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Post by Kathy Lee on Oct 17, 2014 20:38:06 GMT -5
Oh! Sounds like a Twlight episode. I wish my life was one long twilight zone episode. Maybe it already is... No way! That show was too creepy! The dust ball in the corner that came out and attacked the women vacuuming. The creature on the wing of the airplane. And worst of all....the librarian who breaks his glasses and can't read without them....scream!!!!
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Post by patriciaanne on Oct 18, 2014 6:18:17 GMT -5
The only time I will fall asleep in a vehicle with someone else driving - is with my Mr. Forever. When we travel, I catch my catnaps while he's behind the wheel. I've got to try to keep up with Ryan James and jimbobwaltonlover94 (Bree), who are young enough to be my children. So I will catch up on my sleep on the way back to 'Bama on Sunday (11/2).
It is a family joke around here with me falling asleep in cars. I am like a baby when in a car...asleep before we hit the highway! Some people say they can't sleep in a car, train, plane but I can fall asleep anywhere. Zzzzz! Me too! I'm the worst travel companion! I remember when I was in my late 20's, we had a business trip out in the LA area. We stayed the weekend and went to Disneyland and Universal. My friend was driving and she kept threatening me that I'd better not fall asleep and leave her all "alone" in the car. We went to Disneyland and it was a full day. We got back to the car and I knew I just wouldn't be able to stay awake. (I have no sense of direction anyway, so I would have been no help in getting her back to the hotel.) I remember her yelling at me to stay awake and I was saying, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sor...." I couldn't stay awake to finish the sentence. I was OUT. Next thing I know, I wake up in front of the hotel and I turned to her and said, "See! I told you it wouldn't be that bad!"
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Post by JeriJet on Oct 18, 2014 7:06:48 GMT -5
I'm less likely to fall asleep in a car than I am on a train -- and that means sleeping through your stop.... once got the last train from Grand Central and slept through to Brewster (about 5-6 stops north of mine), so had to wait until the first train south in the morning to get home !! ... and once slept two stops beyond Kisco (also the last train) and walked the 4.6 miles home -- in high heels!.... Of course, it helps to be on the same train daily, where the conductor knows you, and that worked for me quite well on "normal" days.
And, thankfully, I am usually able to sleep on a plane .... I don't do well flying when I'm awake, and sleeping is much better than several martinis.
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Post by patriciaanne on Oct 18, 2014 8:17:14 GMT -5
I'm less likely to fall asleep in a car than I am on a train -- and that means sleeping through your stop.... once got the last train from Grand Central and slept through to Brewster (about 5-6 stops north of mine), so had to wait until the first train south in the morning to get home !! ... and once slept two stops beyond Kisco (also the last train) and walked the 4.6 miles home -- in high heels!.... Of course, it helps to be on the same train daily, where the conductor knows you, and that worked for me quite well on "normal" days.
And, thankfully, I am usually able to sleep on a plane .... I don't do well flying when I'm awake, and sleeping is much better than several martinis. I don't do well flying either but I need pharmaceutical assistance to sleep--a tranquilizer and some Tylenol PM (yes, I know I can take them together and it doesn't put me in a coma). Even with that--sometimes it's STILL hard for me to fall asleep on a plane. If I took that at home when the adrenaline isn't pumping, I'd be out for the count.
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Post by JeriJet on Oct 18, 2014 8:26:41 GMT -5
CHURCH ! I definitely need an articulate, interesting minister.... or, I'll probably doze a bit during the sermon !!! How embarrassing is that ?? .... and why can't I overcome this short-coming ?? My current minister is Korean, and that's working quite well.... except that I have to drive about 18 miles, while there are probably 10-12 churches within about 5 miles from home !!
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Post by weezer29 on Oct 18, 2014 9:18:58 GMT -5
I should have "quoted" your original posting.... I simply meant that if you don't set your clock back, you'd be an hour early, not an hour late....
But mostly I was wondering if anyone else has the same problem with remembering whether to set back or forward....
Growing up, my momma would start between 6:00 and 8:00 p.m. on the Saturday night before the 'official' time change at 2:00 a.m. of that Sunday morning, and go ahead and bump all the clocks up or down. Daddy, my brother and I learned quick to start living with the time change on that Saturday night. LOL!
I wait till 10:00 p.m. of that Saturday night and then go ahead and change the clocks.
Do you have a designated clock turner while you are at the Reunion? LOL
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2014 9:56:22 GMT -5
I can't sleep on a plane, train, car. Impossible. Wife can fall asleep on a plane before it takes off and sleep for a 5 hour flight. I have a hard enough time sleeping in my own bed with no lights and no sounds. If I can sleep more than 6 Hours a night it's a WIN! I was just wondering, ForeverWaltons , do you have a Dr Pepper clock?
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Post by ForeverWaltons on Oct 18, 2014 11:18:36 GMT -5
I can't sleep on a plane, train, car. Impossible. Wife can fall asleep on a plane before it takes off and sleep for a 5 hour flight. I have a hard enough time sleeping in my own bed with no lights and no sounds. If I can sleep more than 6 Hours a night it's a WIN! I was just wondering, ForeverWaltons , do you have a Dr Pepper clock?
I have several Dr Pepper clocks. I even have a Dr Pepper wrist watch, but I keep it in my Dr Pepper collection. I also have a perpetual Dr Pepper calendar.
One thing that I don't have in my collection and I have been looking for one forever, is a 1966 Dr Pepper calendar (the year I was born). I have only found one, on Ebay several years back but my budget couldn't afford it. It went for nearly $100.00. I could kick myself now, wish I had put it on a credit card because a 1966 calendar is being elusive for me to find.
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Post by ForeverWaltons on Oct 18, 2014 11:21:38 GMT -5
Growing up, my momma would start between 6:00 and 8:00 p.m. on the Saturday night before the 'official' time change at 2:00 a.m. of that Sunday morning, and go ahead and bump all the clocks up or down. Daddy, my brother and I learned quick to start living with the time change on that Saturday night. LOL!
I wait till 10:00 p.m. of that Saturday night and then go ahead and change the clocks.
Do you have a designated clock turner while you are at the Reunion? LOL
We will have a live in house sitter while we are gone to feed my outside critters and my inside kitties, get the mail, etc. They will change the clocks for me.
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Post by ForeverWaltons on Oct 18, 2014 11:38:09 GMT -5
I'm less likely to fall asleep in a car than I am on a train -- and that means sleeping through your stop.... once got the last train from Grand Central and slept through to Brewster (about 5-6 stops north of mine), so had to wait until the first train south in the morning to get home !! ... and once slept two stops beyond Kisco (also the last train) and walked the 4.6 miles home -- in high heels!.... Of course, it helps to be on the same train daily, where the conductor knows you, and that worked for me quite well on "normal" days.
And, thankfully, I am usually able to sleep on a plane .... I don't do well flying when I'm awake, and sleeping is much better than several martinis. I don't do well flying either but I need pharmaceutical assistance to sleep--a tranquilizer and some Tylenol PM (yes, I know I can take them together and it doesn't put me in a coma). Even with that--sometimes it's STILL hard for me to fall asleep on a plane. If I took that at home when the adrenaline isn't pumping, I'd be out for the count.
I have never had any problem with flying. I love to have a window seat and stare out of it the majority of the flight.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2014 14:46:46 GMT -5
I can't sleep on a plane, train, car. Impossible. Wife can fall asleep on a plane before it takes off and sleep for a 5 hour flight. I have a hard enough time sleeping in my own bed with no lights and no sounds. If I can sleep more than 6 Hours a night it's a WIN! I was just wondering, ForeverWaltons , do you have a Dr Pepper clock?
I have several Dr Pepper clocks. I even have a Dr Pepper wrist watch, but I keep it in my Dr Pepper collection. I also have a perpetual Dr Pepper calendar.
One thing that I don't have in my collection and I have been looking for one forever, is a 1966 Dr Pepper calendar (the year I was born). I have only found one, on Ebay several years back but my budget couldn't afford it. It went for nearly $100.00. I could kick myself now, wish I had put it on a credit card because a 1966 calendar is being elusive for me to find.
have you tried this?
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Post by Kathy Lee on Oct 18, 2014 19:00:00 GMT -5
It is a family joke around here with me falling asleep in cars. I am like a baby when in a car...asleep before we hit the highway! Some people say they can't sleep in a car, train, plane but I can fall asleep anywhere. Zzzzz! Me too! I'm the worst travel companion! I remember when I was in my late 20's, we had a business trip out in the LA area. We stayed the weekend and went to Disneyland and Universal. My friend was driving and she kept threatening me that I'd better not fall asleep and leave her all "alone" in the car. We went to Disneyland and it was a full day. We got back to the car and I knew I just wouldn't be able to stay awake. (I have no sense of direction anyway, so I would have been no help in getting her back to the hotel.) I remember her yelling at me to stay awake and I was saying, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sor...." I couldn't stay awake to finish the sentence. I was OUT. Next thing I know, I wake up in front of the hotel and I turned to her and said, "See! I told you it wouldn't be that bad!" My friend that I went to England with always yells at me to stay awake when we travel together. Once she even turned the air vents in the car on me full force! When we went to England this past summer, I slept on the plane, both ways. Slept on the train through the Chunnel to Paris. And even fell asleep in the car of her business associate when he was driving us to the train station. I have fallen asleep on the beach. I have fallen asleep on metal benches at the New York State Fair. I have fallen asleep on benches at college. When I am tired, I just put my head down and take a cat nap! The funny thing is, I am very active but when I stop....zzzzzz!
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Post by Kathy Lee on Oct 18, 2014 19:04:14 GMT -5
CHURCH ! I definitely need an articulate, interesting minister.... or, I'll probably doze a bit during the sermon !!! How embarrassing is that ?? .... and why can't I overcome this short-coming ?? My current minister is Korean, and that's working quite well.... except that I have to drive about 18 miles, while there are probably 10-12 churches within about 5 miles from home !! I fell asleep in church once. The choir was singing forever and I just closed my eyes for a minute....next thing I knew my head snapped back. I was so embarrassed!
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Post by ForeverWaltons on Oct 18, 2014 23:41:14 GMT -5
I have several Dr Pepper clocks. I even have a Dr Pepper wrist watch, but I keep it in my Dr Pepper collection. I also have a perpetual Dr Pepper calendar.
One thing that I don't have in my collection and I have been looking for one forever, is a 1966 Dr Pepper calendar (the year I was born). I have only found one, on Ebay several years back but my budget couldn't afford it. It went for nearly $100.00. I could kick myself now, wish I had put it on a credit card because a 1966 calendar is being elusive for me to find.
have you tried this?
Yes, I didn't like it! I do have a can of it and the regular Cherry Vanilla Dr Pepper in my collection though. I also have tried and have a can in my collection of Dr Pepper Cherry, Dr Pepper Vanilla Float and Dr Pepper Red Fusion. I did not like any of them except for the Red Fusion (they don't make it anymore).
When Dr Pepper puts out a new flavor I always rush to try it. I make sure that I keep one to two cans and/or bottles of it for my collection. When ever they put out a special Dr Pepper can (examples: The Avengers, Indiana Jones, football) I save them for my collection also.
I have a spare refrigerator in my pantry. The second shelf of it is nearly full of different flavors and designs of Dr Pepper cans that I am saving for my collection. A few years back when my oldest daughter brought her boyfriend for us to meet (he's our son-in-law now), I caught him in the pantry with one of those SPECIAL cans in his hands on the verge of popping the top of it to drink it! He doesn't know how lucky he was that I caught him in the nick of time before he opened that can!!!! I let him know quick that those cans were off limits to absolutely everyone.
It peeved me because I was raised that if you are a guest in someone's house, you don't just help yourself to whatever you want, even if they have given you permission to do so.
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Post by ForeverWaltons on Oct 19, 2014 0:50:54 GMT -5
CHURCH ! I definitely need an articulate, interesting minister.... or, I'll probably doze a bit during the sermon !!! How embarrassing is that ?? .... and why can't I overcome this short-coming ?? My current minister is Korean, and that's working quite well.... except that I have to drive about 18 miles, while there are probably 10-12 churches within about 5 miles from home !! I fell asleep in church once. The choir was singing forever and I just closed my eyes for a minute....next thing I knew my head snapped back. I was so embarrassed!
I fell asleep in church when I was about 12 years old. After a prayer is said by a man in the congregation he says, "Amen". When he does that most of the men also say "Amen" at the same time. Well, a prayer was said and when the men said, "Amen" I yelled out really LOUD "AMEN!" I was immediately wide awake because I realized what I had done. Everyone was staring at me and you could have heard a pin drop. Talk about wanting to crawl under the pew and disappearing. Only the males are supposed to say "Amen" out loud in my church.
Also for a couple of years growing up, we had a preacher who did all of his sermons in monotone. I wonder how many of us took catnaps for those 30 to 35 minute sermons?!??
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