posted on September 8, 2004 03:12:38 PM
Well...to add to this reminiscing about Boston....I'll add that I miss Kelly's on Revere Beach.
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posted on September 8, 2004 03:24:19 PM
Most blackouts, here in California anyway, occur during a heat wave when everyone in the state has their a/c running. A few years back, we had a blackout here on the west coast that brought the entire grid down. (it was caused by a squirrel in Washington state). It occurred on one of the hottest weekends of the summer. When power started to come back online, it was hampered by the load created by millions of air conditioners and appliances which were not disconnected or turned off during the blackout. The subsequent power surge and dips that occurred as power was coming back had devastating effects on sensitive electronic equipment. Since it was on a weekend, most offices were closed and their computers and copiers were turned off. However, fax machines are usually left on 24/7. The mini brownout that followed restoration took out about half the fax machines in town. My son worked for Office Depot at the time. They sold out every fax machine in the store in the first 30 minutes after they opened the following Monday. Just remember, if you have a power loss, unplug your computer and all its periferals until after power has been restored for at least a half hour.
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
posted on September 8, 2004 04:35:06 PM
Hi everyone,
I think it was maybe 7-8 years ago... California had an enormous blackout. Caused because some tree-trimmer in Utah didn't trim the trees enough. It was hotter than blue blazes at the time. The conductor sagged into the trees and it was all over. The outage cascaded across most of California.
Anyway, I was secretary to the transmission superintendent at the time. My neighbors were coming to me to find out what was going on. The reason they couldn't call ***? Simple... their cordless phones wouldn't work. Gee, no kidding!
The moral of the story (if there is one at all... ) is: Be sure you have a corded phone in the house. Then if you have an outage you can still use the phone.
JMHO
Lucy
(Ever grateful to be retired because *** made me an offer I would have been to refuse.)
posted on September 8, 2004 04:48:44 PM
Lucy--we on the east coast had another big blackout last August-the biggest one since the one of 65.Everyone was blaming the Canadians,but we come to find out the blame was on some nitwit in of all places
C L E V E L A N D--ARE YAAAAA LISTENING
Cheryl???
[ edited by classicrock000 on Sep 8, 2004 04:49 PM ]
posted on September 8, 2004 07:17:40 PM
Tom,
it's said to be the rolls that make the Hoagies. I have a son that lives in MD, not that far away, 2&1/2 hours, & they cannot duplicate a Hoagie. They use something like a fat hot dog roll, pretty bad. That & a cheese steak is the first thing he buys when he's here.
If ever any of you EO members ever pass through the Philly area be sure to try one of each.
H&H baked beans, yes,the very best on the planet. I have never eaten there without ordering them. The original H&H automat from Market St, after it closed, is now in the Smithsonian Institute in Washington.
They are all gone.
Do you remember Lintons? How about the Eagle in John Wanamakers? If you were going to meet someone downtown, it was always under The Eagle in Wanamakers.
Hot Shoppes, drive in, what a great place to go & meet up with everyone, also long gone.
The one I went to was at 69th & Market, Upper Darby.
Philly has changed, as has every big city.
Too bad.
I was raised in a small suburban town right outside of Philly called Yeadon, used to hang out at Don's, remember that? Don's in Yeadon was was very well known & was even mentioned in a book called Birdy. Upstairs was for everyone, but downstairs was The Village, had to be 18 to get down there. Juke Box, dancing, hamburgers & shakes. It was such a big deal to be seen in The Village with a date. They were such innocent days & I have many happy memories. Yeadon used to be like Mayberry, not anymore, I'm not it's even safe to go there anymore.
posted on September 8, 2004 09:09:50 PM
Check out the latest map update on the first page of this thread. Looks like NHS is predicting Ivan will pick up where Charley left off. Sure hope they're wrong on this one.
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
Do you remember a restaurant called: The Sunken Gardens? -- we always went there for Mother's Day.
[b]Yes, it rings a bell, but never been there.
How about Kelly's Seafood & Bookbinders.[/b]
How about Easter clothes at Lit Brothers?
Absoultely & let's not forget Gimbel's, both gone. Wasn't it Lit Brothers that gave stamps with purchases & you could get free stuff with them?
Connie Mack Stadium??
[b]Sure do, been there many times...gone now,
do you remember Shibe Park[/b]
Joe Niagra??
Absolutely, Disk jockey, he passed away recently
Payola??
[b]Know the word well.
Didn't that involve that Bob Horn, who originally had BandStand, getting paid to push records to the top. I know he was caught exploiting some teen girls from the show at his "parties" ,lost his job, in disgrace, to Dick Clark (whatever happened to him )who used to announce the afternoon TV movie on Diamond Theater.[/b]
Steel Pier
[b]Sure, saw the diving horse there & also Pat Boone, Johnny Cash & lots of others. You could hang around all day for the price of admission, there was so much to do. Burned down quite awhile ago.
It's still missed.[/b]
Diving Horses??
Steel Pier
The Boardwalk @ Wildwood??
Leaving this Friday for the weekend. Can't let a summer go by without going to Wildwood.
Butch's Auction?
You got me on this one, where was this?
Sally Starr?? Gene London?? Chief Halftowne?? Uncle Pete Boyle??
I know Pete Boyle's dead, Sally & Gene are still around, not sure about Halftown, haven't seen him in years. I'm sure you know Peter Boyle the actor is his son.
Wally Kinan the Weather Man??
Good lord, haven't heard that name in years, sure I remember him. You have a good memory Tom. Remember Herb Clark & how about Jim O'Brian very popular & funny weatherman, killed in a parachut accident. His daughter is Roz, on Frazier
John Facenda for Saverin Coffee??
[b]No one from this area could ever forget Jonn Facenda, he anchored the news for years, very respected.
He has also passed away.[/b]
Trying to think of something you missed, need time to think about the old days.
But, how about The Dawn Patrol, played The Bluebird of Happiness every hour on the hour all night long.
And, the 950 club, radio show, with Joe Grady & Ed Hurst. Joe Grady died, but Ed Hurst is still a DJ on 950
How about The Latin Casino on Walnut St. & Chubbies in NJ.
Chez Vous skating rink in Upper darby.
Yeah, we would go to Old Bookbinders once/year -- big deal for us!
I used to love their Philadelphia Pepper Pot Soup until I discovered what was in it!
Chief Halftowne died last year...
My parents used to go to The Latin Casino often for the shows...
Butch's Auction was out in the boonies of Horsham, or someplace like that & was a HUGE live auction of just about everything under the sun, except it was under THE BIG-TOP!
posted on September 9, 2004 06:22:45 AM
Im am shamefully to say a Rangers fan.But I do remember the days of Bobby Orr,Phil Espisito,Bobby Clarke and do I dare say it?
posted on September 9, 2004 09:55:31 AM
Sparkz
Can you update that chart and get that line to head in another direction? I don't too much like this one. Just got power back on yesterday??
Please see what you can do.
Thanks
posted on September 9, 2004 11:35:16 AM
Lady...I sure wish I could edit it. I have an NPB in Lousiana who would have it on her front porch if I could figure out how to do it, and you folks in Florida would be able to stand on the beach and wave to it as it went west.
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
posted on September 9, 2004 01:33:25 PM
I'll take hurricanes any day! At least there's several days advance warning. Charley & Frances storm centers past 21 & 35 miles from my door. Over 14 years ago my snowbird neighbors laughed when I built my home up 18 feet and added my bomb-shelter-like concrete FL basement. Now, I'm not laughing at their backed up toilets and flooded homes. Right now, FL is a mess. Thosewho love it will stay and rebuild and those who #*!@/moan will go back where they belong. If you live in FL's 'Hurricane Alley', there's no excuse for not being ready and taking the good with the bad. We're stiil The SUNSHINE STATE!
Bookbinders was a big deal for me too, special occasions only, very special.
I love Pepper Pot soup, forget about whats in it, just a bunch of tripe
Campbells still makes it.
Strawbridge & Clothier was sold, but still use the name.
Would you believe I have only been to the Mummers Parade once. I'd rather watch it on TV, too cold to go to a 9 hour parade on New
Years Day & it seems to get longer every year.
classicrock
I think it was because of Dave Schultz that the Flyers became known as The Broad Street Bullies.
posted on September 10, 2004 02:28:14 PM
LOL WGM, I love it!
Strange but true fact... 2 years after hurricane Opal destroyed half of the beach property on Panama City Beach in 1995, property prices doubled in the area. It was like people from Atlanta and Birmingham could not buy property fast enough.
In the last 12 months, property prices on the beach have double again. The 1940's beach house I sold in 1998 for 200K is now sell for 1.2 million!
Maybe the one's who can afford million $ houses can afford to have them blown away every 10 years??
posted on September 11, 2004 05:44:02 AM
ltray - I am originally from the panhandle of Florida, and I know exactly what you are saying! I think a lot of the people who do continue to buy have the mentality that since the area was hit extremely hard, they have taken a hit and it won't happen again (or at least for a very long time). Then there's the "out of sight, out of mind" mentality who pretty much forget about the threat until it happens again; and those whose love of the coast outweighs the risks. And some I think just rely on dumb luck LOL!
It does make me wonder how they can afford the insurance there, though. I live on the coast in SC, and after Hugo hit the insurance companies took quite a beating...some went under, but rates increased considerably. A lot of new policies that were written here after Hugo do not include flood insurance, which is what the majority of storm damage is - or here, anyway. I have an excellent policy, but the lowest deduction I could get for hurricanes, etc. is $5,000.00. I had approximately $1,500.00 damage from Charley - very minimal - and had to pay out of pocket. Nothing even remotely compared to what Floridians are dealing with.
Also after Hugo, our state passed regulations that any structure - whether it be a hotel, home, pool, etc. - which was directly on the beach and damaged 45% or more could not rebuild. It has something to do with beach erosion (and I would guess as sort of protection for insurance companies also). I wonder if Florida has the same type laws...
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