tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post8225462339721707499..comments2023-10-22T20:53:58.823-04:00Comments on String Too Short to Tie: Hometown Tourvanillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-64637111102128120692014-12-10T10:00:21.338-05:002014-12-10T10:00:21.338-05:00Vee, so easy, no concern for gasoline prices, and ...Vee, so easy, no concern for gasoline prices, and I don't even have to wear a coat!vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-23748926553663328932014-12-10T09:09:59.992-05:002014-12-10T09:09:59.992-05:00Google Earth - the cheap way to travel.Google Earth - the cheap way to travel.Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12222653231278680963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-5932395293666408742014-12-09T18:21:27.627-05:002014-12-09T18:21:27.627-05:00Chuck, "going back" can be bittersweet. ...Chuck, "going back" can be bittersweet. Yet some things remain unchanged. For a long time GE showed only the main drag in our town, but recently they came through and did the whole shebang.<br /><br />Sharkey, seems your town is "stuck" in the past? Changes are not always good, though.<br /><br />Grace, a vibrant place like NYC no doubt changes so fast ones head would swim. Wasn't that moving up to the real library the greatest thing?vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-45715798136762652842014-12-09T16:00:18.133-05:002014-12-09T16:00:18.133-05:00Specific neighborhood where I grew up - boring and...Specific neighborhood where I grew up - boring and as soon as I was allowed I spent my time in Manhattan and that changes so fast you can go away for a long weekend and come back and find your building gone!<br /><br />I think I tried Goggle Earth once and it didn't work so well on my MAC.<br /><br />Oh yes, I remember 'graduating' to the adult library - Happy Day!Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02779872914493612101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-13178846817166940412014-12-09T12:14:41.321-05:002014-12-09T12:14:41.321-05:00I have not tried it. Maybe I'm just too annoye...I have not tried it. Maybe I'm just too annoyed that they refuse to put our house in the correct location although I've corrected them three times. My small town has started a "history" page on FB, and I have to admit there have been some interesting pictures. I'd never, EVER go back there to live. Too many things have not changed.Sharkbyteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10139935335209860357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-83055994010461937262014-12-09T11:42:57.097-05:002014-12-09T11:42:57.097-05:00I recently did a trip to the north side of Quito, ...I recently did a trip to the north side of Quito, Ecuador where Sylvia and I lived 40 years ago. Where there had been large open fields, there are now myriads of houses standing shoulder-to-shoulder. Fortunately, the bull ring still stands and that provides a handy reference point.Secondary Roadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05116234285533139701noreply@blogger.com