The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[Cesar R M]

I love thunderstorms. We never get any good ones near my house. Last year was a bust. Didn't really thunder at all.

til they hit near your house and get you powerless for a day.

anyway.. I love thunderstorms too. I used to sit in the balcony of my parents apartment to see the amazing lightning.

unfortunately, now live in a 2 story house... so no wide view anymore

 

[Cesar R M]

Six??!! Wow. Well, it's about time the History Channel starting showing some new, quality programming. I hope this does well in the ratings, because that might inspire them and other channels to step up their game.

aaah yes.. specially if they stop spamming HITLER THERE.. HITLER that..
or the pawn shop realities..

 

[donaldtoo]

Yeah, I don't bring cameras into restaurants, I know the pictures are better from my real camera but would feel way too ackward pulling out a camera in a restaurant. It is easier to snap a picture with the phone and still be discrete.

Yep, same here. All pics are from my ancient iPhone 4.
DWifey still gets annoyed sometimes, though...

 

[Cesar R M]

Thunderstorms would be cool if there wasn't lightning. There were a number of homes struck by lightning in MA last year. The resulting fire damaged and/or destroyed some of the homes completely. Lightning makes me a nervous Nelly. Thunder makes my dog cower in the corner.

No lightning arresters/attractors around?

 

[Cesar R M]

Do you know what's sad about the new movie Tomorrowland. The fact that San Andreas which looks like an awful film will probably make more money than it.

well, there is a reason..
Earthquakes move rocks.. And The Rock was very moved in that movie

 

[Cesar R M]

A shortage of lady bugs is sad for me. My mother-in law, thought of lady bugs as a good luck symbol. I didn't think of lady bugs as any more than pest control. But, when I saw one, after MIL , passed...I always thought of her and her lucky symbol...she was such a sweet person. I miss her.

overuse of pesticides as usual.
just like Bees are suffering insanely.

 

[Cesar R M]

I don't think about catfish as bottom feeders when I eat them. Just like when I eat chicken I don't think about the fact that chickens have got to be the nastiest animals on the face of the earth. Chickens are basically land bottom feeders.

isnt funny that some of the most delicious food are.. the dirtiest?
shrimp are like the sea cochroaches!

 

[Gabe1]

I feel exactly the same way.

The other good thing about colder weather is that if your cold you can always put on more clothing. However, with hot weather you can only take off so much clothing and then your still hot.

Or learn to wear shorts in the hot, humid weather?

 

[Cesar R M]

I've found their portions have gotten smaller but I still really like the Alice Springs Chicken. Every time I go to Outback that's what I get.

Filet Tomwomba for me.
I love both the shrimp or the Filet with this sauce

 

[Cesar R M]

Oh geeze! If I had to get off the computer everytime it thundered I'd never get anything done.

Here is the list of the best rated surge protectors.

http://www.intellireview.com/Top-Surge-Protectors/?aid=88&top=11&track=Surge_Protectors&kw=best%2520surge%2520protectors%2520for%2520computers&ad=1&campaign=electronicsBsearch&src=yahoo&expandable=0

or just get a UPC (no break).
That way even if power goes off, you can safely power off your computer.
or get extra running time for your laptop/tablet.

 

[Cesar R M]

You're funny. My DS was like this for years, he didn't like touching his food. Made cheeseburgers interesting.

oh no.. I devour hotdogs and burgers with impunity.
I will still have to wash my hands like 10 times.. (my skin absorbs the smell of food )

 

[donaldtoo]

Woof. Dozed off...
Time for me to hit it. Sweet dreams to all...!
Laterrrrrrr...!!!

 

[Cesar R M]

I'm one of those that appreciates pictures from vacation perfect or not. Happy our friends are taking the time to post for us perfect or not, I don't look at them and see Failing Images, just nice members letting us peek into their vacations.

I kinda look at it, there are plenty of threads for the talented photographers that can critique the heck out of each others photos. I genuinely admire those photographs of those talented members. Here, I think we can just try and be nice, graciously accept what we get or nobody is going to want to post photos in this thread. My 2 cents anyhow.

this has nothing to do with talent Gabe.. the cell phone/camera is failing and this is a sign it might die soon.

 

[Gabe1]

time to sandbag the garage?

Could. I don't. Nothing in there is worth that labor and all is insured. The driveway use to be stone and absorbed much of the water or at least it went away quickly. Then our fine leaders of our Hamlet decided it would look prettier if everything was paved and concreted. We were given 3 years to comply. Now we have Lake Garage.
These properties were not developed over a half century for this. New builds have drainage plans. When we moved here the roads all had deep ditches next to the road on both sides. Then our fine leaders decided to put in curbs and storm sewers. Nobody every had water in their homes with the ditches. Water was all carried over to the preserves. It worked so they had to break it. We are fortunate, we have an ejector pit in our home where most in the area went for the substantially cheaper sump-pumps. I'm not a fan of fixing things that are not broken.

 

[Gabe1]

this has nothing to do with talent Gabe.. the cell phone/camera is failing and this is a sign it might die soon.

Meanwhile we can just enjoy the Disney World photos. We can easily ignore any imperfections. I'm enjoying them all! I love vicariously enjoying other peoples vacations.

 

[Gabe1]

HAH!, seems we're opposite. I honestly hate having too much clothing.
Got way too used to summer weather almost all year along

I crave warm weather and sunshine. I can't imagine missing the cold and snow. If my dream does come true and move south someday I am sure it will take me a while to adjust to the humidity and dew points down there though.

 

[Gabe1]

Your Sis sounds smart to me.

Yeah she is. On many levels.

 

[Gabe1]

 

[Gabe1]

overuse of pesticides as usual.
just like Bees are suffering insanely.

And yet we have so many varieties of bees here, wasps, hornets bluck. They like my property, I have so many flowers and veggies. I do treat my lawn though so bugs don't bite the Pup.

I also spray for mosquitoes and today I did fog the gazebo because the spiders and little green bugs have invaded the gazebo due to all the rain. How they get through the screen? The bees I only knock off if they start building nests on the structures or in the ground. I did get my first mosquito bite today though.

 

[Gabe1]

isnt funny that some of the most delicious food are.. the dirtiest?
shrimp are like the sea cochroaches!

Most shrimp start their life eating seaweed at the surface of the water. As they age most eat smaller shell fish including their own kind. I go for the Pacific Shrimp, they have very discerning taste.