JIM WELLER wrote to BILL SWISHER <=-
It's going to drop to 10 F here tonight!
My forecast is for 28°F overnight then up to 53°F when the sun is up.
I overheard someone saying they'd swapped their tires for
winter, I managed to not smile or anything. Heck, I don't own
those types of tires.
My latest car has terrible tractions so I just spent a fortune on
super tough, extra deep treaded, studded winter tires.
I switched my tires last week and then we had one warm day and all
the snow melted away, so I'm driving studded tires on bare pavement
and I can't tell if they're worth the premium I paid or not.
Running studded tires on pavement is illegal in my state. They eat away
at the asphalt and don't do concrete a world of good. Not to mention
that the brakes don't work so well with the tungsten studs sliding over
the pavement as opposed to rubber's co-efficient of friction.
And the big deal - hopefully the technology for anchoring the studs in
the rubber has improved since the 1960s when a friend was taking a road
trip and had a tungsten stud separate from the tire, blow through the
rear wheel well of his station wagon and continue out through the wind
screen - narrowly missing hitting his wife in the head.
(Yikes, that's a long run-on sentence)
I've run chains on icy roads but never studs. Those things are about the
size of a 22 calibre bullet and, apparently, about as powerful if let
loose from their tire.
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Title: Chain Saw Chilli
Categories: Stews, Vegetables, Beans, Dairy
Yield: 4 Servings
1 lb Butcher's blend meatloaf mix
3 tb Homemade Chilli mix
16 oz Black beans; drained, rinsed
11 oz Can corn niblets; drained
14 1/2 oz Can stewed tomatoes; no salt
1 c Water
2 tb Sour cream
6 oz Corn chips; opt
Heat nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add butcher's
blend meatloaf mix (1/3 beef, 1/3 pork, 1/3 veal).
Cook about 5 minutes or until meat has lost its raw
look. Stir in homemade chilli mix; cook and stir one
minute. Stir in beans, corn, tomatoes, and water. Bring
to a boil. reduce heat to low, simmer 10 minutes,
uncovered, stirring ocassionally until mixture is
thickened and flavors are blended. Remove from heat.
Serve chilli with 2 tablespoons of sour cream,
accompanied with corn chips.
NOTE: There is no claim on this as to the guilty party.
But, whoever s/he is should be considered to be a
featured victim in the next re-make of the Texas
Chainsaw Massacre. EEEEEWWWWWWW!!!! - UDD
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