I doubt I'd ever bother to classify or assess aI usually try to stick close to the recipe for something new. Then too,
recipe in advance - if someone wants me to fix a dish
and it was an unfamiliar cuisine might have to look it
up and exercise some critical thinking, but by and
large, recipes are merely a guideline.
I usually don't do the really off the wall exotics, so I do allow for
wiggle room in my prep, if I I think it is needed.
It was a gift to us, IIRC, from younger daughter. Sat. radio makesIt had a device that you put the CD into (looked like a smallplayer) ...
I've seen them, long in the past. Never
used one, not having had a car, though.
keeping one station better now than when we'd have just AM or FM but
there are still times, especially on longer road trips, when a CD full
of favorite music beats the radio.
I'd rather have justice than retribution.Then you're a better person than I. In mySometimes I'm just a wee bit jealous of those whoMost often it doesn't bother me.
get away with self-destructive behaviors for far
longer than they ought.
psyche there is always the wish for just
retribution when someone seems to be getting
away with something heinous.
Not going to hold my breath on that one.Or let's hope that government is on the side of mostI think most consumers are on the same side asLet's hope so.
government in this case.
consumers.
This is more gringo than Mexican. (G)I don't see any ingredients that smack of a regionalTitle: Grilled Tomatillo ShrimpLooks like a coastal Mexican recipe, interesting.
identity beyond a sort of generic Mexicanness, except
mesquite and shrimp, of course.
This one is tasty enough but not so Mexican.
Title: Layered Mexican Dip
On 06-14-19 07:56, Michael Loo <=-
spoke to Ruth Haffly about 526 oddities cotd <=-
Lilli finally got rid of Sirius, which she'd been
paying a fair amount for. Silence is a wonderful
thing, though I'm concerned about her staying awake
and paying attention while driving.
Quoting Dale Shipp to Michael Loo <=-
Not sure if you've really noticed, but Gail turns off our car radio
just before we pick you up somewhere -- so that you don't have to
listen to our country western music.
So my computer thinks I'm in Penn Yan, which oddly is
where I'm going on July 4. Somebody must have looked
up something on this system, and it stuck. Other than
my checking to see how long a walk it would be from
there to Konstantin Frank's winery (6 hrs) I've not
been focused on that part of the world.
too, > I usually don't do the really off the wall exotics, so I doI doubt I'd ever bother to classify or assess aI usually try to stick close to the recipe for something new. Then
recipe in advance - if someone wants me to fix a dish
and it was an unfamiliar cuisine might have to look it
up and exercise some critical thinking, but by and
large, recipes are merely a guideline.
allow for > wiggle room in my prep, if I I think it is needed.
Critical thinking always. So many recipes just don't
add up as published or publicized. I'd suggest that a
good dose of skepticism would do a wonder of insurance.
It was a gift to us, IIRC, from younger daughter. Sat. radio makes keeping one station better now than when we'd have just AM or FM but there are still times, especially on longer road trips, when a CDfull > of favorite music beats the radio.
Lilli finally got rid of Sirius, which she'd been
paying a fair amount for. Silence is a wonderful
thing, though I'm concerned about her staying awake
and paying attention while driving.
I'd rather have justice than retribution.Then you're a better person than I. In mySometimes I'm just a wee bit jealous of those whoMost often it doesn't bother me.
get away with self-destructive behaviors for far
longer than they ought.
psyche there is always the wish for just
retribution when someone seems to be getting
away with something heinous.
Retribution is an emotional thing. Justice, I
figure it's an intellectual construct and not
more, though I believe it would be a good idea.
This is more gringo than Mexican. (G)I don't see any ingredients that smack of a regionalTitle: Grilled Tomatillo ShrimpLooks like a coastal Mexican recipe, interesting.
identity beyond a sort of generic Mexicanness, except
mesquite and shrimp, of course.
This one is tasty enough but not so Mexican.
Title: Layered Mexican Dip
Gringo too is mostly a gringo term.
Quoting Ruth Haffly to Michael Loo on 06-18-19 14:18 <=-
BTW, a change in plans for the picnic. We went to the place that has
prime rib the other night, got there about 7 pm and they said they'd
been sold out since 5:30. They don't take reservations either so we're looking around for another place to take the group on Friday night.
BTW, a change in plans for the picnic. We went to the place that has
prime rib the other night, got there about 7 pm and they said they'd
been sold out since 5:30. They don't take reservations either so we're looking around for another place to take the group on Friday night.
Would they be less likely to run out so quickly on a Thursday
night...?
Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 06-28-19 14:07 <=-
BTW, a change in plans for the picnic. We went to the place that has
prime rib the other night, got there about 7 pm and they said they'd
been sold out since 5:30. They don't take reservations either so we're
looking around for another place to take the group on Friday night.
Would they be less likely to run out so quickly on a Thursday
night...?
They only serve it on Friday and Saturday so Thursday is not an
option.
has RH>> prime rib the other night, got there about 7 pm and theyBTW, a change in plans for the picnic. We went to the place that
said they'd RH>> been sold out since 5:30. They don't take
reservations either so we're RH>> looking around for another place to take the group on Friday night. NB>> Would they be less likely to run
out so quickly on a Thursday
night...?
They only serve it on Friday and Saturday so Thursday is not an
option.
Ah, ok.... I wonder if they'd be less busy come the end of September, though....?
Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 07-03-19 16:59 <=-
BTW, a change in plans for the picnic. We went to the place
that has prime rib the other night, got there about 7 pm and
they said they'd been sold out since 5:30. They don't take
reservations either so we're looking around for another place
to take the group on Friday night.
Would they be less likely to run out so quickly on a Thursday
night...?
They only serve it on Friday and Saturday so Thursday is not
an option.
Ah, ok.... I wonder if they'd be less busy come the end ofHard to tell, and since they don't take reservations, chances of us getting seated as a group would be small. So, probably better in the
September, though....?
long run to go with a plan B.
Hard to tell, and since they don't take reservations, chances of us getting seated as a group would be small. So, probably better in theThey only serve it on Friday and Saturday so Thursday is not
an option.
Ah, ok.... I wonder if they'd be less busy come the end of
September, though....?
long run to go with a plan B.
Yeah, sounds like that's the best plan after all... :)
Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 07-21-19 19:08 <=-
They only serve it on Friday and Saturday so Thursday is not
an option.
Ah, ok.... I wonder if they'd be less busy come the end of
September, though....?
Hard to tell, and since they don't take reservations, chances
of us getting seated as a group would be small. So, probably
better in the long run to go with a plan B.
Yeah, sounds like that's the best plan after all... :)
That was my thought. We'll be checking out a seafood place and a bbq
(NC style, pork) place in the near future. The bbq place is well known around the area, seafood place is new-ish but been going long enough
that I think bugs should be worked out.
That was my thought. We'll be checking out a seafood place and a bbq
(NC style, pork) place in the near future. The bbq place is well known around the area, seafood place is new-ish but been going long enough
that I think bugs should be worked out.
They both sound good... :)
Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 07-26-19 20:08 <=-
That was my thought. We'll be checking out a seafood place and
a bbq (NC style, pork) place in the near future. The bbq place
is well known around the area, seafood place is new-ish but
been going long enough that I think bugs should be worked out.
They both sound good... :)
We checked out the seafood place last night with Rachel
and decided agaist reccomending it for the picnic.
They billed the fried seafood as Calabash style which means it has a
very light coating of flour on it. I ordered the regular (could have gotten jumbo for $2. more) shrimp and scallops, sides of potato salad
and cole slaw. Steve had oysters and flounder with clam chowder and
cole slaw; Rachel had clam strips with fried okra and french fries.
All of the breading was heavier than other places where we've had
Calabash style seafood--not as heavy as a lot of places do theirs but still, much heavier than it should have been in our opinion. The cole
slaw was ok, chopped but not super fine like some places do. We like a coarser cut. Steve's clam chowder was the New England style, made with milk. Coastal NC has a unique style of chowder (similar to Manhatten
but no tomato) that would have gone well with the meal. My potato salad had a pronounced mustard taste to it, should have been more subtle. Neither my shrimp not scallops were as melt in your mouth tender
(latter were almost tough) as I have had elsewhere.
Rachel chowed down on the hush puppies when they came out so didn't
finish all of her fries and clams. We tried some clams; they seemed to
be on the tough side. Steve said his flounder was good but I don't
recall what he said about the oysters. On the plus side, servings were quite generous.
It's a very small place, only about a dozen tables. I asked (before we
got our meal), and they do take reservations but I think we'll look elsewhere. I didn't check out to see if they served (or if you could
BYO) alcohol, forgot to as it's not our "thing". They serve pepsi products.
Strike One!
is well known around the area, seafood place is new-ish but
been going long enough that I think bugs should be worked out.
They both sound good... :)
We checked out the seafood place last night with Rachel
Ah, so Rachel made it to town.... with or without family...?
and decided agaist reccomending it for the picnic.
And from the sounds of it, you probably won't be going there on your
own that much, if at all... :)
They billed the fried seafood as Calabash style which means it has a
very light coating of flour on it. I ordered the regular (could have gotten jumbo for $2. more) shrimp and scallops, sides of potato salad
and cole slaw. Steve had oysters and flounder with clam chowder and
cole slaw; Rachel had clam strips with fried okra and french fries.
Nice cross-section of choices... :)
All of the breading was heavier than other places where we've had
Calabash style seafood--not as heavy as a lot of places do theirs but still, much heavier than it should have been in our opinion. The cole
slaw was ok, chopped but not super fine like some places do. We like a coarser cut. Steve's clam chowder was the New England style, made with milk. Coastal NC has a unique style of chowder (similar to Manhatten
but no tomato) that would have gone well with the meal. My potato salad had a pronounced mustard taste to it, should have been more subtle. Neither my shrimp not scallops were as melt in your mouth tender
(latter were almost tough) as I have had elsewhere.
Sounds like overall a disappointment...
Rachel chowed down on the hush puppies when they came out so didn't
finish all of her fries and clams. We tried some clams; they seemed to
be on the tough side. Steve said his flounder was good but I don't
recall what he said about the oysters. On the plus side, servings were quite generous.
But generous servings of mediocre aren't that much of a plus... ;(
It's a very small place, only about a dozen tables. I asked (before we
got our meal), and they do take reservations but I think we'll look elsewhere. I didn't check out to see if they served (or if you could
BYO) alcohol, forgot to as it's not our "thing". They serve pepsi products.
Were I still drinking sodas, pepsi products would be another point against, but (at least for now) it's moot... :)
Strike One!
So hopefully the bbq place will be more suitable... :)
Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 08-02-19 14:16 <=-
We checked out the seafood place last night with Rachel
Ah, so Rachel made it to town.... with or without family...?
Without, and not that long a time with us. She got here Thursday
afternoon and was gone by late Friday morning. But, some time is
better than none.
and decided agaist reccomending it for the picnic.
And from the sounds of it, you probably won't be going there
on your own that much, if at all... :)
No, since we know other places that do a much more authentic Calabash style. We'll check out the bbq place soon, also, as an option, there's
our favorite Mexican place in town.
Sounds like overall a disappointment...
A bit of one. This place took over another seafood place we'd been to
a couple of times that was much better. A fire destroyed the old
place's 2nd location and they probably couldn't recover financially
after that. Sigh!
They serve pepsi products.
Were I still drinking sodas, pepsi products would be another
point against, but (at least for now) it's moot... :)
I know, I prefer Coke so got water. Had to ask for lemon and the
slices they brought out were probably cut from a small lemon. (G)
So hopefully the bbq place will be more suitable... :)
Hopefully. We'll try to check it out in the next week or so and get
back with a report.
We checked out the seafood place last night with Rachel
Ah, so Rachel made it to town.... with or without family...?
Without, and not that long a time with us. She got here Thursday
afternoon and was gone by late Friday morning. But, some time is
better than none.
Apparently her plans got modified, too... Too bad she couldn't bring
the kids... did she fly, then...?
and decided agaist reccomending it for the picnic.
And from the sounds of it, you probably won't be going there
on your own that much, if at all... :)
No, since we know other places that do a much more authentic Calabash style. We'll check out the bbq place soon, also, as an option, there's
our favorite Mexican place in town.
That could be a possibility, too... :)
Sounds like overall a disappointment...
A bit of one. This place took over another seafood place we'd been to
a couple of times that was much better. A fire destroyed the old
place's 2nd location and they probably couldn't recover financially
after that. Sigh!
Indeed a sigh... hard to lose a good place like that....
They serve pepsi products.
Were I still drinking sodas, pepsi products would be another
point against, but (at least for now) it's moot... :)
I know, I prefer Coke so got water. Had to ask for lemon and the
slices they brought out were probably cut from a small lemon. (G)
And the width scaled down to compensate, I take it...? ;)
So hopefully the bbq place will be more suitable... :)
Hopefully. We'll try to check it out in the next week or so and get
back with a report.
Did you check it out yet...? I did notice, I think, you mentioning another possibility as well...
Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 08-08-19 19:36 <=-
We checked out the seafood place last night with Rachel
Ah, so Rachel made it to town.... with or without family...?
Without, and not that long a time with us. She got here
Thursday afternoon and was gone by late Friday morning. But,
some time is better than none.
Apparently her plans got modified, too... Too bad she couldn't
bring the kids... did she fly, then...?
Yes, she flew, and went from here to see her grandparents in Florida,
flew home from there. Would have been nice to see the kids but, maybe
next time.
Sounds like overall a disappointment...
A bit of one. This place took over another seafood place
we'd been to a couple of times that was much better. A fire
destroyed the old place's 2nd location and they probably
couldn't recover financially after that. Sigh!
Indeed a sigh... hard to lose a good place like that....
Very much so--we'd not gone there very often but enough to know that
it was probably the best seafood we'd found this far inland.
They serve pepsi products.
Were I still drinking sodas, pepsi products would be another
point against, but (at least for now) it's moot... :)
I know, I prefer Coke so got water. Had to ask for lemon
and the slices they brought out were probably cut from a small
lemon. (G)
And the width scaled down to compensate, I take it...? ;)
All in all, very small pieces. Hard to squeeze into a drink.
So hopefully the bbq place will be more suitable... :)
Hopefully. We'll try to check it out in the next week or so
and get back with a report.
Did you check it out yet...? I did notice, I think, you
mentioning another possibility as well...
Haven't checked it out but made reservations for a local cafeteria
that cooks all Southern style. Steve figured that if we did pork on Thursday, that a bbq place on Friday would be too much pig.
You can get eastern NC style bbq at the cafeteria as an option tho.
some time is better than none.
Apparently her plans got modified, too... Too bad she couldn't
bring the kids... did she fly, then...?
Yes, she flew, and went from here to see her grandparents in Florida,
flew home from there. Would have been nice to see the kids but, maybe
next time.
Ah, I wondered if that was part of it, also seeing her grandparents...
again, would have been nice for them to see the kids, too... but would have made the trip even longer if driving... and more expensive to fly them all...
Sounds like overall a disappointment...
A bit of one. This place took over another seafood place
we'd been to a couple of times that was much better. A fire
destroyed the old place's 2nd location and they probably
couldn't recover financially after that. Sigh!
Indeed a sigh... hard to lose a good place like that....
Very much so--we'd not gone there very often but enough to know that
it was probably the best seafood we'd found this far inland.
Definitely a hard loss...
They serve pepsi products.
Were I still drinking sodas, pepsi products would be another
point against, but (at least for now) it's moot... :)
I know, I prefer Coke so got water. Had to ask for lemon
and the slices they brought out were probably cut from a small
lemon. (G)
And the width scaled down to compensate, I take it...? ;)
All in all, very small pieces. Hard to squeeze into a drink.
Another strike against... ;)
So hopefully the bbq place will be more suitable... :)
Hopefully. We'll try to check it out in the next week or so
and get back with a report.
Did you check it out yet...? I did notice, I think, you
mentioning another possibility as well...
Haven't checked it out but made reservations for a local cafeteria
that cooks all Southern style. Steve figured that if we did pork on Thursday, that a bbq place on Friday would be too much pig.
I suppose that's true... ;)
You can get eastern NC style bbq at the cafeteria as an option tho.
Is it a good representation of it...?
Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 08-17-19 16:32 <=-
some time is better than none.
Apparently her plans got modified, too... Too bad she couldn't
bring the kids... did she fly, then...?
Yes, she flew, and went from here to see her grandparents in
Florida, flew home from there. Would have been nice to see the
kids but, maybe next time.
Ah, I wondered if that was part of it, also seeing her
grandparents...
Yes, she was close enough (relatively) that she wanted to see them.
again, would have been nice for them to see the kids, too...
but would have made the trip even longer if driving... and more
expensive to fly them all...
Definately more expensive if she'd had the kids. We had offered to
take her in the camper but couldn't have done it, had she brought the kids. Since her time was limited, she decided to fly down to FL, stayed with her grandparents. She would have needed a motel, had she brought
the kids.
Sounds like overall a disappointment...
A bit of one. This place took over another seafood place
we'd been to a couple of times that was much better. A fire
destroyed the old place's 2nd location and they probably
couldn't recover financially after that. Sigh!
Indeed a sigh... hard to lose a good place like that....
Very much so--we'd not gone there very often but enough to know
that it was probably the best seafood we'd found this far inland.
Definitely a hard loss...
Quite, not only for them, but for seafood lovers in this area.
So hopefully the bbq place will be more suitable... :)
Hopefully. We'll try to check it out in the next week or so
and get back with a report.
Did you check it out yet...? I did notice, I think, you
mentioning another possibility as well...
Haven't checked it out but made reservations for a local cafeteria
that cooks all Southern style. Steve figured that if we did pork
on Thursday, that a bbq place on Friday would be too much pig.
I suppose that's true... ;)
You can get eastern NC style bbq at the cafeteria as an option tho.
Is it a good representation of it...?
Pretty much so, talked to one (retired NYC fireman) person a few weeks
ago who thought it was too hot. But, it's not that bad, IMO.
Yes, she flew, and went from here to see her grandparents in
Florida, flew home from there. Would have been nice to see the
kids but, maybe next time.
Ah, I wondered if that was part of it, also seeing her
grandparents...
Yes, she was close enough (relatively) that she wanted to see them.
Makes good sense... and they are of an age and health that
opportunities for visiting may be lessening...
again, would have been nice for them to see the kids, too...
but would have made the trip even longer if driving... and more
expensive to fly them all...
Definately more expensive if she'd had the kids. We had offered to
take her in the camper but couldn't have done it, had she brought the kids. Since her time was limited, she decided to fly down to FL, stayed with her grandparents. She would have needed a motel, had she brought
the kids.
True.
inland. NB>> Definitely a hard loss...Sounds like overall a disappointment...
A bit of one. This place took over another seafood place
we'd been to a couple of times that was much better. A fire
destroyed the old place's 2nd location and they probably
couldn't recover financially after that. Sigh!
Indeed a sigh... hard to lose a good place like that....
Very much so--we'd not gone there very often but enough to know
that it was probably the best seafood we'd found this far
Quite, not only for them, but for seafood lovers in this area.
Indeed.
cafeteria RH>> that cooks all Southern style. Steve figured that ifSo hopefully the bbq place will be more suitable... :)
Hopefully. We'll try to check it out in the next week or so
and get back with a report.
Did you check it out yet...? I did notice, I think, you
mentioning another possibility as well...
Haven't checked it out but made reservations for a local
we did pork
tho. NB>> Is it a good representation of it...?on Thursday, that a bbq place on Friday would be too much pig.
I suppose that's true... ;)
You can get eastern NC style bbq at the cafeteria as an option
Pretty much so, talked to one (retired NYC fireman) person a few weeks
ago who thought it was too hot. But, it's not that bad, IMO.
If you don't think it too spicy, then it can't be all that too hot...
;) MIght be worth getting a least a taste of it... :)
Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 08-24-19 16:27 <=-
Yes, she flew, and went from here to see her grandparents in
Florida, flew home from there. Would have been nice to see the
kids but, maybe next time.
Ah, I wondered if that was part of it, also seeing her
grandparents...
Yes, she was close enough (relatively) that she wanted to see them.
Makes good sense... and they are of an age and health that
opportunities for visiting may be lessening...
Yes, she hadn't seen them in several years so it was good she had the opportunity to do so.
again, would have been nice for them to see the kids, too...
but would have made the trip even longer if driving... and more
expensive to fly them all...
Definately more expensive if she'd had the kids. We had offered
to take her in the camper but couldn't have done it, had she
brought the kids. Since her time was limited, she decided to fly
down to FL, stayed with her grandparents. She would have needed a
motel, had she brought the kids.
True.
It was nice that she was able to get away by herself for a bit--school
has started again so she's up to her eyeballs in teaching.
Indeed a sigh... hard to lose a good place like that....
Very much so--we'd not gone there very often but enough to know
that it was probably the best seafood we'd found this far
inland.
Definitely a hard loss...
Quite, not only for them, but for seafood lovers in this area.
Indeed.
Good thing we've found the NC State Seafood Restaurant. (G) It's not
fancy or anything but it does have good calabash seafood.
Haven't checked it out but made reservations for a local
cafeteria that cooks all Southern style. Steve figured that if
we did pork on Thursday, that a bbq place on Friday would be
too much pig.
I suppose that's true... ;)
You can get eastern NC style bbq at the cafeteria as an option
tho.
Is it a good representation of it...?
Pretty much so, talked to one (retired NYC fireman) person a few
weeks ago who thought it was too hot. But, it's not that bad, IMO.
If you don't think it too spicy, then it can't be all that too
hot... ;) Might be worth getting a least a taste of it... :)
Nice thing about the cafeteria is that we can all get something
different and share tastes. If nobody else gets bbq, I will. (G)
them. NB>> Makes good sense... and they are of an age and health that
opportunities for visiting may be lessening...
Yes, she hadn't seen them in several years so it was good she had the opportunity to do so.
Indeed.
a RH>> motel, had she brought the kids.Definately more expensive if she'd had the kids. We had offered
to take her in the camper but couldn't have done it, had she
brought the kids. Since her time was limited, she decided to fly
down to FL, stayed with her grandparents. She would have needed
True.
It was nice that she was able to get away by herself for a bit--school
has started again so she's up to her eyeballs in teaching.
Until the next school break... So I guess it adds more incentive to
you and Steve to go out west to see all the kids now... Too bad
Steve's
parents weren't able to see them, though...
Indeed a sigh... hard to lose a good place like that....
Very much so--we'd not gone there very often but enough to know
that it was probably the best seafood we'd found this far
inland.
Definitely a hard loss...
Quite, not only for them, but for seafood lovers in this area.
Indeed.
Good thing we've found the NC State Seafood Restaurant. (G) It's not
fancy or anything but it does have good calabash seafood.
So you do have a place to go when what you really want is seafood...
:)
IMO. NB>> If you don't think it too spicy, then it can't be all thatHaven't checked it out but made reservations for a local
cafeteria that cooks all Southern style. Steve figured that if
we did pork on Thursday, that a bbq place on Friday would be
too much pig.
I suppose that's true... ;)
You can get eastern NC style bbq at the cafeteria as an option
tho.
Is it a good representation of it...?
Pretty much so, talked to one (retired NYC fireman) person a few
weeks ago who thought it was too hot. But, it's not that bad,
too
hot... ;) Might be worth getting a least a taste of it... :)
Nice thing about the cafeteria is that we can all get something
different and share tastes. If nobody else gets bbq, I will. (G)
I take it they serve out the portions...?
Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 08-30-19 12:03 <=-
Makes good sense... and they are of an age and health that
opportunities for visiting may be lessening...
Yes, she hadn't seen them in several years so it was good she
had the opportunity to do so.
Indeed.
And, better then, than now with the hurricane steaming toward Florida.
Definately more expensive if she'd had the kids. We had offered
to take her in the camper but couldn't have done it, had she
brought the kids. Since her time was limited, she decided to fly
down to FL, stayed with her grandparents. She would have needed
a motel, had she brought the kids.
True.
It was nice that she was able to get away by herself for a bit--
school has started again so she's up to her eyeballs in teaching.
Until the next school break... So I guess it adds more incentive to
you and Steve to go out west to see all the kids now... Too bad
Steve's parents weren't able to see them, though...
They don't have a computer any more, or a cell phone so can't get the pictures we get or the ability to Skype with the great grand kids.
When we were in FL in June, we shared the latest pictures we had.
Good thing we've found the NC State Seafood Restaurant. (G) It's
not fancy or anything but it does have good calabash seafood.
So you do have a place to go when what you really want is
seafood... :)
Yes, tho we've not gone in a while. Guess we need to make a trip. (G)
Last year after the final day of the sewing/quilting expo, Steve
wanted to take me there. We walked in and the noise level (it's just
one big, open area) was a bit much for me so we went elsewhere.
Haven't checked it out but made reservations for a local
cafeteria that cooks all Southern style. Steve figured that if
we did pork on Thursday, that a bbq place on Friday would be
too much pig.
I suppose that's true... ;)
You can get eastern NC style bbq at the cafeteria as an option
tho.
Is it a good representation of it...?
Pretty much so, talked to one (retired NYC fireman) person a few
weeks ago who thought it was too hot. But, it's not that bad,
IMO.
If you don't think it too spicy, then it can't be all that too
hot... ;) Might be worth getting a least a taste of it... :)
Nice thing about the cafeteria is that we can all get something
different and share tastes. If nobody else gets bbq, I will. (G)
I take it they serve out the portions...?
During the week, yes, and they are generous. On Sundays they do a
buffet, serve it yourself.
And, better then, than now with the hurricane steaming toward Florida.
Very true... Are they in a fairly safe position...?
incentive to NB>> you and Steve to go out west to see all the kids
now... Too bad
Steve's parents weren't able to see them, though...
They don't have a computer any more, or a cell phone so can't get the pictures we get or the ability to Skype with the great grand kids.
When we were in FL in June, we shared the latest pictures we had.
And you can show them newer pictures next visit... better than
nothing... :)
Good thing we've found the NC State Seafood Restaurant. (G) It's
not fancy or anything but it does have good calabash seafood.
So you do have a place to go when what you really want is
seafood... :)
Yes, tho we've not gone in a while. Guess we need to make a trip. (G)
Last year after the final day of the sewing/quilting expo, Steve
wanted to take me there. We walked in and the noise level (it's just
one big, open area) was a bit much for me so we went elsewhere.
That could be an issue... along with the trip there... :)
Is it a good representation of it...?
Pretty much so, talked to one (retired NYC fireman) person a few
weeks ago who thought it was too hot. But, it's not that bad,
IMO.
If you don't think it too spicy, then it can't be all that too
hot... ;) Might be worth getting a least a taste of it... :)
Nice thing about the cafeteria is that we can all get something
different and share tastes. If nobody else gets bbq, I will. (G)
I take it they serve out the portions...?
During the week, yes, and they are generous. On Sundays they do a
buffet, serve it yourself.
So when we go, it'll be served out... so probably we should all get different things and then share out tastes... ;)
Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 09-04-19 15:19 <=-
And, better then, than now with the hurricane steaming toward
Florida.
Very true... Are they in a fairly safe position...?
Yes, they're about an hour north of Tampa, very inland so they just
got some wind and rain.
Probably about what we're exected to get here Thursday night
into Friday, be gone by late Friday afternoon. The storm is
supposed to skirt the coast so the area where we used to live
is under evacuation orders.
Too bad Steve's parents weren't able to see them, though...
They don't have a computer any more, or a cell phone so can't
get the pictures we get or the ability to Skype with the great
grand kids. When we were in FL in June, we shared the latest
pictures we had.
And you can show them newer pictures next visit... better than
nothing... :)
That's the plan, along with connecting to the YouTube link for
Robert's piano recital.
Good thing we've found the NC State Seafood Restaurant. (G) It's
not fancy or anything but it does have good calabash seafood.
So you do have a place to go when what you really want is
seafood... :)
Yes, tho we've not gone in a while. Guess we need to make a
trip. (G) Last year after the final day of the sewing/quilting
expo, Steve wanted to take me there. We walked in and the noise
level (it's just one big, open area) was a bit much for me so
we went elsewhere.
That could be an issue... along with the trip there... :)
It's not bad getting to if we're down in Raleigh anyway, a bit more thought (leave earlier, etc) involved if we're coming from WF. I'd had
3 days of working the sewing/quilting expo at the convention center so wanted something that was quieter. IIRC, we ended up at a Red Lobster.
Is it a good representation of it...?
Pretty much so, talked to one (retired NYC fireman) person a few
weeks ago who thought it was too hot. But, it's not that bad,
IMO.
If you don't think it too spicy, then it can't be all that too
hot... ;) Might be worth getting a least a taste of it... :)
Nice thing about the cafeteria is that we can all get something
different and share tastes. If nobody else gets bbq, I will. (G)
I take it they serve out the portions...?
During the week, yes, and they are generous. On Sundays they do
a buffet, serve it yourself.
So when we go, it'll be served out... so probably we should all
get different things and then share out tastes... ;)
That's the thought. Looks like it will be a small group again so that method would allow a wider variety of tastings.
Replying from the Pond, 10 Sept, at 7:10pm....
And, better then, than now with the hurricane steaming toward
Florida.
Very true... Are they in a fairly safe position...?
Yes, they're about an hour north of Tampa, very inland so they just
got some wind and rain.
Oh, that's good.... :)
Probably about what we're exected to get here Thursday night
into Friday, be gone by late Friday afternoon. The storm is
supposed to skirt the coast so the area where we used to live
is under evacuation orders.
Yes, I heard about that... and now it's made its way up the coast and off...
grand kids. When we were in FL in June, we shared the latest
pictures we had.
And you can show them newer pictures next visit... better than
nothing... :)
That's the plan, along with connecting to the YouTube link for
Robert's piano recital.
That would be nice for them to see... :)
It's RH>>> not fancy or anything but it does have good calabashGood thing we've found the NC State Seafood Restaurant. (G)
seafood.
So you do have a place to go when what you really want is
seafood... :)
Yes, tho we've not gone in a while. Guess we need to make a
trip. (G) Last year after the final day of the sewing/quilting
expo, Steve wanted to take me there. We walked in and the noise
level (it's just one big, open area) was a bit much for me so
we went elsewhere.
That could be an issue... along with the trip there... :)
It's not bad getting to if we're down in Raleigh anyway, a bit more thought (leave earlier, etc) involved if we're coming from WF. I'd had
3 days of working the sewing/quilting expo at the convention center so wanted something that was quieter. IIRC, we ended up at a Red Lobster.
I guess that might have been a little quieter....
few RH>>> weeks ago who thought it was too hot. But, it's not thatIs it a good representation of it...?
Pretty much so, talked to one (retired NYC fireman) person a
bad,
(G) NB>>> I take it they serve out the portions...?IMO.
If you don't think it too spicy, then it can't be all that too
hot... ;) Might be worth getting a least a taste of it... :)
Nice thing about the cafeteria is that we can all get something
different and share tastes. If nobody else gets bbq, I will.
During the week, yes, and they are generous. On Sundays they do
a buffet, serve it yourself.
So when we go, it'll be served out... so probably we should all
get different things and then share out tastes... ;)
That's the thought. Looks like it will be a small group again so that method would allow a wider variety of tastings.
Could be.... unless some people can get there after all... and we are
a group that does share tastes.... :)
Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 09-12-19 13:12 <=-
Replying from the Pond, 10 Sept, at 7:10pm....
But uploaded now that you're home. (G)
And, better then, than now with the hurricane steaming toward
Florida.
Very true... Are they in a fairly safe position...?
Yes, they're about an hour north of Tampa, very inland so they
just got some wind and rain.
Oh, that's good.... :)
Probably about what we're exected to get here Thursday night
into Friday, be gone by late Friday afternoon. The storm is
supposed to skirt the coast so the area where we used to live
is under evacuation orders.
Yes, I heard about that... and now it's made its way up the
coast and off...
Halifax, Nova Scotia got hit; the storm had regenerated into a
Category 2 by then. I've not heard how much damage was done.
Emerald Isle, down near where we used to live, got hit with a
waterspout turned EF 2 tornado and the Outer Banks got wind/
water damage, as usual.
We kept power on, but had we lost it, we could have moved into
the camper for cooking, lights, etc., just no air conditioning.
Good thing we've found the NC State Seafood Restaurant. (G)
It's not fancy or anything but it does have good calabash
seafood.
So you do have a place to go when what you really want is
seafood... :)
Yes, tho we've not gone in a while. Guess we need to make a
trip. (G) Last year after the final day of the sewing/quilting
expo, Steve wanted to take me there. We walked in and the noise
level (it's just one big, open area) was a bit much for me so
we went elsewhere.
That could be an issue... along with the trip there... :)
It's not bad getting to if we're down in Raleigh anyway, a
bit more thought (leave earlier, etc) involved if we're coming
from WF. I'd had 3 days of working the sewing/quilting expo at
the convention center so wanted something that was quieter.
IIRC, we ended up at a Red Lobster.
I guess that might have been a little quieter....
It was a good bit quieter. Helped me decompress; it was also my
birthday so we celebrated that. (G)
Nice thing about the cafeteria is that we can all get something
different and share tastes. If nobody else gets bbq, I will. (G)
I take it they serve out the portions...?
During the week, yes, and they are generous. On Sundays they do
a buffet, serve it yourself.
So when we go, it'll be served out... so probably we should all
get different things and then share out tastes... ;)
That's the thought. Looks like it will be a small group again so
that method would allow a wider variety of tastings.
Could be.... unless some people can get there after all... and we
are a group that does share tastes.... :)
Doesn't look like we'll have any surprise show ups; as of now, I've
not heard back from xxCarol. Sean had to back out and nobody else has indicated that they may be able to come.
Replying from the Pond, 10 Sept, at 7:10pm....
But uploaded now that you're home. (G)
Exactly... it was done when I did my run late evening on the 11th,
IIRC...
Probably about what we're exected to get here Thursday night
into Friday, be gone by late Friday afternoon. The storm is
supposed to skirt the coast so the area where we used to live
is under evacuation orders.
Yes, I heard about that... and now it's made its way up the
coast and off...
Halifax, Nova Scotia got hit; the storm had regenerated into a
Category 2 by then. I've not heard how much damage was done.
Emerald Isle, down near where we used to live, got hit with a
waterspout turned EF 2 tornado and the Outer Banks got wind/
water damage, as usual.
I think I did hear something about that....
We kept power on, but had we lost it, we could have moved into
the camper for cooking, lights, etc., just no air conditioning.
That would have worked out ok... :)
That could be an issue... along with the trip there... :)
It's not bad getting to if we're down in Raleigh anyway, a
bit more thought (leave earlier, etc) involved if we're coming
from WF. I'd had 3 days of working the sewing/quilting expo at
the convention center so wanted something that was quieter.
IIRC, we ended up at a Red Lobster.
I guess that might have been a little quieter....
It was a good bit quieter. Helped me decompress; it was also my
birthday so we celebrated that. (G)
Nice. :)
something RH>>>> different and share tastes. If nobody else gets bbq,Nice thing about the cafeteria is that we can all get
I will. (G) NB>>>> I take it they serve out the portions...?
we NB>> are a group that does share tastes.... :)During the week, yes, and they are generous. On Sundays they do
a buffet, serve it yourself.
So when we go, it'll be served out... so probably we should all
get different things and then share out tastes... ;)
That's the thought. Looks like it will be a small group again so
that method would allow a wider variety of tastings.
Could be.... unless some people can get there after all... and
Doesn't look like we'll have any surprise show ups; as of now, I've
not heard back from xxCarol. Sean had to back out and nobody else has indicated that they may be able to come.
I've not seen xxCarol showing up in other echoes, even, lately...
There's an tiny chance that my brother might show up, but last I
heard, he was fairly sure that he'd be off on some work trip... it was still
not quite solid, hence the tiny chance... ;)
Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 09-19-19 13:20 <=-
Yes, I heard about that... and now it's made its way up the
coast and off...
Halifax, Nova Scotia got hit; the storm had regenerated into a
Category 2 by then. I've not heard how much damage was done.
Emerald Isle, down near where we used to live, got hit with a
waterspout turned EF 2 tornado and the Outer Banks got wind/
water damage, as usual.
I think I did hear something about that....
Now I'm keeping an eye on the systems in the Atlantic, both near us
and forming off the coast of Africa. So far, it looks like nothing is headed our way but we're still a week out from the picnic.
We kept power on, but had we lost it, we could have moved into
the camper for cooking, lights, etc., just no air conditioning.
That would have worked out ok... :)
Especially since we keep it semi stocked anyway. We'd have just had to bring out some more food and clothes.
IIRC, we ended up at a Red Lobster.
I guess that might have been a little quieter....
It was a good bit quieter. Helped me decompress; it was also my
birthday so we celebrated that. (G)
Nice. :)
A small celebration; we were both tired from the work at the expo and
knew we had to pack to leave for VT in the next few days. We didn't
work the expo this year but had fun shopping it--and passing along to
one of the vendors how we improved their holder for the remote control.
So when we go, it'll be served out... so probably we should all
get different things and then share out tastes... ;)
That's the thought. Looks like it will be a small group again so
that method would allow a wider variety of tastings.
Could be.... unless some people can get there after all... and
we are a group that does share tastes.... :)
Doesn't look like we'll have any surprise show ups; as of now,
I've not heard back from xxCarol. Sean had to back out and nobody
else has indicated that they may be able to come.
I've not seen xxCarol showing up in other echoes, even, lately...
There's an tiny chance that my brother might show up, but last I
heard, he was fairly sure that he'd be off on some work trip...
it was still not quite solid, hence the tiny chance... ;)
OK, it would be nice to see him but understand if he can't make it.
Work does take priority. (G)
Category 2 by then. I've not heard how much damage was done.
Emerald Isle, down near where we used to live, got hit with a
waterspout turned EF 2 tornado and the Outer Banks got wind/
water damage, as usual.
I think I did hear something about that....
Now I'm keeping an eye on the systems in the Atlantic, both near us
and forming off the coast of Africa. So far, it looks like nothing is headed our way but we're still a week out from the picnic.
Still looks pretty good, and we're only days away now... :)
We kept power on, but had we lost it, we could have moved into
the camper for cooking, lights, etc., just no air conditioning.
That would have worked out ok... :)
Especially since we keep it semi stocked anyway. We'd have just had to bring out some more food and clothes.
And it's but a few steps away... :)
IIRC, we ended up at a Red Lobster.
I guess that might have been a little quieter....
It was a good bit quieter. Helped me decompress; it was also my
birthday so we celebrated that. (G)
Nice. :)
A small celebration; we were both tired from the work at the expo and
knew we had to pack to leave for VT in the next few days. We didn't
work the expo this year but had fun shopping it--and passing along to
one of the vendors how we improved their holder for the remote control.
Which I'm sure they appreciated finding out about...
heard, he was fairly sure that he'd be off on some work trip...
it was still not quite solid, hence the tiny chance... ;)
OK, it would be nice to see him but understand if he can't make it.
Work does take priority. (G)
Last word from him is that he'll be at a number of different work
sites, none of which are close enough to stop in... oh, well...
Did you notice the exchange I had with mark lewis...? He's a
possibility now... :)
Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 09-25-19 15:15 <=-
Now I'm keeping an eye on the systems in the Atlantic, both
near us and forming off the coast of Africa. So far, it looks
like nothing is headed our way but we're still a week out from
the picnic.
Still looks pretty good, and we're only days away now... :)
Overall, weather looks good--some possibility of rain each Sat, sun,
Mon, but not a whole lot. We've got plenty of shelters outside that we
can cook and still remain dry unless it decides to really dump a lot
of water. It'll be warm, but not humid.
We kept power on, but had we lost it, we could have moved into
the camper for cooking, lights, etc., just no air conditioning.
That would have worked out ok... :)
Especially since we keep it semi stocked anyway. We'd have just
had to bring out some more food and clothes.
And it's but a few steps away... :)
Yes, but right now all the food stuffs are out of it. Figured I'd
rotate the stock over the winter, start out next spring with fresh
stuff.
If we see the potential for needing it as shelter, it won't take
long to gather up some canned goods, stuff from the fridge, etc to restock.
A small celebration; we were both tired from the work at the
expo and knew we had to pack to leave for VT in the next few
days. We didn't work the expo this year but had fun shopping it
--and passing along to one of the vendors how we improved their
holder for the remote control.
Which I'm sure they appreciated finding out about...
They did--haven't gone to the web site (and I don't do f/book) to see
if they've posted anything about it. We did get a small gift of appreciation.
Did you notice the exchange I had with mark lewis...? He's a
possibility now... :)
I saw, sent a note to let him know we'd enjoy his company. So far, no follow up in e-mail but I'll keep checking.
the picnic.
Still looks pretty good, and we're only days away now... :)
Overall, weather looks good--some possibility of rain each Sat, sun,
Mon, but not a whole lot. We've got plenty of shelters outside that we
can cook and still remain dry unless it decides to really dump a lot
of water. It'll be warm, but not humid.
And, as it turned out, the weather was hot, but we didn't get any rain until the day we left... :)
We kept power on, but had we lost it, we could have moved into
the camper for cooking, lights, etc., just no air conditioning.
That would have worked out ok... :)
Especially since we keep it semi stocked anyway. We'd have just
had to bring out some more food and clothes.
And it's but a few steps away... :)
Yes, but right now all the food stuffs are out of it. Figured I'd
rotate the stock over the winter, start out next spring with fresh
stuff.
That's one way to make sure you don't end up with out-dated cans and such... ;)
If we see the potential for needing it as shelter, it won't take
long to gather up some canned goods, stuff from the fridge, etc to restock.
Yup.
days. We didn't work the expo this year but had fun shopping it
--and passing along to one of the vendors how we improved their
holder for the remote control.
Which I'm sure they appreciated finding out about...
They did--haven't gone to the web site (and I don't do f/book) to see
if they've posted anything about it. We did get a small gift of appreciation.
I suppose they might even change their design to incorporate your improvement... :)
Did you notice the exchange I had with mark lewis...? He's a
possibility now... :)
I saw, sent a note to let him know we'd enjoy his company. So far, no follow up in e-mail but I'll keep checking.
And, as it turned out, he did come... :)
Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 10-06-19 20:53 <=-
Overall, weather looks good--some possibility of rain each
Sat, sun, Mon, but not a whole lot. We've got plenty of
shelters outside that we can cook and still remain dry unless
it decides to really dump a lot of water. It'll be warm, but
not humid.
And, as it turned out, the weather was hot, but we didn't get
any rain until the day we left... :)
We've still not had any of signifigance. Steve did have to use an
umbrella while on parking duty for a dance festival (at a local park)
last night. Temps are definatly more seasonal now.
We kept power on, but had we lost it, we could have moved into
the camper for cooking, lights, etc., just no air conditioning.
That would have worked out ok... :)
Especially since we keep it semi stocked anyway. We'd have just
had to bring out some more food and clothes.
And it's but a few steps away... :)
Yes, but right now all the food stuffs are out of it. Figured
I'd rotate the stock over the winter, start out next spring
with fresh stuff.
That's one way to make sure you don't end up with out-dated
cans and such... ;)
That's the intention. Steve filled a small honey bottle but it's in
the house, to go out next time we take the camper out. I should make a list of all the "regular" food items we stock, plus another list of the ones that vary from trip to trip to make sure we don't forget anything.
If we see the potential for needing it as shelter, it won't
take long to gather up some canned goods, stuff from the fridge,
etc to restock.
Yup.
That's why I keep some stuff like that on the shelves in the pantry
and fridge. Yogurt, cereal bars, tomato sauce/paste, pasta,
drinks.......
days. We didn't work the expo this year but had fun shopping it
--and passing along to one of the vendors how we improved their
holder for the remote control.
Which I'm sure they appreciated finding out about...
They did--haven't gone to the web site (and I don't do f/book)
to see if they've posted anything about it. We did get a small
gift of appreciation.
I suppose they might even change their design to incorporate
your improvement... :)
Time will tell on that one but it's a possibility.
Did you notice the exchange I had with mark lewis...? He's a
possibility now... :)
I saw, sent a note to let him know we'd enjoy his company.
So far, no follow up in e-mail but I'll keep checking.
And, as it turned out, he did come... :)
Yes, so we got to meet another face behind the name. (G)
And, as it turned out, the weather was hot, but we didn't get
any rain until the day we left... :)
We've still not had any of signifigance. Steve did have to use an
umbrella while on parking duty for a dance festival (at a local park)
last night. Temps are definatly more seasonal now.
When one is out in it, even a steady drizzle can be a bit much... ;)
Yes, but right now all the food stuffs are out of it. Figured
I'd rotate the stock over the winter, start out next spring
with fresh stuff.
That's one way to make sure you don't end up with out-dated
cans and such... ;)
That's the intention. Steve filled a small honey bottle but it's in
the house, to go out next time we take the camper out. I should make a list of all the "regular" food items we stock, plus another list of the ones that vary from trip to trip to make sure we don't forget anything.
That's a very good idea... I know that I tend to need that sort of reminders, even for fairly regular sorts of sorties... :)
If we see the potential for needing it as shelter, it won't
take long to gather up some canned goods, stuff from the fridge,
etc to restock.
Yup.
That's why I keep some stuff like that on the shelves in the pantry
and fridge. Yogurt, cereal bars, tomato sauce/paste, pasta,
drinks.......
A certain amount of emergency preparedness is always a good idea... :)
to see if they've posted anything about it. We did get a small
gift of appreciation.
I suppose they might even change their design to incorporate
your improvement... :)
Time will tell on that one but it's a possibility.
Just keep your eyes open when you are in the stores... ;)
Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 10-16-19 21:19 <=-
And, as it turned out, the weather was hot, but we didn't get
any rain until the day we left... :)
We've still not had any of signifigance. Steve did have to use
an umbrella while on parking duty for a dance festival (at a
local park) last night. Temps are definatly more seasonal now.
When one is out in it, even a steady drizzle can be a bit much... ;)
True, we had some rain off and on today--just enough to wet the
umbrella.
Yes, but right now all the food stuffs are out of it. Figured
I'd rotate the stock over the winter, start out next spring
with fresh stuff.
That's one way to make sure you don't end up with out-dated
cans and such... ;)
That's the intention. Steve filled a small honey bottle but it's
in the house, to go out next time we take the camper out. I
should make a list of all the "regular" food items we stock, plus
another list of the ones that vary from trip to trip to make sure
we don't forget anything.
That's a very good idea... I know that I tend to need that sort
of reminders, even for fairly regular sorts of sorties... :)
We forgot a number of small, not really important for a short trip
stuff this last time out. Nothing of any consequence but want to
remember it for the next trip.
If we see the potential for needing it as shelter, it won't
take long to gather up some canned goods, stuff from the fridge,
etc to restock.
Yup.
That's why I keep some stuff like that on the shelves in the pantry
and fridge. Yogurt, cereal bars, tomato sauce/paste, pasta,
drinks.......
A certain amount of emergency preparedness is always a good
idea... :)
Had to do that when we were in Germany, just in case dependants had to evacuate (if the USA got into a war time situation), leaving the
active duty member in Germany. Plus, any number of places we've been
in, we've had the risk of hurricanes so, it's sort of second nature to keep stuff like that on hand.
to see if they've posted anything about it. We did get a small
gift of appreciation.
I suppose they might even change their design to incorporate
your improvement... :)
Time will tell on that one but it's a possibility.
Just keep your eyes open when you are in the stores... ;)
It would be more of an on line or at expos thing; they don't sell the
big tables in stores other than their store in Florida.
much... ;)an umbrella while on parking duty for a dance festival (at a
local park) last night. Temps are definatly more seasonal now.
When one is out in it, even a steady drizzle can be a bit
True, we had some rain off and on today--just enough to wet the
umbrella.
Just enough that you would be glad to have the umbrella (or at least a water-repellent hoodie) there for protection... ;)
plus RH>> another list of the ones that vary from trip to trip toThat's the intention. Steve filled a small honey bottle but it's
in the house, to go out next time we take the camper out. I
should make a list of all the "regular" food items we stock,
make sure RH>> we don't forget anything.
That's a very good idea... I know that I tend to need that sort
of reminders, even for fairly regular sorts of sorties... :)
We forgot a number of small, not really important for a short trip
stuff this last time out. Nothing of any consequence but want to
remember it for the next trip.
Yup... put it on the list.... ;)
fridge, RH>>> etc to restock.If we see the potential for needing it as shelter, it won't
take long to gather up some canned goods, stuff from the
pantry RH>> and fridge. Yogurt, cereal bars, tomato sauce/paste,Yup.
That's why I keep some stuff like that on the shelves in the
pasta,
drinks.......
A certain amount of emergency preparedness is always a good
idea... :)
Had to do that when we were in Germany, just in case dependants had to evacuate (if the USA got into a war time situation), leaving the
active duty member in Germany. Plus, any number of places we've been
in, we've had the risk of hurricanes so, it's sort of second nature to keep stuff like that on hand.
Makes sense.... :)
to see if they've posted anything about it. We did get a small
gift of appreciation.
I suppose they might even change their design to incorporate
your improvement... :)
Time will tell on that one but it's a possibility.
Just keep your eyes open when you are in the stores... ;)
It would be more of an on line or at expos thing; they don't sell the
big tables in stores other than their store in Florida.
Ok, then, keep your eyes open when online or at the expos... (G) Or
if you happen to be in their Florida store.... ;)
Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 10-29-19 15:29 <=-
an umbrella while on parking duty for a dance festival (at a
local park) last night. Temps are definatly more seasonal now.
When one is out in it, even a steady drizzle can be a bit
much... ;)
True, we had some rain off and on today--just enough to wet the
umbrella.
Just enough that you would be glad to have the umbrella (or at
least a water-repellent hoodie) there for protection... ;)
Very much so. We're due for more rain the next couple of days, with
temps getting down to near freezing. Rachel texted us this morning
that she was expecting 1-3" of snow, with a low predicted of 10
tomorrow night. Good weather to stay in and curl up by the fire with a cuppa cocoa.
That's the intention. Steve filled a small honey bottle but it's
in the house, to go out next time we take the camper out. I
should make a list of all the "regular" food items we stock,
plus another list of the ones that vary from trip to trip to
make sure we don't forget anything.
That's a very good idea... I know that I tend to need that sort
of reminders, even for fairly regular sorts of sorties... :)
We forgot a number of small, not really important for a short
trip stuff this last time out. Nothing of any consequence but
want to remember it for the next trip.
Yup... put it on the list.... ;)
If it's something we need to take from here, it might go on a mental
list. If it's not that important, we'll not worry about it or pick up
a replacement. Since we know we'll be doing some grocery shopping
during our next trip, we can, most likely replace anything we've
forgotten in the same shopping run.
If we see the potential for needing it as shelter, it won't
take long to gather up some canned goods, stuff from the
fridge, etc to restock.
Yup.
That's why I keep some stuff like that on the shelves in the
pantry and fridge. Yogurt, cereal bars, tomato sauce/paste,
pasta, drinks.......
A certain amount of emergency preparedness is always a good
idea... :)
Had to do that when we were in Germany, just in case dependants
had to evacuate (if the USA got into a war time situation),
leaving the active duty member in Germany. Plus, any number of
places we've been in, we've had the risk of hurricanes so, it's
sort of second nature to keep stuff like that on hand.
Makes sense.... :)
We don't have the MRE's we had easy access to over there (could buy equivalent at camping or Army/Navy stores if we really wanted to) but
have enough other stuff. Just have to remember to take a can opener
for the non pop top lids.
I suppose they might even change their design to incorporate
your improvement... :)
Time will tell on that one but it's a possibility.
Just keep your eyes open when you are in the stores... ;)
It would be more of an on line or at expos thing; they don't sell
the big tables in stores other than their store in Florida.
Ok, then, keep your eyes open when online or at the expos... (G)
Or if you happen to be in their Florida store.... ;)
More likely to be expos as the FL store in in the pan handle area; we
stay in the main part of the state.
Very much so. We're due for more rain the next couple of days, with
temps getting down to near freezing. Rachel texted us this morning
that she was expecting 1-3" of snow, with a low predicted of 10
tomorrow night. Good weather to stay in and curl up by the fire with a cuppa cocoa.
Indeed.... and the midwest and all are getting winter already, to be sure... Heard from a friend in Iowa that they had 3" of snow for Halloween... So far, we've only had idle threats... although there are more threats for later this week... haven't heard of any likelihood of accumulation yet, though... ;)
plus another list of the ones that vary from trip to trip to
make sure we don't forget anything.
That's a very good idea... I know that I tend to need that sort
of reminders, even for fairly regular sorts of sorties... :)
We forgot a number of small, not really important for a short
trip stuff this last time out. Nothing of any consequence but
want to remember it for the next trip.
Yup... put it on the list.... ;)
If it's something we need to take from here, it might go on a mental
list. If it's not that important, we'll not worry about it or pick up
a replacement. Since we know we'll be doing some grocery shopping
during our next trip, we can, most likely replace anything we've
forgotten in the same shopping run.
Yup, that can be a consideration.... still a better idea to have it on
the list, even if you expect to pick it up along the way, so that it doesn't get forgotten... :)
A certain amount of emergency preparedness is always a good
idea... :)
Had to do that when we were in Germany, just in case dependants
had to evacuate (if the USA got into a war time situation),
leaving the active duty member in Germany. Plus, any number of
places we've been in, we've had the risk of hurricanes so, it's
sort of second nature to keep stuff like that on hand.
Makes sense.... :)
We don't have the MRE's we had easy access to over there (could buy equivalent at camping or Army/Navy stores if we really wanted to) but
have enough other stuff. Just have to remember to take a can opener
for the non pop top lids.
Yup.... That's something that you could just have in stock in the
camper, too... :)
sell RH>> the big tables in stores other than their store in Florida.Just keep your eyes open when you are in the stores... ;)
It would be more of an on line or at expos thing; they don't
Ok, then, keep your eyes open when online or at the expos... (G)
Or if you happen to be in their Florida store.... ;)
More likely to be expos as the FL store in in the pan handle area; we
stay in the main part of the state.
So not that likely you'd be anywhere near that store.... :)
Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 11-06-19 14:35 <=-
Very much so. We're due for more rain the next couple of days,
with temps getting down to near freezing. Rachel texted us
this morning that she was expecting 1-3" of snow, with a low
predicted of 10 tomorrow night. Good weather to stay in and curl
up by the fire with a cuppa cocoa.
Indeed.... and the midwest and all are getting winter already,
to be sure... Heard from a friend in Iowa that they had 3" of
snow for Halloween... So far, we've only had idle threats...
although there are more threats for later this week... haven't
heard of any likelihood of accumulation yet, though... ;)
I saw on last night's news that the north east is due to get a heavy
hit. We're in the calm (warm) between cold fronts--may get down to 40s (for highs) next week.
plus another list of the ones that vary from trip to trip to
make sure we don't forget anything.
That's a very good idea... I know that I tend to need that sort
of reminders, even for fairly regular sorts of sorties... :)
We forgot a number of small, not really important for a short
trip stuff this last time out. Nothing of any consequence but
want to remember it for the next trip.
Yup... put it on the list.... ;)
If it's something we need to take from here, it might go on a
mental list. If it's not that important, we'll not worry about it
or pick up a replacement. Since we know we'll be doing some
grocery shopping during our next trip, we can, most likely
replace anything we've forgotten in the same shopping run.
Yup, that can be a consideration.... still a better idea to have
it on the list, even if you expect to pick it up along the way,
so that it doesn't get forgotten... :)
I make lists from time to time--had a fair sized one yesterday for
what we needed to pick up at Sam's and elsewhere. Steve is cooking for
the VFW meeting this month (tomorrow)--baked pasta, garlic bread and salad, with dessert. Today I chopped the onions & peppers, made the
cheese mix. We'll do the sauce and assembly tomorrow.
A certain amount of emergency preparedness is always a good
idea... :)
Had to do that when we were in Germany, just in case dependants
had to evacuate (if the USA got into a war time situation),
leaving the active duty member in Germany. Plus, any number of
places we've been in, we've had the risk of hurricanes so, it's
sort of second nature to keep stuff like that on hand.
Makes sense.... :)
We don't have the MRE's we had easy access to over there (could
buy equivalent at camping or Army/Navy stores if we really
wanted to) but have enough other stuff. Just have to remember to
take a can opener for the non pop top lids.
Yup.... That's something that you could just have in stock in the
camper, too... :)
That's one thing that stays out there. We basically have a second
kitchen set up but for the foodstuffs out there. All we have to load
is food and clothes.
Just keep your eyes open when you are in the stores... ;)
It would be more of an on line or at expos thing; they don't
sell the big tables in stores other than their store in Florida.
Ok, then, keep your eyes open when online or at the expos... (G)
Or if you happen to be in their Florida store.... ;)
More likely to be expos as the FL store in in the pan handle
area; we stay in the main part of the state.
So not that likely you'd be anywhere near that store.... :)
Not unless we go from Steve's folks out to Alabama to visit some
friends there. We did it a few years ago, after Steve retired but
before we moved up to WF.
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