I have belonged to numerous on-line groups. This is the only 'no p&r' place I've found that actually puts in the work to tamp it down.
Thank you Wendell and Angel.
The irony is strong with this one. Following an interesting thread on Facebook about how the people replying were at fault. They did contribute, yes, but none of it would have occurred in the first place if the OP had not prompted it with his avatar.
I do not care what your political affiliation is, who/what you worship, or what brand of corn flakes you eat in the morning. I have friends across all of the spectrums -- I respect and appreciate them all. Our primary purpose here is the sharing of surveying knowledge, stories and support -- with kindness and respect.
If you visit someone's house and they ask you to remove your shoes before you enter, do you refuse?
Hey now, an historic number of Americans will agree that there's only one legitimate maker of Corn Flakes. Don't get me started.
Best example of where no tolerance policies excel in their use!
Thank you A&W!!!!
We have all aged since this site came onboard but the vanilla part must be based on something else. We're more like tangy mustard, plenty to cover the subject and sharp enough to get your attention.
I think the 2.5 years of P&R in the early days may have accelerated my age by a decade or two. I'm thankful that I removed it before it was too late! 😉
A&W root beer has NEVER been good out of a can. Bottles are ok but not the same as a frosty mug from an old drive through. Roller skate delivery on a tray that hangs on the car window. Now THAT was good!
A&W root beer has NEVER been good out of a can. Bottles are ok but not the same as a frosty mug from an old drive through. Roller skate delivery on a tray that hangs on the car window. Now THAT was good!
Roger that!
Do you remember the 1 quart truncated cone (cardboard) containers that they had "to go?"
Yes I do. I also recall back in the late 1950's how they had a little bitty mug for little kids that only cost a nickel. The nearest A&W was a few blocks from my grandmother's house and she would take me there to spend a nickel to get me that treat.
Hey, I fondly remember the old A&W 1-gallon glass jugs. Way back when I was a punk kid working in the hay field my mother would occasionally pick up a gallon when she was in town. She'd drive out to where we were haying and we'd have a refreshing afternoon break glugging down that gallon of root beer.
Coming from a frugal ranch family we repurposed the A&W jugs as water jugs. We kept the jug in a cart that the 4 work horses were hitched to (the horses hoisted the hay to the top of a wooden hay stacker). The water was kept nice and cool by wrapping and weaving old burlap grain sacks around the jug and periodically soaking the burlap with water.
It has been decades since I've seen the burlap-wrapped water jugs. Memories.
Light the corners of my mind
Misty watercolor memories
Of the way we were
Of the smiles we left behind
Smiles we gave to one another
For the way we were
Or has time re-written every line?
If we had the chance to do it all again
Tell me, would we?
Could we?
May be beautiful and yet
What's too painful to remember
We simply to choose to forget
We will remember
Whenever we remember
The way we were
The way we were
Government surveyor's also liked a good root beer. Found an original pipe marking a section corner that was set in 1951. Pipe had been hit by a jeep that bent the top portion, so the neighbor said. During the process of digging to uncover the bottom of the pipe dark brown glass with yellow & red lettering was exposed, along with a portion of a 2x2 redwood stake. After finding the bottom of the pipe, setting a new pipe and starting a fast static GPS session I started reassembling the pieces of glass which ended up being from a Mason's root beer bottle. Mason's was started in 1947 per a web search.
Since my P&R would be offensive to nearly everyone, I'll just keep it to myself.
Sorry you have play bouncer Wendell. Enough negativity out there, no need to invite it in here. Thank you for all you guys do.
