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Spdrxb
| | Posted on Saturday, March 26, 2011 - 06:31 am: | 
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This is a cool thread! Congrats to Ma! The Stearman is one of my favorites, nothing like an open cockpit.
In that last pic,the flashy stripe on your coat reminds me of that TV show in the 90's Quantum Leap!The flash is the beginning of your jump to another life/assingment just when your having fun! |
Glitch
| | Posted on Saturday, March 26, 2011 - 08:52 am: |
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Look at me, late again!
Happy belated Ma B!
I'll bet Jerry is a proud of you as you are of him.
Another fine thread you've gotten us into Ferris! |
Jerry_haughton
| | Posted on Saturday, March 26, 2011 - 11:01 am: |
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What's with the extended booms/skimmers in that boat pic?
I *think* that's just the bow wake??
In that last pic,the flashy stripe on your coat...
That's my Buell jacket, kinda my go-to jacket for almost any occasion. That stripe sure bounces back a lot of light from the camera flash, eh?
Another fine thread you've gotten us into Ferris!
Thx brother.  |
Rotzaruck
| | Posted on Saturday, March 26, 2011 - 11:06 am: |
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I'm late too, again.
Ma Bueller it looks like you had a
Very Merry Birthday, judging by that million dollar smile!
And thank you for your part in making our friend Jerry what he is today.
Mostly though, thank you for not pinching his head off when he was little!
Rotzaruck! |
Jerry_haughton
| | Posted on Saturday, March 26, 2011 - 11:14 am: |
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One of Mom's custom-made wall hangings, this one of my new bride, for my new bride.
Mt. Baker in the distance.
Downtown Seattle and the Space Needle just off the wing, the Cascade Mountains in the distance.
Another look at Dr. Doug's Bonanza, pretty much mint (the plane, not Doug...) despite being 54 years old. |
Jerry_haughton
| | Posted on Saturday, March 26, 2011 - 11:16 am: |
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Mostly though, thank you for not pinching his head off when he was little!
Ed, she DID pinch it off, actually, but it grew back even bigger than before!  |
Ltbuell
| | Posted on Saturday, March 26, 2011 - 01:35 pm: |
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Denisea,yes i'm still in the Bremerton/Silverdale area.Love to see and hear all those old ,way cool airplanes(been around them most of my life).I do so much love this thread about Ma_B...As i've said before,enjoy listening to the stories of yesteryears and what folks like her experienced(it's a part of history,no matter what).The sidecar thing will be something to witness for sure.And Ma_B you go and keep goin'..you got a BIG from me.Some day i'd like to meet you and sit and listen to your"pages of history" that you were a part of. |
Ma_bueller
| | Posted on Saturday, March 26, 2011 - 05:58 pm: |
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This thread is as addictive as life! A million thank yous to each of you for your warm Birthday wishes!!! My circle of friends is growing by leaps and bounds!
When I was a teenager (way back in the last century!) we pretty much created our own entertainment--this was before TV, computers, smart phones etc--. I didn't have any sisters but I did have two brothers and their friends had bikes and of course, some of their friends were 'my friends'. That's where my love of motorcycles started, because of the guys! But this thread isn't long enough for all those stories!
Ltbuell, can we meet for coffee? |
86129squids
| | Posted on Saturday, March 26, 2011 - 06:12 pm: |
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"... But this thread isn't long enough for all those stories!"
As Robert Earl Keen says, "The road goes on forever, and the party never ends!"
Do tell! |
Jerry_haughton
| | Posted on Sunday, March 27, 2011 - 09:09 pm: |
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Yeah, Mom, do tell.
Family outing to the Pike Place Market in Seattle, one of Ma B's favorite places in the world, back in January. L to r: FB, Ma B, sis-in-law Sandy, D, and Bro Doug. BTW, Rachel the Pig lives...
(Message edited by jerry_haughton on March 27, 2011) |
Ma_bueller
| | Posted on Sunday, March 27, 2011 - 09:50 pm: |
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I graduated from High School in a small town named Concrete, WA. One of my boyfriends had a brand new 1942 Baby Blue Buick convertible and another bf had a Harley. Enter rivalry into the picture and the inevitable race happened! These were country roads folks and traffic was light. There's a section of road west of Concrete that has a several mile straight-a-way and we posted people at each end to stop what little traffic there was and the Buick and the Harley entered the race of the decade! I got to drive the Buick! I can still feel the adrenaline! The race ended a tie at 125+ mph! We had to back off because of curves and traffic.
FB, should I have posted this as 'anonymous'? |
Two_seasons
| | Posted on Sunday, March 27, 2011 - 09:52 pm: |
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Woot!!!!! Rachel is back!!!!! Long live Rachel!
Your brother must be a dentist with all those great smiles!
Hard to believe that Piper is over 50.
Family and I were out to Seattle last Fall and went to the Space Needle. Did you know that the counterweight of the Space Needle resides 5 feet above ground, the rest below the surface? Amazing really.
We toured the Boeing plant in Everett too. Very controlled/co-ordinated production. And I was impressed by the engineering staff right there with the production staff. Sweet! Just the way it should be.
By the way Ma, I've got ties to the PNW. And my mother, who is 81, tells about the times she rode with the "motorcycle club". Up into Canada too back in the day. I kid her that "you can level with me Mom, it was a biker gang, wasn't it?" Mom got one of the guys to kick her bike over. It was an Indian and she was just 17 at the time. I'm sure she has alot of stories that I haven't heard about---yet!
This thread is a wonderful example of family and what is important in the grand scheme of things that occur around us. |
Jerry_haughton
| | Posted on Sunday, March 27, 2011 - 10:20 pm: |
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FB, should I have posted this as 'anonymous'?
Nope, we're all family here, and it's always great to learn more about why I am who I am.
In other words, it's all YOUR fault!  |
Jerry_haughton
| | Posted on Sunday, March 27, 2011 - 10:30 pm: |
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Your brother must be a dentist with all those great smiles!
Dr. Doug is (among other things) a long-time automotive physician: http://www.automotiveimagineering.com/index.html
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Ltbuell
| | Posted on Sunday, March 27, 2011 - 10:33 pm: |
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Jerry,you got quite a remarkable mom and be darn proud of here for who she is and what she has accomplished in her lifetime...very interesting times you had back then,Ma.I can picture those events you were talking about.I would like very much to meet and just listen to your lifes experiences.My work schedule is very unpredictable and always changes from week to week(welcome to the wonderful world of retail,ugh!!) |
Ltbuell
| | Posted on Sunday, March 27, 2011 - 10:54 pm: |
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Hey Ma,forgot to ask;how close are you to where i live? If by chance,when the weather is"nice" in these parts,i could fire up ole Buella B for a nice romp to meet you(good excuse to get the winter cobwebs off of her).If the weather don't fare out and the wifey has the same day off,we could meet you.Just throwin' it out there..... |
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