First Post

[gvcoles]

Hello fellow WS's!

Every time I'd check out this site as a Guest, I'd find others that were also having the same issues as me (cranky IS, bad doctors, work/caregiving conflicts, insurance nightmares, on and on...). It really helped to know that.

I'm becoming part of the conversation so I can help to others, as well as getting more for myself too.

so...
a big HELLO from Long Island, NY!

signed,
gVc

[Bethany]

Welcome gVc!!

I'm a relative newbie myself, having joined about a month ago, and I have found a ton of support from this online forum. I'm glad you decided to join in, but sorry that you needed to find this site. It definitely helps to know that you have a safe place to vent, cry, laugh, empathize and sympathize with other WSs who understand what you are dealing with as no others can. Look forward to getting to know you better!

[Katt]

gVc,

Welcome. We are so glad that you have come out of the guest closet and into the light of introduction.

Sure hope that you find the support, friendship and love that I have found here.

When you get a second and when you feel comfy, let us know a little more about yourself and your situation.

Kat

[Dorothy Saunders]

Welcome, gVc! Glad to have you as part of our always interesting conversation!

[rotton50]

Hello back, gvcoles.

I was born and raised on LI, Greenlawn to be exact.

Sorry you had to join us but you'll find the folks here very supportive.


And these are so you feel right at home.

YOU KNOW YOU'RE A LONG ISLANDER IF:

1. You don’t consider yourself a Long Islander until you leave it.
2. You complain about the tap water but drink it anyway.
3. You have serious discussions about the depth of Lake Ronkonkoma.
4. New York City is “The City,” and all the others are just imitations.
5. You never worry about getting lost because if you hit water you just turn around.
6. You think upstate New York isn’t really New York.
7. You’ve at least once yelled at a passing car—even if your windows were up.
8. You actually got mad when they switched Suffolk County’s area code from 516 to 631.
9. You shake your head when you think about Rosie O’Donnell coming from Commack.
10. You recognize where scenes from “The Godfather” were shot.
11. You’re deathly afraid Brookhaven National Lab will blow up, or you work there. Or both.
12. You consistently casually make jokes about your background.
13. You prefer South Shore beaches by day ( better sand ) and North Shore beaches by night ( more solitude )
14. You find yourself tawkin' like this. (“Whadya tawkin' about, I got an accent?” )
15. "Fuhggedaboudit!" becomes not just a saying, but a way of life.
16. You've tried to find the Amityville horror house.
17. You remember the days of LILCO.
18. You can pronounce Massapequa, Quogue, and Ronkonkoma.
19. You return after being away for a while and the first things you want are a “real” pizza and a “real” bagel.
20. You’re not in the least bit interested in going to Times Square on New Year’s Eve.
21. Someone bumps into you and you immediately check your wallet.
22. You've had to explain to people from Brooklyn that they are on Long Island, and, yes, there are no sidewalks.
23. You live in a town called Hicksville and it doesn’t bother you.
24. You call it a “hero,” not a “sub,” “hoagie” or “grinder.”
25. You’re the loudest person in the store, any store.
26. You’re always complaining about something.
27. You think that a light saying 'don't walk' means you should run across the street.
28. You have been to Adventureland 46 times even though you know their rides suck.
29. You leave the Island and you realize just how incompetent other drivers are.

Speaking of which here are the LONG ISLAND DRIVING RULES:

1) Turn signals will give away your next move. A real Long Island driver never uses them.
2) Under no circumstances should you leave a safe distance between you and the car in front of you, or the space will be filled in by somebody else putting you in an even more dangerous situation.
3) Crossing two or more lanes in a single lane-change is considered "going with the flow."
4) The faster you drive through a red light, the smaller the chance you have of getting hit.
5) Never pass on the left when you can pass on the right.
6) Speed limits are arbitrary figures, given only as suggestions, and are not enforceable during rush hour.
7) Throwing litter on the roads adds color to the landscape and gives Adopt-a-Highway crews something to clean up.
It is assumed that state police cars passing at high speed may be followed in the event you need to make up a few minutes on your way to work, or the beach.
9) Heavy snow, ice, fog, and rain are no reasons to change any of the previously listed rules. These weather conditions are God's way of ensuring a natural selection process for body shops, junkyards, and new vehicle sales.
10) Just because you're in the left lane and have no room to speed up or move over doesn't mean that a LI driver, flashing his high beams behind you, doesn't think he can go faster in your spot.
11) It is traditional on LI to honk your horn at cars that don't move the instant the light changes.
12) Real LI women drivers can put on pantyhose and apply eye makeup at seventy-five miles per hour in bumper-to-bumper traffic.
13) Real LI men drivers can remove panty hose and a bra at seventy-five miles per hour in bumper-to-bumper traffic.


Anyhow, welcome to the club that nobody wants to join.

[Noelle]

Welcome, gvcoles. I'm glad you found us.

When you're ready to post a longer introduction, you can choose any forum/section. Just know that not many viewers read this "Testing One, Two, Three" section. "Help and Healing" is a popular choice for an introduction.

[claudia]

Welcome, dvcoles!
Yes, well are all struggling with many of the same issues and challenges and, for me, it has been a profound blessing to find this caring, understanding community.
Glad you have decided to join us.
Claudia

[Kronberg]

Welcome, dvcoles.
I see you've already brought out the best in our dear Ray. I am ROFL.
((((((dvcoles))))))

[qtrhrsemom]

Welcome dvcoles!! Glad you found our little family on the web!!

[LarryB]

gvcoles - gald you found us! you will soon find yourself addicted to this site!

[Bethany]

Kronberg - I feel silly asking - what's ROFL mean?

[Kronberg]

Rolling On Floor Laughing

[LaLuLu]

Welcome, gvcoles....hope you find as much support, comfort and help here as I have...

LaLuLu

[gvcoles]

Wow! and I was wondering if anyone was going to notice my first post!

and "Rotton50", thanks for the laughs, you really know "Lawn Guy Land". (for everyone else, that's the way we pronounce it, and it's also one of our major industries too!). I'm saving your list, for future reference.

Thank you all for the big welcome.

-gVc-

p.s. I'll post a longer intro on the weekend, when I have a little more time.

[Kronberg]

I'll post a longer intro on the weekend, when I have a little more time.

I'm looking forward to it. I'm curious how much you were able to read as an unregistered guest. Were there any threads you were not able to access w/o a password?