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[_Rooster]

raised in Kentucky USA

The blessing of a Christian community is the privilege. Mom was raised in an orphanage after losing her mother (Zora Ellen Vincent) at 5 years of age and her father succumbed to sins of alcoholism and gambling with the loss of his wife and then his son to drowning incident while being babysit by his younger sister in which Mom nearly drowned herself. She was rescued by husband (Estil Armes of Sunfish) of that aunt after returning from WWII. After whipping that aunt in a confrontation, she was turned out and living in Portland and with cousins in Louisville poor as possums. They were all Christians. The family history was "Big Bad John" from "Bee Spring" Edmonson Co. and stories about Swedes marrying and Blackfoot Indians. I posted some John Rich stuff the other day. I've been researching this for around 30 years and there is some sketchy validity to the folklore. The family is buried in the Sweeden Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery and "Big Bad John" fought along with his brother Obadiah and his father William in the Blackhawk War. As you can see from that linky, this is a work in progress. We all share this heritage.

 

[Sawnee Cat]

I never dug coal (and per Roy Clark-never picked cotton), but I burned a lot of coal. I guess I was priviliged. Heck, I never saw an indoor toilet till the second grade when they opened the new elementary school. I reckon I was a lot like Jethro Bodine, except I was never a double nought spy.

My mama picked cotton, a lot of it. Her uncle grew it on his farm near Lake City, Florida.

This picture was taken after church one Sunday afternoon. A Northerner was visiting and she had never seen a cotton field so mama took her out and showed her "how it was done". I use to ask her if she always picked cotton in her Sunday Best. We got a laugh out of that. She said they never changed clothes on Sunday afternoon because once Sunday dinner was over and they sit on the porch for awhile everybody went back to church for Sunday night services.

The second picture is my mama with a little girl that lived on their farm and the little girl's family helped work the citrus groves. These pictures were taken in the 1930's

 

[AustinTXCat]

My maternal grandpa stated he worked in the coal mines and he may have but I am not sure. While I loved him and was with him when he died while I was home on leave visiting him and my Mom he embellished in some tall tales. In talking with people that knew him in his younger days he seemed to be more toward the shiftless variety but I loved him. He never had anything, I think he had about a hundred dollars stashed away here and there when he died. He was in his early 70's.

I worked KY deep mines twice. Hence a major reason for college, joining the Army, IT career. Major respect for that crowd. Couple rockfalls were a little too much for me.

 

[_Rooster]

My mama picked cotton, a lot of it. Her uncle grew it on his farm near Lake City, Florida.

Me too. First time about 1962 as an 11 yr old in Alabama. Sucked. Forty years later instituting the use of GPS for directed sampling operations from aerial imaging platforms I volunteered myself to assist sampling some smaller cotton plots needing hand harvest. Back in cotton fields picking flipping cotton by hand. As little as possible I might add. Like IU, it still sucked. The sample harvest was kind of like a barn raising though. Everybody pitched in where they could.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

Pay no attention to Bert. He's a nut.

The left one!

 

[BBUK]

I worked KY deep mines twice. Hence a major reason for college, joining the Army, IT career. Major respect for that crowd. Couple rockfalls were a little too much for me.

Yeah, I know what you mean, I was going to try out selling mine equipment one time and listened to what training I had to go through and wasn't promised a job so I changed to installing windows for the Jim Barnes company in Middlesboro just after leaving the Army. A note, if you remember the large steepled church in Middlesboro I installed all the storm windows including the steeple windows. The fire department let me use their ladder truck. Whew that was a long time ago... I got into IT later in life.

 

[_Rooster]

 

[BBUK]

Me too. First time about 1962 as an 11 yr old in Alabama. Sucked. Forty years later instituting the use of GPS for directed sampling operations from aerial imaging platforms I volunteered myself to assist sampling some smaller cotton plots needing hand harvest. Back in cotton fields picking flipping cotton by hand. As little as possible I might add. Like IU, it still sucked. The sample harvest was kind of like a barn raising though. Everybody pitched in where they could.

Imagery, I was an Imagery Interpreter in the Army (96D) had a secondary MOS of (98C) Qualified in photogrammetry but couldn't get the college I attended to let me clep out so I went into more of the computer field. I specialized back then in digitalized imagery enhancement.

Just as an aside. I used to love working in radar and satellite imagery.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

I have no trust in the gov, so no shot for me.

Nope, I am not taking it either. My wife got the first one but declined to take the second (so far). But work is pressuring her everyday to get it.

I don't trust government, but I do trust U.S. science.

 

[BBUK]

They asked me if I had Guillain-Barre syndrome before they gave me the first shot.

My darling and I are contemplating the vaccine. I have Gilberts syndrome and Hemochromatosis. they take blood every three months and that has been doing me well for a long time. I am thankful, I may have to dig deeper before taking the shot(s). My one wish is to be around long enough to take care of my darling. I work toward that as much as I know how. (I know that is in God's hands.)

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

My darling and I are contemplating the vaccine. I have Gilberts syndrome and Hemochromatosis. they take blood every three months and that has been doing me well for a long time. I am thankful, I may have to dig deeper before taking the shot(s). My one wish is to be around long enough to take care of my darling. I work toward that as much as I know how. (I know that is in God's hands.)

Talk to your doctor. They are bright people who study this kind of stuff.

 

[Sawnee Cat]

I don't trust government, but I do trust U.S. science.

We don't have the shots yet but my son, who is in medicine, is pushing us to do it. I signed up this afternoon.

Since Biden became president Florida is only getting 100,000 vaccines a week. With a population over 21,000,000 and 6 or 7 million retirees it is hard to get down here. Biden does not like Florida it appears. LOL

 

[BBUK]

Talk to your doctor. They are bright people who study this kind of stuff.

Thanks Sir, I have a CRNA and two registered nurses in my family (My children) BUT, I rarely ask their advice except for simple matters. the reason being is if I'd get some type of treatment they'd recommend and something happened to me due to the treatment it would be hard on them. The same reason I'd never let my CRNA daughter put me to sleep. (I trust them but...I'd never burden them.)

My VA doctor gave me a number to call to schedule the shot and stated they'd very probably take care of my darling too.

We are leaning toward yes but have not jumped yet.

 

[BBUK]

We don't have the shots yet but my son, who is in medicine, is pushing us to do it. I signed up this afternoon.

Since Biden became president Florida is only getting 100,000 vaccines a week. With a population over 21,000,000 and 6 or 7 million retirees it is hard to get down here. Biden does not like Florida it appears. LOL

P_SS on Bidden...

 

[Sawnee Cat]

Common scene in the yard. The sound of Mr. Woodpecker often wakes me up in the morning.

 

[_Rooster]

Imagery . . . Just as an aside. I used to love working in radar and satellite imagery.

Great tool for discovery. I was a member of the US Water Conservation Laboratory/Environmental and Plant Dynamics/Remote Sensing Team and imagery geo-registration a big deal. My specialty was measuring then mapping ecosystem components. I retired a senior Physical Science Technician for GIS applications for U.S Arid Lands Agricultural Research Center when it was time to go.

 

[berniecarbo]

Talk to your doctor. They are bright people who study this kind of stuff.

My doctor who recently retired was my next door neighbor for 15 years and a friend. He is unsure, but leaning toward yes. His son is a vetenarian and a very strong no.

 

[UK_fan_41102]

I have to say, I don't give a damn about the British Royal Family. Is it just me? Lost interest the day Princess Di passed away.

Count me in as another one not giving a damn about the Royal Family.

 

[*CatinIL*]

Common scene in the yard. The sound of Mr. Woodpecker often wakes me up in the morning.

Those are awesome birds.

 

[_Rooster]

My doctor who recently retired was my next door neighbor for 15 years and a friend. He is unsure, but leaning toward yes. His son is a vetenarian and a very strong no.

I probably would not get one except I'll kneed papers to travel soon.

 

[starchief5]

Talk to your doctor. They are bright people who study this kind of stuff.

Wife and I both got our shots. The wife was real skeptical about for a long time so she asked our doctor if she should get it. The doctor said, "Only if you don't want to die."

Her practice is in a small town that is a hotbed for Covid. She said that she has lost a lot of patients with Covid.

 

[UK_fan_41102]

 

[BBUK]

Great tool for discovery. I was a member of the US Water Conservation Laboratory/Environmental and Plant Dynamics/Remote Sensing Team and imagery geo-registration a big deal. My specialty was measuring then mapping ecosystem components. I retired a senior Physical Science Technician for GIS applications for U.S Arid Lands Agricultural Research Center when it was time to go.

I know that agency.. the USDA owns all that imagery. People would think it was the DOD.

 

[UK_fan_41102]

48°➫ 77° Mostly Sunny

For the longest time, I never knew Allan Lane was the voice of Mr. Ed. I've watched a lot of his Westerns over the years. Most of them had Eddy Waller as his sidekick and Roy Barcroft as the villain.

 

[_Rooster]

Mr.Rooster, remember the line about the walrus from 50,first dates and Dan Ackroyd?

I don't, do enjoy Aykroyd's dead pan humor, so sounds like something to track down.

 

[starchief5]

 

[BBUK]

I remember gas in the 35 cent range. I remember a trip from Michigan to Kentucky and Dad stopping on the highway to get gas and throwing a fit the gas was 45 cent.

I remember new cars for 6 or 7 grand. It seemed it was overnight in the 70s that they jumped to around 17k. Just floored me even at that young age.

(I did almost the entire trip laying in the back window space...)(prison-time today)

 

[starchief5]

I remember gas in the 35 cent range. I remember a trip from Michigan to Kentucky and Dad stopping on the highway to get gas and throwing a fit the gas was 45 cent.

I remember new cars for 6 or 7 grand. It seemed it was overnight in the 70s that they jumped to around 17k. Just floored me even at that young age.

The first new car I ever bought was a 1965 Chevy Impala. Sticker price was $3188.

 

[MdWIldcat55]

Sawnee’s story about his mama picking cotton reminds me for some reason of the old Kentucky joke I’m sure you’ve heard.

Some snob from a very wealthy family asks the Kentucky boy, “and what is your family into?”

The country boy answers, “my folks was into iron and steel. My mama ironed and my daddy stealed.”

I used that line once meeting a woman’s parents in Boston. It went over like a lead balloon.

 

[OHIO COLONEL]

My doctor who recently retired was my next door neighbor for 15 years and a friend. He is unsure, but leaning toward yes. His son is a vetenarian and a very strong no.

Posted this several times months ago on the Political thread. Have two nephews in the medical field. One a high up doctor at a large hospital with a number of other hospitals under their wing. The other is a PHD for 'big pharma' in cancer research. Neither are in favor of the vaccines. I imagine the one who is a M.D. either has gotten it, or will because it's probably required. From day 1 of all this he hasn't slowed down. A number of vacations/trips/seminars including a trip to the NC football game in Miami.
The other, the PHD, mentioned months ago that one of the vaccines (can't remember now which one) him and all his research scientists buddies would not take. The other one maybe.

 

[awf]

Morning all.

Am I the only one here that has not/is not getting the vaccine for the China Flu? The Mrs had her first one last week and her only problem was a slightly sore arm.

I've never had a flu shot. Have hardly ever been sick (🤜 on wood) so I never saw a need. Became even more adamant about flu shots when I had a cousin who about 5 years ago got one, and then some time later started feeling poorly. Very weak. Got to the point where he slowly felt weaker and weaker to the point he was having problems walking, muscles, etc. Make a long story short...he was finally diagnosed, at the UK Med Center I believe (who brought in a team of specialists) with Guillain-Barre syndrome. Very rare...and they think in some cases it's a byproduct of getting the flu vaccine. After a number of months, where his body basically totally shut down, he died.

Remember I posted this about 6-8 months ago on the Political thread and one of our esteemed posters basically called me a liar...as if he knew my cousin and I didn't.

I have a good friend in Baton Rouge, LA that started having numbness in his hands within a couple of hours of getting the flu shot.....he had recovered from a stroke and his first thoughts was another stroke......his doctor sent him to the hospital........they put him on a new blood filtering regimen.........he was paralyzed from the neck down for a period.......he had recovered about 90%.....it happens frequently enough that the government has a $250K limit on lawsuits........then a couple of years ago he had surgery and they gave him some saline solution that was mis marked at the factory...he coded on the operating table........it was embalming grade saline.......There were seven people who received it....he was on of three that survived......the other two are vegetables........he is still waiting on the outcome of that lawsuit.......he retired as a drug salesman from the company that screwed up the saline solution.......Guillian-Barre is a disease that attack the nervous system.....

 

[berniecarbo]

The first new car I ever bought was a 1965 Chevy Impala. Sticker price was $3188.

I saved pretty much all my pay in Viet Nam and paid cash for a new Camaro in 71. Forget what I paid, but it was around 3.

 

[BBUK]

Common scene in the yard. The sound of Mr. Woodpecker often wakes me up in the morning.

I have a great affinity for Woodpeckers. Started as early as I remember with Woody Woodpecker, then sprang to the real thing. We had a Woodpecker outside our home in South Carolina. I loved upon loved listening to that bird go to work. I do not know why but it sure is enjoyable to me.

 

[OHIO COLONEL]

then a couple of years ago he had surgery and they gave him some saline solution that was mis marked at the factory...he coded on the operating table........it was embalming grade saline.......There were seven people who received it....he was on of three that survived......the other two are vegetables........he is still waiting on the outcome of that lawsuit.......he retired as a drug salesman from the company that screwed up the saline solution

This story of your friend made me think of something that happened years ago when I lived in the Atlanta area. My 'ex' had gone to WalMart to pick up a 'scrip for something (her or the kids). Not long after she got home WalMart called telling her that they made a mistake and to not take it. Couple hours later a guy knocks on the door....a WalMart Regional Mgr. Was there to pick up the bad 'scrip and to hand delivery the correct one. Plus, gave us a rather large $$$ WM gift card for our trouble/worries (plus I'm sure much cheaper than getting sued).

 

[awf]

I have a great affinity for Woodpeckers. Started as early as I remember with Woody Woodpecker, then sprang to the real thing. We had a Woodpecker outside our home in South Carolina. I loved upon loved listening to that bird go to work. I do not know why but it sure is enjoyable to me.

My back neighbor had a woodpecker like that attacking his furnace flu pipe......scared the bajeevils out of him and his wife......he said it sounded like the furnace was flying apart.......

 

[UK82]

The Cats are +1500 odds for the SEC Tournament. Might be worth a bet albeit a very small bet. If they cash in their chips then I'll turn my focus to my high school. Ballard is the 11 year phenoms. Took state in 1977 (my junior year), 1988, 1999 and finished runner-up in 2010. 2021 is the next "11" year.

 

[BBUK]

The Cats are +1500 odds for the SEC Tournament. Might be worth a bet albeit a very small bet. If they cash in their chips then I'll turn my focus to my high school. Ballard is the 11 year phenoms. Took state in 1977 (my junior year), 1988, 1999 and finished runner-up in 2010. 2021 is the next "11" year.

Not being a bettor does that mean if you bet a dollar that you'd win 1500.00 if they won?

 

[UK82]

Not being a better does that mean if you bet a dollar that you'd win 1500.00 if they won?

It's kind of like horse racing odds but instead of $1 bet it's $100 bet. So +1500 is basically 15-1 odds in horse racing. I could be wrong but I think this is how it's done.

 

[BBUK]

It's kind of like horse racing odds but instead of $1 bet it's $100 bet. So +1500 is basically 15-1 odds in horse racing. I could be wrong but I think this is how it's done.

Still fully confused but thanks. Unless you mean bet one dollar and win fifteen if UK wins? I have reaffirmed why I do not bet.

I used to play some poker but that again was years ago in my early 20's. Mostly pickup games but I liked that.


I may bet a dollar that Ole MD55 would take a taste of one of those old fossils he finds... jk jk...

Yeah, warped, just call me warped...

In honor of CinDog when I used to mess with her, she'd give me one of these...

@MdWIldcat55

 

[Backer cutter]

Not being a better does that mean if you bet a dollar that you'd win 1500.00 if they won?

Not a better either but don’t recall anyone around here screaming at the top of their lungs “I won 1499.00 dollars today”! But I’m hearing impaired so......