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Today's Questions hopped on the bus, Gus. ---> 0Oo.[=.==.=[].]
Today's Moving Questions: What's the furthest you've ridden a bus - where to where?
How did you acquire your first car or other transport?
If you're moving along a street parallel to railroad tracks, do you ever feel like you're racing a train?
(This is nothing to do with crossing tracks while a train is on them! Just driving alongside.)
What do you do while sitting in a car and waiting to cross busy railroad tracks?
What funny or weird things have you seen or heard of people doing while waiting there or at stop lights?
How about while driving?
Bonus Hossie Question: Would you rather ride:
-a stagecoach in an old west movie?
-a horse drawn sleigh through snow on a farm?
-a carriage through a rainy park in a big city?
-horseback in a parade?
-on the Budweiser beer wagon pulled by Clydesdales?
-or (please describe) other hossie powered transport?
Foodie and Bevvie Questions: If you drink beer or rootbeer, what kinds?
What prepackaged or box dinners have you tried?
(ex. Hamburger Helper, but there are others)
Do you eat or make salad sandwiches - like ham, chicken, or egg?
What other salad or made-from-a-mix sammiches can you think of?
Today in History: 1879 Birth of poet Wallace Stevens in Reading PA
1889 Last great silver boom of the American Old West in Colorado
1925 Scottish inventor John Logie Baird performed the first test of a working television system
1950 Cartoon strip "Peanuts" by Charles M. Schulz first published
1959 TV series "The Twilight Zone" premiered on CBS
1996 US Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments expanded FOIA of 1966. Finland had the first FOIA type laws in 1951.
--> Freedom of information laws by country - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Today's Quote:
"Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down."
~ Oprah Winfrey
Today’s Definition: busman's holiday
a holiday or vacation in which someone performs the same work they usually do
Today Is: Custodial Workers Day
Fried Scallops Day
Guardian Angels Day
This Week Includes: Great American Beer Festival
Universal Children's Week
Walk Your Dog Week
Today's Nostalgia Picture: Greyhound bus being loaded with baggage in Pittsburgh, PA in 1943.
US government photo, from Office of War Information, in public domain.
Here's hoping your Thursday doesn't come with a lot of baggage.
Talking Today's Questions: ~on the move~> Thursday, 02 October 2014
Today's Questions hopped on the bus, Gus. ---> 0Oo.[=.==.=[].] No need to be coy Roy!
Today's Moving Questions:
What's the furthest you've ridden a bus - where to where? When younger, rode Greyhound and Trailways with mom. Not sure ...maybe SA to Miami and return.
How did you acquire your first car or other transport? Got it from a car lot near my home. Dad had a musician friend there.
If you're moving along a street parallel to railroad tracks, do you ever feel like you're racing a train? Recall doing that traveling west from SA to our old deer lease in Hondo/ D'Hanis along Hwy 90 West.
What do you do while sitting in a car and waiting to cross busy railroad tracks? Whistle, shoot the bull, reminisce ....
What funny or weird things have you seen or heard of people doing while waiting there or at stop lights?
How about while driving? When I'm driving all is well.
Bonus Hossie Question:
Would you rather ride:
-a stagecoach in an old west movie?
-a horse drawn sleigh through snow on a farm?
-a carriage through a rainy park in a big city?
-horseback in a parade?
-on the Budweiser beer wagon pulled by Clydesdales?
-or (please describe) other hossie powered transport?
Foodie and Bevvie Questions:
If you drink beer or rootbeer, what kinds? All kinds. Prefer IBC or A&W or Hires or Mug or store brand is good.
What prepackaged or box dinners have you tried?
(ex. Hamburger Helper, but there are others) All of them!
Do you eat or make salad sandwiches - like ham, chicken, or egg? Tuna salad used to be frequent until the China Syndrome hit and tuna prices jumped 400% and quality went to hell.
What other salad or made-from-a-mix sammiches can you think of? Deviled ham or chicken spread.
Just for fun:
The September photo contests are open for a while today, if you want to peruse and/or vote.
Best photo:
September 2014 "Show Us Your Best Shot" Contest
Theme photo - Romance:
September 2014 "Theme" Contest
Today in History:
1879 Birth of poet Wallace Stevens in Reading PA
1889 Last great silver boom of the American Old West in Colorado
1925 Scottish inventor John Logie Baird performed the first test of a working television system
1950 Cartoon strip "Peanuts" by Charles M. Schulz first published
1959 TV series "The Twilight Zone" premiered on CBS
1996 US Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments expanded FOIA of 1966. Finland had the first FOIA type laws in 1951.
--> Freedom of information laws by country - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Today's Quote:
"Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down."
~ Oprah Winfrey
Today’s Definition:
busman's holiday
a holiday or vacation in which someone performs the same work they usually do
Today Is:
Custodial Workers Day
Fried Scallops Day
Guardian Angels Day
This Week Includes:
Great American Beer Festival
Universal Children's Week
Walk Your Dog Week
Today's Nostalgia Picture:
Greyhound bus being loaded with baggage in Pittsburgh, PA in 1943.
US government photo, from Office of War Information, in public domain. Love the old pics!
Here's hoping your Thursday doesn't come with a lot of baggage. Thanks BJH!
Today's Questions hopped on the bus, Gus. ---> 0Oo.[=.==.=[].]
Make a new plan, Stan!
Today's Moving Questions: What's the furthest you've ridden a bus - where to where? From OK to CA
How did you acquire your first car or other transport? Money. $800!!
If you're moving along a street parallel to railroad tracks, do you ever feel like you're racing a train?
What do you do while sitting in a car and waiting to cross busy railroad tracks? Look at the graffiti.
What funny or weird things have you seen or heard of people doing while waiting there or at stop lights? Some idiots try and drive around the crossing barriers.
How about while driving? Men picking their nose.
Bonus Hossie Question: Would you rather ride:
-a stagecoach in an old west movie?
-a horse drawn sleigh through snow on a farm?
-a carriage through a rainy park in a big city?
-horseback in a parade?
-on the Budweiser beer wagon pulled by Clydesdales?
-or [b](please describe) other hossie powered transport?
Foodie and Bevvie Questions: If you drink beer or rootbeer, what kinds? Tall cans of Budweiser!
What prepackaged or box dinners have you tried? I like the big family-sized frozen lasagna.
(ex. Hamburger Helper, but there are others)
Do you eat or make salad sandwiches - like ham, chicken, or egg? Tuna!
What other salad or made-from-a-mix sammiches can you think of?
Today Is: Custodial Workers Day
Fried Scallops Day
Guardian Angels Day
This Week Includes: Great American Beer Festival
Universal Children's Week
Walk Your Dog Week
Today's Questions hopped on the bus, Gus.
Slip out the back Jack
Today's Moving Questions: What's the furthest you've ridden a bus - where to where? From El Paso to Mexico City - took 24 hours... but only cost $8 (1973)... was very ricketty and more than a little scary!
How did you acquire your first car or other transport? I went to the used car lot and bought it!
If you're moving along a street parallel to railroad tracks, do you ever feel like you're racing a train? With a lot of those American freight trains, you can beat them easily!
What do you do while sitting in a car and waiting to cross busy railroad tracks? Our trains aren't as long as yours (especially your freight trains), so they don't take long to pass by - less than a minute usually. No time to do anything much. The longest train I remember waiting for was in Reno, NV - it must have taken at least ten minutes to pass... at least that's what it felt like.
What funny or weird things have you seen or heard of people doing while waiting there or at stop lights? I haven't seen anything other than people applying lipstick, reading the paper or shaving etc. but I tend not to stare into other cars.
How about while driving? I've seen nothing myself, but there was a video item on our news the other day about a woman with no hands on the wheel, driving at 100kph on the freeway while using both hands to eat a Slurpee (or something similar). When she wasn't eating the Slurpee, she was texting.
Bonus Hossie Question: Would you rather ride:
-a stagecoach in an old west movie? This
-a horse drawn sleigh through snow on a farm?
-a carriage through a rainy park in a big city?
-horseback in a parade?
-on the Budweiser beer wagon pulled by Clydesdales?
-or (please describe) other hossie powered transport?
Foodie and Bevvie Questions: If you drink beer or rootbeer, what kinds? No beer or root beer for me thanks.
What prepackaged or box dinners have you tried?
(ex. Hamburger Helper, but there are others) None. I don't think we have hamburger helper here. How much help does a hamburger need?
Do you eat or make salad sandwiches - like ham, chicken, or egg? I'm not a fan of multiple ingredients in a sandwich - I quite often have a lettuce sandwich... yup, just a stack of lettuce in between two buttered slices of bread!
What other salad or made-from-a-mix sammiches can you think of? None!
Today's Moving Questions: What's the furthest you've ridden a bus - where to where? Southern California to many points in Northern California.
How did you acquire your first car or other transport? Paid cash for a used '78 Chevy Monza. Less than $1,000, I think.
If you're moving along a street parallel to railroad tracks, do you ever feel like you're racing a train? Never really paid attention.
What do you do while sitting in a car and waiting to cross busy railroad tracks? Turn the car's engine off and listen to the radio while watching the train going by...and going by...and going by.
What funny or weird things have you seen or heard of people doing while waiting there or at stop lights? I've seen men shaving with electric razors and women applying makeup while stopped at the stoplight.
How about while driving? A few times, I've seen people in the next lane picking their noses.
Bonus Hossie Question: Would you rather ride:
-a stagecoach in an old west movie?
-a horse drawn sleigh through snow on a farm?
-a carriage through a rainy park in a big city?
-horseback in a parade?
-on the Budweiser beer wagon pulled by Clydesdales? <--This sounds like fun.
-or (please describe) other hossie powered transport?
Foodie and Bevvie Questions: If you drink beer or rootbeer, what kinds? Not a beer drinker. I like Barq's root beer the best.
What prepackaged or box dinners have you tried? Shake & Bake for chicken and pork chops (not sure if this counts?). Also the Marie Callender's frozen lasagnas are pretty good.
(ex. Hamburger Helper, but there are others)
Do you eat or make salad sandwiches - like ham, chicken, or egg? Chicken, egg or tuna salad.
What other salad or made-from-a-mix sammiches can you think of? Can't think of any right now other than the above.
Enjoy the first Thursday in October! We're going to be in a heat wave in the mid and upper 90s over the next few days.
Today's Moving Questions: What's the furthest you've ridden a bus - where to where 550 miles Montana to Washington
How did you acquire your first car or other transport? Save lots of cash
If you're moving along a street parallel to railroad tracks, do you ever feel like you're racing a train? (This is nothing to do with crossing tracks while a train is on them! Just driving alongside.) Only when I had the Gran Prix
What do you do while sitting in a car and waiting to cross busy railroad tracks? Sit and wait
What funny or weird things have you seen or heard of people doing while waiting there or at stop lights? Things that should be done in a cheap motel room
How about while driving? More things requiring a cheap motel room
Bonus Hossie Question: Would you rather ride: -a stagecoach in an old west movie? -a horse drawn sleigh through snow on a farm? -a carriage through a rainy park in a big city? -horseback in a parade? -on the Budweiser beer wagon pulled by Clydesdales? -or (please describe) other hossie powered transport? How about I just drink the beer while someone else rides with the Budweiser team
Foodie and Bevvie Questions: If you drink beer or rootbeer, what kinds? Beer... cheap Rootbeer...A&W
What prepackaged or box dinners have you tried? (ex. Hamburger Helper, but there are others) Most of them
Do you eat or make salad sandwiches - like ham, chicken, or egg? Chicken salad
What other salad or made-from-a-mix sammiches can you think of? Smoked salmon salad...yum
Today in History:
1879 Birth of poet Wallace Stevens in Reading PA
1889 Last great silver boom of the American Old West in Colorado
1925 Scottish inventor John Logie Baird performed the first test of a working television system
1950 Cartoon strip "Peanuts" by Charles M. Schulz first published
1959 TV series "The Twilight Zone" premiered on CBS
1996 US Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments expanded FOIA of 1966. Finland had the first FOIA type laws in 1951.
--> Freedom of information laws by country - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Today's Quote:
"Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down."
~ Oprah Winfrey
Today’s Definition:
busman's holiday
a holiday or vacation in which someone performs the same work they usually do
Today Is:
Custodial Workers Day
Fried Scallops Day
Guardian Angels Day
Last edited by Alaskan Mutt; 10-01-2014 at 10:33 PM..
What's the furthest you've ridden a bus - where to where? Ft. Gordon, Ga. to Mayfield, Ky. And I got stuck on one of those routes where they stopped at every bump in the road that had a bus stop sign. lol
How did you acquire your first car or other transport? I paid the whole $125 right out of my pocket for that '61 Chevy Impala.
If you're moving along a street parallel to railroad tracks, do you ever feel like you're racing a train? Nope
(This is nothing to do with crossing tracks while a train is on them! Just driving alongside.)
What do you do while sitting in a car and waiting to cross busy railroad tracks? If the train is moving kind of slow I try to look at the black square on the side of the cars and see when they were built
What funny or weird things have you seen or heard of people doing while waiting there or at stop lights? Sleeping
How about while driving? I can't say on here and stay PG. lol
Bonus Hossie Question: Would you rather ride:
-a stagecoach in an old west movie?
-a horse drawn sleigh through snow on a farm? Sounds good
-a carriage through a rainy park in a big city? This one too
-horseback in a parade?
-on the Budweiser beer wagon pulled by Clydesdales?
-or (please describe) other hossie powered transport?
Foodie and Bevvie Questions: If you drink beer or rootbeer, what kinds? IBC in bottles or from a drive in place that keeps all the mugs in the freezer
What prepackaged or box dinners have you tried? Stouffer's Lasagna, Pizzas, Michelina has several good dinners
(ex. Hamburger Helper, but there are others)
Do you eat or make salad sandwiches - like ham, chicken, or egg? Not if I can help it
What other salad or made-from-a-mix sammiches can you think of?
Today's Moving Questions:
What's the furthest you've ridden a bus - where to where? It's been so long since I've been on a bus I don't even remember.
How did you acquire your first car or other transport? Saving up my after school work money. $75.00 for a 1939 Ford Sedan.
If you're moving along a street parallel to railroad tracks, do you ever feel like you're racing a train? Sometimes and sometimes it feels as if you're going backwards.
What do you do while sitting in a car and waiting to cross busy railroad tracks? Stare.
What funny or weird things have you seen or heard of people doing while waiting there or at stop lights? Not funny but running red lights and I've seen a few where the train signal arm has come down on someone's vehicle.
How about while driving? You name it I've seen it.
Bonus Hossie Question:
Would you rather ride:
-a stagecoach in an old west movie?
-a horse drawn sleigh through snow on a farm?
-a carriage through a rainy park in a big city?
-horseback in a parade?
-on the Budweiser beer wagon pulled by Clydesdales? XXX -or (please describe) other hossie powered transport?
Foodie and Bevvie Questions:
If you drink beer or rootbeer, what kinds? Coors, Bud, Miller, Red Bridge, OP. Hires Root Beer.
What prepackaged or box dinners have you tried? Boston Market, Marie Callendar's.
(ex. Hamburger Helper, but there are others)
Do you eat or make salad sandwiches - like ham, chicken, or egg? No, salad and meat sammies separately..
What other salad or made-from-a-mix sammiches can you think of? n/a
Today's Questions hopped on the bus, Gus. ---> 0Oo.[=.==.=[].]
Today's Moving Questions:
What's the furthest you've ridden a bus - where to where? From California to NJ.
How did you acquire your first car or other transport? Bought it from a friend.
If you're moving along a street parallel to railroad tracks, do you ever feel like you're racing a train? No.
What do you do while sitting in a car and waiting to cross busy railroad tracks? Listen to the radio and daydream, especially when it's a LONG freight train.
What funny or weird things have you seen or heard of people doing while waiting there or at stop lights? Hang their butt out the window and show their moon!
How about while driving? Can't think of anything funny.
Bonus Hossie Question:
Would you rather ride:
-a stagecoach in an old west movie?
-a horse drawn sleigh through snow on a farm?
-a carriage through a rainy park in a big city?
-horseback in a parade?
-on the Budweiser beer wagon pulled by Clydesdales?
-or (please describe) other hossie powered transport?
Foodie and Bevvie Questions:
If you drink beer or rootbeer, what kinds?
What prepackaged or box dinners have you tried? Sometimes I will eat a Lean Cuisine or Weight Watchers frozen dinner.i
(ex. Hamburger Helper, but there are others)
Do you eat or make salad sandwiches - like ham, chicken, or egg? Only tuna.
What other salad or made-from-a-mix sammiches can you think of?
Today in History:
1879 Birth of poet Wallace Stevens in Reading PA
1889 Last great silver boom of the American Old West in Colorado
1925 Scottish inventor John Logie Baird performed the first test of a working television system
1950 Cartoon strip "Peanuts" by Charles M. Schulz first published
1959 TV series "The Twilight Zone" premiered on CBS
1996 US Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments expanded FOIA of 1966. Finland had the first FOIA type laws in 1951.
--> Freedom of information laws by country - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Today's Quote:
"Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down."
~ Oprah Winfrey
Today’s Definition:
busman's holiday
a holiday or vacation in which someone performs the same work they usually do
Today Is:
Custodial Workers Day
Fried Scallops Day
Guardian Angels Day
This Week Includes:
Great American Beer Festival
Universal Children's Week
Walk Your Dog Week
Today's Nostalgia Picture:
Greyhound bus being loaded with baggage in Pittsburgh, PA in 1943.
US government photo, from Office of War Information, in public domain.
Here's hoping your Thursday doesn't come with a lot of baggage. [/quote]
Have a good day, everyone.
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When I'm driving all is well. 
Look at the graffiti.
We're going to be in a heat wave in the mid and upper 90s over the next few days. 
