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Post by stepper on Jun 11, 2016 15:38:39 GMT -6
I know what you mean. They have an infectious laugh and you can't help it. All of a sudden you find yourself laughing with them.
Maybe, but you eventually worked something out with the table. And I remember that 'heart wood' thing that seemed to go over so well. And every year people come looking for those Christmas wreaths too. Don't sell yourself short.
Nifty! But why is an old piece of crate in the rafters over the dining room? Was someone a fan of river salmon? Was it smelly and they thought it a joke to leave it over the place where people would have meals? Or maybe it was potentially a shim to hold something in place and over the years the house settled and the piece fell out. At 3 AM. Then, someone was scared half to death because they heard a noise and they were in the house alone - and the next morning they spent hours talking to neighbors who finally had a priest come over and do an exorcism which was obviously successful because the mysterious noise never came back! All this occurred in 1890 - the year the US Census burnt up because it really was a spook and as revenge for being kicked out of the house he drank the last of the 99 bottles of beer in the wall and then destroyed the evidence of anyone ever living in the house by burning the census. Or maybe not.
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Post by Phalon on Jun 17, 2016 6:14:54 GMT -6
Interesting theories, Stepper....though I'm thinking you were really fishing there, searching every chinook and cranny to come up with a story.
My theory is that back then, people made use of whatever they could find. Run out of lumber? Hey, here's a wooden crate - let's finish off the ceiling with that.
The mystery is why, in an area known for chinnook and coho salmon fishing (Lake Michigan), was it imported all the way from Washington state?
The bigger mystery is why anyone one in their right mind would eat canned salmon...a whole case of it?!
I was watching my new favorite show, Flea Market Flip, last Sunday, and learned the grate from the kitchen ceiling is called a Victorian grate. On the show, they found a couple of grates exactly like mine, framed them in, and used them as tabletops for end tables.
The guys took down another old stovepipe tin plate from the living room ceiling; this one had an iron collar. It might have been pretty in its day - the tin is pressed with a design, but it's very dented now, and if I had been here, I'd have told them to just leave it up there. I have a use for it though - together the tin and collar make a perfect plant trivet.
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Post by stepper on Jun 17, 2016 18:40:03 GMT -6
I think I missed something here. This hunk of wood was a part of the ceiling?
Oh I know that one - that's where the cannery was. Michigan smoked its salmon.
Either they didn't - it was bait, or they did, but it was a big crew so it's not like just one person ate a crate of bait.
Since houses and repairs are usually done from the ground up, I'm wondering what (or even if) they'll find upstairs.
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Post by Phalon on Jul 1, 2016 4:31:12 GMT -6
I was calling it part of the ceiling, but I guess that's not technically correct - not a structural part of the ceiling is maybe more correct. The contractors take the original ceiling down to the old lathe, then the electrician comes in and cuts through the lathe to put in the new wiring and light fixtures. He found the piece of crate nailed to the rafters between the lathe and upstairs floor - he thinks it was used to support the original light fixture. It's that for real? Fun fact. Still, if salmon is available locally, why import it canned? (The thought of eating canned fish truly makes me cringe! Hhmmm...other than tuna, which I like made into tuna salad on a sandwich.) We'll see soon! They're almost done with the downstairs!!! Whoo-hoo! Last downstairs find presents another bit of a mystery... It's a tobacco cut plug package dated 1910. We're assuming the house was built in the late 1880s/early 1890s, and we are almost positive it was, not only from all the "finds", but because it appears on a copy of a hand-drawn map of the town dated from the mid-1890s that's on display at the Historical Society - on our street, only our house, and the house kitty-corner from us (both the similar style farm houses) are present; everything surrounding is apple orchards. So how'd the 1910 tobacco pack get in the ceiling? Maybe when they added indoor plumbing or electricity? Or was some kid sneaking tobacco, and stashed the empty pack between the floor boards upstairs, so it fell to the ceiling below? I could actually see my brother doing something like that; he used to sneak up to the attic to smoke cigarettes. I think one of the coolest things we could find within the walls would be the original floor-plan of the house.
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Post by stepper on Jul 1, 2016 18:32:12 GMT -6
Based on what you told us, that adds up. And now a hundred years later we're speculating on how it got there, and why. www.nytimes.com/2009/08/26/dining/26smoked.html?_r=0www.nytimes.com/2000/08/08/us/michigan-pact-resolves-battle-over-limits-on-indian-fishing.html Leland has older houses, and has been a center of white fishing since the late 1800's Do I know that's the explanation? No - it's just a possibility. Maybe "locally" now and locally then were different things? It seems the industry, such as it was, was located well to the north. Maybe product was distributed over waterways rather than south via land routes. If it's pretty much empty, I'd be inclined to guess that they were repairing or remodeling and someone just left it because it was inconvenient to stow it away while on the top of a ladder. If a majority of the plug is still there, or a lot of it, then your explanation works better and I don't have an alternative suggestion. Good luck with that, but it'd be pretty much a miracle. There's no logical reason a builder would stow a copy of the floor plans in a wall. You're much more likely to find the mate to creepy @ss doll. But really, I hope you find something unexpected and fun - like a note or letter intentionally left behind. And it spells out where in the yard you can find a hidden $20 gold piece or something.
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Post by Mini Mia on Aug 31, 2016 0:25:48 GMT -6
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Post by stepper on Aug 31, 2016 16:01:58 GMT -6
And here I thought 50 First Dates was just a comedy.
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Post by Mini Mia on Aug 31, 2016 23:59:33 GMT -6
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Post by stepper on Sept 1, 2016 16:28:34 GMT -6
I was going to put this in one of the "funny" threads but this works too.
Since winter is coming...
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Post by Spock on Sept 2, 2016 12:26:19 GMT -6
I'm sure there must be a medical term for it but my memory is infinitely long ... until I need to remember something! That little tid-bit of data is right there on the tip of my tongue but refuses to go beyond ... until 5 minutes after it isn't necessary any more.
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Post by stepper on Sept 2, 2016 18:37:35 GMT -6
Age-related memory loss, dementia, Alzheimer's? (Just trying to help.)
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Post by Spock on Sept 5, 2016 11:16:36 GMT -6
Age-related memory loss, dementia, Alzheimer's? (Just trying to help.) Yeah, thanks but no thanks. I actually suffer from a very rare condition known as CRS. I have some special medication I take for it ... periodically, when I remember. My CRS medication.CRS = Can't Remember Shit!
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Post by stepper on Sept 5, 2016 19:29:09 GMT -6
So, you take chocolate M's and W's? Do they work? Well, if you don't remember, you can always take more to find out.
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Post by Spock on Sept 8, 2016 11:39:25 GMT -6
So, you take chocolate M's and W's? Do they work? Well, if you don't remember, you can always take more to find out. The trouble is the medication is addictive and there are times when I "can't remember" from one minute to the next whether or not I've taken it. Of course when the bottle is full in the morning and empty that night, it's quite apparent that someone else is stealing my medication since the dosage is only 4 tablets a day ...
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Post by stepper on Sept 8, 2016 19:58:22 GMT -6
Are you sure it wasn't four doses of four? That sounds more reasonable. Perhaps you should increase your own dosage - just to find out for sure of course.
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Post by Spock on Sept 8, 2016 21:55:44 GMT -6
Are you sure it wasn't four doses of four? That sounds more reasonable. Perhaps you should increase your own dosage - just to find out for sure of course. I suppose that would be a reasonable idea but have a feeling my doctor may not approve. She thinks I'm a "bit" overweight already and increasing my dosage would only exacerbate the problem.
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Post by stepper on Sept 9, 2016 20:58:12 GMT -6
Well, maybe you could substitute Skittles for some of the doses?
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Post by Spock on Sept 10, 2016 17:50:41 GMT -6
Somehow Skittles never came up. I have a feeling they don't have the same medicinal content.
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Post by stepper on Sept 11, 2016 13:33:24 GMT -6
I'm certain you're correct. Skittles don't have that combination of cocoa solids & cocoa butter used by M's, W's, 3's, & E's which affect people in a certain way, where as it compensates by attempting to increase energy and mental acuity via a more generic and homeopathic stimulant. It is, however, exceptionally efficacious when used properly and as intended. None-the-less, I don't recommend self medication in the face of competent medical advice.
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Post by Spock on Sept 11, 2016 16:27:37 GMT -6
I think I have found a lasting solution. My "pharmacy" now carries my required medication in small economy 56 ounce packages. Just right for my daily dose.
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Post by stepper on Sept 12, 2016 17:09:59 GMT -6
My compliments to your mobile pharmacy for her diligence.
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Post by Mini Mia on Oct 15, 2016 1:23:43 GMT -6
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Post by stepper on Oct 15, 2016 15:19:13 GMT -6
I knew that some movies and shows were based on fact - like The Elephant Man about Joseph Merrick - but I didn't know Mask was one of them.
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Post by Mini Mia on Oct 15, 2016 16:47:26 GMT -6
Yes. I think it says it is based on a true story at the beginning of the movie ... not for sure though.
There really should be various wordings or percentage ratings used to alert the viewer just how much facts are really in a movie/show. I hate it when I get emotionally involved and then I Google and find everything but one small incident is a work of fiction. I do NOT like it when my emotions get toyed with in such a manner.
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Post by stepper on Oct 15, 2016 21:33:18 GMT -6
There were two different shows on recently about Jonbonet Ramsey, both claiming to be all factual. One concluded that her brother was the only person who could have killed her - the other claimed that clearly it wasn't any family member and had to be an outsider. I think both used a few facts and did a lot of speculating - but having watch both I believe the outsider theory.
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Post by Mini Mia on Oct 15, 2016 23:43:25 GMT -6
I didn't see them ... but from stuff I've read and seen in other shows, I believe it's an outsider. I think it's someone who was obsessed over her from her pageants. Of course, being an outsider doesn't mean it isn't someone close to the family. I would think it would have to be someone who has been inside the house before and knew their way around in the dark. Could also be a past employee.
Actually, I think the killer has been in the house before. They keep mentioning about JBR wetting the bed. That _can_ be a sign of sexual abuse. Perhaps the killer had been sneaking in for a while before he killed her.
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Post by stepper on Oct 16, 2016 11:25:00 GMT -6
I'd sure like the truth to come out while I'm still around. That the amount of the ransom equaled Ramsey's bonus tells me whom ever it was, it was someone who knew the family well enough to find out about the bonus amount. That opens it up to someone from his company who may have also been invited to the Christmas party. Someone who, perhaps, was unhappy with their bonus - or lack thereof
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Post by Mini Mia on Oct 16, 2016 19:52:35 GMT -6
Yeah. And that someone might have had an accomplice. Unless he lived close enough to walk over, and then hid after pretending to leave. Of course, if there was an accomplice, they would have to have something that is keeping them from coming forward.
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Post by stepper on Oct 17, 2016 19:22:49 GMT -6
An accomplice - that's a valid idea too. But that also means there'd be two people who would have to manage to keep their mouths shut. I'm surprised someone hasn't let something slip in all this time, but then, we didn't get resolution on D. B. Cooper either.
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Post by Mini Mia on Oct 18, 2016 0:29:09 GMT -6
There's always a chance the killer/s have died. That could be the reason the killer/s managed to keep mum.
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