Sean Dennis wrote to Dave Drum <=-
(I'm testing the W door on my system with this message so if anything
is weird, including the date due to Y2K issues, I will fix it.)
My local G.C. seldom does steak at lunch. But that's all right because there is enoough other tasty stuff to cause culinary overload. After 1 o'clock mine also does an "Early Bird Special" which is the dinner meal
at a discoounted price. I try to get there about 3:30 so I get the low price AND my senior discount. Then at 4 o'clock they go into full steak mode.
These were, for the lack of a better term, "lunch steaks". If I was
going alone or with someone else, I'd do like you and go at 3:30 to get that double whammy of a good deal.
I don't go as often as I used to because I *always* hurt myself by over stuffing. I really like the weekend breakfast buffet. All the bacon I
can stuff in my face. And on Veteran's Day (and sometimes the day
before) the buffet is free to serviceman/women - current of veteran.
The hassle is I stood on enough chow line when I was in Unk's Yacht
Club.
I try to not overstuff myself. I pay for it dearly if I do.
I love their breakfast but rarely do I get to go except if I go by
myself. All of our local Shoney's shut down so GC's breakfast buffet
is the only game in town now. I also do stuff myself with bacon if I
get to go.
As for the Veterans' Day lines, my parents and I try to get there
early. Our local GC usually will allow people in early unofficially. I don't usually wait more that 15 minutes in line anymore.
Dave Drum wrote to Sean Dennis <=-
Everything look hunky as well as dory. Bv)= Nothing munged AFAICS.
She told me that while some GCs do small steaks at lunch their GC's
only lunch steak is pork steak. They do offer freshly carved ham and
roast beef.
I know the words to that song Bv)=
We had a Shoney's here for a while which w3as a part of their "Big Boy" burger snatcher franchise. It converted to just "Shoneys" and ditched Dolly and Big Boy. Their breakfast buffet was pretty good. But their
old stand has been an insurance and real estate office for nearly 20 years. My search engine tells me they have done from 3K locations down
to 50 or so left. Sad.
Learned about Hardee's biscuits & gravy yesterday when I took advantage
of a freebie offer. Hardee's has the bestest biscuits in the fats food business. But their gravy??? Oy! Jasper and Eva liked it well enough
but they're pooches and not very discriminating.
Sean Dennis wrote to Dave Drum <=-
Everything look hunky as well as dory. Bv)= Nothing munged AFAICS.
I discovered there is a newer version of BW for Maximus so I will try setting that up to see if it works.
She told me that while some GCs do small steaks at lunch their GC's
only lunch steak is pork steak. They do offer freshly carved ham and
roast beef.
IIRC, my GC is a busy one and they do enough lunch business to justify
the additional expense of the lunch steaks. Pork steak is just as good
to me as is ham and roast beef.
My favorite is the bourbon chicken. I find that easy to eat.
Once I can get my choppers adjusted again, I will attempt to eat salad.
I went to Freiberg's German Restaurant downtown with my parents
yesterday for lunch. The eatery offers a weekday lunch special of pork schnitzel for $5.99. It is a really good-sized pork schnitzel. Mom
and Dad had rotkohl (red cabbage) and bratkartoffein (pan-fried
potatoes) as their sides and I had broccoli and bratkartoffein as my sides. With a soda served in a large stein, I got out of there for
under $10. If I'd had water, it'd been closer to $7.
What we had:
https://eatbrats.com/portfolio-view/schnitzel-2/
Freiberg's website is https://eatbrats.com. Andreas, the owner, was
born in East Germany and immigrated to the US about 20 years ago. My parents and I were there on Freiberg's opening night. There was lederhosen and bier everywhere that night!
I know the words to that song Bv)=
As much as I dislike moderation at GC, small portions of varied food is the way to go.
We had a Shoney's here for a while which w3as a part of their "Big Boy" burger snatcher franchise. It converted to just "Shoneys" and ditched Dolly and Big Boy. Their breakfast buffet was pretty good. But their
old stand has been an insurance and real estate office for nearly 20 years. My search engine tells me they have done from 3K locations down
to 50 or so left. Sad.
It is sad. The nearest Shoney's to me, if I'm correct, is in
Morristown which is an hour's drive west of me. My local National
Weather Service office is in Morristown so if I have to go there on SKYWARN business, I'll usually stop at Shoney's with other SKYWARN
members to get the lunch or dinner buffet. The next nearest Shoney's
is in Pigeon Forge, the giant tourist trap, at a two hour drive from
here.
Learned about Hardee's biscuits & gravy yesterday when I took advantage
of a freebie offer. Hardee's has the bestest biscuits in the fats food business. But their gravy??? Oy! Jasper and Eva liked it well enough
but they're pooches and not very discriminating.
I don't think I've tried their biscuits and gravy. I do love their
Frisco sandwiches, both breakfast and lunch versions.
MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
Title: Miss Piggy's White Gravy
Categories: Sauces, Texas cooki
Yield: 4 Servings
Dave Drum wrote to Sean Dennis <=-
I siphoned off a BW packet this morning.
My GC is very busy. I've not had to stand on a line - even if only two
or three deep - only three or four times in the past 15 ears.
Not tried that one. If I'm getting chicken there I usually go with
fried and crunchy.
It's good that you got some China Clippers. Bad that they need "adjusting".
The only problem I've had is with
bits of bacon or nuts getting under the lower plate But, that's self-inflicted and if I've used the Poligrip or Fix-O-Dent there is
less likelihood of that happening.
One of my favourite breakfast places offer an "early bird" special of eggs, taters, meat, toast (or panquakes) and drink. For my drink I get
a big (12 oz) glass of tomato juice. And they offer Tater Tots as one
of the potato selections.
https://charlieparkersdiner.com/Menu.aspx.html
I tried that link and Firefox spit up on it as a "security risk". When
I told it to go ahead I got "Misdirected Request The client needs a
new connection for this request as the requested host name does not
match the Server Name Indication (SNI) in use for this connection."
IOW - they're in the food business not the web site business. Bv)=
If I was in Pigeon Forge I think I druther go to Dolly Parton's joint.
I really like the Frisco burger. The breakfast Frisco - not so much. My favourite breakfast item is the bacon, egg & cheese biscuit. At two for U$5 on the app ......
Sean Dennis wrote to Dave Drum <=-
I siphoned off a BW packet this morning.
The good thing about BW for Maximus/2 is that it is a 32-bit version
that does not evidently have the Y2K bug like the older 16-bit DOS editions do.
My GC is very busy. I've not had to stand on a line - even if only two
or three deep - only three or four times in the past 15 ears.
Probably a choice made by the franchisee. A busy GC is a sign of good food ahead. :P
Not tried that one. If I'm getting chicken there I usually go with
fried and crunchy.
It's small pieces of chicken marinated in a slightly tangy, very
slightly sweet marinade. You'd probably like it.
It's good that you got some China Clippers. Bad that they need "adjusting".
I have a lot of bony protrusions on my gums. Instead of needing toi
get the painful and expensive ($6000) surgery to remove them Affordable Dentures was able to work around them. It's a minor adjustment and
they have an on-site lab for major adjustments.
The only problem I've had is with
bits of bacon or nuts getting under the lower plate But, that's self-inflicted and if I've used the Poligrip or Fix-O-Dent there is
less likelihood of that happening.
I have issues occasionally with that. I do use Polygrip. It's the
power denture that is giving me all the hassle as it likes to move even when adhisived in. My upper denture has such a strong, tight fit that
I don't really have to use adhesive but I do use it anyway.
One of my favourite breakfast places offer an "early bird" special of eggs, taters, meat, toast (or panquakes) and drink. For my drink I get
a big (12 oz) glass of tomato juice. And they offer Tater Tots as one
of the potato selections.
https://charlieparkersdiner.com/Menu.aspx.html
That looks delicious. The rest of their menu looks delicious too.
That looks like the kind of place I'd go to a lot. We have a place
here called Pennyman's Diner (no website). It's a low-rent,
family-owned diner that is well-worn but a great place to eat. There's several places like that scattered around the Tri-Cities and if I had a car, I'd visit them occasionally.
If I was in Pigeon Forge I think I druther go to Dolly Parton's joint.
I would too but I know there, it's a place locals gather because they
tire of the tourists. I can understand that completely. That place, during the peak season, can be a real headache to deal with.
I really like the Frisco burger. The breakfast Frisco - not so much. My favourite breakfast item is the bacon, egg & cheese biscuit. At two for U$5 on the app ......
Two for $5 is a great deal. Again, if I had a car...
MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
Title: Onion-Mushroom Omelette
Categories: Breakfast, Cheese/eggs, Vegetarian
Yield: 1 Servings
Everything look hunky as well as dory. Bv)= Nothing munged AFAICS.
IIRC, my GC is a busy one and they do enough lunch business to justify
the additional expense of the lunch steaks. Pork steak is just as
good to me as is ham and roast beef.
Once I can get my choppers adjusted again, I will attempt to eat
salad.
I went to Freiberg's German Restaurant downtown with my parents
yesterday for lunch. The eatery offers a weekday lunch special of
pork schnitzel for $5.99. It is a really good-sized pork schnitzel.
Mom and Dad had
rotkohl (red cabbage) and bratkartoffein (pan-fried potatoes) as their sides and I had broccoli and bratkartoffein as my sides. With a soda served in a large stein, I got out of there for under $10. If I'd had water, it'd been closer to $7.
What we had: SD> https://eatbrats.com/portfolio-view/schnitzel-2/
Freiberg's website is https://eatbrats.com. Andreas, the owner, was
born in East Germany and immigrated to the US about 20 years ago. My parents and I were there on Freiberg's opening night. There was lederhosen and bier everywhere that night!
I'll usually stop at Shoney's with other SKYWARN members to get the
lunch or dinner buffet. The next nearest Shoney's is in Pigeon Forge,
the giant tourist trap, at a two hour drive from here.
Learned about Hardee's biscuits & gravy yesterday when I took advantage
of a freebie offer. Hardee's has the bestest biscuits in the fats food business. But their gravy??? Oy! Jasper and Eva liked it well enough
but they're pooches and not very discriminating.
I don't think I've tried their biscuits and gravy. I do love their
Frisco sandwiches, both breakfast and lunch versions.
Ruth Haffly wrote to Sean Dennis <=-
Something, somewhere along the line, I've lost a day or two of messages about every other week. Other than that, things are going well.
We lost our GC to the government shut downs a few years ago. It shut
down and reopened about a year later as a fiction kitchen for several "restaurants" that wanted to do take out only.
Hopefully the adjustment will happen soon and allow you to eat whatever you want.
Sounds good to me. One of my criteria for judging a place like that is
how they do their red cabbage. Some places make it too sweet, others
don't cook it long enough for the cabbage to fully cook, etc so those
that do it right generally do the meat and other sides to my
satisfaction.
Sounds like it would be a winner in my book.
We were there the end of September last year. Got out of town and eastbound on I-40 Thursday afternoon; that was in the water Friday morning. We were there with the RV/radio club; met a new couple
originally from Poland. For supper one night, she made a cucumber salad like one I'd not had since we were in Germany so after the meal, I
asked and she was kind enough to share the recipe with me.
I don't think I've tried their biscuits and gravy. I do love their
Frisco sandwiches, both breakfast and lunch versions.
I'll just take a sausage biscuit and orange juice for breakfast there
and carry in a travel cuppa tea, thank you. (G)
Something, somewhere along the line, I've lost a day or two of messages about every other week. Other than that, things are going well.
You and Stephen are welcome to create accounts on my BBS for checking
if you want. My Fido feed is directly from the Z1C. I can toggle accounts permanent so you don't have to log on all the time to keep
the account active.
We lost our GC to the government shut downs a few years ago. Itshut RH> down and reopened about a year later as a fiction kitchen for
I remember you discussing this. That's a sad ending for a GC.
Hopefully the adjustment will happen soon and allow you to eat whatever you want.
It'll cost me about $60 with the adjustment fee and getting over there
to get it all done.
Sounds good to me. One of my criteria for judging a place like that is
how they do their red cabbage. Some places make it too sweet, others
don't cook it long enough for the cabbage to fully cook, etc so those
that do it right generally do the meat and other sides to my
satisfaction.
The red cabbage is excellent. Lghtly sweet and tangy. I like it so I guess that says something.
Sounds like it would be a winner in my book.
If y'all are heading this way, let me know and I'll get my parents to
come too. Freiberg's has a $5.99 lunch deal Mon-Fri that can't be
beat.
We were there the end of September last year. Got out of town and eastbound on I-40 Thursday afternoon; that was in the water Friday morning. We were there with the RV/radio club; met a new couple
originally from Poland. For supper one night, she made a cucumber salad like one I'd not had since we were in Germany so after the meal, I
asked and she was kind enough to share the recipe with me.
That's neat! I enjoy meeting people from all over the world in my
travels also.
I love both versions of the Frisco sandwices also. Haven't been there
in a while due to lack of transportation.
I'll just take a sausage biscuit and orange juice for breakfast there
and carry in a travel cuppa tea, thank you. (G)
I do like sausage biscuits. They seem to settle okay on my stomach
any time day or night.
Speaking of stomach, I am scheduled for a gastric emptying study on October 1 and an endoscopy on October 29 to check for gastroperesis
and eosinophilic esophagitis respectively. I suspect I have both, as
does
my gastro doctor. I would like to be able to enjoy eating again.
I am going to audiology on the 30th for a hearing test and to behearing SD> aids plus I am suffering from vertigo now that may or may
fitted for in-ear hearing aids. I have issues with my current
This will be an eventful fall for me!
Title: Cranberry Fruit Bread
Categories: Breads - qu, Cranberries, Desserts, Fruit, Holidays
Yield: 1 Servings
Ruth Haffly wrote to Sean Dennis <=-
Something, somewhere along the line, I've lost a day or two of messages about every other week. Other than that, things are going well.
You and Stephen are welcome to create accounts on my BBS for checking
if you want. My Fido feed is directly from the Z1C. I can toggle accounts permanent so you don't have to log on all the time to keep
the account active.
Might have to consider it; this has happened for several weeks now. No Fido the beginning of the week but usually restored by Wednesday or so.
Not a big deal this week as we're working on pulling everything in
place to celebrate our 50th anniversary on Saturday. All sorts of odds
and ends to do like figuring amounts of food/drink and ordering/buying, number of tables to set up in the Legion building main room, buying decorations, and so on. Couldn't get a reservation for dinner afterward
at the restaurant we wanted so will be trying another steakhouse in the Raleigh area.
Something, somewhere along the line, I've lost a day or two of messages about every other week. Other than that, things are going well.
You and Stephen are welcome to create accounts on my BBS for checking
if you want. My Fido feed is directly from the Z1C. I can toggle accounts permanent so you don't have to log on all the time to keep
the account active.
Might have to consider it; this has happened for several weeks now. No Fido the beginning of the week but usually restored by Wednesday or so.
I wondered what had happened to you. Is the board you guys point off
of having problems? Or is it your interweb hook up? I was using Sursum Corda as one of my "regular" BBSes but it started being up and down
like a (oops, this is still a family echo, Dave). Anyway, I've
replaced them after a packet of uploads got lost in the shuffle.
Not a big deal this week as we're working on pulling everything in
place to celebrate our 50th anniversary on Saturday. All sorts of odds
and ends to do like figuring amounts of food/drink and ordering/buying, number of tables to set up in the Legion building main room, buying decorations, and so on. Couldn't get a reservation for dinner afterward
at the restaurant we wanted so will be trying another steakhouse in the Raleigh area.
I can't get my mind wrapped around doing anything for 50 years. At the same time I just realised liast week that I've been at my current job
for 20 years.
I don't suppose your chilren and their children) will make it for the feswtivities.
Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
I wondered what had happened to you. Is the board you guys point off
of having problems? Or is it your interweb hook up? I was using Sursum Corda as one of my "regular" BBSes but it started being up and down
like a (oops, this is still a family echo, Dave). Anyway, I've
replaced them after a packet of uploads got lost in the shuffle.
I'm not sure what the cause is and which system to blame. We may have
to contact Marc Lewis and let him know of my problems but that will
wait for another day, when I'm a bit more awake.
Not a big deal this week as we're working on pulling everything in
place to celebrate our 50th anniversary on Saturday. All sorts of odds
and ends to do like figuring amounts of food/drink and ordering/buying, number of tables to set up in the Legion building main room, buying decorations, and so on. Couldn't get a reservation for dinner afterward
at the restaurant we wanted so will be trying another steakhouse in the Raleigh area.
I can't get my mind wrapped around doing anything for 50 years. At the same time I just realised liast week that I've been at my current job
for 20 years.
As with anything else, just taking things one day at a time adds up
faster than you realise. Steve's parents celebrated their 25th
anniversary 6 months before we got married; my folks hit their 25 about
6 weeks before our wedding. My parents made it to 62 before Mom passed;
my in laws celebrated 72 before we lost Dad.
I don't suppose your chilren and their children) will make it for the feswtivities.
Older daughter, her husband and their 2 teen age daughters flew in
Friday night, leaving early Sunday morning to go back to Utah. So good
to see them, found out our SIL's parent's 50th will be in about 6
months so we'll see them then also.
We had a lot of food left over so made a good sized donation to the
local fire department, sent a lot home with one family so mom didn't
have to cook, more went with one of Steve's radio buddies and his wife
who were a big help in setting up and tearing down. We still brought
some home. (G)
Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
Got an e-mail from Mark yesterday to see if I was alraight since I had
rot "rung his chimes" for some time. I thought it was a neat thing to
do but I'm still not vadding his board back to my list.
We've been with him since some point (no pun intended) while we were in Hawaii. Before that we'd been pointing off a friend in AZ for years.
Not a big deal this week as we're working on pulling everything in
place to celebrate our 50th anniversary on Saturday. All sorts of odds
and ends to do like figuring amounts of food/drink and ordering/buying, number of tables to set up in the Legion building main room, buying decorations, and so on. Couldn't get a reservation for dinner afterward
at the restaurant we wanted so will be trying another steakhouse in the Raleigh area.
I can't get my mind wrapped around doing anything for 50 years. At the same time I just realised last week that I've been at my current job
for 20 years.
One day at a time adds up. We tried a new to us steakhouse in Raliegh
for dinner Saturday night. Food was good but they had so many tables crowded into it, and a low ceiling, made hearing even the person beside
you a challenge. Also, parking in that part of Raleigh is a challenge, especially when there's an event going on. But, we did well by the
meal; Steve ordered a NZ elk chop, something we'd never seen on a menu before. The place is pricy--order your meat, then sides for the table
plus appetisers, some of them by the piece. Our son in law grabbed the check before Steve could so we've no idea of the final total.
Sean Dennis' "Outpost" is my 'main' board. When Ed Koon had Dos's up
and running (and available via interweb browser) I called a couple of regular boards and used Dov's to check that what I had posted made it
to the rest of the world. Then he went so far to the right politically that his BBS fell of the edge of the world. And Janis died, so her
Prizm BBS went away. BBS *and a couple mailing lists) is about my only form of "social media. That probably qualifies me as a "gen uine old phart". Bv)=
Not a big deal this week as we're working on pulling everything in
place to celebrate our 50th anniversary on Saturday. All sorts of odds
and ends to do like figuring amounts of food/drink and ordering/buying, number of tables to set up in the Legion building main room, buying decorations, and so on. Couldn't get a reservation for dinner afterward
Golden anniversaries are *always* a big deal. The really rare one is
the Diamond Jubilee. I can remember only one in this area. He was
near his personal century mark and she was abot five years younger.
I can't get my mind wrapped around doing anything for 50 years. At the same time I just realised last week that I've been at my current job
for 20 years.
One day at a time adds up. We tried a new to us steakhouse in Raliegh
for dinner Saturday night. Food was good but they had so many tables crowded into it, and a low ceiling, made hearing even the person beside
If I visit an eatery and there is a noise level so as to make
conversation difficult you can bet I'll not return there voluntarily. Dining out is as much a social occasion as a fuelling the body event.
you a challenge. Also, parking in that part of Raleigh is a challenge, especially when there's an event going on. But, we did well by the
meal; Steve ordered a NZ elk chop, something we'd never seen on a menu before. The place is pricy--order your meat, then sides for the table
plus appetisers, some of them by the piece. Our son in law grabbed the check before Steve could so we've no idea of the final total.
Non-chain steak joints are getting thin on the ground in these parts.
And the chains, Alexander's, Longhorn, Ponderosa, Bonana, etc. are now using their (former) locations for something else - even if still in
the food business.
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