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Couple of newbie questions about speed and light.
"Neil Harrington" wrote in message
... "Peter" wrote in message ... "Neil Harrington" wrote in message ... Are there still ice cream sodas? I think the last time I had an ice cream soda was when drugstores still had stools and counters where you could buy them, and I can't begin to remember how many decades ago that was. (At least around here.) Sadly, mostly in diners, where they don't do them properly. There are still a few places, here on Long Island where they make and serve good ice cream sodas. Heh. Actually, it may have been in Oceanside (where I lived until age 16) that I last had an ice cream soda. That would have been in the 1940s, when Oceanside was a very small town. Between Rockville Center and Baldwin (I used to have to tell people, because it really was a very small town). Mostly meadows where I lived, and lots of woods. It sure has changed. You can find chemical sodas at Friendly's. However, what would stop you if you really wanted to have a good one? We drove four hours out of the way just to get decent fried belly clams. Oceanside has in fact changed. Just look at the area with Google Maps. Though Jordan's is still in Island Park. About seven years ago we almost bought a ground floor oceanfront condo unit in Lido, but we got a better deal where we are. -- Peter |
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Couple of newbie questions about speed and light.
"Peter" wrote in message ... "Neil Harrington" wrote in message ... "Peter" wrote in message ... "Neil Harrington" wrote in message ... Are there still ice cream sodas? I think the last time I had an ice cream soda was when drugstores still had stools and counters where you could buy them, and I can't begin to remember how many decades ago that was. (At least around here.) Sadly, mostly in diners, where they don't do them properly. There are still a few places, here on Long Island where they make and serve good ice cream sodas. Heh. Actually, it may have been in Oceanside (where I lived until age 16) that I last had an ice cream soda. That would have been in the 1940s, when Oceanside was a very small town. Between Rockville Center and Baldwin (I used to have to tell people, because it really was a very small town). Mostly meadows where I lived, and lots of woods. It sure has changed. You can find chemical sodas at Friendly's. However, what would stop you if you really wanted to have a good one? We drove four hours out of the way just to get decent fried belly clams. Oceanside has in fact changed. Just look at the area with Google Maps. Better than that, I have looked at it on Google Earth. I had trouble finding my house on Frederick St., which is utterly different now. Where there used to be nothing but meadows all the way out to the bay (I could see sailboats way out there from my bedroom window) and one farmhouse visible on the horizon, now there are blocks and blocks of streets with houses all packed in next to each other. The last time I went back to visit old friends on L.I., maybe 25 or 30 years ago, I went through Oceanside and was extremely sorry I did. Very depressing, all that change. Oceanside was a wonderful little town for a kid to grow up in, back in the day. Though Jordan's is still in Island Park. About seven years ago we almost bought a ground floor oceanfront condo unit in Lido, but we got a better deal where we are. -- Peter |
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