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DEFINITELY equalize the pressure inside and out!!! Lived through Hugo in a very tight house and after cracking the windows there was a NOTICEABLE release of pressure overall. Also could sense the difference in my ears. If you crack the windows, not sure it is necessary to open the flue. We did not do this because of the possibility of downdraft. So far this morning's news sounds hopeful for lessened strength. Keeping fingers crossed!!!!!
Melissa
USA - Fri 09/03/2010 - 08:43:23

questions of the day: During hurricane, chimney flue open or closed? Windows tightly shut or some open at the top? Wouldn't want to have my house explode!
(or is that during tornadoes?!) So glad I washed the car last weekend.
Good luck everyone! Stay safe!
susie
USA - Fri 09/03/2010 - 07:32:03

Just keep in mind what I said several months ago about the tall trees on Route 28 between Orleans and Chatham. Don't expect to travel that route for several days after tomorrow night, with wind gusts in the 80's predicted.
We'll see what happens. It is hard to believe that I met folks at Old Harbor Station this afternoon that told me they were safe because they have a house in Wellfleet.
Richard G. Ryder
Eastham, MA USA - Thu 09/02/2010 - 20:40:25

For anyone outside the area, here is The Chronicle's Earl Update Page:

http://www.capecodchronicle.com/Hurricane_earl.htm
Chester Berne
Green Bay, WI USA - Thu 09/02/2010 - 19:25:09

Thinking of you all. Please be safe!!! Hope Earl fizzles out.
Linda Henderson <searobin4@hotmail.com>
Los Lunas, NM USA - Thu 09/02/2010 - 13:11:49

I just came from Stop 'N Shop getting provisions for arriving guests.....but Oh My...the rest of the locals were "stocking up before the hoarders arrived". Much less Earl.....I think we could survive out of my pantry and the shellfisheries here for a year!
Emily
Chatham, MA USA - Wed 09/01/2010 - 12:38:57

It probably won't help any. We'll probably get the whole nine yards.
Dick Fulcher <dick.marie@comcast.net>
Chatham, MA USA - Tue 08/31/2010 - 15:27:43

Will this be the storm that takes out North Beach??? Looks pretty ominous!
Bruce
Eagle River,Alaska, USA - Tue 08/31/2010 - 13:31:28

How I miss grabbing a bag of trutas at the P-Town Bakery and going out on a morning run to see the whales!
Chester Berne
Green Bay, WI USA - Sun 08/29/2010 - 09:51:29

CARL -- HOPE THOSE ARE THE ONLY NUTS FALLING !
REGGIE
USA - Sat 08/28/2010 - 14:44:44

In regard to the parents pulling their little ones behind them on bikes, I ran into a whole family, both parents pulling little ones, and 2 more little ones on bikes, on rte. 28 on the way to Orleans. Coming from Chatham they were on the curve by the pump!! I nearly had a heart attack!! How careless can they be??
Linda Henderson <searobin4@hotmail.com>
Los Lunas, NM USA - Sat 08/28/2010 - 11:28:00

I agree.....those darn pods with the little kids in them and the parent up front on a bike are the worst. What are they thinking??????? I see it on Rt. 28 frequently.
Nancy Ryder Petrus <nansea123@comcast.net>
Chatham, MA USA - Sat 08/28/2010 - 10:21:20

Richard, I am with you! Before I retired, my office was on Rt. 17 which is a busy state road running between the capitol in Augusta and Rockland. I used to see them heedlessly biking along towing a cart and child. I didn't dare walk on Rt. 17 for heavens sake !! I feel there should be some regulation about using those carts, but where do you start? Maybe by outlawing them on state highways nationwide?
I suppose you folks are all happy that Labor Day is almost here. Leaf Peepers will be on the road here in Maine before long.
Helen Worthing Smith <helen@naviger.com >
Coopers Mills, ME USA - Sat 08/28/2010 - 07:57:19

Yes Carl, things are thankfully slowing down.
By the way, I haven't seen any rollerbladers for several years in Eastham. Are there many in Chatham?

Hopefully, the young parents who choose to drag their precious kids around in a flimsy cart behind their bikes will have second thoughts soon. Why do they do such things------ voluntarily put their kids at such risk? The State mandates helmets for kids on bikes but apparently has no laws about these little trailers.
I've even seen them on Route 6 in Truro, where the speeds are in the 50's.
Richard G. Ryder
Eastham, MA USA - Fri 08/27/2010 - 20:24:37

Signs of summer winding down - there are frequently parking spaces available at Chatham Light - and also on Main Street. I drove to Hemeon's for corn in Harwich yesterday at the posted 40MPH speed limit all the way - felt like I was going seventy. There are far fewer people walking three abreast on the roads and fewer double baby carriages on the sidewalks. There are fewer dogs and I only remember seeing one cat all summer, which I understand a lot of other people did too. The merchants are smiling after a green summer and the acorns are falling.
Carl Olson <cbolson@comcast.net>
Chatham, MA USA - Fri 08/27/2010 - 14:46:21

There is a great video on youtube of the whale that was pictured in the Chronicle swimming all around that boat.
Dick Fulcher <dick.marie@comcast.net>
Chatham, MA USA - Thu 08/26/2010 - 16:54:14

Emily-the whale report was verified by today's Chronicle. I would have thought that she had seen Basking sharks, which I have seen in profusion, warming themselves off the shoals of the Break. Good for her. Perhaps we can find a place to park at the Lighthouse again after New Years. Always was a good place to park to look for submarines with your girlfriends years ago. (many years ago!)
Reggie Nickerson <regie@acirccle.com>
Chathamport, MA USA - Thu 08/26/2010 - 15:44:13

Sharks, Humpback Whales, and Dolphins???? What on earth am I doing in New Mexico!!!!!!! How I wish I could be there to see them all!!
Linda Henderson <searobin4@hotmail.com>
Los Lunas, NM USA - Thu 08/26/2010 - 13:43:28

There must be some truth to the sightings of humpback whales being seen from Lighthouse Beach, as I had 100 visitors to the Nickerson North Beach Camp at the Atwood House Museum, yesterday afternoon between 1 pm and 4 pm and a charming family, with maybe 8 year old boy reported seeing whales without binnoculars. Hmmmmm...Mom and Dad verified and I wished I could have seen that off Chatham myself.
Emily
Chatham, MA USA - Wed 08/25/2010 - 19:25:59

Captain Dave...Hope you enjoyed your 95th..All the best...Gordon and Jean Pratt..
Gordon Pratt <jgpratt2@comcast.net>
USA - Mon 08/23/2010 - 14:06:34

Happy Birthday to Capt. Dave Ryder!
Benjamin T. Nickerson <btnick2002@yahoo.com>
Chatham, MA USA - Mon 08/23/2010 - 04:36:14

Here,Here Capt.David Folger. Many happy returns of the day
to a truly fine gentleman! I remember well, you being at Ali
Hunter's 100th. Now I look forward to being at yours! Trust
all is well and I send kind and affectionate regards to you.
Tim P.
Chatham, MA USA - Sun 08/22/2010 - 20:16:58

Happy 95th Birthday, TODAY, to Capt. Dave Ryder!
Richard G. Ryder
Eastham, MA USA - Sun 08/22/2010 - 15:50:16

Ayn Rand Atlas Shrugged
Debbie
Chatham, MA USA - Sun 08/22/2010 - 15:02:07

It f twitches me when I see things that are "in the public interest" at my private expense.

Atlas
Carl Olson <cbolson@comcast.net>
Chatham, MA USA - Sun 08/22/2010 - 13:06:42

Everybody did whatever they wanted to do. And they all lived happily everafter.
Debbie
Chatham, MA USA - Sun 08/22/2010 - 09:41:06

Hopefully the parachutes are the proper color
pete skipper <peterskipper@comcast.net>
chatham, MA USA - Sun 08/22/2010 - 00:06:07

Wonder of the sky divers had permission from the
Cape Cod Commission and ZBA?
Tim P.
Chatham, MA USA - Sat 08/21/2010 - 20:40:20

Wow! I just watched sky divers jump from a single engine plane and free fall (tandem with an instructor) over Chatham airport this afternoon.....corkscrewing on the way down. Oh...my goodness!
Emily
Chatham, MA USA - Sat 08/21/2010 - 19:05:25

JUST VISITED THE NEWLY REFURNISHED MARCONI STATION EXHIBIT WCC{ NEXT DOOR TO ME IN CHATHAM PORT. WELL DONE, AND WORTH YOUR TIME TO SEE. MORE CHANGES PROMISED IN THE FUTURE. NO CHARGE, BUT DONATIONS ACCEPTED !
Reggie Nickerson <reggie@acircle.com>
Chathamport, MA USA - Fri 08/20/2010 - 14:41:57

We were also sorry to see the notice about Alvon. He was a really nice man,
always made sure that he came to see us at the parade and always had a story to tell. Phillip spent many evenings with Alvon - mostly doing things we no longer talk about !
Phillip & Cyrena O'Brien <yulinbeauty@aol.com>
Naples , FL USA - Tue 08/17/2010 - 21:07:34

Sorry to read of the passing of former Hospital Corpsman James Alvon Eldredge, who I served with in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba way back in 1964.
Richard G. Ryder
Eastham, MA USA - Tue 08/17/2010 - 20:41:49

Wow.....what better way to get free advertisement! I'm sure the art gallery is getting a lot of foot traffic and impulse buyers.....
Kathy Nowak
Sebastian, USA - Tue 08/17/2010 - 11:04:28

Here's a link to that WBZ story and the video: http://wbztv.com/local/lime.green.house.2.1863428.html
J Hallgren (as user)
So. Chatham, MA USA - Mon 08/16/2010 - 21:26:43

Too bad the TV cameras weren't at Jackknife Harbor the other day, when they could have filmed an impatient motorist passing on the double line, up the hill, by Eastward HO. I couldn't believe it, as the cars passed were doing at least the speed limit.
Thankfully, August is mercifully short.
Richard G. Ryder
Eastham, MA USA - Mon 08/16/2010 - 20:45:56

WBZTV came to the Calico Cat today. I saw the report on the 6:00 news. Guess it's "Much Ado about Something".
Debbie
Chatham, MA USA - Mon 08/16/2010 - 18:51:01

Richard: Debbie Kent and I spent many an hour fantasizing about our futures on the roof of the "pink house" in the off season.
Nancy Ryder Petrus <nansea123@comcast.net>
Chatham, MA USA - Mon 08/16/2010 - 18:03:13

The Pink House on Black Pond - We still call it that. Think it was pink with blue shutters from my earliest memories until they spoiled it!
Richard Woodward
Chatham, MA USA - Mon 08/16/2010 - 15:42:33

Hi Joanne, Remember "Cranberry Shrub"? My favorite!
Nancy Ryder Petrus <nansea123@comcast.net>
Chatham, MA USA - Sun 08/15/2010 - 12:54:47

Nice to see in the CC Times yesterday that Mr.Cashman would walk his daughter down the "isle" at the church on Main Street in Chatham. Nice tent setup at the CBI. We got a glimpse of the 4-5 foot high wedding cake in the tent while cruising Claflin Landing. Gee, that cake probably cost more than we spent on our wedding 20 years ago, and are looking forward to another 20.
Good luck to the woolyneds.
Richard G. Ryder
Eastham, MA USA - Sun 08/15/2010 - 10:42:29

For those that remember Ellen Farris, who loved to look at and go on Cht Room, is now adjusting to her life at Liberty Commons. While there to see her in July I had the pleasure of dining at PATE'S and saw many Chatham folks that stopped by and said hello. How nice to see them and Bob doing so well there at Pate's. I remembered well the original opening. The memories shared with Martha Crowel were such fun. It's fun to return once in awhile.
Joanne Nickerson Hughes <JNPPH@aol.com>
Naples, FL USA - Sat 08/14/2010 - 15:45:10

In a teapot? Or as Prospero said,

Our revels now are ended. These our actors,
As I foretold you, were all spirits, and
Are melted into air, into thin air;
And, like the baseless fabric of this vision,
The cloud-capped towers, the gorgeous palaces,
The solemn temples, the great globe itself,
Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve;
And, like this insubstantial pageant faded,
Leave not a rack behind. We are such stuff
As dreams are made on, and our little life
Is rounded with a sleep. (IV.i.148--158)
Carl Olson <cbolson@comcast.net>
Chatham, MA USA - Sat 08/14/2010 - 09:27:56

Shakespeare's "The Tempest" is more fitting.
Debbie
Chatham, MA USA - Sat 08/14/2010 - 00:14:29

I think the sharks came in Chatham Harbor to see the Calico Cat. The answer to all this lies in the title of this weeks production at the Monomoy Theater.
Tony Murphy <redcat23@verizon.net>
USA - Fri 08/13/2010 - 17:30:33

Hi Barbara! As you know,the wheels of government turn very slowly.
The current sewer system was built as a secondary plant and the now
forthcomming new one will not adapt to the old system or something to
that effect.I really don't know much about it but save for the reflection
we shall all have in our tax bills.
If you come back to the Cape, well, you might be able to pick up a house
on Shore Road for under 500K in the near future.
Tim P.
Chatham, MA USA - Fri 08/13/2010 - 16:51:04

Tim - Why is it never mentioned that sewer pipes run all the way along Main St. and up Sam Ryder Rd.? Surely those can be adapted to accept tie-ins from sites along Rte. 28. and extended through the town as well.
Otherwise, it's the some old same old. Criticisms from newcomers to do everything the same way it was done where they came from.
I read this page every morning and miss the Cape terribly. I love the photos in the Times.
Barbara Brown <iylahb@att.net>
Florence, SC USA - Fri 08/13/2010 - 08:37:34

Tim: LOL! Lisa: Great job with NECN. And to all who have offered opinions on underground utilities: Many thanks. Our committee will plod along and hopefully we'll eventually be able to come up with enough info for voters to make an informed decision.

Cynthia: I'm curious as to why you're interested in feedback on the wastewater facility. Have you seen the plans?
Debbie
Chatham, MA USA - Thu 08/12/2010 - 22:21:56

When I painted my little Chattle House in Barbados,Red,Green,Yellow and
Pink; the guy up the street told me my taste was in my mouth.Yah Mon,I replyed.
He said in Germany, we don't do dat! I replyed,Kreuzschlitzschraubenzieher!!!
Ya Voll!
Tim P.
Chatham, MA USA - Thu 08/12/2010 - 20:57:45

Hi Debbie - While I can certainly appreciate the comments you made about burying the utility wires, I really don't understand why this wasn't discussed at Town Meeting when the sewer project initially was discussed. It seems as though there is always "something additional" that needs to be added in regard to spending tax payers hard earned dollars in Chatham. This should show everyone that the powers in charge - really don't know all they think they know and perhaps you are right - this should have been planned for and budgeted all along with the overall cost of the project. I think that now is not the time to stir the pot about burying these wires. I just read the letter Mr. Morrison wrote in today's edition of the Chronicle and I have to say I agree with him. The conditions of the roads in West Chatham are a total disgrace. Town officials should be ashamed that the roads were left this way for our summer visitors. One thing I do not agree with is placing the blame on Robert B. Our & Sons. There should be a town official that is overseeing this project (Project Manager) interacting on a daily basis with R. B. Our. The responsibility lies solely with our town officials and I personally would like to know who is over-seeing this project and why they allowed this company to leave the roads in the condition they are in. If this happened in the private sector, the project manager would be fired. Why does the town allow their "Project Manager to get a pass on this?
Judy
W. Chatham, MA USA - Thu 08/12/2010 - 18:48:35

Or better yet: Kermit the Frog's Dreamhouse. Maybe these interesting color schemes will start showing up all over town. Purple and orange could come to your neighborhood! (I understand we're in for the treat of yet more colors on Kermit's Dreamhouse.) Fox News and NECN were here in the Old Village today. Must have been a slow news day.
Debbie
Chatham, MA USA - Thu 08/12/2010 - 18:39:59

Regarding the colorful building at Hallet's Lane corner --
Who remembers the "Pink House" that appeared overlooking the Black Pond many years ago. There were certainly many comments from the natives about that.
We dealt with it and got used to it without much ado

Let us call this new paint job "The Lemon & Lime House" and get used to it also.

What ever happened to "Live and Let LIve"

Regards to all -- Bill R.
William Ryder
Chathamport, MA USA - Thu 08/12/2010 - 17:19:33

Before Mrs. Lang owned that building, wasn't it the "Purple Plum" ?, Or some such name? !!
Reggie Nickerson <reggie@acircle.com>
Chathamport, MA USA - Thu 08/12/2010 - 15:40:05

Now Richard;

Your not steering people across private land to pick those Eastham Beach Plums are you??
George Goodspeed
USA - Thu 08/12/2010 - 12:55:22

I'm about six days late in changing the "Site Sponsor" for August (normally done on 5th/6th or so) so my apologies to Ned & Julie for giving them less than a full months credit here! From them and others, I've now got enough to pay the bills for quite some time, so THANKS for the donation back in the spring!
J Hallgren (as Moderator)
So. Chatham, MA USA - Thu 08/12/2010 - 09:42:01

Hello Arty Hilbert

LOL tell us how you really feel!

anyone else here live near the new Sewer treatment plant.I want feed back!
cynthia moore <cynthiamoore120@yahoo.com>
South Chatham, MA USA - Thu 08/12/2010 - 09:13:27

Tom:
Yes, access Cooks Brook Beach via Steele Road off Massasoit, and certainly beach plums need to be cooked and sweetened somehow. But try them both ways and see. Check out "Plum Crazy" for a good reference book about beach plums.
Chatham must have the worst patched, most uneven state road (Route 28 NORTH/SOUTH) in the Commonwealth! And it will be three years before it is redone? That, IMHO, is a much more salient issue for Chatham residents than the color of an older building.
Richard G. Ryder
Eastham, MA USA - Wed 08/11/2010 - 17:19:35

Much talk and mail about multi-million dollar awards, but I have ignored them all. Just got from Rotary International for 1.5 million number. but at least, they didn't ask for a fee up front !
Reggie Nickerson <reggie@acircle.com>
Chathamport, MA USA - Wed 08/11/2010 - 14:57:48

lots of talk in the past about burying wires especially after several hurricanes, but Main Street locations seemed to be the biggest stumbling block
Reggie Nickerson <reggie@acircle.com>
Chathamport, MA USA - Wed 08/11/2010 - 14:44:15

A few facts about burying utility wires:
It's more cost effective if done while a road is being torn up.
Final paving of Rt. 28 won't happen for at least 3 years.
Since Rt. 28 is a State road, it can't be torn up again for at least 5 years after final paving.
Town staff will get cost figures for burying wires.
It's possible to avoid having the cost for this on the tax rate. Other towns have done it through increased utility rates. Also, CPA funds have been tapped when done in historic areas.
And finally, power outages can be extremely costly.
Debbie
Chatham, MA USA - Wed 08/11/2010 - 13:35:53

you people are spoiled. go live in the concrete jungle for a while then return bye bye god bless.
arty hilbert
chatham, MA USA - Wed 08/11/2010 - 12:37:52

I agree with John and Melissa - this is not the time to think about burying the wires - especially without having discussed this and how much it is going to cost us taxpayers. I think we have enough on our plate at present, what with the sewer costing us all so much - we don't even know how much.
Jane
W. Chatham, MA USA - Wed 08/11/2010 - 11:45:13

To Mr. Richard Ryder: What is the best route to Cooks Brook Beach, Steele Road? And what is the best way to eat a beach plum? Raw? Cooked?
Tom
USA - Wed 08/11/2010 - 10:27:09

As an off-site, life-long wash-ashore, perhaps I should keep my 2 cents to myself but I still have year-round family up there so here goes. For y-e-a-r-s, I have heard about "burying those lines", probably as long as I've heard about the s-e-w-e-r. The idea of combining both projects should have been thrashed out before the first road-ripping machine struck. At this point, it is too late. This timing will not work, if for no other reason than the permit issue mentioned by John H. IMHO when considering tearing up any major road(s), ALL projects requiring this amount of inconvenience, effort and costs both tangible and intangible, whether in the middle, along the edge or up one side and down the other should be on the table, publicly discussed/debated and a decision made. If comprehensive is doable, great, make a plan. If unrealistic, so be it, move forward and stop lamenting. There has never been enough commitment to burying the lines to get it done. Personally, I believe most folks still think it is cosmetic i.e. elective surgery and nothing will be accomplished until time and/or a serious Nor'easter brings down enough poles on enough roofs and cars and deprives folks of power long enough to demonstrate it's for long term quality of life and not just to be a "pretty face." Thanks for listening...
Melissa
USA - Wed 08/11/2010 - 10:11:40

So for those who don't get the CC Times, here's a link to today's story about the paint job at Calico Cat...Don Edge is quoted in it.. http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100811/NEWS/8110314/-1/news01
J Hallgren (as user)
So. Chatham, MA USA - Wed 08/11/2010 - 09:32:58

i may be wrong about this but I vaguely recall the reason why utilities can't be done with sewer is that, by standards, sewer goes down middle of road and electric goes at the edges so while it's still the road being torn up, it's not the same area of the road...plus the costs and permits and such haven't been accounted for.
J Hallgren (as user)
So. Chatham, MA USA - Wed 08/11/2010 - 08:24:50

Re: The underground utilities - It appears that the town will be tearing up virtually every road in Chatham over the next several years to install sewers. I can't imagine why we are not burying all of the utility lines at the same time. Unless that's just never going to happen.

I would love to see all of that precarious and visually repulsive pole and webbing infrastructure buried while I'm still above ground myself. Maybe the grandchildren or their children will see it.
Richard Woodward
Chatham, MA USA - Wed 08/11/2010 - 08:04:45

Mr. Love, If there's no response to my query about underground utilities, I'll just have to assume that nobody cares even now. (I'm also on the Underground Utilities Committee. We're thinking that with Rt. 28 being torn up for sewers, maybe now's the time to bury wires.)
Debbie
Chatham, MA USA - Tue 08/10/2010 - 21:35:19

Follow up on the beach plum crop: They are WAY ahead of normal, (usually they are ripening after Labor Day) so be aware that if you want to pick some you should think about doing it soon. There are a lot at the North end of Cooks Brook Beach parking lot in Eastham in case you need a place to pick. Come late in the afternoon, or early in the morning, to avoid parking fees. The quality of the crop remains to be seen, as some seem to be not the finest .
Richard G. Ryder
Eastham, MA USA - Tue 08/10/2010 - 20:43:52

Nice, huh, John?
Dick Fulcher <dick.marie@comcast.net>
Chatham, MA USA - Tue 08/10/2010 - 18:22:31

Saw the new C-Cat paint job today...reminds me about thatole saying about 'making lemonade out of lemons'...but with a touch of lime! Certainly is some bright colors!
J Hallgren (as user)
So. Chatham, MA USA - Tue 08/10/2010 - 15:47:02

Debbie; like most things in chatham, someone will have to study it ( $ ) for at least ten years, then will have to talk about it for another six years, and by the no one will realy care about it anymore, other words SOP for Chatham.
WVLove <lovenest139@comcast.net>
Dennis/was Chatham, MA USA - Tue 08/10/2010 - 14:40:35

To West Chatham Chatroomers: I'm interested in knowing opinions regarding a CHANGE to underground utilities on Route 28.
Debbie
Chatham, MA USA - Tue 08/10/2010 - 14:21:40

Alaska former Senator Ted Stevens killed in plane crash last night---RIP!
Bruce
Eagle River,Alaska, USA - Tue 08/10/2010 - 13:19:32

Good one, Dick :)
Kathy Nowak
Sebastian, USA - Tue 08/10/2010 - 09:03:50

Just in Washington.
Dick Fulcher <dick.marie@comcast.net>
Chatham, MA USA - Mon 08/09/2010 - 21:56:30

Very profound Carl! Using your analogy, I'm led to conclude that there are no dirty diapers in West Chatham.
Debbie
Chatham, MA USA - Mon 08/09/2010 - 21:24:05

Personally, I always thought changing dirty diapers was a good idea. If it _hits and is dirty, change it; if it is clean and dry, leave the mother alone.
Carl Olson <cbolson@comcast.net>
Chatham, MA USA - Mon 08/09/2010 - 21:12:15

What "change" does everyone seem to want?
Debbie
Chatham, MA USA - Mon 08/09/2010 - 14:26:39

Jane, you best of all, you grew up there! Who will ask us!
Benjamin T. Nickerson
USA - Mon 08/09/2010 - 11:15:54

Ben - I guess it's that "change" that everyone seems to want!!! Well, you and I and several others will see about that!
Jane
W. Chatham, MA USA - Mon 08/09/2010 - 10:38:40

With two Associations going head to head in West Chatham, I wonder what West Chatham will look like in the future!
Benjamin T. Nickerson
USA - Mon 08/09/2010 - 04:01:52

The head of the Old Village Association has no authority to challenge this.
Debbie
Chatham, MA USA - Sun 08/08/2010 - 22:02:26

Another old saying - "Paint and putty (will) cover a multitude of sins".
Richard G. Ryder
Eastham, MA USA - Sun 08/08/2010 - 19:51:20

Now, being an art gallery, we all know that art is in the eye of the beholder.
I cannot wait to see the final results. Maybe little red lobsters and Great White Sharks here and there. I'm sure the head of the Old Village Association will challenge it, eventually.
Dick Fulcher <dick.marie@comcast.net>
Chatham, MA USA - Sun 08/08/2010 - 17:40:05

Herein lies the reason they created vanilla and chocolate! They apparently have the right to do it and some have the right not to like it! The end!
bruce
eagle river,alaska, USA - Sun 08/08/2010 - 16:50:04

Well, maybe, if the tourists don't come to see a shark, then they might come to see a Cat.
Carl Olson <cbolson@comcast.net>
Chatham, MA USA - Sun 08/08/2010 - 16:06:35

Don't forget Nadja's paint job on the walkway to her house. Each cement slab was painted a different "hot" color!!
Linda Henderson <searobin4@hotmail.com>
Los Lunas, NM USA - Sun 08/08/2010 - 12:47:21

That was Nadja Purple! A good landmark for giving directions as was my folks Worthing Kennels sign with the Shetland Sheepdog. Those were the days before house numbers and GPS.
Helen Worthing Smith <helen@naviger.com >
Coopers Mills, ME USA - Sun 08/08/2010 - 11:25:05

Now what color was Naja Johnson's house painted? That seemed to cause a little stir then but I don't recall that anyone died from it.
Carl Olson <cbolson@comcast.net>
Chatham, MA USA - Sun 08/08/2010 - 09:59:16

It is sad to hear about Dick Doane. We also lived around the corner on Pond View and our kids grew up together. I went thru Boy Scouts, Jr. Police, and later worked on his County cruisers. The '59 Chevy cruiser he drove had no trunk floor in it at the last. When we were kids and go to the Dennis drive in theatre, he would get in with his Fathers '46 Chevy with six other kids for free, I would go in alone in my '31 Pontiac and then split four in each car. A great man.
Benjamin T. Nickerson <btnick2002@yahoo.com>
Chatham, MA USA - Sun 08/08/2010 - 04:55:48

I Think its great!!!
Tony Murphy <redcat23@verizon.net>
USA - Sat 08/07/2010 - 21:56:49

Wayne,
The Historic Business District encompasses properties zoned GB. The requirements are more stringent, including paint color. The Old Village is a National Register District and, as such, the Historical Commission only gets involved if more than 25% of a structure is being proposed for demolition or change. Putting a basement under a house counts toward the 25%. Paint color is not in its purview.
Debbie
Chatham, MA USA - Sat 08/07/2010 - 21:43:23

Addendum to Wayne: That section of town is not under HBDC rules...just the Historic Commission so maybe we'd need to expand the HBDC area to include those parts of our more scenic area? Forget the CVS colors...the Calico cat colors are more "detrimental to the neighborhood" it would seem based on comments here!
J Hallgren (as user)
So. Chatham, MA USA - Sat 08/07/2010 - 21:41:11

I really do suspect it's a variant of revenge with that paint scheme...Saw someone at dump today who agreed with that theory (and it's someone who has to appear before various boards in their job)...and another town employee (different dept) also thought same...at least it's not purple polka dots like I vargley recall hearing someone did to a house (somewher in USA) in response to a town ruling that they didn't like.
J Hallgren (as user)
So. Chatham, MA USA - Sat 08/07/2010 - 21:36:50

I don't think that there is any question that Crayton is right. What I do not understand is where is the Historic Business District Commission. I can not paint my house an other color with asking them. Seems like the "Historic Village" is more important than out on Rt.28 in West Chatham.
Wayne <alongshore2002@yahoo.com>
West Chatham, MA USA - Sat 08/07/2010 - 21:32:05

They also wanted to top the roof off with a widow's walk that exceeded the allowed height limit, among other things. Let's hope it's not payback.
Debbie
Chatham, MA USA - Sat 08/07/2010 - 21:19:54

I don't know who said it first, but "there's no accountin' for taste". Crayton may be on to something too.

Seems like only yesterday that Dick Doane was the projectionist at the Chatham Theater.
Richard G. Ryder
Eastham, MA USA - Sat 08/07/2010 - 21:15:41

I for one votes against Calico Cat's colors. Makes you wonder if this is a payback for not letting them move the building back from Main St. a few years ago.
Crayton Nickerson, Jr.
Chatham, MA USA - Sat 08/07/2010 - 21:08:58

John,
I anxiously await your opinion on the new color scheme for the Calico Cat. Today one of the painters, who was painting the pillars an amazing lemon yellow, told me that the window trim will remain white. The clapboards on threee sides will be the day-glo lime green. (The rear wall is shingled.) And the darker day-glo lime green will be on the wide corner trim boards and gable end trim boards on all four sides. Perhaps it's an attempt to be whimsical.
Debbie
Chatham, MA USA - Sat 08/07/2010 - 20:00:54

My sympathy also goes out to Dick Doane's family. When we were in New Mexico about 5 years ago, we saw a sign along the side of the road which read: "Vote for Dick Doane for Sheriff"! I took a picture of it and sent it to him. He showed it around at the Sheriff's office in Florida where he either worked or volunteered part time. His daughter, Nancy, and our son, Peter, were both students at Florida Southern College at the same time. They played in the band together at Chatham High School and then again at FSC. Bruce and I arrived early at a FSC concert years back on the East Coast of Florida during their college years. As we walked in, the only other couple there were Dick and Kathy. Small world.
Anna
USA - Sat 08/07/2010 - 19:28:51

Yes, so sad to hear about Dick's passing. Such a nice man. We spent 12 years in school together (along with Jane) and he was born a day after me at Cape Cod Hospital. We used to joke that we held hands in the nursery. Sympathy to his family.
Nancy Ryder Petrus <nansea123@comcast.net>
Chatham, MA USA - Sat 08/07/2010 - 18:16:28

I join all of you who knew Dick,in sending my deepest sympathy to his family. Dick and Kathy lived practically next door to us for more than twenty years when we were all bringing up our kids - How sad to have them both gone in less than two years. Dick was also the president of our senior class at Chatham High School.
Jane
W. Chatham, MA USA - Sat 08/07/2010 - 17:42:07

Dr.Bruce! Yes, I too was sorry to hear about Dick.Nice man and
well thought of in the Sheriff's Office not to mention around town.
Will miss him!
Tim P.
Chatham, MA USA - Sat 08/07/2010 - 15:44:21

Debbie and Judy: Which board or committee is involved makes a big difference also...yes, I agree with Debbie for CPRC but I might feel different when it comes to ZBA/Planning/HBDC as while some of those skills may have been used elsewhere, it would depend on what size/type city/town it was in...and I was also referring to people who attend the meetings at last minute and give us "the sky is falling" routine.
J Hallgren (as user)
So. Chatham, MA USA - Fri 08/06/2010 - 14:00:51

Hi Debbie - I totally understand where you are coming from. I think what John and I were trying to say is that it's unfortunate when people that are not residents or who have not lived here for the majority of their lives, move here and then proceed to tell the locals how things should be done. Not sure if you caught one the "Letters to the Editor" in a recent edition, but there was a very angry man ripping apart Chatham. My thoughts - if you don't like it, leave.
Judy <judylpat@rcn.com>
Framingham/Chatham, MA USA - Fri 08/06/2010 - 13:39:49

Judy, It's extremely difficult to get people to volunteer for town committees. I'm on a committee that's working on plans for a much needed fire station. We've been one member short ever since I was appointed. If someone moved to town who had experience in building a fire station, I'd be delighted to have him or her join our committee right away.
Debbie
Chatham, MA USA - Fri 08/06/2010 - 12:32:16

Judy, I think that being here for extended time during summers would also help qualify someone and if they've been somewhat active in participating in the desired function, like attending (and commenting at) a board meeting on regular basis...BTW, do you know that some people still don't know that I'm not a resident? But I'm likely one of the more active non-resisdents around!
J Hallgren (as user)
So. Chatham, MA USA - Fri 08/06/2010 - 08:59:38

RUMOR CONTROL: I heard that Dick Doane is "in a better place"--RIP.
bruce
eagle river,alaska, USA - Fri 08/06/2010 - 08:20:19

As someone who grew up with Andrew Hardings Lane and the parking lot intact, I hate the inaccessibility of the beach(es). A public beach without a way to get there is a myth. Having said that, I don't disrespect other people's property (nor do I litter) but evidence points to many who do so I totally "get" why property owners take the KEEP OFF position.
Melissa
USA - Fri 08/06/2010 - 08:10:36

John - I LOVED your comment about the folks that have moved here and want to tell everyone else how things should be done. There should be requirements placed on board/committees in Chatham that state any individual wishing to serve must be a resident for a " set number of years T/B/D" before they are eligible to serve.
Judy <judylpat@rcn.com>
Framingham/Chatham, MA USA - Fri 08/06/2010 - 07:02:39

I do not like the trash on the sidewalks and roads or people walking, jogging, running or pusing strollers witheir BACKS to traffic. Park and Rec. does the best they can about the trash with daily dumping of cans and a manual pickup down Main St. but the gum and ice cream are pretty disgusting.
Emily
Chatham, MA USA - Fri 08/06/2010 - 06:40:01

John, See for yourself and by all means let us know your opinion!
Debbie
Chatham, MA USA - Thu 08/05/2010 - 21:54:43

I've heard about the new house color but haven't seen it...how does it compare to the odd color that the lapidary(?) house near Bailey's Path has? I find that one quite unusual...

But what I don't like most is how people who've moved here somewhat recently want to tell those who grew up here or have spent many years here how things should be done -or- those who've not been paying attention to town proceedings suddenly getting involved at last minute and taking time to rehash old issues yet again.
J Hallgren (as user)
So. Chatham, MA USA - Thu 08/05/2010 - 21:38:59

Jane, I guess property rights prevail, but I do feel very bad for the neighbors who are trying to sell their houses.
Debbie
Chatham, MA USA - Thu 08/05/2010 - 21:05:40

I do not like the paint color that the new owners of the Calico Cat are putting on the building - What is happening to Chatham???????
Jane
W. Chatham, MA USA - Thu 08/05/2010 - 20:53:27

I do not like trying to find a place to park for a committee meeting at Town Hall. Today I had a meeting at 3:00. I had to park at the windmill parking lot in Chase Park.
Debbie
Chatham, MA USA - Thu 08/05/2010 - 20:41:14

And I do not like to see little kids on their bikes on Route 28.
Sad to say, but I also remember that Rusty Warren record!
Nancy Ryder Petrus <nansea123@comcast.net>
Chatham, MA USA - Thu 08/05/2010 - 19:44:56

Having seen Rusty Warren at the old Storyville night club back in the 60's, I think the song was Bounce your Boobies or Knockers Up. Had her record with the former title at one time.
Too many people in Chatham. We do not need the Chamber of Commerce any longer.
Tourists will find us quite well now that the shark news is all over the country.
Dick Fulcher <dick.marie@comcast.net>
Chatham, MA USA - Thu 08/05/2010 - 19:34:42

Just trying to make the slack tide turn...

Name one thing you do NOT like about Chatham. To start it off, I do not like seeing Coast Guard helicopters heading east.

And secondly, what was Rusty Warren's most famous song?
Carl Olson <cbolson@comcast.net>
Chatham, MA USA - Thu 08/05/2010 - 19:02:16

I took a little trip up to the old RCA radio station this morning. And
what a beautiful job has been done by all involved.
In view of the fact that Chatham has in past years lost the Old Harbor
Station and the USCG 36500 among other historical things,it was nice to
see something that has been retained. Worth the trip for young and old.
Congratulations to the members of The Chatham Marconi Maritime Center and to
the voters of Chatham! We have something to be very proud of.
Tim P.
Chatham, MA USA - Tue 08/03/2010 - 17:24:21

I was asked by email to pass on this message: "As you know, I generally stay silent as to Chat-room, but if you wanted to remind people that support for the market on Thursday morning will be welcome, I know that Scott, Bob & Jeff would be appreciative. ZBA, Thursday, 8/5, starting at 9:30 AM, 549 Main St."...so I'm doing so as favor to someone we know...and I suspect it will be SRO so get there in time to get a seat! I plan to try and be there since I've spent a fair amount of time at HBDC & Planning Board hearings about it.
J Hallgren (as Moderator)
So. Chatham, MA USA - Tue 08/03/2010 - 12:56:59

Bev Smith made a cryptic comment about a bunch of Roy's Orbitson, Rick, but also Sony and Ashlynne. Ashlynne was the former Ashlynne Summers, sister to my father John C. Summers (not to be confused with John B. who is my cousin. (Dont you love small towns). Ashlynne just passed away a few months ago, following my Dad by two years. Sony was Ashlynne's husband who still resides in Georgia. This is where Ashlynne and her five kids were raised. She was last here a year ago for CHS class reunion although Im not sure what year she graduated....
Sean <srsummer@comcast.net >
Chatham , MA USA - Mon 08/02/2010 - 14:43:54

After a great band concert tonight, I went down to Lighthouse Beach and watched Channel 7 do a live 10pm segment about our newest "guests" (the sharks!)...was about 30 ppl gathered around watching the reporter do her brief on-camera thing...parking lot was almost full even at almost 10pm!
J Hallgren (as user)
So. Chatham, MA USA - Fri 07/30/2010 - 23:08:38

Ben, Thanks for the note! No, unfortunately the Conch Twins and their parents were transferred to southern Illinois this summer so they didnt' get up to see Grandma. Scott A.F.B. - Jim says it's out in the "middle of a corn field"!! Better than Afghanistan, though.
Jane
W. Chatham, MA USA - Thu 07/29/2010 - 22:14:37

Finally starting to sort of like the new Chronicle E-edition. Still stumbling around trying to see exactly what I want but getting the hang of it. If you haven't tried it yet, check it out. It's really nice to see the entire Chronicle, especially the Letters to the Editor. Wasn't sure about keeping it after the trial versions end but depending on the cost, which is still TBD, it might be worth it. We shall see...
Melissa
USA - Thu 07/29/2010 - 12:02:11

For those not in this area, the Cape Cod Times has an article today about the Marconi Maritime Center and its grand opening this weekend at http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100729/NEWS/7290315/-1/NEWS01
J Hallgren (as user)
So. Chatham, MA USA - Thu 07/29/2010 - 10:16:41

Hey Jane, I am so happy Reggie chose to join us, was getting embarassing being the only ones in the room, I was sort of tongue tied - thank you for the update and will the Conch twins be joining you this month I hope? All the best Ben
Ben Hallowell <benhallowell@yahoo.com>
Coronado, CA USA - Wed 07/28/2010 - 23:23:05

Reggie - Don't I know that!!!!
Jane
W. Chatham, MA USA - Wed 07/28/2010 - 21:58:54

Jane-careful-not all sharks are in the water !!
Reggie
USA - Wed 07/28/2010 - 14:42:48

Ben - I didn't know you were here in December - it all sounds familiar, though. So, I guess you won't be coming this summer to see all us ChatRoom people.Went swimming today down at the Lights - (C.G. beach) - a beautiful beach, and the water so clear and clean - cold, but refreshing.
Wish all you former Chathamites were here!
Jane
W. Chatham, MA USA - Sun 07/25/2010 - 21:59:33

Somnolent reminds me of or beloved Scoutmaster Doc Keene using the medical term "somnambulist" in a Boy Scout Morse code contest at the Orleans High School (many years ago). It meant sleep walker, but of course we weren't sure that we had received the sent code properly as we had no clue what the word was, or meant.
Richard G. Ryder
Eastham, MA USA - Sun 07/25/2010 - 17:29:34

I think Butterflies and Banjoes together in one room create a somnolent atmosphere ... The biggest news out here is the Democratic Women are complaining in the newspaper that they should not have been "booed" in the Fourth of July parade ... Thanks for your thought Jane Sorry I missed you when I was back there last December, I did see Jean, Janet, and Chowdah Man - had delicious fresh cod at Wayside after the dont ask dont tell gay waiter told us they didn't carry scallops during scallop season - Jean thought he was very handsome so I let it go - Now I'm back to going to Danny's to pick up home made burritos - Boy do I ever miss Chatham seafood - love the Chatham Band page on the internet, brings back so many memories, thanks for the heads up George
Ben Hallowell <benhallowell@yahoo.com>
Coronado , CA USA - Fri 07/23/2010 - 18:51:30

When Eddie Peabody was introduced one time, the anouncer got his twords wisted and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Eddie Playbody will now pee for you".
Dick Fulcher <dick.marie@comcast.net>
Chatham, MA USA - Wed 07/21/2010 - 09:00:41

Fu Ling Yu appeared at a Chatham High magic show way back when Barry and I were teenagers. Eddy Peabody, a banjo player, was another favorite.
Richard G. Ryder
Eastham, MA USA - Wed 07/21/2010 - 07:16:48

Emily, it must be one of those rare Chinese butterflys - 'Fooling You'
Barry Fulcher
Chatham, MA USA - Tue 07/20/2010 - 22:06:46

Thanks John and Amanda. I guess my brain was on vacation whe I addressed that envelope. Maybe it was just the heat. Anyhow, I am trying again with corrections. Gosh it is nice to get help from ChatHRoomers when all else fails!
Helen Worthing Smith <helen@naviger.com >
Coopers Mills, ME USA - Tue 07/20/2010 - 18:54:13

Many thanks to all those who have expressed such kind words and memories of Uncle Ralph. He surely was a gentle man just like great grandpa Walden Bearse. His funeral service in Bessemer brought many friends and family together and I heard wonderful stories of the man who was committed to his church, his family-friends and his country.
I'll email Aunt Linda to confirm the mailing address of the church, thank you so very much for your generosity and warm thoughts!
By the way, his grandaugter has the red hair that was spoken of, I wondered where she got it from!
Amanda Love Monahan <taxchic549@yahoo.com>
Yarmouth, MA USA - Tue 07/20/2010 - 12:22:35

Helen, according to http://www.capecodchronicle.com/obits/obits_061010.htm, the address is Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, 1765 Dotson Dr., Bessemer, AL 35022.
Is that what you used? I also found phone and email for Pastor in http://bessemerbaptist.org/templates/System/details.asp?id=34622&PID=460341.
J Hallgren (as user)
So. Chatham, MA USA - Mon 07/19/2010 - 21:50:03

Does anyone have the proper address for the Pleasant Valley Baptist Church in Alabama? I sent a check in memory of Ralph, but it came back with a message that it was returned for a better address. I would really like to send it off again.
Helen Worthing Smith <helen@naviger.com >
Coopers Mills, ME USA - Mon 07/19/2010 - 20:20:26

In the last week or so, I've had to remove at least three spam posts that made it thru my filters so I guess they are not being done by automated process...so if you see something odd or objectionable, just know I'll get to it ASAP, ok?
J Hallgren (as Moderator)
So. Chatham, MA USA - Mon 07/19/2010 - 15:27:12

The sunken boat in Oyster River belongs to my father in law. It sunk Thurs. night and it was suggested to leave it in the water until in could by pulled and the motor worked on right away.
TOMMYDOANE
USA - Sun 07/18/2010 - 22:00:52

Beverly Smith, you did GREAT.... I remember the saying "Kilroy Was Here" written all over the place during the war in Yarmouth Maine where I lived at the time. And my father explaining to me what it meant... I was young then too...
Jean Pratt <jgpratt2@comcast.net>
USA - Sun 07/18/2010 - 20:38:05

Does anyone know about the sunken boat in Oyster river?
Anne
USA - Sun 07/18/2010 - 14:17:36

Kill the room? Killroy? or Roy Orbinson and Pretty Woman or Sonny Roy and Ashlynne or Roy Rogers and Trigger or Rick Roy with Hammer and Saw.

This is my first entry. I hope it is all right.
Beverly Smith
USA - Sun 07/18/2010 - 09:20:33

Killroy was here via LA.
Chowder Man
USA - Sat 07/17/2010 - 23:49:49

Please don't let me kill the room! Someone else should begin a new thread. Help!
Emily
Chatham, MA USA - Sat 07/17/2010 - 21:21:41

While dropping off water samples at the Health Dept. today I showed Dr. Bob and crew my lovely butterfly. They took a photo and will send it off the the State entymologist for possible identification. The downside is that Dr. Bob feels fairly certain that it is a replica (fake) made out of bird feathers and hand painted. What I thought was the tail is actually wire.
Emily
Chatham, MA USA - Thu 07/15/2010 - 15:37:49

Just saw a brief video of Chatham's shark on the NBC Today show at 10am headlines so we're making the national news again!
J Hallgren (as user)
So. Chatham, MA USA - Wed 07/14/2010 - 10:07:22

Yes, fireworks are nice to watch, but they are a major nuisance when folks set off great displays with no thought or consideration for where the debris (sometimes still glowing) lands. This comment is relevant for Eastham - I don't know about Chatham.
It is especially troubling when we are kept awake after midnight by people who have no clue what they are celebrating - they just like to party.
I'm sure that the Ryders way back were happy being out from under the rule of the King of England.
Richard G. Ryder
Eastham, MA USA - Tue 07/13/2010 - 20:14:11

Ned and Julie.....WOW...yes I saw the fireworks and they were wonderful. Whast a treat for revelers on Main St. Thank you!
Emily
Chatham, MA USA - Sun 07/11/2010 - 15:05:34

Carl:

Carl: Thanks for the amazing Chowder that you kindly delivered this morning. We just had it for lunch. Wonderful stuff! Please let me know your address; I want to return the containers and leave you a bottle of wine! I'll drop them by later today.

All: Did anyone see our fireworks that we set-off over Dugins Pond on the 4th? Not as good as the old ones in Chatham, however, not too bad either.
Ned and Julie <e.j.chapman@hotmail.com>
Chatham, MA USA - Sun 07/11/2010 - 13:50:39

Emily, try this site - www.butterflypictures.net/107-crimson-rose
If this isn't it, the page can lead you to others.
Sylvia Fulcher <barsyl4041@comcast.net>
Chatham, MA USA - Sun 07/11/2010 - 10:20:33

Emily... An etymological note.., If you found that dead creature with a black dead body and stiff trailing tail which also has aquamarine and black on its extremities then you need to note which gravesite was closest... You may have found the Donkey Basketball Jockey reincarnate from the late '40s who vowed to haunt a certain Chatham resident to his grave for taunting him at a Donkey Basketball game... He won't be in Google because he has morphed through several iterations... Soon to be a movie "Chatham Killer Butterflies" (they chomp on Luna Moths for beakfast)
Ben Hallowell <benhallowell@yahoo.com>
Coronado, CA USA - Sat 07/10/2010 - 22:05:18

Yes, I too think the fireworks at lights were the best of all, but maybe that is because I was young then.
Helen Worthing Smith <helen@naviger.com >
Coopers Mills, ME USA - Sat 07/10/2010 - 13:12:52

Thanks Tim, but my research so far indicates that it isn't a moth. I saw a Luna Moth in Illinois and they are much larger and a different shape. I described it a little incorrectly, as it is classifed as a white butterfly (lepidoptera pieridae) with green and black edges and red dots with a wingspan of 3 inches.
Emily
Chatham, MA USA - Sat 07/10/2010 - 10:49:08

Emily! Sounds like a type of "Luna Moth",not all that common
but does inhabit these parts occasionally.Not a butterfly but
a moth as the name implies.
Tim P.
Chatham, MA USA - Sat 07/10/2010 - 08:16:55

Can anyone help me identify a butterfly I found at Seaside Cemetary yesterday? It is large with light aquamarine and black on the wings with red dots. Body is black, (dead) and with a stiff trailing tail. It is not a swallowtail, my initial google search tells me....but I have only just begun to search thousands of photos. Funny aside....my father received a post card from his Chatham friend reminding him to bring his butterfly net on the train from Providence to Chatham in 1908! Must have been lots of them way back then.
Emily
Chatham, MA USA - Sat 07/10/2010 - 07:06:51

Fifty-seven years of relentless tides, shifting sands, beach bathers, shell seekers and the bracelet finds its way to someone who knew where it belonged. You just can't make up romantic stories like that...
Melissa
USA - Fri 07/09/2010 - 11:26:59

I remember the fireworks as my father was the Fire Chief in the years that some of you are talking about. The fireworks companies would ship the fireworks in large wooden boxes by Railway Express. Because the town did not have a fire station at the time, they were sent to the fire chief's home. They would be delievered a couple of days a head of time. The crates would not be opened until just before sun up. Three rockets would be taken out, and fired off at the rear of Kate Gould Park at day light to start the "Fourth of July".
George Goodspeed Jr
Chatham, MA USA - Fri 07/09/2010 - 10:41:10

about 12 years ago while metal detecting at lighthouse beach, I found a sterling silver bracelet. The name on it was Pricilla Bowers Buck. Knowing that she married Frank "Flutie" James I brought it to him. He said he had given the bracelet to her just before they were married.

While sitting on the beach watching the fireworks in 1941 she lost it. When I found it, it looked as shiney as if it were new. He gave it to his daughter.
Dick Fulcher <dick.marie@comcast.net>
Chatham, MA USA - Fri 07/09/2010 - 10:16:26

Fireworks at Lighthouse beach was the best. Dad would take us over to north beach to watch while he went bass fishing.Great fun.
Irene GOD BLESS AMERICA
Chatham, MA USA - Fri 07/09/2010 - 09:28:02

How many of you remember when the fireworks were held at the Lighthouse Beach? That's when the 4th of July really was celebrated here in our little town. They were so pretty, going off over the water, with everyone sitting or standing on the bluff to watch. Getting the traffic out of that area and up Main Street got to be too much of a problem, that's when they were moved to Veteran's Field.
Ben - maybe you could come and get things stirring for a Chatroom Party!
Jane
W. Chatham, MA USA - Wed 07/07/2010 - 22:47:36

We lost our five year old "Scott" during the fireworks show and had to wait until the lights came on and a kind stranger had him on his shoulders looking for the parents. What a different world we live in now.....my new neighbor won't leave his flag out during the week when he isn't here....someone, might....well, you never know!
Emily
Chatham, MA USA - Wed 07/07/2010 - 12:12:28

Wow!! I'm an early riser but I never thought of that!!! Opportunity missed!!!
Melissa
USA - Wed 07/07/2010 - 11:30:14

The Veterans Feld fireworks were a blessing the next morning, as some of us early risers would go down to the field and pick up coins that had quietly fallen out of pockets of the supine crowd. You had to be there early!
Richard G. Ryder
Eastham, MA USA - Tue 07/06/2010 - 20:08:29

Totally remember the "interactive" fireworks at Veteran's Field! Was there for the very last time and stamped out a few burning casings myself. The irony was not lost on my group that all the unpredictable landings added an element of reality to the show. Risk more accurately demonstrated how the "rockets red glare" and "bombs bursting air" must have made our forefathers (and current service people) feel during their...fireworks displays.
Melissa
USA - Tue 07/06/2010 - 09:38:44

Anyone remember when the fireworks were held at Veterans Field ?? The rocket casings would explode and some would land on the blankets with the spectators, some would land on the houses in the area and the fire dept. would race around putting out small fires...OH YES !!!!
Gordon Pratt <jgpratt2@comcast.net>
USA - Tue 07/06/2010 - 07:21:04

Thanks to all for painting such a descriptive picture of Chatham's Fourth - I hope John is able to post photos again - When will the annual Chatham Room get together be held? I think a must feature should be the "Chowder Man" shucking for the party just as Jane described on the float - I never knew back in the day that this fun loving Carl would turn out to be such a great guy who goes out of his way to impact people's lives with his unsung generosity - May he just "keep on shucking"
benhallowell <benhallowell@yahoo.com>
USA - Mon 07/05/2010 - 21:19:31

Oh, terrific! Must be related to the two young families who filed in front of our chairs at precisely 10 am on the real parade day and announced to their line of kids and adults (stepping on our toes) "Hey!...look...we just created a new front row". And they stayed for the whole parade.
Emily
Chatham, MA USA - Mon 07/05/2010 - 20:56:41

Dan:
She must be related to the folks who came to Eastham to see the storks on the Penniman House roof on 1 April.
Richard G. Ryder
Eastham, MA USA - Mon 07/05/2010 - 19:47:18

Was anyone else out early sunday morning to see the many people 'setting up' for the parade that was held on saturday? I stopped to tell one lady....she was BS! I have 17 people coming down for this parade, I rented my cottage around this parade....what do you mean it already happened....I drove away as she was storming around picking up chairs and blankets! Too funny!
dan eldredge
USA - Mon 07/05/2010 - 19:40:01

Sadly, the Oyster Pond has become the Daytona 500" speedway for large boats towing kids on skis and tubes, high tech personal watercraft that really fly, bands of hapless kayakers in their midst and when we came in to go to our mooring there were 4 adult swimmers suddenly in front of us in the counter clock wise route around the pond. Dangerous! All these watercraft really stir up sea weed, muck and murk.
Emily
Chatham, MA USA - Mon 07/05/2010 - 09:55:19

Nobody has mentioned the shingle boat races on Oyster Pond every 4th....I used to sit on the hill in front of our house where the pond goes into the river and watch them.......this was back in the 40's and early 50's. The sail boat races were at Stage Harbor. Ron verifies my memory.....so I know I am not hallucinating.........The band stand was located where the town office parking lot is today and the fireworks at Chatham light were absolutely SPECTACULAR...Those were the days.....
Carol Kelley
West Chatham, MA USA - Mon 07/05/2010 - 08:48:42

"Middle Bro" RGR, I love your total recall about the displays of fireworks and the swinging of the lantern, which I had forgotten about. The racing was fun, wasn't it?
Nancy Ryder Petrus <nansea123@comcast.net>
Chatham, MA USA - Mon 07/05/2010 - 08:17:48

OK, I know, it is hard to be the middle kid of four. I am the third of four, but the middle boy.
Richard G. Ryder
Eastham, MA USA - Sun 07/04/2010 - 20:50:14

As I remember it, (being the middle kid of four) the fishermen "raced" down to the bar, then turned around and 'anchored up' in front of the "lights"( named after the former Chatham twin lights I guess) and had picnic suppers there on the boats. Diane, I'm sorry you were not well at those times. Cruising down the harbor in a smelly fishing boat would probably give most folks a case of 'mal de mer'.

The fireworks were comprised of many" set pieces", which were fairly elaborate, attached to wood frames that held the combustibles. Perhaps there would be an American flag amongst the pieces on the sand below the bluff. Much cheering when that piece went off. The lofted shots were pretty cool too.

But, what really sticks in my mind is when the fireworks were all over, someone on the beach would be swinging a lit lantern back and forth, signifying the end of the show.
Richard G. Ryder
Eastham, MA USA - Sun 07/04/2010 - 20:48:28

A a daughter of a fisherman i also remember the fourth as very similar day as Nancy,but it was difficult to enjoy the fireworks while throwing up in a bucket down in the bunks!!! Not until in my fifties and on cruise ships did I stop finally stop getting seasick!! This from the mother,sister,daughter,aunt,cousin,niece,wife and all the inlaws of a fisherman!! Diane
Diane Matteson Nickerson
Chatham, MA USA - Sun 07/04/2010 - 00:57:10

Perfect Nancy, perfect .......
Jean Pratt <jgpratt2@comcast.net>
USA - Sat 07/03/2010 - 19:53:05

A CHATHAM GIRL'S 1948 MEMORY OF JULY 4TH

The town awakens early to the sounds of firecrackers being lit and tossed by the CFD....

Our home is filled to the brim with friends and family....

Mom is putting the finishing touches on her famous potato salad.....

My brothers and I are preparing to march in the parade...

Dad is ferrying all of us over to the North Beach camp via the Alice & Nancy....

We are enjoying the most delicious cookout/picnic one could imagine...

We embark again from the fish pier aboard the A&N to join the fleet of fishing boats....destination; the waters off Chatham Light....

We view an awesome and spectacular array of fireworks while chowing down on even more food....

Back to the fish pier in the darkness and then safe home to dream of a perfect day....

In honor of my Dad, Captain Dave, with whom I spent the afternoon in a different, although pleasant manner, July 3, 2010......
Nancy Ryder Petrus <nansea123@comcast.net>
Chatham, MA USA - Sat 07/03/2010 - 19:48:41

There was even a float with CHOWDER MAN aboard!!! Yes, Carl sat in the bed of Ralph Nickerson's truck, shucking quahogs!!!! Great to see Ralph and Callie, AND Carl!!!
Emily, it IS a perfect day here - took me almost an hour to drive home to West Chatham, after parade. Had to Turn left on Stage Hbr. Rd. to Bridge St., then around the loop, and down Orleans Rd. to Old Comers, then left on Training Field (was parked at town hall parking lot).
Happy Fourth, everybody!!!
Jane
W. Chatham, MA USA - Sat 07/03/2010 - 14:39:20

NOW that makes me homesick, Emily!! Nice description of a wonderful day!!
Happy Fourth to all!!
Linda Henderson <searobin4@hotmail.com>
Los Lunas, NM USA - Sat 07/03/2010 - 12:39:11

HAPPY GLORIOUS FOURTH TO ALL! We have perfect weather, temp. about 79, hydrangeas, day lilies, sweet privet, honeysuckle, roses blending with a slight salty breeze for an ideal Cape Cod day. This morning on both sides of the street, often three deep, chairs lined the entire parade route without an inch of space for one more chair. Hats off to AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE!!
Emily
Chatham, MA USA - Sat 07/03/2010 - 09:13:48

TP, I got a look inside the station this week. Very different indeed but they have done a nice job. By the way, Gulledge's op sine was BL. ZUT!
73's RF
Ron Farris
Trussville, AL USA - Sat 07/03/2010 - 08:01:30

Parade is Saturday 3rd to avoid conflicts with churches...nothing going on Veteran's Field to my knowledge...parade will go this year from Shore Road all the way to the lights at CVM due to the pedestrian that was hit last year post-parade near the post office.

BTW, George Goodspeed told me tonite at the band concert that they have a web site! Don't recall that ever being mentioned here before....it's www.ChathamBand.com and has some nice pix and such.
J Hallgren (as user)
So. Chatham, MA USA - Fri 07/02/2010 - 23:31:09

Does the cannon go off on Saturday or Sunday? Is your parade on Saturday? Will there be a John Deere tractor for Donnie Nick and will they let it park on Veterans Field after the parade? The West Coast wants to know... Happy Fourth!
benhallowell <benhallowell@yahoo.com>
USA - Fri 07/02/2010 - 22:03:14

Things seem to be taking shape at WCC.
Don't think Ken Matteson(KN) Francis Doane(XD)
Bill Pyne(BP)Tom Pennypacker(PN)Bill Gullage(WG)
would know the place.
73's de TP.
Tim P.
Chatham, MA USA - Fri 07/02/2010 - 20:57:51

So on tonight's ABC Nightly News, there was a report about sharks near the Cape and Chatham and Monomoy were mentioned briefly...ok...cue the Jaws theme music!
J Hallgren (as user)
So. Chatham, MA USA - Fri 07/02/2010 - 19:11:25

The CG36500 is tied up at the Fish Pier for this weekend. If you'd like to check it out, go for it. Bernie Webber's daughter & granddaughter are slated to take a ride on her after lunch on Monday. Bob Ryder, Stephen Page, and Don St. Pierre brought it around the "backside" from Rock Harbor to Chatham on Thursday. They had a wet and rolling ride, but she can handle such conditions.
Richard G. Ryder
Eastham, MA USA - Fri 07/02/2010 - 17:55:41

Today's headlines....OUTDOOR SHOWERS ARE ILLEGAL! If you use soap that is...I would bet 80% of houses on cape cod have an outdoor shower....off cape guests either shun them or think they are the best invention since indoor plumbing. An outdoor shower with plentiful hot water and good water pressure in a southeastern location with a simple roofless enclosure...NIRVANA!...until someone starts the washing machine :-(
dan eldredge
USA - Fri 07/02/2010 - 11:21:45

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