Subj : Cramping was: Go West                                    [1]
To   : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Tue May 07 2024 21:15:29

Hi Dave,


 DD> Definitely not a "country boy", then.  Bv)=  On the farm we had six

 RH> He rough camped enough with the local boy scout troop that he wanted to
 RH> be more comfortable on the family camping trips. As long as I can
 RH> remember, he always used an air mattress under the sleeping bag, both
 RH> with the scouts and family outings.

 DD> I only did Boy Sprouts for a couple years since one of the leaders
 DD> made me nervous (today I'd say "He set my gay-dar off") and later made
 DD> headlines in the local daily paper. But, I did my share (and then

I've read about them and wondered about some I've known.

 DD> weater, and rolling uot my sleeping bag.

Easier (and generally safer) for a guy to do than a girl.


 RH> Dad was a city boy, raised in North Tonawanda, NY. He was active with
 RH> kids, camping was the cheapest way to go (true) for vacations, tho we
 RH> didn't start travelling until the youngest was around 7.

 DD> I split the difference between town and country. My grandparents had
 DD> the 800+ acres family farm originally deeded to an ancestore for
 DD> services in the Revolutionary War as a "section" (640 acres). And they

Nice that you've got the back story for it. Does it still raise the
crops it did initially or have they changed as the country got more
urban?


 DD> had a "town
 DD> house" which my grandmother preferred. It was a Sears Craftsman in a
 DD> well known neighbourhood of similar homes. I found pixtures online of
 DD> the very place (somewhat updated since the 1960s)

I've read about them. Back when we were in Swansboro, one of Steve's co
workers was building a Jim Walther home. We never had the money for
land, let alone a house kit on top of that.


 RH> Don't forget, she was raised when there were fewer cars, trucks, etc on
 RH> the road.

 DD> I don't believe that she ever drove a car over 40 MPH in her life.
 DD> Even on Route 66 which put her in danger of getting rear-ended. Thank
 DD> goodness it was a 4 lane road. I remember being honked at many times
 DD> on 2 land highways.

 RH> But, she got to where she was going safely. Did she drive tractors on
 RH> the farm?

 DD> Not hardly.

But she sure kept you well fed. (G)


 DD> It's a time-saver. And since staple items are in bags/cans/boxes and
 DD> the same all of the time I have no problem putting in an on-line order
 DD> and scheduling pick-up at a convenient time. If one (or more) of my
 DD> selected items is out of stock I get texts on my phone from the as we
 DD> try to select a work-around. And if none exists ... on to the next
 DD> item.

 RH> We still prefer to do all the shopping. If I don't go out with Steve,
 RH> I'll send a fairly detailed list of what to get.

 DD> It's easier for me to parse an advertisement/listing than to trudge
 DD> all over what is, after all, a Big Box store.  Bv)=

Only paper ad we get is Food Lion but I can go on line for Wegman's,
Lowe's Lidl, Aldi..............

 was DD> housebound on doctor's say so. If one is not a Perks Plus
 member the DD> minimum for free delivery is U$100.

 RH> It's something to consider, thought about it during the covid shut
 RH> downs but Steve went out (with a detailed list) about once a week. He
 RH> still shops solo from time to time when I either don't want to go or
 RH> he's out otherwise and swings into (usually Wegman's) to pick something
 RH> up.

 DD> Back in the day nearly all neighbourhood groceries had delivery
 DD> service.

I remember the locally owned grocery store having delivery service but
not the 2 chain stores. We did have a local chicken farmer who
sold/delivered eggs weekly  plus a milk man that stopped by twice a
week.

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Ruth
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