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    Colloquialisms

    My wife is from Gilmer. One of her friends came to visit and brought her young daughter, who wanted to go hang out at the swimmin' poo.
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    Prayers requested

    :cry: Thank you all so much from the bottom of my heart.
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    Prayers requested

    We have two dear friends who are suffering severe health issues. Shari Scott, about 63, has diabetes which has taken one of her eyes and is taking the other...and Cristi Whitefield, about 55, who is awaiting a heart transplant. If you can find it in your hearts, prayers of healing. Thank...
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    Colloquialisms

    She's just another Chatty Kathy.
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    What kind of tree is this?

    A late friend of mine was a gunsmith, bow and gun stock maker. He used Osage Orange for his bows, and was famous for them. FWIW, back in our poverty days, we used the apples...cut in two...to kill the multitudes of cockroaches in our rented apartment.
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    New Mexico / Colorado

    I have visited the Plaza in Santa Fe, and agree...it's a great place to spend an afternoon and...bring money. I believe there is a historic church there (It's been a long time) that is worth a visit. And the food is good too; Albuquerque has some good restaurants also; "La Placita" is the...
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    You Know You Are Old When

    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Product type Storage Solutions Owner S. C. Johnson & Son Country United States Introduced 1968; 57 years ago Related brands Glad Previous...
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    You Know You Are Old When

    You know you're old when your first lunch box was an old Karo syrup can that your Dad personalized by punching a star in the lid with a hammer and nail. You know you're old when the first school lunch room smelled like 100 years of apples, fried egg and pork chop sandwiches; old bananas and...
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    You Know You Are Old When

    Remember these? Well, I intended to post a picture of an old time glass coffee creamer they would give you when you ordered coffee in a cafe, but couldn't fine one that would post.
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    You Know You Are Old When

    Did you guys have the electric paddle? The rumor was they had an electric paddle in the principal's office, but they only used it in extreme cases. Seems they broke a kid's back with it, so they didn't use it much any more.
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    You Know You Are Old When

    You know you are old when your first breakfast cereal was named "Cheeri Oats". Why Cheerios Once Went By A Different Name - Daily Meal Now let's go back about 75 years. I was staying with my grandparents one Summer, when I contracted ringworm all over my side and stomach. I showed it to...
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    You Know You Are Old When

    You reminded me of an old story. Back in the early 80's, I worked for a petroleum company as an environmental engineer. They sent me to Grants New Mexico to their uranium mine, to do an inspection, and also as an orientation/familiarization visit. I decided right off, that the miners would...
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    You Know You Are Old When

    I took my little monthly check to the bank, like I had been doing for years. the regular cashiers all knew me on sight. The cashier that day was new, and we had never seen each other before. When I asked her to cash the check, she said: "You got any I.D.?" I looked at her and said: " 'Bout...
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    Colloquialisms

    She looks like she's been beat with an ugly stick...her nose is crooked as a dog's hind leg; and a fat hog could run between those bow legs of hers. She's so dumb she couldn't play dead in a cowboy movie.
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    Ground hornets! [emoji2962]

    My Dad swore gasoline was the best way to get rid of moles and gophers.
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