The Thread about Something - Part 53

czewwhat

T G & Y a kind of dime store really, I thought that place was magic!

kimber607

T G & Y a kind of dime store really, I thought that place was magic!

I think mine would be the 5 and dime
My grandmother would take me to pick out some cheap toy then they had a lunch counter to grab some food

czewwhat

especially at Christmas the T G & Y was all decorated up and had all the wonderful things a kid could want, what you could buy in there for just a few bucks, LOL, todays kids would call it a junk store or a 99cent store for sure! Simpler times for sure. and the Valentine cards all cut out and fancy, great memories!

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czewwhat

especially at Christmas the T G & Y was all decorated up and had all the wonderful things a kid could want, what you could buy in there for just a few bucks, LOL, todays kids would call it a junk store or a 99cent store for sure! Simpler times for sure. and the Valentine cards all cut out and fancy, great memories!

Mine was at a downtown department store. What made it special was the resturant inside the store. Mom would take me shopping all day but treat me to a grilled cheese sandwich there.

Good times! thank you for sharing that. It was a great memory for me, glad I got to share.

czewwhat

Good morning Max, what is your choice of a lovely topic today?

magichatter06

I am a little late, but do they still even make the Zebra gum anymore? I religously chewed it when I was younger lol

czewwhat

I am a little late, but do they still even make the Zebra gum anymore? I religously chewed it when I was younger lol

:huh: stupid me, I clicked on this thread, thinking it was truths.:laugh: :laugh:

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genabug

hm, don't have a favorite, I can say I hate strong mint gums, blah!
Favorite store, It was a drug store my grandmother worked at, she would ake me there and I could pick out something! Then we'd get a burger at this little place down the street. I love memories of my grandmother, she just passed last May.

kimber607

Good morning Max, what is your choice of a lovely topic today?

Thinking....

come up with anything yet?

czewwhat

Good morning Max, what is your choice of a lovely topic today?

Thinking....

come up with anything yet?

I think favorite 4th of July memories would be Really fun, what do you think Max

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genabug

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genabug

Sorry, I have no life, therefore I have no topic. :laugh:

czewwhat

Good morning Max, what is your choice of a lovely topic today?

Thinking....

come up with anything yet?

I think favorite 4th of July memories would be Really fun, what do you think Max

Favorite 4th of July Memory:

7/4/08 - the last 4th this country will celebrate as a capitalistic republic.

7/4/69 the last fourth of July I spent with my mother, we went to the stadium, watched a spectacular fireworks show the American Veterans Post awarded my Parents with a huge pack of fire works for putting in more hours at the fire works booth than any other family that year and we took them home, set them off and stayed up till way past midnight burning sparklers in the yard! We ate frozen grapes and watermelon that afternoon also!

czewwhat

Declaration of Independence historical info:

Subject: 4th of July

Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the
Declaration of Independence?

Five signers were captured by the British as traitors,
and tortured before they died.

Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned.
Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army;
another had two sons captured.

Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or
hardships of the Revolutionary War.

They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes,
and their sacred honor.

What kind of men were they?

Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists.
Eleven were merchants,
nine were farmers and large plantation owners;
men of means, well educated,
but they signed the Declaration of Independence
knowing full well that the penalty would be death if
they were captured.


Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and
trader, saw his ships swept from the seas by the
British Navy. He sold his home and properties to
pay his debts, and died in rags.

Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British
that he was forced to move his family almost constantly.
He served in the Congress without pay, and his family
was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him,
and poverty was his reward.

Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Dillery, Hall, Clymer,
Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge, and Middleton.

At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson, Jr., noted that
the British General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson
home for his headquarters. He quietly urged General
George Washington to open fire. The home was destroyed,
and Nelson died bankrupt.

Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed.
The enemy jailed his wife, and she died within a few months.

John Hart was driven from his wife's bedside as she was dying.
Their 13 children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmill
were laid to waste. For more than a year he lived in forests
and caves, returning home to find his wife dead and his
children vanished.


So, take a few minutes while enjoying your 4th of July holiday and
silently thank these patriots. It's not much to ask for the price
they paid.

czewwhat

I was learning to pole dance this weekend, what fun, had to share!

czewwhat

Max, are you letting this thread die again, is it my deoderant?

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Tiff_09

I don't remember either one of them that well. :glasses:

Tiff_09

I think I saw more of Happy Days though.. So I'll vote for that one.. and The Fonz!

czewwhat

Happy Days! I used to live in Studio City, saw Henry Winkler at the post office all the time, very nice guy! I loved me the FonZ!!

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czewwhat

genabug

:indifferent:

czewwhat

:indifferent: :glasses:

GraceKelly

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