Subj : Re: measurements
To   : Sean Dennis
From : Dave Drum
Date : Sat Jul 23 2022 06:23:00

-=> Sean Dennis wrote to Dave Drum <=-

DD> My croaker calls that my "rescue" inhaler. It's a supplement to the
DD> twice daily Advair inhalation.

SD> Some good news: I saw my allergist today which took me off of all
SD> inhalers but the albuterol since my nasty cough disappeared after my
SD> stents were put in.  I have to talk to my cardiologist this month to
SD> get his approval and see if I can be put on medication that is not a
SD> beta blocker but I may, in December, start up my allergy shots again.
SD> I had them 41 years ago and until recently, they did a wonderful job of
SD> keeping nearly all of my allergies at bay.  My allergist just wants to
SD> make sure my heart can handle the stress of immunotherapy like that.

I am very fortunate in that I have only two allergies - bananananas and
wacky weed. And a very mild (some sneezing) one to tree pollen.

DD> Some years ago we had a toots (female but not, by any means, a "lady")
DD> who complained about the smell in the delivery trucks. One fine late
DD> fall day I got in my delivery truck and found ir festooned with hanging
DD> air fresheners, vent mounted air fresheners, scent canisters under the
DD> seats, etc. to the point where it made my eyes tear up.

SD> Definitely not a "lady" as a lady wouldn't do that.

DD> So, one one of my runs after I had binned all the stinkums I could find
DD> I nipped into a syupormarkup and bought a small wedge of limburger. As
DD> I was ending my shift and just before I ceded the vehicle to her I took
DD> the wrapper off the cheese and placed it under the seat in fromt of the
DD> heater vent.

SD> That reminds me of someone who had a grudge with someone else in my
SD> (field artillery) battery in the Army who smeared fresh dog doo all
SD> over the other person's HMMMV exhaust manifold.

Too bad you didn't have some cat scat - that would have been even more
effective at showing displeasure.

DD> Next morning my manager said "I'll never be able to prove it was you.
DD> But, don't do that again." Delivered with a big S.E.G. End of problem.

SD> I was interviewed by various superior officers and NCOs but I never
SD> gave up my secret.  I just acted stupid--something that is in large
SD> supply in the Army evidently--and the real perp got an honorable
SD> discharge a few years later, heh.

Blank looks have always been a speciality here. Like Sgt. Schultz from
Hogan's Heroes "I know nothing".   Bv)=

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

     Title: Chunky Cat Barf
Categories: Five, Squash, Cheese
     Yield: 6 Servings

     1 lg Spaghetti Squash
     8 oz Cottage Cheese
    16 oz Mozzarella; grated
     8 oz Parmesan; grated
     1 qt Spaghetti sauce w/peppers

 Cook squash. Fork out insides into a giant cassarole
 dish. Add cottage cheese, half of the mozzarella and
 Parmesan, and marinara sauce. Mix it until it looks
 like its name.

 Top with remaining cheese. Bake @ 350ºF/175ºC for 45
 minutes.

 Note: You could substitute spaghetti noodles for the
 squash.

 From: http://www.recipesource.com

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... Chicken Tikka Masala is a British, not Indian dish.
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