TZUTC: -0500   
   MSGID: 167412.cooking@1:2320/105 2d40d428   
   REPLY: 1:396/45.28 45836df8   
   PID: Synchronet 3.21a-Linux master/123f2d28a Jul 12 2025 GCC 12.2.0   
   TID: SBBSecho 3.28-Linux master/123f2d28a Jul 12 2025 GCC 12.2.0   
   BBSID: CAPCITY2   
   CHRS: ASCII 1   
   FORMAT: flowed   
   0-=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-   
      
    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.   
      
    RH> I miss stopping in Columbia on our way north or south. Gail and Dale   
    RH> always graciously hosted us overnight on our stops; we spent many a   
    RH> pleasant time with them.   
       
   The black camel kneels for all of us, sooner or later. My doctor chided   
   me for not using the BiPap every night with a "You could die in your sleep"   
   Itold him "It's my preferred way to go." End of discussion.   
      
    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.   
      
    RH> My in laws made it to 72 before Dad passed away. He was 20; she was 16   
    RH> when they got married.   
      
   72 years married? That is remarkable.   
      
    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.   
      
    RH> You will find something to fill your days. Still, 20 years for what was   
    RH> supposed to be just a part time job is quite credible; congratulations!   
      
   It wasn't actually "work" as I enjoyed what I was doing.   
      
    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.   
      
    RH> AFAIK, our RR is still going. It's over near Sam's Club, Chili's and   
    RH> Texas Roadhouse so when we go to Sam's or TR, we can check. I was never   
    RH> that impressed with RR but for a time, that was our oldest grandson's   
    RH> favorite place; he would do his own ordering.   
      
   I'm pretty sure it was just this franchise that took the gas pipe.   
      
    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.   
      
    RH> Those sould like places we'd go to for a special occasion. We'll grill   
    RH> steaks at home every so often but just as often, go out for them and   
    RH> get a big enough cut that we can bring some home to enjoy it again.   
      
   I've never been one for doggie bags even now that there are three mutts   
   living here. I always try to be a member of the clean plate club.   
      
   Which is a disappointment for Jasper and his "sisters". They can, and   
   do, clean plates and bowls almost like a pre-wash unless it's Chinese   
   food.   
      
   MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06   
       
         Title: Politically Correct Puppy Chow   
    Categories: Cereals, Chocolate, Nuts, Snacks   
         Yield: 4 Pounds   
       
        28 oz (2 boxes) Chex cereal   
    11 1/2 oz Bag white chocolate chips   
    11 1/2 oz Bag milk chocolate chips   
       1/2 lb Butter   
        18 oz Jar crunchy peanut butter   
         2 ts Vanilla extract   
        16 oz Box powdered (confectioners)   
              - sugar   
         8 oz Bag M&Ms or favourite candy;   
              - chocolate, of course   
       
     Let's Get Baked: Place half the jar of peanut butter,   
     the white chocolate chips, one teaspoon of vanilla and   
     one stick of butter in a large pot.   
        
     Place the pot over the stove at medium heat until all   
     ingredients are beautifully melted together.   
        
     Take the pot off the stove and mix in one box of Chex.   
        
     Place the white chocolate chow in a CLOSED zip lock bag,   
     add in half the bag of powdered sugar and shake it up.   
        
     Place the bag in your fridge and wash the pot.   
        
     Do the same for the milk chocolate chips using the rest   
     of the jar of peanut butter, the milk chocolate chips,   
     one teaspoon of vanilla and the other stick of butter   
     in the pot.   
        
     Let the two puppy chow mixes cool in the fridge for   
     about an hour.   
        
     Once cooled mix them together and add your favorite   
     candies in, like M&Ms or crushed Oreos.   
        
     Always a great snack to bring to parties - or cuddle   
     on the couch with while your roommate left you home   
     alone all night for a hot date.   
        
     Fatty Factor: Dentist recommended to cause cavities!   
        
     From: http://theblacksheeponline.com   
        
     Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives   
       
   MMMMM   
      
   ... Enlightenment must come little by little otherwise it would overwhelm.   
   --- MultiMail/Win v0.52   
    * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105)   
   SEEN-BY: 4/0 18/200 19/10 88/0 90/0 93/1 104/119 105/81 106/201 114/10   
   SEEN-BY: 120/302 616 128/187 129/14 305 153/757 7715 154/10 30 50   
   SEEN-BY: 154/110 700 218/700 840 220/30 90 221/1 6 360 226/18 30 44   
   SEEN-BY: 226/50 227/114 229/110 206 300 307 317 400 426 428 452 470   
   SEEN-BY: 229/664 700 705 266/512 291/111 292/854 301/1 320/219 322/757   
   SEEN-BY: 335/364 341/66 200 234 342/200 460/58 633/280 712/848 880/1   
   SEEN-BY: 900/0 102 106 902/0 19 26 904/13 905/0 2320/0 105 107 304   
   SEEN-BY: 3634/12 5019/40 5020/400 5075/35   
   PATH: 2320/105 154/10 221/6 341/66 902/26 229/426