The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[21stamps]

Why do men think when you’re sick that you can just start doing normal stuff, but they can draw it out for two weeks when they get sick?

Because women are stronger than men?


...I do love seeing “man cold” memes and stories though.

 

[Goofyernmost]

Because women are stronger than men?


...I do love seeing “man cold” memes and stories though.

In fairness, we are not all that way. I've been known to hide a problem until it required hospitalization. I'm not sure which one is better, but it sure toughened me up.

 

[93boomer]

Because women are stronger than men?


...I do love seeing “man cold” memes and stories though.

Thank you! I needed a laugh!

 

[Rista1313]

For something a little different here, I was looking at a few photos I took recently on a chilly, cloudy day (maybe an hour before it started to rain). There wasn't a person out that afternoon, at the pond that I often go to. Anyway, I veered off into the woods and when I returned back toward the pond, I could hear Frank Sinatra songs off in the distance.

Hmm . . . no one here --

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O.k. Kept walking along . . . and there he was. By himself, with his fishing rod and American flag --

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He was an elderly veteran, enjoying his fishing hobby while listening to Frank Sinatra tunes. Doesn't get much better than that.

Did you stop and talk to him?

 

[StarWarsGirl]

Hey @StarWarsGirl :

Spoiler: Mandalorian stuff

I'm wondering.. This is supposedly to be right before the first order rises, right?
So... If Palpatine is back, could this means that the baby alien is Yoda's reincarnation?

I realized I never responded to this.

Spoiler

No because Baby Yoda is 50 years old, and Mando takes place three years after the events of Return of the Jedi, meaning that Yoda and Baby Yoda's lives would have overlapped by 47 years.

I have spoken.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

In fairness, we are not all that way. I've been known to hide a problem until it required hospitalization. I'm not sure which one is better, but it sure toughened me up.

Well, you were in a war, so that toughened you up.

Meanwhile, one of my dad's friends will faint at the sight of blood.

 

[Gabe1]

Can’t take cold meds w my bp Meds. But will be asleep soon!

{{{HUGS}}}

 

[Gabe1]

My mom is making chorizo stuffing and double baked mashed potatoes. Yum.

The other dishes..... I'm not so found about. Broccoli and carrot casserole. I mostly don't like my vegetables cooked all the way

My MIL refers to veggies not cooked all the way as the MODERN WOMAN'S way of cooking and it is not a compliment whatsoever. I tend to agree with you. A fine line though. Cooked broccoli or carrots not cooked quite enough doesn't appeal to me either, I'm not a fan of raw of either so that just blanched version doesn't appeal to me any more than mush. I never heard of Broccoli Carrot Casserole though. What is the sauce?

 

[Gabe1]

**** RECALL ALERT **** This time it's pork https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/porta...-archive/archive/2019/recall-116-2019-release @Gabe1 and @MouseDreaming I believe most of it's in your neck of the woods

Those are some odd cuts of meat! It reminds me of variety meat, barrels of eyes, lips etc kinda of meat packing, most of which went to canned cat and dog foods. Blurg.

Thanks. I bought pork tenderloin today from Aldi but I'm not finding it on the list.

 

[Gabe1]

Still better than "You are a happy man"

True!

 

[Gabe1]

Good gracious. I have two adult kids that Graduated college and survived without me shadowing them. I had the confidence that I raised them well and could let them go and explore life. I viewed my job as Mom was to raise my kids until adulthood (18) and let them fly. It was a mutual respect that went both ways. We are a close family because we had that mutual respect of boundaries. I never tried to cripple them as young adults or impose myself into their new adult life. I can't grasp the inability to let them go and explore being a young adult. *Bangs Head*

Rant over.

 

[Gabe1]

I can't seem to polish my trip report off from November. I have a few more days..........

 

[MinnieM123]

I think you would run into that with old houses. I grew up in an old house and saw what my dad did.

My parents own a house that was built in the 1920s and has been in the family since it was built. This is a house with a basement, 1st floor and 2nd Floor. The Garage is not connected to the house unlike new houses.

I saw my dad work on the house multiple times through the years and save the family lots of money. While my dad worked in the electrical field at a utility company, you would selling his talent short from a trade standpoint. My dad to this day even does changes to the house despite being in his 60s now with arthritis in his knees and hands.

My dad replaced windows around the house, did some changes with parts of the plumbing, changing floor tiles, replacing concrete, replacing Windows, rebuilt back porch and front porch, and I think he was the person who added Styrofoam ceiling for parts of the house.

Your dad is an amazing man, and I'm sure he's shared many helpful tips with you, down through the years.

 

[MinnieM123]

I'm glad you found the source to the Frank Sinatra thing, cause for a minute there I though you had gone over the edge.

Oh for heaven's sake, I nose-dived off the edge many years ago!

That put a smile on my face. Thanks for sharing.

Glad this made you happy!

Did you stop and talk to him?

That's the thing -- I debated whether to go over and talk to him. I wanted to. But I held back, as I knew he didn't see me, and I didn't want to walk up (behind him) and startle him. (Again, there wasn't a soul around that day.) But more to the point, I sensed it was just a peaceful moment in time for him, that I chose not to interrupt. (That's actually the reason why I took the photo from a distance, so I could then quietly walk away.)

 

[MySmallWorldof4]

Why do men think when you’re sick that you can just start doing normal stuff, but they can draw it out for two weeks when they get sick?

Can’t say that is true for my dh. He will still go grocery shopping when he is sick even if I tell him not to. He lets me sleep when I am sick and has even cleaned the house during those times. Knock on wood that I haven’t had any colds or viruses in 2 years. I would like to keep it that way.

 

[Mr Ferret 75]

Why do men think when you’re sick that you can just start doing normal stuff, but they can draw it out for two weeks when they get sick?

Down with the lurgy but still buisness as usual here . Mr Boomer must be really sick

 

[MinnieM123]

Down with the lurgy but still buisness as usual here . Mr Boomer must be really sick

I had to look up lurgy. (Guess I'm not up with the 15th centuries terms, like you guys use over the pond . . . )

 

[Mr Ferret 75]

I had to look up lurgy. (Guess I'm not up with proper English , like you guys use over the pond . . . )

FTFY

 

[Goofyernmost]

I had to look up lurgy. (Guess I'm not up with the 15th centuries terms, like you guys use over the pond . . . )

They are still living in that century, where we are just in the process of heading back into it. I'm sure before long will be saying lurgy as well, as we are sitting in our dirt floored, log cabin with the Pox of the day.

Spoiler

It must have been terrible for people trying to sweep the floor of a one of those. It would be a task that is never completed. Frustrating!

 

[Figgy1]

The guys all have a 5 day holiday