tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post8713575202012405384..comments2024-02-19T23:34:30.623-06:00Comments on POSTCARDY: the postcard explorer: Shuffleboard Courts - St. Petersburg, FloridaPostcardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-10578159941915440922012-03-05T04:17:15.703-06:002012-03-05T04:17:15.703-06:00I believe I saw such an outdoor game at the old fo...I believe I saw such an outdoor game at the old folks residence where my grandma lived 'till the end, but never saw anyone playing on it.<br /><br />Curiosity here: was Lanark such a small community in 1948, that all you needed was a name of a person and the city, and voila? Since I've always lived in a big city, it is hard for me to conceive mail getting to its proper destination with so little info...<br />;)~ <br />HUGZBruno Lalibertéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607511642101907283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-30563750111194848602012-03-04T09:42:14.683-06:002012-03-04T09:42:14.683-06:00Your shuffleboard postcards in St. Petersburg are ...Your shuffleboard postcards in St. Petersburg are beautiful - I had to laugh when I realized I had posted the same thing only for Ft. Lauderdale! I love all the old Florida postcards being a transplanted Floridian.Teresa Wilson Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-79459200262988272982012-03-03T21:58:26.487-06:002012-03-03T21:58:26.487-06:00I hope that she didn't get the measles either,...I hope that she didn't get the measles either, but you never know back in those days.<br /><br />I enjoyed your shuffleboard postcards and learning about the history of the game.<br /><br />Kathy M.Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07171271956883698673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-23309357420398931542012-03-03T20:12:21.501-06:002012-03-03T20:12:21.501-06:00Florida should have the nickname of the "Game...Florida should have the nickname of the "Game State". Shuffleboard, Jai Lai, Dog races, etc. are all part of that retirement leisure activity scene.Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-76135498689106338292012-03-03T17:07:03.285-06:002012-03-03T17:07:03.285-06:00I don't know what OpenID is, but it seems to h...I don't know what OpenID is, but it seems to have messed up my comment options. Name/URL is no longer shown as an option.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-45151497732785087822012-03-03T14:10:44.393-06:002012-03-03T14:10:44.393-06:00Interesting game but I like Grandmother's mess...Interesting game but I like Grandmother's message more. No mean scribbler she.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-43879355288760547002012-03-03T13:32:31.016-06:002012-03-03T13:32:31.016-06:00After reading that message from 'grandmother&#...After reading that message from 'grandmother' I'm booking my passage:-)<br />I've only ever seen pictures of shuffleboard on ships, I like the geometric effect of the mass playing boards.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00253875352864018195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-2529745625671721002012-03-03T11:48:34.934-06:002012-03-03T11:48:34.934-06:00I apologize for the duplicate comments. Had troub...I apologize for the duplicate comments. Had trouble posting a comment using open id - it appeared not to accept my comment to begin with and prompted me to post it again. Hope Blogger can get this comment feature sorted out for Wordpress folks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-63047491633523613042012-03-03T11:45:17.501-06:002012-03-03T11:45:17.501-06:00I enjoyed reading Grandmother's note. Shuffleb...I enjoyed reading Grandmother's note. Shuffleboard looks fun - I'd like to try it. Seeing the Florida pics brings back memories. I was born in Tampa and lived there 5 1/2years. I can still remember the brief rain showers in the afternoon, palm trees & orange trees and wearing summer clothes most of the time. Great memories -thanks for the reminder. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-67165245627533081362012-03-03T11:44:56.376-06:002012-03-03T11:44:56.376-06:00I enjoyed reading Grandmother's note. Shuffleb...I enjoyed reading Grandmother's note. Shuffleboard looks fun - I'd like to try it. Seeing the Florida pics brings back memories. I was born in Tampa and lived there 5 1/2years. I can still remember the brief rain showers in the afternoon, palm trees & orange trees and wearing summer clothes most of the time. Great memories -thanks for the reminder. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-45272896457249135832012-03-03T11:44:37.900-06:002012-03-03T11:44:37.900-06:00The postcards are so colorful and I enjoyed readin...The postcards are so colorful and I enjoyed reading Grandmother's note. Shuffleboard looks fun - I'd like to try it. Seeing the Florida pics brings back memories. I was born in Tampa and lived there 5 1/2years. I can still remember the brief rain showers in the afternoon, palm trees & orange trees and wearing summer clothes most of the time. Great memories -thanks for the reminder. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-6644141381262156882012-03-03T11:41:26.392-06:002012-03-03T11:41:26.392-06:00Great postcards and I enjoyed reading the message ...Great postcards and I enjoyed reading the message written by Grandmother. Shuffleboard looks fun - I'd like to try it. Seeing the pictures of Florida takes me back to when I was very young. I was born in Tampa and lived there for 5 1/2 years. I still remember the brief rain showers in the afternoon,the orange trees & palm trees and wearing summer clothes most of the time. Great memories- thanks for the reminder.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-63139000971227615182012-03-03T09:21:06.367-06:002012-03-03T09:21:06.367-06:00It looks like a very sedate game. And I love read...It looks like a very sedate game. And I love reading the messages on your postcards :-) JoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-21048048805888114142012-03-03T08:56:14.027-06:002012-03-03T08:56:14.027-06:00I am like Titania I have played on a cruise ship. ...I am like Titania I have played on a cruise ship. It is perfect for older folks. Great post.<br />QMMAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04721708092323894355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-38385528604140979142012-03-03T00:06:52.923-06:002012-03-03T00:06:52.923-06:00Neat. I wondered about this game, always imagine i...Neat. I wondered about this game, always imagine it being played on the deck of a ship headed to Europe c. 1922...Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11954692169914973706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-9990212778394593052012-03-02T23:28:28.201-06:002012-03-02T23:28:28.201-06:00Oh yes, this is quite the fun game! Very nice post...Oh yes, this is quite the fun game! Very nice postcards as well!21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-26836557438607997562012-03-02T22:50:15.961-06:002012-03-02T22:50:15.961-06:00I used to go to the enlisted men's club with f...I used to go to the enlisted men's club with friends and we would play tabletop shuffleboard. It was great fun the more beers you drank, ha ha.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-64219151116583411982012-03-02T11:53:07.370-06:002012-03-02T11:53:07.370-06:00it's not often you see so long of a message on...it's not often you see so long of a message on a postcard. Grandma really wrote a lot and it's interesting how her impressions of the place match the picture on the front of the card. I almost feel as if I've been there.<br />NancyNorth County Film Clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13683794164957833415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-31957763272329278102012-03-02T10:13:18.483-06:002012-03-02T10:13:18.483-06:00never mind, I. figured it out. Thanks!never mind, I. figured it out. Thanks!dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-33301597696128899052012-03-02T08:25:24.979-06:002012-03-02T08:25:24.979-06:00There's a legendary shuffleboard court in my t...There's a legendary shuffleboard court in my town, and I have postcards of it. This reminds me to post it.<br /><br />By the way, how do you highlight the typing of the writing on the back as you do? I would love to do that on my postcard posts.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-76999373004639968312012-03-02T05:49:18.046-06:002012-03-02T05:49:18.046-06:00We have a pub game called shoove half-penny that u...We have a pub game called shoove half-penny that used to be in vogue in the 1950s. Shuffleboard looks similar.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-27733093036662473752012-03-02T05:35:24.062-06:002012-03-02T05:35:24.062-06:00I Have Never Heard Of Shuffleboard (or corn-hole e...I Have Never Heard Of Shuffleboard (or corn-hole either)Looks Like Fun.tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03746435400444226665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-58684020309452501602012-03-02T01:50:17.469-06:002012-03-02T01:50:17.469-06:00This postcards are great, to show off the easy tim...This postcards are great, to show off the easy time one had in Florida! I have played shuffleboard on a ships deck but never seen it in a park in Switzerland or Australia. Great, interesting post.Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05403418150146893599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-41971239028805534682012-03-01T20:45:01.708-06:002012-03-01T20:45:01.708-06:00My great grandmother used to travel to St. Petersb...My great grandmother used to travel to St. Petersburg, Florida every time the wind blew. I wonder if she was playing shuffleboard! I played shuffleboard on an indoor table when we went to Canada many years ago. After work sometimes my husband and his coworkers used to go to a bar that had a table shuffleboard. But I think that game has been replaced by corn-hole.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-79302687090468661672012-02-29T17:46:03.078-06:002012-02-29T17:46:03.078-06:00I have never played shuffleboard, but it looks lik...I have never played shuffleboard, but it looks like it could be fun and social.Christine H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09786732494496282743noreply@blogger.com