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   -=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-   
      
    RH> You disappeared off the board for a few days, got me wondering if all   
    RH> was OK. Good to see you back.   
      
    DD> I've just graduaated from "The dog ate my homewoek" to "The dogs atee   
    DD> my internet".  Bv)=   
      
    RH> I've had those times, glad I have a resident computer guru/geek on   
    RH> premisis. (G)   
      
   The yappies are  why the techs had to make a return visit. The cable they   
   ate was in their yard, not mine. The fur kids we are boarding are much   
   too well behaved to ever do something like nthat.  Bv)=   
      
        8<----- +++++----->8   
      
    DD> Which is how the media work. "Good news" does not sell papers/get   
    DD> clicks/ have people tune-in. What they peddle (no matter their   
    DD> political leaning is the lyric from the old Hee-Haw3 song "gollm,   
    DD> despair, agny on me. Deep dark depression, excessive misery".   Bv)=   
      
    RH> I remember that one, and the phrase "If it bleeds, it leads" which is   
    RH> so often true in all forms of media.   
      
    DD> Sadly, there is *always* something to view with alarm.   
      
    RH> All too true.   
      
   I hated it when something I had been "viewing with alarm" that was not   
   'sensational' became  headline material and I could say, smugly, "See,   
   I told you...."  But, Istill said it.   Bv)=   
           
   	 8<----- ELIDE ----->8   
      
    DD> If you don't sk questions you don't get asnswers. I put Dr. Pepper at   
    DD> (about) #8 on my soft drinks list. And cream soda even lower. But the   
    DD> combination .... WOW! Right up there with Coke Zero.   
      
    RH> I like cream soda; I do not like Dr. Pepper. I'll probably never try   
    RH> the combination tho.   
      
   My first go was when somoene handed me a bottle and I took a drink withut   
   paying attention - until it hit my mouth.   
      
    DD> I don't understand how soda route drivers think. Their pay is based   
    DD> partly on how much "profuct" they move. If I was delivering a product   
    DD> that sold out every week I'd leave more and smile all the way to the   
    DD> bank. I was   
      
    RH> They're not all like that. Steve's last civilian job before he went in   
    RH> the Army was filling soda machines at Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry   
    RH> Point. He had an established route, don't know how often he had to fill   
    RH> specific machines. Came home with some interesting coins from Marines   
    RH> who tried scamming the machines--he would replace them with quarters of   
    RH> his own and the odd ones got added to an informal coin collection.   
      
    DD> The Mexican cinco centavo (nickle) coin used to was the same   
    DD> size/weight as the US 25c coin (quarter) but worth (in exchange) about   
    DD> 1/3 of a US cent. Las Vegas slot machines were flooded with them until   
    DD> the US mob had a meeting with the Mexican mob - who then got the   
    DD> Mexican gummint to "re-design" their nickel so it wouldn't fool US   
    DD> coin mechanisms.   
      
    RH> In Steve's case, he got more Korean and European coinage.   
       
    As they say "A pint's a pound, the world around." What we need is a good    
    five-cent nicklel.   
      
    DD>      8<----- SNYP ----->8   
      
    DD> Any money left in my accounts goes (split equally) between St.   
    RH>  Jude's DD> in Memphis and the Shriner's Cripplped Childrens'   
    RH> Hospitals.   
      
    RH> Both good causes.   
      
    DD> I was in the Navy, stationed at NAS Memphis when Danny Thomas broke   
    DD> ground for St. Jude's. He done good.   
      
    RH> We've driven by it various times either heading out west or coming back   
    RH> from a western trip. Also seen enough fund raising appeals on   
    RH> syndicated tv channels.   
      
   Memphis is sorta/kinda like Hot-lanta. I take the run-around roads and   
   don't try going right through. Generally quicker and less flustrating.   
      
    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   
      
    RH> Sirius/XM; had it in the first Escape we bought and have continued with   
    RH> it. Steve likes to listen to talk radio (usually Patriot channel 125)   
    RH> when driving, will switch to Bluegrass Junction, No Shoes Radio or   
    RH> Willie's Roadhouse also. Listening to Andrew Wilkow on Patriot Radio   
    RH> intoduced us to Aaron Lewis; at the ham raido get together a couple of   
    RH> weeks ago, grand prize in the raffle was an autographed special made   
    RH> for him guitar. No, I didn't win it.   
      
    DD> If I'm not listening to Real Jazz or 40s Junction I can be found   
    DD> getting on on what "the Shadow Knows" on old time radio channel. They   
    DD> did Orson Welles' 1939 "War Of The Worlds" on 31 October.   
      
    RH> We've listened to old time radio sometimes but it's harder to follow   
      
   No harder than when we were chirrun - especiallly if you're pre-TV as I wss.   
      
   MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06   
       
         Title: Turkey Meatloaf TV Dinner   
    Categories: Poultry, Vegetables, Potatoes, Herbs   
         Yield: 4 Dinners   
       
   MMMMM--------------------------MEATLOAF-------------------------------   
              Cooking spray   
     1 1/4 lb Ground turkey   
         1 sm Onion; grated   
       1/3 c  Breadcrumbs   
         1    Rib celery; fine chopped   
         1 lg Egg; lightly beaten   
       1/2 c  Ketchup   
         1 tb Chopped fresh parsley   
              Salt & fresh ground pepper   
         2 ts Soy sauce   
         1 ts Worcestershire sauce   
      
   MMMMM---------------------------SIDES--------------------------------   
     1 1/2 lb Russet potatoes; peeled,   
              - quartered   
              Salt   
         3 tb Butter; romm temp   
       1/2 c  Milk; hot   
              Fresh ground pepper   
        12 oz Bag frozen peas   
         4    Compartmented trays *   
       
     MAKE THE MEATLOAF: Set the oven @ 375ºF/190ºC.   
        
     Coat a 9" X 5" loaf pan with cooking spray. Put the   
     turkey, onion, breadcrumbs, celery, egg, 2 tablespoons   
     ketchup, the parsley, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper to   
     taste in a bowl. Mix with your hands until just   
     combined, then transfer to the prepared pan.   
        
     Combine the remaining 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons ketchup   
     with the soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce in a small   
     bowl; spread 2 tablespoons of the ketchup mixture over   
     the meatloaf. Bake until the top begins to brown, about   
     30 minutes, then spread the remaining ketchup mixture   
     over the meatloaf and continue baking until browned.   
     Let stand 5 minutes before slicing.   
        
     Meanwhile, make the mashed potatoes. Put the potatoes in   
     a large saucepan and cover with cold water; season with   
     salt. Bring to a simmer and cook over medium-low heat   
     until tender, about 30 minutes. Drain, then return to   
     the saucepan and mash with the butter. Add the milk and   
     season with salt and pepper; continue mashing until   
     fluffy.   
        
     Put the peas in a microwave-safe bowl, sprinkle with   
     water and season with salt and pepper. Cover and   
     microwave until warmed through, about 4 minutes.   
        
     Serve the meatloaf with the peas and mashed potatoes.   
        
     * https://tinyurl.com/T-V-TRAYZ   
        
     RECIPE FROM: http://www.desktopcookbook.com   
        
     Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives   
       
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