And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
When I see this, I immediately go to Wes Clark’s website “Avacado Memories”. Wes and I (and prolly a bunch of folks on this site) grew up in different towns together.
That sounds like some premium paneling! Never knew that existed. Our whole home was pretty much paneled. Except for the faux brick in the kitchen that is. We were stylin'!
My parents bought their first house when I was about 6 and the walls were all covered in ancient, faded wallpaper. My dad rented a wallpaper steamer and scraped every inch of the master bedroom, then had to skim coat the plaster because of all the scratches, just to get one room painted. After that he gave up and just put up wainscotting, chair rail and paneling everywhere else.
worked with a guy knew two shoplifters who'd steal to order. foreman orders a toaster and a blender, comes back an hour later says he spoke to his wife can I get them in avacado?
So, for about $17 a sheet you can make your crib look like a double wide.
ReplyDeleteAin't never seen a double wide with real wood paneling, it's partical board with a picture of wood glued on.
DeleteParticle board is "real" wood too ya know.
DeleteHave you always been so gullible?
When I see this, I immediately go to Wes Clark’s website “Avacado Memories”. Wes and I (and prolly a bunch of folks on this site) grew up in different towns together.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like some premium paneling! Never knew that existed. Our whole home was pretty much paneled. Except for the faux brick in the kitchen that is. We were stylin'!
ReplyDeleteMy parents bought their first house when I was about 6 and the walls were all covered in ancient, faded wallpaper. My dad rented a wallpaper steamer and scraped every inch of the master bedroom, then had to skim coat the plaster because of all the scratches, just to get one room painted. After that he gave up and just put up wainscotting, chair rail and paneling everywhere else.
ReplyDeleteI can still smell that steamer.
"Avocado Green" and "Harvest Gold".
ReplyDeleteThe color palette of my youth.
...blech...!
don't forget the shag carpet !
DeleteYou mean Burnt Orange?
DeleteFridge, stove, dishwasher (portable), couch, carpet, some wallpaper…yeah we were wrapped in it.
ReplyDeleteHad the green stove, fridge & washer/dryer......................
ReplyDeleteHot Pink too. BTW, this is early 1960s. Look at the address - NY 48, NY. Pre-zip code era.
ReplyDeleteworked with a guy knew two shoplifters who'd steal to order. foreman orders a toaster and a blender, comes back an hour later says he spoke to his wife can I get them in avacado?
ReplyDeleteMy kitchen still had the original avocado kitchen counters from when the house was built in 1974 until I remodeled it a couple of years ago.
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