Brooklyn Back When - Open Thread

Hey guys!

Here I am ~ and there's no place like home.  

Yeah, Serena's loss to Roberta Vinci was painful to watch - she just ran out of steam.  Just like American Pharaoh did at Saratoga.

Am enjoying the fine Autumn weather we have here in St Paul.  Warm during the day but it can get a bit cool at night. That's why I always  bring a sweater whenever I venture out to watch high school sports.  Just the other day St Croix Lutheran high school gave me a free pass to all of their events for supporting the school for 24 years -  I told the school's athletic director that Christmas sure came early for me!

Here's a website for those of you who want to watch Brooklyn and NYC sports online for FREE:

http://necfrontrow.com/

Lots of good stuff there.

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I believe there is a Brooklyn connection in the following:

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/sep/14/switchel-apple-cider-vinegar-drink-hipsters

I do not use that particular beverage but do use Bragg's which has a very salutary effect.  The old story of an apple a day keeps the doctor away  remains very true.

Every one stay well.

Excelsior!

Signing on has become almost impossible. Not only that but when I did get on I posted two entries which showed up temporarily and then dissapeared

Before I could not sign on. Now I can't sign out without the comment box returning. I hope that my messages that are in cyber-space will be enjoyed by someone!

Getting on here is is worse then the Republican debate

My log out/in  issues seem to be fixed today, are yours OldGoat? Not sure if it will help, but start by deleting your web cookies/cache. So the old website isn't saved in your history.

NONE of my problems signing in or out have been fixed. IMPOSSIBLE!!!!

As we used to say in the slope FORGEDDABOUTIT

Let us see if this actually posts!!!!

It did...

Still having serious problems signing in/out. I see some of my posts that I thought had disappeared now are showing up. It seems that we take on step forward and three steps back. Guess we will take one step at a time. It took three attempts at signing on to get to this point!

Hi Warren
Glad u made it!!
Watching the Mets vs Yankees game
This is going to be one hell of a subway series!!
Hi Richard
Happy to see you on here too!
Enjoy your weekend, everyone.

I found a back door way of getting on. Is not the best or easiest but here I am!

omg- hope someone sees this-been trying to get on forever! Enjoying the beautiful weather here in Fla. Even though it's rainy season - better than snow! Went to Disney for a few days. Had fun and my blisters are finally getting better. Lol. Trying to keep busy going to Bingo & Bunko & joined water aerobics too. Will try to get back on soon. Take care everyone!

Hi Anna, Congratulations on getting on here. It is quite a chore.
Yes we have broken all kinds of records with the rainfall this fall so far. Too bad we cannot send some of it to California where they need it so bad.

Hi Warren-heard all about the flooding by u all summer! Hope u & Carol are doing well. My son is coming down Thanksgiving week and my daughter put the guilt trip on me so I'm going to Chicago for Christmas but only for 8 dats. Hope I don't get stuck in a snowstorm on the runway like I did last year. Hi Patsy hope all is well. Hope u get this comment!

My Giants are breaking my heart. Two consecutive games they are leading in the 4th quarter and blow it!
Anna. We saw no flooding where we live but not all that far from here they were really clobbered. We are 20" over for rainfall averages for the year.
Looks like the Yankees are going to have to settle for 2nd place. That means they will probably have to face Houston in a one game playoff to stay in the mix. The Mets are just fine. I think that they have 1st place sewn up. I will never understand why the Yankees let Granderson go. I do not even remember what they got for him!!! Keeping up with two or three sports at once (I keep a 1/2 eye on golf and am very much into Tennis but that season is over.) is a little frustrating. Even though I was a Yankee hater for years, I now root for any team out of NY area. It drives the hicks down here crazy and I love it!

Hi Friends
Anna, so happy you're loving your retired life..
So glad you're on here. Come back soon. Great that u have your holidays in order.
Hi Warren,
So happy for the Mets!!
Hope all is well..

As an old Brooklyn Dodger fan I must pay homage to the memory of Yogi Berra. When the Dodgers played the Yanks in the world Series, Yogi was our biggest fear. You could not walk him or strike him out. He could hit any ball pitched anywhere. Then of course he managed the Yanks and the Mets. Later, I became an ardent Mets fan. Went to many games in Shea Stadium in fact I saw them in the old Polo Grounds before Shea was built. When they first started they were AWFUL. I stuck with them and still root for them. 69 & 86 were magic.

Okay, I found a way to get on here and everyone else is gone. What gives?

Hi Warren
What an exciting week!
The Pope was here, & the NY Mets
Won their division!!
I'm a happy camper!!
Everyone, enjoy your weekend..

Hey Patsy, reminds me of the days of Tommy Agee, Bud Harellson, Ron Swaboda, and of course TOM SEAVER. LETS HOPE THAT THEY GET THROUGH THE PLAYOFFS AND GET TO PLAY IN THE WORLD SERIES. THEY HAVE SOME TOUGH OPPONENTS AHEAD OF THEM BUT THEY ARE TOUGH ALSO.

We need to keep the faith...
"Let's go Mets"......

This morning I had a flash back. I thought I was back in the Slope on my way home from my job at the meat market. It was a cold winter night with snow banks on the sides of the streets. You know what triggered it? I heard a name that was the same as one of the butchers in the shop. It was Max, but there was also Mattie, Eddie, Frankie & Harry. I worked there from when I was 14 until I was 17. What a memory. I will be 82 in November and I can remember everything about working in the Palace Meat Market right across from Germains. It was a happy time of my life so I cannot get annoyed at remembering happy times! The day I graduated from High School a friend and I went over to Manhatten and saw the show in Radio City Music Hall. I turned over my job in the Meat Market to a friend and neighbor. The next day I left for PA to a job as a counselor in a summer boys camp run by the YMCA. It was called Camp Brooklyn!!! The week after I came back from camp I went to work full time for NABISCO in NY. I have never had a day out of work since until I retired in 1992. I have been blessed.

God bless you, Warren
What day is your birthday in November?
I'm November 29..
I'll be 63..
I've also been blessed with work since I'm 16. I worked for different companies along the way, but most times it was a good ride!!
Working keeps us young & on the go..
I'm thinking about retiring when I'm 65.
We'll see where the road leads..
On a different note, my husband is happy that the Yankees most likely wil be wild card.
Buckle up,
Here we go..

It is 21. Be sure & apply for Medicare when you are 65. If the Yankees do not wake up, they will be out of it altogether. Today they were eliminated from a chance for 1st place. They are losing to Boston right now 3-0. They are not yet safe for a wild card. They seem to have lost their bats and pitching at the same time!!!

Hi friends
Thank God storm is not coming this way!!
Lots of rain though, but better than we thought.
So my hubby is a happy camper, now that the Yankees are in playoffs.
It is baseball war in my home now!!
Lol
Everyone, enjoy you weekend.

Hey all you bloggers out there. I know it was difficult getting on here for awhile but that seems to be corrected. How about coming on with a few words. This was never meant to be an exclusive blog for a chosen few!

Good morning, friends
Yankees fans..
No ring this year!!
My husband is upset, but that's the way
The baseball bounces!!
Let's root for the Mets!!
Everyone, have a great day!!

Hey Patsy, Lets hope that the Mets do just the opposite of the Yanks. They forgot how to hit!!! Another subway series would have been great, but that is the way it goes. I hope that the Mets beat the Dodgers bad!
3 straight would be just fine.

Hi Warren
I'm worried about them playing the Dodgers.
Keeping the faith & my fingers crossed.
What a game This will be..
Enjoy your night..