My wife and I had the pleasure to spend an hour or two with Shine On Syd in Portland, Me. It is a real pleasure to see a person as he really is. SOS and his wife have a "camp" in Maine, and hopefully, we will soon, too.
Met A Fine Gentleman in Maine
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Mary
Ok,
Where is the picture?
Where is the picture?
Bob:
Did you get up to Freeport ME and make a pilgrimage to L.L. Bean's?
Did you get up to Freeport ME and make a pilgrimage to L.L. Bean's?
Ross
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I think it's great when we get to meet the people we talk to and actually see the person. I know it was great meeting Cort the other day, after talking about it for almost 4 years!
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rbl1999
That Mercy Hospital sign looks very familiar to me, I was born there!!!!! Just a few years ago LOL.... I am from Cape Elizabeth, Maine, which is right outside of Portland, I now live in Florida. I miss it this time of the year, but not in the winter!!!! Rose
hensylee
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What great pictures (the lily, too - new color). It is just so nice to meet a VR member after we have talked for so long to each other. Thanks for sharing. I know how you feel about the meeting. I met Bonnie last year. What a treat!
(everybody should meet Bonnie - she's a really gracious lady)
(everybody should meet Bonnie - she's a really gracious lady)
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Karlynn
Great pics Bob! It's like meeting family, isn't it?
Ross, now where's the pic of you and Cort?
Ross, now where's the pic of you and Cort?
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Mary
It's so nice to see two of my favorite people together in one place. 
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Phyllis
Nice pictures, Bob. Too bad I didn't catch you before you left for Maine- you could have made a stop in CT, too! If you and your wife ever set up "camp" in Maine, you will have to put New London on your itinerary- any time between May and November.
If you and your wife ever set up "camp" in Maine, you will have to put New London on your itinerary- any time between May and November.
Bob:
Thanks for sharing the photos! It's always great to meet other valvers -- and to know what they look like if YOU aren't the one getting to meet them.
Thanks for sharing the photos! It's always great to meet other valvers -- and to know what they look like if YOU aren't the one getting to meet them.
Ross
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Neither one of us had a camera.Karlynn said:
Sorry for the delay in reposting - we are at our wits' end with contracts, work, and other messes. I had originally put together a much nicer piece to go with the photos, but it was accidentally deleted, as I was holding onto it in hopes of loading the pictures myself. The abbreviated version was because I wanted to get something up before it snows...
Marsha, we avoid the outlets at all costs. We have outlets in NJ, and we don't go to them, either. I know it's an icon, but LL Bean doesn't impress me very much. Cabela's and Bass Pro shops are much more reasonable (usually) for same-quality outdoor gear. I have stopped in the Bass Pro Shop in Charlotte, NC. It's like a combination of Toys-R-Us and Disneyland for men.
Karlynn and Hennsylee, you're so right, it is like meeting family. I didn't know before that I had someone so tall in the family. Jim is a very nice man, well-spoken, and it was a privilege to meet him. He took time to see us out of a workday that grew increasingly more busy the minute he tried to set up to see us. He was facing a sudden, unexpected requirement to do a presentation to the hospital Board when we showed up, and we took some of his prep time for that for certain. He had only about an hour and a half to finish it by the time we left.
Phyllis, I did get to stop in MA at my cousin's place on the pond. Unfortunately, we weren't able to work out a time with HarryBaby666 in NH. I'm no stranger to CT, though. I graduated high school in Cheshire, and attended the Waterbury branch of UConn for two years.
Best wishes,
Marsha, we avoid the outlets at all costs. We have outlets in NJ, and we don't go to them, either. I know it's an icon, but LL Bean doesn't impress me very much. Cabela's and Bass Pro shops are much more reasonable (usually) for same-quality outdoor gear. I have stopped in the Bass Pro Shop in Charlotte, NC. It's like a combination of Toys-R-Us and Disneyland for men.
Karlynn and Hennsylee, you're so right, it is like meeting family. I didn't know before that I had someone so tall in the family. Jim is a very nice man, well-spoken, and it was a privilege to meet him. He took time to see us out of a workday that grew increasingly more busy the minute he tried to set up to see us. He was facing a sudden, unexpected requirement to do a presentation to the hospital Board when we showed up, and we took some of his prep time for that for certain. He had only about an hour and a half to finish it by the time we left.
Phyllis, I did get to stop in MA at my cousin's place on the pond. Unfortunately, we weren't able to work out a time with HarryBaby666 in NH. I'm no stranger to CT, though. I graduated high school in Cheshire, and attended the Waterbury branch of UConn for two years.
Best wishes,
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Karlynn
Ross said:Neither one of us had a camera.
I bet if Mary, or Geebee or I should up in a bikini you'd miraculously have a camera!!!!!!!
Cort - shame on you - all your road tripping and no camera?????????
Bob - I want your dog!!!!!
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Shine_on_Syd
Thanks for posting the pics
Thanks for posting the pics
Bob,
Thanks for posting the pictures. My family and I have been up at our place on the lake this week. There is nothing like a quiet pristine lake in Maine. I hope your deal goes through. We will be close as the crow flies but hardly a direct highway route. One of us will have to get an airplane. LOL
Our Maine summer has been perfect and Bob and Pat have found a dream house just like us.
For those inquiring about the hospital. It is Mercy Hospital Portland Maine. 4th largest in Maine. Ask anyone and they will tell you it is one of the most caring hospitals you would ever want to be a patient in. We live by a mission and values that affects the way we do business.
It is on the corner of State St and Spring st in Portland. We are 6 blocks from Maine Med. Maine Med is a fine tertiary hospital but everyone says you are treated like a number while Mercy treats patients with compassion.
Bob. Pat and I had a lovely visit.
As an funny aside, Bob drew a blank on my last name when he got to the visitors parking lot....can you imagine if he asked for "Shine on Syd"
LOL But he found me.
Just goes to show you the value of this board we bonded on sight and could have talked for hours.
I took an apartmrnt in Portland for a few months because my work is so intense. Now as the result of Bob's visti I found out that HArry Babby moved to my street in Dover NH. About 4 blocks away. Look forward to hooking up with Harry again when I move back to Dover in October.
Jim
Thanks for posting the pics
Bob,
Thanks for posting the pictures. My family and I have been up at our place on the lake this week. There is nothing like a quiet pristine lake in Maine. I hope your deal goes through. We will be close as the crow flies but hardly a direct highway route. One of us will have to get an airplane. LOL
Our Maine summer has been perfect and Bob and Pat have found a dream house just like us.
For those inquiring about the hospital. It is Mercy Hospital Portland Maine. 4th largest in Maine. Ask anyone and they will tell you it is one of the most caring hospitals you would ever want to be a patient in. We live by a mission and values that affects the way we do business.
It is on the corner of State St and Spring st in Portland. We are 6 blocks from Maine Med. Maine Med is a fine tertiary hospital but everyone says you are treated like a number while Mercy treats patients with compassion.
Bob. Pat and I had a lovely visit.
As an funny aside, Bob drew a blank on my last name when he got to the visitors parking lot....can you imagine if he asked for "Shine on Syd"
LOL But he found me.
Just goes to show you the value of this board we bonded on sight and could have talked for hours.
I took an apartmrnt in Portland for a few months because my work is so intense. Now as the result of Bob's visti I found out that HArry Babby moved to my street in Dover NH. About 4 blocks away. Look forward to hooking up with Harry again when I move back to Dover in October.
Jim
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*hangs head*
Yes, Karlynn, I know. I just haven't taken the time/opportunity to invest in a digital camera yet. I do have a camera, except that it is very "choosy" as to what pictures it takes and what pictures it "forgets". So, I got frustrated that I didn't get all the pictures I took...so, I stopped taking pictures. Heh...I used to take ROLLS of pictures every chance I got.... Irony rocks .
*sighs*
One of these days I'll get a camera again.... Until then, I'll let my memory take the pictures ... until that starts to be more selective, too...he he heh.
Course, some people along my path DID take pictures...so, it's not like I don't have any.
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Yes, Karlynn, I know
. I just haven't taken the time/opportunity to invest in a digital camera yet. I do have a camera, except that it is very "choosy" as to what pictures it takes and what pictures it "forgets". So, I got frustrated that I didn't get all the pictures I took...so, I stopped taking pictures. Heh...I used to take ROLLS of pictures every chance I got.... Irony rocks .*sighs*
One of these days I'll get a camera again.... Until then, I'll let my memory take the pictures ... until that starts to be more selective, too...he he heh.
Course, some people along my path DID take pictures...so, it's not like I don't have any
.Cort, "Mr Road Trip" / soon2be ex-"Mr MC", 31swm/pig valve/pacer
MCfamily.models.HO.chdQB = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/
MC Guide = http://www.chevyasylum.com/mcspotter/main.html
"Something's haunting you" ... Marty Robbins ... 'Some Memories Just Won't Die'
Sherry
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What a cool pic. I can definitely attest to how awesome it is to meet another forum member. Thanks for sharing your story.
