The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[ajrwdwgirl]

@donaldtoo I'm glad things were not any worse for all of you.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

Last day of WDW tomorrow. I'm rather torn. I want to be at WDW. At the same time, Jasmine will only be as big as she is for so long, and I want to enjoy as much of it as possible.

 

[MouseDreaming]

Sorry, haven't yet been back through the thread, just checkin' in.
Made it through the night with no major problems...just a bit windy and a lot of rain. Ground is saturated, but, fortunately, no flooding for us, so far...
Not so much for others. DWifey got a text this morning from her brother that a coworker of his and the coworkers pregnant (due next month) wife were stuck on the roof of their home in Houston awaiting rescue. Haven't heard anything back, yet.
Finally saw some video of Port Aransas. Pretty bad, but, not as bad as I had imagined it might be. We'll definitely be goin' back at some point next summer to give them some of our tourist dollars.
This storm is a crazy b u g g e r though...it looks like it will very likely double-dip the Houston area.

Thanks for checking in. Thinking of you, and hoping you stay dry and safe.

 

[MOXOMUMD]

5 days until International Bacon Day.

 

[Gabe1]

Where do you get that from and where are the photos ? .... for Mrs Ferret of course.

 

[MOXOMUMD]

 

[Gabe1]

Sorry to hear about your sad week.

Thank you. It has been a real rough week. Lots of stress, lots of sadness.

 

[Gabe1]

Absolutely!!! And I was watching a story on the news about some clown trying to gouge people in Texas. by greatly inflating prices of cases of bottled water he was selling from his truck--when these people are hurting and desperate while this horrible storm is going on.

Goes to show that in a crisis, there are both horrible people and wonderful people. I suspect far more wonderful people are down there now, neighbors helping neighbors, and strangers helping strangers.

I have two friends here one is on call for FEMA and the other for the Red Cross. When they go to disasters like this they are gone for a big chunk of time. I remember the FEMA neighbor being gone for 6 weeks with the NOLA hurricane. She did laundry. Residents would drop it off in the morning in bags and in the afternoon in bags they'd pick it back up. The other friend that does Red Cross does dispatch of immediate care items. She is such a kind soul. Her family owns a mega HVAC company. They want for nothing. Still anytime there is a disaster she is there. She rolled days before the storm hit. For all the icky people in the world I smile inside for the good.

 

[Gabe1]

So sorry about your DD's friend. That sounds so tragic.

Wrestling between sad and angry. In a country with awesome hospitals no ones life should end at 30 because their insurance doesn't cover standard treatment of a very treatable illness. Breaks my heart. What the heck is wrong with us?

 

[Gabe1]

That's really nice of him. I haven't had rosettes in forever. They were always really good especially fresh from the fryer.

My Mom frequently made Rosettes for my Sis and me growing up. (Mom loved them too a thing from her childhood) Best when warm and crispy soft. I haven't had those warm gems in decades now. I never wanted to make. Deep frying is nothing I wanted to bother with the clean up.

 

[Gabe1]

Well spotted. It is a sign for the end of our property pointing to Mum and Dads hedge veg stall.

I'm on the dense side this week. Sorry.

What is a Mum and Dads hedge?

 

[Gabe1]

Prayers for those who could not leave. After having a friend who's house is now somewhere in the Atlantic after Sandy I wouldn't have to be told twice to leave but I'm not sure everybody had enough time to do so seeing the storm intensified so fast.

And often forgotten is the people who do not have the resources to leave or a place to flee to. Sure they open places after the hit but a destination prior to the hit would be helpful to those who lack family or financial resources to flee. We look back at those who could afford to flee or not with Katrina and thought there would be lessons learned. We shouldn't have pregnant people on roof tops.

 

[Gabe1]

Loved to eat these things when I was a kid, same with churros. But then I favoured the salty churros with lemon, salt and spicy sauce.

Churros here in the states are a funny thing. Kinda like a taco. So different depending on where you buy them.

 

[Cesar R M]

Churros here in the states are a funny thing. Kinda like a taco. So different depending on where you buy them.

Well, technically a "churro" is anything made of paste or breading that has been fried.
So it covers a ton of variations and flavors.

For example: these are the salty "churros". http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2304/2378131099_c9ce6485f8.jpg?v=0
The classic sugary ones: http://www.pizcadesabor.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Churros-7.jpg

 

[Gabe1]

Stay safe and watch out for critters. I saw on the news snakes and alligators are moving into areas where they aren't normally found.

That critter thing is so freak'n true. From our Mini Tornado (my tushie) we still have not recovered from....we have so many displaced wild critters. We lost a good chunk of all our mature trees. We have birds living in ivy walls, possums and raccoons making homes where they wouldn't normally. Critter life is make shift right now.

 

[Gabe1]

I imagine the insurance companies are working overtime down there . . .

If they are there....ours still have not caught up. My DD apartment is still awaiting approval for a new roof. Next 3 days they are now saying. She still doesn't have gutters and had a freak'n hole in roof from where the tree fell on it. There is a temporary patch that has held so far but yikes. Then there is the shortage of roofers etc let alone shingles. Crazy.

 

[Gabe1]

Sir??????

Hmmm....guess you could have been called worse?

 

[Gabe1]

Last day of WDW tomorrow. I'm rather torn. I want to be at WDW. At the same time, Jasmine will only be as big as she is for so long, and I want to enjoy as much of it as possible.

Is your family coming home too?? I get the kitty phase and missing her though. Safe travels. Sorry you just miss food and wine though.

 

[Gabe1]

Well, technically a "churro" is anything made of paste or breading that has been fried.
So it covers a ton of variations and flavors.

For example: these are the salty "churros". http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2304/2378131099_c9ce6485f8.jpg?v=0
The classic sugary ones: http://www.pizcadesabor.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Churros-7.jpg

Yeah...some Churro's are so tasty, some are awful here.

 

[Figgy1]

Hmmm....guess you could have been called worse?

I was just having a giggle trying to picture the queen trying to knight @Mr Ferret 88 with a sword.