Subj : Re: Eating In The 50's To : George Pope From : Daryl Stout Date : Wed Jul 07 2021 21:34:00 George, GP> I get bored & annoyed at the DJ banter & ads on local radio, so I use GP> Accuradio app on my phone or site on my desktop while working or GP> playing. . . GP> I get to pick any decade, any genre (1950s radio comedy is fun, Mixed GP> in with best of the 1970s (all genres, mixed) There is an app for iHeart Radio, but to get rid of all the ads, you had to pay a certain fee per month. Right now, my finances are tighter than a frog's butt underwater. :P > I've got a DVD player in the car, and have some DVD's of classical > music my late Mom listened to. But, I keep the volume low, to listen > for emergency vehicle sirens, etc. GP> As the law requiresd it, but so many are scoffaws & then wonder why GP> when they get arrested, their head always raps hard on the roof of the GP> police cruiser, even though they tried to duck(as instructed bu the GP> kindly officer). . . I nearly flunked first grade because I couldn't follow directions. Today, so many think others are so stupid...that they themselves "know everything". As kids growing up, we thought we were smarter than our parents...but then found out, we didn't know diddly squat. :P GP> "When you get pulled over by a Texas Ranger, son," answered Mr. Dunlop GP> (his elly done lp over his belt!), "You'd best have your window rolled GP> down, ready to hear what he has to say. Remember that." The voice of authority. GP> My philosophy is "moderation in all things, including(especially) in GP> moderation itself." Does that include echo moderators?? GP> Dang covid has cabnceled so may fun events! We have the biggest Canada GP> Day party here in my town every year on 1 July, except the past two. . GP> .:P I looked forward, vainly, to the grilled salmon. . . My late Mom would buy the cans of salmon at the store, and cook up salmon patties for dinner, served with peas and gravy. Please excuse me while I drool. :P GP> I'd've prolly said something like, "Good to know where your mind's a GP> this steamy summer evening, ladies" then I'd tip my hat to them, with a GP> saucy wink. . . Sort of like the song Toby Keith did, "As Good As I Once Was". These 2 girls (twin sisters) in this bar are talking to this cowboy, saying that "that they're feeling kind of wild tonight", and "if you're up for a rodeo, we'll put a smile on your face". Nowadays, I'd be afraid at what I might catch from a one night stand. In that regard, it reminds me of a joke where a guy said "I had a one night stand. It looked lonely, so I bought another one just like it". GP> People are crazy: racing a beast weighing many tonnes, whose inertia GP> gives it an effective stopping time of about a mile right through & on GP> past you. . . One locomotive weighs 300 tons. Most vehicles weigh 1 to 2 tons. It takes far more inertia to stop something moving than it does to start it. By the time the engineer sees you, and puts the train into "the big hole" of emergency stop, all he can do is "watch you die"...as it'll take 1 to 3 miles to bring that train to a stop. The law of physics wins every time. In a poem The Good Lord gave me, "No One Asks The Engineer", I note this: Had I been the engineer on the train that day. And, if you had asked me how I felt, here is what I'd say. There was no way that I could stop; or out of the way, swerve. They ran a red light at a crossing, and got what they deserved. Danny Harmon, of Distant Signal Productions (he has a ton of excellent railroad videos on YouTube) notes in his series on how to read the CSX signals, talking about one type of signals known as ABSOLUTE. These note that the engineer or train is NOT to pass the signal, unless given permission by the dispatcher. Danny continues with "The railroad doesn't play around here. Passing an absolute red signal can get a crew fired, or relieved immediately. And, passing an absolute red signal can lead to a massive train wreck". When he was talking, the video showed a thunderstorm approaching the former Lakeland, Florida passenger depot. Right as he said "Passing an absolute red signal can get a crew fired", there was a close lightning strike... talk about effect!! :) GP> Thesde people assume that a prpofessional like a bus, truick, or train GP> drivcer, knows how to respond quickly in an emergency. (they DO, but GP> none of that skill will save you if you're within the min stopping GP> distance for their speed & weight!) Christian Comedian Mark Lowery told of his motorcycle wreck in Houston, Texas several years ago...noting that "There's a Stupid Law in Texas. If you're stupid enough to ride your motorcycle without a helmet, you're asking for trouble". Whether you have a helmet on or not, when it is "your time", with or without protection, that's it. As the country song "Don't Blink", notes "When the hourglass runs out of sand, you can't turn it over and start again". Somebody pulled out in front of him, and he ended up shattering the bones in his right leg from the knee down. When he got to the part about being put into the ambulance, things really got interesting: "You folks need to know this!! When they put me into the ambulance, they cut my britches off!! And, you know what?? Your Momma was right!!". That brought a huge scream and raucous laughter, then he said "Always!! Clean Underwear!!" . Of course, the medical professionals have seen more breasts, genitalia, and buttocks that we'll ever see in our lifetime, that nudity means nothing to them. But, a friend of mine would NOT go to the doctor or hospital, as he didn't want to be seen naked. I couldn't convince him that "it's not like they haven't seen it before"...in this case, "size does NOT matter". I had a female nurse practitioner "work me over" at the urologist yesterday. I thought they were more "gentle", but it was a bit more uncomfortable than I was expecting. :P However, no sign of prostate cancer, no sugar in the urine, no kidney stones since early last year (since I've quit drinking soda, and drink diet green tea citrus exclusively, up to a half gallon a day), but I have to resume shots for low testosterone (the male version of female menopause)...and left untreated, that can cause cardiovascular and diabetes issues. My A1C has always been (from what I recall) between 5.7 and 6.1 -- the threshold for type 2 diabetes is 6.4 -- it was 5.9 two weeks ago. The cholesterol and triglycerides were abnormal (as they usually are), but all the rest of the blood work was normal. GP> He emphasized he's going the appropriate speed for the weather & road GP> conditions & keeping steady in his rightful lane. I think a lot of drivers now got their license from a box of Cracker Jack. :P GP> He pointed out that we would barely know it if we hit a car. I calmed GP> down then & enjoyed the steady trip down the mountains in -60 & half GP> blizzard speed winds. . . I still don't like to drive when the weather is bad...even on a windy day. I've seen what the winds do to these tractor trailers. GP> Seemed fair & reasonable for adults to expect other adults made adult GP> decisions and are fine with the natural consequences of those choices. It'd be a better world. It's like folks don't want to be held accountable for their actions, whether they break the law or not. But, all of us have a date in "The Supreme Court Of The Universe" one day...and Perry Mason will not be able to help us. GP> Now I know, & you do, too, I'm guessing, know that just ain't so. . . GP> & they expect this drive to deprive his famly of a GP> husband/father/dad/provider so they can do anything they please GP> regardless of road conditions & driving rules. :( Or they think they'll be invincible, and nothing will happen to them. To me, you're just asking for it. GP> I named my daughter Inertia GP> When she grows up she'll be unstoppable. N. Ertia, eh?? Does she know L. Armclock and N. Somnia?? The latter two are trying to destroy my relationship with Sleep -- they're a bunch of jealous whores. :P GP> My theory on inertia GP> Has never gained momentum Ever stop to think, and forget to start again?? GP> "Speed" (1994) incorrectly credits Jan de Bont as director. Speed did GP> not have a director, because if Speed had any direction it would have GP> been called "Velocity." That was a suspenseful movie...my heart was in my throat. :P There was another one made years ago (you can find it on YouTube) called "Runaway". A ski train coming down the side of the mountain in Colorado loses its brakes, and is increasing in speed as gravity takes over. It miraculously stays on the tracks at a sharp curve...and another engineer in a diesel, comes up behind the runaway train, couples onto the last car, and hits the brakes. It stopped less than 1/4 mile from the dead end track bumper. GP> Did you hear oxygen went on a date with potassium? GP> It went OK. Those potassium pills are huge...I've had to cut them up, or dissolve them in water, as I've nearly choked on them...and no amount of gin would have helped...oxygen or nitrogen. :P GP> If the Silver Surfer and Iron Man team up, they’d be alloys. That's like lerts...we need more lerts, so you need to be alert. GP> The optimist sees the glass half full. GP> The pessimist sees the glass half empty. GP> The chemist sees the glass completely full, half with liquid and half GP> with air. GP> The realist nows it's neither -- it's been evaporating during the GP> debsate. A mother only sees a dirty glass left out instead of having GP> been put in the sink, as instructed. Exactly. Or as W.C. Fields noted: "Someone left the cork out of my lunch". "Inflation has gone up over a dollar a quart". "I never drink water. Fish [have sex] in it". GP> My dad's view is the optimist sees it as half empty, because he knows GP> he can have it refilled, but the pessimist, with a half full glass, GP> that's all he's getting! Several years ago, they were charging an extra tax to restaurants (no more refills), and that went over like a lead balloon. I don't remember the reason why they instituted it in the first place. If I'm going to eat out (which is rare anymore, as I can't afford it), I want to get free refills...even if it's on iced tea. Daryl .... 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