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Post by Pistol Pete 1911 on Apr 7, 2020 18:42:18 GMT -5
I find myself being sent to Omaha Nebraska for about 5 months worth of work I'm wondering if any of the members live there or nearby?
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Post by toshtego on Apr 7, 2020 18:52:48 GMT -5
I was there once in the 1980s for a meeting. Seemed like a nice town.
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Post by SCF Dan on Apr 7, 2020 19:14:47 GMT -5
S.G. Roi is a fine tobacconist in Omaha.
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Post by simnettpratt on Apr 7, 2020 20:56:11 GMT -5
I lived in Omaha for a year, writing training for my client ConAgra. Not a lot to do, and always too windy for boomerangs. I used to buy tobacco and Swan Vestas from SG Roi; they're cool. Plus, the shop is in the Old Market district, which is the neatest part of Omaha, with cobblestone streets and carriage rides. Lots of quirky shops and restaurants there.
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Post by Legend Lover on Apr 8, 2020 3:44:45 GMT -5
I don't live that close at all...but i hope you enjoy your time there.
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Post by simnettpratt on Apr 8, 2020 3:52:03 GMT -5
You can go see the old Strategic Air Command (SAC), though for some reason I never did. Don't know why, there's not a lot going on in Omaha.
They have but two malls and one hockey team, the Omaha Lancers. The players dream of someday making it onto a college team. I bought tickets several times, but never went. Always decided I'd rather go home and drink.
You'll learn the phrase, 'If it ain't on Dodge, I don't know how to get there'.
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Post by swampgrizzly on Apr 8, 2020 21:38:48 GMT -5
I find myself being sent to Omaha Nebraska for about 5 months worth of work I'm wondering if any of the members live there or nearby? I've been there a few times for the College World Series. In normal years you would be there during the College World Series and it's the home of the minor league Omaha Royals. CWS has been cancelled this year and if there is major and minor league baseball this year it is bound to be without spectators. It's the home of Boys Town, which is laid out and structured much different from the Fr. Flanagan days. There is a decent zoo next to the former site of Rosenblatt Stadium which was the former site of the CWS and the Omaha Royals for many years. Omaha has some of the best steakhouses anywhere, if you are into dinning on steaks. Roasted corn on the cob is really a treat there with all the sources for freshly harvested corn in that part of the country. If you like ice cream don't miss going to Zesto Shoppe. If you are in need of insurance, Omaha is the headquarters for a good number of insurance companies. Lincoln, Neb. is approx. 50 miles from Omaha which is the home of the State Capitol and the University of Nebraska. If you hear tornado sirens going off-seek shelter quickly, they are real and can be pretty rough! A tornado greeted me within my 1st 2 hours in Omaha my 1st time there! |
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Post by just ol ed on Apr 8, 2020 22:05:33 GMT -5
never been there, but correct me if I'm wrong. Didn't Peyton Manning, before retiring, used to scream Omaha, Homaha befire hiking the ball to the QB?
Ed Duncan, Batavia, NY
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Post by Ronv69 on Apr 8, 2020 23:13:44 GMT -5
Be sure to drop in from my old friend Warren Buffet. Just tell him that Ron sent you.
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Post by Pistol Pete 1911 on Apr 9, 2020 16:45:46 GMT -5
Be sure to drop in from my old friend Warren Buffet. Just tell him that Ron sent you. It's not necessary for me to tell him Ron sent me worn and I go way back |
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Post by Pistol Pete 1911 on Apr 9, 2020 16:46:23 GMT -5
Stinking butt voice to text that's supposed to say Warren and I go way back
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Post by booknpipe on Apr 9, 2020 16:49:56 GMT -5
I find myself being sent to Omaha Nebraska for about 5 months worth of work I'm wondering if any of the members live there or nearby? I've been there a few times for the College World Series. In normal years you would be there during the College World Series and it's the home of the minor league Omaha Royals. CWS has been cancelled this year and if there is major and minor league baseball this year it is bound to be without spectators. It's the home of Boys Town, which is laid out and structured much different from the Fr. Flanagan days. There is a decent zoo next to the former site of Rosenblatt Stadium which was the former site of the CWS and the Omaha Royals for many years. Omaha has some of the best steakhouses anywhere, if you are into dinning on steaks. Roasted corn on the cob is really a treat there with all the sources for freshly harvested corn in that part of the country. If you like ice cream don't miss going to Zesto Shoppe. If you are in need of insurance, Omaha is the headquarters for a good number of insurance companies. Lincoln, Neb. is approx. 50 miles from Omaha which is the home of the State Capitol and the University of Nebraska. If you hear tornado sirens going off-seek shelter quickly, they are real and can be pretty rough! A tornado greeted me within my 1st 2 hours in Omaha my 1st time there! Decent zoo? In 2014 the Henry Doorly Zoo was voted the best zoo in the world by Trip Advisor. Love that place! |
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Post by simnettpratt on Apr 9, 2020 17:40:45 GMT -5
I forgot to mention the awesome Joslyn Art Museum near downtown. The pink granite building is more cool than many of the exhibits. They have a fantastic lunch buffet that's cooked by some famous chef that is not only cheap, but the best food in Omaha, now the French Cafe has closed  Admission and parking is free. Go there at luchtime for the buffet.  |
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Post by Ronv69 on Apr 10, 2020 12:49:36 GMT -5
Stinking butt voice to text that's supposed to say Warren and I go way back 👌👍😎🔙 |
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Post by Pistol Pete 1911 on Apr 18, 2020 10:55:00 GMT -5
I'll be leaving for Omaha, Nebraska at 10am Monday morning. Y'all have a great time and I'll see y'all when I get settled up there!
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Post by Darin on Apr 18, 2020 11:55:33 GMT -5
I'll be leaving for Omaha, Nebraska at 10am Monday morning. Y'all have a great time and I'll see y'all when I get settled up there! Made that drive many, many times ... and then on to Scottsbluff / Bayard up in the NW corner. Drive safe and keep the ashes off your crot ... errr ... lap!  |
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Post by Pistol Pete 1911 on Apr 18, 2020 15:32:11 GMT -5
I'll be leaving for Omaha, Nebraska at 10am Monday morning. Y'all have a great time and I'll see y'all when I get settled up there! Made that drive many, many times ... and then on to Scottsbluff / Bayard up in the NW corner. Drive safe and keep the ashes off your crot ... errr ... lap! Thanks bro |
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Post by Plainsman on Apr 22, 2021 12:05:11 GMT -5
I live in the Sandhills of western Nebraska. I have heard of Omaha. I think it is somewhere to the east.
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Post by toshtego on Apr 22, 2021 13:25:42 GMT -5
You can go see the old Strategic Air Command (SAC), though for some reason I never did. Don't know why, there's not a lot going on in Omaha. They have but two malls and one hockey team, the Omaha Lancers. The players dream of someday making it onto a college team. I bought tickets several times, but never went. Always decided I'd rather go home and drink. You'll learn the phrase, 'If it ain't on Dodge, I don't know how to get there'. WHAT!?!?! You mean SAC is no longer in Omaha?? Who is guarding the Nation? Next thing you are going to try and tell me there is no longer USAF under Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado!!! |
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Post by bigwoolie on Apr 22, 2021 13:55:35 GMT -5
I think Charlie Daniels made one of his trips “via Omaha”. 😂 That’s all I know about the place.
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Post by simnettpratt on Apr 22, 2021 17:21:04 GMT -5
They've all moved to the Black Mesa Research Facility.
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Post by toshtego on Apr 22, 2021 17:30:20 GMT -5
You can go see the old Strategic Air Command (SAC), though for some reason I never did. Don't know why, there's not a lot going on in Omaha. They have but two malls and one hockey team, the Omaha Lancers. The players dream of someday making it onto a college team. I bought tickets several times, but never went. Always decided I'd rather go home and drink. You'll learn the phrase, 'If it ain't on Dodge, I don't know how to get there'. WHAT!?!?! You mean SAC is no longer in Omaha?? Who is guarding the Nation? You know, those back to back B-36 and B-52 flights hovering around the North Pole, ready to go into Commie Land at a moments notice. Next thing you are going to try and tell me there is no longer North American Defense Command (NORAD) under Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado!!! |
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Post by trailboss on Apr 22, 2021 17:31:36 GMT -5
Mutual of Omaha's Marlin Perkins was the forerunner of the crocodile hunter.
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Post by peteguy on Apr 22, 2021 17:36:58 GMT -5
This is as close as I ever got to Omaha.
"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Km4Cl9c4mlQ"
remove the quotes.
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Post by urbino on Apr 22, 2021 20:59:52 GMT -5
Mutual of Omaha's Marlin Perkins was the forerunner of the crocodile hunter. "I'll observe from the helicopter while Jim wrestles the crocodile until one or both are exhausted." |
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Post by Plainsman on Apr 22, 2021 23:37:59 GMT -5
Mutual of Omaha's Marlin Perkins was the forerunner of the crocodile hunter. "I'll observe from the helicopter while Jim wrestles the crocodile until one or both are exhausted." Yeah, I think it was Jim who did all the crickey heavy lifting. |
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Post by jay on Apr 22, 2021 23:40:00 GMT -5
Who doesn't like dining on steaks and corn on the cob?
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Post by trailboss on Apr 25, 2021 10:13:49 GMT -5
Mutual of Omaha's Marlin Perkins was the forerunner of the crocodile hunter. "I'll observe from the helicopter while Jim wrestles the crocodile until one or both are exhausted." Good point, I deserve the correction! |
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Post by urbino on Apr 26, 2021 1:27:42 GMT -5
"I'll observe from the helicopter while Jim wrestles the crocodile until one or both are exhausted." Good point, I deserve the correction! Always loved that show. Also loved Carson's send-up of it. |
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