Subj : Re: T-Raffic
To : Ruth Haffly
From : Dave Drum
Date : Tue Sep 19 2023 05:13:02
-=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
RH> off of Capital Blvd to get home. Sometimes someone will stop and wave
RH> us to make the turn--they may have spotted us from some distance as the
RH> road is straight for a ways and taken pity on us patiently waiting.
DD> And sometimes the recipent of such largess is so surprised by the
DD> courtesy I have to tap the horn to get them to take the advantage
DD> offrered.
RH> I've seen that; also seen those waiting for a different shade of green.
RH> (G)
There have always been those lost in their own tiny little world. It's
gotten a lot worse with the advent of cell phones though.
DD> a hub delivery driver I wrote up the short cuts and "work arounds"
DD> that I had discovered for each route.. And I often help out hub
DD> delivery folk from the new hub (customers, too) with the easiest way
DD> to get to the DD> next store.
RH> I'm sure all the new folks appreciate it. We used the GPS quite a bit
RH> our first few months in WF until we got familiar with where our
RH> favorite stores were.
DD> Your town sounds like it need a traffic engineer with a favourite
DD> auntie who lives on your street. Bv)=
RH> That would help but I don't see it happening. Maybe if she's bribed
RH> with a jar of home made fig preserves..................
Just one? C'mon, be a sport.
DD> Our guys even remove traffic signals once the general flow of traffic
DD> has changed so that they are no longer needed to "give a sucker an
DD> even break". Or converted to "treadle operated" lights which work
DD> (change) only when there is a car present needing to access the
DD> main street.
RH> That would work for us as South Main is the busier street. Certain
RH> times of day our street gets busy, especially on Sundays when Mass gets
RH> out. We have what I termed the "mass exodus" for about 15 minutes
RH> afterward. A few years ago another street was extended to make it
RH> easier to get out on to main streets but it doesn't seem to have
RH> reduced the traffic flow on our street at all.
Or, maybe attendance for Sunday morning mass is up?
DD> they have the lights on the "one-way" streets timed so that if one
DD> "makes" the first light and drives couple MPH under the posted
DD> speed limit you can cruise right along and not have to stop to
DD> wait for a green light. In most situations. Rush hours or events
DD> getting over can affect things.
RH> I've seen that in other places but it doesn't seem to exsist in WF. It
RH> does seem like every time we're running the least bit late for
RH> something, the lights are all red. (G)
DD> See tagline. Bv)=
RH> I did.
DD> Title: Fried Green Tomato Hornworms DD> Categories: Five,
RH> Exotics, Vegetables, Herbs DD> Yield: 8 Servings
RH> I'll pass on those, not into eating that kind of bug, thank you.
DD> I've eaten them a couple times when I was in the Boy Sprouts. Kind
DD> like crinkle-cut French fries in form and crunchy witout much flavour
DD> unless you've dipped them in catsup or tartar sauce of similar. It was
DD> a typical "Dare you to eat this" situation that youngsters often get
DD> up to.
RH> More often a boy thing than a girl thing. (G)
DD> Actually one of the times was instigated by Girl Sprouts from Camp
DD> Widgiwagen on the other side of the cove that Camp Illiniwek shared
DD> with them.
RH> Surprisingly--did they partake of the hookworms or just dare you guys
RH> to?
DD> Errrrmmmmm, hornworms. Hookworms are a totally different thing.
RH> OOPS! That's what I get for doing Fido when I'm half asleep.
DD> Here's another you might like - the rice noodles used in nearly every
DD> version I've had/made remind me of the wheat based linguine noodles.
RH> Might give it a consideration but hitting the road later this week for
RH> an extended time. Camper isn't set up for good wok cooking. Oh, and
RH> speaking of noodles, our favorite local Korean place uses sweet potato
RH> noodles for their jap jae--that's one way I will eat sweet potatoes.
RH> (G)
Made this yesterday - I worked a short (very busy) shift from 11 ayem
until 1 covering lunches and didn't feel like fussing with dinner. So
I tried out this "just-in" recipe, adapting it to finish in the crock
pot. Dennis and I polished off all but a cup or so - which became a
doggie treat.
MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
Title: Easy Stuffed Pepper Soup
Categories: Vegetables, Beef, Rice, Herbs
Yield: 6 servings
2 tb Olive oil
1 lg Yellow onion; chopped
3 c Chopped bell pepper; any
- color
6 cl Garlic; chopped (2 tb)
2 ts Smoked paprika
1 ts Kosher salt
1 ts Ground cumin
1 lb 85% lean ground beef
15 oz Can crushed tomatoes
4 c Beef broth
8.8-oz Pkg precooked microwavable
- white rice
+=OR=+
4 c Leftover cooked rice (to
- tasste) *
6 oz Sharp white Cheddar cheese;
- shredded (1 1/2 cups)
+=OR=+
6 oz Shredded Ementhal or Gruyere
- cheese *
Chopped fresh flat-leaf
- parsley; to serve
* Substitutions made by UDD because withe cheddar is a
Right Coast (New Englend) thing and not easy to find
in the Great American Outback. They worked very well.
SAUTE THE VEGETABLES: Heat the oil in a large Dutch oven
over medium. Add the onion, bell pepper, garlic,
paprika, salt, and cumin; cook, stirring often, until
the vegetables are tender, about 8 minutes.
BROWN THE BEEF: Increase the heat to medium-high and
stir in the ground beef. Cook, stirring often with a
wooden spoon to crumble the meat into smaller pieces,
until cooked through, about 6 minutes. If there’s a lot
of fat in the pan, drain off most (but not all) of it.
Stir in the crushed tomatoes, beef broth, and rice.
SIMMER THE SOUP: Bring the soup to a boil over
medium-high; reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer
until the flavors meld, about 25 minutes.
SERVE THE SOUP: Divide the soup evenly among 6 bowls.
Top evenly with cheese and garnish with parsley.
Refrigerate leftovers for up to 4 days or freeze for up
to 2 months.
What leftovers? - UDD
By Liv Dansky & Sara Bir
RECIPE FROM:
https://www.simplyrecipes.com
Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen
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... Digging for fossils in the freezer.
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