tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post8920370775913803299..comments2024-03-16T10:04:07.161-04:00Comments on oonaballoona™ | by marcy harriell: This might be why it's called a Manhattan.marcy harriell | oonaballoonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07586073125331744719noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-66866895365513657202015-11-06T12:55:26.420-05:002015-11-06T12:55:26.420-05:00Thanks for the reminder about why moving back to L...Thanks for the reminder about why moving back to LA or into any large city might prove difficult after a 20 year hiatus. Originally from CA same rule applies about making eye contact, etc. Now living in Northern Wi. of all places and here we have time for chatting to our checkout gal, waving to anyone driving a similar vehicle and making eye contact with everyone in town. The downside...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03834795483116880383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-49858569037718472552015-10-26T16:20:41.243-04:002015-10-26T16:20:41.243-04:00Ah yeah, smoking right in front of your window... ...Ah yeah, smoking right in front of your window... an every day occurrence in Germany. We moved back to the U.S. and there's a whole lot less of that, but yes, in Munich it was *every* day and I felt like as a non-smoker I was in the minority. Even the kids parks were immaculate save for the cigarette butts all over the place. Thought that was so weird. But, good that you met some friendly adriprintshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03924063778972115705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-77547045857787623332015-10-26T12:51:26.375-04:002015-10-26T12:51:26.375-04:00true! conversely, we were watching the boob tube y...true! conversely, we were watching the boob tube yesterday and someone said, "if I'm nice to you, you take that away and are more likely to be nice to the next person, and so on and so on..."marcy harriell | oonaballoonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586073125331744719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-6612380326698905572015-10-26T12:49:48.641-04:002015-10-26T12:49:48.641-04:00would that it were a cocktail tale! (a cocktale?)
...would that it were a cocktail tale! (a cocktale?)<br /><br />i love that smokers get mad at others who don't want to share their smoke. and by love, i mean, fly into a RAGE.marcy harriell | oonaballoonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586073125331744719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-2608653084923268352015-10-26T12:28:22.879-04:002015-10-26T12:28:22.879-04:00HAHAHAA YES ALICIA! and guess what? he lives three...HAHAHAA YES ALICIA! and guess what? he lives three doors down. saw him sauntering into his own building. ?!!!<br /><br />people are major cranky after the holidays, when it's just cold and there's no sparkle left. but this weather has been gorgeous, you think we'd be on happy probation!marcy harriell | oonaballoonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586073125331744719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-31111665575708315282015-10-26T12:26:36.241-04:002015-10-26T12:26:36.241-04:00wait, for real? it was the nicest town ever! maybe...wait, for real? it was the nicest town ever! maybe it's the rose colored glasses of an outsider?marcy harriell | oonaballoonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586073125331744719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-51906989589495549482015-10-26T12:25:56.030-04:002015-10-26T12:25:56.030-04:00the best laid plans! i love your change of pace. i...the best laid plans! i love your change of pace. i'm with you on patience, and on the slower! who needs to rush through life? (well, unless you suddenly need a new dress to wear to a next-day event....)marcy harriell | oonaballoonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586073125331744719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-28970349784829742202015-10-26T12:24:05.836-04:002015-10-26T12:24:05.836-04:00that's very much a possibility :). everything ...that's very much a possibility :). everything shoots in CA now! and i'm not talking tinseltown.marcy harriell | oonaballoonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586073125331744719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-48665604939591474342015-10-26T12:23:15.096-04:002015-10-26T12:23:15.096-04:00wait, but... canada? damn my incapacity for geogra...wait, but... canada? damn my incapacity for geographic knowledge! of course you were close! seriously, i had like two hours free, so i hollered at a few gals i knew were in town. fingers crossed, there will be a next time, & proper time for hanging!<br /><br />i envy your quick word solution. i actually saw the dude again after this... WALKING INTO HIS BUILDING THREE DOORS DOWN. is there somemarcy harriell | oonaballoonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586073125331744719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-10452603066902741612015-10-26T12:20:53.688-04:002015-10-26T12:20:53.688-04:00i can't believe everyone i missed! someday we&...i can't believe everyone i missed! someday we'll have that convention. that would be killer.marcy harriell | oonaballoonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586073125331744719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-49302293185790060822015-10-26T12:20:15.201-04:002015-10-26T12:20:15.201-04:00haha, love your daughter's advice! people thin...haha, love your daughter's advice! people think i'm not from NY for the very same reason. hope you got to see Hamilton!marcy harriell | oonaballoonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586073125331744719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-63117849036439809752015-10-26T12:19:32.007-04:002015-10-26T12:19:32.007-04:00you're there?!!! i swear, one of these days i&...you're there?!!! i swear, one of these days i'll have a decent amount of time to play, and i'll announce it nice and early so i don't miss anyone. it really was nonstop, though.marcy harriell | oonaballoonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586073125331744719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-43887875864068427652015-10-26T04:50:02.822-04:002015-10-26T04:50:02.822-04:00Haha! Cocktails will save the day ;) I think when ...Haha! Cocktails will save the day ;) I think when you get people like that then suddenly it seems like everyone is a ****, but I'm sure it's not the case ;)Rebecca Pattydoohttps://www.pattydoo.de/en/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-3035012620456031552015-10-24T14:16:11.860-04:002015-10-24T14:16:11.860-04:00You had me at "Manhatten", I thought thi...You had me at "Manhatten", I thought this was going to be a cocktail tale. I will add my grossed out response, and say that you have every right to chase him off with a broom or skillet. I can't understand why people still smoke in the 21st century. Let alone on someone else's porch.<br /><br />Glad to hear your escape from NY was a good one. Su-zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07817519272798857249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-67584789210829653942015-10-24T13:48:46.728-04:002015-10-24T13:48:46.728-04:00I think I would bag and tag some of smoker man'...I think I would bag and tag some of smoker man's butts right in front of him. Let him know you are keeping them in case the po po needs a sample of his DNA later. I bet he would stop squatting on your stoop then. Ha! Maybe this time of year makes people in the city rude and cranky. They can see snowflakes on the horizon and it causes bad behavior.Alicia @ Pandora Sewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08323686857486398255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-45247650420310288242015-10-24T02:54:09.861-04:002015-10-24T02:54:09.861-04:00Oh I'm so sorry!! On another note, I'm in...Oh I'm so sorry!! On another note, I'm in Seattle, and we are known for being a super unfriendly city (I just came back from NOLA yesterday and random people sitting ..on their front stairs, smoking ;) ) said hi and smiled at me everywhere I went. Here, nobody seems to make ye contact with each other, and I grew up here, everybody is either afraid of crazy people, or offending somebody.Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12495709613649753195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-82876458134676696312015-10-24T02:44:37.132-04:002015-10-24T02:44:37.132-04:00I lived in London for 35 years and I LOVED it. Bu...I lived in London for 35 years and I LOVED it. But.........I moved "home" to the north Midlands for a job fully expecting to be back in London within three years. The difference in people and general courtesy has made me decide to stay: people will chat, smile and say good morning as we pass, life is a bit slower but not dull, traffic is better, I have a house not a two room flat etc,Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02573558054295759199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-69364921640784172032015-10-23T17:05:54.556-04:002015-10-23T17:05:54.556-04:00Come to Canada - we're nice, too!
Smoking, th...Come to Canada - we're nice, too! <br />Smoking, tho?! So. Gross.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-36181194951854369282015-10-23T02:10:00.402-04:002015-10-23T02:10:00.402-04:00At least you know who the irritant is and can try ...At least you know who the irritant is and can try and do something. Try having fly tippers at the communal bin area of a privately owned block of flats! Sofa's mattresses, bits of wood, sinks, and I kid you not a toilet - one that was not cleaned before it was taken out. No we are not a council rubbish dump. Guess who has to pay for the managing agents to clear out the junk that gets Katyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04652602198760195318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-75700535999865349362015-10-23T01:42:49.847-04:002015-10-23T01:42:49.847-04:00LOL...I fess up...I did cry just a little when I s...LOL...I fess up...I did cry just a little when I saw that I missed what would have been an epic meet-up with you in Seattle. But 'tis true...there's only so many hours in a day, and so many days in a week. Happy to hear you enjoyed your PNW visit!<br /><br />Now NYC...no talkies, no smilies, am i rite? Not sure how I'd cope with that. <br /><br />There was a tenant in the basement Sue @ A Colourful Canvashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15509898677660889672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-7162934252399547412015-10-22T22:11:13.386-04:002015-10-22T22:11:13.386-04:00You were right in my backyard!! Well, across the w...You were right in my backyard!! Well, across the water from me. Sorry to have missed you, but so glad you were met with the PNW's friendly atmosphere. My husband and I moved out here from NJ (very close to NY) where our family still is, 18 years ago, and haven't ever regretted it. We love the people, and the space. Anytime we go back East now, I am so very aware of how close everything isFalafel and the Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15623240685463357550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-64690620520719025342015-10-22T21:07:09.919-04:002015-10-22T21:07:09.919-04:00I grew up in Los Angeles where you didn't make...I grew up in Los Angeles where you didn't make a lot of small talk with strangers then moved to Seattle where folks were definitely a lot friendlier. We've been in Texas for the last 16 years where most everyone throws up a hand and says howdy. My daughter and I were in NYC this past weekend stalking tickets to Hamilton and met some of the nicest people who helped us navigate the ins Sandynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-35225252415546490452015-10-22T19:28:31.099-04:002015-10-22T19:28:31.099-04:00WHAT?!?!?!?! In my backyard and didn't even k...WHAT?!?!?!?! In my backyard and didn't even know it. SMH......okay. Perhaps the next time.<br /><br />KimberlyBody Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122771471902012962noreply@blogger.com