The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

Figgy1

Figgy1

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I got a little bit of a nap which was sooo needed I was out as soon as my head hit the pillow if not before:eek: Note to self the first thing one should not do upon waking is check email. Crocs all sandals on sale 25% off even if they're already on sale. I have a little shopping impulse control problem when everyday things have a sale on top of a sale:angelic:
 
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Tony the Tigger

Tony the Tigger

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MinnieM123 said:
@Tony the Tigger , I hope that your breakfast this morning is pleasant and uneventful. (Hoping you find a different place for take-out, than the location you had last night! :jawdrop: )

Happy New Year to you and Brian and Kylie. 🐶
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It was a comedy of...something.

Brian was supposed to get out of work at 6PM, pick up the pup, and meet me out west. I had already checked into the room and cleaned it (and gone back to work.)

He didn't get out of work until around 7:15. We got to the hotel at 8:30ish. I thought we'd settle in and maybe order from two places (go crazy! I guess I did "too well" finding something away from a residential area because Uber was mostly not delivering to our hotel! (It's next to one of the largest malls in the US.) Also the time was a factor. Places were closing at 9 or 10, etc. So we'd find a place on Uber Eats, carefully pick what we want, and then at the end it would say either the place was too far away, or they were closing in ten minutes. Try another place. Same thing. Why is Uber Eats even showing me places that won't deliver to where I am? Ack.

Brian, trying to save the day, shoves his phone in my face and says, "Chinese will be here in 30-40 minutes."

What? Wait, you didn't ask what I wanted? Perturbed. Also, $85. Brian said no, it wasn't supposed to be $85. He had double ordered one item, and there were like $30 in fees - service fee, delivery fee, $8.22 tip, etc. Poor half-blind mess had no idea what he was doing LOL.

Pass the Crown Vanilla. It's time.

He wanted to cancel the order, but the wait to speak to Postmates was 59 minutes. He called the restaurant directly and they had no idea what he was talking about. I started looking at alternatives.

He stayed on hold with Postmates. Then we got a message that the delivery person was here! Brian went downstairs to get it, and and I would make the best of whatever he ordered. Guess what? Nobody was there. Seriously?

By this point, Postmates answered. They tried calling the driver and it went to voicemail. So they refunded him (thank God, the order was nuts) except for the $8 tip. Really?

At this point, I hit "submit" on the Denny's order. Got an error message. AAAAH! Tried again, same error. Brian, what do you want from Burger King?

First Burger King Siri took me to was inside the closed mall. Next one was just closed. I asked for directions to 7-11. $5 pizzas it is. As I followed the directions to 7-11, I saw the Denny's! Pulled over, placed the order in person at 11:20. Expected wait time 15-20 minutes. Cutting it close to get back to the hotel.

By 11:45, Brian called wondering what had happened to me LOL. I mentioned to the employee I was really trying to get back to my family before midnight. It was 2 burgers and some nachos lol. They had only one cook.

At 11:54, they handed me my bag. GPS said I would get back to the hotel at 12:01AM. Nope, that wouldn't do.

Confession: I sped. I ignored a red left turn signal. GPS now said 12:00. As I pulled into the parking lot, Brian (still on the phone) said 1 minute to go. Just had to park and run up the stairs!

Made it to the door at exactly 12:00AM, and B had 2 "glasses" (plastic cups) of champagne ready to go.

This morning, checked my email, saw a notice that my Denny's order was ready at like 11:18. (This was from the order I placed that I thought didn't go through because of the error message!) Haven't even tried to address that yet. But I'm sure I paid twice.

We sure made an adventure out of it!

The hotel was a good move. Definitely fewer fireworks in that area, somewhat muffled by being in a hotel, and Kylie seemed unaffected. We gave her no meds - other than an anti-inflammatory. She is limping again - pretty badly, especially after walking up the stairs to the second floor. From then on, we used the elevator. She was so good. I'm very concerned about her future with all the ailments lately. But we did right by her last night! And Anderson Cooper drunk is priceless!
 
Figgy1

Figgy1

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Tony the Tigger said:
It was a comedy of...something.

Brian was supposed to get out of work at 6PM, pick up the pup, and meet me out west. I had already checked into the room and cleaned it (and gone back to work.)

He didn't get out of work until around 7:15. We got to the hotel at 8:30ish. I thought we'd settle in and maybe order from two places (go crazy! I guess I did "too well" finding something away from a residential area because Uber was mostly not delivering to our hotel! (It's next to one of the largest malls in the US.) Also the time was a factor. Places were closing at 9 or 10, etc. So we'd find a place on Uber Eats, carefully pick what we want, and then at the end it would say either the place was too far away, or they were closing in ten minutes. Try another place. Same thing. Why is Uber Eats even showing me places that won't deliver to where I am? Ack.

Brian, trying to save the day, shoves his phone in my face and says, "Chinese will be here in 30-40 minutes."

What? Wait, you didn't ask what I wanted? Perturbed. Also, $85. Brian said no, it wasn't supposed to be $85. He had double ordered one item, and there were like $30 in fees - service fee, delivery fee, $8.22 tip, etc. Poor half-blind mess had no idea what he was doing LOL.

Pass the Crown Vanilla. It's time.

He wanted to cancel the order, but the wait to speak to Postmates was 59 minutes. He called the restaurant directly and they had no idea what he was talking about. I started looking at alternatives.

He stayed on hold with Postmates. Then we got a message that the delivery person was here! Brian went downstairs to get it, and and I would make the best of whatever he ordered. Guess what? Nobody was there. Seriously?

By this point, Postmates answered. They tried calling the driver and it went to voicemail. So they refunded him (thank God, the order was nuts) except for the $8 tip. Really?

At this point, I hit "submit" on the Denny's order. Got an error message. AAAAH! Tried again, same error. Brian, what do you want from Burger King?

First Burger King Siri took me to was inside the closed mall. Next one was just closed. I asked for directions to 7-11. $5 pizzas it is. As I followed the directions to 7-11, I saw the Denny's! Pulled over, placed the order in person at 11:20. Expected wait time 15-20 minutes. Cutting it close to get back to the hotel.

By 11:45, Brian called wondering what had happened to me LOL. I mentioned to the employee I was really trying to get back to my family before midnight. It was 2 burgers and some nachos lol. They had only one cook.

At 11:54, they handed me my bag. GPS said I would get back to the hotel at 12:01AM. Nope, that wouldn't do.

Confession: I sped. I ignored a red left turn signal. GPS now said 12:00. As I pulled into the parking lot, Brian (still on the phone) said 1 minute to go. Just had to park and run up the stairs!

Made it to the door at exactly 12:00AM, and B had 2 "glasses" (plastic cups) of champagne ready to go.

This morning, checked my email, saw a notice that my Denny's order was ready at like 11:18. (This was from the order I placed that I thought didn't go through because of the error message!) Haven't even tried to address that yet. But I'm sure I paid twice.

We sure made an adventure out of it!

The hotel was a good move. Definitely fewer fireworks in that area, somewhat muffled by being in a hotel, and Kylie seemed unaffected. We gave her no meds - other than an anti-inflammatory. She is limping again - pretty badly, especially after walking up the stairs to the second floor. From then on, we used the elevator. She was so good. I'm very concerned about her future with all the ailments lately. But we did right by her last night! And Anderson Cooper drunk is priceless!
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Sending {{HUGS}} to Kylie
 
donaldtoo

donaldtoo

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In retrospect, I shoulda’ just taken the last 2 weeks off (Lord knows I have the vacation days pilin’ up), as this week was pretty much a blow-off.
Although, the firm did buy all of us there lunch for the 4 days...
MOD Pizza, Zoes Kitchen, Chick-fil-A, and Modern Market, respectively...!!!!! :hungry:

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MinnieM123

MinnieM123

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donaldtoo said:
Gonna’ be headin’ over to Mom and Pops temp digs (yep, still not back in Family Central - not even goin’ into details) around 4:30-ish to distance-celebrate Pops 88th birthday in the backyard...!!!!! :happy:
Family goin’ over in shifts again, as per usual...now is DEFINITELY not the time to blow it.
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Oh goodie, you're back! Sounds like you and your family had a lot going on during the Christmas break, and glad to hear that everyone is healthy and well.

Happy birthday to your dad -- 88!! WOW!!

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MinnieM123

MinnieM123

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Tony the Tigger said:
It was a comedy of...something.

Brian was supposed to get out of work at 6PM, pick up the pup, and meet me out west. I had already checked into the room and cleaned it (and gone back to work.)

He didn't get out of work until around 7:15. We got to the hotel at 8:30ish. I thought we'd settle in and maybe order from two places (go crazy! I guess I did "too well" finding something away from a residential area because Uber was mostly not delivering to our hotel! (It's next to one of the largest malls in the US.) Also the time was a factor. Places were closing at 9 or 10, etc. So we'd find a place on Uber Eats, carefully pick what we want, and then at the end it would say either the place was too far away, or they were closing in ten minutes. Try another place. Same thing. Why is Uber Eats even showing me places that won't deliver to where I am? Ack.

Brian, trying to save the day, shoves his phone in my face and says, "Chinese will be here in 30-40 minutes."

What? Wait, you didn't ask what I wanted? Perturbed. Also, $85. Brian said no, it wasn't supposed to be $85. He had double ordered one item, and there were like $30 in fees - service fee, delivery fee, $8.22 tip, etc. Poor half-blind mess had no idea what he was doing LOL.

Pass the Crown Vanilla. It's time.

He wanted to cancel the order, but the wait to speak to Postmates was 59 minutes. He called the restaurant directly and they had no idea what he was talking about. I started looking at alternatives.

He stayed on hold with Postmates. Then we got a message that the delivery person was here! Brian went downstairs to get it, and and I would make the best of whatever he ordered. Guess what? Nobody was there. Seriously?

By this point, Postmates answered. They tried calling the driver and it went to voicemail. So they refunded him (thank God, the order was nuts) except for the $8 tip. Really?

At this point, I hit "submit" on the Denny's order. Got an error message. AAAAH! Tried again, same error. Brian, what do you want from Burger King?

First Burger King Siri took me to was inside the closed mall. Next one was just closed. I asked for directions to 7-11. $5 pizzas it is. As I followed the directions to 7-11, I saw the Denny's! Pulled over, placed the order in person at 11:20. Expected wait time 15-20 minutes. Cutting it close to get back to the hotel.

By 11:45, Brian called wondering what had happened to me LOL. I mentioned to the employee I was really trying to get back to my family before midnight. It was 2 burgers and some nachos lol. They had only one cook.

At 11:54, they handed me my bag. GPS said I would get back to the hotel at 12:01AM. Nope, that wouldn't do.

Confession: I sped. I ignored a red left turn signal. GPS now said 12:00. As I pulled into the parking lot, Brian (still on the phone) said 1 minute to go. Just had to park and run up the stairs!

Made it to the door at exactly 12:00AM, and B had 2 "glasses" (plastic cups) of champagne ready to go.

This morning, checked my email, saw a notice that my Denny's order was ready at like 11:18. (This was from the order I placed that I thought didn't go through because of the error message!) Haven't even tried to address that yet. But I'm sure I paid twice.

We sure made an adventure out of it!

The hotel was a good move. Definitely fewer fireworks in that area, somewhat muffled by being in a hotel, and Kylie seemed unaffected. We gave her no meds - other than an anti-inflammatory. She is limping again - pretty badly, especially after walking up the stairs to the second floor. From then on, we used the elevator. She was so good. I'm very concerned about her future with all the ailments lately. But we did right by her last night! And Anderson Cooper drunk is priceless!
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This was a definite Tony the Tigger adventure, if I ever heard one!! :hilarious:

That said, sorry you had to go through so much time and angst, just to get some dinner last night! You and Brian must have been starving by the time you ate. But as you said, at least Kylie was relaxed, without not many fireworks going off in the area. Happy New Year to the three of you.

By the way, I did see some later video clips of Andy and Anderson's show from last night, on the news today -- (since I fell asleep early last night, and missed most of their show). Now, not that I'm a fan of people getting drunk, but I had to laugh out loud seeing Anderson get tipsy. He's always so much in control when he's on his nightly show, and to see him just let loose for a change, was hilarious. Andy, on the other hand, was unravelling at the seams, from what I saw in the later clips. Again, I think he had imbibed a bit too much, even PRIOR to the start of the show at 8:00 PM. :oops:
 
John park hopper

John park hopper

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My # 3 son and his wife are smoking a pork shoulder and making collards and Hoppin John for those not familiar with this southern traditional new years dish, supposed to bring good luck in the new year and after 2020 lord knows we need some good luck.

The first written recipe for Hoppin John appeared in The Carolina Housewife in 1847. Most food historians generally agree that Hoppin John is an American dish with African/French/Caribbean roots. There are many tales or legends that explain how Hoppin’ John got its name:

It was the custom for children to gather in the dining room as the dish was brought forth and hop around the table before sitting down to eat.

A man named John came “a-hoppin” when his wife took the dish from the stove.

An obscure South Carolina custom was inviting a guest to eat by saying, “Hop in, John”

The dish goes back at least as far as 1841, when, according to tradition, it was hawked in the streets of Charleston, South Carolina by a crippled black man who was known as Hoppin’ John.
 
Goofyernmost

Goofyernmost

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John park hopper said:
My # 3 son and his wife are smoking a pork shoulder and making collards and Hoppin John for those not familiar with this southern traditional new years dish, supposed to bring good luck in the new year and after 2020 lord knows we need some good luck.

The first written recipe for Hoppin John appeared in The Carolina Housewife in 1847. Most food historians generally agree that Hoppin John is an American dish with African/French/Caribbean roots. There are many tales or legends that explain how Hoppin’ John got its name:

It was the custom for children to gather in the dining room as the dish was brought forth and hop around the table before sitting down to eat.

A man named John came “a-hoppin” when his wife took the dish from the stove.

An obscure South Carolina custom was inviting a guest to eat by saying, “Hop in, John”

The dish goes back at least as far as 1841, when, according to tradition, it was hawked in the streets of Charleston, South Carolina by a crippled black man who was known as Hoppin’ John.
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Well, now we know WHY it is, how about a description of WHAT it consists of?
 
John park hopper

John park hopper

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Goofyernmost said:
Well, now we know WHY it is, how about a description of WHAT it consists of?
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Sorry about that meant to post what it is ---brain cloud
Hoppin' John is rice, black-eyed peas (or field peas), smoked pork, and onions. Black eyed peas are supposed to bring you luck if you eat them on New Year's Day, and it is traditionally eaten with collard greens.
 
93boomer

93boomer

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John park hopper said:
My # 3 son and his wife are smoking a pork shoulder and making collards and Hoppin John for those not familiar with this southern traditional new years dish, supposed to bring good luck in the new year and after 2020 lord knows we need some good luck.

The first written recipe for Hoppin John appeared in The Carolina Housewife in 1847. Most food historians generally agree that Hoppin John is an American dish with African/French/Caribbean roots. There are many tales or legends that explain how Hoppin’ John got its name:

It was the custom for children to gather in the dining room as the dish was brought forth and hop around the table before sitting down to eat.

A man named John came “a-hoppin” when his wife took the dish from the stove.

An obscure South Carolina custom was inviting a guest to eat by saying, “Hop in, John”

The dish goes back at least as far as 1841, when, according to tradition, it was hawked in the streets of Charleston, South Carolina by a crippled black man who was known as Hoppin’ John.
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My Mom is cooking collards, beans and cornbread.
I have chili in the instant pot.🤣
 
Goofyernmost

Goofyernmost

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John park hopper said:
Sorry about that meant to post what it is ---brain cloud
Hoppin' John is rice, black-eyed peas (or field peas), smoked pork, and onions. Black eyed peas are supposed to bring you luck if you eat them on New Year's Day, and it is traditionally eaten with collard greens.
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Thanks, but if I may say so, all the luck fell away by including Black Eyed peas and Collard Greens! But that might be just me. ;) :)
 
donaldtoo

donaldtoo

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MinnieM123 said:
Oh goodie, you're back! Sounds like you and your family had a lot going on during the Christmas break, and glad to hear that everyone is healthy and well.

Happy birthday to your dad -- 88!! WOW!!

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Thank you so very much, Minnie...Pop will absolutely LOVE It...!!!!!!! :joyfull:

I hope you and yours had a wonderful Christmas time, as well, and continued good health to you all...!!! :)
I know when it’s time to self-exile ;), but, I think I’ll hang out here for a bit in the new year...!!!!! :D:hilarious:
 

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