4,224 Comments for Northampton State Hospital

Comming from you, I take that as the compliment it was meant to be.

My ex-husband says I have "brass ovaries."

But ya had to have it in you first, woman! Ya got moxie! (Not Mottsie.)

Lynne, da'link, you might want to see a doctor about those smears.

As for "rust" or "blood" ... I'm leaning towards Karo Syrup, four drops of red food colouring with one drop of blue. "In Dreams" was a psychological thriller / horror film consisting of a lot of vivid, violent dream sequences (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120710/) where the heroine dreamt the killer's crimes before they occured.

To see the trailer, go here:
http://movies2.nytimes...ler.html?v_id=174352

However, if it's not stage blood, I'll cast my vote for rust. You see it all over the place in cities like San Fransisco, Bremerton and other "port" cities.

*~Blushes five shades of pink to red and sips her mint julep~* What can I say, Lynne, you're contagious.

Rust stains:

http://electricelf.org...idio_rust_stains.jpg
http://el-oso.net/blog...l-1999/photo/4401396
http://www.fotosearch.com/PHD173/bs02011/
http://www.corrosion-d...Arts/marine-rust.htm

It is not blood. :-)

{Runs to Serrena and bows, hands her an ice cold mint julep with a spring of mint, sits at her feet and beams in admiration}

how could some one live in a place like this specailly with todays living places and spaces

how could some one think of love in a place like this

no bed not me

love is in the air

Rust grows. It starts out as a 'spot' and works it's way around. The reason 'old timers' referred to rust on cars as 'cancer'.

In this case, being the above, it might be rust. Rust doesn't usually run, but it is possible. I do believe that heat, humidity and dampness could cause it to run.

*~Sheepishly steps off of Lynne's SoapBox~* Sorry, Ma'am ... just borrowed it for a second.

Katryna - People who were admitted to these institutions were mentaly ill long before they entered the doors. Do you honestly believe that these buildings in their now abandoned state looked the same when they were the homes to hundreds, if not thousands, of mentally ill people? Or would you rather they were wandering the streets, uncared for and unmedicated ... arguing with the air or even more demeaning behaviour? At least in these hospitals they were fed, sheltered and counciled by people who, for the vast majority, wanted to help them be what society considered "passibly normal" at the time. Granted, there were a few exceptions, but I'd rather not go there.

Rust doesn't run like that tho does it? I bet it's blood