tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614392109385268811.post5354990365031255041..comments2023-04-29T23:47:17.183-04:00Comments on North Carolina Narrations: Cigarettes & Setting LotionAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05112972195028944426noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614392109385268811.post-53962667656299077112011-05-23T04:29:04.114-04:002011-05-23T04:29:04.114-04:00This is beautiful. I can absolutely see the kitche...This is beautiful. I can absolutely see the kitchen you are talking about. Honestly I can smell it, since all my Gma's friends had the same kitchen. You painted the scene so well!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03431751293876429570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614392109385268811.post-15126807137353126812011-05-19T23:34:52.185-04:002011-05-19T23:34:52.185-04:00Thank you Ms. Wasteland!Thank you Ms. Wasteland!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05112972195028944426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614392109385268811.post-83435316460006778392011-05-18T21:40:03.026-04:002011-05-18T21:40:03.026-04:00I really like this post. It reminded me of the tim...I really like this post. It reminded me of the time I spent with my grandmother in rural WV. She didn't smoke but many of her friends and relatives did. It's a wonder nobody blew themselves up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614392109385268811.post-78536319832831183692011-05-17T20:10:50.273-04:002011-05-17T20:10:50.273-04:00@Cheryl - the idea seriously gives me shivers now,...@Cheryl - the idea seriously gives me shivers now, but everyone seemed fine with it then so I never thought about it.<br /><br />@Le Chef - there were old LOOKING men. I had great-uncles that I would have sworn were eighty or ninety, but in retrospect I'm pretty sure they were in their fifties at the oldest. Everybody had that cough, too. I knew what emphysema was before I knew what acne was!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05112972195028944426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614392109385268811.post-49014185585821437682011-05-17T19:48:26.194-04:002011-05-17T19:48:26.194-04:00Now that I think about it .. there were no old men...Now that I think about it .. there were no old men. And I know that Wyoming. This brought back a lot of memories.le Chefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07901186271246515448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614392109385268811.post-48530715595735683082011-05-17T12:59:46.754-04:002011-05-17T12:59:46.754-04:00What a fabulous slice of life. I really enjoyed th...What a fabulous slice of life. I really enjoyed this - you set the scene perfectly. I also was nervous about the lighting of cigarettes next to the oxygen tank!!Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14025221975648580117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614392109385268811.post-81206396365059088702011-05-17T12:19:04.938-04:002011-05-17T12:19:04.938-04:00TKW - thank you! I will always associate cigarett...TKW - thank you! I will always associate cigarette smoke with oxygen tanks. Maybe that's why I never mastered it when all my friends started it up.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05112972195028944426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614392109385268811.post-87786392235653271532011-05-17T10:26:11.843-04:002011-05-17T10:26:11.843-04:00Wow, you're a gifted storyteller! I was absolu...Wow, you're a gifted storyteller! I was absolutely riveted, and the attention to detail made me feel like I was in the room with you. The hiss of the oxygen tank...such a powerful detail, given the subject matter!TKWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16409505008377005185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614392109385268811.post-20755059552701441822011-05-17T08:37:35.843-04:002011-05-17T08:37:35.843-04:00@Melissa - thanks! I love to watch smoke move. T...@Melissa - thanks! I love to watch smoke move. There's something fluid about it that fascinates me.<br /><br />@Erica - One jumbo tin is handed out to every woman who turns sixty. I'm convinced this is true (unlike the oxygen tank, which turned out to be only a regional aberration). LOL I really hate those cookies, but they always seemed to think I was starving!<br /><br />@The Reason - Yeah, everyone was worried about lighting their hair on fire with the hairspray, nobody worried about blowing up the house with the oxygent tank!NC Narratorhttp://nc-narrations.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614392109385268811.post-73701853751894469592011-05-17T08:33:27.893-04:002011-05-17T08:33:27.893-04:00It's funny how it's the simple, uneventful...It's funny how it's the simple, uneventful scenes from our childhood that stick to our memory. I like how detailed and vivid your memories of those days are.<br /><br />But yeah, I was thinking, "Cigarettes and oxygen tanks?! Uh-oh!"The Reason You Comehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10068844198054896532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614392109385268811.post-79179436533283586502011-05-17T08:15:16.144-04:002011-05-17T08:15:16.144-04:00Great story. I'm with Dan on his comment. It&#...Great story. I'm with Dan on his comment. It's an intriguing thought. I love your grandma going from house to house to do hair. And what's up with the tin of stale butter cookies. Does every old lady's house have to have one. Is there no opt-out clause?Erica Mhttp://freefringes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614392109385268811.post-81227255810083347562011-05-17T06:34:35.647-04:002011-05-17T06:34:35.647-04:00I love it!
I feel almost as though I'm in the...I love it!<br /><br />I feel almost as though I'm in the ktchen with you hypnotized by the swirls of smoke. <br /><br />Nice job!Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04665780703000352776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614392109385268811.post-73601294287775454612011-05-15T23:02:50.570-04:002011-05-15T23:02:50.570-04:00This is a really eloquent example of how bad we ar...This is a really eloquent example of how bad we are at assessing risk. I'm also intrigued by the idea that either the mining or the smoking might be the reason so many menfolk are missing.Dan Bresslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18150885966715899514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614392109385268811.post-911921963891605882011-05-15T14:44:28.879-04:002011-05-15T14:44:28.879-04:00Good call! It reads much better now.Good call! It reads much better now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614392109385268811.post-40924737799991867752011-05-15T12:54:37.250-04:002011-05-15T12:54:37.250-04:00I agree! That's the part I've changed a h...I agree! That's the part I've changed a hundred times - I've taken it out. I'm thinking if you have to revise something more than four or five times, the next revision should be in the form of a deletion!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05112972195028944426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614392109385268811.post-62169543453565941232011-05-15T10:51:59.717-04:002011-05-15T10:51:59.717-04:00This is one of your best yet! I love how the post ...This is one of your best yet! I love how the post is about the hairdressing, but the smoking and oxygen tank are integral to the feel.<br />I especially love "existing only in the pictures and odd knick-knacks kept as physical memories." to describe the absent men.<br /><br />The ending is OK. It seemed to break rhythm a bit, but I'm not sure how to fix it...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com