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Forest Elf
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 |  Subject: Re: What Are Some of our Writing Activities?  Sun Jul 13, 2008 10:38 pm | |
| | Dick Stodghill wrote: | | Elf, do they still have a free rangle law in Louisiana? When I spent what seemed years of my life there in 1952 a cow could lie down in the middle of the highway and if you hit it, you bought it. |
Well, hmmm. 
I dunno really.
I have seen plenty of strange things. But no cows were taking five on the interstate while I was there. 
Bet you can google that. |
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Brenda Hill
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Location : Southern CA
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Forest Elf
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| | Subject: Re: What Are Some of our Writing Activities? Sun Jul 13, 2008 10:43 pm | |
| | rainbow689 wrote: | Hey Forest Elf
If you make it to Laredo let me know I'm off work for the moment as I'm
going to the Laredo Medical Center on monday to see if I can get my
problems sorted. In fact I brought the truck home to clear it out and
when carrying something from the truck to the RV I tripped and fell
face down like a bellyflop in water, 'cept it wasn't water and I nearly
knocked myself out, cuts on my face and a bruised sternum to boot, so
I'll be off for a while my cell-fone is 203-565-7829, btw if I don't
answer, leave a message, you won't be one of the changes!  |
That would be great!
We need to find an HEB and pick up some Luzianne tea and mesquite wood.
Right now we are almost to Little Rock AR. Should be in the area late tomorrow morning.
I've added your number to my contacts.  |
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Sue Sunshine
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Location : Midwest, USA
| | Subject: Re: What Are Some of our Writing Activities? Sun Jul 13, 2008 10:47 pm | |
| I know that feeling. Well, almost. I can remember trying to get a 13' 9" trailer under a 13'6" bridge in Trenton, New Jersey. It just doesn't work no matter how many police you have directing traffic. I wasn't doing the driving but it was just as nerve-wracking. Then the police had to go ahead of us, after we backed out of there, to ask residents to move their cars off a one-way street so that our load could get through. Boy, did they make the streets narrow 'in the old days'.
Oh, ya, I dated drivers before hubby and I worked for the safety dept. for Swift Transportation. I hired and tried not to fire drivers. So I know pretty much what you go through. My sympathies always were with the drivers. That is why I quit my job. Or at least it is one of the reasons. Guess we have more in common than writing.
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Karina
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Age : 34
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Posts : 162
Location : Corfu Greece
| | Subject: Re: What Are Some of our Writing Activities? Mon Jul 14, 2008 10:40 am | |
| This summer I'm working on a new novel, Broken Chain, it's a crime thriller.
Doing a read through of Huntress my new urban thriller which is due to be published in November.
Edititng Lawless Justice urban thriller which I'm currently submitting to UK agents.
Trying to finish Stone Cold, a supernatural thriller. This is one of those books that has been collecting dust for a while now.
I've had one poem and one short story selected for two different anthologies.
Wrote a new poem this month, I was inspired.
Just sent out my newsletter informing all my readers on the latest news.
Oh and I did another book review for Future Fire and did a book review for betterfiction blog.
Yesterday was a bad day.
Diggory Press the UK publisher has it's day in court this August. I can't get to the UK for the case as I'm working 8hrs a day 7 days a week, I spent most of yesterday gathering emails to use in evidence and writting out my deposition. It was a stressfull day yesterday.
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rainbow689
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Age : 57
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Location : Laredo TX
| | Subject: Re: What Are Some of our Writing Activities? Mon Jul 14, 2008 12:27 pm | |
| | Forest Elf wrote: | | rainbow689 wrote: | Hey Forest Elf
If you make it to Laredo let me know I'm off work for the moment as I'm
going to the Laredo Medical Center on monday to see if I can get my
problems sorted. In fact I brought the truck home to clear it out and
when carrying something from the truck to the RV I tripped and fell
face down like a bellyflop in water, 'cept it wasn't water and I nearly
knocked myself out, cuts on my face and a bruised sternum to boot, so
I'll be off for a while my cell-fone is 203-565-7829, btw if I don't
answer, leave a message, you won't be one of the changes! |
That would be great!
We need to find an HEB and pick up some Luzianne tea and mesquite wood.
Right now we are almost to Little Rock AR. Should be in the area late tomorrow morning.
I've added your number to my contacts. |
Cool there's a great HEB Plus on the Bob Bullock Loop (20E) excuse me what the heck is Luzianne tea?
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Dick Stodghill
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Location : Ohio
| | Subject: Re: What Are Some of our Writing Activities? Mon Jul 14, 2008 12:46 pm | |
| Brenda, I've told you that you were in the wrong part of Ohio. Unlike some states, this one is very sectionalized. Here in Northeast Ohio we have nothing in common with the Appalachia area or the farmers in the western half of the state. The Connecticut Western Reserve Territory (we're in it) is as close as you will come to Paradise.
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Abe F. March
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Location : Germany
| | Subject: Re: What Are Some of our Writing Activities? Mon Jul 14, 2008 2:33 pm | |
| Dick,
I couldn't help smile. I keep remembering all those jokes about Cleveland. But there's more to Ohio than Cleveland as you pointed out. But Paradise? Hmmm. Isn't that a stretch?
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Shelagh
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| | Subject: Re: What Are Some of our Writing Activities? Mon Jul 14, 2008 2:51 pm | |
| This is Little Paradise, New Zealand:
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Forest Elf
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| | Subject: Re: What Are Some of our Writing Activities? Mon Jul 14, 2008 3:33 pm | |
| | Abe F. March wrote: | Dick,
I couldn't help smile. I keep remembering all those jokes about Cleveland. But there's more to Ohio than Cleveland as you pointed out. But Paradise? Hmmm. Isn't that a stretch? |
Paradise, CA isn't doing too well right now.
Paradise has been evacuated due to wildland fires.  |
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Dick Stodghill
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| | Subject: Re: What Are Some of our Writing Activities? Mon Jul 14, 2008 3:35 pm | |
| New Zealand? Can't compare to the falls of the Cuyahoga or the new football stadium at Akron U.
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Forest Elf
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| | Subject: Re: What Are Some of our Writing Activities? Mon Jul 14, 2008 3:36 pm | |
| | Sue Sunshine wrote: | I know that feeling. Well, almost. I can remember trying to get a 6'13" trailer under a 6'9" under a bridge in Trenton, New Jersey. It just doesn't work no matter how many police you have directing traffic. I wasn't doing the driving but it was just as nerve-wracking. Then the police had to go ahead of us, after we backed out of there, to ask residents to move their cars off a one-way street so that our load could get through. Boy, did they make the streets narrow 'in the old days'.
Oh, ya, I dated drivers before hubby and I worked for the safety dept. for Swift Transportation. I hired and tried not to fire drivers. So I know pretty much what you go through. My sympathies always were with the drivers. That is why I quit my job. Or at least it is one of the reasons. Guess we have more in common than writing.
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Heh!!!!
I think almost every company driver out there has worked for Swift at some point in their driving career ... but most won't admit it!!! 
I admit I worked for them for seven months.
Back when SWIFT means S-sure W-wish I-i had a F-faster T-truck !!! |
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Shelagh
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| | Subject: Re: What Are Some of our Writing Activities? Mon Jul 14, 2008 3:40 pm | |
| These falls?
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Forest Elf
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| | Subject: Re: What Are Some of our Writing Activities? Mon Jul 14, 2008 3:48 pm | |
| | rainbow689 wrote: | | Cool there's a great HEB Plus on the Bob Bullock Loop (20E) excuse me what the heck is Luzianne tea? |
Yes! I know that one! And there is a Whataburger near there too! 
Luzianne is just the best tea to use for sun tea!!!
When we lived in Texas it was the ONLY tea we would use to make sun tea.
But they don't sell it everywhere. Can't find it in Reno. Sooo, our family (our son and his family and my sister and her family) in Reno has put us in charge of keeping them supplied with the stuff.  |
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Brenda Hill
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Location : Southern CA
| | Subject: Re: What Are Some of our Writing Activities? Mon Jul 14, 2008 5:41 pm | |
| I agree, Abe, that saying any part of Ohio is paradise is quite a
stretch. Dick just doesn't know when to admit defeat. Guess we'll have
to help him.
And the photos of New Zealand are wonderful. Funny, I always thought of
NZ as a jungle. Must be thinking of somewhere else. See, Dick? I can
admit to being wrong. Does that give you any ideas?
Karina, congratulations on your upcoming release. That's so exciting!
And I hope the legal problems you're having aren't too serious, or at
least that they'll be resolved to your satisfaction.
Stone Cold is a great title. Congratulations again.
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