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Town memories ... in a 2009 thread ... I wasn' aware
http://www.hackettstownlife.com/forum/103829
I wasn't aware of HL in 2009, I just discovered this thread in a Search....it brought back so many memories of the Hackettstown of my younger year. I've lived here all my life...born in 1948 in Newton hospital, my life started out in a duplex on Water St., then at age 2 my parents built a house... More
submitted 4 hours ago by OnlyChild
What is wrong with this picture
Tim Lincecum, pitcher for the San Fran Giants: The right-hander received his two-year, $40.5 million contract
How do you feel about sports figures who make outrageous sums of money? Is it worth it? Or better yet, are they worth it?
submitted 6 hours ago by Stan
Grocery stores of Main St. Hackettstown
I need help recalling some history...I'm having a Senior moment...when I was a small child in the early 50's, my mother worked at the Food Basket which I think was located where the Hack. Hardware is now located. I remember that my aunt worked in a grocery store where Ford was located..was that a Grand Union?
submitted 7 hours ago by OnlyChild
Pop Tops
Someone that used to work with saved the pull tabs from soda/beer cans for some do good organization. I continue to keeping these things but have lost contact with the guy. Is there any local group that collects these? I know that plastic caps are the new rage, but I've got thousands of the aluminium ones.
submitted 16 hours ago by tosspot
Has anyone ever made Vanilla Extract
I was given a number of vanilla beans. I think they are pretty good ones, they are sealed in glass.
I have looked up how to make the extract. It says to soak the beans in Vodka or Vodka and Rum.
Would it matter what kind of Vodka or Rum? Would you buy top dollar... More
submitted 16 hours ago by Tidy
Create a Vacuum Day 2/4!
Okayyyyy, have fun. Is it just me, or are these holidays getting very weird. Didn't seem like there was much love for Corvdova Ice Worm Day yesterday. :(
submitted 19 hours ago by Calico696
favorite drink ?
what is ur fav drink:) when i come home after work ..i love to have a nice cup of coffee :)
submitted 1 day ago by morganmommy
freezing peppers
Keep in mind while answering that I'm not a cook by any means - and generally have no idea what I'm doing in the kitchen. So, a while back I threw a bunch of whole bell peppers into a freezer bag and into my freezer. I didn't remove the seeds or anything I just left them as is. WOOPSIE! My... More
submitted 1 day ago by Forumer
So You are New to Hackettstown Life...
I was thinking that it might be good to have a quasi-tutorial for folks who come to HL for the first time. I am not sure I am qualified to write such a tutorial, but thought it might help to have the tutorial "thread" float at the top, much like the missing animal/today's meetup threads.
It could include a how... More
submitted 1 day ago by CR37
ordinance violation
a friend is gonna be going into nursing school, but they require a background check, because she was fingerprinted she's wondering if it will show up on the background check...thanks!
AND PLEASE IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING NICE TO SAY, PLEASE DON'T SAY ANYTHING AT ALL!! THANK YOU!
submitted 1 day ago by PSB
