Subj : weather and climate [1]
To : Charles Blackburn
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Wed Oct 12 2022 16:57:06
Hi Charles,
CB> CB>> afraid, that and of course "south of the border" which im still
CB> yet to CB>> go to, it's always 2am when im going past there.
RH> I know the I-95 corridor; my in laws used to live in FL so we'd take 95
RH> down thru GA and into FL, then go various ways to get to Zephyrhills.
RH> When we lived in Savannah, I-95 up to where we could cut over to I-81
CB> yea like everything else, there's multiple ways to skin a cat :D
(G) Our younger daughter used to apologise to our cat before using that
phrase.
RH> was one way we headed north. We've stopped at SOTB twice, had a mediocre
RH> lunch at a Mexican restaurant (in October, so past the main season) one
RH> time. I think the other time was for ice cream, but it was less than
RH> memorable.
CB> it's like skydiving, i don't see the point in it, but i wanna do it
CB> just to say "been there, done that" :D
Not really worth it, especially this time of year when it's mostly shut
down.
CB> I should really go there though friday, imm sitting here in a hotel
CB> room in SC right now cus i'm doing some work up this way for the
CB> county
Closer to us then. We're about (from SOTB) 80 miles up I-95, a bit on
I-40 and then various ways into WF.
CB> CB>> if you like it, why change right ?
RH> The situation has changed; we're talking about maybe moving out west in
RH> a few years.
CB> define "out west" cus to be honest, left of texas (and mayb arizona)
CB> imho isn't really that friendly any more. I know a bunch of people
CB> that have moved out of CA because they're sick of the taes, crim and
CB> people taking a dump and sharing needles on the street in plain view.
We're thinking of Sierra Vista, AZ. We were stationed at Fort Huachuca
in the '90s, fell in love with the area. We've got a daughter (with
kids) in the Phoenix area and other daughter (also with kids) in the
Salt Lake City area, both would be much closer.
CB> CB>> <HURRICANE IAN>
CB> the CB>>> only time i get to eat at fancy places like outback etc kik
CB> RH>> Nice to beable to enjoy meals like that every so often.
CB> CB>> yeqa it's about the only time I do.. that said, i do try andd
CB> take the missus somewhere at least once a month.
RH> I'm sure she appreciates that. We'll hit up a casual place now and again
CB> sometimes she does sometimes she doesnt. but even if it's just to the
CB> cafe on a sat or sun morning for breakfast makes a change.
CB> right now she has to be careful what she eats post-surgery (nothing
CB> major) so half the stuff i used to make for her for "breakfast in bed"
CB> she can't touch for a while lol
And Steve is doing most of the cooking as I'm still dealing with the
broken hand/knee. On top of that I've got bronchitis (again, 3rd time
this year) and don't feel like eating a lot.
CB> and you should see me TRYING to make grits lol.... I can't stand them
CB> but even from a packet i screw it up lol
I like them but Steve has a corn allergy so I usually enjoy them when
eating out. Had shrimp and grits when we went out for my birthday in
July; they were really good. The packets do in a pinch; the trick there
is getting just the right amount of water.
CB> RH>> We were watching to see where it would come thru NC--a bit
CB> further east and we would have had a lot more damage than we did.
CB> CB>> yea we got lucky as i say, was supposed to come right up I4 over
CB> the CB>> top of us and then took a bee line down the 408/528 to
CB> cocoa.
RH> Steve wanted to move to FL several years ago; I'm glad I talked him out
RH> of it. (G)
CB> yet you wanna move out west where it's hotter, shakier and has less
CB> water :D
See above. (G) Besides, we have earthquakes here, had a dilly of one in
2011 that was centered in VA, not too far from DC. Had another, smaller
one hit closer a couple of years ago with just a bit of shaking.
CB> RH>> something else as Steve likes to give weather reports on several
CB> ham RH>> radio networks.
CB> CB>> other than the NWS stations, the closes wx station sfor our
CB> stuff is chapel hill, cary,
CB> CB>> clayton, smithfield etc nothing on your side. but it does appear
CB> to be CB>> a very warm 43 degrees there according to the little
CB> airport you guys CB>> have just to the north east (triangle North
CB> KLHZ)
RH> Up in Louisburg?
CB> yea that's the place
CB>
http://www.airnav.com/airport/klhz
I had to go up to the airport last year for my 2nd covid shot.
CB> <touristy stuff)
CB> CB>> that said, KSC is worse... last time we went to KSC, there was 5
CB> of CB>> us.... cost us 75 bucks to park, and another 600 bucks just
CB> to walk in CB>> teh door.. if we wanted a tour etc that would be even
CB> more.
RH> What is KSC?
CB> kennedy space center - cape canaveral. great place but prices are to
CB> the moon (pun intended)
OK, my older brother (now deceased) used to live in Titusville; he could
see launches from his back yard. We talked about going to see him & the
space center but never did.
CB> CB>> "weird stuff"
CB> RH>> picked up how to make a lot of our favorites from each place we
CB> lived. CB>> Stateside, we were in CA, MA, TX, AZ, GA and HI,
CB> RH>> finding favorite foods
CB> RH>> from each place. Probably my favorite NC foods are eastern NC
CB> pulled RH>> pork bbq and banana pudding.
CB> CB>> never really been that much of a "BBQ" fan. but banana pudd'n...
CB> CB>> that's a whole new kettle of fish LMAO
RH> Our state fair is offering a frozen banana pudding (don't remember if
RH> it's on a stick or in a taco shell) this year. Since we don't go to the
RH> fair, we'll not get to try it.
CB> lol... it's like there's a place called ritters down the road and it's
CB> "frozen custard", to me custard is what you put over a piping hot
CB> apple or rhubarb crumble (something else I miss that I havent
CB> found..... rhubarb)
Rhubarb should be around next spring, look for it starting in February
or March. I've found it in the south and have bought it for pies,
strawberry/rhubarb preserves, etc.
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Ruth
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