Subdeacon Joe
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WOW! I'd love to read that report .
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1 hour ago, Chantry said:
Somewhat? It's nickname was the "meat chopper?
Droll understatement.
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We got more Sweet Potatoes from the Food Bank. I wanted something different to do with them. I noticed that we had a half bag of pearl barley. What the heck, at worst I'd be out a sweet potato and a little barley. I didn't expect much from it, but I asked ChatGPT anyway.
Barley & Sweet Potato Harvest StewIngredients:- 1 cup pearled barley- 1 large sweet potato, diced- 1 onion, diced- 2 cloves garlic, minced- 1 tbsp olive oil or butter- 1 tsp smoked paprika- 1 tsp thyme- 1/2 tsp cumin (optional)- 1 bay leaf (optional)- 5 cups broth- Salt & pepper to tasteInstructions:1. Sauté onion with garlic and spices.2. Add barley and sweet potato.3. Add broth; bring to a boil.4. Simmer 40–50 min until barley is tender.5. Season and serve.I left out the garlic and cumin.It's GOOD!-
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As said in the OP, one of the funniest skits ever on television.
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55 minutes ago, Alpo said:
Not sure if this is OCD or what, but I keep lists. One of the lists I have is food prices. Pretty much anything I buy at a grocery store. I buy this - doesn't matter what this is - and at Publix it's a dollar and a half. But the next week I'm shopping at Winn-Dixie and I see they sell it for a buck and a quarter. I put that on my list. Next time I need some I'll make sure to go to Winn-Dixie and get it because it's cheaper. And I do that for the five stores that I shop at - publix, winn-dixie, Piggly wiggly, walmart, and Sam's.
That turkey stuff is on sale for the month of November. But if they got any left by the time December gets here it will go back to the regular price, which is currently 13 bucks. You notice it over the last 3 years it has fluctuated in price from a low of $11 to a high of 15 and a half.
How much extra do you spend on fuel driving around to save 25 cents?
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1930s Mack Log Truck…Log is 100 ft long 40” inch diameter at top and 8’ foot diameter at butt end…9000 board feet of lumber….Southbend Washington.....#trashytruckermedia #trees #Wash
-era capture lumberjacks working among the redwoods in Humboldt County California when tree logging was at its peak.
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1 hour ago, DeaconKC said:
The real thing also was somewhat useful against ground troops.
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45 minutes ago, Alpo said:
I put the 20 in there for scale. I originally was going to use the pack of hamburger buns underneath, but it occurred to me that depending on who made the bun they're bigger or smaller. But a 20 is a 20 is a 20.
Thanks! Looking at the box it says 36 oz. Servings, 6. So 6 each 6 oz. servings. Ten bucks for the box. $1.67 each. That's darned pretty okay.
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Some 8mm footage. Note the fire bomber toward the end.
Comparing the Hanley and Tubbs Fires.
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40 minutes ago, Alpo said:
Maybe this is a Sam's only thing. I know I've never seen it in any other store. It shows up at the beginning of November, and after December it's gone.
So when they first show up I usually buy about four boxes. Stick them in the freezer. Have turkey and stuffing through March normally. They're good.
I don't recall even seeing that brand around here. They look good. $10 per box is a great price.
Nutrition isn't bad, either.
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40 minutes ago, Alpo said:
I placed an order with Midway on the 17th. 2 hours later I get an email that says my order has shipped. They say it'll be here on the 21st. Then I get an email from UPS. They also say it will be here on the 21st.
On the 18th I get another email from UPS. They say there will be a truck in my neighborhood, and therefore my order will be delivered a day early. That would be the 20th. Cool.
This morning, the 20th, I checked my email to see if possibly there's something from UPS giving me a guesstimated delivery time. I see a notice from Midway saying that my order was delivered. Wow. It's already here at 8:00 in the morning? Double cool.
Then I read the email from Midway. It says that UPS told them the order had been delivered. The email was from 8:30 last night. Hmmm
Then I see an email from UPS. It says my order has been delivered. That email was from 7:30 last night. Hmmm again
I go look out the door. There is the box. Soaking ass wet because it rained last night, but there is the box.
The last time I looked, 19 was not one prior to 21.
Fortunately, everything in the sodden cardboard box with individually packaged in plastic, so nothing is hurt.
But I wish that if they were going to deliver it on the 19th they would say they would deliver it on the 19th, and if they say they're going to deliver it on the 20th they delivered on the 20th.
What's the sense of having cracking and ETAs if they don't follow them?
The "E" in ETA means estimated, not exact.
You were notified that the package was delivered. Maybe set it up to get text notifications as well as email.
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3 minutes ago, Crazy Gun Barney, SASS #2428 said:
There is no cover short of running to the side of the range (or the back if that is closer) and going over the berm. I dont expect this to ever be necessary, but I always turn to see where on the range the yelling is coming from and what is happening.
Thanks. That's what I thought, but the way you stated it made it sound like there was something directly downrange that you could shelter behind.
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Looks like a new version of "A Christmas Carol" is coming out.
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13 minutes ago, Abilene Slim SASS 81783 said:
Nat’l Lampoon Christmas Vacation
* Home Alone (the first one, not the sequels)
* The Santa Clause (the first one, not the sequels)
* A Christmas Story (the first one, not the sequel)
Those I've never warmed up to. I don't like any of the National Lampoon movies. "The Santa Clause" I can tolerate.
Which is weird, because I like Monty Python, Benny Hill, and most Mel Brooks stuff.
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17 minutes ago, T.K. said:
DIE HARD
I know Bruce says it aint, but it is.......
Nope...it's a Hanukkah movie:
"Into this world comes our hero, everyman John McClane; and into the parellel story, comes everyman Judas Maccabeus. (Actually, first his father Mattathias comes in, but more on that in a moment.)
Judas Maccabeus will be the man who leads the revolt against the Seleucid Greeks which ultimately drives them out of Judea. But Judas is not only fighting a battle against an occupying empire; he is also fighting to restore the Jewish people to faithfulness.
In the film, John McClane is dealing with broken faith in his marriage. His wife, now going by her maiden name Holly Gennero, represents the Hellenized Jews. She has "gone astray" and taken up with a foreign power, the Nakatomi Corporation, which has even "wedded" her via a gift of jewelry (the Rolex watch). Holly attempts to justify all this as a mere professional necessity, but even she seems to know how weak an excuse it is, even if John is far from perfect himself."
An outnumbered force with limited resources reclaims a tower that was taken by a foreign invader.
That's literally Hanukkah.
Christmas movies I like:
The Bishop's Wife
Miracle on 34th Street (original)
A Christmas Carol- favorite version is a toss up between the George C. Scott version and the Patrick Stewart version. If my life depended on picking one, I guess the Scott version would take it by 0.01 seconds. Running close are the 1938 Reginald Owen and the 1951 Alaster Sim versions.
The Shop Around the Corner, 1940
Meet Me in St. Louis, 1944
The Lion in Winter, 1968
Not a movie, but A Charlie Brown Christmas.
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After a firefight the Gurkha perimeter was broken and Japanese infantry poured through with three of the tanks. ‘B’ Company, with Ganju, were ordered to counterattack and quickly came under heavy fire from both machine-guns and tanks, pinning them down. Ganju, manning the PIAT anti-tank gun, crawled forwards on his own to get into range and became the target of crossfire which hit him in the wrist and leg. Despite these injuries and a broken wrist, he opened fire on the tanks, destroying two of them. With the third tank also knocked out Ganju, still on his own, then advanced and engaged the escaping tank crews, killing or injuring them all and clearing a path for his company to advance.
Introduced in 1943, the Projector, Infantry, Anti-Tank, or PIAT was designed to provide improved anti-tank weaponry amongst British forces. Though heavy and cumbersome, the PIAT proved effective. In June 1944 Rifleman Ganju Lama of the 7th Gurkha Rifles used a PIAT during an action for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross. He was able to destroy two Japanese tanks with the weapon, despite advancing alone and bearing injuries which made carrying the PIAT difficult. (Source: The Gurkha Museum)
As his VC citation says:
Not until he had killed or wounded them all, thus enabling his company to push forward, did he allow himself to be taken back to the Regimental Aid Post to have his wounds dressed.
Throughout this action Rifleman Ganju Lama, although very seriously wounded, showed a complete disregard for his own personal safety, outstanding devotion to duty and a determination to destroy the enemy which was an example and an inspiration to all ranks. It was solely due to his prompt action and brave conduct that a most critical situation was averted, all positions regained and very heavy casualties inflicted on the enemy.
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1 minute ago, Pat Riot said:
I saw this earlier and thought of this thread.
A pinto chickpea!
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Does anyone really like the movie "Elf?"
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Well, I messed up this morning. I woke up a out 0200, decided to get up about 0230. So I made this:
Slow-Cooker Ginger Cake
Ingredients
1 1/3 cups All Purpose Flour
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup butter, melted
1/3 cup molasses
1 egg
1/2 cup chopped pitted dates
6 thin slices each orange and lemon
Instructions
Step 1
Line bottom and sides of 4-quart slow cooker with 1 piece of cooking parchment paper; trim edges at top if needed; spray with cooking spray.
Step 2
In medium bowl, mix flour, brown sugar, baking powder, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt until well blended. Mix in milk, butter, molasses and egg with whisk until well blended. Stir in dates. Spread batter evenly in slow-cooker insert. Place orange and lemon slices around edge of batter, overlapping if needed, and tucking edges of slices down along side of slow-cooker insert.
Step 3
Place folded clean dish towel under cover of cooker. Cook on Low heat setting 3 hours to 3 hours 30 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, carefully rotating slow-cooker’s insert 180 degrees (leaving cover on) every 45 minutes. Uncover; remove insert from slow cooker to cooling rack. Cool 10 minutes.
Step 4
Using parchment paper, carefully lift cake out of slow-cooker insert, and place on cooling rack. Cool 30 minutes. Slide cake off of parchment paper. Serve warm.
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No dates, bo big deal, just used dried cherries. And I baked it in a 6" pan in the oven, again, no big deal.
But notice the two items that I put in bold. This is where the "0230" comes into play. I misread and put in 1 1/4 tsp of Ginger. OOPS! Not that it would really have been a bad thing, but I wanted to be reasonably close with the batter, this being the first time I made it. So I scooped some out.
Notice what I did? Combined two lines. Since I had already put in the 1 1/4 tsp of something, I skipped the Baking Powder.
Flavor is fantastic, texture is like a moisturizer, fudgy brownie.
A fortuitous mistake.
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"At the missile base there was general consternation and his staff."
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1 hour ago, Texas Maverick said:
Blasphemy LOL
30 minutes ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said:dont eat that either.
You have to cook the hell out of it.
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Air Power
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I like it for the pretty pictures.
I missed your rant. Could you Message it to me, please? I like rants.