The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

MinnieM123

Premium Member
I love driving a stick. Save the manuals! I am focused on the road, my 2 feet operating the sensitive dance of clutch/gas pedal, accelerating for some boost, downshift down a gear and save on riding the break pedal. It's everyday driving in Europe, it's like a foreign language here in the USA.

OMG! That's advanced driving!! :jawdrop: I struggle with an automatic, as it is. (Oops, thought I put it in drive, guess it was in reverse . . . ) :D

Minnie in driver's seat: :hilarious:

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Songbird76

Well-Known Member
I have mixed emotions about the social aspect. I love to have discussions with people, but since my divorce in 2001 I have basically been a loner. I always make a strong effort to be open and willing to talk to anyone, but I don't pursue it strongly. Not because I see anything wrong with it, but in situations like this were I am the new kid, the neophyte as it were, I am uncomfortable with that particular status. One thing I hadn't considered was that the majority of the population here is female and I hadn't bargained on as much attention as I have gotten from the ladies. I actually didn't notice it but my 18 year old grandson did and mentioned it (a lot). Now I am scared to leave my apartment! Just kidding, I'm fine with it. 😇
Well now, you young whippersnapper, you just remember to keep a meter and a half distance from those ladies trying to break down your door! ;) But in all seriousness, I hope you will come to enjoy the interaction with others. I think there's always a bit of a...not really a learning curve, but a period of getting used to any new situation. It may seem foreign now, but in a few months, once you know your neighbors and people aren't so afraid to have contact with others, it might even be something you look forward to. Even if it's just waving to a neighbor as you pass in the hall on your way to get the mail.
 

Songbird76

Well-Known Member
And so this happened. Starbucks closed since our area didn’t believe in drive through coffee 20 years ago in our area. Oy. Shelter in place does not allow pick up inside for coffee. Food yes. Coffee no. Lordie.

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The reason we are Amazon Prime. I had not made coffee in 5 years. I WILL SURVIVE
Good luck! Sometimes I'm really glad I don't drink coffee! Some of our takeout/delivery places are closed down, too. I'm glad we ordered Chinese food last week, because they are closed down now and not even delivering or anything.

We're at 5 confirmed cases in our town, but I was at the Aldi this morning to see if they had pasta since my regular store was out. One of the employees was on the phone with another...apparently she was scheduled to work this afternoon, but was calling in sick with a headache, sore throat, fever and cough. On the upside, the Aldi has wipes at the registers for customer use...I wiped my hands and the keypad on the debit card machine and I washed my hands when I got home.

On the upside, the grocery store had flour for the first time in a month, so I picked up three 1kg bags so I can make all the things I've been wanting to make but couldn't. I imagine it will go fast, so it won't matter that the stock boys put it in the wrong space. They put it in the spot for self-rising flour...close, so people should still find it. I did.
 

Goofyernmost

Well-Known Member
This one is more fun...

Another quiz:

Why not take a break from the Coronavirus Panic and learn about each other....

1. Who are you named after? My Father
2. Last time you cried? I found that as I have aged, it happens more often and it doesn't take much to trigger it.
3. Do you like your handwriting? No
4. What is your favorite lunch meat? Corned Beef
5. Longest relationship? 31 years
6. Do you still have your tonsils? No
7. Would you bungee jump? You must be kidding.
8. What is your favorite kind of cereal? Shredded Wheat
9. Do you untie your shoes when you take them off? Nope
10. Do you think you're strong willed? Is the Pope Catholic?
11. Favorite Ice cream? Chocolate
12. What is the first thing you notice about a person? Facial Expressions
13. Football or baseball? Golf
15. Last thing you ate? An Orange
16. What are you listening to? The rainfall
17. If you were a crayon? Like color? Red
18. What is your favorite smell? Freshly cut grass
19. Who was the last person you talked to on the phone? My Daughter
20. Married? Not anymore.
21. Hair color? 75% skin with salt and pepper head halo and pure white beard. I am diverse.
22. Eye Color? Bedroom Brown
23. Favorite food to eat? Lasagna but anything with pasta will do.
24. Scary movies or happy endings? Happy endings
25. Last movie you watched In a theater? 1917
26. What color shirt are you wearing? Grey
27. Favorite holiday? Don't care much for any of them.
28. Beer or Wine? Iced Tea
29. Night owl or morning person? Morning person
30. Favorite day of the week? When retired everyday is the same.
31. Favorite animal? Cats, but I don't have any.
32. Do you have a pet? See above
33. Where would you like to travel? I have traveled to many places in the world and I honestly have no desire to do more.

Come on....someone do this with me. 😄 This could be fun. Copy and paste into your status and just change your answer
 
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Santa Raccoon 77

Thank you sir. You were an inspiration.
Premium Member
1. Who are you named after? myself
2. Last time you cried? at the last funeral i attendo
3. Do you like your handwriting? yes
4. What is your favorite lunch meat? Currently honey roasted spiced ham
5. Longest relationship? 23 Years
6. Do you still have your tonsils? yes
7. Would you bungee jump? For sure.
8. What is your favorite kind of cereal? Rice Crispies
9. Do you untie your shoes when you take them off? Sometimes
10. Do you think you're strong willed? I will check with Mrs Ferret
11. Favorite Ice cream? Mint
12. What is the first thing you notice about a person? Eyes
13. Football or baseball? Nascar/B]
15. Last thing you ate? Peanut butter Twix
16. What are you listening to? 97.5 wpcv/B]
17. If you were a crayon? Like color? green
18. What is your favorite smell? Freshly roasted coffee
19. Who was the last person you talked to on the phone? My Dad
20. Married? Married.
21. Hair color? salt and pepper ( more salt).
22. Eye Color? Brown
23. Favorite food to eat? a good steak/B].
24. Scary movies or happy endings? Scary movies
25. Last movie you watched In a theater? Rise of Skywalker
26. What color shirt are you wearing? big orange (Goldberg's reference)/B]
27. Favorite holiday? Halloween.
28. Beer or Wine? Cider/B]
29. Night owl or morning person? Morning person
30. Favorite day of the week? Monday
31. Favorite animal? Snow Leopard. But don't have any 😉.
32. Do you have a pet? Canary
33. Where would you like to travel? Iceland or the top of Norway to see the northern lights.
 

DryerLintFan

Premium Member

ajrwdwgirl

Premium Member
1. Who are you named after? No one I know of. However, my dad named me and there was a popular song with my name in it when I was born
2. Last time you cried? Last week
3. Do you like your handwriting? Yes
4. What is your favorite lunch meat? Roast beef or ham
5. Longest relationship? 15 years
6. Do you still have your tonsils? Yes
7. Would you bungee jump? Maybe if I knew I only had a short time left to live anyway.
8. What is your favorite kind of cereal? Kashi honey almond
9. Do you untie your shoes when you take them off? Nope
10. Do you think you're strong willed? Sometimes, depends on the situation
11. Favorite Ice cream? Chocolate (Rocky Road)
12. What is the first thing you notice about a person? Eyes and smile
13. Football or baseball? Baseball if I have to pick, would rather watch hockey
15. Last thing you ate? my cereal
16. What are you listening to? 3028 podcast
17. If you were a crayon? Like color? Green
18. What is your favorite smell? Orange
19. Who was the last person you talked to on the phone? My sister
20. Married? Yep
21. Hair color? Brown
22. Eye Color? green
23. Favorite food to eat? Spaghetti with lots of Parmesan cheese
24. Scary movies or happy endings? Happy endings
25. Last movie you watched In a theater? Onward
26. What color shirt are you wearing? Grey and green
27. Favorite holiday? Christmas
28. Beer or Wine? Beer
29. Night owl or morning person? Morning person
30. Favorite day of the week? Saturday
31. Favorite animal? My dog
32. Do you have a pet? dog
33. Where would you like to travel? Loire Valley in France
 

Songbird76

Well-Known Member
1. Who are you named after? My mother
2. Last time you cried? Yesterday....sad movie
3. Do you like your handwriting? No
4. What is your favorite lunch meat? Turkey or chicken slices
5. Longest relationship? 21 years
6. Do you still have your tonsils? yes
7. Would you bungee jump? No way in heck
8. What is your favorite kind of cereal? Peanutbutter Cap'n Crunch, but I can't get it here.
9. Do you untie your shoes when you take them off? Not if they are the ones with zippers.
10. Do you think you're strong willed? It depends on how strongly I feel about the subject
11. Favorite Ice cream? Ben and Jerry's chocolate fudge brownie
12. What is the first thing you notice about a person? Whether or not they look friendly
13. Football or baseball? Not remotely athletically inclined, nor am I interested. I like to watch gymnastics.
15. Last thing you ate? Bapao
16. What are you listening to? background noise...my son's video in the next room
17. If you were a crayon? Like color? Purple or teal
18. What is your favorite smell? Probably vanilla? Or I love The Body Shop white musk scent
19. Who was the last person you talked to on the phone? Automated person at the bank. Before that...um...probably my husband?
20. Married? Yes
21. Hair color? brown
22. Eye Color? blue-grey
23. Favorite food to eat? That's hard...tostadas, ravioli, steak, chocolate cake or cheesecake...so many delicious things
24. Scary movies or happy endings? Happy endings. Scary movies give me nightmares
25. Last movie you watched In a theater? I think probably Frozen II?
26. What color shirt are you wearing? Pink and grey
27. Favorite holiday? Maybe Christmas?
28. Beer or Wine? Neither. And no coffee or tea either!
29. Night owl or morning person? Neither
30. Favorite day of the week? Saturday
31. Favorite animal? I love those little white furry baby seals. Or snowy owls. And dogs.
32. Do you have a pet? No
33. Where would you like to travel? So many places!! Italy, Greece, the Grand Canyon, Austria, more UK, More Germany, Disneyland, I want to take my kids through major things in Wyoming...
 

ajrwdwgirl

Premium Member
1. Who are you named after? My mother
2. Last time you cried? Yesterday....sad movie
3. Do you like your handwriting? No
4. What is your favorite lunch meat? Turkey or chicken slices
5. Longest relationship? 21 years
6. Do you still have your tonsils? yes
7. Would you bungee jump? No way in heck
8. What is your favorite kind of cereal? Peanutbutter Cap'n Crunch, but I can't get it here.
9. Do you untie your shoes when you take them off? Not if they are the ones with zippers.
10. Do you think you're strong willed? It depends on how strongly I feel about the subject
11. Favorite Ice cream? Ben and Jerry's chocolate fudge brownie
12. What is the first thing you notice about a person? Whether or not they look friendly
13. Football or baseball? Not remotely athletically inclined, nor am I interested. I like to watch gymnastics.
15. Last thing you ate? Bapao
16. What are you listening to? background noise...my son's video in the next room
17. If you were a crayon? Like color? Purple or teal
18. What is your favorite smell? Probably vanilla? Or I love The Body Shop white musk scent
19. Who was the last person you talked to on the phone? Automated person at the bank. Before that...um...probably my husband?
20. Married? Yes
21. Hair color? brown
22. Eye Color? blue-grey
23. Favorite food to eat? That's hard...tostadas, ravioli, steak, chocolate cake or cheesecake...so many delicious things
24. Scary movies or happy endings? Happy endings. Scary movies give me nightmares
25. Last movie you watched In a theater? I think probably Frozen II?
26. What color shirt are you wearing? Pink and grey
27. Favorite holiday? Maybe Christmas?
28. Beer or Wine? Neither. And no coffee or tea either!
29. Night owl or morning person? Neither
30. Favorite day of the week? Saturday
31. Favorite animal? I love those little white furry baby seals. Or snowy owls. And dogs.
32. Do you have a pet? No
33. Where would you like to travel? So many places!! Italy, Greece, the Grand Canyon, Austria, more UK, More Germany, Disneyland, I want to take my kids through major things in Wyoming...

What is Bapao?
 

ajrwdwgirl

Premium Member
I think it's Indonesian? It's kind of a steamed bread with filling. Mine were filled with beef, or chicken saté. They were on sale last week so I got some for lunches. Anything fresh like fruit, veggies, bread, meat is hard to get right now. You have to time it right. So we're living off of leftovers and ready to eat things.

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Interesting. I'd never heard of them, but they kind of look like Chinese Bao buns. Sounds like they would be tasty.
 

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