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[bundabergdevil]

Tomorrow I head to the beach for a month!

Ocracoke again?

[Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15]

Ocracoke again?

Yessir. It's sparsely populated even in season. I can only imagine in February I would have to make serious efforts to break social distancing plans.

Of course, I won't.

[YmoBeThere]

I married a Scot (well, she’s one of ours now) so we get there every few years. She comes from a small people and I’m of a big people and I’ve found their perception of what I should eat and drink greatly exceeds my capacity. I try not to disappoint them though.

There's nothing wrong with anybody that a nice pound of haggis can't fix...I got some of them Scot genes in me as well...have you ever tried the Outer Hebrides? Scottish version of the Outer Banks in a number of ways (that don't involve heat).

My grandmother was a MacPherson...

https://www.clan-macpherson.org/

[Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15]

My grandmother was a MacPherson...

https://www.clan-macpherson.org/

Any relation to Elle?

Asking for a friend.

[YmoBeThere]

Automatic - bottom of the line Chevy Biscayne, at the time probably the least interesting automobile ever made. (It's a classic now, but was definitely a piece of crap back then.) I remember when my grandfather came home with it - his "first new car" - and my excitement immediately melting into a pool of massive disappointment -- I wasn't going to impress any dates going out in that ugly boat.

I drove an orange dodge omni hatchback in high school. First gear was stripped, so I had to learn to start in 2nd. If you rolled the windows down some sort of fibers from the ceiling blew into your eyes. Said ceiling was also falling down and drooped close to the passengers' heads. I was forced to develop a personality at a young age. As to whether or not it is a pleasant personality is open to interpretation.

you're reminding me of my 1976 Plymouth Valiant...this was the era when American cars hit rock bottom. The car had a 12,000 mile / one year warranty, the transmission crapped out at 13 months, the engine NEVER ran right (bad design), and
as in your Omni, one day I was driving down the road and the fabric ceiling fell on my head, nearly blinding me...the arm rest also fell off...otherwise it was a great car.

I learned to drive in a '77 Plymouth Volare wagon. By the time it was time for me to drive on my own, that had been changed out for an '86 Ford Escort. I learned to hitch rides from friends with "cooler" cars.

[Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15]

I learned to drive in a '77 Plymouth Volare wagon. By the time it was time for me to drive on my own, that had been changed out for an '86 Ford Escort. I learned to hitch rides from friends with "cooler" cars.

As someone who owns a Ford Focus, I feel you. "Cool" would not be a description.

[bundabergdevil]

Yessir. It's sparsely populated even in season. I can only imagine in February I would have to make serious efforts to break social distancing plans.

Of course, I won't.

Nice. Some cold Atlantic winds, I expect, but still a nice place to be!

[ClemmonsDevil]

Any relation to Elle?

Asking for a friend.

I'll be that friend

[Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15]

Nice. Some cold Atlantic winds, I expect, but still a nice place to be!

Warmer than the mountains.

[YmoBeThere]

Any relation to Elle?

Asking for a friend.

Taken a shining to my cousin? She was blessed with good genes. Interesting story, my grandmother moved down from Saskatchewan to upstate New York some time back so her line of MacPhersons obviously ended up in Canada. What isn't super clear is if they were from Ireland or Scotland? The branch of the family that ended up in Ireland(from Scotland) did so under dubious conditions. The story goes they were running from the law for horse rustling. Given the history of Australia, I wonder what crimes cousin Elle's part of the family committed? I'll have to figure out a polite way to ask.

Unfortunately, she and I have not met. I'm sure she would be quite taken with me, which is fine since I was adopted. (But 23andme does confirm a 1/8 contribution to my DNA tied to Glasgow.)

[bundabergdevil]

Warmer than the mountains.

The weather, the people, or both?

[bundabergdevil]

Taken a shining to my cousin? She was blessed with good genes. Interesting story, my grandmother moved down from Saskatchewan to upstate New York some time back so her line of MacPhersons obviously ended up in Canada. What isn't super clear is if they were from Ireland or Scotland? The branch of the family that ended up in Ireland(from Scotland) did so under dubious conditions. The story goes they were running from the law for horse rustling. Given the history of Australia, I wonder what crimes cousin Elle's part of the family committed? I'll have to figure out a polite way to ask.

Unfortunately, she and I have not met. I'm sure she would be quite taken with me, which is fine since I was adopted. (But 23andme does confirm a 1/8 contribution to my DNA tied to Glasgow.)

Maybe they wore sweatpants to church.

[aimo]

one day I was driving down the road and the fabric ceiling fell on my head, nearly blinding me

That happened with my brother's Plymouth Horizon TC3. Can't remember the year.

[aimo]

Yessir. It's sparsely populated even in season. I can only imagine in February I would have to make serious efforts to break social distancing plans.

Of course, I won't.

I am jealous. Jason's is still open. It was closed the whole time I was there in November due to COVID.

[Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15]

I am jealous. Jason's is still open. It was closed the whole time I was there in November due to COVID.

They place where we stay is rented out by Jason's step mom. It's a small town.

About four restaurants are open. Most importantly, the brewery is open.

[Bostondevil]

My mother's maiden name is Galloway. Her family always claimed to be Scotch-Irish which I found out as a grown-up is a term made up by Americans who wanted to distance themselves from later Irish immigrants (famine Irish). Galloway is a Scottish name, but it's possible that my Galloways were also involved in horse rustling and went to Ireland first. The Wilsons and the Bromleys in my family tree also claimed to be Scotch-Irish. So, who knows?

[YmoBeThere]

Food you eat the most often?

Peanuts

Runner-up is rice

[YmoBeThere]

Two basketball wins* and both convincingly. That has been a rare occurrence of late.

*Ugrad/grad

[bundabergdevil]

Food you eat the most often?

Peanuts

Runner-up is rice

Tacos of some variety.

If it's Sunday, it's breakfast taco morning. Tacos also become the go to for clearing certain leftovers, as a dedicated dinner meal, or a quick lunch.

Oatmeal or granola is most non-Sunday mornings.

[budwom]

-13 F merits fresh baked chocolate croissants...fuzzy knickers and a long walk are next.