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When the Packers and Niners play, being a Bay Area resident (off and on) since 1962, I am still equally torn between the two teams. I find myself rooting for both of them, and being equally happy for the winner and sad for the loser.

08/24/13 10:04 AM

#1252

Lauren Dieterich

" Go Pack, Go ! " Although, when I'm in Michigan; I root for the Lions. Unless they're playing the Packers. The same; when I'm in Arizona. Except, then it's the Cardinals instead of the Lions. I was surprised to find out how many Mexicans are Packer fans; when I lived in Deming, NM.

08/24/13 07:56 PM

#1253

Almost didn't get to watch the game. Just before game time, the illustrious and beloved, but misunderstood, mayor of the neighboring big city decided to retire early, and the news coverages almost preempted the game. Fortunately, the local station doing the game decided the game had more appeal vs the mayor, so the Pack was on.

08/25/13 06:50 AM

#1254

Kenneth Pallaske

Hi, everyone! Just a short note to let you know I enjoy most of your commentaries.

It looks like I will finally be old enough to retire next year. My company is going to close my plant and move to Georgia.

Happy fishing!

08/25/13 09:34 AM

#1255

Good for you! You'll love it, and within a short time you'll wonder how you ever had time to work.

08/25/13 10:32 AM

#1256

Lauren Dieterich

I retired at 63. The company that I worked for in New Mexico had decided to close that plant. After looking at all of my options; which weren't much; not many jobs in that part of the country. I figured that S/S was my best option. I managed to make it 14 months past 62; vacation pay, severance pay, and savings. That extra 14 months cut 4% off of the early retirement penalty. After moving back to Milwaukee; I found out that another company bought the place. Maintenance personal were in the process of closing the building at the time. 14 workers were rehired. If I would have stuck around; I could have been one of them.

08/25/13 06:40 PM

#1257

Retiring is fun. I've done it 3-4 times now.

Those of you N. CAers talk about splitting loyalties between the Pack and the 49ers. How come nobody's pulling for the Raiders?

08/25/13 06:56 PM

#1258

Good question. Beats me! Perhaps we don't want to be identified with the "Raider Nation" tattooed motorcycle gang types. Besides, they hardly ever win.

08/25/13 10:57 PM

#1259

Garry Sellers

Terri has it partially right. In order to be a Raider fan you have to have at least one and preferably two felony convictions, wear your colors (black) and don't expect anybody to ask how you got them, make sure any women and children in the stadium are met with a cascade of four letter words, and have gang tattoos around your neck and elbows ... at a minimum. They should have stayed in LA!!!

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08/26/13 08:43 AM

#1260

Lauren Dieterich

As I said; I was surprised at how many Mexicans are Packer fans. But, the majority of them are either Raider fans or Cowboy fans.

08/26/13 09:18 AM

#1261

So Garry,

How is it that you can describe Raider's fans so well? Hmmm.

08/27/13 11:00 AM

#1262

Garry Sellers

Wanna see my tats?

08/27/13 02:29 PM

#1263

Garry - if memory serves, isn't your new grandchild too young to be speaking and using the phonolgical process of "fronting" ("tat" for "cat")? Or, does time fly by more quickly than we ever can imagine?

Okay, I'll bite. I wanna see your tats.

08/27/13 03:58 PM

#1264

Ha! I bet it's your stupid tattoos you're showing off...............(I want to see only the smart ones)

08/27/13 04:42 PM

#1265

Garry,

I would hope that you're referreing to the images, not their anatomical locations.

08/27/13 10:16 PM

#1266

Fine, Garry - but do you have the black & silver leathers to go with those tats?

08/28/13 07:18 AM

#1267

In the parking lot after a Raiders' game?

Oh well, "If you lie down with dogs..................."

08/29/13 01:51 AM

#1268

Garry Sellers

Okay ... so I think somebody stole Lake Tahoe's south shore. This is what the lake is suppose to look like:

Unfortunately smoke from the Yosemite (Rim) Fire, 125 miles away has made seeing more than a mile or two across the 26 mile long lake impossible. This is what it looks like today when we got up here from the SF Bay Area.

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(Carnilian Bay only a few miles wide yet you can't see the other shore.)

I am certain somebody stole the south shore where most of the gambling, big hotels, and commercialism is ... which is fine with us north shore people. But it is rather rude and we'd appreciate having it back.

However, the fire has also jeopardized the water supply for the Bay area, not to mention our power supply. I asked Nancy Boerger to see if she and a few of her Michigan militia members could send us a quart or two of water to put on the fire ... or for Terri to take her weekly shower. As expected, Nancy snubbed her nose at us and went out and over-filled her hot tub.

08/29/13 10:28 AM

#1269

That is SOOO sad! We had been thinking about going up there, but changed our minds - before the fire. But sorry, not putting the shower on hold!

08/29/13 09:47 PM

#1270

OK Garry,

Does that mean that you're going to change the background music for the Forum to the Platter's "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes"?

09/02/13 02:39 AM

#1271

Melody Jones (Parker)

Garry and Terri,

I'm fortunate that our part of the valley has not had any smoke filled air. Yolo county is the only place with air fit to breathe right now. My kids were in Reno last weekend at a bowling tournament and said it will very difficult to breathe outside and inside. Another week of 90 degree temps with no rain; will not be a help to the firefighters.

09/04/13 12:12 AM

#1272

OK, so I wasn't there, but could someone, without mentioning names of course, verify if this was true or not?

A man and his wife were sitting at a table at his high school reunion, and he kept staring at a drunken lady swigging her drink as she sat alone at a nearby table.

The wife asked, 'Do you know her?'

'Yes,'he sighed, 'She's my old girlfriend. I understand she took to drinking right after we split up those many years ago, and I hear she hasn't been sober since.'

'My God!' says the wife, 'who would think a person could go on celebrating that long?'

09/06/13 12:43 AM

#1273

Thanks - needed a good laugh!!!

09/07/13 12:48 PM

#1274