Posted on 01/02/2006 5:59:49 PM PST by Lorianne
sure do... but even then i though riding behind the truck was nutz. 8^)
Hey, they did that in NJ where I lived for a couple years. It was the Mosquito Man. Some kid would get killed every year because they would run in the smoke behind the truck and some driver wouldn't see them. I'm glad my mom had the sense to keep us indoors to protect us from the insecticide.
I grew up in a 100 year old Victorian in Michigan. We lived on the front porch in the summer.
Now as an adult in Georgia, I share the porch swing with my children. I hope that one day they too will have a porch and swing.
I gots to get me a couple of them fans...
Already got eight-count 'em, eight rockin' chairs spread acrost my front porch. It looks out and slightly down on about 45 acres of deep woods. It's just perfect for watching thunderstorms and deer a-playin'.
All y'all are welcome to drop on by here in central GA n' "porch" anytime!
In Logan WVA sitting and watching lightnin bugs.
Went to boarding school in Paintsville KY. 1958, The boys dorm was all quiet and tucked in. Windows open on a warm night. The high school girls came out on their deck and played records. First time I heard Hound Dog and I'm All Shook Up.
All and all I miss porchin, but we sit on our third floor deck in Oceanside and watch the sunset as often as we can.
There is just something so NICE about a porch. Maybe my memories are foggy and I like to wax poetic about those times in my youth. I do believe that I want my kids to think fondly of it. They'll probably never NOTICE and just take it for granted, as kids do.
Enjoy the sunsets when you can, even this time of year.
we're in a world that doesn't seem to appreciate simple pleasures. But I agree, we can tell our kids about them.
This story appeared in a recent edition of the Press Democrat, Santa Rosa, CA. It's interesting how even the fluff pieces make it nationally. It's also intreresting that doing nothing is news, though the article should have please Andy Griffith.
Except for the getting kilt part, I resemble that remark! We ALWAYS ran behind the Skeeter Wagon! The insecticide, which was likely DDT back in the 60's, was mixed with kerosene and had a lovely sweet smell! Of course, this was in an enclosed Fishing Camp, on little roads, so we didn't have to worry about cars coming up behind us and not being able to see us.
Yes, you can't stand in line or wait in any public place without some insufferable tv blaring.
I was in pre-op the other day and tvs were blaring soap operas. As if.
The best was in Florida in the days before air-conditioning: we had a "sleeping porch." It was screened in and, yes, literally had beds on it. It was heaven to sleep out there in the coolness and wake up with the birds singing.
Porchin' is a divine way of life, IMHO. In and of itself, porchin' tells a story about a way of life.
Looking and thinking upon 45 acres of deep woods sounds pretty close to heaven to me.
I have my rockin' chairs on the porch too. I'd be lost without 'em.
'Course I'll tell ya now, don't porch and talk on a cell phone using an ear plug -- the neighbors 'll wonder about ya. ;>
This was in Willingboro NJ. Lots of sidestreets; that's why the kids got hit. There was lots of farm land and swamps around in those days so mosquitos were a real problem. I can't imagine driving in smoke that thick that you couldn't see to begin with; that was pretty stupid on the drivers part. It only took a few minutes for the smoke to clear so waiting a little bit or taking another route was an option.
Most folks aren't aware of how often their eyes open during the night, because it is dark indoors. But under the skies? You become aware of how often your eyes open during the night and because you've got the stars letting you know that, and your brain registers the movement of the stars during those eye-open moments during the night.
Nothing better than sleeping outside in a screened in place. I've always wanted this at the beach!
And would the screened place be for days or nights?
I take it back. You betcha: Sand Hoppers (fleas)?
Oh, I'd take any coast I could, but right now I live on the east coast.
Read about a surfer in Hawaii who lived near the North Shore (near Sunset, if you're familiar with the area). His house was up on stilts, of course, and the whole front of his bedroom had those accordion doors across the front that could be pushed back to open the entire room to the lanai. He said he had a king bed on wheels and he and his wife would roll the bed out onto the lanai area at night. Basically, sleep with the ocean breezes and the waves right there. How cool is that?
But, otherwise, yes, need to be aware of the beach critters. You know those beachhouses with the crow's nests---that no one ever goes up to? I always thought that would be great to screen in and put a bed in. Up high, so not as buggy, but still great breezes, etc. Just live with the fact that a storm might come along and rip it off. Life!
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