Goodness gracious, what a weekend.
Thursday my dad was called by the hospital and told he couldn't go see
my mother because the unit was shut to visitors due to a Norwalk
outbreak. Norwalk is a very powerful gastrointestinal virus with a
short half-life. It can kill weak people. Violent hurling and dumping
sessions are the symptoms.
Nasty.
Anyway, my dad had visited my mom the night before and had kissed good-
night, as I had a couple of hours later.
Friday LifeLine called that there had been a trigger at my dad's
house, so Angela and I went over there and you won't believe what we
walked in on... what a mess. He was barely breathing, so 911 brought
us an ambulance. Then for the clean-up, Ang & I were gloved and all
that but, some airborne got to us. (Btw, I refer to her as Ang as
SWMBO, wife and SO all seem so impersonal.)
Saturday morning we decided Ang got the upstairs bathrooms, and I got
the 'Bog' in the basement.
I would have gladly paid somebody to shoot me on a few occasions.
We're all over the hump now and feeling much better, but I missed a
performance by Tafelmusiek, that really pissed me off.
PS, I lost 7.5 pounds in 2 days. Now I need to replenish..lemme see
here a Filet Mignon, bottle of Drambuie, a whole New York cheese-cake?
Naaaa...
r
In article <n9Jxh.949$da1.548@trndny03>, Edwin Pawlowski <[email protected]>
wrote:
> "Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Goodness gracious, what a weekend.
> > Thursday my dad was called by the hospital and told he couldn't go see
> > my mother because the unit was shut to visitors due to a Norwalk
> > outbreak. Norwalk is a very powerful gastrointestinal virus with a
> > short half-life. It can kill weak people. Violent hurling and dumping
> > sessions are the symptoms.
> > Nasty.
>
> Hope Dad does OK. My wife caught it the week before Christmas. She has CHF
> to boot. Six days in the hospital and she still is not fully recovered.
> I've been lucky so far but I can relate to your story.
>
> At least three people at work have also had it as well as others in their
> households. Nasty is not a nasty enough word for it.
The hospital here was closed to visitors recently for about 10 days. 70
people were sick.
We had two people at work with it, but it hasn't spread. Lots of
bottles of hand antiseptic are in view around the building.
In article <[email protected]>,
Lew Hodgett <[email protected]> wrote:
> Robatoy wrote:
>
>
> > WTF was I thinking?? *slaps self*.. but that does beg the question:
> > "what scotch deserves to be whored like that?"
>
> As long as it is at least 86 proof, IMHO, almost any Scotch passes
> muster for a rusty nail AKA: Bloomer Dropper.
Aye. If you're going to mix the scotch with something other than a bit
of water, why waste a single malt?
That's like using Tanqueray with tonic. Tsk, tsk.
On Feb 5, 2:22 pm, "Lee Michaels" <leemichaels*[email protected]>
wrote:
> "Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> news:[email protected]...
>
> > Goodness gracious, what a weekend.
> > Thursday my dad was called by the hospital and told he couldn't go see
> > my mother because the unit was shut to visitors due to a Norwalk
> > outbreak. Norwalk is a very powerful gastrointestinal virus with a
> > short half-life. It can kill weak people. Violent hurling and dumping
> > sessions are the symptoms.
> > Nasty.
> > Anyway, my dad had visited my mom the night before and had kissed good-
> > night, as I had a couple of hours later.
>
> Even at out advanced age, we can still get into trouble from kissing!! ( Mom
> was right)
>
> > I would have gladly paid somebody to shoot me on a few occasions.
>
> Be careful with that kind of talk. Somebody may just take you up on it!
>
> > PS, I lost 7.5 pounds in 2 days. Now I need to replenish..lemme see
> > here a Filet Mignon, bottle of Drambuie, a whole New York cheese-cake?
>
> Are you really wasting away?? Anorexic? I don't think so. Besides, this
> was so much cheaper than a fat farm!
Wasting away? I don't think so. I'm only 20 pounds away from my
'perfect' weight.
That may seem like a lot, but everything is relative. I topped out at
283 just over 2 years ago. Lost 70+, nice and slow. But those damned
holidays and I love to play with food (in the kitchen)
The whole food-thing is such a social thing with us..daughters roll
into town..we eat. A small victory here or there.. we celebrate...with
food. We feel a bit down...a quick one-hour drive to The Mandarin in
London.
In fact, we like food so much, we eat every day!
And after The Superbowl, I'll never eat another Snicker's bar again.
Fat Farm? I am married to a FatFarm Drill Sergeant. Ang runs a Stroke
Clinic here in town, she's always on my ass about my food... for all
the right reasons.
r
On Feb 5, 7:41 pm, Lew Hodgett <[email protected]> wrote:
> Somebody wrote:
>
> > PS, I lost 7.5 pounds in 2 days. Now I need to replenish..lemme see
> > here a Filet Mignon, bottle of Drambuie, a whole New York cheese-cake?
>
> May a sick camel pay a visit to your shop.
>
> The only thing that can be consumed with Drambuie is Scotch.
>
> How dare you contaminate it with food<G>.
>
> Lew
WTF was I thinking?? *slaps self*.. but that does beg the question:
"what scotch deserves to be whored like that?"
Drambuie goes well with a Montecristo Laguito #2.. but I no longer
partake of the leaf.
I meant for the Drambuie to be served, like an armagnac in a snifter
AFTER the meal.
I suppose it would work well instead of the meal.
r
On Feb 5, 9:28 pm, Lew Hodgett <[email protected]> wrote:
.
>
> If it is strictly for sipping, then Glen Livit works for me.
Yeah, Livit is a bargain when it comes to single malts.
Bells is fine for a blend. Chivas, IMHO is highly over rated. But
tastes are personal and varied.
I wish I had more time to enjoy a few.
r
On Feb 5, 11:31 pm, "Leon" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Dallas has Mountain Oysters. I don't want to think about eating those raw.
> ;~)
LOL..You know you're tough when......
Goodgawd...just the thought. This came out of the oven the other day
and I had to take a picture..I KNEW this was just pork tenderloin, but
still..LOL
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Robatoy/Porktenderloin.jpg
On Feb 6, 2:55 am, Prometheus <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Mon, 05 Feb 2007 23:39:39 -0600, Dave Balderstone
>
> <dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca> wrote:
> >That's like using Tanqueray with tonic. Tsk, tsk.
>
> What's wrong with using Tanqueray with tonic? Granted, it's not
> bottom of the barrel, but it's not *that* good. I like Bombay
> Sapphire, myself- but even then, it gets a little shot of dry vermouth
> (yeah, I know- but I *like* the old style martinis)
Yea... an ol' fashioned martini is pretty good. What they are calling
'martinis' now-a-days is just silly. Cumquat/Passion Fruit, OilofOlay
Martini...say what? Call it PUNCH, people...P U N C H.
Friend of mine makes 'Turkeyhattans'. Wild Turkey (high test) with a
splash of sweet vermouth. But be careful! Stuff makes you turn gay and
steal cars... so I'm told.
>
> That's when I have any time to drink, of course- and truth be told, on
> the fairly rare occasions when I do drink, I usually go for red wine
> (Yellowtail Merlot- the finest $7 bottle of wine around) or beer (but
> no more "Sneaky Pete"s after the last time I was foolish enough to
> drink both in the same night).
We love Yellowtail Merlot. What a bargain! That's what we have when we
have wine.
Grolsch is the only beer I buy on a semi-regular basis. I do
experiment with the odd strange pint of imports. A close friend and I
get together, once a month, and try out a few beers.
Them Brits whip up some wicked beers with even sillier names. Bishop's
Finger?
On Feb 6, 8:24 am, "Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Lew Hodgett" wrote in message
> > Somehow, raw oysters in Dallas leave something to be desired.
>
> > BBQ is one thing, but raw oysters?????????????
>
> Whadddaya mean??! ... they're flown in fresh daily from Amarillo!
Do they make you talk funny after you eat them?
(I know, I know...bad helium joke.)
*hangs head in shame...retreats*
On Feb 5, 1:01?pm, "Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Robatoy" wrote in message
> > I would have gladly paid somebody to shoot me on a few occasions.
>
> Had the equivalent on just about every continent I've ever set foot on, so
> know the feeling. Last time, about ten years ago from eating raw Texas
> oysters, I was convinced that I _had_ been gutshot.
>
> Y'all take care of yourselves, now!
>
> --www.e-woodshop.net
> Last update: 2/02/07
Watch out for that dehydration. I have a little thing called twisted
bowel syndrome that gives about the same results, except that it
doesn't stop until after a stomach pump is in place and morphine to
reduce the pain is flowing. Longer term. The VA held onto me for 9
days the last time and I lost about 11 or 12 pounds--if it had stayed
off, I'd have almost felt the pain and tedium was worth it.
On Feb 6, 1:11 pm, Lew Hodgett <[email protected]> wrote:
> Prometheus wrote:
>
> > That's when I have any time to drink, of course- and truth be told, on
> > the fairly rare occasions when I do drink, I usually go for red wine
> > (Yellowtail Merlot- the finest $7 bottle of wine around) or beer (but
> > no more "Sneaky Pete"s after the last time I was foolish enough to
> > drink both in the same night).
>
> You mean you haven't gotten around to Two Buck Chuck" yet?
>
That'll help the gene pool.
On Feb 6, 10:59 am, Doug Miller <[email protected]> wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>,
> [email protected] says...
>
> > Goodness gracious, what a weekend.
> [...]
> > Saturday morning we decided Ang got the upstairs bathrooms, and I got
> > the 'Bog' in the basement.
> > I would have gladly paid somebody to shoot me on a few occasions.
>
> Hey, Rob, look on the bright side: nobody can accuse you of being full
> of s**t any more... <g,d&r>
Stayed up all night thinking of that one, eh Doug? <G>
On Feb 6, 5:07 pm, Lew Hodgett <[email protected]> wrote:
> Lew Hodgett wrote:
>
> >> You mean you haven't gotten around to Two Buck Chuck" yet?
>
> Robatoy wrote:
>
> > That'll help the gene pool.
>
> Actually, it blows the wine snobs out of the water.
>
> Lew
The name reminds me of Chateau Walla-Walla Chunder, a fine Australian
fighting wine.
Robatoy wrote:
> Goodness gracious, what a weekend.
> Thursday my dad was called by the hospital and told he couldn't go see
> my mother because the unit was shut to visitors due to a Norwalk
> outbreak. Norwalk is a very powerful gastrointestinal virus with a
> short half-life. It can kill weak people. Violent hurling and dumping
> sessions are the symptoms.
> Nasty.
> Anyway, my dad had visited my mom the night before and had kissed good-
> night, as I had a couple of hours later.
> Friday LifeLine called that there had been a trigger at my dad's
> house, so Angela and I went over there and you won't believe what we
> walked in on... what a mess. He was barely breathing, so 911 brought
> us an ambulance. Then for the clean-up, Ang & I were gloved and all
> that but, some airborne got to us. (Btw, I refer to her as Ang as
> SWMBO, wife and SO all seem so impersonal.)
> Saturday morning we decided Ang got the upstairs bathrooms, and I got
> the 'Bog' in the basement.
> I would have gladly paid somebody to shoot me on a few occasions.
> We're all over the hump now and feeling much better, but I missed a
> performance by Tafelmusiek, that really pissed me off.
>
> PS, I lost 7.5 pounds in 2 days. Now I need to replenish..lemme see
> here a Filet Mignon, bottle of Drambuie, a whole New York cheese-cake?
>
> Naaaa...
>
> r
>
Hey. We need more Robatoys in this world, not less. You and SWMBO take
care of yourselves. Hear?!
mahalo and bless,
jo4hn
Lew Hodgett wrote:
> Prometheus wrote:
>
> > That's when I have any time to drink, of course- and truth be told, on
> > the fairly rare occasions when I do drink, I usually go for red wine
> > (Yellowtail Merlot- the finest $7 bottle of wine around) or beer (but
> > no more "Sneaky Pete"s after the last time I was foolish enough to
> > drink both in the same night).
>
> You mean you haven't gotten around to Two Buck Chuck" yet?
>
> Lew
Somebody told me it is called Cheapo Charlie's.
Anybody remember Guzzler's Gin?
Aging,
jo4hn
"Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Goodness gracious, what a weekend.
> Thursday my dad was called by the hospital and told he couldn't go see
> my mother because the unit was shut to visitors due to a Norwalk
> outbreak. Norwalk is a very powerful gastrointestinal virus with a
> short half-life. It can kill weak people. Violent hurling and dumping
> sessions are the symptoms.
> Nasty.
> Anyway, my dad had visited my mom the night before and had kissed good-
> night, as I had a couple of hours later.
Even at out advanced age, we can still get into trouble from kissing!! ( Mom
was right)
> I would have gladly paid somebody to shoot me on a few occasions.
Be careful with that kind of talk. Somebody may just take you up on it!
> PS, I lost 7.5 pounds in 2 days. Now I need to replenish..lemme see
> here a Filet Mignon, bottle of Drambuie, a whole New York cheese-cake?
>
Are you really wasting away?? Anorexic? I don't think so. Besides, this
was so much cheaper than a fat farm!
On Feb 6, 6:26 pm, Prometheus <[email protected]> wrote:
I buy so little alcohol that I could easily
> spend more, but those really "classy" wines usually taste like an old
> lady smells to me.
MY old lady smells pretty good to me...
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
oh, come on, somebody had to say that... but I know what you
mean...musty.
On Feb 6, 9:26 pm, "Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Scott Lurndal" wrote in message
> > Me, my preference lies more towards Beaulieu Vinyards _Georges de Latour_
> > vintage Cabs. The BV rutherford is also an excellent reasonably priced
>
> Cab.
>
> Alright, damn it ... my favorite California Pinot Noir (Meridian) just went
> from $6.85 a bottle to over $16.00 because of "demand" (IOW, it was selling
> pretty good so the corporate greed at the grocery chain level got the best
> of them) ... so tell me, what's do I replace it with?
>
> ... and don't say Merlot! ;)
Merlot is a reliable work horse. Never great, but mostly reliable. I
like it.
What I really like, is Chianti. Man, there are some nice Chiantis
around.
The big-buck Chiantis are mostly hype/demand/history-priced. No need
to spend a fortune. I like lighter wines (in red) like a beaujolais.
The Portuguese make nice light reds.
I suck at remembering the names. I know them by their label and their
spot in the liquor store.
Yes... liquor stores and Beer stores. No booze of any kind anywhere
else in Ontario. (A few wine stores, which IIRC must have a larhe % of
Ontario wines....which aren't bad any more.)
On Tue, 06 Feb 2007 18:11:15 GMT, Lew Hodgett
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Prometheus wrote:
>
> > That's when I have any time to drink, of course- and truth be told, on
> > the fairly rare occasions when I do drink, I usually go for red wine
> > (Yellowtail Merlot- the finest $7 bottle of wine around) or beer (but
> > no more "Sneaky Pete"s after the last time I was foolish enough to
> > drink both in the same night).
>
>You mean you haven't gotten around to Two Buck Chuck" yet?
Maybe not. What's a Two Buck Chuck?
"Prometheus" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Tue, 06 Feb 2007 18:11:15 GMT, Lew Hodgett
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Prometheus wrote:
>>
>> > That's when I have any time to drink, of course- and truth be told, on
>> > the fairly rare occasions when I do drink, I usually go for red wine
>> > (Yellowtail Merlot- the finest $7 bottle of wine around) or beer (but
>> > no more "Sneaky Pete"s after the last time I was foolish enough to
>> > drink both in the same night).
>>
>>You mean you haven't gotten around to Two Buck Chuck" yet?
>
> Maybe not. What's a Two Buck Chuck?
Something you get from harbour freight for your drill. :-)
Prometheus wrote:
> Maybe not. What's a Two Buck Chuck?
They are California wines from the Charles Shaw Winery.
The guy who owns the winery has been a PITA to the California wine
industry for years.
At Trader Joe's, a SoCal specialty store the stuff retails for $1.99 a
bottle, thus the name "Two Buck Chuck".
It is available across the US, just not at expensive wine shops.
I don't drink wine, but I'm told it is pretty good stuff.
YMMV.
Lew
On Tue, 06 Feb 2007 18:11:15 GMT, Lew Hodgett
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Prometheus wrote:
>
> > That's when I have any time to drink, of course- and truth be told, on
> > the fairly rare occasions when I do drink, I usually go for red wine
> > (Yellowtail Merlot- the finest $7 bottle of wine around) or beer (but
> > no more "Sneaky Pete"s after the last time I was foolish enough to
> > drink both in the same night).
>
>You mean you haven't gotten around to Two Buck Chuck" yet?
Aha- I looked that up. Nope- no $2 wine for me- last time I did that
was in high school, and it felt like I had been kicked in the head by
a mule the next day. I like Yellowtail because it flat out tastes
better than much (better?) more expensive wines that I've tried in the
past (excepting Thomas Coyne (sp?)- but I'm not driving halfway across
the country just to have a glass of wine). It's not a cost issue,
just a taste preference- I buy so little alcohol that I could easily
spend more, but those really "classy" wines usually taste like an old
lady smells to me.
"Scott Lurndal" wrote in message
> Me, my preference lies more towards Beaulieu Vinyards _Georges de Latour_
> vintage Cabs. The BV rutherford is also an excellent reasonably priced
Cab.
Alright, damn it ... my favorite California Pinot Noir (Meridian) just went
from $6.85 a bottle to over $16.00 because of "demand" (IOW, it was selling
pretty good so the corporate greed at the grocery chain level got the best
of them) ... so tell me, what's do I replace it with?
... and don't say Merlot! ;)
--
www.e-woodshop.net
Last update: 2/02/07
On 6 Feb 2007 07:44:02 -0800, "Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Feb 6, 2:55 am, Prometheus <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On Mon, 05 Feb 2007 23:39:39 -0600, Dave Balderstone
>>
>> <dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca> wrote:
>> >That's like using Tanqueray with tonic. Tsk, tsk.
>>
>> What's wrong with using Tanqueray with tonic? Granted, it's not
>> bottom of the barrel, but it's not *that* good. I like Bombay
>> Sapphire, myself- but even then, it gets a little shot of dry vermouth
>> (yeah, I know- but I *like* the old style martinis)
>
>Yea... an ol' fashioned martini is pretty good. What they are calling
>'martinis' now-a-days is just silly. Cumquat/Passion Fruit, OilofOlay
>Martini...say what? Call it PUNCH, people...P U N C H.
>Friend of mine makes 'Turkeyhattans'. Wild Turkey (high test) with a
>splash of sweet vermouth. But be careful! Stuff makes you turn gay and
>steal cars... so I'm told.
You're right- those are silly. I was thinking of the overwhelming
school of thought that says a martini should be straight gin, with
vermouth being used for no more than rinsing off the ice cubes- if
even that. And that's fine, but not as refreshing as a reasonable
shot of the vermouth in the mix to my taste buds. When I mix them, I
usually go half and half with the two.
>We love Yellowtail Merlot. What a bargain! That's what we have when we
>have wine.
>Grolsch is the only beer I buy on a semi-regular basis.
Grolsch can be good- but unfortunately, it usually sits so long in the
cooler around here that it's turned skunky more often than not when I
buy it, so I generally avoid it.
>I do
>experiment with the odd strange pint of imports. A close friend and I
>get together, once a month, and try out a few beers.
>Them Brits whip up some wicked beers with even sillier names. Bishop's
>Finger?
There are indeed many fine British beers... lots of good American
beers, too- but they all seem to be microbrews that are tough to find.
I still say St. Paul's Summit Brewery makes some of the finest beer to
be had anywhere- now if it just had better distribution...
Prometheus <[email protected]> writes:
>On Tue, 06 Feb 2007 18:11:15 GMT, Lew Hodgett
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Prometheus wrote:
>>
>> > That's when I have any time to drink, of course- and truth be told, on
>> > the fairly rare occasions when I do drink, I usually go for red wine
>> > (Yellowtail Merlot- the finest $7 bottle of wine around) or beer (but
>> > no more "Sneaky Pete"s after the last time I was foolish enough to
>> > drink both in the same night).
>>
>>You mean you haven't gotten around to Two Buck Chuck" yet?
>
>Aha- I looked that up. Nope- no $2 wine for me- last time I did that
>was in high school, and it felt like I had been kicked in the head by
>a mule the next day. I like Yellowtail because it flat out tastes
>better than much (better?) more expensive wines that I've tried in the
>past (excepting Thomas Coyne (sp?)- but I'm not driving halfway across
>the country just to have a glass of wine). It's not a cost issue,
>just a taste preference- I buy so little alcohol that I could easily
>spend more, but those really "classy" wines usually taste like an old
>lady smells to me.
>
The Charles Shaw cab is ok; certainly better than your run-of-the-mill
box cabernet.
The Charles Shaw chardonnay was ranked quite highly compared to other
california chards, and is also $1.99 a bottle.
Me, my preference lies more towards Beaulieu Vinyards _Georges de Latour_
vintage Cabs. The BV rutherford is also an excellent reasonably priced Cab.
s
On Mon, 05 Feb 2007 23:39:39 -0600, Dave Balderstone
<dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca> wrote:
>That's like using Tanqueray with tonic. Tsk, tsk.
What's wrong with using Tanqueray with tonic? Granted, it's not
bottom of the barrel, but it's not *that* good. I like Bombay
Sapphire, myself- but even then, it gets a little shot of dry vermouth
(yeah, I know- but I *like* the old style martinis)
That's when I have any time to drink, of course- and truth be told, on
the fairly rare occasions when I do drink, I usually go for red wine
(Yellowtail Merlot- the finest $7 bottle of wine around) or beer (but
no more "Sneaky Pete"s after the last time I was foolish enough to
drink both in the same night).
>On Tue, 06 Feb 2007 00:41:03 GMT, Lew Hodgett
><[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>The only thing that can be consumed with Drambuie is Scotch.
>>
On Mon, 05 Feb 2007 18:59:34 -0600, Tom B
<[email protected]> wrote:
>A rusty nail is a good thing, indeed. Next try a silver nail - better
>yet.
>
>(wipes small drool from lips)
And what, pray tell, is a silver nail?
Quite a while ago me and a buddy made up a platinum nail -
Lochan Ora and Royal Salute.
Prometheus wrote:
> That's when I have any time to drink, of course- and truth be told, on
> the fairly rare occasions when I do drink, I usually go for red wine
> (Yellowtail Merlot- the finest $7 bottle of wine around) or beer (but
> no more "Sneaky Pete"s after the last time I was foolish enough to
> drink both in the same night).
You mean you haven't gotten around to Two Buck Chuck" yet?
Lew
In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
> Goodness gracious, what a weekend.
[...]
> Saturday morning we decided Ang got the upstairs bathrooms, and I got
> the 'Bog' in the basement.
> I would have gladly paid somebody to shoot me on a few occasions.
Hey, Rob, look on the bright side: nobody can accuse you of being full
of s**t any more... <g,d&r>
"Robatoy" wrote in message
> I would have gladly paid somebody to shoot me on a few occasions.
Had the equivalent on just about every continent I've ever set foot on, so
know the feeling. Last time, about ten years ago from eating raw Texas
oysters, I was convinced that I _had_ been gutshot.
Y'all take care of yourselves, now!
--
www.e-woodshop.net
Last update: 2/02/07
In article <[email protected]>, Lew Hodgett <[email protected]> wrote:
>Prometheus wrote:
>
> > That's when I have any time to drink, of course- and truth be told, on
> > the fairly rare occasions when I do drink, I usually go for red wine
> > (Yellowtail Merlot- the finest $7 bottle of wine around) or beer (but
> > no more "Sneaky Pete"s after the last time I was foolish enough to
> > drink both in the same night).
>
>You mean you haven't gotten around to Two Buck Chuck" yet?
>
That stuff's overpriced.
--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)
It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.
"Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> "Robatoy" wrote in message
>
>> I would have gladly paid somebody to shoot me on a few occasions.
>
> Had the equivalent on just about every continent I've ever set foot
> on, so know the feeling. Last time, about ten years ago from eating
> raw Texas oysters, I was convinced that I _had_ been gutshot.
>
> Y'all take care of yourselves, now!
>
I had some of those oysters on a business trip to Dallas about that time.
Even in a very nice hotel, I was really miserable. And I still had to do
the meetings by telephone.
Could have done that from home in California, and not gotten sick!
Take care of everyone, Rob!
Patriarch
Patriarch wrote:
> I had some of those oysters on a business trip to Dallas about that
time.
> Even in a very nice hotel, I was really miserable. And I still had
to do
> the meetings by telephone.
Somehow, raw oysters in Dallas leave something to be desired.
BBQ is one thing, but raw oysters?????????????
Lew
"Lew Hodgett" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Patriarch wrote:
>
> > I had some of those oysters on a business trip to Dallas about that
> time.
> > Even in a very nice hotel, I was really miserable. And I still had
> to do
> > the meetings by telephone.
>
>
> Somehow, raw oysters in Dallas leave something to be desired.
Dallas has Mountain Oysters. I don't want to think about eating those raw.
;~)
On 05/02/2007 11:26 AM, Robatoy wrote:
> Goodness gracious, what a weekend.
Been there, ran that, just after Christmas. Must be all over S.Ont. I
figgered I got mine from a Tim's in Kingston on the way back from
Quebec, where the staff seemed less "trained" than usual. It sure ain't
pleasant. Mom also had a bout in her nursing home, but she's a tough old
bat and survived. A couple of the less sturdy didn't make it. I actually
pulled a muscle in my side worshipping at the porcelain throne. Hope you
and Ang are felling better; took me and Jen the better part of a week to
get back to what I'd call normal. Not something I'd wish on my worst enemy.
> PS, I lost 7.5 pounds in 2 days. Now I need to replenish..lemme see
> here a Filet Mignon, bottle of Drambuie, a whole New York cheese-cake?
Your innards will thank you if you go easy for a couple of days :-) I
did manage a shot or two of single malt, but sure as hell no cheese-cake
or steak.
P.S. the weight comes back :(
Robatoy wrote:
> Yeah, Livit is a bargain when it comes to single malts.
> Bells is fine for a blend. Chivas, IMHO is highly over rated. But
> tastes are personal and varied.
> I wish I had more time to enjoy a few.
These days, I pass on the hard stuff.
The grape and I never got along.
Switched to beer along time ago, it's a sailor think, but have even
given that up.
Lew
"Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Goodness gracious, what a weekend.
> Thursday my dad was called by the hospital and told he couldn't go see
> my mother because the unit was shut to visitors due to a Norwalk
> outbreak. Norwalk is a very powerful gastrointestinal virus with a
> short half-life. It can kill weak people. Violent hurling and dumping
> sessions are the symptoms.
> Nasty.
Hope Dad does OK. My wife caught it the week before Christmas. She has CHF
to boot. Six days in the hospital and she still is not fully recovered.
I've been lucky so far but I can relate to your story.
At least three people at work have also had it as well as others in their
households. Nasty is not a nasty enough word for it.
Dave Balderstone wrote:
> That's like using Tanqueray with tonic. Tsk, tsk.
Actually, when it comes to either gin or vodka, the federal laws are
very straight forward.
You can use anything you want to generate the alcohol.
After that, double distill for gin, add juniper berry and distilled
water to obtain end product.
Vodka is same as above except triple distill and no juniper berry.
I used to have access to 195 proof.
Very wicked stuff, especially straight up with a pearled onion or an
olive on the side.
Lew
A rusty nail is a good thing, indeed. Next try a silver nail - better
yet.
(wipes small drool from lips)
On Tue, 06 Feb 2007 00:41:03 GMT, Lew Hodgett
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>The only thing that can be consumed with Drambuie is Scotch.
>
Somebody wrote:
> PS, I lost 7.5 pounds in 2 days. Now I need to replenish..lemme see
> here a Filet Mignon, bottle of Drambuie, a whole New York cheese-cake?
May a sick camel pay a visit to your shop.
The only thing that can be consumed with Drambuie is Scotch.
How dare you contaminate it with food<G>.
Lew
On Wed, 07 Feb 2007 00:01:10 GMT, Lew Hodgett
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Prometheus wrote:
>
> > Maybe not. What's a Two Buck Chuck?
>
>They are California wines from the Charles Shaw Winery.
>
>The guy who owns the winery has been a PITA to the California wine
>industry for years.
>
>At Trader Joe's, a SoCal specialty store the stuff retails for $1.99 a
>bottle, thus the name "Two Buck Chuck".
>
>It is available across the US, just not at expensive wine shops.
>
>I don't drink wine, but I'm told it is pretty good stuff.
>
>YMMV.
Well, for $2, maybe I'll try it next time- provided it is labeled as
wine, and not a "fortified alcohol beverage" :)
On Tue, 6 Feb 2007 20:26:47 -0600, "Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>"Scott Lurndal" wrote in message
>
>> Me, my preference lies more towards Beaulieu Vinyards _Georges de Latour_
>> vintage Cabs. The BV rutherford is also an excellent reasonably priced
>Cab.
>
>Alright, damn it ... my favorite California Pinot Noir (Meridian) just went
>from $6.85 a bottle to over $16.00 because of "demand" (IOW, it was selling
>pretty good so the corporate greed at the grocery chain level got the best
>of them) ... so tell me, what's do I replace it with?
>
>... and don't say Merlot! ;)
Merlot. Don't believe silly movies. :)
Robatoy wrote:
> WTF was I thinking?? *slaps self*.. but that does beg the question:
> "what scotch deserves to be whored like that?"
As long as it is at least 86 proof, IMHO, almost any Scotch passes
muster for a rusty nail AKA: Bloomer Dropper.
If it is strictly for sipping, then Glen Livit works for me.
> I meant for the Drambuie to be served, like an armagnac in a snifter
> AFTER the meal.
>
> I suppose it would work well instead of the meal.
I don't mix my food and booze, but after dinner, Rusty Nails on the
rocks, by a warm fireplace, now that is being in the high cotton.
Lew