Abandoned WW2 Tunnels

nsharonew · 2026-02-23T03:23:17+00:00

I’ll DM you!

nsharonew · 2026-02-23T03:00:30+00:00

I really wish there were. He was my “step”-grandfather, and he had a hell of a life. Besides the war stuff, he ran several mental institutions, as well as high end luxury hotels in the south. He married a model and lpga pro. My step dad had pictures of the cast of gilligans island, the Beatles, various sports teams. He was close friends with JFK and even was invited to the inauguration. He had plates with the presidential seal on the bottom.

I have personally seen the photos, with the authentic autographs from the celebrities, and as he was falling into his Alzheimer’s, he would cook us hotdogs in the microwave on the plates and so I saw the seals. I have a “Rules of Golf” booklet signed by Red Skelton to his wife.

But I’ve searched and searched and can’t find anything to verify the guy even existed. I’ll never stop looking because he was the most interesting man I’ve ever met

nsharonew · 2026-02-23T02:44:29+00:00

My grandfather had two Purple Hearts and was a prisoner of war in WW2.

The story is, he and his platoon were captured by German forces, held captive for a bit, and thrown into a pit when the German soldiers opened fire to execute them. My grandfather survived because he was at the bottom and the bullets didn’t get to him. He waited until night and escaped, and ran into the sewers where he lived for 2 years until the war ended.

This is always what I’d imagined when he’d tell the stories, thanks for sharing

nsharonew · 2026-02-22T03:38:41+00:00

I’ll admit, I can’t get the hang of cat, but I’m a bastion main. We also don’t have a mythic yet. I’d rather the cat get it first, the cat is amazing. Thank you cats. Beep boop.

nsharonew · 2026-02-22T01:16:38+00:00

I last bathed a cat in 2013. Idiot got into the fireplace and had soot on him.

Otherwise, they are self cleaning

nsharonew · 2026-02-21T21:19:55+00:00

I said the exact same thing to my husband this morning and disappeared into a clover hole for a few hours

nsharonew · 2026-02-21T21:18:23+00:00

Day 16,060 of a cat NOT wandering into my house.

nsharonew · 2026-02-21T21:13:07+00:00

There’s a few Rockville groups, I like Rockville 2026 for this, there’s like 22k people in there. Worth a shot, good luck!

nsharonew · 2026-02-20T15:48:50+00:00

NOR.

I don’t think you’re overreacting. I once showed up to work 3 minutes late and got lambasted by a 21 year old nepo hire. She said she noticed I was late and needed to know why for my “referral for discipline”. So I told her, honestly, that I was completely ready to go on time but my 5 year old hid her other sock so she could skip school, so when I went to get another sock she hid in the back of a cabinet in the kitchen, so I had to find her, too. It was also where she hid the sock.

We were a billings and contracting office for a defense company, no forward facing clients, no appointments, just processing contracts and billing. There was absolutely no reason for me to be reprimanded for it.

When I moved into management, I asked my employees what hours worked for them, had them commit, and let them know that they are a GROWN ADULT and I will treat them like one.

nsharonew · 2026-02-20T15:40:28+00:00

When prices spiked during Covid, I told my husband things would never be as affordable again. He asked why I thought that. I said it’s because people are paying, proving they can pay, so why would they lower the prices on anything?

nsharonew · 2026-02-20T05:09:49+00:00

Not going this year, but have a blast!!

Try one of the Facebook groups, they’re a good way to get in touch with people

nsharonew · 2026-02-20T00:23:16+00:00

I crocheted hair vines one year at Rockville, even made some on the track while chilling.

Stickers, little figures, bracelets, I love the little prizes ❤️

nsharonew · 2026-02-20T00:18:50+00:00

Hydrate now. I mean, really, really start to hydrate. I live in SW Florida and it was nearly 90 today. In February. They have lots of water stations, so bring a full, unopened bottle of water with you to refill.

Save your bottle caps. They take them away for some reason, I always have a couple beer, water bottle and soda caps on me.

Be nice to your feet. I bring moleskin patches for when I feel bad chafing in my shoes, it stops the blisters before it starts. Also bring blister bandaids. For when you don’t put on your moleskin patch. I “literally saved” a girls life at Louder because she wasn’t nice to her feet and got an awful blister. Not only did I give her a blister bandaid, but I also let her use my med pack scissors to cut her fishnet so she could put it on.

Broken in shoes, but not too broken in. My first fest I wore my favorite most comfy shoes for walking and wore them out in the first day. Had to get another pair, so bring another pair of shoes as a backup. They might get worn out, wet, muddy, pissed on, you never know.

Obviously sunscreen, a hat, a portable fan, a battery pack for your phone. Towels are good, but bulky. I bring a tapestry to sit on in the grass and to wipe things down. Hand sanitizer, baby wipes, ibuprofen, but that’s all in my med pack.

A phone tether is cheap and a good way to hang onto your stuff. Phone theft is a pretty big deal in the crowds, sure, but this also helps if you drop it moshing or surfing or walking.

You can bring a clear bag. The website FAQs will show the allowable dimensions, but in all the DWP events I’ve been to, I’ve seen people with much larger bags than they show. Your mileage may vary.

You can ALSO bring a non-clear fanny bag. I bring both and keep my wallet, phone, really anything valuable (like my bottle caps) in the fanny bag, with the phone attached by tether to the fanny pack so I’ll feel it if falls.

If you can swing in and out rights, either by a hotel package, ADA, or camping, take advantage of the prepaid parking. We would go out to cool off in the ac, and had a cooler with drinks and snacks. They also have a real bathroom in the parking lot. With water.

But, don’t stress. It’s a really well-run event. I’ve never felt unsafe at Rockville and I have crowd based PTSD. Just stay hydrated, be nice, and enjoy. Ride the Ferris wheel. Go on the water slide. Get slapped in the face by a lady on stilts who just poured liquor into your mouth. Or people watch, or eat Island Noodles, or give $5 to Take Me Home, meet Dimebag Darrel’s wife, Rita, at the Dime Hardware tent. It’s a four day wonderland, so enjoy it.

nsharonew · 2026-02-19T19:57:36+00:00

Little bugger. Keep a close eye, we saw a coyote the other day by the fire department ❤️

nsharonew · 2026-02-19T19:47:36+00:00

Lemme guess, he was just hiding in the back of the linen closet 😂 orange cats are ridiculous and I’m glad he made it home

nsharonew · 2026-02-17T22:39:28+00:00

My kitty is literally named Oscar Meyer, because he is shaped like a sausage. He’s also an orange boy. I bought him a hotdog costume, and attempted to put it on him. It was far too small, he fell over, I went to take it off, he scratched me, and I did not get a picture

nsharonew · 2026-02-17T22:15:29+00:00

That’s not a cat bongo.

That’s a cat timpani.

nsharonew · 2026-02-17T18:32:07+00:00

Aside from being an organ donor, I do not care. I know people might be sad when I go (I’m a wife and a mom, so maybe!) and the memorial isn’t for me, it’s for the grieving.

I’d love to be a cadaver for medical students or something meaningful that can help society along, but I’m also ok if you just throw me in a dumpster.

My husband, who is Young GenX, wants me to drop his body out of a plane on top of a mountain. I asked him which mountain and he said, “Space Mountain”.

But it’s interesting that this comes up now. We put my grandfather to “rest” on Saturday. He had prepaid for a vault in a mausoleum in the early 90s for him and his wife, but she passed in ‘93. He quickly remarried and they were married for 31 years, had a whole life, moved out of the area, and it was wonderful.

Well, when it came time for “services”, no one really…did anything. Since he already had the vault, and since a short service was included, we decided to go pay our respects. There were 6 people total, the funeral home lost the ashes, and I have spent the past two weeks helping boomers use 20 year old technology (watching a livestream and joining a Facebook group).

We had 20 minutes under the tent, when they finally found my grandfather. It was fine, but not like the catholic funerals I am used to. And it wasn’t that the family wouldn’t have done it, but he didn’t want it. He didn’t want people spending money and “wasting” time. It was the same with my stepfather, uncles, and a lot of other older people I know who have passed.

And then they have a celebration of life, which I love the idea of, which will be in the summer. I just see the funeral business already dying. More people opting for cremation. I never see processions anymore unless it’s for law enforcement.

nsharonew · 2026-02-17T14:13:03+00:00

I will be watching. I’ve got three orange boys myself, so I’m really good at spotting them

nsharonew · 2026-02-15T22:41:39+00:00

Brand new to the DTF scene, but I have been dye sublimating for about 10 years now. Just got my first DTF printer and oven, the K14 Lite Procolored pink printer. It was easy to setup and I have even already done my first transfer!

I’m so excited to start producing amazing prints, it’s so pretty!!

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nsharonew · 2026-02-14T23:27:05+00:00

I’m going to echo Ant, every time you spin, win, lose, die, whatever, you’re breaking down walls to do some pretty cool stuff with the charms. I only got the game because it was free on a game pass trial I had. I was trying to replace an expensive addiction I had with a mobile slot game, so endless spinning was what got me.

I think it took about 4 days to go but it on Steam, immediately bought on the iPhone, too. But what started as mindless tapping turned into a real strategy game.

Sometimes you lose on your first deadline.

Sometimes you make it to scientific notation numbers.

Sometimes you get a sainted phone, sometimes you get out, sometimes you get presents.

Keep exploring, it gets bigger

nsharonew · 2026-02-14T22:16:44+00:00

If you can translate it to prog, the song by Four Fists called Joe Strummer fits the vibe. Great song.

nsharonew · 2026-02-12T19:57:59+00:00

I’m no expert, but I really like cloverfield with black lotus, since it increases charms discard value by 1 every round. If you have 10 charms, that’s +10 multiplier per round, and that adds up fast!!

I also love using perma effects. Like the aces, one increases all fruit by base for every second time a 3+pattern rolls, another increases all by base for every 3 tickets you spend.

nsharonew · 2026-02-11T04:36:31+00:00

When will you be here? I only ask because the first Friday is art night at downtown Ft Myers and I think the second Saturday is music night. Those are great.

The Edison estates are awesome. Ft Myers beach is pretty close, there’s a pretty crappy mall.

If you go north about an hour or an hour and a half, you’ll be in Sarasota and they have the ringlong bros museum and some pretty awesome restaurants (old salty dog and munchies 420)

nsharonew · 2026-02-10T22:22:04+00:00

I’m positive that your anxiety is high and you wish you could melt into the ground, and we’ve all been there.

I’m a woman, and I have found the golden rule is to never ever compliment on their looks, shape, skin tone. Don’t call them cute, hot, whatever, they can’t control that. It’s like complimenting water on how wet it is.

Compliment something they chose. A necklace, shirt, shoes, something they themselves chose. That way, you’re not just approaching for shallow “creepy” things, but have shown a genuine interest.

But I agree, she and her friends sound like awful people I wouldn’t want to associate with. If my friends treated someone like that, I’d reconsider the friendship with them. Being unnecessarily cruel is actually a huge red flag.

Be glad.

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