• Aging Out was:Hamming

    From Dave Drum@1:18/200 to Daryl Stout on Tuesday, March 08, 2022 06:22:35
    Daryl Stout wrote to Dave Drum <=-

    Dave,

    It's probably like the bumper on my old Beemer - a plastic cover. So, I use the magnetic stickers on the trunk. Which makes them closer to
    "line of sight" level - And they remove cleanly without me needing to
    go down the AutoZone for a bottle of "Goo Gone" adhesive remover.

    With my luck lately (if it weren't for bad, I'd have none), when I
    get a glaucoma check next month, if they determine it's too dangerous
    for me to drive, and I'll have to sell the car, and turn in my license.

    That sounds like a song lyric. I'm not sure if you're having the Ray
    Charles bad luck or the Roy Clark and Buck Owens bad luck.

    https://tinyurl.com/CLARK-OWENS

    https://tinyurl.com/RAYMOND-CHARLES

    The Post Office apparently lost the cellphone I bought when switching from Verizon to Consumer Cellular, to save $75 a month. They have lost
    so much mail to/from me, that it's not even funny...and I tell medical facilities that "if you won't take an over the phone payment, you won't get your money". People were stealing stuff out of my home mailbox, and off my front porch, so I got a Post Office Box. But, if I can't get to
    it (no transportation), it does me no good.

    Can you still see well enough to shoot? That'll put a stop to that.

    Well, if I have to pay another huge fee for a phone, I'm going to
    tell Consumer Cellular "forget it"...and once my Verizon service dies, I'll no longer be reachable via telephone. Next (the way my luck is going), the computers and internet will fail, which will kill the BBS
    (not to mention my involvement with ham radio and square
    dancing)...then if I have had to get rid of the car (as noted above),
    I'll be stuck at home, with no way to communicate with the outside
    world, no way to get groceries or medications, and basically will
    become an isolated hermit, and just sleep all day. The hobbies aren't
    even a diversion anymore.

    Doncha have a phone line for the confuser? Or, if you're on cable (as I
    am until I can shine $cumCa$t on by hooking into the fibre network) most
    of them offer home phone service. Or, if youse have got Ma Bell - dig
    out your old 9600 baud U.S. Robotics modem and your PC Board software
    and soldier on.

    It has gotten so bad that I'm on a self imposed bland diet of just
    wheat bread and butter, with lemonade koolaid, so I can take my meds.
    I may have a roof over my head, plus a place to sleep...and still be
    on this side of the grass. But, the only golden thing about "the
    golden years" is the color of your urine.

    Not if you're on a "pee pill". (Voice of experience)

    It looks like for the second year in a row, my birthday week will be
    an absolute disaster...where I'll just cry nonstop for a week, and not answer any phone calls, email, etc. -- telling folks "I'm burned out",
    and disappear for awhile. Folks are likely sick and tired of hearing
    me whine, complain, and bitch...but no one will put themselves in my shoes. I hold the greedy politicians in Washington (who lament they
    can't survive on $250,000+ a year) in utter contempt.

    I don't have birthdays any more - Just anniversaries of my "Jack Benny"
    The next one will be the 41st anniversary. Bv)= My work is planning
    a surprise party - but, since I know about it I'm planning to call-off
    that day. Bv)=

    Needless to say, I'm not a happy camper right now. I'm long overdue
    for something good to happen to me...but lately, I feel that I'm
    cursed.

    They said "Cheer up, things could be worse!" So, I cheered up and sure
    as hell - things got worse!

    ... "A cheapskate won't tip a waitress. I'm just careful with my money." -- UDD
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  • From Daryl Stout@1:2320/33 to Dave Drum on Tuesday, March 08, 2022 14:12:00
    Dave,


    That sounds like a song lyric. I'm not sure if you're having the Ray Charles bad luck or the Roy Clark and Buck Owens bad luck.

    https://tinyurl.com/CLARK-OWENS

    https://tinyurl.com/RAYMOND-CHARLES

    Yeah, it's the one from Hee Haw.

    Can you still see well enough to shoot? That'll put a stop to that.

    I don't have a firearm...the last time I handled a gun was 45 years
    ago, in taking a Hunters Safety Course.

    The phone was supposed to be here Saturday...it didn't arrive in
    Little Rock until today. But, the way they do mail with the Post Office
    Box, I can't pick it up until tomorrow...which is just as well...it's
    raining outside now, and the streets are wet...never mind folks think
    they can stop just as fast on a wet, snowy, or icy pavement, as they
    can on dry.

    Doncha have a phone line for the confuser? Or, if you're on cable (as I
    am until I can shine $cumCa$t on by hooking into the fibre network)
    most of them offer home phone service. Or, if youse have got Ma Bell -
    dig out your old 9600 baud U.S. Robotics modem and your PC Board
    software and soldier on.

    I've supposedly got a line with Xfinity, but I can't get a dial tone. I
    don't have AT&T...they did my Mom dirty with DSL years ago...and apparently, it's not the first time this has happened.

    Not if you're on a "pee pill". (Voice of experience)

    Been there, done that. It's more like "mountain spring water clear" when you're on a diuretic. I have the potential to become type 2 diabetic, but
    my next blood work isn't set for July. When I was hospitalized 3 years ago
    to remove some bladder stones, they gave me Lasix, and several pitchers
    of ice water. I thought I was going to pee my pecker off every 5 minutes.
    I told the nurses "better bring at least a half dozen portable urinals".
    I was filling them up in 30 minutes time.

    I don't have birthdays any more - Just anniversaries of my "Jack Benny" The next one will be the 41st anniversary. Bv)= My work is planning
    a surprise party - but, since I know about it I'm planning to call-off that day. Bv)=

    Jack Benny?? As much of a frugal cheapskate as he was?? <G> We use to have to worry about "birthday spankings"...now, if it was a good looking female,
    the way I'm going, I might be amenable to that. Remember, dirty old Sysops
    need love, too. <EG>

    They said "Cheer up, things could be worse!" So, I cheered up and sure
    as hell - things got worse!

    Exactly.

    "A cheapskate won't tip a waitress. I'm just careful with my money."

    Here are 3 tips to give when they ask for one:

    1) Plant your corn early.
    2) Keep your powder dry.
    3) Always have clean underwear on.

    The latter is the most important. <G>

    Daryl

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  • From Dave Drum@1:3634/12 to Daryl Stout on Wednesday, March 09, 2022 06:18:00
    Daryl Stout wrote to Dave Drum <=-

    That sounds like a song lyric. I'm not sure if you're having the Ray Charles bad luck or the Roy Clark and Buck Owens bad luck.

    https://tinyurl.com/CLARK-OWENS

    https://tinyurl.com/RAYMOND-CHARLES

    Yeah, it's the one from Hee Haw.

    Can you still see well enough to shoot? That'll put a stop to that.

    I don't have a firearm...the last time I handled a gun was 45 years
    ago, in taking a Hunters Safety Course.

    My "Hunter's Safety Course" consisted of my Granddad telling me "Don't
    point it at anything you don't intend to shoot. And don't shoot it at
    anything you don't intend to kill."

    The phone was supposed to be here Saturday...it didn't arrive in
    Little Rock until today. But, the way they do mail with the Post Office Box, I can't pick it up until tomorrow...which is just as well...it's

    Supply chain issues. I tried to buy a new "big screen" monitor from Best
    Buy ... and it got backordered for three weeks before they finally woke
    up and cancelled the order. About the time that B.B. 86ed the back order
    Dell sent me a flyer with the *perfect* monitor (I thought) for my
    purpose. I finally called and talked to a CSR whose first language was
    not English after three missed "estimated delivery dates". Apparently
    my new monitor may still be floating on a boat outside San Pedro (CA)
    harbour. So I arranged for a substitute at the same (really good) price.

    It finally showed up yesterday - after missing only one estimated date.
    Then it didn't have a VGA port. RATZ - and small mice. Time to play
    "musical monitors". After finding out I only have one confuser modern
    enough to have an HDMI output.

    raining outside now, and the streets are wet...never mind folks think
    they can stop just as fast on a wet, snowy, or icy pavement, as they
    can on dry.

    From riding motorcycles for 65 years I've developed the habit of drivihg
    all of the cars around me and thinking "What's the dumbest thing this
    Bozo could do?" Ten times out of nine I'll be proven right. But, fore
    warned is fore armed. Bv)=

    Doncha have a phone line for the confuser? Or, if you're on cable (as I
    am until I can shine $cumCa$t on by hooking into the fibre network)
    most of them offer home phone service. Or, if youse have got Ma Bell -
    dig out your old 9600 baud U.S. Robotics modem and your PC Board
    software and soldier on.

    I've supposedly got a line with Xfinity, but I can't get a dial tone.

    At the prices the $sumCa$t (Xfinity) charge they should be Johnny-on-the-
    spot with service calls/technicians. I've got internet service only with
    them and it's north of U$88/month. I shudder to think what it wouold be
    ig I was addicted to the Glass Teat as some of my friends are.

    I don't have AT&T...they did my Mom dirty with DSL years ago...and apparently, it's not the first time this has happened.

    I always had good luck with AT&T. I'd still have their DSL if I hadn't
    sold my Redneck McMansion and moved from the trailer park into a real
    house. Me and AT&T have gotten along since the days of me running a C=64
    with a TotalTel 300 baud modem. I was having a line noise and "cross-
    talk" problem - and I knew it was caused by bad joints in the wire and
    wet lines. But AT&T said "You're not paying for a data line." So, I told
    them I'd just hook 220v across their "pair" and blow every bad connection between me and the central station.

    Couple days later I got a call from Customer Service saying they had
    checked the lines and could find no problem. But, y'know the problem
    went away - and I've never had a problem with them since.

    Not if you're on a "pee pill". (Voice of experience)

    Been there, done that. It's more like "mountain spring water clear"
    when you're on a diuretic. I have the potential to become type 2
    diabetic, but my next blood work isn't set for July. When I was hospitalized 3 years ago to remove some bladder stones, they gave me Lasix, and several pitchers of ice water. I thought I was going to pee
    my pecker off every 5 minutes. I told the nurses "better bring at least
    a half dozen portable urinals". I was filling them up in 30 minutes
    time.

    I know the words to that song. I *am* a Type 2.

    I don't have birthdays any more - Just anniversaries of my "Jack Benny" The next one will be the 41st anniversary. Bv)= My work is planning
    a surprise party - but, since I know about it I'm planning to call-off that day. Bv)=

    Jack Benny?? As much of a frugal cheapskate as he was?? <G> We use to

    The cheapskate was as much an act as being only 39 years old. In reality
    he was known for his generosity. Bv)=

    have to worry about "birthday spankings"...now, if it was a good
    looking female, the way I'm going, I might be amenable to that.
    Remember, dirty old Sysops need love, too. <EG>

    Never been into B&D. To me "no pain" means no pain.

    They said "Cheer up, things could be worse!" So, I cheered up and sure
    as hell - things got worse!

    Exactly.

    "A cheapskate won't tip a waitress. I'm just careful with my money."

    Here are 3 tips to give when they ask for one:

    1) Plant your corn early.
    2) Keep your powder dry.
    3) Always have clean underwear on.

    The latter is the most important. <G>

    That would be tough for me I've been going "commando" for at least the
    past 30 years. Bv)=

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  • From Daryl Stout@1:2320/33 to Dave Drum on Wednesday, March 09, 2022 15:15:00
    Dave,

    My "Hunter's Safety Course" consisted of my Granddad telling me "Don't point it at anything you don't intend to shoot. And don't shoot it at anything you don't intend to kill."

    I never was a fan of hunting. My brother used to, until he suffered that freak motorcycle wreck 3 months after my wife died 15 years ago. He lives
    in the rural part of western Pulaski County in a mobile home, and one day, there was a deer outside. So, here goes "the big brave naked deer hunter" outside. <G> He is so bummed up now from that wreck that he can barely
    get around...although he goes out every day to dine with friends (and
    spend money on food, beer, and tobacco). I usually eat at home, and have
    been on a bland diet of wheat bread with butter, and lemonade koolaid for
    a week.

    The way the Post Office email was worded, it looked as if the cellphone
    had been stolen. But, it was in a bigger lockbox for me to get at the Post Office earlier today. After putting $46 of gasoline in the car at $4.20 a gallon, I went to eat lunch at the restaurant where my lady friend works.
    She had sustained a severe sprain and ankle injury playing basketball,
    and had a boot on her right foot. It was the first solid food meal I had
    eaten in a week.

    It finally showed up yesterday - after missing only one estimated date. Then it didn't have a VGA port. RATZ - and small mice. Time to play "musical monitors". After finding out I only have one confuser modern enough to have an HDMI output.

    I have multiple monitors here, one with HDMI...and I use a utility called Display Viewer, to move stuff between the two.

    From riding motorcycles for 65 years I've developed the habit of
    drivihg all of the cars around me and thinking "What's the dumbest
    thing this Bozo could do?" Ten times out of nine I'll be proven right.

    Sounds like a sign I saw on a restaurant across from Kyle Field in
    College Station, Texas..."10 out of 9 Aggies prefer to eat here". <G>

    At the prices the $sumCa$t (Xfinity) charge they should be
    Johnny-on-the- spot with service calls/technicians. I've got internet service only with them and it's north of U$88/month. I shudder to think what it wouold be ig I was addicted to the Glass Teat as some of my friends are.

    Well, at least the new phone is in, the apps have been migrated over
    (thanks to a home Wi-Fi), and I'm just waiting for a callback to get it activated.

    Couple days later I got a call from Customer Service saying they had checked the lines and could find no problem. But, y'know the problem
    went away - and I've never had a problem with them since.

    Every time there was a power outage or thunderstorm, the DSL modem got
    fried. My Mom had no phone, 911, or internet service. So, I came over to
    her place (mine now, after her death over 2 1/2 years ago) as her computer guru, and called them on my cellphone. When I told them I wanted to speak
    to a supervisor, they hung up on me...I was furious!!

    So I redialed, and put it on speakerphone (my Mom was in the room with
    me), and when they said "this call may be recorded for training purposes",
    I said "It damn sure better be for the s*** I just went through". They
    were going to make a 90 year old woman WAIT 2 WEEKS to get a new DSL modem...and after I raised hell about it, they got a technician out the
    next day. When I told him what happened, he exploded...saying "there is
    no excuse for that, and this isn't the first time they did it". He gave
    us a new DSL modem, plus his private cellphone number...and said "If the
    DSL modem dies again, CALL ME. Either I myself, or one of my team will
    be out here within 24 hours to fix it!!". I was praying down blessings
    on him and his family. I apologized to my Mom for cussing in front of
    her, and she said "I can't say that I blame you...I heard every word".
    Even she was appalled at the poor treatment I was given.

    I know the words to that song. I *am* a Type 2.

    There is a new deal, I think called DexCom...where your endocrinologist
    has to approve it, but you have this sensor taped to your body. Then, you
    use a cellphone app to monitor your Hemoglobin A1C, and blood glucose level...no more pricking your fingers, or having to buy lancets or the
    alcohol swabs.

    The cheapskate was as much an act as being only 39 years old. In
    reality he was known for his generosity. Bv)=

    On one show, Mel Blanc (the voice of the Looney Tunes) did "an
    electronic organ". The entire studio audience was roaring in raucous
    laughter, and Jack's lips were quivering for all he was worth, in
    trying NOT to laugh. Another great routine is the one with "Si, Cy,
    and Sue". <G>

    Never been into B&D. To me "no pain" means no pain.

    I mentioned to a ham radio operator that I was "tied up" on certain
    days with other commitments, and he came back with "I didn't know that
    you were into bondage". To which, I busted out laughing, and replied
    "Touche'". <G>

    The ham radio operators use ITU (International Telecommunications
    Union) phonetics for their callsigns, to make it easier to understand.
    I tell fellow hams "to use ITU phonetics on nets, but have a set of
    alternate, cutesy phonetics handy...or these jokers will pick them for
    you". One new ham in the area, has the callsign suffix YZP -- and a
    fellow ham said it stood for "Your Zipper Protruding". His reply was
    "Well Played, Sir". <G>

    They said "Cheer up, things could be worse!" So, I cheered up and sure
    as hell - things got worse!

    The latter is the most important. <G>

    That would be tough for me I've been going "commando" for at least the past 30 years. Bv)=

    I do that at night...as nature is a call you can't leave to the answering machine...and I don't want to have to rush to get the clothes off. My late
    wife had one cardinal rule: "Leave The Toilet Seat Down!!". I grew up with
    a brother, and didn't know that "women had to sit for everything, and it
    took them forever and a day to get ready". If I forgot that rule, my wife
    would spit at me like a mad kitty...nothing more needed to be said...I
    knew I was guilty. <G>

    ... "To err is human - to really foul things up you need a computer"

    Watch me muck up this REP packet. <G>

    Daryl

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  • From Dave Drum@1:3634/12 to Daryl Stout on Thursday, March 10, 2022 06:08:00
    Daryl Stout wrote to Dave Drum <=-

    My "Hunter's Safety Course" consisted of my Granddad telling me "Don't point it at anything you don't intend to shoot. And don't shoot it at anything you don't intend to kill."

    I never was a fan of hunting. My brother used to, until he suffered
    that freak motorcycle wreck 3 months after my wife died 15 years ago.
    He lives in the rural part of western Pulaski County in a mobile home,
    and one day, there was a deer outside. So, here goes "the big brave
    naked deer hunter" outside. <G> He is so bummed up now from that wreck that he can barely get around...although he goes out every day to dine with friends (and spend money on food, beer, and tobacco). I usually
    eat at home, and have been on a bland diet of wheat bread with butter,
    and lemonade koolaid for a week.

    C'mon over to the cooking echo - maybe we'll inspire you to expand your
    menu. (See recipe below)

    Eating out is a social occasion. I am an excellent cook - but unless I
    am cooking to share with someone I prefer to hit the restaurants. Even
    if my "social" interaction is limited to the wait staff and the cashier.

    And, *no* clean-up. Bv)=

    From riding motorcycles for 65 years I've developed the habit of
    drivihg all of the cars around me and thinking "What's the dumbest
    thing this Bozo could do?" Ten times out of nine I'll be proven right.

    Sounds like a sign I saw on a restaurant across from Kyle Field in College Station, Texas..."10 out of 9 Aggies prefer to eat here". <G>

    99 of 100 Legionnaires who have tried Camels prefer women. Bv)=

    So I redialed, and put it on speakerphone (my Mom was in the room
    with me), and when they said "this call may be recorded for training purposes", I said "It damn sure better be for the s*** I just went through". They were going to make a 90 year old woman WAIT 2 WEEKS to
    get a new DSL modem...and after I raised hell about it, they got a technician out the next day. When I told him what happened, he exploded...saying "there is no excuse for that, and this isn't the
    first time they did it". He gave us a new DSL modem, plus his private cellphone number...and said "If the DSL modem dies again, CALL ME.

    That's the difference between (mis) management and labour.

    Either I myself, or one of my team will be out here within 24 hours to
    fix it!!". I was praying down blessings on him and his family. I apologized to my Mom for cussing in front of her, and she said "I can't say that I blame you...I heard every word". Even she was appalled at
    the poor treatment I was given.

    I know the words to that song. I *am* a Type 2.

    There is a new deal, I think called DexCom...where your
    endocrinologist has to approve it, but you have this sensor taped to
    your body. Then, you use a cellphone app to monitor your Hemoglobin
    A1C, and blood glucose level...no more pricking your fingers, or having
    to buy lancets or the alcohol swabs.

    I'm fortunate in being what my croaker terms "well controlled". I only
    poke my "signalling" finger once a week - and then only for my peace of
    mind. Still have to take that blasted pill every morning, though.

    The cheapskate was as much an act as being only 39 years old. In
    reality he was known for his generosity. Bv)=

    On one show, Mel Blanc (the voice of the Looney Tunes) did "an electronic organ". The entire studio audience was roaring in raucous laughter, and Jack's lips were quivering for all he was worth, in
    trying NOT to laugh. Another great routine is the one with "Si, Cy,
    and Sue". <G>

    Kind of like his "feud" with Fred Allen. In life they were great
    friends.

    Never been into B&D. To me "no pain" means no pain.

    I mentioned to a ham radio operator that I was "tied up" on certain
    days with other commitments, and he came back with "I didn't know that
    you were into bondage". To which, I busted out laughing, and replied "Touche'". <G>

    The ham radio operators use ITU (International Telecommunications
    Union) phonetics for their callsigns, to make it easier to understand.
    I tell fellow hams "to use ITU phonetics on nets, but have a set of alternate, cutesy phonetics handy...or these jokers will pick them for you". One new ham in the area, has the callsign suffix YZP -- and a
    fellow ham said it stood for "Your Zipper Protruding". His reply was
    "Well Played, Sir". <G>

    Many letters are near homophones. In my job I often used phonetics to
    give part numbers over the Alexander. B - C - D - E - G - P - T and V
    all sound similar over a telephone headset. Phonetics takes the worry
    out of transcription.

    The latter is the most important. <G>

    That would be tough for me I've been going "commando" for at least the past 30 years. Bv)=

    I do that at night...as nature is a call you can't leave to the answering machine...and I don't want to have to rush to get the clothes off. My late wife had one cardinal rule: "Leave The Toilet Seat
    Down!!". I grew up with a brother, and didn't know that "women had to
    sit for everything, and it took them forever and a day to get ready".
    If I forgot that rule, my wife would spit at me like a mad
    kitty...nothing more needed to be said...I knew I was guilty. <G>

    Women never leave the seat up - and sometimes if I am operating under
    extreme hydraulic pressure it's going to get wet. Too bad, so sad.

    MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

    Title: Sour Cream Apple Pie
    Categories: Pies, Pastry, Fruits, Dairy, Desserts
    Yield: 6 Servings

    1 Unbaked 9" pie crust
    2 lg Eggs
    1 c Light sour cream
    3/4 c Splenda Granular
    2 tb All-purpose flour
    2 ts Salt
    2 1/2 c Peeled, thin sliced, baking
    - apples

    MMMMM----------------------STREUSEL TOPPING---------------------------
    4 tb All-purpose flour
    3 tb Butter
    1/3 c Splenda Granular
    1 ts Cinnamon

    Set oven @ 425ºF/220ºC. Bake pie crust for 15 minutes.
    Remove from oven. Cool. Set aside.

    In a large bowl, lightly beat together eggs, sour cream,
    Splenda Granular, flour, vanilla, and salt. Stir in
    apples and pour into the prebaked pie shell.

    Bake for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350ºF/175ºC and bake
    for 20 minutes more, covering edges of pie crust with
    foil as needed to prevent overbrowning.

    While pie is baking, combine the topping ingredients.
    Remove pie from oven and sprinkle on topping.

    Return pie to oven and bake an additional 20 minutes.

    Cool completely before serving.

    Makes 8 Servings. (At MY house a single pie makes 6
    servings - UDD)

    Nutrients Per Serving: (based on 8 servings per pie) 190
    Calories, 20 g Carbohydrates, 4 g Protein, 11 g Fat, 1 g
    Fiber, 150 mg Sodium

    From: http://www.diabeticconnect.com

    Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

    MMMMM

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  • From Daryl Stout@1:2320/33 to Dave Drum on Thursday, March 10, 2022 14:07:00
    Dave,

    C'mon over to the cooking echo - maybe we'll inspire you to expand your menu. (See recipe below)

    I went to Kroger today, but because of prices and funding, I was limited
    on my choices. I got 3 bags of Tyson chicken nuggets, 2 dozen of the 3
    minute pizzas, 2 dozen packets of Buddig Lunch Meat, and 2 dozen slices
    of Kroger cheese (it was $1.50 cheaper than Kraft)...still $75. With the
    survey and fuel point bonus I got, the next time I fill up, I can get 20
    cents a gallon off. That's little consolation the way the gas prices are now...they jumped 70 cents a gallon in the last week...much of that in
    just 1 day. I put $46 in my 2013 Chevy Cruze at $4.20 a gallon...the most
    I've ever paid for gasoline. I thought of the meme that noted "I got gas
    for 99 cents the other day...but, it was at Taco Bell". <G>

    Eating out is a social occasion. I am an excellent cook - but unless I
    am cooking to share with someone I prefer to hit the restaurants. Even
    if my "social" interaction is limited to the wait staff and the
    cashier.

    There is a franchise in central Arkansas called "David's Burgers". Their
    main selections are burgers, grilled chicken, and grilled cheese sandwiches.
    If you order a combo, and "dine in", you get unlimited french fries. I can't eat there every day, but try to at least once a week. That's likely where I will go on my birthday later this month. Even though Golden Corral sent me
    a coupon for a free birthday buffet, it required the purchase of another
    buffet to get the free one. Since I have no one to go with me, I see no
    reason to worry about that at all. Plus, the "happy birthday" deals are
    so hokey and embarrassing.

    And, *no* clean-up. Bv)=

    That's the best part. :)

    99 of 100 Legionnaires who have tried Camels prefer women. Bv)=

    Sounds like a composer who, in the same day, had his first kiss of a woman...and his first cigarette. He said "ever since that day, I've had
    no desire for tobacco". <G>

    That's the difference between (mis) management and labour.

    Exactly. Never mind "the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is going". Hmmm...sounds like Washington, DC. :P

    I'm fortunate in being what my croaker terms "well controlled". I only poke my "signalling" finger once a week - and then only for my peace of mind. Still have to take that blasted pill every morning, though.

    The way the insurance is, I have to wait until July to get a full
    physical and full blood work again.

    Kind of like his "feud" with Fred Allen. In life they were great
    friends.

    It seemed that way with Edgar Bergen and W.C. Fields...he and
    Charlie McCarthy always got into it.

    Many letters are near homophones. In my job I often used phonetics to
    give part numbers over the Alexander. B - C - D - E - G - P - T and V
    all sound similar over a telephone headset. Phonetics takes the worry
    out of transcription.

    Exactly.

    Women never leave the seat up - and sometimes if I am operating under extreme hydraulic pressure it's going to get wet. Too bad, so sad.

    Well, in living alone, I don't have to worry. But, I grew up with a brother...I didn't know women had to "sit for everything", and it took
    them forever and a day to get ready.

    Title: Sour Cream Apple Pie

    I've shied away from cookies and desserts lately.

    Daryl

    ... Dr. Livingston I. Presume - Dr. Presume's full name.
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  • From Dave Drum@1:3634/12 to Daryl Stout on Friday, March 11, 2022 05:43:00
    Daryl Stout wrote to Dave Drum <=-

    C'mon over to the cooking echo - maybe we'll inspire you to expand your menu. (See recipe below)

    I went to Kroger today, but because of prices and funding, I was
    limited on my choices. I got 3 bags of Tyson chicken nuggets, 2 dozen
    of the 3 minute pizzas, 2 dozen packets of Buddig Lunch Meat, and 2
    dozen slices of Kroger cheese (it was $1.50 cheaper than Kraft)...still $75. With the survey and fuel point bonus I got, the next time I fill
    up, I can get 20 cents a gallon off. That's little consolation the way
    the gas prices are now...they jumped 70 cents a gallon in the last week...much of that in just 1 day. I put $46 in my 2013 Chevy Cruze at $4.20 a gallon...the most I've ever paid for gasoline. I thought of the meme that noted "I got gas for 99 cents the other day...but, it was at Taco Bell". <G>

    The moderator has put the kibosh on this thread - so, I'll repeat my
    entreaty from yesterday:

    C'mon over to the cooking echo - maybe we'll inspire you to expand your
    menu.

    This is the "Classic Confuser Discussion" echo after all. And I know
    the moderator is a good guy and pretty tolerant - but we've sorta
    stretched the bounds of his patience.

    I'm going to answer the rest of this over there. Bv)=

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