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   Hi Dave,   
      
    RH> I tend to stay with one board unless something happens to take it down.   
    RH> Hurricane Katrina knocked Marc off the air for a bit so we downloaded   
    RH> thru a set up that Dale Shipp put together for us. That was our in case   
    RH> of need back up, which, IIRC, we used maybe a couple of times.   
      
    DD> And now that's no longer available since Dale is no longer available.   
    DD> Bv(= I miss his dry wit.   
      
   I miss stopping in Columbia on our way north or south. Gail and Dale   
   always graciously hosted us overnight on our stops; we spent many a   
   pleasant time with them.   
      
    DD>  Golden anniversaries are *always* a big deal. The really rare one is   
    DD>  the Diamond Jubilee. I can remember only one in this area. He was   
    DD> near  his personal century mark and she was abot five years younger.   
      
   My in laws made it to 72 before Dad passed away. He was 20; she was 16   
   when they got married.   
      
    DD> I can't get my mind wrapped around doing anything for 50 years. At the   
    DD> same time I just realised last week that I've been at my current job   
    DD> for 20 years.   
      
    DD> And yesterday I went in and told my manager that I was quitting   
    DD> because I could no longer give them an honest days work. So, I guess   
    DD> that means I'm retired.   
      
   You will find something to fill your days. Still, 20 years for what was   
   supposed to be just a part time job is quite credible; congratulations!   
      
      
    RH> One day at a time adds up. We tried a new to us steakhouse in Raliegh   
    RH> for dinner Saturday night. Food was good but they had so many tables   
    RH> crowded into it, and a low ceiling, made hearing even the person beside   
      
    DD> If I visit an eatery and there is a noise level so as to make   
    DD> conversation difficult you can bet I'll not return there voluntarily.   
    DD> Dining out is as much a social occasion as a fuelling the body event.   
      
    RH> Very much so! We'd been to the place we wanted to go to so knew that it   
    RH> was set up much better for groups, and even couples. Last time we went   
      
    DD> One of my go-to places has closed. The local Red Robin is no more.   
    DD> I'll miss their burgers and the fish & chipd.   
      
   AFAIK, our RR is still going. It's over near Sam's Club, Chili's and   
   Texas Roadhouse so when we go to Sam's or TR, we can check. I was never   
   that impressed with RR but for a time, that was our oldest grandson's   
   favorite place; he would do his own ordering.   
      
    RH> Like our now former Golden Corral. Thankfully Texas Roadhouse is still   
    RH> going strong; we get over there every so often.   
      
    DD> Our T.R. is still here and seems to be doing well. My personal   
    DD> favourite is the Old Luxemburg it's an old school steak   
    DD> house/restaurant across the street from my favourite meat market   
    DD> (Humphreys') in a semi-dodgy neighbourhood. On the west side of town   
    DD> there is Mariah's - still struggling after the CoVid shut down. I   
    DD> don't do steaks much anymore - even at home.   
      
   Those sould like places we'd go to for a special occasion. We'll grill   
   steaks at home every so often but just as often, go out for them and get   
   a big enough cut that we can bring some home to enjoy it again.   
      
   ---   
   Catch you later,   
   Ruth   
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