Subj : Traffic [1]
To : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Sat Jun 15 2024 13:17:51
Hi Dave,
DD> I assume that "Holding" is a street name.
RH> Yes, named for one of the older families in WF. They own the local
RH> propane distribution.
DD> Clears that up. Holding has many uses besides being used as a family
DD> name. Many family names come from the occupation/trade of and
DD> ancestor. Like Smith often had had a blacksmith as head of the family.
DD> Or Baker might refer to a pie/cookie/cake maker. I wonder if the
DD> early Holding was a banker. Bv)=
I've no idea; the town has been around for over 200 years. Not sure when
the Holdings came but it was long before our time here. (G)
DD> New Jersey is well known for their "round abouts". And once one gets
DD> the hang of how tey work, they're very efficient. We have a few
DD> examples here - all but one well designed.
RH> We've got a few in town also. To make a left turn off the bypass onto
RH> the older street you have to make a left turn onto the new one, go down
RH> about a block and make a tight (We've seen big trucks get hung up in
RH> it.) left turn (basically a U turn) to go the other way. Then make a
RH> right turn where the old street dead ends onto the new one. Got it? (G)
DD> I know about big trucks and tight turns. Learned the hard way. I once
DD> was delivering a semi-trailer load of bottles to Anheuser-Bush's home
DD> plant in St. Louis and due to directions given by soeone who had never
DD> drive a semi on tight streets got in a mess making a turn. Someone had
DD> left a VW Beetle parked too close to the corner (illegally) and even
DD> though I ran up over the opposite curb the trailer tandems ran over
DD> the back of the poor Beetle - which did not do it a lot of good.
OOPS! Sounds like what Steve's mom told us some years ago. Back in 1977
a blizzard came thru western NY, National Guard was called out to clear
roads. A friend of my MIL had just bought a brand new car but had to
abandon it in the heavy snow. Guard vehicle with a plow just ran right
over the top of it.
DD> I called the nabs and the officers told me I was not in any trouble
as DD> the car was parked illegally and to go on and make my delivery.
They DD> also gave me a better st of directions for next time and said
they DD> would deal with the car's owner. Bv)=
Whew! We've had a few close calls but nothing like that.
DD> Another trick I've learned for making an exit to the left at a busy
DD> intersection is to make a right turn, get to the center lane ASAP then
DD> find a parking lot or side street to use as a turn around and re-enter
DD> the traffic stream in your originally intended direction. Beats
RH> We'd have to go up several blocks to the next light to make a left turn
RH> onto the bypasss with the amount of traffic that comes at us from the
RH> right sometimes. Every once in a while, somebody will stop and lrt us
RH> turn left from Wesst Holding; that is greatly appreciated.
DD> I know the words to that song as well. My housemate refuses to back
DD> into the driveway so he can pull out onto the busy street like a
DD> normal deal. It sometimes takes him 10 minutes (or more) to get out of
DD> the drive.
Getting out of the driveway isn't bad, it's getting on to the main road
that is. Steve usually "combat parks" (backs in so front is facing out)
so we can see what's coming. Didn't do it when we first moved to WF at
the rental house and somebody came around the corner a bit sharp. Missed
us but Steve made it a habit to back in.
DD> If there is enough traffic that I must "head-in" to the drive I
will DD> back into the yard and get a reorientation done so my car is
pointed DD> toward the street. Makes life a whole lot easier.
Especially when I DD> have a load of groceries in the trunk. My way
puts the freight a lot DD> closer to the door.
Helps to be able to unload closer to the kitchen. We have the camper in
the driveway so can't get too close. Kitchen is at the back of the house
so no matter what, have some distance to go with groceries.
DD> When I lived in Inglewood, Califunny I hung aroung with a bunch of
DD> air- craft engineers and student aircraft engineers for Northrop
DD> Instute of Technology. At Halloween one year we were passing out
DD> 7 oz cans of soda to the Tricky Treaters. One of the last was a
DD> kid dressed as a pirate.
DD> Most of the children, feeling something with weight fall into their
DD> sack gave a quick "Thanks, mister" and went on to the next house. The
DD> pirate kid opened his sack, looked down than said, in a gravelly
DD> voice, "You broke my f****ng cookies" before stomping off down the
DD> sidewalk.
RH> Sounds like the parents didn't do well raising that child.
DD> At least WRT acceptable language. Soap and water applied orally is a
DD> useful reinforcement tool whan giving a language lesson.
True. He's a kid that maybe should have been given a mini pumpkin (G)
instead.
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Catch you later,
Ruth
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