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Comments about sleep

There are 100 comments about "sleep"

Andy yerks: i got alot of pictures of whats left of the plant http://s12.photobucket.com/albums/a203/yerksversion2/sleepy%20hollow%20gm%20plant/...

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant by Peter

Ruby Meyer: I remember when I was young asleep in the back of the car, the smell of the Newtown Creek would wake me up and I knew I was home. It actually made me smile. What......

in response to: Newtown Creek: Dirty Water by CartLegger

kauaichick: I DO live here and I LOVE the chickens. I wake up at night and I smile and try to fall back to sleep. Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't. I'll sleep when......

in response to: Wild Chickens by Tyfoid Kid

Rune Willem: I come from Norway. One of the richest country in the world. Unfortunately we have people who sit or sleep like this gentleman does. It is a shame that the goverment dosenīt do much for......

in response to: Sweet Dreams by Bumface

Joe Drexler: From a building design standpoint many blocks in Bushwick were attached "row frames" as known by firefighters these row frames differed from attached brownstones in that the space or void between the roof and the......

in response to: Why Did Bushwick Burn? by upfromflames

Margaret Franzese: This building is on Butler St off 3rd Ave. in South Brooklyn. I lived around the corner on Baltic St as a young girl. I use to go there to visit the animals, and when......

in response to: Forgotten Structure: ASPCA by GGP

Maz, Netherne: Bumface - Now stop it please ! lol These poor people are asleep (hopefully) and have no idea you are taking their picture and posting for our amusment ! Poor Ms Puffy Feet, More Sale Man......

in response to: Sweet Dreams by Bumface

Francine Cammarata: What a childhood in Bushwick!!! I think my passionate Italian background which was deeply rooted in tradition surely played a major part. What strength and power we had. I was born 1947 in Greenpoint Hospital.......

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

BARON VON FANCY: Baron Von Fancy is not a man, he is an idea. And you cannot kill an idea. He has been called an artist. He has been called a maniac. He is a recluse. He never......

in response to: Baron Von Fancy by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

Grace Ramos-Huertas: Hi everyone-I too attended JHS111 from 9/69 to june71. Though I was terrified to be starting JH at the time becuse of a few bullies for the most part I have nothinbg but wonderful memories of......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Anna: Now that a team has won in Philadelphia (Souls) I guess the curse is broken! But I didn't see on the news that the El was set on fire or cars and buses were......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

stan: I live around 116th street. A year ago I found a way in (and while down their noticed a few ways out.) I went down with a friend, a lighter, and two cellphones (which we......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

just me : I like many of you grew up in the HP area. No I don't live there anymore because i had my children and chose not to raise them in that enviroment. Needless to say......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Lp: Reading all these Stories on here really piss me off! Everyone is saying that they moved away to make a better life for theirselves/family and say how much of a "Hell-Hole" kensington is. i was......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Violet Birchall: Hello Anne and Brian, Seems such a long time ago when we all went out for a drink together and such a suprise to find you on this site ,we are both enjoying retirement there is......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Renee Harrold: Hi, I lived in 111,1957-1968 and 120 until 1972, 1847 until 1974. I, read the book there are no children here and I remember a much better time. We could sleep with our doors......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

FEM: Wouldn't you think that Cicero Avenue at the Stevenson Expressway going South towards Midway Airport be cleaned up and looking better for our out-of-towners who come to visit. What a first impression, Shame on......

in response to: Midway Airport by joey

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: If it were me, I'd be sleeping on Snowcrash, by Neal Stephenson....

in response to: A Homeless Man Sleeping with His Most Cherished Possession by Leroy Allen Skalstad

EvilGentleman: To me, it would depend heavily on the particulars of the location where the photo was shot. If the man in the photo was in the midst of a well-frequented public space, then public domain......

in response to: A Homeless Man Sleeping with His Most Cherished Possession by Leroy Allen Skalstad

Kate: We have a mother and 2 babies on our roof. The porch has this metal box on top (no one knows why, it's a very old house). Anyway, a few years ago my......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

Kevin_in_the_Uk: mrsleep says about the film dark days, I have a copy, my wife got it on amazon for me. Fantastic stories from the people who used to live down there. You might even be able......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

mrsleep: If you can, find the film 'Dark Days' It is a documentary, of sorts, made by the people who used to live in the tunnel. A film that is both beautiful, and tragic....

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Madaline McBain: WOW - those are amazing. So no trains through the tunnel anymore? No more homeless sleeping?...

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Jamie: i fell asleep half way through the jim carey movie. not that it wasn't a good movie. i was just tired. i've never gotten around to re-watching it. i think i should. here's some related {Peterborough}......

in response to: 23 Van by Peter

Omaha: at the moment i am trapped in my friends bedroom becuase she has a momma and its baby raccoons running around her house, we were woken up this morning by her dad telling us he......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

Joanne amorello-minor: Hi Guys... sorry i've not been on for a while..had my reasons!well with many thanks for their help which without I would still be lost to Alan Taylor and Marissa we pieced up a lot of......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

herehere: my father grew up on hart street thru early 60's. took him back to old neighborhood for tour. area is slowly coming back but still very bad sections. give alot of credit for tearing down......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Ian: I have 1 raccoon that runs around... He/she climbed on my deck and was staring at me through the sliding glass door... I went over to the door and it stood up and pressed it's......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

Aussie visitor: I happen to agree with those who don't like the chickens. At first I was curious as to why there were so many and I didn't even like them then. I nearly caused an accident......

in response to: Wild Chickens by Tyfoid Kid

Karina Le Gall (born Biles): Hi everyone, I am feeling quite young on my side as I was born in 1967 and left school in Irlam in 1983. It is good to hear the history side of things and......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

unhappy in hutch: I have read the "hype" lingo from "me'. JUST GO TO CITY COUNSEL MEETINGS ..... and voice you complaints. You know its open to the public. "me" is a brainwashed numb-skull. YES......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Me: Hmmm,I have lived in this town many years and have never seen anyone sleeping on the street or in their cars. Tell me exactly where to find them and I will give them a sandwich......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Former Hutchinsonite: Oh, I'm wrong, most of them will have lost their cars due to no jobs, so they'll just be sleeping on the street, ...

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Former Hutchinsonite: If you can find an empty parking stall, most of theme are probably full with people sleeping in their cars. ...

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

optomystic: I simply LOVE this town. Why don't you move here and experience all the great things that are going on? If you can't rent a room ; you can always sleep in your car.I think......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

D.B.: Whats good people i`m back again just tryin to put down some of the negativity to pay hommage to some of the friends and family who are no longer here and most who......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

elaine: i stayed in an apartment on tompkins square park when i went to new york for the first time. i got up crazy early because of the time difference and walked around. i saw a......

in response to: A Tree and Resident in Tompkins Square Park by jack

hutch native: I can't believe this website. Absolutely amazing that so many people have taken the time to rant and rave about how terrible Hutch is. I grew up in Hutch, graduated from Hutch High in 1984......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

sep1 N.P.S O.B.S: that piece is nice homie . keep doing wat u do . N DONT FORGET "COPS NEVER SLEEP CUZ WE NEVER STOP"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. alright man im out 1. ...

in response to: Graffiti Art by DEZO TC5 & DAVID/DEZO JR

sonnet: I grew up on Cambria St near Emerald in the 1940's and went to Willard School. My grandparents had a store on Kensington Ave and lived above the store. The el roared by......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

EvilGentleman: Thanks, little ukraine and Peter. My family was indeed part of the Mohawk ironworking community. I went to the museum in my hometown of Kahnawake with my grandmother one time, and there was a good-sized display......

in response to: Under the Bridges by Peter

Keith Ogden: loads of memories from this site.I was born and grew up in cadishead 1939-1960 The train on irlam park was what my father drove at the soap works.I remeber Irlam hall being demolished, i was christened......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

EvilGentleman: Finally dropped below freezing again last night. It's now -4 out there. Oh well, only 2 1/2 months until REAL spring... And in the Arctic, I had whole years where the highest temperature was 19. I......

in response to: Spring in January? by Elicar

revisited: my father grew up on hart street thru early 60's. took him back to old neighborhood for tour. area is slowly coming back but still very bad sections. give alot of credit for tearing......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

hairsy: you can work your tail off you'll never get it back to were it was when i was a kid sleeping with your front door open at night people sitting on steps at night hard......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

New York: So what has become of the Rivers family and the two boys? (Lafayette and Pharoah)? Anyone out there know? I heard Kotlowitz speak about 6 or 7 years ago here in Brooklyn and I liked......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Andre: D Bennet? I grew up in the hornets also. I lived in 1920 and 1943. I grew up with them also and I was there when Laffy threw the glass at chris. I know them......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Elicar: In Flanders Fields By: Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918) Canadian Army IN FLANDERS FIELDS the poppies blow Between the crosses row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still......

in response to: Lest We Forget by Michelle

EvilGentleman: Yes Mae, these igloos were beside the baseball field. The last two pictures are from the igloo you probably remember, which was built in March 2003. All the rest of the pictures are from the igloo......

in response to: Igloo Construction by EvilGentleman

Bob Salmon: Re the Bobs Ferry Accident: As remembered by Bob Salmon, an Inquest Witness. On the morning in question, I was awoken by a neighbour in Lytherton Avenue Cadishead, saying that she thought there was a gas leak......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

JOEY TPA - THE PUBLIC ANIMALS: For a guy thats not into graffiti, this was a generous and insightful gesture to those of us who are (or were). Thanks for taking these shots and do yourself a favor and take my......

in response to: Graffiti on the Roll by EvilGentleman

jack: peter you bring tears to my eyes, the old brooklyn-manhattan transit, the sea beach express, the f train and others, i rode them almost everyday, i would walk to school and pass under the el......

in response to: Coney Island, Stillwell Avenue Station by Peter

Loria: I woke up in the middle of the night last night to hear something gobbling up my cat's food.. I thought maybe it was the neighbor's cat who sometimes frequents our home. I dozed......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

Elicar: Yes, it is ONLY 12 hours. And it is a looooong 12 hours. You can only watch so much movies and can only sleep so much in those cramped economy seats. On rare occasions, my......

in response to: Alaska, From Above by Elicar

EvilGentleman: Three weeks ago, my van was hit by a man from Toronto driving the wrong way down {Sainte-Catherine} Street in Montreal. I was standing outside the bar having a cigarette and drinking a Coke (I never,......

in response to: Wrong Way, Buddy! by Elicar

Ilona: Thank you Serlingrod. I remember many night of sleeping in airports and train stations, holding your bags with one hands and wiping drool with the other.:)...

in response to: Waiting at Penn by Ilona

HushUp: Oh, and by the way, that list was only about 25 companies; and of those 25 they are employing over 10,000 people around here. Excuse me, they aren't all manufacturing companies, but I happen......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Jonathan: Some Raccoons just cornered me inside the house when I went for a midnight snack. I'm sleeping out in a detached office. They made a racket and kept hissing and staring at me......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

106!!: well well.... i guess us cycling types need to band together to protect one another.... a few years ago my girlfriend bought me a new bike for my bday!! i was my first new bike......

in response to: A Picture of My Bike by Walks now

-: Don't sleep on BELROC. Someone needs to go ahead and crown this motherfucker......

in response to: Bel Graffiti by BelRoC

EvilGentleman: A very belated reply for doc cunningham, who posted on New Year's 2007. Sorry for the late reply, but I just noticed your comment now. I have so many posts that I do not see......

in response to: Igloo Construction by EvilGentleman

slim c: i live in the hole for 15 years i watched it became a mad house low was one of my best frends as kids then he became lowdown .bobo .markey.kenny.h ice mick ,big fred, sleep,paul......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

ffox88: Hey... some heartfelt stories to be read here. I had my bike (Grey Kona Condercone 2004) stolen last week in Riverdale. I'm devastated. This bike has been with me over 12000km all over Germany. For......

in response to: A Picture of My Bike by Walks now

elaine: i aint dead just sleeping......

in response to: Silvery Paste Up by elaine

jack: nice idea, mirror bed, you can see the back side of the person you are sleeping with, and in case anyone is dropping in on you and your lying face down you can see them......

in response to: Sit and Reflect by serlingrod

chelsea: wow! I found this website looking for sleepy hollow ringtones (sleepy hollow the movie) this place looks interesting! I wish I knew more about it, like why did they abandon it.... stuff like that!...

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant by Peter

jack: your correct, thanks, i have to tell you that those troop ships were something else, we slept 4 bunks on top of each other and when the boys got sick and threw up in their......

in response to: Brooklyn\'s Rusty Shores by CartLegger

KB: Lived in Bushwick on Eldert Street, btw Knickerbocker & Irving, from when I was born, until we moved away in 1967, when I was 16. Things had gotten rough in 1966, when there was......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

elizabeth mcadams: let me tell you about kensington before it changed it was beautiful,people took pride in there homes, children were into all sports, you could sleep with your door open,and everyone was like family, i would......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

iman: man my aunt lives in sleepy hollow, and i can tell you that the last time i was there, her house and this one other house were the only ones in site, that is, if......

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant by Peter

Alec: By the way. This plant existed in North Tarrytown, which changed its name to Sleepy Hollow. Tarrytown, NY still exists south of Sleepy Hollow, near the Tappan Zee bridge....

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant by Peter

GGP: sleepy train rides home. i remember those....

in response to: Fire Escape Christmas Decorations and a View of Where I\'m Going and Where I Came from by jack

jack: drink terminix tonight and sleep, long and soundful sleep, sleep, sleep....

in response to: Night in the City by Biff

jack: funny but i went to a TSA rummage sale and bought a can of 7up for 10 cents. by the way my wife walked thru the check point and she passed and when we......

in response to: Airport Security, My Ass! by EvilGentleman

iman: nice place man! if i were you, i'd stay there. i mean, how can you not take the noise? didn't you grow up there? my dad grew up here and he can't go to sleep......

in response to: Home Sweet Home by jack

GM Tarrytown: Interesting! Turns out Sleepy Hollow (ex-Tarrytown) is quite small little town. Anyone got any photos of the GM factory when it was still operational?...

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant by Peter

Local resident: I live in Sleepy Hollow (renamed the year GM closed) and have watched the fight over the cleanup. Hopefully this will be the year of the ground breaking, but at 1100 units in a......

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant by Peter

AmfOne: The legs might be burns from sleeping on heating grates...

in response to: Homeless Subterranean by Peter

Thomas H: I grew up on Stanhope and Knickerbocker lived there and around there from 1951 to 1966. I remember Knickerbocker shops and Bargin Town on Broadway.I remember sleeping on the fire escape and hitten two and......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Marty Chavez hates Children: First of all, who are the "Concerned citizens of New Mexico" to say Graff Artists don't own anything of Value? Moving on, tagging, is a totally different thing than most of the art above, which......

in response to: Albuquerque Graffiti Flood by Relapsed

anon (localhost): Yes...this is the Birmingham....where the tragic bombing "4 little girls" occured. In some ways, I think the focus of the world made most of us look at ourselves and re-evaluate our attitudes...thus dealing with the......

in response to: Birmingham Alabama by dfwtiger

groovehouse: She's in love with sleep....

in response to: Subway Love by stillsken

Guy McLaren: nah mate he was sleeping.......

in response to: Bored and Stupid by Tyfoid Kid

TM: YIKES! Well, I think I now know what happened to one of my cats. She was a curious lil' thing. She was actually seen going after a very large raccoon one night as if to......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

steveperreira: I heard it on National Public Radio while in a dreamstate late at night. There I was, sleeping in the starlight illuminated loft of my own mini-version of Don Justo's Cathedral. It my......

in response to: Don Justo\'s Self Built Cathedral by Hasslehoff

jeeff: i didn't even notice that sign till you commented, but in fact i stayed there too in 1998. like you said, it was nothing special but it was a place to sleep, and centrally......

in response to: Up 8th Ave by jeeff

jack: i find that espresso coffee with a chicken parm hero at midnight usually makes me sleep like a lamb. of course i gained a lot of weight. so i got a job starting......

in response to: Up 8th Ave by jeeff

MarcOnDelaware: Listen, it's time once and for all to put the audaciously uninformed general view that Pickled Eggs are some queer remnant of a desperate era to sleep. These puppies are the most satisfying snack you......

in response to: Pickled Eggs: Inside the Leslie L. Dan Pharmacy Building by jeeff

aer suzuki: i got stuck in chicago during a blizzard once, we had to sleep in the car with just a couple of old army surplus blankets. it was no joke, but an interesting experience...nice post....

in response to: And The Winter Moves About Illinois by procyon

susannah: I think I've caught a pun virus - to bed to sleep it off....

in response to: Montreal Scavenger Hunt by CE

Oldmanbike: This is a tank. The bicycle weighs about 80 or 90 lbs. Add the weight of 2 men and we are at 400+. This is difficult to turn and would not be safe in heavy......

in response to: Side-by-Side Tandem Bicycle: by Peter

Sirhcbre: This place really must be seen to believed. It's on a sleepy little street on the east end of Downtown and just pops right out at you. The 4 buildings are completly dependent......

in response to: Violins Etc... by CE

Susannah: What - no hate mail? Isn't the double standard operational in these parts? What about this - three to four times a week the wife contemplates suicide, only to realize each time, as if for......

in response to: Rainy Days and Mondays by a disturbed young man

zagg: Update: Frederick is no longer missing. I'm sure many of you have been sleepless with worry knowing that my pirate was missing. Rest assured he is home and safe. Aparently I took......

in response to: Rolls Along Past Houses, Farms and Fields by zagg

susannah: I think I might have misunderstood the thread - sorry didn't mean to offend..I'm seriously sleep deprived. ...

in response to: Everything Looks Perfect from Far Away by zagg

Karlo: Volunteer Im not trying to convince you of my views,i am merely trying to reach an understanding with you as a human being. If i were standing next to you,i would offer you my sincere condolences and......

in response to: Ulster Young Militants: Shankhill by norniron

Dave: Hey Chris, It has been my experience in 43+ years of life (24+ of them in Oklahoma City) that "you get out of it what you put into it". I agree that in some ways Oklahoma......

in response to: Bricktown by Saint Clair

jamie: fred is a local celebrity in the licolnshire market town of spalding. he's a homeless drunk who dances and sings. and sleeps on benches....

in response to: Dancing Fred by clarky

jack: that's it. change your name to, 'loving father'. in pic #1 the women is upset because she doen't have anything to drink. in pic #2 the guy on the telephone is hearing his......

in response to: August 12 2006 Winnipeg by hool

Selig: make that - in his 'outside' video - sleep now....

in response to: Things I Hate About... Bad Cops by EvilGentleman

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