"Carl's Lounge" (Off-Topic Discussion, Traditional Knife "Tales & Vignettes")

Jack Black said:
I still haven't got used to the fact you're not called 'Scrteened Porch' anymore!
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btb01 said:
To further emphasize what I said about recognizing people by their avatars more than their screen names, I hadn’t even noticed that!
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screened porch said:
Me neither. I don't know what possessed me. Maybe I should change it back.
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Maybe???????????????????????? Are you serious?????????? That was the all time coolest most clever and unique user name on the porch!!!! I had no idea until now that you had changed it. I may not be able to recover. GEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHH :rolleyes:
 
Fodderwing said:
Maybe???????????????????????? Are you serious?????????? That was the all time coolest most clever and unique user name on the porch!!!! I had no idea until now that you had changed it. I may not be able to recover. GEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHH :rolleyes:
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I think I will sing David Bowie's Under Pressure, rather than Billy Joel's Pressure.
 
Pardon this interruption, but I feel the need to complain:

"AUSTIN (KXAN) — This summer in Austin ranks in the top 10 for the most triple-digits days in a single year.

As of July 29, Camp Mabry, Austin’s official reporting site, has hit 100° a total of 49 times.

That means 2022 is now tied at #8 for the most 100° days in a year. If the current forecast holds, we’ll move into the #7 spot tomorrow and #6 on Monday."

Sigh.
 
r8shell said:
Pardon this interruption, but I feel the need to complain:

"AUSTIN (KXAN) — This summer in Austin ranks in the top 10 for the most triple-digits days in a single year.

As of July 29, Camp Mabry, Austin’s official reporting site, has hit 100° a total of 49 times.

That means 2022 is now tied at #8 for the most 100° days in a year. If the current forecast holds, we’ll move into the #7 spot tomorrow and #6 on Monday."

Sigh.
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Blimey! 😱 Three 100+ days caused an unprecedented amount of grumbling in Yorkshire! Nothing has been heard of the like since the Great Chip Butty Famine of 1876! 😯
 
r8shell said:
Pardon this interruption, but I feel the need to complain:

"AUSTIN (KXAN) — This summer in Austin ranks in the top 10 for the most triple-digits days in a single year.

As of July 29, Camp Mabry, Austin’s official reporting site, has hit 100° a total of 49 times.

That means 2022 is now tied at #8 for the most 100° days in a year. If the current forecast holds, we’ll move into the #7 spot tomorrow and #6 on Monday."

Sigh.
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Have you had any rain during this time?
 
Jack Black said:
Blimey! 😱 Three 100+ days caused an unprecedented amount of grumbling in Yorkshire! Nothing has been heard of the like since the Great Chip Butty Famine of 1876! 😯
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I suppose a couple of 100+ degree days for y'all is like when we had a week of sub-freezing temps here. The infrastructure just isn't built for it.

I'm going to the store today, and might have to pick up some frozen "steak fries" and white bread to make a Yorkshire Day Chip Butty.

I'm reminded of an old Yiddish joke:
A very poor man asks his wife if she will cook blintzes for him, as he's never had them and never been able to afford to eat them in a restaurant. "I'll try," she says. Looking at a recipe, she sees it calls for 4 whole eggs, but she only has two. "Oh well, I'll add a little more oil to make up for it" The recipe calls for butter, but she only has schmaltz...instead of expensive fine white flour, she only has rye...etc.
At last she sets the table and serves the food. They each eat a few bites and declare: "I don't know what those rich people see in blintzes. They're not very good."


Fodderwing said:
Have you had any rain during this time?
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Not enough to make a difference. Just a few late afternoon cloudbursts that drop just enough rain to make the sidewalks steam. I don't expect to see any rain in August.
 
Mrs. Bigfish and I played some golf yesterday afternoon…and yes, she beat me again! 🤣 On the way home I snapped this photo of a crop duster. They must be incredibly skilled pilots. It’s pretty common to see them around here this time of year but you don’t always see them fly right over you as you are driving down the highway at 60 mph. I tried to take the picture when he was right over the highway and directly in front of us but I was too slow on the draw. 😊62874D01-4F8F-45E9-8DFC-8928D2A27AB5.jpeg
 
r8shell said:
I suppose a couple of 100+ degree days for y'all is like when we had a week of sub-freezing temps here. The infrastructure just isn't built for it.
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Yeah, I heard a few people here remark about those freezing temperatures you had, when we were suffering the heat :eek: :thumbsup:
r8shell said:
I'm going to the store today, and might have to pick up some frozen "steak fries" and white bread to make a Yorkshire Day Chip Butty.
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"Steak fries"! That's it, I was trying to remember what they were called! :D Good for you Rachel :) :thumbsup:
r8shell said:
I'm reminded of an old Yiddish joke:
A very poor man asks his wife if she will cook blintzes for him, as he's never had them and never been able to afford to eat them in a restaurant. "I'll try," she says. Looking at a recipe, she sees it calls for 4 whole eggs, but she only has two. "Oh well, I'll add a little more oil to make up for it" The recipe calls for butter, but she only has schmaltz...instead of expensive fine white flour, she only has rye...etc.
At last she sets the table and serves the food. They each eat a few bites and declare: "I don't know what those rich people see in blintzes. They're not very good."
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LOL! 🤣 THAT'S like my mother's cooking! :rolleyes:🤣:thumbsup:
bigfish64 said:
Mrs. Bigfish and I played some golf yesterday afternoon…and yes, she beat me again! 🤣 On the way home I snapped....
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I thought you were going to say you snapped your clubs! 🤣;):thumbsup:
 
bigfish64 said:
Mrs. Bigfish and I played some golf yesterday afternoon…and yes, she beat me again! 🤣 On the way home I snapped this photo of a crop duster. They must be incredibly skilled pilots. It’s pretty common to see them around here this time of year but you don’t always see them fly right over you as you are driving down the highway at 60 mph. I tried to take the picture when he was right over the highway and directly in front of us but I was too slow on the draw. 😊View attachment 1885077
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Yikes! Todd, that's straight out of Hitchcock's North By Northwest! :eek: :thumbsup::cool::cool:

- GT
 
Old Engineer said:
Splitting that Hickory now will be a lot easier than later my friend . That hickory is very hard and will burn very hot .

Harry
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I went ahead and split a round now. I think it was harder than when seasoned a while. The one I did before I let it set something like 6 months and started splitting it, but I didn’t get through the pile until a year probably. I split a little each day when I feel good. With it green I’m having to fight the connective strands much more, with it seasoned, it’s harder but it splits in one swipe normally. I even had trouble splitting the half round piece into 1/3s.
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Speaking of infrastructure and non-insulated pipes, I just put a thermometer in a glass of water straight out of the kitchen sink "cold" water tap: 93.5 Fahrenheit. 😲

The bathroom sink is on an interior wall, and is a refreshingly cool lukewarm.
 
r8shell said:
Speaking of infrastructure and non-insulated pipes, I just put a thermometer in a glass of water straight out of the kitchen sink "cold" water tap: 93.5 Fahrenheit. 😲

The bathroom sink is on an interior wall, and is a refreshingly cool lukewarm.
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Good grief!! 😱😱😱
 
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