Early Risers - Eastern Time Zone
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Hi ValerieGardenKatGardens wrote: »ARGGGG!
Its 7:22p. and I want a cup of coffee!!! No, No, No, Nope and NO!!!
Booohoooo!
Aren't sudden and totally inappropriate cravings weird? (so is talking to myself I suppose.
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Have a great evening...
I feel Your pain with the sudden cravings, I have been craving a Slice of Carrot cake from the Local Diner and I know it would not be that good for me. All that sugar would have a couple of effects on me, I would feel warmer and I know I would be retaining water too. Even is the Calories were OK those side effects would be bad for me and toss in that the calories would not be OK as they do a Large Slice to go or eat in. The Only small slice is if it comes as part of one of the daily dinner specials which come with a choice of Pudding, Cake or that Jack Benny advertiser, J E L L O
Have a Nice Day
Roger
Hi Edparityanimal wrote: »Howdy again y'all. It was busy today, but nothing like yesterday. I did hear news that the weekend was pretty insane too, but we didn't run out of anything until yesterday, when we ran out for a while and, this morning, were still out of Premium, and, consequently, Mid-Grade, since it's a blend of premium and regular. Even though we had signs on the pumps stating that we were out of premium and mid-grade, some customers were still pressing those buttons and then wondering why they couldn't pump any gas. People just don't pay attention to what's right in front of them! I'd swear too that some of the looked RIGHT AT THE SIGN saying there wasn't any premium and still pushed the button. I ended up cutting some strips of yellow paper and taping them over the buttons for mid-grade and premium.
Around 9:00 a.m. we got a delivery that about half filled us on regular (which was pretty low by then) and half on premium, too and just as I was heading in to the store to get chips and candy, another delivery to give us more! It was looking pretty good when I left, at about 3/4 full for all tanks.
We never did have any issues with diesel running short.
According to an email from Pizza Hut, it's National Pepperoni Pizza day! So my dinner was...
Home assembled and home baked pizza with pepperoni, sausage, and ham. OK it wasn't JUST a pepperoni pizza, but there was pepperoni on it! Wine of choice: Místico Tempranillo, 2015, Spain.
And of course I'll be having leftover pizza for breakfast.
it's funny that You should say that people do not look, I have seen that myself. When I was working retail they would look right at the price sticker and ask how much is it, My answer was let me look at the Price on it and see, I may have been a little sarcastic when I said it that way, however is was amazing how many people passed the item over for me to see
I watch Match game and Family Feud on the TV and yesterday on match game two of the three contestants called letters that were already up there. On The other one I am amazed how many of the answers given are already up on the board too. I have no clue why they do not see what is in front of them.
I would have hated having to explain the same thing over and over and Your solution of paper over the buttons was a good one.
Shame, Shame, You were supposed to run out and Buy a Pizza Hut Pizza, not make Your own
Did You create the pizza using dough from the store or did You also do that from scratch?
It sounds delicious too.
Good Luck today, Hopefully The rush will be over and it will be a light easy Tag Day too.parityanimal wrote: »Howdy y'all. It's wonderful Wednesday!
89 predicted for the high today with 0% chance of rain. Hopefully some of the other gas stations in the area will have gas by now and that will ease up the strain on mine! I'll see how it is when I get there, of course.
Enjoy Your Day
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Hi againGardenKatGardens wrote: »Good Morning Guys!
Ed, sounds like things were a bit better. You're right about the signs...people don't read..sometimes I'm guilty of that myself, sorry to say. Hope today is good, and that soon we get gasoline in ATL. The stuff I see on the news is not generally good...but then that seems to be the mindset of the local stations.
Grocery shopping day here...Publix for BP check, and probably not much else. Their flyer did have one thing, not sure I remember what that was good...other than that...looks like a Kroger day, and if I have the time and energy a quick trip to the gym, and the Mex market. That will leave Costco for another day. (thinking Friday)
Weather station here in Duluth did show 90 degrees yesterday, not sure that was the case in ATL itself. Bet we make 90 again today. Tomorrow maybe not, it the rain thats predicted actually gets here.
Going to check up on breakfast. I need a stay at home cooking day...my soup is finished (eaten), and I need to make more nut milk, and another batch of salad dressing...I have beets to cook, and a batch of lentils...etc. Having all that on hand makes for some really quick meals for the next 5-7 days. I'm thinking Friday... which I just realized will be a busy day! So cooking may happen on Saturday, as I don't see a game scheduled for the entire weekend? I'd better check that out with the coach tonite when we chat.
Later...
I see You posted as I was doing the other reply
When I see Duluth I think of This one:
https://www.duluthtrading.com/
And of course Duluth, Minnesota
If You can why not look at the flyer on paper or online since You will be there anyway.
Stay Cool and have a nice Day
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Whoopsi! Sun is shining on the sliding glass door to the porch, and I see my next chore!! OMG...how..ok, partly from the cats...and since its next to a light fixture, I assume some of it is bug stuff...throw in a bit of pollen, etc, and yep! I see a chore
True Roger, since I am at the grocery, why not look at the paper flyer? Cuz, since I shop multiple grocers its nice to know what produce is on sale, and at which store. I think its worth the effort..which is practically 'nil'
Temp has risen to 72 degrees, sun is shining...I'd best get a move on!
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Hi Valerie
I am constantly amazed how many bugs fly right into the Living Room Window and only since it was replaced with a energy saving type. Some of them repeatedly bump into it. I postulate that possibly the coating between the glass layers bounces out some weird light that either attracts them or confuses them.
Have a Nice Evening
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I CAN make a pizza crust, but the crust I used last night was pre-made (StoneGround, I think, is the company name) and it's nice and thin, bakes up nice and crisp and makes the whole "chore" of making pizza very easy. I can make ALL the pizza from scratch, of course, and have done so in the past, but that does take a while and a bit more work.
J has found a new Indian restaurant near his work. It has taken over the place where a friend of ours used to have a Thai restaurant. She moved to Florida and we missed her good food, but what can you do? In the interval it was a mediocre Chinese restaurant, so it's nice to see that someplace with GOOD food has come back to the spot. J really enjoyed his lunch (which covered his dinner too) today. We'll probably buy from there as often as reasonable, as we like to support small shops like that and know (from our friend that moved) that it's difficult to keep them going, especially in this area with so much diversity and competition. There is a fairly large Indian restaurant in the other direction from his work, that has much easier access and a nice lunch buffet so this little place will have to work hard to keep up and stay open. We wish them all the best. The little one that was all vegan that was near our home lasted less than a year, which was really a shame.
Today felt like a vacation at work, compared to Monday and Tuesday. Tagging was light, we had plenty of gas, and most of the "panic" customers seem to be done so business was lighter than a normal Wednesday too. I guess some of those who would have come on Wednesday already got what they needed earlier in the week during the panic.
I consider it to have been a pretty good day! Lilo and I have had my patty melt (sans onion) and I've had my large glass of wine. Bed time in an hour and a half or so.
G'nite all!
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Howdy y'all. It's thrilling Thursday!
High of 88 predicted today with 10% chance of rain. Hopefully the gas crisis will continue to abate.
Off to the salt races!
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
All mushrooms are edible. Some, only once...
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Good Thursday Morning!
Chiro today, and while I'm intown a trip to the Midtown Whole Foods, for 2 entree's...meaning quick dinners for 2 days!! Will look for my Chicken Fried Tofu, and will stick my neck out and get a seitan dish or second option is their vegan Mac & Cheeze. That I have to taste before I buy, sometimes they get a little too 'happy' with the 'heat' back there in the kitchen. I just figure those are the days that Ed sneaks in and makes the Mac & Cheese!
Other than that, I really don't need anything.
Sure glad I have my appointment today...I was putting groceries in my car's trunk yesterday at Kroger, and Whoa! lower back pain?? Where did this come from? Rest of the day I didn't notice it, but I was going to unload the dishwasher this morning, top rack easy peasy...not so for the bottom 'bend over' rack...ARG! Time to talk exercises with Dr. Pat, again!
And then tonite is gymnastics....and trash to the curb night...
Other than that, I don't have much to do! LOL!!
Ed, I looked at the Kroger on Steve Reynolds and Old Norcross (Reynolds Crossroads Shopping center), and they were pumping gas, continuously! Also when I talked to Jack he said that with the exception on one, all stations out there never ran out of gas.... I find that interesting. Makes very little sense...as all the ATL gas comes from the same broken pipeline? So, why shortages in only some areas? and not in others? I'm sure there's an answer, don't need to know, just found it interesting.
Coursera just sent me 55 available classes to sign up for....and you know I had to look at one or two. Found one for designing your own diet plan that would probably be very interesting, free, 5 weeks. But stuck to my guns and didn't sign up. For one thing the class had already started Tuesday...so I was already 2 days behind.... wimpy excuse, but no classes til after the holidays...period!
Off to the shower, and then a later than usual breakfast so I'm not 'starving' mode when I hit Whole Foods about noon thirty!
Later...
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Hi
It was 65 Degrees This morning a small change from yesterday. It was comfortable walking with a decrease in the humidity. I have walked 9,870 steps so far and once again no Cents.
I Got Lucky today, fate saved me from myself Since my plan for the day was to stop at the dollar store for a quart or two of 1% Milk, Good until August 15, 2017 and 50 calories for the 4 ounces I put on my cold cereal I ended up buying two quarts as the one they run out of is the 1% and not the 2% or Whole Milk. I also bought 4 assorted flavors of Hot Pockets that I will use for lunches. Then I walked over to the Bank and deposited a small check. Since the opening times were 8AM and 8:30 AM I walked up to the Diner for breakfast to kill time which explains the step count and the Lucky part as I asked for a slice of Carrot Cake to go when I finished my Two Eggs and Fruit bowl that I selected in place of the Home Fries and part of the Whole Wheat Toast with a smear of butter. The lucky part is that they were out of Carrot Cake, Saved from myself
Have a Good Thursday
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Hi Edparityanimal wrote: »I CAN make a pizza crust, but the crust I used last night was pre-made (StoneGround, I think, is the company name) and it's nice and thin, bakes up nice and crisp and makes the whole "chore" of making pizza very easy. I can make ALL the pizza from scratch, of course, and have done so in the past, but that does take a while and a bit more work.
J has found a new Indian restaurant near his work. It has taken over the place where a friend of ours used to have a Thai restaurant. She moved to Florida and we missed her good food, but what can you do? In the interval it was a mediocre Chinese restaurant, so it's nice to see that someplace with GOOD food has come back to the spot. J really enjoyed his lunch (which covered his dinner too) today. We'll probably buy from there as often as reasonable, as we like to support small shops like that and know (from our friend that moved) that it's difficult to keep them going, especially in this area with so much diversity and competition. There is a fairly large Indian restaurant in the other direction from his work, that has much easier access and a nice lunch buffet so this little place will have to work hard to keep up and stay open. We wish them all the best. The little one that was all vegan that was near our home lasted less than a year, which was really a shame.
Today felt like a vacation at work, compared to Monday and Tuesday. Tagging was light, we had plenty of gas, and most of the "panic" customers seem to be done so business was lighter than a normal Wednesday too. I guess some of those who would have come on Wednesday already got what they needed earlier in the week during the panic.
I consider it to have been a pretty good day! Lilo and I have had my patty melt (sans onion) and I've had my large glass of wine. Bed time in an hour and a half or so.
G'nite all!
I had a feeling that You were Pizza Crust capable....
My Brother only like thin crust Pizzas FWIW and so many places anymore seem to be doing thinker crust pizzas including using the same amount of dough in all the sizes so the smaller pizzas have a thicker crust
I suspect that the failure rate is high for individually owned eateries. One near me has been a Sub Shop, Chinese/American and something else in-between, Currently it is Mexican food. I have to wonder if it is the same owner trying to find something that works as the food has never been that good when I tried it.
How nice for You to have an easy day finally.parityanimal wrote: »Howdy y'all. It's thrilling Thursday!
High of 88 predicted today with 10% chance of rain. Hopefully the gas crisis will continue to abate.
I hope You are right about the gas problem abating. I remember the Toilet paper shortage here in NJ in 1990 as people cleaned out the stores ahead a sales tax on TP that was scheduled to start in July. I suspect that part of the gas shortage was people panicking and filling up before they normally would have
Have a Good Day
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Hi ValerieGardenKatGardens wrote: »Good Thursday Morning!
Chiro today, and while I'm intown a trip to the Midtown Whole Foods, for 2 entree's...meaning quick dinners for 2 days!! Will look for my Chicken Fried Tofu, and will stick my neck out and get a seitan dish or second option is their vegan Mac & Cheeze. That I have to taste before I buy, sometimes they get a little too 'happy' with the 'heat' back there in the kitchen. I just figure those are the days that Ed sneaks in and makes the Mac & Cheese! Other than that, I really don't need anything.
Sure glad I have my appointment today...I was putting groceries in my car's trunk yesterday at Kroger, and Whoa! lower back pain?? Where did this come from? Rest of the day I didn't notice it, but I was going to unload the dishwasher this morning, top rack easy peasy...not so for the bottom 'bend over' rack...ARG! Time to talk exercises with Dr. Pat, again!
And then tonite is gymnastics....and trash to the curb night...
Other than that, I don't have much to do! LOL!!
Ed, I looked at the Kroger on Steve Reynolds and Old Norcross (Reynolds Crossroads Shopping center), and they were pumping gas, continuously! Also when I talked to Jack he said that with the exception on one, all stations out there never ran out of gas.... I find that interesting. Makes very little sense...as all the ATL gas comes from the same broken pipeline? So, why shortages in only some areas? and not in others? I'm sure there's an answer, don't need to know, just found it interesting.
Coursera just sent me 55 available classes to sign up for....and you know I had to look at one or two. Found one for designing your own diet plan that would probably be very interesting, free, 5 weeks. But stuck to my guns and didn't sign up. For one thing the class had already started Tuesday...so I was already 2 days behind.... wimpy excuse, but no classes til after the holidays...period!
Off to the shower, and then a later than usual breakfast so I'm not 'starving' mode when I hit Whole Foods about noon thirty!
Later...
They let You taste the food? I had guessed that it was in sealed packages.
I threw my back out one time just by twisting at a Deli Buffet where I selecting things to bring home. I was in agony for a few days, Hopefully You will do better.
That is a interesting question regarding the Gas BTW.
Have a Nice Day
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I Just Ran Across this post, Vegan SalmonWent to David's natural market and noticed quite a bit of "interesting" things... Didn't get any of them, but I was wondering if anyone here has tried them? The cashewtopia ice cream especially caught my attention, but I'm curious if the peanut butter is any good or not? Didn't want to spend a bunch of money and be disappointed!
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Hi Roger!
Whole Foods has a salad bar, 2 hot bars, an olive bar, they'll give you a taste of any of their imported pricy cheeses, oh, and there's a granola build your own bar, a BBQ bar, mmm I"m sure I'm leaving something out. One day I asked a guy stocking citrus is that particular fruit was good, he picked on up, broke it in half (seriously, I know my eyes bulged) and gave me half the tangerine/clementine something, for a taste!
Yes, there are little cups for salad dressing, and you can get a taste of something. I hate to see people abuse the privilage...and some do, by picking up a container from the soup bar (see I knew I'd forget one), and put food in them, and eat the food while they're walking around looking like their shopping....in other words, they pretty much eat their lunch. That's just wrong!
Peanut butter...would naturally be vegan. No animal in peanuts...I looked!! LOL!!
Haven't seen that particular brand of Ice Cream but there are a couple good tasting ones made with either rice milk, or cashew milk..etc. They are lower in calories most of the time, come in popular flavors, and are much healthier in the 'fat' area. I have NO CLUE about Vegan Salmon..????? Like really?
I have to run, but the cartoons were all great this morning!! Thanks!
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Hi Valerie
I am not surprised that somebody would take samples like that with them shopping. I understand there are people that go to places that have free samples to sell foods and they pretty much fill up for free. To me if You never planned to buy something that the store is sampling that You are wrong to go for the free lunch.
I lump them with the people that take a bunch of grapes from the produce section and feed the grapes to their kids as they walk around shopping. Stealing IMO as there is no way to weigh them first and they are always sold by weight so even if the buy the rest of the bag they stole what they fed the children.
FWIW a couple of posts after the one I pasted in stated that the Peanut Butter was nasty
I know, Vegan Salmon, Why? That is why I Posted it.
Have a Good Day
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Welcome Fall???? Temp dropped one whole degree. I'd say Summer still has us in her grips! LOL!
Roger, the folks that do that sort of thing, are not only stealing...but they're making the prices at the store higher for everybody else. Some people could stand to go back to childhood and be raised all over again!
Off to see "O" do her gymnastics stuff. Hope the traffic isn't bad.
I did buy gas at Costco today on my way home....it was 30 cents more per gallon. Hopefully next week prices will come back down. News tonite reported that the Gov. of Ga extended the 'gasoline price gouging decree' thru coming Monday... wait? WHAT? you mean its not ALWAYS illegal to engage in price gouging at the pumps? Some things just make me shake my head....
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Hi Valerie
I can not disagree about that being stealing nor that it raises prices for all, sadly it happens.
Wow. 30 cents per gallon higher? That is some jump.
I had a different take on the Gov. of Ga. and his 'gasoline price gouging decree', My take was when did it become rule by decree and not the lawmakers?
Many things make me shake my head anymore. Not the least is the way they mealy mouth excuses for no SSI raise.
Have a Fun Evening
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Overslept my nap a bit this afternoon. Really didn't intend to cook, per se, though assembling and baking a cheese pizza was on the agenda for J. For myself I was just going to nuke some dogs or something.
D found out last night his mother has stage 4 colon cancer that has metastasized to the lungs. 4 to 6 months without treatment, maybe 3 to 4 years with chemo...but she can't afford chemo unless the state (Arizona) pays for it so it will be a month or two before that can even be determined.
So...when D asked if I had any dinner plans (I thought he would have already eaten when I got up, but no) I decided to cook something anyway, even though I didn't feel like it, as having some wholesome, non-fast, food would be better than him spending his little money on greasy fast food.
Tonight’s dinner: Spaghetti. Wine of choice is Tapaculo Merlot, 2014, Chile.
G'nite all!
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
All mushrooms are edible. Some, only once...
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Ed, that was a really nice thing you did feeding D tonite. Chances he wasn't in the best frame of mind, so having dinner with someone, and good food at that was really great.
Roger, Several years ago, when ATL went thru another gas crisis, and those who did have gas to sell were charging outrageous prices...guidelines were set up as to how much about actual cost of gas the stations could charge, and complaints were investigated etc....
Just finishing my bowl of cereal, and will eat my apple and go to bed. I B Tired!
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Howdy y'all. It's fabulous Friday!
High today predicted to be 89 with 0% chance of rain.
Off to the rat mines!
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
All mushrooms are edible. Some, only once...
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Hi
It was 60 Degrees This morning a 5 degree change from yesterday. It was comfortable walking, I did wear a light long sleeve shirt and light gloves. I have walked 8,686 steps so far and once again no Cents. Now that I am back I am having a Chocolate NS Protein Shake, later I will have the remaining 1/3 of the Banana I ate before going out to walk. I will follow that up with either the NS Frozen Baked Blueberry Oatmeal or 2 of the Dollar Store Blueberry Waffles. I do have one more Delicious NS Frozen Cinnamon Roll that I plan to have on Sunday Morning and then I will most likely switch back to assorted Cold Cereals for Breakfast until I use up that Quart of Dollar Store milk which takes a few days at 4 ounces per day for the cereal
Yesterday eating what I did at the Diner seems to have worked as my weight this morning was the same. I am still getting Raspberries from the late season plants which means that planting two types one earlier and one late fruiting type worked After picking the ripe ones this morning and some Climbing Green Beans I turned on the Soaker Hoses in the garden as it looked as if it were due to be watered.
Have a Good Friday
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Hi Edparityanimal wrote: »Overslept my nap a bit this afternoon. Really didn't intend to cook, per se, though assembling and baking a cheese pizza was on the agenda for J. For myself I was just going to nuke some dogs or something.
D found out last night his mother has stage 4 colon cancer that has metastasized to the lungs. 4 to 6 months without treatment, maybe 3 to 4 years with chemo...but she can't afford chemo unless the state (Arizona) pays for it so it will be a month or two before that can even be determined.
So...when D asked if I had any dinner plans (I thought he would have already eaten when I got up, but no) I decided to cook something anyway, even though I didn't feel like it, as having some wholesome, non-fast, food would be better than him spending his little money on greasy fast food.
Tonight’s dinner: Spaghetti. Wine of choice is Tapaculo Merlot, 2014, Chile.
G'nite all!
I am sorry to hear that there was bad news.
You did a nice thing cooking despite that You had not planned on cooking.
Nothing wrong with Fast Food if You make judicious choices as I see it. An example would be to me what I have done once this year. I went to Burger King, used a BOGO coupon to get two Whoppers for the Price of one, Ate the Vegetables off of them as a salad, Threw away all but one top of the buns since that was the part with the condiments and combined the two Flame grilled meat patties and ate it as a open face sandwich The way the cook their Burger meat from the Internet postings is:
Burger Kings use an appliance called a chain broiler to cook their beef patties. The patties are fed into the top, and a chain conveyor moves the patties across a gas fired flame to cook them. They are then stored and reheated in a microwave before serving.
As I see it that should reduce the fat content nicely as well as it seems to give them a decent flavorparityanimal wrote: »Howdy y'all. It's fabulous Friday!
High today predicted to be 89 with 0% chance of rain.
Hi Today in the 80s with the weathermen all saying the highest of the three days in a row of 80+ temperatures. Then later today a cold front move through and the next 6 to 9 days all show highs in the 70s and lows in the 50s and 60s. I say 6 to 9 days as the Local NBC station, WNBC, gives a 10 day forecast vs a 7 day for the other stations.
Stay cool
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Ed, FWIW McDonalds uses what they call a clam shell grill that cooks both sides at one on a flat surface and White Castle does this:
small, frozen square patties (originally supplied by Swift & Company) which are cooked atop a bed of rehydrated onions laid out on a grill. The heat and steam rise up from the grill, through the onions. In 1951, five holes in the patty were added to facilitate quick and thorough cooking. The very thin patties are not flipped throughout this process.
Cheers
RogerGardenKatGardens wrote: »Ed, that was a really nice thing you did feeding D tonite. Chances he wasn't in the best frame of mind, so having dinner with someone, and good food at that was really great.
Roger, Several years ago, when ATL went thru another gas crisis, and those who did have gas to sell were charging outrageous prices...guidelines were set up as to how much about actual cost of gas the stations could charge, and complaints were investigated etc....
Just finishing my bowl of cereal, and will eat my apple and go to bed. I B Tired!
Later...
Hi Valerie
From a NY Times article
October 8, 2005, Saturday An article on Sept. 27 about lawsuits alleging that 20 gasoline stations in New Jersey had violated a state law barring them from raising their prices more than once a day included an erroneous reference to that law, provided by oil industry trade groups and a national association of state legislators. New Jersey is not the only state with such a law; Wisconsin has one as well
Would that Gas Crisis have been from hurricane Katrina?
Have a Nice Friday
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Good Morning from Sunny GA! (With apologies to Roger)
Roger...I'm about to ruin your day...sorry. But, I don't want you to continue thinking that your Burger King Whopper is a healthy deal...
ONE Whopper...that would include the bun, and the 'salad' you're eating, so you would have a bit of a deduction, but there are 630 Calories in each whopper. And from there it gets worse.
You google Burger King Whopper and see for your self. I've checked 2 apps on my phone that we use for Olivia's carb counts, and all 3 are same. Just remember that you are only eliminating the buns... which in this case is not a huge amount...look at the fat...the saturated fat, the transfat, and the salt..yikes...PER BURGER, and you're eating two of them right?
Financially a deal...yeah, I can see that...so the choice is get a deal now, and pay for it later in medical costs, disability, chronic disease...or just not eat it now and have more healthy, active years later.
Ok little Miss Bad News is going away for awhile...breakfast has yet to be eaten in this house. (except for the cat of course who ate 2 hours ago! )
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Hi Valerie
Actually I appreciate Your concern. I neglected to mention that I order with no Mayo which I consider to be a source of some of the fats as they are cooking the fats out of the burger, and You can request not to be salted. And I order with no pickles.
I do not know how all the changes the nutrition statistics I also suspect that by eliminating 3/4 of the two buns I eliminate some more calories to go with the reduction from the minus mayo as well as some Sodium. I know from someone that worked in a Fast Food Bakery where they did the buns that the preservative used was, TaDa, Salt.
I have only done this once in the last two years FWIW, I only mentioned to show that IMO not all fast food has to be greasy. I could have been wrong. Also from what I understand the Whopper burger is only 1/4 pound in weight. From Wikipedia
My understanding of the reason for it weighing 1/4 pound is that was because historically they would have one flame broiling apparatus and making it that weight and thickness just like the regular size burger meant they could run any needed mix of burgers through at the same time.Product description. The Whopper is a hamburger, consisting of a flame grilled quarter-pound (113.4 g) beef patty, sesame seed bun, mayonnaise, lettuce, tomato, pickles, ketchup, and sliced onion
In the past pre going on NS I also bought them on a BOGO and threw away the buns and ate them as a ersatz Chopped steak meal with the Lettuce and tomato on the said plain
I would rather be forewarned that warned too late. So no little Miss Bad News effect from You.
Have a Great Evening
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Howdy y'all. It's sensational Saturday! Orchid society board meeting today, and then a dinner party at a friend's tonight, which will run late.
High of 92 predicted, zero percent chance of rain.
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
All mushrooms are edible. Some, only once...
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Good Morning! Hockey Day! (hence a 6 a.m. alarm this morning.)
Been messing with the computer...changed my Yahoo account password as was advised, confirmed also that I did not win the Lotterys...well, OK got a free ticket from Fantasy Five...but somebody won the jackpot of 1.6 million. Ummm, free ticket vs 1.6M...I picked the wrong numbers! Somebody in Union City if you're interested Ed....no relatives there for me!
Roger glad you're not upset with me. Sometimes knowing too much gets 'sticky'... my very, very overweight brother who has already had a stent(s), let me explain some weight loss ideas and nutritional thoughts...then said he just wouldn't give up his nightly bag of potato chips. And I guess that's his choice to make, though it makes me really sad.
Look up mayo and I'd guesstimate that a burger would have about a tablespoon of Mayo per, so see what 2 T will take off from the total fat count. You could also walk to the refrigerator and check chances are you or your brother have some on hand. Mayonnaise is basically eggs and oil. So, no mayo is a great option. I have trouble believing that the burgers are low fat even cooked the way they are. My guess would be that they and all the other fast food places buy the cheapest hamburger they can get... anyhow, I'll leave that for you to figure out.
I would be interested in what you figure the total calorie, fat, saturated fat, content would be....and ever so glad you only did this ONCE!
You're obviously doing well, as I think you're doing maintenance at this point, right?! That is a HUGE milestone. And you've worked hard to get there. Ever wonder how many miles you're walking a year or even a month? Bet its a jaw dropping number. I'll even bet, had you headed south, and kept going, you'd be having lunch with Ed and myself!!! LOL!!!
Ed, I hope D's mom can find out if she can have chemo paid for via the state. There must be options out there. Some may be drastic. I had a friend with reoccurring breast cancer that metastasized in her bones. To qualify she had to divorce her husband, and quit deed her house to him, so that her income fell within GA or Medicaid limits.
Ok, computer back up done for the week, and I need to go visit the shower...probably would help if I also got into it. LOL!!
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It was 65 Degrees This morning a 5 degree warmer change from yesterday. It was drizzling on me on the return leg of my walk and it was otherwise comfortable walking. I did wear a light long sleeve shirt and light gloves. I have walked 8,900 steps so far and once again no Cents. Now that I am back I am have had a NS Vanilla Protein Shake that I blended in the remaining 1/3 of this mornings Banana that I ate before going out to walk. I will follow that up with either the NS Frozen Baked Blueberry Oatmeal. Tomorrows breakfast will be the Delicious NS Frozen Cinnamon Roll and then I may finish off the $Store Blueberry waffles on Monday & Tuesday and then switch back to assorted Cold Cereals for Breakfast until I use up that Quart of Dollar Store milk which takes a few days at 4 ounces per day for the cereal
It is time I clean out a bit more space in the Freezer and freezer section as my upcoming delivery is scheduled to ship on Friday the 30th of September which means it could come as soon as Saturday October 1st
Have a Good Weekend
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Hi Edparityanimal wrote: »Howdy y'all. It's sensational Saturday! Orchid society board meeting today, and then a dinner party at a friend's tonight, which will run late.
High of 92 predicted, zero percent chance of rain.
You do lead a busy and interesting life. Today is not supposed to be very warm, Seasonal finally in fact.
Have a Good Weekend
RogerGardenKatGardens wrote: »Good Morning! Hockey Day! (hence a 6 a.m. alarm this morning.)
Been messing with the computer...changed my Yahoo account password as was advised, confirmed also that I did not win the Lotterys...well, OK got a free ticket from Fantasy Five...but somebody won the jackpot of 1.6 million. Ummm, free ticket vs 1.6M...I picked the wrong numbers! Somebody in Union City if you're interested Ed....no relatives there for me!
Roger glad you're not upset with me. Sometimes knowing too much gets 'sticky'... my very, very overweight brother who has already had a stent(s), let me explain some weight loss ideas and nutritional thoughts...then said he just wouldn't give up his nightly bag of potato chips. And I guess that's his choice to make, though it makes me really sad.
Look up mayo and I'd guesstimate that a burger would have about a tablespoon of Mayo per, so see what 2 T will take off from the total fat count. You could also walk to the refrigerator and check chances are you or your brother have some on hand. Mayonnaise is basically eggs and oil. So, no mayo is a great option. I have trouble believing that the burgers are low fat even cooked the way they are. My guess would be that they and all the other fast food places buy the cheapest hamburger they can get... anyhow, I'll leave that for you to figure out.
I would be interested in what you figure the total calorie, fat, saturated fat, content would be....and ever so glad you only did this ONCE!
You're obviously doing well, as I think you're doing maintenance at this point, right?! That is a HUGE milestone. And you've worked hard to get there. Ever wonder how many miles you're walking a year or even a month? Bet its a jaw dropping number. I'll even bet, had you headed south, and kept going, you'd be having lunch with Ed and myself!!! LOL!!!
Ed, I hope D's mom can find out if she can have chemo paid for via the state. There must be options out there. Some may be drastic. I had a friend with reoccurring breast cancer that metastasized in her bones. To qualify she had to divorce her husband, and quit deed her house to him, so that her income fell within GA or Medicaid limits.
Ok, computer back up done for the week, and I need to go visit the shower...probably would help if I also got into it. LOL!!
Later...
Hi Valerie
Wow someone in Union City, NJ won Actually that was the first thing that popped into my head when I read that then sanity set in.
Actually I would have to look online and even then it would be a guess as I suspect that not all Mayo is equal.... I use a Light Mayo when I do use a Mayo which would usually be when I make a Egg Salad or Chicken/Turkey Salad.
And my Brother has switched to Salad Dressing for his spread.
I had a friend that did Stop Smoking seminars and he told me one experience that happened, One of the people there had one lung already removed from Smoking caused cancer and that person would go out on the breaks and light up a cigarette So I hear You with Your Brother, I have a similar type of problem with my Brother except that he is working on losing weight and has lost a decent amount. However I have learned not to try and say anything about his eating habits.
For Mileage figure 3+ miles a day
I Am working on Maintaining and so far so good. As of this morning I am at my lowest weight in years which matches previous lows. It is also four days in a row at this weight so Yes I fell successful so far.
Neither my Brother or I have Yahoo accounts, My Brother's email does come through them from his AT&T account so I am guessing they have the U/N & P/W somewhere possibly. He does not see it as a problem so I will not be fussing at him about it as he can get prickly if I try and push anything before he is ready for it. I can not even get him to either unplug or power down the external drives when he does not need them
Enjoy the Weekend
Roger
P.S. Based on previous knowledge the Fast Food Places have get Hamburger meat under Contract to their specifications for Fat content, Size and weight for consistency from location to location to ensure the same eating experience anywhere in the country.0 -
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The hockey game was fun! Ted (DS2) surprised me, and was at the rink...his second surprise was he'd gotten the Apple Watch.. Sorta an inside joke...2 years ago I had some extra money at Christmas and he always give me expensive gifts...so I thought long and hard, and was going to give him the new Apple Watch...the problem was it was not released for sale before Christmas...(what kinda marketing was that?)....so, I gave him a gift card for the amount of the watch. Which he said he did not really want, along with a list of why nots....so the joke was he finally got the watch I gave him 2 years ago! He's having a good time playing with his new toy.
And, he has a Garmin thingy, that records heart rate, and such...so he's going to give that to me, and it will sync with my Apple Health App so that should be fun for me too!
Game won, 5-1 or 5-2, anyhow its in the win column, Nate scored twice, and I didn't hear any grumbling about not getting ice time, and I did notice that he was doing more passing the puck instead of possessing the puck down the ice. I think him and the coach (his dad) must have had a come to Jesus meeting about being a team. And that's a good thing.
So, I decided on the way out, that there is a shopping center that has both a Target and an Office Depot, both places I wanted/needed to go to on the way home....got that done, and my next stop was going to be Costco, but good heavens...it was 12 up noon, and not a parking space to be seen, peeps were waiting in the 'streets' waiting for other peeps to stow their shopping and leave the parking space....so I drove in, and I drove out!!! I am covered with my blood pressure meds til Tuesday, and don't have an immediate need for the few grocery items I wanted.
Came home, and there was a raccoon stretched out on his back, sound asleep on my back porch...at first I thought he was dead....called animal control which is a pain as it goes thru the police department...and by the time animal control called back, the thing had awoke, drank some water, ate some food, as I had been afraid to open the sliding glass door to bring the food dish indoors....and I'd coaxed Tom E cat out of the back yard, around the house, and into the house with kitty crack...(catnip treats).. Cat was not happy, and after talking to a really nice guy at animal control, I let the cat back out. He dispelled my idea that raccoons only come out at night. Said they were around day and night anymore...also said since the coon wasn't walking in circles, falling over, etc..it was probably very healthy (I know it had a beautiful fur coat and clear eyes)....
Also discovered my Doc is trying to find me....but I will have to call Monday, as the office was closed by the time I got the message. I suspect the sodium count was no better possibly worse with the second blood test. Wonder where this will lead? Maybe I should hold off going to Costco until AFTER I talk to the Doc....I may be switching blood pressure meds??? I dunno.
Monday's gonna get busy, animal control guy told me a good place to take Tom E for his rabies shot...I used to have someone come to the house and give the wild ones their shots...but for only one cat, not worth the money. So, I need to do that, as well as the other stuff. I am hoping its NEXT Monday, not day after tomorrow that the guy is coming to do my yard clean up. I got lazy and saw Sam, asked for a clean-up. Will make leaf time a bit easier, cuz he'll cut it short, and trim, and clean up the weeds, etc.
Ok, this has gotten way long...sorry about that!
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Hi Valerie
Not that long, I enjoyed reading it. I am thinking about taking my Backpack tomorrow and starting to pick up the Black Walnuts that are falling. OTOH Someone I know has said come over and pick them up in her back yard but that is a little ways off. And then I am somewhat afraid the by the time I am able to get the last 1/2 of them spread out to dry they will be moldy....
It sounds as if You had a interesting as well as fun day. I would never go to CostCo on the Weekend, Unless I could be there early enough to get parked easily and be ready to go in and blitz through the store when they open.
Interesting that the Racoon felt safe enough to sleep on Your porch, it sounds as if it has decided it found the perfect home.
Is Your blood Pressure running high on the current medication? I also wonder why Your sodium level is high, is there much of it in some of the foods You eat,? Possibly the prepared foods from WF.
Good Luck getting Your cat to the vet, Will it go easily?
Roger0
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