tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post5478479815384939057..comments2024-03-26T13:46:42.738-05:00Comments on 4 Quarters, 10 Dimes: Time in a BottleDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-28851426339200884892022-06-20T08:56:10.815-05:002022-06-20T08:56:10.815-05:00I'm glad you enjoyed it!
I was never much of ...I'm glad you enjoyed it!<br /><br />I was never much of a casino person either, though I do collect coins - the last time I was in a casino I took about $20 in nickels and played the nickel slots. I got an hour's worth of entertainment and about half a dozen vintage nickels out of it, which wasn't a bad way to spend $20. <br /><br />Cape May is very quiet - much of it is a designated historical district, after all - and if you go out to Sunset Beach you can see the wreck of the old concrete ship that sank there in the 1920s. At sunset they play taps. I hope it's still there - it was noticeably lower in the water the last time I was there and that was a few years ago. But there's a lot of nature and charming little shops, and if you can get to Hotdog Tommy's you'll have the best dogs of your life.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-40762744008689861302022-06-20T07:32:17.438-05:002022-06-20T07:32:17.438-05:00Thank you for sharing your memories of a special p...Thank you for sharing your memories of a special place and time. I remember with fondness the timeless kitsch of the Atlantic City Boardwalk, and hope there are still good places there to get salt water taffy and a cartoon drawing of oneself. I have fond memories of taking one ceremonial turn of the slot machine at the Golden Nugget when I turned 19. I'm not into casinos, but it was an exciting rite of passage at the time (I'm pretty straight arrow, and limited my gambling to 50 cents, but "That was real money at that time".<br /><br />Now that my husband and I are living in North Jersey I'm trying to convince him that Cape May would be charming (from everything I've read and heard). Also I hear there's a good bird sanctuary in Ocean City. We aren't that interested in the beaches though. Just not a priority. frallen2002@yahoo.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04471431502890835332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-87963870772836635612022-06-19T08:55:17.248-05:002022-06-19T08:55:17.248-05:00An actual brass ring! That's wonderful! :)
...An actual brass ring! That's wonderful! :)<br /><br />Poison ivy must have been everywhere because I remember it too. Lotions, ointments, and salt water - those were the tickets.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-40958816983013842102022-06-19T08:32:04.232-05:002022-06-19T08:32:04.232-05:00My family would go to Ocean City, staying with my ...My family would go to Ocean City, staying with my grandmother's friends ("Aunts" Kay and Margaret). We were just a few blocks away from Wonderland Pier amusement park on the boardwalk. One year I got the brass ring in the carousel, which got me a free ride on the next round!<br /><br />If I had any poison ivy rash (must be common since I remember it), it was great to swim in the ocean, as the salt water did a great job of dessicating the rash.John Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07245987830417116657noreply@blogger.com