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Location: Michigan | its that time of year again and i always ask the same thing but i enjoy hearing what the ofcer's are doing for the holiday.
mary & i will be making up a very low keyed turkey mashed potatoes and gravy with a veggie dinner and then we will be visiting with my mother who will be spending her 1st turkey day in a nursing home. it will be kinda strange but its all going to be good.i also have a four day weekend to look forward to.
absolutely no shopping for this one over that weekend , but visiting my refrigerator frequently.
have a great turkey day to all. :D GWB :D |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | What holiday ? .. |
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Location: Michigan | sorry i forgot we are world wide around here.
the traditional american thanksgiving day holiday.GWB |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | Oh , I`ve heard about that , did n`t realize that it was now..
Over here folks are steamin` up fer X-mas , which is really big around here , one party after another , fer about a whole month , companies inviting staff out t` dinner , police makin` a bob or two catchin` drunk drivers , good time fer gig`s ,etc. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Portland for traditional turkey, cranberry stuff, pumpkin pie, etc., except we'll be staying at my brother's new house that he's been working on for years. Winery tour on Friday or Saturday.
I may have to walk down to the nearby McMinneman's (where we met up with gh1 and dvd a few years ago) for some excercise.
For some Ovation content, I'll be taking my daughter's 83 Collector to her, that she left in Portland the last time she was there, and picking up my Custom Balladeer, that has been on loan to other daughter's former boyfriend for a year or so. |
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| Well so far, I plan on being a driver for the Equinox Thanksgiving Day dinner. It is an amazing sight -- thousands of people show up early Thanksgiving morning to deliver meals to the homebound. I've done it for years and cannot think of not doing this on Thanksgiving.
Around 4:00 p.m., my family will gather for dinner. By this time, it will be the second meal of the day for my brothers and their families. We'll have turkey with all the trimmings, plus a few pies. And I'll get a little guitar strumming in also!
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Location: Colorado | Good wine in those parts Mark--wish I could get out that way for a taste (or ten).
I like your tradition Michelle--thanks for sharing.
We'll be driving to Denver at about noon to have dinner at the wife's uncle's house, then back home around 8:00 or so. Nothing too exciting here.
I hope you all have good weather and safe travel over the holiday (even in Denmark ;) ) |
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Location: Delaware | I'll pick up my dad at his house, go to the nursing home and sign my mother out,and bring them back to my house. My mom wants my homemade pizza. Says she doesn't get any in the nursing home. I asked her "Are you sure, no turkey?", she said "Not when I can have your homemade pizza!". You gotta love mom. Of course I'll play her a song or two, she loves to humm harmonies to the tunes. Life is good ! |
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Location: Budd Lake, NJ | The Parlor and I will be making the "the-Pennsylvnia-goes-on-forever-but-at-least-it's-not-Texas" run from here to Ohio on Tuesday to spend a week at my sister's; my first visit to her house for the holiday in many years.
(This makes it easier for my kids, too, as they both can feast with the in-laws "guilt-free." ;) )
I'm sure we'll have the obligatory turkey and such, and I'm hoping my sister will make her absolutely killer cinnamon-walnut coffee cake--now, that's something worth driving for!
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Swanson does a nice T-Day package. |
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Location: NW of Philadelphia | On T-day... going to a campground next to Dutch Wonderland (Lancaster, PA) to have dinner with my wife's sister and her family. Afterwards, sitting around a fire chatting. I plan on bringing 2 O's with me this year. I hope it stays warm and dry!
Friday after... avoiding the crowds, I hope.
Saturday... another year older. |
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Location: Whitecourt, Ab | If you guys would have T-day Oct 12 like you're supposed to, us Canuks'd celebrate with y'all... |
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Location: Vernon CT | Off to my Brother's this year. I'll p/u Mom & Stepdad on the way. My only 2 regrets for the
day will be my Son not being with me(his Moms turn) and My Dad is no longer with us.
Happy Turkey day to all!!! :) |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | I'll be home cooking up the traditional turkey, two kinds of stuffings and the usual gravy arguments along with the rest of the fixings. Then I get to sit back and enjoy the Giants game while everyone else cleans up! |
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Location: Flahdaw | I'm heading to g8r's house for shrimp and grits |
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Location: Colorado | Gimme two Beal.
And I think Crimson means the BRONCO game... ;) |
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Location: Bluffton, SC | Originally posted by darkbarguitar:
I'm heading to g8r's house for shrimp and grits Just rub it in... |
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Location: Michigan | Well, to start off the biggest thing is having my 2 kids home from college for a week. That should be great fun. On turkey day we are off to my sis-in-laws house for a family gathering for my wifes side. She has 9 siblings, so counting spouses, children, spouses of children and children of children we have breached the 40 person mark. Chaos and fun. We have the same group at our house for Chrismas Eve (and we are already preparing)
Hopefully everyone has a safe and happy couple of days off work (unless you live in Michigan--you are most likely already off of work). |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Probably having t-day #1 meal at 1PM for mom dad sister and my family, then they by 3:30, then my family goes home, and my wife and I go to t-day meal #2 so the cousins can play. |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | Originally posted by Todd G.:
Gimme two Beal.
And I think Crimson means the BRONCO game... ;) Yeah - the battle of the two former undefeated teams. |
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Location: Utah | It's the year for the retired generation to visit. My dad will be here later this week on his cross country drive from NY. He's tracing the old Rt 66 and visiting friends along the way. Then next week my Mom and stepdad are visiting from their home in England. We'll have over MIL who lives nearby and her brother.
Plus, my 20 yr old daughter's boyfriend will be here.
It is likely to be a fun and interesting week. |
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Location: Flahdaw | Originally posted by FlySig:
My dad will be here later this week on his cross country drive from NY. He's tracing the old Rt 66 Very cool! I hope to be doing stuff like that when I'm old (next year) |
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| Nothing here, or with any other members of the close friends and family here in FL.... Brevard County is dead and dying, unemployment is REALISTICALLY at about 20% or higher, and it's all any of us can do just to keep the lights on and the rent paid. We have hundreds of families here living in public parks, campgrounds, and wooded areas that have lost their homes, or been evicted from their apartments and rental homes which the owners were not paying the mortgages on.
Char and I are waiting on our Food Stamp determination.... but that won't be until after Thanksgiving. We might be joining Slydog and his friend Lori, but they're in the same boat, and just sold the 1778-T for fuel for the Truck and to pay the rent.
My Family up North is doing a little better, but mom lost her house and had to move up to Milwaukee, close to my sister Jen, Sister Val is doing ok in a stagnant town called Hamilton! OH, with NO INDUSTRY left... Brother Mike who used to be a Senior administrator for MCI is now unloading produce trucks for Kroger.....
so much for voting for change... we got it...
except it was just nickels, dimes, and pennies.
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | Cooking a small turkey for myself so I'll have lots of leftovers, then later I'll be going to my neighbor's house. It will be great to have a day off! |
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I like your tradition Michelle--thanks for sharing.
You're welcome, Todd! I started doing it for a purely selfish reason -- I couldn't stand the nastiness of Black Friday and figured that doing some volunteer work on Thanksgiving would combat that.
I've gotten back more than I've given. The people who receive the food are generally really glad to have someone stop by and talk to them.
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | Y`all are talkin` about ,.. there are poor people in America , .. as in , .. POOR PEOPLE .. ?
Is n`t America the RICHEST Nation in the World ?
Vic
.. say it is n`t so .. please .. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Ah Vic... Yes America is a Wealthy nation. But 90% of the wealth belongs to 1% of the population.
And they ain't sharing.
This leaves the rest of us to try and help-out those less fortunate.
Here is something that I have learned in life...
Everybody who has EVER picked me up Hitch-hiking has hitch-hiked before themselves.
90% of the people who give money to the poor have been poor themselves.
If you are asking for spare-change, poor people will give you all the money in their pocket...
Cuz they have been there, and are not far from being there again!
Rich people don't give money away... That is how they stay rich. (yes, there are exceptions)
The Rich people are worried about the stock market. The poor people are worried about jobs.
Poor people don't care about the stock market, they never had a dog in that fight anyway.
Poor people are just happy if they have all their bills paid so the won't get evicted.
I don't know what I will be doing for Thanksgiving...
But I'm gonna ask the women in my building what they are doing.
They might be preparing a community meal of some sort. They usually do...
So I will pitch-in some food or money, and let the people who know how to cook be creative and feed the 160 people in my building.
Thanksgiving is the one day when we try to make sure everybody in America has One Good Meal.
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Location: SoCal | Thanksgiving at my daughter and son-in-laws (Oceanside)...first time in about fifteen years that we will be with our daughter on Thanksgiving. We have been there a lot lately...except for less than 24 hours, my wife was with our daughter for seven weeks as my son-in-law was still at Central Command. We are within two months of having our granddaughter...tough pregnancy, SO MUCH to be thankful for...
In the past, I, as a young Marine, have been invited to a caring family for dinner. My Battalion, when I was in Portland, reciprocated by turning our center into a huge mess hall for those that needed a family (helped that I had a Marine who was head chef for the Vet. hospital. We all do out part, now cash for organizations.
We don't stop...I have a staff that contributes all I pay to an American VFW post in the Philippines that brings doctors (contributing their time and expertise) to do surgery for cleft lip and palate. He has gone over to do anything he can. I have given him cash to make up funding shortages. We actively support Toys for Tots, a Marine Corps effort throughout the year to assist families with Christmas gifts, as well as literacy efforts.
I take some exception to Arthur, I see the charitable and tax support that those considered wealthy ($250,000 per our current administration) give or are taxed. They pay approximately 70% of our taxes. I hope they stay healthy, wealthy, and wise. |
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Location: Reisterstown, Maryland | My daughter and granddaughter are coming up from Florida and we are going to Pennsburg, Pa. for Thanksgiving with my Ex-sister-in-laws and now I hear all my ex-in-laws plus my ex is coming too! This ought to be fun.
Actually, we get along fine.
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Location: Reisterstown, Maryland | I forgot to mention I wish I lived closer to you Michelle, I'd do what you are doing. I love that kind of stuff.
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Location: South of most, North of few | We're going RVing in Sarasota with a trip to Busch Gardens on Thanksgiving day when there shouldn't be any crowds. Taking the Turkey with us for a nice dinner on Friday. Home sweet home....
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by Trader Jim:
Taking the Turkey with us for a nice dinner on Friday. What if I don't wanna go?!?!?  |
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| Originally posted by ladylaw:
I forgot to mention I wish I lived closer to you Michelle, I'd do what you are doing. I love that kind of stuff.
Anita It sounds like you're going to have fun where you are at.
It is actually a lot of fun, but I have to get up early to do so. I usually get there about 7:00 a.m. and already there will be a huge line of people ready to volunteer.
One year I also worked at the preparation of the meal also. They start cooking the turkeys the weekend before Thanksgiving and freeze the dinners. It's quite an operation they have.
I used to volunteer at a soup kitchen during other parts of the year, but our church is no longer involved with it. I'm seriously thinking of finding another soup kitchen or food bank to volunteer at.
Here is a little info on the dinner: http://www.equinoxinc.org/thanksgiving_day.html
The amounts of food used is staggering!
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | Originally posted by 2ifbyC:
Originally posted by Trader Jim:
Taking the Turkey with us for a nice dinner on Friday. What if I don't wanna go?!?!?
.. as mentioned in another thread ... No Particular Turkey was Mentioned .. |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Originally posted by 2ifbyC:
Originally posted by Trader Jim:
Taking the Turkey with us for a nice dinner on Friday. What if I don't wanna go?!?!?
(Mess with me and you mess with the whole trailer park) |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by Trader Jim:
Free beer? A man after my own giblet...  |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Dinner at home w/the family...doesn't much matter what's on the menu...that's thanksgiving enough! |
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Location: Colorado | Amen Mike!! |
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Location: Michigan | this year i bought a fresh turkey instead of a frozen one.
will i notice a difference between the frozen or the fresh?
mama thinks so but i can't ever recall having one so anyone got any thoughts about it? GWB |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | My Daughter is headed down to Lowe's now to pick up a Butterball Indoor Turkey Fryer. Gonna give that a shot this year instead of the rotisserie roaster.
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Location: Michigan | im headed there today .that sounds interesting,never heard of one.GWB |
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Location: Budd Lake, NJ | TJ, that's some RV you've got there; but, there's something missing from the picture...no guitar stands?? Oh, I get it; the auction block is on the other side where the camera can't pick it up--no need for stands. ;) :D
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Location: Ohio | WIfe and I are getting up early to get the bird and all the fixins ready.
My parents and sister are coming as well as both sons, daughter in law and 3 year old grandson...
Have t eat in shifts, but who cares. We are all together.
After dinner, oldest son and I will sit and he gets a few guitar lessons... (No he does NOT have an Ovation. I picked up a nice sounding Yamaha for him at GC) 275 with a nice gig bag, extra set of strings, and a nice chord book)
Happy Thanksgiving everyone.....From my family in Ohio, to yours, where ever you are...
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | Thanks Steve, and the same to you and all the rest of you here too. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Found out this weekend that SWMBO has to work Wed and Thurs night SO...I'm Cooking Thanksgiving Dinner...Smoked Turkey Breast, Sweet Potatoes, (Garden) Corn on the Cob, Cranberry sauce, Dinner Rolls, Pumpkin Pie (cooked by our daughter), Russian Earl Grey tea...
Yummm!
Traditional foods and not fancy but it will do nicely we think...
NOW, For the Big Eaters Out There:
Top 13 Signs You Overdid it This Thanksgiving
13 You have 5 TV sets side-by-side to catch all the football games.
12 That rash on your stomach turns out to be steering wheel burn.
11 Representatives from the Butterball Hall of Fame called twice.
10 You consider gluttony as your patriotic duty.
9 It looks like the left-overs are gonna last until Christmas.
8 Paramedics bring in the Jaws of Life to pry you out of the LaZ-Boy.
7 Your after dinner moans are loud enough to signal Dr. Kevorkian.
6 The "Gravy Boat" your wife set out was a real 12' jon boat!
5 You get grass stains on your behind after a walk, but never sat down.
4 Your "Big Elvis Super-Belt" won't even go around your waist.
3 You receive a Sumo Wrestler application in your e-mail.
2 You set off 3 earthquake seismographs on your morning jog Friday.
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1 Pricking your finger for cholesterol screening only yielded gravy. |
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Location: Miami | Play my O's.
Thank God for all my blessings.
Play my O's.
Eat some turkey.
Play my O's.
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! |
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Location: Michigan | it took me an hour & a half ( 1 bloody mary and one shot of sambuka )to get the stuffing and the bird ready to go into the oven .i am anticipating dinner at about 5:30 tonight.
happy thanksgiving to all.
p.s. trader jim i heard of some nasty weather around you , hope it didn't come through down there.you're setup looks awesome.GWB |
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its that time of year again so whats your thanksgiving day feast and itinerary ???