Subj : Road Tripping - Redux
To   : Shawn Highfield
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Sun Nov 10 2024 17:10:46

Hi Shawn,

 RH> Steve wasn't into ham radio at the time but I was doing a good bit of
 RH> sewing.

 SH> So you needed more room then. :)

And still do now. I keep everything confined to one bedroom; Steve
sprawls thru-out the house. I have 4 sewing machines (one set up, in a
cabinet, others in storage bags), a serger on a table, embroidery
machine on another table and a full size (5') cutting table in the room
besides book shelves and a couple of storage cabinets. Used to have 5
machines in the room but donated one to Hurricane Helene relief.


 RH> 50 years ago Wake Forest was more of a sleepy little seminary town,
 RH> with some commuting to Raleigh. IIRC, from what I've heard, Capital
 RH> Blvd was just a 2 lane road (one down, one up) then; now it's 4-6
 RH> lanes, with plans to widen it even more.

 SH> Funny how fast these towns become huge citys.  I know just east of
 SH> here in Whitby, when I was a child I rode a horse all over what is now
 SH> a giant sub divison with schools, shops, and thousands of homes.

I saw that in the roads we took to get to my grandparent's house and
have seen it even more so here in Wake Forest. I have said that they
will have to change the name to Wake DeForested soon with all the
housing that has gone up since we've been here. One place in town hasn't
changed and still going strong at about 105 years old--Shorty's Hot
Dogs. We've never stopped in but it is an icon in downtown (yes, we have
a small down town) Wake Forest. I understand it's popular with the
college kids.


 RH> Sounds more like an apartment for several singles, probably none of
 RH> whom are serious about cooking. When we moved to Germany, the first

 SH> I think it was designed for "profesionals" back in the day.  Someone
 SH> who ate at the office or something.

Could be. We had brand new housing when we were stationed at Hunter Army
Air Field in Savannah, GA, 2006-09. The kitchen was not designed for
serious cooks; it was very small. I could stand in the middle and touch
both the sink on one hand and the stove on the other by extending my
arms. The house had a separate dining room that would have been better
off being incorporated into the kitchen.


 RH> occupied until permanent ones opened up (6 months to a year, we were
 RH> there 13 months), had the nickname Army wide as "the bowling alley".

 SH> Ouch.  At least I don't bump my head. hahaha

I was always bumpimg my head as the stove was set underneath the eaves.
We had a sink that was more of a laundry room sink, a fridge, and a
small counter with a cabinet above it. But, it was only for a year so we
made the best of it.


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Catch you later,
Ruth
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.... OH NO!  Not ANOTHER learning experience!

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