Subj : Re: Crampers
To : Ruth Haffly
From : Dave Drum
Date : Fri Apr 21 2023 16:55:00
-=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
RH> Easier for one person to do it than 2.
DD> Oh, I dunno. Other than potty breaks. The second person can saw logs
DD> whilst the driver steers the thing.
RH> I usually stay awake to act as a back up pair of eyes. The second
RH> stroke took away part of Steve's vision; he can still drive but it
RH> helps to have the second set of eyes in certain situations. We've had
RH> several times when the extra eyes have averted a bad situation.
DD> I guess I'm just used to the Seven League Boots driving from being a
DD> long haul trucker. But that had its pitfalls as well. Bv)=
RH> Long haul truckers are used to spending hours on the road; we prefer to
RH> do the shorter trips. We also stop more often, just to move around a
RH> little and get the circulation going. Hopefully that will prevent any
RH> more long haul sitting possiblities of another stroke.
Got to do what you can to shift the odds to your favour.
DD> There is a wrecker service in the expended family. If the tyres will
DD> air up - Uncle Joe has big compressors on his big service/tow truck.
RH> That's a help. Now that we've got a dual axle camper, we've got 4 tires
RH> there, 4 on the truck to replace. The wheels on the new camper are
RH> underneath the body so the potential for more damage is there if they
RH> should blow. Last year when one blew on the R-Pod (single axle,
RH> outboard wheels), it was on the passenger side, took the fender with it
RH> but otherwise, minor damage. We'd just passed the entrance to a truck
RH> weigh station but the shoulder was wide enough for Steve to pull off
RH> and change to the spare. Fender was a goner, UDOT (Utah DOT) truck
RH> found it and stopped in back of us just after Steve finished the change
RH> to let us know he had it.
I asked Phil what he was going to do with the old Winnie as he was
providing transport for me to come home from hospital. His comment was
"It's too good to junk and not worth spending a lot on." He's going to
enquire among the extended family.
DD> I've always had good luck with General and/or Firestone-Bridgestone
DD> tires. And abysmal bad fortune any time I've been saddled with
DD> Michelins. You, of course, will do as you will. Just a bit of
DD> experience talking.
RH> I'm not sure what brand of tires Steve got on the camper but the next
RH> day after the blow out, he got a matched set of brand new tires. We put
RH> maybe 5,000 miles on them before we traded the camper.
RH> Bojangles (a fried chicken chain here in the south) makes blueberry
RH> biscuits. We've stopped there a few times but prefer Popeye's.
DD> I've done a drive-by on Bojangles. I'm with you on Popeyes (no
DD> apostrophe) for any of my take-away chicken needs.
DD> I did notice that the "Tuesday Special" has jumped a dollar from the
DD> old U$1.19. Still a deal, though. They are also offering a blueberry
DD> and cream cheese individual pie - similar to Mickey D's.
RH> I think everything has gone up, even at dollar stores.
DD> Our Dollar Tree is still called that. But there's a big sign in their
DD> window with that says "$1.25 for most items."
RH> I've not been to any of our local dollar stores (have several in WF)
RH> recently. Saw on the news that some are carrying a bit more fresh meat,
RH> produce, etc in areas that would otherwise be food deserts; the dollar
RH> store in the town where I grew up did that after a hurrricane took out
RH> the only grocery store and NYC gave them a major hassle about
RH> rebuilding. They finally rebuilt, in the same area (a flood plain) but
RH> probably won't be able to rebuild the next time a storm takes them out.
DD> I told a customer at the parts store the other day when he remarked
DD> about the price of his parts "Nothing goes down any more but the
DD> left-front DD> tire on your car." He nodded his head and smiled as
DD> he removed his card from the credit card machine.
RH> We did well in that the tire that blew out on the camper was the
RH> passenger side and the shoulder was wide enough that we could pull
RH> completly off the road.
Some days you're the bug, some days you're the windshield.
DD> Title: Pioneer Woman Million Dollar Dip
DD> Categories: Cheese, Nuts, Chilies, Vegetables, Pork
DD> Yield: 10 servings
RH> I've seen a few of her tv shows, not really impressed. Also seen her
RH> line of kitchen/cook ware in the stores--have yet to buy any. (G)
I wasn't overly impressed with any part of that marketing exercise. Still,
the base recipes are decent. But keep in mind a million bucks isn't what
it used to was. Sometimes it's just all green and wrinkly.
MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
Title: Million-Dollar Chicken Casserole
Categories: Poultry, Dairy, Cheese, Breads, Vegetables
Yield: 8 servings
4 oz Cream cheese; softened
1/2 c Sour cream
10 1/2 oz Can cream of chicken soup;
- undiluted
1/2 ts Onion powder
1/2 ts Garlic powder
4 c Shredded cooked chicken
1 c Cottage cheese
25 Ritz crackers; crushed
3 tb Butter; melted
2 Green onions; chopped
Set oven @ 350ºF/175ºC.
In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sour cream until
smooth. Beat in soup, onion powder and garlic powder.
Stir in chicken and cottage cheese. Transfer to a
greased 9-in. square baking dish. Combine crackers and
butter; sprinkle over casserole.
Bake, uncovered, until heated through, 25-30 minutes.
Sprinkle with green onions.
Taste of Home Test Kitchen
Makes: 8 servings
RECIPE FROM:
https://www.tasteofhome.com
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