Comments for Weekly Grist for the Eyes and Mind http://weeklygrist.wordpress.com Behind the scenes at Weekly Grist and other tidbits Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:50:06 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on The Eternal Question for Arkies in 2009 by afrankangle http://weeklygrist.wordpress.com/2009/12/27/the-eternal-question-for-arkies-in-2009/#comment-222 afrankangle Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:50:06 +0000 http://weeklygrist.wordpress.com/?p=2117#comment-222 By watching the map last week's storm from Ohio I noticed the nation's midsection was getting pounded. Wow. Hope all your family and friends are save. Then again, you seem to be like the mail motto as nothing seems to get in the way of your Sunday with the camera! By the way, great reference on Corndancer about not being all that long ago. By watching the map last week’s storm from Ohio I noticed the nation’s midsection was getting pounded. Wow. Hope all your family and friends are save.

Then again, you seem to be like the mail motto as nothing seems to get in the way of your Sunday with the camera!

By the way, great reference on Corndancer about not being all that long ago.

]]> Comment on Two old Saline River bridges by Joe http://weeklygrist.wordpress.com/2009/12/14/two-old-saline-river-bridges/#comment-219 Joe Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:20:31 +0000 http://weeklygrist.wordpress.com/?p=2074#comment-219 Frank, thanks for looking. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours! Joe Frank, thanks for looking. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours!
Joe

]]> Comment on Two old Saline River bridges by afrankangle http://weeklygrist.wordpress.com/2009/12/14/two-old-saline-river-bridges/#comment-218 afrankangle Thu, 24 Dec 2009 10:35:54 +0000 http://weeklygrist.wordpress.com/?p=2074#comment-218 You continually amaze me by the way you find gems in what some would consider as either eyesore or obsolete - and as you tell a part of the story. The stories above don't have great ending as the Louisiana bridge on Corndancer, but they have many tales to tell. Joe ... thanks for sharing the gifts you find through the gift you have as I enjoy your weekly posts. Merry Christmas to you and your family! You continually amaze me by the way you find gems in what some would consider as either eyesore or obsolete – and as you tell a part of the story. The stories above don’t have great ending as the Louisiana bridge on Corndancer, but they have many tales to tell.

Joe … thanks for sharing the gifts you find through the gift you have as I enjoy your weekly posts. Merry Christmas to you and your family!

]]> Comment on Carroway’s General Store by Joe http://weeklygrist.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/carroways-general-store/#comment-217 Joe Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:23:45 +0000 http://weeklygrist.wordpress.com/?p=2006#comment-217 Frank, good to hear from you. The restaurant menu was rife with some good stuff and is apparently very popular. The trend I've found in small town stores is that one has survived while the rest have foundered. They stay open for long hours and the proprietor is "in the house" most of the time. I'm betting this trend is not unique to the south, Joe Frank, good to hear from you. The restaurant menu was rife with some good stuff and is apparently very popular. The trend I’ve found in small town stores is that one has survived while the rest have foundered. They stay open for long hours and the proprietor is “in the house” most of the time. I’m betting this trend is not unique to the south,
Joe

]]> Comment on Carroway’s General Store by afrankangle http://weeklygrist.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/carroways-general-store/#comment-216 afrankangle Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:45:20 +0000 http://weeklygrist.wordpress.com/?p=2006#comment-216 I know you like more than your fair share of general stores, but wow ... this place does seem like a museum .. and with a restaurant selling more than a deli sandwich, moon pies, and RC (which in itself is fine). Your journeys causes me to wonder about the general stores in my area - wondering if they still exist and if so, how they compare to those in your chronicles. In other words, is their existence regional? Nonetheless, thanks for sharing! I know you like more than your fair share of general stores, but wow … this place does seem like a museum .. and with a restaurant selling more than a deli sandwich, moon pies, and RC (which in itself is fine).

Your journeys causes me to wonder about the general stores in my area – wondering if they still exist and if so, how they compare to those in your chronicles. In other words, is their existence regional?

Nonetheless, thanks for sharing!

]]> Comment on A bear, a monkey, and a locomotive by Joe http://weeklygrist.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/a-bear-a-monkey-and-a-locomotive/#comment-215 Joe Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:02:45 +0000 http://weeklygrist.wordpress.com/?p=1989#comment-215 No question about it! Joe No question about it!
Joe

]]> Comment on A bear, a monkey, and a locomotive by Kidcessory Haven http://weeklygrist.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/a-bear-a-monkey-and-a-locomotive/#comment-214 Kidcessory Haven Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:07:58 +0000 http://weeklygrist.wordpress.com/?p=1989#comment-214 YES!! I RULE!!!! YES!! I RULE!!!!

]]> Comment on A bear, a monkey, and a locomotive by Joe http://weeklygrist.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/a-bear-a-monkey-and-a-locomotive/#comment-213 Joe Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:48:51 +0000 http://weeklygrist.wordpress.com/?p=1989#comment-213 **** New Boston is located directly off of I-30, a more well traveled road that you would pass by on with more frequency.**** WE HAVE A WINNER! Lisa from "kidcessory haven" got it! The rules were "within a 100 miles." I said that because I could not remember the exact closest town. The highway you see in the foreground is I-30. The picture is a mid-nineties image. It is on the north side of the interstate and Arkies going to the "Big D" have driven past it a jillion times. Thanks Lisa, Joe **** New Boston is located directly off of I-30, a more well traveled road that you would pass by on with more frequency.****

WE HAVE A WINNER! Lisa from “kidcessory haven” got it! The rules were “within a 100 miles.” I said that because I could not remember the exact closest town. The highway you see in the foreground is I-30. The picture is a mid-nineties image. It is on the north side of the interstate and Arkies going to the “Big D” have driven past it a jillion times.
Thanks Lisa,
Joe

]]> Comment on A bear, a monkey, and a locomotive by Kidcessory Haven http://weeklygrist.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/a-bear-a-monkey-and-a-locomotive/#comment-212 Kidcessory Haven Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:52:15 +0000 http://weeklygrist.wordpress.com/?p=1989#comment-212 Another stab....Texarkana Auto Auction is located off of highway 67...a little, out of the way highway. So, my second guess will be a little farther to the west in New Boston, TX. There is located not one, but two auto dealerships that still hold auctions. New Boston is located directly off of I-30, a more well traveled road that you would pass by on with more frequency. Ok...that is the limit of my Google and Yahoo maps for tonight! Hope you and your family have a WONDERFUL Thanksgiving tomorrow! -LIsa Another stab….Texarkana Auto Auction is located off of highway 67…a little, out of the way highway. So, my second guess will be a little farther to the west in New Boston, TX. There is located not one, but two auto dealerships that still hold auctions. New Boston is located directly off of I-30, a more well traveled road that you would pass by on with more frequency.

Ok…that is the limit of my Google and Yahoo maps for tonight!

Hope you and your family have a WONDERFUL Thanksgiving tomorrow!

-LIsa

]]> Comment on A bear, a monkey, and a locomotive by Joe http://weeklygrist.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/a-bear-a-monkey-and-a-locomotive/#comment-211 Joe Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:26:17 +0000 http://weeklygrist.wordpress.com/?p=1989#comment-211 Thanks Frank and a happy, calorie-ridden, but guilt-free thanksgiving to you and yours. Joe Thanks Frank and a happy, calorie-ridden, but guilt-free thanksgiving to you and yours.
Joe

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