,
Virginia
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A fun day!
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Don't know that I'd call a mix of snow and heels fun. 
Sorry to hear SL has a head cold.
Saturday I took my wife to Chantilly and we bought new bowling shoes and bowling balls.
My nails had a nice shine to them, so the guy measuring my right hand couldn't help but notice them.
We got the same type and color ball, a nice fem color mix. My wife bought a blue ball bag and I bought a purple one. She wouldn't let me buy pink shoes, however.
Afterwards we went to an International gem/jewelry show just down from the bowling supply shop. I got a nice chain long enough (24") so I can wear my double hearts pendant My wife gave me for valentine's day. Then I found a nice bracelet with a large number of dangling hearts on it. Sure jingle-jangles!
Sunday, we tried the new bowling balls. Turns out mine has some bad habits I need to knock out of it.
Sorry to hear SL has a head cold.
Saturday I took my wife to Chantilly and we bought new bowling shoes and bowling balls.
My nails had a nice shine to them, so the guy measuring my right hand couldn't help but notice them.
We got the same type and color ball, a nice fem color mix. My wife bought a blue ball bag and I bought a purple one. She wouldn't let me buy pink shoes, however.
Afterwards we went to an International gem/jewelry show just down from the bowling supply shop. I got a nice chain long enough (24") so I can wear my double hearts pendant My wife gave me for valentine's day. Then I found a nice bracelet with a large number of dangling hearts on it. Sure jingle-jangles!
Sunday, we tried the new bowling balls. Turns out mine has some bad habits I need to knock out of it.
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. How did you 2 manage to walk in those heels? I have a hard time walking on a sidewalk let alone ice and snow 
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Donna, thank you for your concern. My head cold is slowly going away, and I'm feeling better each day. What helps is that I don't have to go anywhere, so I'm able to stay home and pamper myself. We're going to the Boat Show on Saturday, so I've got to get rid of this cold before then!
Virginia and I have been talking about going bowling some time - I used to bowl on a league many years ago. Yep, it takes a while to rid those bowling balls of their bad habits - just like pets, they need to be trained to respect and obey their owners, which is a never-ending task! Sounds like you've got some nice jewelry - maybe you'll wear them to Fielden's?
Lisa, walking in heels - especially on the grass and going up/down hill at the cemetery - wasn't so hard, I've done it before, you just tend to walk on your tippy-toes!! However, walking in snow 3" deep while in heels was no fun at all!
What Virginia forgot to mention, however, was that my high heels were open-toed and with a cut-out (scroll-work) design. Needless to say, my toes were covered in snow, even though I tried to walk behind Virginia and step in her footprints. We were both wearing calf-length fur coats, so at least the rest of us was fairly warm - it was very windy that day, too! As soon as we returned to the car - which was no more than 5 minutes later - that heater was turned up to full-blast to thaw out my frozen tootsies!
Overall, we did have a fun day, and I enjoyed seeing where Virginia grew up and hearing stories about her experiences. She had told me some of those stories before, but seeing where they took place helped to envision them even more. We will go back there again, but not until it's at least 60F outside and sunny!
- SL
Virginia and I have been talking about going bowling some time - I used to bowl on a league many years ago. Yep, it takes a while to rid those bowling balls of their bad habits - just like pets, they need to be trained to respect and obey their owners, which is a never-ending task!
Sounds like you've got some nice jewelry - maybe you'll wear them to Fielden's?Lisa, walking in heels - especially on the grass and going up/down hill at the cemetery - wasn't so hard, I've done it before, you just tend to walk on your tippy-toes!! However, walking in snow 3" deep while in heels was no fun at all!
What Virginia forgot to mention, however, was that my high heels were open-toed and with a cut-out (scroll-work) design. Needless to say, my toes were covered in snow, even though I tried to walk behind Virginia and step in her footprints. We were both wearing calf-length fur coats, so at least the rest of us was fairly warm - it was very windy that day, too! As soon as we returned to the car - which was no more than 5 minutes later - that heater was turned up to full-blast to thaw out my frozen tootsies!
Overall, we did have a fun day, and I enjoyed seeing where Virginia grew up and hearing stories about her experiences. She had told me some of those stories before, but seeing where they took place helped to envision them even more. We will go back there again, but not until it's at least 60F outside and sunny!
- SL
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I liked hearing about that trip. It'll be time to do it again when the daffodils are all over, maybe. SilverLady, I wish you the best in getting over that head cold. Some of the varieties this year are stubborn.
Now--of the 5-ton and the duce-and-a-half--who WON, for pete's sake?
Or did that just never get settled, in all the excitement?
Now--of the 5-ton and the duce-and-a-half--who WON, for pete's sake?
Or did that just never get settled, in all the excitement?
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Anita,
Well, hon, you asked. It was raining a bit when we started the race. Now you have to remember these were "war surplus" vehicles. The gears on the 5-ton were kind of hit or miss. I was driving driving the "weapons carrier." It had no seat covers, only springs covered with a thin piece of plywood and the steering - unbelieveable. You had to do almost one full turn and a half to get the front wheels to turn at all!
And they are off!!!!!
The first lap we were kind of feeling the vehicles out and wishing we had ear plugs. I led the entire second lap and we only traded paint twice!! Third lap we got very very bold and coming around the "club house" turn, I lost control with that 5 ton right on my bumper. You have to remember it was 3:00am or so and no lights on these monsters. I hit the ditch that was between the road and the golf course. I remember taking flight out the left side of the truck and caught a glimpse of the truck bouncing into the fairway. The ground, fortunately, was very, very wet and I seem to remember going head first into the mud, literally burying my head to my shoulders. Yes, there was that sucking sound as I pulled my head out, spitting mud and water. My buddy had slammed on his brakes and had literally fallen in the road laughing at me! Slowly reality came to us! How were we going to explain the deep ruts in the fairway, attached to a "duce and a half?" I walked over to the smoking, hissing, now very quite monster that had bucked me off, got in and praying, hit the starter and that thing fired right up. I slipped it into 4 wheel and unfortunately, making the ruts even deeper, backed out the way I came in. Which was good because it actually made ruts where it had been airborn before so that helped.
We drove back to the maintenance shop, parked and walked the mile or so back to the bathhouse. Who won?? Well we decided it was not me - since I left the race course my buddy said I was disqualified!
Some time I will tell what happened when the cops came to find out what war was going on at the park at 3:00 am. I can tell you this -- it is not a good thing to sneak up behind a cop, put your finger in his back and say, "stick'em - up!" No I did not do it but my buddy did!!!
A wasted youth??????? I think not!
Love you all,
Virginia
Well, hon, you asked. It was raining a bit when we started the race. Now you have to remember these were "war surplus" vehicles. The gears on the 5-ton were kind of hit or miss. I was driving driving the "weapons carrier." It had no seat covers, only springs covered with a thin piece of plywood and the steering - unbelieveable. You had to do almost one full turn and a half to get the front wheels to turn at all!
And they are off!!!!!
The first lap we were kind of feeling the vehicles out and wishing we had ear plugs. I led the entire second lap and we only traded paint twice!! Third lap we got very very bold and coming around the "club house" turn, I lost control with that 5 ton right on my bumper. You have to remember it was 3:00am or so and no lights on these monsters. I hit the ditch that was between the road and the golf course. I remember taking flight out the left side of the truck and caught a glimpse of the truck bouncing into the fairway. The ground, fortunately, was very, very wet and I seem to remember going head first into the mud, literally burying my head to my shoulders. Yes, there was that sucking sound as I pulled my head out, spitting mud and water. My buddy had slammed on his brakes and had literally fallen in the road laughing at me! Slowly reality came to us! How were we going to explain the deep ruts in the fairway, attached to a "duce and a half?" I walked over to the smoking, hissing, now very quite monster that had bucked me off, got in and praying, hit the starter and that thing fired right up. I slipped it into 4 wheel and unfortunately, making the ruts even deeper, backed out the way I came in. Which was good because it actually made ruts where it had been airborn before so that helped.
We drove back to the maintenance shop, parked and walked the mile or so back to the bathhouse. Who won?? Well we decided it was not me - since I left the race course my buddy said I was disqualified!
Some time I will tell what happened when the cops came to find out what war was going on at the park at 3:00 am. I can tell you this -- it is not a good thing to sneak up behind a cop, put your finger in his back and say, "stick'em - up!" No I did not do it but my buddy did!!!
A wasted youth??????? I think not!
Love you all,
Virginia
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Since inquiring minds want to know: We got back to the bath house. There were a couple of cots set up in the first aid room so that is where we slept. We showered and crawled into bed and no sooner than pulling the sheets up I see these flashlight beams probing the darkness of the main room of the bathhouse. I whisper to JS to look and he just about panics. We formulate a plan. He will go out the back door (carrying a baseball bat) and I am to crawl out to the main room and out the lake side door. Well, since the flashlights had gone, I gingerly turned the doorknob and slowly pushed the door open only to come face to face with a pair of highly shined, black, no.13 boots and a nightstick "gently" tapping me on the back of the head. All I heard was a soft order of "Don't move!" and I didn't! Funny thing about that. Well JS had sneeked around the front and sees a form in the dark foggy night, peering in the window of the main room - totally oblivious to what was about to befall him. JS swears he was about to coldcock the guy with the bat and at the last second decided it was a cop!!! So he sticks his finger in the guy's back and says, "hands up!!!" It evidently scared the ---------------- out of the cop, who dropped his flashlight and did put his hands up! The flashlight hit the concrete and broke in 4 - 5 pieces. About that time the other cop reached in the bathhouse while standing over me and flipped on the lights. So there we were, this huge cop with his foot on my neck and JS just looking at the other cop, grinning like a Cheshire Cat!!!
Our excuse - Well, we were supposed to be "guarding the bathhouse" as there had been some vandalism (which was true). As for the noise we told them that because it was raining we had taken the 5-ton out and cruised around the park a couple of times as we did not want to use our own vehicle and figured the noise would scare off any vandals. Well JS ended up having to pay for the cop's flashlight ($50.00) must have been gold-plated, I paid half of it as that was a lot of money back then. After the lecture about we were not cops and we should call if anything was amiss and that we were lucky that they did not shoot us and no more using city vehicles without mufflers at 3:00am and our promising to pay for the flashlight they went on their merry way and we got about three hours sleep. So it ended with a whimper rather than a bang.
There were other exciting things that JS and I got into, like having to dive in the murky water 20' - 25' deep searching for a drown drunk. That one ranks right up there next to my encounter with an 18' - 20' tiger shark off Panama City Beach, Florida.
Or the seven drunk national guard guys who literally attacked the bathers at the park's beach on a very crowded Sunday afternoon.
Or even hunting the pack of wild dogs that made the park their home and were chasing the golfers.
Or Shirley! Oh Shirley ........ wonder what ever happen to her?? What an education she was!!! ....................................................................
Uhm, sorry!
Nite all,
Virginia
PS: Sorry, I left out one little detail about our run in with the cops!! Do you think the fact that I was dating the Chief of Police's daughter at the time gave us a bit of leniency?
Ah, sweet Jannie!
Our excuse - Well, we were supposed to be "guarding the bathhouse" as there had been some vandalism (which was true). As for the noise we told them that because it was raining we had taken the 5-ton out and cruised around the park a couple of times as we did not want to use our own vehicle and figured the noise would scare off any vandals. Well JS ended up having to pay for the cop's flashlight ($50.00) must have been gold-plated, I paid half of it as that was a lot of money back then. After the lecture about we were not cops and we should call if anything was amiss and that we were lucky that they did not shoot us and no more using city vehicles without mufflers at 3:00am and our promising to pay for the flashlight they went on their merry way and we got about three hours sleep. So it ended with a whimper rather than a bang.
There were other exciting things that JS and I got into, like having to dive in the murky water 20' - 25' deep searching for a drown drunk. That one ranks right up there next to my encounter with an 18' - 20' tiger shark off Panama City Beach, Florida.
Or the seven drunk national guard guys who literally attacked the bathers at the park's beach on a very crowded Sunday afternoon.
Or even hunting the pack of wild dogs that made the park their home and were chasing the golfers.
Or Shirley! Oh Shirley ........ wonder what ever happen to her?? What an education she was!!! ....................................................................
Uhm, sorry!
Nite all,
Virginia
PS: Sorry, I left out one little detail about our run in with the cops!! Do you think the fact that I was dating the Chief of Police's daughter at the time gave us a bit of leniency?
Ah, sweet Jannie!First star to the right, then straight on 'till mornin!
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