What do you miss?

[Bassic]

Simple things I mean

For example: I miss those 750mL glass bottles for Coca Cola or Pepsi.

Cola just tasted better in those. :beer:

So, what do you guys miss?

[Deja Q]

1. Jobs, a sense of real security, a future, somebody real to love.

What shouldn't I be missing? :shrug:

[Bassic]

2. My head hurts.

:(

[Bassic]

5. But don't worry man.

I've been exactly where you are.

And belive me, when things start going your way, it'll go FAST.

[Deja Q]

7. I hope so.

One way or the other.

[marzipanni]

48. I just wanted to tell you

your toad is looking especially cute this morning.

[In_The_Wind]

3. A dream that went *poof*.

[Bassic]

6. Why did it go poof?

Was it scared off by Bush?

[In_The_Wind]

10. Because the the object of those dreams grew up to be different & shallow.

Not at all what I remembered or expected.
And yes, his inability to see the truth about Bush scared me off.

[Bassic]

15. Oh I understand.

I'm sorry, that must suck ass (pardon my language)

:hug:

[In_The_Wind]

19. Thanks

I feel kinda empty at the moment.
I'm keeping busy.
This will pass but I feel like I've lost a lot :shrug: if only just my daydreams.

Hugs from DUers help!

[Bassic]

22. Well if it helps,

Here's another one :hug:

:)

[Callalily]

27. Sending hugs to you too

Joani. I've got that kinda lost feeling too. Had to let a really nice guy go. He has all the qualities I want in a guy. Timing just wrong, and it complicated, and I don't want to explain. It's taking all of my strength to say away from him. Wonder if I'll ever find someone. My heart is healing and it's on hiatus again.

[billyskank]

109. Fugue

:hug:

[Deja Q]

8. Was it about a gay guy?

British slang, gotta love it! :rofl:

[Bassic]

9. I don't get it.

:(

[Deja Q]

12. British slang.

'poof' is British slang for a homosexual male.

[Bassic]

16. Oh I see.

I'm pretty good with North-American slang (both English and French), and French slang, but I'm not that familiar with british. Sorry for ruining your joke man :hi:

[TheBaldyMan]

70. grammar question: What is the plural of 'poof' ?

is it poofs or pooves .

The internet guide to correct english usage doesn't seem to help.

[In_The_Wind]

13. I wonder.

Maybe there is a latent bit which explains some of his homophobic behavior.

[Bassic]

4. Wrong reply

My head still hurts.

[Spider Jerusalem]

11. I can get Coca-Cola and Pepsi in glass...

and sweetened with sugar, not high-fructose corn syrup (unlike pretty much all US-made soft drinks), pretty easily where I live (a few of the local stores have stuff that's imported from Mexico, and one even has the glass one-litre bottles on occasion). And you're right, the taste isn't the same (thanks to the reaction of the citric acid in the cola with plastic or aluminium).

I miss It's It ice cream sandwiches--local brand in the San Francisco bay area...not available where I am now, unfortunately, which is a shame, because they're damned tasty (especially the coffee ones).

[Bassic]

14. You are so lucky.

Will you send me a few bottles? :D

[Spider Jerusalem]

17. Haven't seen the 1L bottles lately...

but if I DO run across any sometime soon I'll let you know via PM, if you really want some that badly :D

I'm not sure how much longer I'll be able to get it, though...I'm near Atlanta, and the Coca-Cola Co. is trying to crack down on imports of Mexican Coke...they look at it as "bootlegging" that cuts into the profits of their contracted distributors (although if they were SMART, they'd realise that there's a market that they aren't serving, and start making the stuff with cane sugar and putting it in glass bottles here in the States).

[Bassic]

18. I know.

The only glass bottles that we can get up here are tiny little things that cost way too frggin much for the quantity. We should set-up a North American petition to Coca Cola to bring back the glass bottles :D

Glass is recyclable, so it's not even bad for the environment.

[conscious evolution]

68. Coke is better with real sugar

I have thought for some time now that the "New Coke"flap was a cover to hide the switch to HFCS.

[bif]

43. I bought a few bottles from Mexico (Unless they were just in Spanish)

And after I got home I took a closer look. They were made with the dreaded high fructose corn syrup!

[Spider Jerusalem]

61. I think it depends on the bottling plant.

But then, even the Mexican Coca-Cola I've gotten that HAS been sweetened with sugar (there's a noticeable taste difference) says "sucrose and/or high fructose corn syrup" on the label.

[SKKY]

20. The ability to put in my 2 week notice if I so desired...

...and The Smiths. I really miss them.

[Bassic]

24. Yeah I'd like to still have that ability myself.

But I have to make a livin' somehow.

[kwassa]

21. My misspent youth

Ah, folly!

[Bassic]

23. You an me both

:evilgrin: :D

[Lady Freedom]

25. Not having secret service running around campus

:banghead: I :banghead: WANT :banghead: MY :banghead: PARKING :banghead: BACK:banghead: ! :banghead:

[Bassic]

26. They commandeered your parking?

:wtf:

[av8rdave]

28. I miss the days when people dressed up to fly,

and taking a trip by airline was a special thing. People were always in such a better mood when traveling!

[marzipanni]

62. If you have a bit more time, try train travel

My husband and I have had good experiences... I traveled across the U.S. and Canada and from S.F. to L.A., also London to Wales. He traveled in Europe, and up the coast of California after his friend's sailboat suffered a broken mast in a race so they couldn't sail home. People seem relaxed and friendly on trains.(well, maybe not commute trains, but you know what I mean)

[av8rdave]

65. Someday, I will

I do the air travel for a living, so unfortunately most of my time is spent dealing with that aspect of the travel business. Somtime when on vacaction and far from work, a trip by train sounds wonderful.

[noonwitch]

29. Clark bars

I know they still make them, but no one around the Detroit area sells them anymore-I went looking for Halloween. I looked at CVS, Meijer, Target, Rite Aid, Walgreens, the Holiday Market (which used to sell them) and a few other places and could not find them.

I like them better than Butterfingers, even though they are similar.

[Bassic]

32. I've never seen those around here.

If I do I'll be sure to try one.

[BensMom]

30. I miss FARMERS

I really enjoyed a drive to the farming towns to see the people that worked and lived off the land. Now they had Values! Nothing like the social interaction at a local cafe or tavern.

Now most of the farmers and the farms are gone.

[Bassic]

33. It's more and more the case around here as well.

They're being bought up by huge corporations.

[Sequoia]

78. This might make you feel a tad better:

http://www.livinghistoryfarm.org/

I used to live on a huge working farm with fields of crops and plenty of milk cows.

[BensMom]

87. 30 Miles from me

That is about 30 Miles from me - and I LOVE Ted Kooser!
THANKS!

[Nikia]

107. There are still farmers where I lived in Ohio and where I now live in WI

I don't know where you live now, but there are plenty in those places.

[Deep13]

31. triangular vent windows on cars

[Bassic]

34. I remember those.

But isn't opening your window more efficient?

[Deep13]

36. Not if it's raining.

Efficient or not, I like those triangular vent windows.

[Bassic]

38. That's true, they were quite handy in the rain. nt

[Sequoia]

79. Me too, they kept the wind off the people in the back seat

when you had the regular window open. Not to mention when my dad smoked and the smoke went out the little window. I was thinking of those day before yesterday when my daughter in the back seat asked me to roll up the window and it was a beautiful Indian summer like day. I told her about those little windows.

[AngryAmish]

35. Being able to eat whatever I wanted

I do it now and I become a big tub of goo.

[Sugar Smack]

37. I miss Florida.

:cry: Badly. It's just me & my memories.

[cobalt1999]

45. I miss old Florida.

The 60's & early 70's Florida that I remember...lots of small coastal towns, skinny two lane blacktops through miles of pine forests, small cinder block motels, bottling your own water from the local spring, people that actually grew up here, wide open beaches where you could let the dogs run and build a bonfire, more fish than you could hope to eat, quiet rivers, and shrimp boats.

Now, it's becoming highways, traffic, tourists, condos, new rules & regulations, and cities full of transplants, even here in the panhandle (which held out the longest). *sigh*

[SoyCat]

98. I miss the beaches before Opal, Ivan, and Dennis destroyed the dunes.

[BarenakedLady]

39. The bright spots

I have nothing to look forward to anymore.

[Sugar Smack]

41. How 'bout a hug?

:hug:

[BarenakedLady]

44. Thank you

:hug:

[buddhamama]

52. life can seem that way at times

all dark and gloomy.

you have your children, let them light your way. :hug:

[BarenakedLady]

57. You are right

They keep me going.

:hug:

[Bassic]

54. That's though, but

With luck and will, it's only a temporary situation

Here's for a bit of support :hug: :yourock:

[BarenakedLady]

58. Thank you

:hug:

[GOPisEvil]

84. You can always look forward to this:

:spank:

[Haole Girl]

40. Peace and prosperity

:cry:

[Truebrit71sbruv]

42. The bloody elk...

...EVERY time I go hunting... I blame it on post-traumatic-stress-disorder following repeated viewings of "The Deer Hunter" in my youth...

(Which is also long-lost... and much missed!)

[philosophie_en_rose]

46. THE SUN!!!

It is cold outside!

[ThomCat]

47. I miss being able to walk and dance without

a cane or crutches to hold me up.

I miss being able to sleep all night without waking up repeatedly in pain.

I miss being able to travel without it being a very complicated event, with lots of preparation and contingencies.

Sorry. I'm having one of those days. I'll stop now. :(

[buddhamama]

49. you don't ever have to apologize

you are among friends. I am sorry, sweetie. :hug:

[ThomCat]

50. ...

:hug:

[Bassic]

51. Man that's hard..

What happened for you to require all this?

[ThomCat]

53. I was in an accident many, many years ago

that permanently messed me up. :shrug:

[Bassic]

56. That's really harsh.

I can't imagine how hard it must have been to recover and adapt.

Here's to your courage: :toast: :yourock:

[ThomCat]

59. Thank you.

:hug:

[BarenakedLady]

55. No need to stop

I'm sorry you are having a bad day.

:hug:

[ThomCat]

60. I'm hoping it gets better.

:hug:

[Lilith Velkor]

63. Pretty much every club and theatre I liked in DC, and the crows

A few crows have come back, but they don't fill the sky at dusk like they did before the West Nile Virus.

[Phillycat]

64. Like I saw on a bumper sticker yesterday: I miss Bill.

:(

[Bassic]

66. Yeah, that says it all, doesen't it? nt

[alarimer]

67. I can get real Coca Cola (bottled in Mexico) sometimes

in the glass bottles. It's made with real sugar instead of corn syrup so it tastes better. But I miss those bottles too. Somehow the plastic ones just lack something.

Well at least it tastes better (whatever it's made with). Must be the glass bottles.

[anarch]

69. 50 yard field goal attempts.

Consistently.

[Ariana Celeste]

71. My family and friends in WA.

I most likely will get to take a trip out there in February though, so... :)

[KitchenWitch]

72. Fall colors

:(

[huskerlaw]

80. Hang in there

Some of the trees out here do have leaves that change colors and fall off. Except you have to wait until January...and the new leaves bud within a month or so. ;)

[Left Is Write]

73. Minnesota.

[miss_american_pie]

74. ...

:hug:

[KitchenWitch]

104. Me too, baby, me too!

:hug:

[Arugula Latte]

75. My sister, San Francisco, Berkeley, riding horses, Elliott Smith.

Lots of other things...

My youth, for example ... ;)

[Sequoia]

76. President Clinton.

Winter hats/gloves made of cotton or wool instead of acyrlic and polyester.

[Catshrink]

95. I agree: I miss the Big Dawg.

[NewWaveChick1981]

77. I miss the liberal attitude and ideals of the 70s.

:cry: I don't miss the styles or the music, but I miss the liberalness (if that's even a word).

[borlis]

81. Talking to my Mom.

She's been gone for almost 9 years. This is the time of year I start to think about her a lot. My oldest child was only 4 when she died. My kids are missing so much growing up without a Grandma (my MIL isn't alive either.)

[Kali]

100. me too

I had all my grandparents until I was 16, 3 of them until I was into my 30's. My kids are down to one grandfather and he is sort of an asshole.

The others were all gone more than 10 years ago.

And I miss my Mom.

[otherlander]

82. The woods between the graveyard and the playground.

Now it's just 2 ugly houses that nobody really needed. And now if you go to the graveyard at night, the people who live in the ugly houses might see you from out their window.

[ILA]

83. Social interaction with people.

Going out with friends, engaging in conversation ...

While I can't recollect many positive moments whilst burdened with agoraphobia, I can say that once I've recovered sufficiently to feel more comfortable around people, the activities I listed above, which are a normal part of many peoples lives, will be unbelievable to me, an explosion when I look at the pattern of my life these past years.

My first post, so, hello there. Hopefully myself and other members can gain something positive from my contributions.

[Arugula Latte]

88. Welcome to DU, ILA!

Hello! Glad to have you! :hi: :toast:

[ILA]

92. Thank you.

Although I'm undecided on how to properly respond to these greeting messages - if I write, "thank you," "thank you," "thank you," over and over again, it'll feel like postboosting, but on the other hand, I'd feel guilt if I ignored some polite approaches from other members.

lol, my mind is burdened by unnecessary thoughts.

[Arugula Latte]

112. heh heh

Yeah, don't think about it so much. We're not keeping track of that kind of stuff! :hi:

[mzteris]

85. that's because Coke used to be made

with real sugar instead of "high fructose corn syrup".....

[Bassic]

93. Yes, but the bottle itself did make a difference as well.

I can still taste if I buy those tiny glass bottles that cost way too friggin much over here. They are twice the price of a can for a smaller quantity of liquid. Sometimes I allow myself to indulge.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

86. Democracy.

And Vanilla Coke.

[Tikki]

89. It's a whom....I miss my dear mother-in-law.....

It has been over ten years since she passed and I still miss her....every day.


Tikki

[Bassic]

96. I know how you feel.

Or rather, I will know sometime in the forseable future. God damned cancer.....

[LeftyMom]

90. Sex.

:(

[Bassic]

94. You and me both.

Someday, it'll come back....

[Deja Q]

111. Okay, I'll join you and he both!

There, did we find it yet? :spray:

[Bassic]

115. When we find it,

You'll know :silly:

[YankeyMCC]

91. The ability to just

woof down an eclair or doghnut without a second thought.

Ignorance is bliss ;)

[Bassic]

114. Now that's weird.

This got posted at the wrong place.

[haf216]

97. Drive in Movie theaters

And a candy called Tiny Tarts. They have something called that now, but they are different.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

99. My kitty, Waffles...

[Jean Louise Finch]

101. Cold weather and walking home from work

I moved to a hot and sticky climate 2.5 years ago and I don't think I'll ever get used to it. I miss wandering home after work on a crisp evening, with my nose turning pink from the cold. I miss scarves and mittens and cute hats and bundling up against the weather. I miss close-toed shoes. I miss socks! I always thought I was a very adaptable person but I don't think someone can adapt to the hot (I mean constant, 24-hour a day, 365 days a year hot) if they grew up in New Hampshire.

*sigh. Cheers to everyone's November in colder climes!

[Bassic]

108. Wallking on a crips autumn evening

is indeed a lot of fun.

[Sugar Smack]

102. Crab Rangoon, eaten 2 hours ago.

:9

[donheld]

103. My Mind

I really do miss it.:crazy:

[Bassic]

113. You probably just misplaced it.

You'll find while looking for something else :D

[datasuspect]

105. David Lee Roth fronting Van Halen

they really fucking rocked at one time.

[Bassic]

106. I've always been a fan of Sammy Haggar myself.

But that's probably because I was unborn/too young in the David Lee Roth era.

[StellaBlue]

110. :(

[Blue Diadem]

116. too many to list

So many loved ones gone, pets who have passed and just the way life was before.

and you're right about Coke. I miss that old Coca Cola flavor..back in the bottle days.