Subj : Re: Diary Of A Snow Lover To : George Pope From : Kurt Weiske Date : Tue Jul 20 2021 07:02:00 -=> George Pope wrote to Kurt Weiske <=- > It seems the distilled part changes; out in California I've always known a > Greyhound to be vodka and grapefruit juice. GP> Yet you said you order it as a Salty Dog? A salty dog is a Greyhound with a grapefruit wedge garnish and a salted rim. GP> My fave expewrience was when I was in the bar downstirs when I lived in GP> a hotel. I asked the new bartender for a triple Jack Daniels, neat. GP> He asked if I wanted ice, or a bit of water or coke (I was 20 & looked GP> 17); I repeated my order, emphasising "neat" a little stronger. I've started adding a splash of water to a malt whisky. Filtered water, since our water is unnaturally hard around here. It helps open up the whisky nicely. I have an old 18th century style rye whiskey that is much better with a splash - it helps lessen the alcohol hit on the taste buds and lets me enjoy the flavor more than if I drink it neat. Islay whiskys are the exception - I prefer them neat. GP> Then he asked if I'd like a beer or soda as a chaser. I sighed loudly GP> & repeated myself (I hate doing that), really hitting the "neat" part; GP> a waitress saved him & said it was my usual. GP> I, as always, upon firs arriving & getting my first whiskey after a 15 GP> hour day of work, shot it staight back & swallowed it, then I looked at GP> the baertenderm who was watching me like I was a science experiment, GP> "On second thought, please do give me some thing to chase it." GP> He smirked until I finished, "Pour me another of the same" GP> This one I took & sat down with, to nurse half the night with a pint or GP> two, that I'd get from the waitresses as I felt they deserved the tips GP> more! GP> Good times -- it was my bedtime routine on my 15 hour days (two GP> fulltime physical jobs) > GP> The other fruit drink I like is vodka with an 8:1 ratio of vodka:pure > GP> lime juice (Nuclear Gimlet, my invention/name) > When I did Atkins/Keto, I'd order a vodka on the rocks with a squeeze of > lime juice. Probably the same ratio you describe. GP> It's a solid drink, eh? Just a hint of the lime, & you feel the kick GP> right away, when you need to relax. . . GP> I've never done Atkins or Keto, but doesn't Atkins forbid alcohol (as GP> it's pure carb?); I find it easier to accept my fat carcass the way it GP> is. GP> Only my wife's opinion matters & she likes me like this. . . :D GP> ok, humour. . .here we go. . .ObJoke. . . GP> Bud and Jim were a couple of Newfie drinking buddies who worked as GP> airplane mechanics in Gander, NFLD. One day the airport was fogged in GP> and they were stuck in the hangar with nothing to do. GP> Bud said, "Man,I wish we had something to drink!" GP> Jim says "Me too. Y'know, I've heard you can drink jet fuel and get GP> buzz. You wanna try it?" GP> So they pour themselves a couple of glasses of high octane hooch and GP> get completely smashed. GP> The next morning Bud wakes up and is surprised at how good he feels. In GP> fact he feels GREAT! NO hangover! NO bad side effects. Nothing! GP> Then the phone rings... It's Jim. GP> Jim says, "Hey, how do you feel this morning?" GP> Bud says, "I feel great. How about you?" GP> Jim says, "I feel great, too. You don't have a hangover?" GP> Bud says, "No, that jet fuel is great stuff no hangover, nothing. We GP> ought to do this more often." GP> Jim says, "Yeah, well there's just one thing... Have you farted yet?" GP> "No..... GP> "Well, DON'T. I'm in Yorkton". (Note: Yorkton is in Saskatchewan!) GP> to translate for my America friends. . . GP> * A Newfie is your hillbilly. GP> * Newfoundland is Maine GP> * Yorkton is Houston. GP> Your friend, GP> <+]:{)} GP> Cyberpope, Bishop of ROM GP> --- SBBSecho 3.14-Linux GP> * Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757.2) .... Powered By Celeron (Tualatin). Engineered for the future. --- MultiMail/DOS v0.52 * Origin: http://realitycheckbbs.org | tomorrow's retro tech (1:218/700) .