Grandfather is spying on us!!

Junior · June 28, 2010, 04:47:09 PM

Grandpa's shower was next to a porch swing that hung in the tilted floor room. it was across the room from the old "bed" or wooden couch thing that people could lay down on. The ladder used to go up into a little space where there was nothing but darkness. It was funny because you made all that effort to climb up...and then there was nothing in there. They took the ladder out...I guess some Bozo fell and threatened to sue, or something, who knows?

History Buff · June 28, 2010, 07:07:01 PM

Yeah, you're right, but I'm pretty sure there was a peep hole at the top of the ladder with something to see. Anybody else remember this?

betamike · June 28, 2010, 07:12:00 PM

Junior is right about the ladder but you are right about the peep hole. I was wrong in thinking that is where he was taking the shower. In actuality, the peep hole at the top contained nothing more than an old tin type photo if I remember correctly

Junior · June 29, 2010, 08:05:28 AM

Yup, forgot about the peep hole!

maddilives4him · June 29, 2010, 09:38:36 PM

When was this ladder and peephole here? I don't think I ever saw it.

History Buff · June 29, 2010, 11:13:29 PM

The ladder is still there, but inaccessible - to the right of the gold nugget and convex mirror trick and to the left of the portrait of the woman with the moving eyes.

rubedugans · July 03, 2010, 01:01:38 AM

There he is!!!

How-doFolks · July 03, 2010, 07:10:47 AM

Eeek! Thats almost creepy..

Junior · July 03, 2010, 08:36:17 AM

They have freshened up Grandfather in recent years...He's wearing a hat and has a fuller beard. Used to be just a bald headed guy wearing gold rimmed glasses.

rubedugans · July 03, 2010, 10:07:05 AM

With the curtains opening and closing back and forth, I had to come back when the sun was not glaring on the window, and zoom in...and wait! This grandfather looks different from the one I remember as a kid as well.

maddilives4him · July 03, 2010, 03:50:20 PM

Thanks for posting the photo Rube!

westofeight · July 03, 2010, 05:06:12 PM

Its funny this being posted, I went to SDC on Thursday and was playing around taking videos with my iPhone and oddly enough I made Grandfather part of the closing of the video (its a bit over 5 minutes long) I posted it on youtube, it has clips of rides etc on it, was just playing around, first time I have ever edited video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-T6E0wxqACY

How-doFolks · July 03, 2010, 05:18:40 PM

Sweet.. Show'd some'a my favoeite spots, great vid! Thanks for post'n. I can almost smell the place. Looks like ya went when it was dead.

marolinesdad · July 03, 2010, 05:31:04 PM

^^ Great Video.. Wish I was there right now.

Junior · July 03, 2010, 06:25:35 PM

Thanks for the video!