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   Hi Dave,   
      
    DD> stevia. It's  flavour profile is very much closer to the "realMcCoy".   
      
    RH> I've been drinking Diet Coke for so long that when I tried a Coke Zero,   
    RH> it didn't taste right to me. It has a slightly different flavor profile   
    RH> so I'll stay with Diet Coke as long as I can (no pun intended).   
      
    DD> And that's the reason I tried and stuck with the Coke Zero - the   
    DD> flavour profile is pretty much the same as original Coke.   
      
   Just those subtle differences in taste make for us liking the "close to   
   the same but different" products.   
      
    DD> I note that Coke is going back to cane sugar for its sweetner and   
    DD> drop kicking the HFCS to the curb. Now I won't have to se3arch out   
    DD> Mexican Coco Cola if I need the fully leaded stuff as an ingredient.   
      
    RH> Or stock up on Mexican Coke or KFP Coke. (G)   
      
    DD> That's the sweet part (pun intended) I won't have to play Joe Friday   
    DD> and track down the Mexican or Jewish stuff.   
      
   Easier to find in some places or times of year than others. When we were   
   in AZ, we weren't too far from the border. I went over once, with some   
   friends (had been over the border in TX in the 80s) for some shopping   
   (not for Coke). Downside of living that close was the problem with   
   illeagals; had some friends in law enforcement that had been shot at.   
      
    DD> I did discover a Dr. Pepper product Iquite like,mthough. Sugar free   
    DD> Pwppwe mixed with Cream Soda. Apparently other like it as well   
        ****** ?????   
      
    DD> becaouse it's hard to find it not store shelves.  Bv)=   
      
   May be more available in some stores/areas than others.   
      
      
    DD> Kinda like my Dannon chocolate/raspberry/fat free yogut. Hard to keep   
    DD> in stock.   
      
    RH> And not one that can be replicated with just a scoop of raspberry jam   
    RH> in plain yogurt. You need a source of good chocolate also.   
      
    DD> The "Fruit on the bottom" yoghurts are nice. The 4 1/2 oz little tubs   
    DD> are a pleasant snack if I get hunger pangs twixt meal times. Or just   
    DD> because.   
      
    RH> I have a Wegman's fruit on the bottom yogurt most days for breakfast.   
    RH> Rotate between blueberry, peach, strawberry and raspberry, the latter 2   
    RH> being my favorites. If I'm not able to get Wegman's, I'll usually find   
    RH> Dannon's and get it; I'll also get skyr, an Icelandic yogurt like   
    RH> product. I've also found quark, a German yogurt like product   
    RH> occaisionally in the States, had it quite often when stationed over   
    RH> there but not so much since we've been back due to lack of   
    RH> availability.   
      
    DD> Be willing to bet that if you check the USDA Establishment label on   
    DD> the Wegman's stuff it is the same as on the Dannon/Oikos product. I   
    DD> certainly is on my Hy-Vee and Schnuk's house brand/label product(s).   
      
   Quite possible.   
      
    DD> I do tomato juice and the cranberry juice - which my nephrologist   
    DD> (kidney doc) recommended as being good in several ways for my kidney   
      
    RH> So far my kidneys seem to be doing well without cranberry juice. Had a   
    RH> scare a few years ago with some blood work that indicated maybe   
    RH> otherwise so my primary care dr. referred me to a nephrologist. He said   
    RH> all was well, just come back once a year to keep an eye on things. Last   
      
    DD> Saw Dr. Nutt (nephrologist) yeaterday and was informed my kidneys are   
    DD> doing well, told to keep on with the Lasix and "see me in six mon   
    DD> ths". I like that he's assuming I'll be available in six months.  Bv)=   
      
   You're planning to stick around, I presume. (G)   
      
    DD> Staying hydrated on a long trip is easy for guys. Any bush, tree or   
    DD> the vehicle itself provides enough of a "fig leaf" for easing of the   
    DD> pressur. Women don't have the same advantageous plumbing.   
      
    RH> No, but having the camper has been handy for both of us. Just have to   
      
    DD> Not everyone brings their own Extended Stay America suite with then.   
    DD> Bv)=   
      
    RH> No, and there have been times, even with it, that have been close   
    RH> calls. Worst time without the camper (but just made it safely) was one   
    RH> time coming down from a trip up north. Heard on traffic radio of an   
    RH> accident southbound on I-95, south of DC and just south of where we   
    RH> would pick it up that morning on our traffic radio station, figured it   
      
    DD> What do you use as a "traffic" radio? Is it part of your GPS or a   
    DD> Sirius/XM channel? Or the good ol' CB radio (if such exists any   
      
   Sirius/XM; had it in the first Escape we bought and have continued with   
   it. Steve likes to listen to talk radio (usually Patriot channel 125)   
   when driving, will switch to Bluegrass Junction, No Shoes Radio or   
   Willie's Roadhouse also. Listening to Andrew Wilkow on Patriot Radio   
   intoduced us to Aaron Lewis; at the ham raido get together a couple of   
   weeks ago, grand prize in the raffle was an autographed special made for   
   him guitar. No, I didn't win it.   
      
    RH> Tried a new to us place after church today, Taza Grill. They   
    advertise RH> themselves as "The Best Mediterranian Food in the Area!".   
    We both had RH> the lamb platter, came with lots of lamb (their words,   
    but true), very RH> tender and Greek Salad, Cucumber Sauce, Hummus and   
    Warm Pita Bread RH> (Caps all theirs). It was pretty good, large   
    servings so I took home RH> maybe about half of my lamb, pita and some   
    hummus. We'll probably stick RH> with our usual local Mediterranian   
    place but this one was a good one to RH> try.   
      
    DD> Mediterranean gives a wiiiiiiiiide range of cuisines - both European   
    DD> and Africn from whiuch to choose. Besides my favourites (Greek and   
    DD> Italian) there is Spanish, French, Turkish, Israeli, Egyptian,   
    DD> Morrocaan, etc. from which to choose.   
      
   We've liked most all that we've tried; it's the Middle Eastern/Greece   
   area I refer to as Mediterranian. Spanish, Italian, French, etc I   
   classify as European.   
      
    DD> I wish we has a decent Greek restaurant here. I get some Greek dishes   
    DD> from   
      
      
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