tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056844845233238675.post1201799307339533758..comments2024-02-18T02:17:28.886-08:00Comments on Julie Flanders, Writer: N is for National Steamboat MonumentJulie Flandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05003737491313673214noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056844845233238675.post-38641279746512231172012-04-17T05:34:51.816-07:002012-04-17T05:34:51.816-07:00@Tim, it took me many years to be able to laugh ab...@Tim, it took me many years to be able to laugh about the prom, what a nightmare LOL.<br /><br />@Christine, they are cool, I hope you get to ride one sometime.<br /><br />@Michael, yeah, to me Dramamine is one of the best inventions ever LOL.Julie Flandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003737491313673214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056844845233238675.post-42122395670171029912012-04-16T20:51:04.717-07:002012-04-16T20:51:04.717-07:00I've never been on a steamboat, but they look ...I've never been on a steamboat, but they look like a blast! Dramamine would be my best friend though.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03060064276650474244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056844845233238675.post-76936566540428705622012-04-16T17:40:56.567-07:002012-04-16T17:40:56.567-07:00That's so neat. I've always wanted to ride...That's so neat. I've always wanted to ride a riverboat.Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056844845233238675.post-70409600338807661292012-04-16T17:21:21.694-07:002012-04-16T17:21:21.694-07:00That prom story is too funny. Of course, in a laug...That prom story is too funny. Of course, in a laughing-with-you kind of way. Steamboats are cool, although the only one I've actually seen in water is the one in Tom Sawyer's Cove at Disneyland.trileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06430221429400448628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056844845233238675.post-15455919435612940722012-04-16T15:40:59.754-07:002012-04-16T15:40:59.754-07:00@Yvonne, I'm so glad you liked it, thanks!
@S...@Yvonne, I'm so glad you liked it, thanks!<br /><br />@Susan, oh wow, I bet that was amazing taking that trip from New Orleans. Although of course I would have had to be medicated LOL.<br /><br />@Tonja, I wonder if they still have proms on the boats, I guess they probably do.<br /><br />@Mary, oh, I can imagine they were popular in the Buffalo area. The history of them is really interesting. <br /><br />@Susan, I love history too, I'm glad you liked this.<br /><br />@Em, if he did, I can't blame him. It was awful and so embarrassing LOL.Julie Flandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003737491313673214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056844845233238675.post-66111283739314075682012-04-16T14:57:13.442-07:002012-04-16T14:57:13.442-07:00Aw, maybe your date took it personal. Teen guys ar...Aw, maybe your date took it personal. Teen guys are so sensitive.<br />Didn't know they had these boats in Cinci.Karen Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522178275164058849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056844845233238675.post-2586103775851021652012-04-16T14:29:55.793-07:002012-04-16T14:29:55.793-07:00There used to be (may still be) a paddle boat by H...There used to be (may still be) a paddle boat by Hannibal, Missouri. Went on it once but so long ago, that I don't remember much. Having 'sea legs', I was okay.<br /><br />Love stories about history, historical places.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056844845233238675.post-10802301871380054422012-04-16T13:56:28.515-07:002012-04-16T13:56:28.515-07:00They were very popular on the Great Lakes, too. Of...They were very popular on the Great Lakes, too. Of course. I grew up in Buffalo which thrived on steam boat traffic once upon a time, too.<br /><br />They used to have some old boats on the Niagara River and Lake Erie when I was little. My grandmother was very fond of them. Her father was a cook on ships, but I think freighters.M Paxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14096697282530998519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056844845233238675.post-31139450738586250502012-04-16T13:34:01.552-07:002012-04-16T13:34:01.552-07:00I was on one of those boats for prom too.I was on one of those boats for prom too.Tonjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08652479946102909276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056844845233238675.post-46962700900966866812012-04-16T13:19:37.237-07:002012-04-16T13:19:37.237-07:00I've been on a riverboat tour around the lake ...I've been on a riverboat tour around the lake at Stone Mountain, here in Georgia, but that wasn't nearly as neat as taking the riverboat ride down the Mississippi from New Orleans. I absolutely LOVED it. Sorry about your prom experience. Bummer.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056844845233238675.post-43825841895784769942012-04-16T13:14:44.383-07:002012-04-16T13:14:44.383-07:00A most enjoyable read, I have never been on one, b...A most enjoyable read, I have never been on one, but reading this made me feel I was on board.<br /><br />Yvonne.RHYTHM AND RHYMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11386975261804630799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056844845233238675.post-16636535765986640062012-04-16T13:13:03.541-07:002012-04-16T13:13:03.541-07:00@Johanna, oh, I'm glad I'm not the only on...@Johanna, oh, I'm glad I'm not the only one!<br /><br />@LG, yeah, it wasn't funny then at all LOL. To make it worse I was wearing a totally 80s green dress and my face was as green as the dress by the end of the night. I bet that was fun at Disney!Julie Flandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003737491313673214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056844845233238675.post-74248078713127453462012-04-16T13:11:25.652-07:002012-04-16T13:11:25.652-07:00@Carrie, I think the prom was fun for everyone els...@Carrie, I think the prom was fun for everyone else, it was a great setting really. <br /><br />@Alex, I think the dinner cruises would be a lot of fun if I could handle the boat ride. <br /><br />@MJ, oh, that's really interesting! I think these boats are amazing. <br /><br />@Tracy, they are definitely lovely, just as long as I don't get on board LOL.<br /><br />@Susan, I once considered getting on a catamaran and then didn't think even a whole tube of Dramamine would get me through it. I actually really wish I could get over this motion sickness problem.Julie Flandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003737491313673214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056844845233238675.post-37918229593288782122012-04-16T13:11:15.901-07:002012-04-16T13:11:15.901-07:00Oh, what a way to spend your prom, clutching the r...Oh, what a way to spend your prom, clutching the railing and hoping you don't toss your cookies all over your date. Haha. Well, I mean, it's funny now, but back then probably not so much. :)<br /><br />Aside from that, aren't river boats cool? The only one I've ever seen or been on is the one at Disney World. Don't know if it counts, but it's still kind of impressive.Luanne G. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762881276976395955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056844845233238675.post-46045410769538532032012-04-16T13:09:38.345-07:002012-04-16T13:09:38.345-07:00I went to a riverboat dance in college and remembe...I went to a riverboat dance in college and remember one of my friends feeling the same way!Johanna Garthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515478890074610814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056844845233238675.post-28794304463227742142012-04-16T13:02:48.542-07:002012-04-16T13:02:48.542-07:00I have to laugh at your prom experience. Though, I...I have to laugh at your prom experience. Though, I'm quite sure it wasn't funny to you at the time. <br />I don't think I've ever been on a riverboat--unless a catamaran counts.Susan Oloierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07311938400999953443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056844845233238675.post-91081905252807072692012-04-16T12:52:03.561-07:002012-04-16T12:52:03.561-07:00Julie,
I'm chuckling at your experience on pro...Julie,<br />I'm chuckling at your experience on prom night...okay, I've eaten on one of those and think they are quite lovely but mine was docked so really no comparison!<br />:)Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12795817810030681267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056844845233238675.post-66134887113685374622012-04-16T12:26:07.599-07:002012-04-16T12:26:07.599-07:00My father was actually the chief engineer on the A...My father was actually the chief engineer on the American Queen and the Mississippi Queen so riverboats were (and still are) a big part of my family.M.J. Fifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626475963328519693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056844845233238675.post-29384411032419832892012-04-16T11:43:13.750-07:002012-04-16T11:43:13.750-07:00I've been on quite a few as dinner cruises are...I've been on quite a few as dinner cruises are popular near the coast. Sorry you felt sick during your one trip.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056844845233238675.post-75724905224665945692012-04-16T11:37:10.649-07:002012-04-16T11:37:10.649-07:00Riverboats are pretty cool. This story makes me gl...Riverboats are pretty cool. This story makes me glad I didn't have my prom on one of these thoughAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18226974782422398270noreply@blogger.com