The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[Gabe1]

The protesters are still at it downtown Chicago. Heading down the Mag Mile towards Lake Shore Drive when the police turned them around as not to block the LSD.

Now they have parked their protest and have blocked off Trump Towers.

 

[Gabe1]

Well @donaldtoo the Texans are nice people here. I told you I rescued the young girl from the snow? Look what she just brought me as a thank you!

I could hardly hear her speak, she is so quiet and then she sprinted across the street. Next thing I have to teach her is not to run where there is black ice.

 

[Gabe1]

I bake my stuffing in a casserole so it has a crunchy crust. I'm not much of an in-bird stuffing fan.

Me, I like both stuffings, in or out of the bird, leftover, hot, cold. I can eat that stuff for days.

 

[donaldtoo]

Well @donaldtoo the Texans are nice people here. I told you I rescued the young girl from the snow? Look what she just brought me as a thank you!

I could hardly hear her speak, she is so quiet and then she sprinted across the street. Next thing I have to teach her is not to run where there is black ice.

Oh my.
Again, so sweet of you, and sweet of them, too.
Yep, that black ice thing can get ya'...

 

[Gabe1]

Eye update... It finally has started to get better. Nowhere near where it needs to be, but at least is making a move in the proper direction. I'm feeling a bit more optimistic now.

Something to be thankful for. Glad it is getting a bit better. One of the two eyes my Mom had done last year did that too. It took a few days longer than the Doc had thought but she is seeing so well now. I wish for you the same.

 

[donaldtoo]

Me, I like both stuffings, in or out of the bird, leftover, hot, cold. I can eat that stuff for days.

I totally agree. My mother makes a bread based one that is sooo very good, and my MIL makes a cornbread based one with sage that is just as amazing.
I LUVS me some turkey, but, I'm usually way more stuffed with stuffing...!!!

 

[donaldtoo]

Same here. 20 minutes to Wal-Mart.

Ours is 5 mins. away. Not sure if that's good or bad...?!

 

[French Quarter]

So here is the stuffing all mixed up
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And since we are at a hockey game tonigh, this was dinner, wings and poutine.
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Ooooh...chicken wings...that would be so good right now.

 

[French Quarter]

Thanks for your concern, but, I didn't move all the way to North Carolina just because of the weather, a very large part of the move was because my daughters both lived here and I wanted to be near them. Because of that I will indeed be heading over to one of their homes (the closest one) tomorrow afternoon where I will be with both of them and my 4 grandkids plus Nila the dog. I shall be well taken care of, I'm sure.

Eye update... It finally has started to get better. Nowhere near where it needs to be, but at least is making a move in the proper direction. I'm feeling a bit more optimistic now.

So glad to hear that, Goof!

 

[Goofyernmost]

Something to be thankful for. Glad it is getting a bit better. One of the two eyes my Mom had done last year did that too. It took a few days longer than the Doc had thought but she is seeing so well now. I wish for you the same.

Thanks, that is what I am wishing for as well. Like I said, not anywhere near what it should be, but, it is inching that way and I am hopeful. It hasn't been a week yet and that last two days have shown a really good change. Fingers crossed.

 

[French Quarter]

Yum-O-Rama!!! I'm all in...!!!

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Count me in, too! Save me one little slice?

 

[French Quarter]

The protesters are still at it downtown Chicago. Heading down the Mag Mile towards Lake Shore Drive when the police turned them around as not to block the LSD.

Now they have parked their protest and have blocked off Trump Towers.

Sorry...missed the news. What are they protesting?

 

[donaldtoo]

We also do freshly cut and go to the farm and cut it down ourselves. They aren't that expensive here. Every year I'm never sure how early I should put it up since we don't take it down until after Epiphany.

We used to go cut fresh in the mountains of No Cal when I lived there as a kiddo. Always high enough that there was snow on the ground.
Here in Texas we actually have pine tree farms too, especially heading towards East Texas.
Unfortunately we haven't been to one since the kiddos were younger.
Might hafta' start that tradition up again, soon...!

 

[donaldtoo]

Count me in, too! Save me one little slice?

Of course! How's this...?!

 

[donaldtoo]

We own Up. Love it!

Yep, we love it here too. Yes, the beginning is sad, but, they spent the best years of their lives together. Granted, without that one mega goal.
And yes, Carl loses all zest for life after Ellie passes, but, I find the way he ultimately gets it back quite "Up"-lifting and entertaining.

 

[donaldtoo]

Yes, and it had a jalapeno in it too (not a whole one just a couple slices). I didn't see one of the jalapenos until I tasted it, it got my taste buds hopping!

Yep, nothin' like some jalapeño, or other similar pepper, to get your attention...!

 

[donaldtoo]

Woohoo! Gas is only $2.65 a gallon right now. Just thought I'd share that as I fill up this morning.

I paid $1.71 a gallon on my way home from the office last night.
Just saw on GasBuddy that there's a place about 10 min. up the road at $1.67.

 

[donaldtoo]

I was going through some stuff in my shed yesterday and I found a box of pictures and such, and there was a smaller box inside of it that contained some WWII era photos of some of my family, as well as a a letter written to my grandmother by her brother. The letter is dated 1944 and says it's from France. Then there's a newspaper article that says this same person was missing in action. I found on the internet that he was a POW in a german camp in Wurtemburg. And there were letters to my mother and grandmother from other relatives...Christmas cards really, but they look kind of like photocopies more than real cards. But they are all military and dated 1943 or 1944. I remember someone on here Maybe @donaldtoo or @Goofyernmost was a WWII buff. It's just family stuff, so not worth anything, but I found it fascinating, if anyone wanted to see.

Yes, I'm a big WWII buff, and would love to see. Sorry I'm so late, but, hope you shared...

 

[Gabe1]

Yes, I'm a big WWII buff, and would love to see. Sorry I'm so late, but, hope you shared...

ditto @Songbird76 if I've missed please link me back, sadly I've missed chunks all over the place

I want to know the end of the story with the POW too. Did he come home?

 

[Gabe1]

I paid $1.71 a gallon on my way home from the office last night.
Just saw on GasBuddy that there's a place about 10 min. up the road at $1.67.

Nice. I'm at $1.92 Tomorrow will likely be more being a holiday and all, I will take it though 'till some made up trump'd up reason to double the price again. Jaded enough to know it will happen.

Doesn't make a difference to me now. Yesterday out of nowhere my SUV started to whine and squeal. Put it in a parking spot as the whine lessened and my DD and I grabbed a bite to eat and when I came out the car started right up but klunked when I put her in reverse and would not go in reverse. My mechanic called a tow truck and he dropped me home, I sent my DD home in a taxi cause she needed to get to work. Didn't even hear from mechanic, he is good but boy he is busy. Kid will be driving to Thanksgiving tomorrow. So strange even when it was squealing the gears and acceleration was just fine.