bethk wrote:And in a 'pinch' (when you need to do a 'grab & go' for a potluck) you could easily sub some chopped salami for the bacon.
Or pepperoni...
bethk wrote:And in a 'pinch' (when you need to do a 'grab & go' for a potluck) you could easily sub some chopped salami for the bacon.
bethk wrote:It always drove me crazy that we couldn't get anyone to take our downed trees for the wood. We also ended up paying some guy to do the job and then he took the wood and ended up selling it for a pretty penny. It cost me $800 to have a guy take down a tree that Dane should have cut when it was a sappling ~ but he kept putting it off and coming up with every excuse in the book why he didn't want to cut it down.
It grew against the drip edge of our garage roof. When we were going to have the garage roof replaced they ended up doing an extra $600 to repair where the tree had grown into the roof and rotted a bunch of the underlayment.
I don't know why I started this conversation.
Now I'm angry again and that stuff happened 10 years ago!
UNCLE JIMMY wrote:[size=16]Nice soup Imelda.....
Crybaby wrote:Imelda HL wrote:We had a late and big brunch today, well, biscuit sausage and cheese ( again, leftover from the other day ), so this evening we were not too hungry, so I made some corn and cabbage soup with sausage for our supper
Not only delicious, I'm sure, but gorgeous, too, Imelda -- no surprise there when you're making something!
bethk wrote:We went out to a fairly new fast food restaurant here, Culver's. It's a Wisconsin based chain and is like a 'taste of home' for many.
I wanted to try their Pot Roast Sandwich and was surprised to find it as generous as it showed in the advertising pics. I ate about half the beef out with a fork and brought the rest home for Dane to have for a lunch. I was most excited to have a fountain drink ~ Pepsi on tap! Actually, I don't think I've had a soda in over 5 years as I gave up the sweet stuff many, many years ago. But there is something about the fountain served soft drink that I still love.
UNCLE JIMMY wrote:It's Hot Dogs with chili today. Nothing special.
Tina is not feeling well... ( a cold ).
Just had the tree surgeon here! Need a walnut tree removed and tree trimming on 5 others. He's taking all felled / cut wood away. $1500.00
I asked the kids if they want the wood for their stoves....... ( waiting with my thumb we know where!) ...... No answer... ( i n f i n i t y )..................................>
bethk wrote:It grew against the drip edge of our garage roof. When we were going to have the garage roof replaced they ended up doing an extra $600 to repair where the tree had grown into the roof and rotted a bunch of the underlayment.
NormM wrote:We had English ivy growing on one side of the wall of our patio and it was getting very invasive. Charlie worked a long time getting rid of it. People don't realize how much care you need to keep under control something like that.
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THe first time I visited my daughter and son-in-law in Huntington Beach in CA, their house was covered is a beautiful(to me) vine. When I went back the next year, vine was gone, the stucco had to be repaired and re-painted because of the damage that the vine had done through the years. Apparently they had to have someone come a couple of times a year just to control it around all the windows and doors. With three floors of house, it was expensive, and the "critters" that called all the vines home were also not welcome.Crybaby wrote:NormM wrote:We had English ivy growing on one side of the wall of our patio and it was getting very invasive. Charlie worked a long time getting rid of it. People don't realize how much care you need to keep under control something like that.
It's true -- often they think it won't do much damage if they don't leave it too long but it's really best not to let it get started at all. Often it's a pretty vine like passion flower or something like that, but it doesn't take long to begin giving you a problem.
Crybaby wrote:UNCLE JIMMY wrote:It's Hot Dogs with chili today. Nothing special.
Tina is not feeling well... ( a cold ).
Just had the tree surgeon here! Need a walnut tree removed and tree trimming on 5 others. He's taking all felled / cut wood away. $1500.00
I asked the kids if they want the wood for their stoves....... ( waiting with my thumb we know where!) ...... No answer... ( i n f i n i t y )..................................>
How big was the walnut tree and how tall were the trees needing trimming, Jimmy? I'm just trying to reconcile the price with what they would charge down here for removing and trimming.
When the actress, Linda Hamilton, had a tree trimmer working on her back yard renovation two houses away, Brian called the guy over to see what he would charge to top our orange tree and trim it (it's probably 12 feet high). He wanted $600 which I thought was outrageous -- maybe he thought we had the same kind of money that Linda Hamilton has!
I gave one of the hot dog curly cuts to my neighbor, and he just called to tell me, he loves it. Nice and crispy edges.Bugster2 wrote:
Jimmy,I have one of those. We love it because it makes all of the edges crispy when we throw the dogs on the grill.
Norm, you are lucky with the stumps. Everyone out here wants an additional $375 to grind one down.
Haven't been doing much cooking around here, mostly frozen PF Chang, sandwiches and last night was spaghetti. We have been cleaning, or should I say I have been cleaning the house all week. Joe did some work outside. He said he would clean the bathroom and he did, or so I thought. I went in to check the toilet and what he considers clean and what I consider clean are two different matters entirely. He left grime from his fingers along the edge of the seat, didn't clean the interior, and didn't clean the exterior. I was horrified because we are going to have an open house on Saturday. Thank goodness I caught it in time. I have always said my husband was a secret slob. Katie is worse. It took her two days just to clean out her bathroom and when the photographer came I found she had thrown stuff into the tub and just closed the curtain. I had to haul it all out and throw it into the garage. She couldn't even clean her room to my standards. I pulled out a huge wad of fur from under her dresser that she wasn't even going to clean out. I think this whole business is going to kill me.
On Saturday my BIL looked out across the bay and saw two teens walking around the front of the house they are remodeling. They were trying to get in. The whole thing is fenced in so they must have hopped the fence. It was a 17 year old boy and a 15 year old girl. They were probably looking for a place to have sex. Mike called the police and drove over there to confront them. They both got mouthy with him and lied about their names. The police called their parents and Mike talked to them. Very civil and nice. The police wanted to know if he wanted to press charges (minor). Mike wasn't sure and went back over to talk to the kids and the girl got into his face so he said "I'm done here. I want to press charges". Later on he talked to a friend who counsels teens. Mike was really shocked because the teens showed no remorse. The counselor told Mike that 75% of today's teens are sociopaths. The reason being is that parents are not letting the kids face the consequences of their actions. They bail them out every time. The teen then feels entitled and spoiled and without empathy for other's feelings. Interesting observation.
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