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Nancy,

A friend's graduating class's website, which is the same format as ours, has scanned in everyone's senior photo to their profile. If I remember correctly Diane Hunter's husband Max scanned everyone's photo for the 30th reunion. Perhaps he still has them. I realize that it would entail a lot of time to attempt such a task. It might however prompt more people to post current pictures of themselves, just to let everyone know that they survived the gawky/awkward stage of life. One moment in time captured 41 years ago lives on forever. Like only getting one driver's license photo for life. Perish the thought. At least I get another chance every 4 years. Hope springs eternal.

John

08/03/09 06:25 AM

#182

Susan,

I am know that you are correct in the definition of "cobber". I am also pretty certain that it was a group of adverising/marketing people who came up with the name for the product. They probably pulled out their handy dandy "Strine" (slang) dictionary and started flipping through the pages until they found a word that people in the US would accept as true Aussie. This was most likely a difficult task, because 6 out of 10 words in my strine dictionary deal with beer or some other form of libation.

Hooroo (goodbye)...........John

Seafair and South Seattle, what a great way to grow up.

08/03/09 04:28 PM

#183

Susan -
What a great resource for the heat issue! Awesome suggestion on the ice packs under the armpits and in groin area. Alot of people don't know that one. This cools the major organs to prevent further damage to the body. The one area where you describle confused, delusional, etc. I got a popup on my screen with Johns picture and a note that said for more information click here. Speaking of John...WOW you know someone that graduated from Highline in 51-52? That's cool. What's their name, I can look them up in my book of all Highline graduates. If she is looking for anyone in particular I can look them up too for her or him.

I LOVE the idea of having the yearbook scanned. I never got to see the senior yearbook as I transferred to Highline. As for the other yearbooks, I am still looking for them after my daughter took a fancy to them. I think they are in her room somewhere...YIKES?!

Tomorrow is an historic event in our household. My oldest son Adam is moving out into his very first apartment. He is 26 years old. I am vircariously (sp) excited for him. I remember what it was like to move out on your own for the first time. I remember the street numbers because there was a song about it...the address was 25258 something in the Kent area by Highline College. The song was in the year 2525. I remember watching the moon landing 40 years ago in that house. My roommates were...well a menagarie (again sp) of excentric gals from all walks of life. I recall one girl NEVER showered. She just added another layer of Jungle Gardenia. WHEW!@ My landlord kept complaining that I showered too much. Lifeguarding at the county beaches I had to get the cooties off from the lake water. EWW.

Well, I think my daughter wants to go shopping and my youngest son (19) wants the computer.

Susan...I still sooo want to come see you. Someday I'll make it happen.

Later....Wallys World is calling.

Lyn

08/03/09 11:42 PM

#184

Okay, Wally's World was all I hoped for and MORE~! Tomorrow I am going over to a friends house to have my old VHS home movie tapes burned onto DVD's. How cool is that!? I can finally watch pictures when my mom was alive without worrying about ruining the tapes. I haven't seen them in years. I tell ya this electronic gadgetry stuff is amazing. Anyway I had to find DVD's called LightScribe. My friend will be able to etch a neat picture on the DVD with some laser do-dad. Did I mention I am on vacation...or what the IN group calls a 'stay-cation'. With my oldest moving out I get my diningroom back again (now it is the computer room) with two computers set side by side so the kids can play World of Warcraft. One computer is going with Adam and the other is going downstairs in his old bedroom. Well I still have a laptop set up in Te'as room to do research on. Say just out of curiosity how many computers do y'all have in your homes? And what's the verdict on the best computer out there? Personally I have 2 HP Pavilions and a Dell. Ooops I forgot I have another Dell PC in my bedroom and a VERY large paperweight of a computer that I had made for $3300 that went bellyup and convienently the company doesn't respond to my emails. $3300,,,that's what I paid for my 67 Mustang convertible brand new. Ah memories.

Say I have another question...how many of ya have master bedrooms that resemble storage lockers and how many have better home and garden bedrooms? It just seems that my room is always the last to get cleaned in my house...and everything that doesn't have a current place ends up in there. It's one of my projects these next 10 days.

08/05/09 06:24 AM

#185

Mark Weaver

Hey Gang,

Sorry for not posting as much the last couple of days. Louise broke her toe Monday night and is home in bed for a while. It has kept me hopping taking care of her. John where do come up with all this Portuguese? You seem to be doing better than me with it, haha.

Lyn and Susan my first car was a '57' Chevy Bel Aire. I loved that car. It didn't run all that well but it sure looked nice sitting in front of my house. Donna (Collins) Malcolm's brother Kirt restores old cars. If I move back and ever get rich he is going to fix me up with another '57' Chev. Here's hoping.

08/06/09 11:07 AM

#186

Okay, I am in a fog here. Not an unusual state for me. Just sent off a message to Eileen Tracy. After which up popped a new message log for messages sent and recieved. It showed that in the last year I had only sent out about 10 messages. Thirty to fourty would be closer to the correct number. Now I understand why somepeople have quit corresponding with me, as it would seem that I never responded to them. My momma did not raise up a non responder. A wise cracking smart alec, sure, but a non responder, never.

So apologies around to Candy, Mike, Mark, Jim, Lyn, Karen, Susan, Tony, Dorthy and any future round draft picks I may have missed.

John

08/06/09 11:16 AM	#187
John MacLeod Mark, My foreign phrases are courtesy of Google. Please, thank you, where is the bathroom and a couple of insults are all one needs. Now pronunciation is another matter. As some of my Korean and Vietnamese friends will attest to, in my mangling of their languages. It is usually good for a rolling around on the floor in laughter. Obrigato, (Thank you in Portuguese) John

08/06/09 08:47 PM

#188

Susan,

Speaking of foreign languages, I am attempting to learn one this evening. I have been reading "The West". More formally known as "The Western Australian", a newspaper in Perth. I am wondering if you are going to be able to make the Kalgoorlie-Boulder race round in September? It seems to be quite the horse racing event that has been running since 1893. Could it be compared to the Kentucky Derby? It would appear to be so with all the prize monies and all.

The unusual headline that caught my eye was "Fresh punt on bush two-up school" I thought how nice, they are freshening up a school house out in the bush. Here is where the foreign language comes into play. Actually it is the reopening of a tin shed where they gamble in a game called Two-Up.

Never too old to learn. Read "The West", where you can get tomorrow's news today. I see where your weather is going to be a balmy 21C (70F) with a chance of showers.

Que tenga un bon fin de semana (Have a good weekend)

John

08/06/09 08:55 PM	#189
John MacLeod Hey everyone, Take a look at Kathy Fugami's profile update. Has the Franklin curse of still looking good after all these years. She styles up for us behind the wheel of her convertible. John

08/08/09 10:40 PM

#190

Hi y'all. I tried to post some pictures to this forum but I'm too DUH to figure out how to do it so I posted the pictures and a narrative on my profile after many tries. I had to keep enlarging the font and pictures so you could see them.

The pictures are a sneak peek at why Susan Niven moved to WA after graduation. Susan - correct me if I got any of the items incorrect.

All I can say about your new homeland - WOW!

I also checked out the site where you work. That is just amazing. I think I need to send my youngest to live with you. His dream was always to live on a ranch or farm. Your country is beautiful.

Lyn

08/09/09 06:46 AM

#191

Lyn,

Great pictures of Susan's adopted homeland. I have had the opportunity to see her house under construction thanks to Google. I will see if I can convey instructions on how to get there.

1) Go to Google

2) Click on maps at the top bar

3) Put Susan's address in search maps 14 Jeffries Way, Warawarrup

4) The aerial view will appear

5) Put your cursor on the yellow figure on the left side of the aerial photo and drag it down to the A on the photo

6)Her house was under construction at the time, thus the carpenter is stuck on the roof for eternity or until Google sends out the car with the camera on the pole to update the photos.

Take a ride around Warawarrup and Harvey.

One can also go to thewest.com.au and read the news of Western Australia (WA). One note however. Make another trip to Google and put in Australian slang to find an Aussie slang dictionary. And before you know it Bob's you uncle and you will be reading Strine in "The West".

John

08/09/09 02:29 PM

#192

John -

Oh my gosh...how cool is that! How do you make the little man walk down the street. Susan, that was so fun. Did the carpenter ever get off the roof, or is he your upstairs roomy? I wish I were more savy at this computer stuff. I still have to yell for one of my kids to put a DVD in to watch. Never got the hang of those game systems either. We did get a Wii (I think that's what it's called). Now I can do some of the sports stuff cuz it's almost like doing it....however I don't know how to get to the point where all you have to do is swing the controller.

If we ever loose power and have to live on the land...that's when I'll shine though. Yep, when technology comes crashing down...come look for me.

John, how do I Google the general area of Hoodsport? I remember going there with my dad in my late teens and recall how beautiful it was.

Darn I turned the TV on to watch something while I ate my pancakes and there is a Dragon Wars movie on...yes it's B rated...but like a train wreck I can't look away to type this. My kids use to laugh at me when they watched Adam put on a program on sharks and no matter where in the house I am...I come gravitating to it...I am so terrified of sharks yet I can't look away.

Must go watch the dragons.....

08/09/09 03:14 PM

#193

Lyn,

Google is pretty slick for finding out just about anything imaginable with one exception. That would be the Hoodsport Triangle. Go to google, go to maps, put in Hoodsport, zoom in on the satellite photo, look for Olympic Ave. at the North end of town. They chose not to send the very best when it came to resolution for zooming in on Hoodsport. That is okay, on Mapquest they agree that Hoodsport exists. However they cannot give you directions to anywhere in Hoodsport proper. With their directions they will send you right through town and 4 miles up the hill to Lake Cushman. This is because we do not get mail delivery in town, hence we do not exist. Drag the postmistress out the door of the Post Office, point to any building in town and she will tell you that it does not exist. Stuck in a sci-fi movie or a Norman Rockwell painting, take your pick. I choose to think of it as Isaac Asimov meets Norman Rockwell.

Oh, on getting the little man to go up and down the street, put your cursor in the middle line on the street and double click. It will move you up about 200 feet or so. Ask Susan for her usual route to work and you can experience her commute, which I believe is about 3 minutes, just a guess.

John

08/09/09 03:30 PM

#194

Big news in the South Sound!!

I ran into a fellow classmate in Lacey today. No injuries were involved, no Lyn we did not call 911 or file a police report. Who? Who? Who was it?

Dave Hamilton was spied by yours truly entering the Harbor Freight store in Lacey. The dog and I were on a mission to above mentioned store. Dave and I had a great chat, caught up on each others families. Dave was in scouting with me and he is in the scouting photo I have on my profile.

Listen up ladies of the single persuasion. Dave is still single and I have female witnessess who will claim that he is easy on the eyes. Huh?? Means he's not bad looking. Still has all his teeth and hair.

Hopefully he will drop a line to the forum. I warned him that his name would be here by tonight.

John

08/11/09 03:43 PM

#195

Susan,

Wow! I just read in the Perth newspaper that gasoline is going up in price tomorrow by about 16 cents a liter. I did the math and conversion from liters to US gallons and Aussie dollars to US dollars and came up with about $5.37 per gallon US. Do wages reflect in the price of gasoline? What is considered a living wage? 10, 15, 20 dollars per hour? More, Less? Just curious.

John

08/12/09 10:14 AM

#196

Hey John:

You must have scared off Dave Hamilton since there has been no sign of him here. The pics that Lyn posted of WA are indeed impressive. I suspect though that if too many people knew about it, it would be over run with humans and might lose some of its beauty.

Susan, have you always wanted to raise thoroughbreds or is this a passion that developed later in life? I am guessing that you eat, sleep, and breathe horses. They are truly beautiful animals.

Maybe we can find someone in the class with an ocean going sailboat and we can travel together to visit Susan.

nancy

08/12/09 12:47 PM

#197

Hi Everyone:

John says he knows almost everyone from the class. So, I want to know what anyone knows about William Albert. I can't find him listed in any annual or on the graduation list. When I asked the question years ago, Doris Wong mentioned that she knew him. I can't find any info on him and I feel as though someone must know something. So, y'all put on your thinking caps and let me know what you remember. I would love to put a face with the name and verify that he is a part of our class. If anyone knows where he lived or siblings names, please let me know.

thanks everyone
nancy

08/13/09 04:57 PM	#198
John MacLeod Nancy, Not sure about William Albert. Could it be confused with William (Billy) Talbert? Whitworth/Shaples I believe. I knew a Terry Albert in college and thus that is the only face that is coming to my mind. Sorry that I cannot be more helpful. John

08/13/09 05:02 PM	#199
John MacLeod Nancy, If we could find Marilyn Dreher, we would have a skipper for the boat to Australia. She is a captain/first mate for the Washington State Ferry System. Perhaps someone who works for the state can find her e-mail address and get an update on her address. John

08/14/09 02:27 PM

#200

Hey John:

That is an interesting idea about William Talbert/William Albert. I will have to ask some more questions to see if they are one and the same or two different people.

I have a lead on Marilyn Dreher living in Port Hadlock but I don't have a phone number. I have sent a post card but so far there has been no response. If we can find her, we just need to find the sailboat. Hmmmmmm.... that could be a problem.

nancy

08/15/09 12:23 PM

#201

Hello All:

After doing more research, I am tentatively concluding that William Albert is really another name for William Talbert. So, until someone comes up with a real William Albert in our class, I am removing him from the class list. If there really is a William Albert in our class we will welcome him with open arms. Until that time, his name will no longer appear on the classmate profiles list. Thanks to John for the insight into the confusion. Many thanks to Doris Wong-Estridge for confirming John's guess.

nancy

08/15/09 10:44 PM

#202