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Post by dlwdwdvc on Nov 11, 2024 16:01:58 GMT -5
I order pizza & salad to take up the stairs to attend the Italian Wedding Reception with the DiscoBall shining overhead … you have to read the bulletin board “to get” the wedding reception info ! It might be Rizzo’s relatives gettin married Haha
And I imagine dancing with John Travolta , of course, “stayin alive “
Then again I grew up in St.Louis and every wedding reception guests will dance the Polka
No matter the nationality !
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Post by Adelard of Bath on Nov 14, 2024 10:54:00 GMT -5
Coffee snobs, close your eyes! I recently tried the McDonalds coffee from the grocery store and I like it. Back to quote myself. Upon further research, the McCafe coffee sold in grocery stores comes in three varieties - "breakfast blend", "original" or "regular" or something, and a third which I forget what it is, so it might be hazelnut or something I'm not too interested in. After I talked about how much I liked the coffee in that previous post, I went and bought more, and mistakenly bought the "original" or whatever. I give it a "meh" as in, to me, tastes the same as any other store-bought coffee. It's the "breakfast blend" that I find tastes and smells more like fresh coffee. |
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Post by Adelard of Bath on Nov 14, 2024 10:59:18 GMT -5
Listening to the radio this morning, the guy was saying that we've all heard the tired stat about how many people think they are a good driver and everyone else is bad, etc. But apparently he saw a stat that under half of drivers surveyed have any idea what the lights on the dash of the car mean.
Me: "WHAT!!!!!"
It just doesn't make any sense to me, but all my life I've been fixing on cars. There were five people talking on this morning show on the radio, and two said they knew basic lights, one guy openly admitted that when a light pops up, he takes a pic and posts it to Twitter with a message asking "what's this mean"
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Post by brp on Nov 14, 2024 12:25:47 GMT -5
Listening to the radio this morning, the guy was saying that we've all heard the tired stat about how many people think they are a good driver and everyone else is bad, etc. But apparently he saw a stat that under half of drivers surveyed have any idea what the lights on the dash of the car mean. Me: "WHAT!!!!!" It just doesn't make any sense to me, but all my life I've been fixing on cars. There were five people talking on this morning show on the radio, and two said they knew basic lights, one guy openly admitted that when a light pops up, he takes a pic and posts it to Twitter with a message asking "what's this mean" I got a OBD2 scanner so that I can determine what the check engine light really means. I have had to replace both Intake and Exhaust solenoids to fix errors. That's the fun part of owning a car.
Cheers.
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Post by Adelard of Bath on Nov 15, 2024 12:05:34 GMT -5
Ha haa I saw the word "ASCII" today and it made me so happy.
The little things.
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Post by helenabear on Nov 15, 2024 13:12:04 GMT -5
Listening to the radio this morning, the guy was saying that we've all heard the tired stat about how many people think they are a good driver and everyone else is bad, etc. But apparently he saw a stat that under half of drivers surveyed have any idea what the lights on the dash of the car mean. Me: "WHAT!!!!!" It just doesn't make any sense to me, but all my life I've been fixing on cars. There were five people talking on this morning show on the radio, and two said they knew basic lights, one guy openly admitted that when a light pops up, he takes a pic and posts it to Twitter with a message asking "what's this mean" Wow! I couldn't imagine! Like brp I have an OBD2 as well though I bought mine so I could bimmer code my car so that when I have milk in the front seat, the seatbelt chime will not go off. I just see a red light but no sound all the way home. I also bimmer code to remove the pedestrian warning for when I am in a parade with my car. |
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Post by captjacksfamily on Nov 15, 2024 14:07:45 GMT -5
Listening to the radio this morning, the guy was saying that we've all heard the tired stat about how many people think they are a good driver and everyone else is bad, etc. But apparently he saw a stat that under half of drivers surveyed have any idea what the lights on the dash of the car mean. Me: "WHAT!!!!!" It just doesn't make any sense to me, but all my life I've been fixing on cars. There were five people talking on this morning show on the radio, and two said they knew basic lights, one guy openly admitted that when a light pops up, he takes a pic and posts it to Twitter with a message asking "what's this mean" Those lights are just emojis you can use when you're texting and driving.... Working on cars use to be fun and is becoming a lost art now that you can plug in a reader and it tells what part to change. I have a friend that has a Subaru that the battery dies if it sits for more than a week. The reader says everything is fine and dandy so AAA keeps coming out and swapping the battery under warranty. I ask if anyone has hooked up a DVM to look for a phantom draw when the car is off then start pulling fuses until it stops. Nope and they don't seem to care as long as AAA keeps giving them a new battery. |
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Post by brp on Nov 15, 2024 14:11:09 GMT -5
Listening to the radio this morning, the guy was saying that we've all heard the tired stat about how many people think they are a good driver and everyone else is bad, etc. But apparently he saw a stat that under half of drivers surveyed have any idea what the lights on the dash of the car mean. Me: "WHAT!!!!!" It just doesn't make any sense to me, but all my life I've been fixing on cars. There were five people talking on this morning show on the radio, and two said they knew basic lights, one guy openly admitted that when a light pops up, he takes a pic and posts it to Twitter with a message asking "what's this mean" Nope and they don't seem to care as long as AAA keeps giving them a new battery. Until the warranty period ends...
Of course, the excess waste that they are creating is excessive. Clearly they're not thinking about that.
Cheers.
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Post by Brian5581 on Nov 15, 2024 23:15:31 GMT -5
Week 10 recap…
Freaking Jets should cease to exist.
Congratulations to your Ravens, Tom.
Sorry about your Giants, Mike and Mike.
Sorry about your Broncos, Tony.
Congratulations to your Steelers, Patty,
Sorry about your Commanders, Hope.
Sorry about your Colts, Karl.
Congratulations to your Patriots, Nancy, Kristin, and Fess.
Sorry about your Bears, Sue, Gary, and Beth.
Congratulations to your Chargers, Amy and Mike.
Congratulations to your Eagles, Janet and Janet.
Sorry about your Cowboys, Dan.
Congratulations to your Lions, Dan, Kim, Pam, and Dave.
Congratulations to your Dolphins, Kim.
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Post by Brian5581 on Nov 15, 2024 23:17:30 GMT -5
And continuing on with last night so we’re up to date…
Congratulations to your Eagles, Janet and Janet.
Sorry about your Commanders, Hope.
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Post by captjacksfamily on Nov 16, 2024 6:39:37 GMT -5
Nope and they don't seem to care as long as AAA keeps giving them a new battery. Until the warranty period ends...
Of course, the excess waste that they are creating is excessive. Clearly they're not thinking about that.
Cheers.
Yup you are right about that, but just try to give her a plastic straw, I dare you..... |
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Post by brp on Nov 16, 2024 9:37:48 GMT -5
Week 10 recap… Freaking Jets should cease to exist. I thought they had. It wasn't clear that anyone showed up against the Cardinals.
Given that Levi's Stadium is about 12 miles from our house, it would be easy to just become a Niners fan. Not to happen, though. For better or worse (really a lot more of worse), I'll never give up on my New York teams. I'll just stop caring  Cheers. |
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Post by johnb on Nov 16, 2024 16:55:25 GMT -5
It's new car day. We got rid of our 2011 Sienna and bought 2024 RAV4. Since the kids have grown, we didn't need the minivan.
The new car has so many bells and whistles. The whole Airplay/touchscreen thing is going to take a while to learn.
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Post by Adelard of Bath on Nov 16, 2024 23:34:37 GMT -5
I'm laughing to myself because "new car day" for me means we went older, when we recently bought a 1998 Honda. To replace our 2000 Volvo. Is the 2000 Volvo gone?
No, I drove it today.
I bet I would have paid $2000 or whatever they gave you on trade-in for that Sienna heh heh.
Oh well, now they can flip it and sell it for 8-10k in today's used car market.
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Post by Adelard of Bath on Nov 17, 2024 0:02:09 GMT -5
Our new fridge has a digital display for the temperature, factory default is 37. Well, I mean it says "37" on the thing. What's that mean? I assumed it to mean 37 degrees Fahrenheit.
Imagine my disappointment when my scientific thermometer shows it to be more like 41. What!
I was hoping that I could calibrate the display but I see no such option. Now I have to mentally keep track. So I set it to "35" and we will let that run a couple days to see where I end up. Just have to dial it in the old fashioned way.
The freezer is set to "00" which I assume is meant to be zero F. My thermometers go down to -20c which is about -4f so I will be checking that one next.
Now, the boxes are empty, having them loaded with mass could change things, we will see.
In unrelated kitchen news, I have a standard-sized cast iron skillet that was my mom's. She said she bought it when she got married or was single, so 1965 give or take, and the only reason she bought it was because her mom had some. She says she bought it at some store but can't remember where, so all that points to an "unmarked Wagner" made in Ohio. Anyways, I use it all the time. Nice and smooth on the inside, not like the ones you buy these days. Makes good eggs. A couple months ago, though, I was using it on the gasoline stove outside to give a steak a good char. I had it too hot, and char the steak it did, but it burned all the seasoning in the pan beyond all repair and I was forced to scrub it down to shiny metal. I wasn't sad, though, because I knew this is how it goes, and I'm happy to report that two months later, tonight after doing a double batch of peppers and onions in it, you can't even tell by looking at it that it was ever ruined. "Brand new" as it were, just like it's 1965.
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