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George Shirley wrote:
> Gloria P wrote:
>> George Shirley wrote:
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>>> Are you, by chance, from Fall River, Massachusetts Gloria? I

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>> Close! New Bedford, ~15 miles away. Emeril is from F.R.
>> (Fall Riverites talk funny.)
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>> ;-)
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>> gloria p
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> Went there once IIRC, had my 1953 Ford Crestline Victoria parked on the
> base and was able to get out and around Mass and RI on occasion. Being a
> born and bred East Texas boy I was fascinated by all the rock walls,
> rock barns, houses, etc. Used to drive the countryside a lot just
> looking. Wasn't much on drinking or chasing B-girls so found other
> sources of entertainment (I was already engaged to be married to DW at
> that time.) Very interesting countryside but too cold for me when winter
> came.


Too cold winters, too hot humid summers, but the worst is the eternally
too closed minds.

Shortly after we moved to Colorado in 1984 a dear friend visited for a
week. Her conclusion: "I could never live here--there are no RULES
for anything...." (Hmmm, I guess it's BAD to think for yourself!)

gloria p
who still deeply misses the ocean