Subj : Resend Re: Eggs! To : Barry Martin From : Nancy Backus Date : Fri Jun 12 2020 16:02:46 Original Date: 02 Jun 20 13:31:47 Subj: Re: Eggs! -=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 19-May-2020 11:10 <=- Just waiting for this to cycle back around... ;) Last week, on a "it's too hot to cook, so let's pick up something cool at Wegmans for supper" foray (Thursday, I think), I found those 2-pk packages of hard-cooked and shelled eggs...! There was a whole slew of them in the "quick-grab" dairy display in the front of the store... funny I never noticed them there before... :) Grabbed one package, and as it's good until July 7, haven't done anything with it yet, but expect it to be an addition to a supper salad at some point... :) BM>>> There's also something about the speed perception if one is seated low BM>>> to the ground versus up higher. Not recalling which is which but one BM>>> 'altitude' it feels like one is travelling a lot faster then the same BM>>> speed at the other. NB>>> I'd guess it would be the lower to the ground that would seem faster, NB>>> but that's only a guess... ;) BM>> I'm thinking that's accurate. NB>> Lower to the ground you get more of a sense that things are rushing NB>> past, so more sense of speed... And I'm also reminded of airplanes... NB>> up in the air they seem to be just floating along, but when they land, NB>> going much slower, suddenly you are aware of how FAST you are going... BM> Plus up in the sky no real landmarks to guage speed and distance. That too.... :) BM>> ...I've also noticed while driving in BM>> my hatchback, trucks and SUVs -- vehicles that sit higher - tend to come BM>> closer to my rear bumper at a stop than cars. Half-thinking might be BM>> because the drivers sitting higher can look down and see the actual BM>> space between us whereas the drivers sitting lower see their hood and BM>> have to guess the spacing. Or could be just when I see my rear view BM>> mirror filled with a reflection of a semi it just looks really close! NB>> Probably some of each... :) BM> There have been times when I've been tempted to step out and check; BM> the problem of course is the other driver would probably think I'm BM> being confrontational just for getting out of the car, much less BM> approaching. Yeah... probably best to just stay put and wonder... ;) Maybe you could set up the experiment with a friend that has the larger vehicle... have them come up behind as at a light, and then go out and see... :) There's also the possibility that some of those higher riding vehicles actually have less stuff in the front of their vehicle than a shorter normal car's hood would extend... :) BM>> My other 'problem' is just about everything I need is within a handful BM>> of miles of the house. The I-74 Interstate is only a few blocks away BM>> and there is an interchange convenient but most of what I need is the BM>> opposite direction. ...So putting along at 35 and 45 MPH....! NB>> That would make a difference... :) BM> Yes. My concept of a commute to work is about 12 minutes (well, BM> was!). Boston, Chicago, etc., -- an _hour_??!! Two hours??!!??!! Yeah, around here, too... if something takes half an hour, it's WAAAY out there... ;) BM>>> So you were a wild woman!! And having a hood lift either means it BM>>> wasn't latched properly or a lot of slack in the mechanism. NB>>> This hood was lifting at the windshield end of the hood, not the latch NB>>> end... I could see into the engine compartment from the driver's seat.. NB>>> it lifted maybe a half-inch or less, just enough to be noticeable... BM>> Better the windshield end! My guess with the «" lift is the hood BM>> wasn't fully latched, or maybe with all that breeze there was enough BM>> play in the mechanism: seems some hoods move over and around vs. just BM>> hinging. NB>> Definitely with the breeze the higher speed was generating, the air NB>> was getting up under the hood... whether it was from the latch or the NB>> grill, I don't really know, but I think it more likely the latter... NB>> As I recall, the latch end of the hood seemed pretty solidly in NB>> place, so likely play in the hinge.... scary enough to get me to let NB>> off on the accelerator... ;) BM> Would seem when moving there was always air rushing under the hood but BM> could see where above a certain speed a spring or something else in BM> the latching assemblies moved/flexed. And yes, that would cause me to BM> slow down too ==> something's not right and so slow down to be a little BM> safer/easier to stop, etc. And just a little concern that in a moment I might have become airborne, even.... BM>>> I've seen a police show or two where the hood of the car being chased BM>>> opens -- one did remarkably well driving with hood pinned against the BM>>> windshield. NB>>> Those are shows... ;) BM>> IIRC it was on _Cops_ which is supposedly reallife. NB>> Still, probably at best reenactments, not filmed as it originally NB>> happened... or was that an early reality show....? ;) BM> Sort of early reality show: First aired March 11, 1989, ad BM> apparently still going as another Google hit mentioned 32 seasons and BM> 2019; the math is right. We just don't get the network it is BM> currently on and stopped recording the syndicated reruns as were reruns BM> of the reruns. Ah, ok... Not something I've seen, as far as I remember... NB>>> Once the hood on my Shadow unlatched and flew to the windshield... NB>>> fortunately, I wasn't going too fast, and was able to pull over to NB>>> the side of the road safely... but I had to have the car towed, and NB>>> then had to replace the hood, since it had damaged the mechanism NB>>> that let the hood close... Not a good experience... :) BM>> No, but at least you didn't panic and nothing more than a hood BM>> replacement. So you can now start qualifying as a stunt driver! NB>> No thank you... ;) Not into the adrenaline of it... BM> After a while it'll just be ho-hum-daily and you won't even raise a BM> heart beat! Still no thanks... ;) BM>>> Yes, eating in the car or rewarming at home just doesn't quite do it, BM>>> though as you indicated better than not at all. NB>>> We've been bringing it home, and eating it right away... generally NB>>> hasn't cooled down too much... :) BM>> Right. Autumn's mother forwarded to us an e-mail coupon from a local BM>> pizza chain for a large pizza, bread sticks and pint of ice cream -- BM>> they arrived nice and warm (well, fortunately not the ice cream!) and BM>> so maybe the good delivery experience will break the slump. NB>> And pizza delivery has a reputation for keeping the pizza nice and NB>> warm... they probably have the ice cream pints deep-frozen so that NB>> they'll stay frozen for the trip, too... BM> Yes, cool pizza, especially the initial pie/slice, isn't all that BM> desireable. It is expected to be very warm to hot, The ice cream BM> probably was deep-frozen or at least not freshly scooped out as was BM> rather solid. I can eat leftover pizza warm or cold, depending... but fresh certainly is better nice and warm with melty cheese... :) BM>> Wonder if they'll have paper in a decade or two -- maybe I should BM>> start hoarding?! NB>> I'm sure there will always be paper... at least in our lifetime... NB>> computers were supposed to do do away with paper, and instead there's NB>> far more than there ever was... ;) BM> That's for sure! ...I'm guessing "to get one's attention" it's better BM> to use a paper (so snail-mailed) flyer as is something physically BM> handled; just too easy to glance and hit with an electronic BM> advertisement. Just as easy to glance and toss into recycle, though... ;) But nicely done might be enough of an eye-catcher to at least read once... NB>>>> I wouldn't be getting Velveeta anyway, but agree with your point... BM>>> I'm not sure if Velveeta is one of those acquired tastes. BM>>> I should also mention I've been purchasing the Mexican flavour which BM>>> has a slight bit of tang as opposed to the somewhat blandness of the BM>>> regular flavour. Have not had what I'm recalling as a "Bianco": seems BM>>> like that would be even blander. NB>>> The spicy one might be almost tolerable... I've heard that Velveeta NB>>> melts easier, but I don't usually need to do that anyway... :) BM>> It's been so long since I had anything other than Velveeta I don't BM>> recall. Velveeta does melt into a nice ooze for a grilled cheese BM>> sandwich -- not too thick a slice! NB>> I'm happy with the way cheddar melts... ;) BM> But Velveeta would be New and Improved!! Maybe... NB> (Ramen noodles) BM>>> I'd do a regular Ramen Noodle meal, possibly with the pot pie added, BM>>> before the dessert/snack. NB>>> Four packs should make decent meal's worth... ;) BM>> Those still need to be prepared. NB>> One of these days.... ;) Or, you could just donate them to a food NB>> cupboard for someone else to use.... ;) BM> That's a possibility too. Especially if you have easy access to one... :) ttyl neb .... Burgers with no onion rings is like a movie with no popcorn. --- EzyBlueWave V3.00 01FB001F * Origin: Tiny's BBS - http://www.tinysbbs.com (454:1/452) .