NEPAs Own Off-Topic Thread ( family, home, photos) (Swoyersville: for rent, cabinets)

[EnyaGirl]

Originally Posted by I LOVE PA!

I thought the eggnog pie was perfect as it seems like a no-fuss pie. Thats the kind of dessert I need on the Holidays! No peeling apples for me!! Hey...Mrs. Smith makes a good pie! Why mess with a good thing!


Summering...I would love to make that eggnog punch...but I'd love to have to moose head glasses that they had on the movie "Christmas Vacation"...now that would be soooo cool!
"Surprised??? If I woke up tomorrow with my head sewn to the carpet...I wouldn't be more surprised!" I love that movie!

One of my all time favorites. It's a THanksgiving tradition to watch that movie after dinner....gets us in the "Christmas spirit", and I just love Chevy Chase in all 3 of the vacation movies...

[Summering]

You know what Music.......NJ got a ton of snow a couple of weeks ago. So much everyone I know was stuck on Route 80 up in North Jersey. No one could make it to their kids who got out of school early. But...........here I was in Brodheadsville, Pa. Nothing.......not one flake.
Our CD friends 13 miles upwards........they had a blizzard too.
That was a strange storm. Hit and Miss.
It should snow by Lialley soon.........all that Alberta Clipper stuff from Canada.

[lialleycat]

At our house we watch 'A Christmas Story'. Love that movie! IF it wasn't so expensive, I'd buy my brother one of those leg lamps!

And of course I also love the classics, Frosty, Rudolf and the like. Not the new-fangled ones, but the oldies. Christmas is half about making new memories and half about honoring those from the past.

[Jungle George]

Washington, DC airport ticket agent offers some examples of 'why' our country is in trouble!

1. I had a New Hampshire Congresswoman ask for an aisle seat so that her hair wouldn't get messed up by being near the window.
(On an airplane!)


2. I got a call from a candidate's staffer, who wanted to go to Capetown. I started to explain the length of the flight and the
passport information, then she interrupted me with, ''I'm not trying to make you look stupid, but Capetown is in Massachusetts.''
Without trying to make her look stupid, I calmly explained, ''Cape Cod is in Massachusetts , Capetown is in Africa.''
Her response - click.


3. A senior Vermont Congressman called, furious about a Florida package we did. I asked what was wrong with the vacation in Orlando .
He said he was expecting an ocean-view room. I tried to explain that's not possible, since Orlando is in the middle of the state. He replied, ''Don't lie to me, I looked on the map and Florida is a very thin state!'' (OMG)


4. I got a call from a lawmaker's wife who asked, ''Is it possible to see England from Canada ?''
I said, ''No.'' She said, ''But they look so close on the map.'' (OMG, again!)


5. An aide for a cabinet member once called and asked if he could rent a car in Dallas .
When I pulled up the reservation, I noticed he had only a 1-hour layover in Dallas .
When I asked him why he wanted to rent a car, he said, ''I heard Dallas was a big airport,
and we will need a car to drive between gates to save time.'' (Aghhhh)


6. An Illinois Congresswoman called last week.
She needed to know how it was possible that her flight from Detroit left at 8:30
a.m., and got to Chicago at 8:33 a.m. I explained that Michigan was an hour ahead of Illinois ,
but she couldn't understand the concept of time zones.
Finally, I told her the plane went fast, and she bought that.


7. A New York lawmaker called and asked, ''Do airlines put your physical description
on your bag so they know whose luggage belongs to whom?''
I said, 'No, why do you ask?'
She replied, ''Well, when I checked in with the airline,
they put a tag on my luggage that said (FAT), and I'm overweight. I think that's very rude!''
After putting her on hold for a minute, while I looked into it. (I was laughing).
I came back and explained the city code for Fresno , CA is (FAT - Fresno Air Terminal),
and the airline was just putting a destination tag on her luggage.


8. A Senator's aide called to inquire about a trip package to Hawaii ..
After going over all the cost info, she asked,
''Would it be cheaper to fly to California, and then take the train to Hawaii?''


9. I just got off the phone with a freshman Congressman who asked,
''How do I know which plane to get on?''
I asked him what exactly he meant, to which he replied,
''I was told my flight number is 823, but none of these planes have numbers on them.''


10. A lady Senator called and said, ''I need to fly to Pepsi-Cola , Florida .
Do I have to get on one of those little computer planes?''
I asked if she meant fly to Pensacola , FL on a commuter plane.
She said, ''Yeah, whatever, smarty!''


11. A senior Senator called and had a question about the documents he needed in order to fly to China . After a lengthy discussion about passports, I reminded him that he needed a visa. '
'Oh, no I don't. I've been to China many times and never had to have one of those.''
I double checked and sure enough, his stay required a visa. When I told him this he said,
''Look, I've been to China four times. and every time they have accepted my American Express!''


12. A New Mexico Congress woman called to make reservations,
''I want to go from Chicago to Rhino, New York.''
I was at a loss for words. Finally, I said, ''Are you sure that's the name of the town?''
''Yes, what flights do you have?'' replied the lady.
After some searching, I came back with, ''I'm sorry, ma'am,
I've looked up every airport code in the country and can't find a rhino anywhere.'
''The lady retorted, ''Oh, don't be silly! Everyone knows where it is. Check your map!''
So I scoured a map of the state of New York and finally offered,
''You don't mean Buffalo , do you?''
The reply? ''Whatever! I knew it was a big animal.''

Now you know why the Government is in the shape that it's in!

[MusicFreak]

I have a question for you Pa. pals... Any of you live near Kingston/Swoyersville area? I haven't been back in that area for a couple of years. My Grandmother use to live there. I miss it going back. I also miss the Victory Pig Pizza! Yum!

[I LOVE PA!]

Originally Posted by MusicFreak

I have a question for you Pa. pals... Any of you live near Kingston/Swoyersville area? I haven't been back in that area for a couple of years. My Grandmother use to live there. I miss it going back. I also miss the Victory Pig Pizza! Yum!

MusicFreak...I took a ride up that way the other day....a little past Swoyersville...I was on Wyoming Ave.....it was dark though so I didn't go past my grandparents house. Such memories though....

[Summering]

I don't know that area up that way. I mostly know Stroudsburg to Easton, and out to Wilkes and Scranton. I just this year discovered Dallas and the Harveys Lake area.
I think I know every town in New Jersey.........most streets and shortcuts.......here I am still learning. Sometimes lost

[Summering]

This is what we should be doing perhaps by tomorrow around here.......Yep

[poconoproud]

Hey Musicfreak!! good to see you here. I sent you a dm.

Hi Summering, JG & all of you fine pa pals!

I hope we don't get all that Summering. If we do, our kids are already home as tomorrow is parent teacher conference day.

My kids are all up in arms...their school district, Pleasant Valley, has adopted a dress code. They are besides themselves with grief...

[ScranBarre]

Originally Posted by MusicFreak

I have a question for you Pa. pals... Any of you live near Kingston/Swoyersville area? I haven't been back in that area for a couple of years. My Grandmother use to live there. I miss it going back. I also miss the Victory Pig Pizza! Yum!

Hello there MusicFreak! I live about 10 minutes away from the Kingston/Swoyersville area and also work in that general area. I was never a fan of Victory Pig Pizza (which is actually located in the town of Wyoming), but to each his own.