The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[StarWarsGirl]

LOL... well I did live through the 80's

A dark time for hair indeed...

 

[MinnieM123]

That counts! I make both.

I never had a grit. I've had polenta (not made it though), a few times, and it was sort of blah.

 

[MinnieM123]

Deliveries were busy as heck with great tips all weekend, but this story stands out:

Typically, we have to chat with the customer while shopping. Yesterday, a member cursed in the chat (not at me.) I didn’t think much of it (I’m from NJ.) Later, I mentioned Siri was the one who misspelled “Sharmin” in one of my responses, and she replied: “Siri misspells (the F word) like 80 times a day for me!”

I said, “Are you from Jersey?”

She was.

I said, “Well, there’s no F flour here!”

It was a good Publix shop except for paper products, and she really needed them. She offered to buy me some if I found any. I told her thanks, I didn’t need any, but I knew another nearby Publix had plenty if she didn’t mind me being a little late. I said I’d let my on-time statistics take a hit.

When I arrived at her house with everything, there was a (funny) card left out for me with a handwritten note and $80. She said I saved the day and made her laugh while doing it - in the rain.

I thanked her, and she said she would tip “the rest” in the app. I thought she meant an extra $20 to make it an even $100...

But she tipped an extra $150 in the app!

You deserve some extra special pixie dust, due to all the additional work and upheaval in your routines, for the past few months. Very happy that you were recognized by that customer.

 

[21stamps]

Ummm.: I knew about the bears... but not the snakes.

I am sooooo much more comfortable in the ocean!!!

 

[21stamps]

Felt a need yesterday to download some Jimmy Buffet songs on our Google Play account. We already had "Volcano". My kids and I loved hearing that at the Margaritaville in City Walk. Downloaded "Cheeseburger in Paradise", and "Margaritaville".

My favorites are "A Pirate Looks at 40," "Son of a Son of a Sailor," and "One Particular Harbor."
I also like a couple of odd ones that don't often make the favorites list, "Delaney Talks to Statues," and "Fruitcakes."

All good Buffett songs. I'm a bit of a Parrothead myself. I would add Boat Drinks to the list.

I’m a humongous Buffett fan. Son of a Son of a Sailor is my favorite Buffett song. Boat Drinks a close runner up.. but I love them all.

 

[21stamps]

We took a break for a small sandwich dinner.. going back out for a hike to the lake.. then take out pizza later.

I feel like this isn’t right.. I swear I’ve walked more than this today... including a mile run with T this morning.

 

[MySmallWorldof4]

Yeah, I am a southern boy who is supposed to like boiled peanuts, but don't like them at all. Peanuts are supposed to be crunchy, not mushy. Love the fried ones though and that peanut brittle is good stuff. Betty's is a fun place to shop as well.

Boiled peanuts are gross.

 

[epcotisbest]

We took a break for a small sandwich dinner.. going back out for a hike to the lake.. then take out pizza later.

I feel like this isn’t right.. I swear I’ve walked more than this today... including a mile run with T this morning.

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Georgia steps are further than other steps...helps you get away from bears and copperhead rattle moccasins!

 

[Figgy1]

I never had a grit. I've had polenta (not made it though), a few times, and it was sort of blah.

Did it have sautéed onions and garlic? cheese? bacon? I would have said pancetta instead of bacon but I know how the fancy stuff scares you

 

[Cesar R M]

Well, thats sad.. Ben Stiller's dad died :/

 

[epcotisbest]

I never had a grit. I've had polenta (not made it though), a few times, and it was sort of blah.

I like to put grits on my scrambled eggs because, hey, why not?

 

[wdwfan4ver]

A dark time for hair indeed...

Not for me. My hair was nice and healthy when I was a kid in the 1980s. My hair genetics kicked in the late 1990s during my college days. I had a hairstyle that is still considered normal now.

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

Ummm.: I knew about the bears... but not the snakes.

I am sooooo much more comfortable in the ocean!!!

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Snakes can be in the ocean too. As well as sharks, stingrays, jellyfish, barracudas, and Portuguese Man of War. Lots of icky stuff in nature, but nature sure can be pretty!

 

[21stamps]

Georgia steps are further than other steps...helps you get away from bears and copperhead rattle moccasins!

I’m up to this now, but I’m still shocked that it’s not more. The flights climbed is definitely higher than usual though.

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

I’m a humongous Buffett fan. Son of a Son of a Sailor is my favorite Buffett song. Boat Drinks a close runner up.. but I love them all.

My husband and I used to go tailgating to a lot Buffett concerts. Usually to Chicago, and Indianapolis but we did go to Cincinnati once. Buffett did come a couple times to Minneapolis/St. Paul and we went to those. The ones in Wisconsin never seemed to work into our schedule, and then Jimmy changed his touring schedule and was usually at Chicago & Indy when we like to take our WDW vacations. We had a great set up complete with a tiki bar and lots of decorations. We had lots of fun!

This is a picture of our set up from the last concert we tailgated at in Chicago in 2014. It was really windy so we didn't put up the inflatable palm trees.

 

[Goofyernmost]

I never had a grit. I've had polenta (not made it though), a few times, and it was sort of blah.

Grits with butter or honey or maple syrup are to die for. By themselves they are pretty bland. I'm not sure what a "true" southerner does with grits, but I have them, like above, whenever I can.

 

[Goofyernmost]

I like to put grits on my scrambled eggs because, hey, why not?

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Fried eggs work with that as well, except the eggs are on top and the grits need to be fairly firm.

 

[Goofyernmost]

Not for me. My hair was nice and healthy when I was a kid in the 1980s. My hair genetics kicked in the late 1990s during my college days. I had a hairstyle that is still considered normal now.

By the 80's I had two small kids and had started the process of pulling my hair out.

 

[epcotisbest]

My husband and I used to go tailgating to a lot Buffett concerts. Usually to Chicago, and Indianapolis but we did go to Cincinnati once. Buffett did come a couple times to Minneapolis/St. Paul and we went to those. The ones in Wisconsin never seemed to work into our schedule, and then Jimmy changed his touring schedule and was usually at Chicago & Indy when we like to take our WDW vacations. We had a great set up complete with a tiki bar and lots of decorations. We had lots of fun!

This is a picture of our set up from the last concert we tailgated at in Chicago in 2014. It was really windy so we didn't put up the inflatable palm trees.
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Free flu shots at the tailgate?

 

[epcotisbest]

Grits with butter or honey or maple syrup are to die for. By themselves they are pretty bland. I'm not sure what a "true" southerner does with grits, but I have them, like above, whenever I can.

True southerners do all kinds of things with grits. Here is pulled pork and grits, just because.