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[MinnieM123]

All those engines were actually Rolls-Royce piston/props. Most likely Merlin's, potentially a Griffon or two.

You're right. That was a stupid comment I made about jet engines--what the heck was I thinking??!! I mean I knew what I was hearing, and yet the rest of the my brain didn't kick in to the correct explanation. Duhhh . ..

 

[MinnieM123]

nice!


Speaking of things.. sorry for not posting that much lately.
2 days ago it was the anniversary of my dad's and my grandmah's passing (yes,they died on the same day different years..almost at the same hour)

So we went to Outback.
We had the WORST service ever..
its like their system was disappearing our orders.
our drinks only were served partially, we complained.. fixed.
then our salads were not completed either.. (I was the main victim lol) so complained again, took a bit.. and we got our salads.
then my niece ordered a dish.. and until they were serving the rest of us.. they told her that they had ran out (what the hell)
then I noticed my steak was almost red.. I ordered it well done (huge difference).. complained.. got it correctly.
They gave us a free giant dessert for free.

Taste wise.. it was really good, above the normal id say.. but maaan.. awful service.


also, doesnt help that I have been extra busy, crazy at my 2 jobs.

Well that day certainly didn't turn out the way you wanted. Sorry to hear that the experience was sub-par, especially on a day that you were trying to give your respects to your deceased father and grandmother. Hugs to you.

 

[MinnieM123]

 

[MinnieM123]

Sargento had a commercial on, that said cheese food product only has to contain 69% cheese.

(I don't even want to know what's in the remaining 31%??!!!! )

 

[MinnieM123]

I saw the first hour of part one of the American Experience last night, as I fell asleep at 10:00 (I'm always asleep by then--wish I could have stayed up).

Thought the first hour was excellent. I'm hoping to catch up this weekend when my local PBS stations will be repeating it. I imagine for Part 2 tonight, it will be the same; I'll catch the first hour only. I hate watching it out of sequence, but that's probably the only way I'll get to see the entire 4 hours over the course of this week.

Update: Just went to the PBS site for American Experience. Looks like they are also showing the episodes online so this might also be helpful for those of you trying to catch up as well.

 

[FutureCEO]

We have the mid 50's all week this week

Spoiler

Thats still shorts weather to some

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We shall all take a little trip to your island.

 

[Songbird76]

I think you mean Astronomy, Cesar

Astronomy=astronomía
Astrology=astrología

But Astronomy requires a LOT of math. I took an Astronomy course in college and the lab was almost entirely math...calculating how bright stars were, how far things were from earth, etc. Miserable.

 

[betty rose]

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8 days until Fall.

That picture is just too cute for words.

 

[betty rose]

We have the mid 50's all week this week

Spoiler

Thats still shorts weather to some

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Shorts and tights!

 

[betty rose]

But Astronomy requires a LOT of math. I took an Astronomy course in college and the lab was almost entirely math...calculating how bright stars were, how far things were from earth, etc. Miserable.

That sounds boring.

 

[King Panda 77]

Shorts and tights!

No comment . . . Just no comment

 

[King Panda 77]

We shall all take a little trip to your island.

The more the merrier.

 

[Songbird76]

That sounds boring.

It was, and we had a GA for the lab (Grad assistant) and he was one of those people who may have been really bright but was a horrible teacher, so he couldn't really explain how to do any of it and couldn't understand how anyone struggled, but he was also one of those people who couldn't admit that he made mistakes. So I remember him doing this one problem on the board, and he made a mistake and one of the guys in the class tried to point it out and he made up some lame excuse, saying it wasn't wrong, just a different way of doing it. So then he got to the end of the calculation and couldn't figure out why he got the wrong answer. We were all trying so hard not to laugh because he had made such a big deal about how we were all just lowly students and he was a GRAD assistant and he knew more than all of us and he had understood the theory of relativity at 5, so none of us were as smart as he was...and then WE all had the right answer and he made a mistake with his calculation. I LOATHED that class.

 

[MOXOMUMD]

Maybe it's just the "view" in my computer, but the picture of the minions and pops? at the bottom came out well, but there's a ton of "code" that is on your message--maybe it's supposed to be an explanation, but the text came out all odd??!! Must be some sort of computer glitch when you pasted it in?

It's not just you. That post from @Gabe1 turned my phone OFF...TWICE!

 

[MOXOMUMD]

You need to be sitting down for this one: I don't think I've ever had cheese from Wisconsin. (runs and hides . . .) You see, Vermont has the corner on the market up here!

My favorite cheeses are the ones made here in Ohio Amish country. Give me a brick of pepperjack and crackers and I'm having lunch.

 

[betty rose]

It was, and we had a GA for the lab (Grad assistant) and he was one of those people who may have been really bright but was a horrible teacher, so he couldn't really explain how to do any of it and couldn't understand how anyone struggled, but he was also one of those people who couldn't admit that he made mistakes. So I remember him doing this one problem on the board, and he made a mistake and one of the guys in the class tried to point it out and he made up some lame excuse, saying it wasn't wrong, just a different way of doing it. So then he got to the end of the calculation and couldn't figure out why he got the wrong answer. We were all trying so hard not to laugh because he had made such a big deal about how we were all just lowly students and he was a GRAD assistant and he knew more than all of us and he had understood the theory of relativity at 5, so none of us were as smart as he was...and then WE all had the right answer and he made a mistake with his calculation. I LOATHED that class.

This sounds boring and awful!

 

[donaldtoo]

Woke up with a massive headache this morning, so decided to take the day off. Happens very rarely, but, when it does, it's a doozy. No immediate crazy deadlines, so good timing, anyway.
Feeling much better now after lots of aspirin and a long nap.

 

[Wrangler-Rick]

Woke up with a massive headache this morning, so decided to take the day off. Happens very rarely, but, when it does, it's a doozy. No immediate crazy deadlines, so good timing, anyway.
Feeling much better now after lots of aspirin and a long nap.

And now he's going to be doing The Apprentice. Wonder if he'll be saying "you're fired"?

 

[donaldtoo]

Yah, we all have our own somber memories of that dreadful day. And, to think that I was enjoying the swimming pool at the Marriott WTC one morning; and that evening, sipping a cocktail with a friend up in Wild Blue, on the 107th floor of the North Tower . . . just about 2 weeks before that date . . .

Still so far behind here...
But, on one of our 3 trips to NYC in the late 80's to visit my buddy, he, DWifey, and I went up to the observation level of the north tower.
Glad we at least got to see it once.

 

[betty rose]

Woke up with a massive headache this morning, so decided to take the day off. Happens very rarely, but, when it does, it's a doozy. No immediate crazy deadlines, so good timing, anyway.
Feeling much better now after lots of aspirin and a long nap.

I'm glad you are feeling better. Take it easy. Sorry for the headache.