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Things You Don't See Anymore Part 3

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When I lived on Mare Island Naval Base from ‘64 to ‘68, on every Saturday morning, they would have a matinee of Merrie Melody or Tex Avery type cartoons as an opener. They then would follow up with either Commander Cody or the Three Stooges.

We would then go around back to the enlisted men’s rec hall where they had this humongous slot car track (also the the first place I heard rock and roll per KFRC on the hall radio) and watch for hours and then take our Sting Rays out for a run. Those were the days. :smug:
 
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A very old Heinz Ketchup bottle.
 

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GwenOnBass said:
There are different kinds of chicken and waffles. One is fried chicken and maple syrup on waffles. The other is shredded chicken and gravy over from-scratch waffles.
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Around these parts, we have chicken chunks with gravy over fresh waffles. Similar in taste to the shredded chicken meal. My band plays at a church festival every year and the church has a chicken chunks and waffle dinner that is great. They sell about 2,300 dinners in 2 days.
 
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A very talented friend of mine played an outdoor show at a blues-fest and during their set there was a very pretty young woman off to the side of the stage playing/performing with a Hula Hoop. I think that when I saw Scott Bradlee and the Post Modern Jukebox one of the various people who came and went on stage during the performance was a lady with a Hula Hoop. I think in the right setting it can be an interesting addition to a performance.
 
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Winslow said:
Given my position as "eldest" in my family, I have inherited both a set of fine china, and a set of sterling silverware (in a lined, hardwood case no less), none of which have ever been used whilst in our custody. Mrs. Winslow and I do not "entertain," nor do we have progeny upon whom to foist these things any further. They are boxed up inside other boxes, stuck out of the way on high shelves, where they never see the light of day. They may well have reached a dead end with us, and I haven't the faintest fornicatory clue what will become of them when I shuffle off this coil. 🙄
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Yep, we went to Germany when my pop was in the army. We came home with fine china, silver service, and a pile of grandfather and coo coo clocks. Apparently Germans were going through a period of modernization and all manner of “old things” could be found on the curb awaiting the trash man. I went with my folks to buy some of the clocks and we went down in a really big basement were grandfather clocks were lined up in rows front to back with just enough room to pull one out if its line for closer inspection. I’ve got one of them I had to have fixed about 20 years ago. The repairman said it was rare because the case and works were from the same maker. Apparently grandfather clocks were mostly made by coffin makers looking for income between coffin builds. They built cases and bought works to put in them, making a complete factory built clock a rare example.
 
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Winslow said:
Given my position as "eldest" in my family, I have inherited both a set of fine china, and a set of sterling silverware (in a lined, hardwood case no less), none of which have ever been used whilst in our custody. Mrs. Winslow and I do not "entertain," nor do we have progeny upon whom to foist these things any further. They are boxed up inside other boxes, stuck out of the way on high shelves, where they never see the light of day. They may well have reached a dead end with us, and I haven't the faintest fornicatory clue what will become of them when I shuffle off this coil. 🙄
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I discovered this weekend that I am going to have to inherit the china because the other siblings all have already inherited their in-laws china and have not room or patience for more.
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A friend of mine has all her family's sterling silver and fine china, because here parents and grandparents were unfortunately all passed away by the time she was 30 and she just uses them daily, no special occasions. She has to polish the silver occasionally, but that's the kind of thing she likes to do, she also refurbishes old drafting tools.
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Because of this comment I was preparing to simply replace our dishes with Mom's china. Unfortunately, I discovered that the china has metal in it. No Chef Mike so I will be the only one using it. Something so simple just shot to hell by something so simple.
 
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