Subj : T-Raffic
To : Ruth Haffly
From : Dave Drum
Date : Thu Sep 21 2023 06:29:40
-=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
RH> Hi Dave,
RH> us to make the turn--they may have spotted us from some distance
RH> as the road is straight for a ways and taken pity on us patiently
RH> 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
RH> green. (G)
DD> There have always been those lost in their own tiny little world.
DD> It's gotten a lot worse with the advent of cell phones though.
RH> At least at a light, they're stopped, not trying to use the phone while
RH> driving. NY State has now designated most of their highway rest areas
RH> as text stopping places, some with, some without other facilities.
In my state. Chillinois, if the local nabs see you driving with your phone to your ear you might just get a citation for "distracted driving" Before the advent of commonplace blue-tooth capability in vehicles I was know to tell callers "Hang on while I find a pull-off so we can talk."
One time I ratted out a cat that passed me on the interstate for texting whilst driving. I was in the company van which allows one to see into most passing vehicles. I was going my customary "5 over" on cruise when I noticed a car gaining on me. So when it passed I checked it out and there was a young female steering with her knees, head down, and thumbs flying. So I pulled out my cell phone and called *99 to get the nearest state trooper. I gave him the tag number and a description of the car, as well as why I had called. He asked for my location, then said "I'm close. Watch your mirrors." Soon here he came in "angry" mode with the red and blue disco lights flashing. When I passed him he was standing at the driver's door of the offending vehicle "explaining the error of her ways" to the driver.
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..................
DD> Just one? C'mon, be a sport.
RH> Got to have enough for other bribes. (G)
To paraphrase the tater chip ad. "Slurp all you want We'll make more."
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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> Made this yesterday - I worked a short (very busy) shift from 11 ayem
DD> until 1 covering lunches and didn't feel like fussing with dinner. So
DD> I tried out this "just-in" recipe, adapting it to finish in the crock
DD> pot. Dennis and I polished off all but a cup or so - which became a
DD> doggie treat.
6 lg Bell peppers; cored
1 lb Ground beef
1 c Rice; cooked
+=OR=+
1 c Instant rice
26 oz Jar marinara sauce
2 ts Salt
1/2 ts Garlic granules
1 md Onion; diced small
1 ts Dried leaf oregano
Cut a slice from stem end of peppers. Remove seeds and
wash thoroughly. Put the peppers in the microwave and
nuke for one minute. Wait a minute, then nuke for a
second minute.
Remove peppers.
Dice the onions. An "as seen on TV" onion chopper with
the small die plate works very well here. Dice the
tops that you removed from the peppers at the same
time.
Pull on your rubber gloves and dump everything except
the peppers and marinara sauce into a mixing bowl.
knead and squeeze and mix like you are making mud pies
until all ingredients are well distributed.
Stuff each pepper and stand upright in crock pot.
Pour marinara sauce over peppers. Cover and cook for
3 hours (approx) on high. Or 5 hours on low. Test a
pepper w/fork for doneness.
Serve with sauce over the pepper. Side with au gratin
or mashed potatoes and green beans or corn. If serving
mash - the sauce makes an excellent gravy.
Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen
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