Dinner at the Table?
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her parents know about Texas manners. they've been down here plenty. i was raised propper and will be on my best behavior when with them. her mom already likes me. i ask about her dad and she says "i dunno, he's a grumpy old man, all her ever does is watch Fox news and grunt" but he knows i got her into shootin more, so we'll see....she is daddy's girl, so its gonna be tough. as for her/my manners, when we're together, manners don't really exist, its great 
for an Oregon gal, she sure is a lil redneck girl. DT, go eat dinner, can't keep mama waitin 
for an Oregon gal, she sure is a lil redneck girl. DT, go eat dinner, can't keep mama waitin
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DT 466Man, it depends on where you go.
It's a big state. Not as big as Texas or Alaska, but big.
We have everything here and that's why we're at 33 million people and counting.
Yeh, I thinks it's nice, but so is the rest of the country.
I could spend a lifetime traveling in the U.S. , and not see the same place twice.
It's a big state. Not as big as Texas or Alaska, but big.
We have everything here and that's why we're at 33 million people and counting.
Yeh, I thinks it's nice, but so is the rest of the country.
I could spend a lifetime traveling in the U.S. , and not see the same place twice.
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Originally Posted by DT 466Man
...Is cali really as nice as they say?...
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Originally Posted by 1956MarkII
Some parts are, but for me it's just weird; I don't know how else to explain it. It's VERY different from my neck of the woods, that's what I mean by "weird." I didn't mean it in a derogatory way. CA is about as far from the Northeast as you can get without falling in the ocean. Come to think of it..........
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Nope didn't keep momma waiting.
I think i'd like to visit cali once or twice, not to live their, the govt. is too controlling there.
I've heard from the girlfriend that the area that grows grapes, forgot what she called it, was very pretty. But the further south you went the wierder it got.
DT
I think i'd like to visit cali once or twice, not to live their, the govt. is too controlling there.
I've heard from the girlfriend that the area that grows grapes, forgot what she called it, was very pretty. But the further south you went the wierder it got.
DT
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My wife and I rarely eat at the dinner table. Usually on the coffee table in front of the tv. But when we do eat at the dinner table, it usually leads to something else... 
When at my in-law's, it's always at the dinner table. My family though, the table isn't big enough. My wife and I sit with my mom, my brother and his girlfriend eat in front of the tv, and my sister eats in her room. Don't know why. But when my dad was still here, we always ate together, unless I was working.
When at my in-law's, it's always at the dinner table. My family though, the table isn't big enough. My wife and I sit with my mom, my brother and his girlfriend eat in front of the tv, and my sister eats in her room. Don't know why. But when my dad was still here, we always ate together, unless I was working.
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hey DT, i think its called Napa Valley or something....i'd visit with my gal, but never live there. i like my way of life too much...
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Yep! It's called Napa Valley in Sonoma County, just north of here.
You should check out Yosemite. One of the most beautiful places in the world, but way too crowded for me; especially in the summer.
You should check out Yosemite. One of the most beautiful places in the world, but way too crowded for me; especially in the summer.
should i dress up like a bear or a moose?
other than that, the kitchen table is relegated for old newspapaper, mail, and old dried out flower storage.
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Originally Posted by fordguy21
Lets get back on track here, lol
Yep the family eats dinner at the table every night, weather eating at home or eating out
Yep the family eats dinner at the table every night, weather eating at home or eating out
I like to eat by myself.
Kinda like that George Thoroughgood and the Dee-stroy-ers' lyric -
"You know when I drink (eat) alone,
I prefer to be by myself"
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Track? 
I think we were just identifying some of the reasons fewer Cali families eat dinner together. But hey- I grew up in Southern Cal, and it's a whole different world. We tend to think of the northern part of the state as a bit odd. Head further north, and the Pacific Nwst is a different world. Of course, there's Portland, Seattle, and the rest of the Pacific Nwst.
Jeff- don't feel bad- I feel the same way when I travel to the Northeast.
I think we were just identifying some of the reasons fewer Cali families eat dinner together. But hey- I grew up in Southern Cal, and it's a whole different world. We tend to think of the northern part of the state as a bit odd. Head further north, and the Pacific Nwst is a different world. Of course, there's Portland, Seattle, and the rest of the Pacific Nwst.Jeff- don't feel bad- I feel the same way when I travel to the Northeast.