Subj : Re: Extra Sweet To : Ruth Haffly From : Dave Drum Date : Tue Nov 11 2025 08:31:28 -=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=- RH> You disappeared off the board for a few days, got me wondering if all RH> was OK. Good to see you back. DD> I've just graduaated from "The dog ate my homewoek" to "The dogs atee DD> my internet". Bv)= RH> I've had those times, glad I have a resident computer guru/geek on RH> premisis. (G) The yappies are why the techs had to make a return visit. The cable they ate was in their yard, not mine. The fur kids we are boarding are much too well behaved to ever do something like nthat. Bv)= 8<----- +++++----->8 DD> Which is how the media work. "Good news" does not sell papers/get DD> clicks/ have people tune-in. What they peddle (no matter their DD> political leaning is the lyric from the old Hee-Haw3 song "gollm, DD> despair, agny on me. Deep dark depression, excessive misery". Bv)= RH> I remember that one, and the phrase "If it bleeds, it leads" which is RH> so often true in all forms of media. DD> Sadly, there is *always* something to view with alarm. RH> All too true. I hated it when something I had been "viewing with alarm" that was not 'sensational' became headline material and I could say, smugly, "See, I told you...." But, Istill said it. Bv)= 8<----- ELIDE ----->8 DD> If you don't sk questions you don't get asnswers. I put Dr. Pepper at DD> (about) #8 on my soft drinks list. And cream soda even lower. But the DD> combination .... WOW! Right up there with Coke Zero. RH> I like cream soda; I do not like Dr. Pepper. I'll probably never try RH> the combination tho. My first go was when somoene handed me a bottle and I took a drink withut paying attention - until it hit my mouth. DD> I don't understand how soda route drivers think. Their pay is based DD> partly on how much "profuct" they move. If I was delivering a product DD> that sold out every week I'd leave more and smile all the way to the DD> bank. I was RH> They're not all like that. Steve's last civilian job before he went in RH> the Army was filling soda machines at Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry RH> Point. He had an established route, don't know how often he had to fill RH> specific machines. Came home with some interesting coins from Marines RH> who tried scamming the machines--he would replace them with quarters of RH> his own and the odd ones got added to an informal coin collection. DD> The Mexican cinco centavo (nickle) coin used to was the same DD> size/weight as the US 25c coin (quarter) but worth (in exchange) about DD> 1/3 of a US cent. Las Vegas slot machines were flooded with them until DD> the US mob had a meeting with the Mexican mob - who then got the DD> Mexican gummint to "re-design" their nickel so it wouldn't fool US DD> coin mechanisms. RH> In Steve's case, he got more Korean and European coinage. As they say "A pint's a pound, the world around." What we need is a good five-cent nicklel. DD> 8<----- SNYP ----->8 DD> Any money left in my accounts goes (split equally) between St. RH> Jude's DD> in Memphis and the Shriner's Cripplped Childrens' RH> Hospitals. RH> Both good causes. DD> I was in the Navy, stationed at NAS Memphis when Danny Thomas broke DD> ground for St. Jude's. He done good. RH> We've driven by it various times either heading out west or coming back RH> from a western trip. Also seen enough fund raising appeals on RH> syndicated tv channels. Memphis is sorta/kinda like Hot-lanta. I take the run-around roads and don't try going right through. Generally quicker and less flustrating. DD> What do you use as a "traffic" radio? Is it part of your GPS or a DD> Sirius/XM channel? Or the good ol' CB radio (if such exists any RH> Sirius/XM; had it in the first Escape we bought and have continued with RH> it. Steve likes to listen to talk radio (usually Patriot channel 125) RH> when driving, will switch to Bluegrass Junction, No Shoes Radio or RH> Willie's Roadhouse also. Listening to Andrew Wilkow on Patriot Radio RH> intoduced us to Aaron Lewis; at the ham raido get together a couple of RH> weeks ago, grand prize in the raffle was an autographed special made RH> for him guitar. No, I didn't win it. DD> If I'm not listening to Real Jazz or 40s Junction I can be found DD> getting on on what "the Shadow Knows" on old time radio channel. They DD> did Orson Welles' 1939 "War Of The Worlds" on 31 October. RH> We've listened to old time radio sometimes but it's harder to follow No harder than when we were chirrun - especiallly if you're pre-TV as I wss. MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Turkey Meatloaf TV Dinner Categories: Poultry, Vegetables, Potatoes, Herbs Yield: 4 Dinners MMMMM--------------------------MEATLOAF------------------------------- Cooking spray 1 1/4 lb Ground turkey 1 sm Onion; grated 1/3 c Breadcrumbs 1 Rib celery; fine chopped 1 lg Egg; lightly beaten 1/2 c Ketchup 1 tb Chopped fresh parsley Salt & fresh ground pepper 2 ts Soy sauce 1 ts Worcestershire sauce MMMMM---------------------------SIDES-------------------------------- 1 1/2 lb Russet potatoes; peeled, - quartered Salt 3 tb Butter; romm temp 1/2 c Milk; hot Fresh ground pepper 12 oz Bag frozen peas 4 Compartmented trays * MAKE THE MEATLOAF: Set the oven @ 375ºF/190ºC. Coat a 9" X 5" loaf pan with cooking spray. Put the turkey, onion, breadcrumbs, celery, egg, 2 tablespoons ketchup, the parsley, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste in a bowl. Mix with your hands until just combined, then transfer to the prepared pan. Combine the remaining 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons ketchup with the soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce in a small bowl; spread 2 tablespoons of the ketchup mixture over the meatloaf. Bake until the top begins to brown, about 30 minutes, then spread the remaining ketchup mixture over the meatloaf and continue baking until browned. Let stand 5 minutes before slicing. Meanwhile, make the mashed potatoes. Put the potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with cold water; season with salt. Bring to a simmer and cook over medium-low heat until tender, about 30 minutes. Drain, then return to the saucepan and mash with the butter. Add the milk and season with salt and pepper; continue mashing until fluffy. Put the peas in a microwave-safe bowl, sprinkle with water and season with salt and pepper. Cover and microwave until warmed through, about 4 minutes. Serve the meatloaf with the peas and mashed potatoes. * https://tinyurl.com/T-V-TRAYZ RECIPE FROM: http://www.desktopcookbook.com Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives MMMMM .... A fast has no real nutritional value. === MultiMail/Win v0.52 --- SBBSecho 3.31-Linux * Origin: End Of The Line BBS - endofthelinebbs.com (1:124/5016) .