Stormfly Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Copper clad aluminum making a comeback?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourseasons Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 2 hours ago, toolsheds said: and I thought this was bad..... I'm not joking when I say International Delight made a Peeps-flavored coffee creamer for last Easter. It was yellow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacChump Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 30 minutes ago, blueberryfaygo said: Why did you figure an increase would happen? uh-oh 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 37 minutes ago, blueberryfaygo said: Why did you figure an increase would happen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueberryfaygo Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 2 minutes ago, MacChump said: uh-oh Oh I see now.. it was an honest question.. I thought something was happening in the electric industry.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vastateofmind Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 13 hours ago, Always in Zugzwang said: That's cool about "The Queen's Gambit!" Haven't seen that. And glad to see another chess aficionado, though I'm probably not all that good (not as good as I was when I used to play more). I still enjoy reading about some of these historical players and their games/tournaments, especially the older ones from the early and mid 20th century. Capablanca, Lasker, Tarrasch, Bronstein, etc. I believe @yoda is a chess fan as well. I've enjoyed reading more about historical chessmasters over the years, too -- but you'll likely laugh at the genesis of my interest. In freshman year of college, I lived next door in the dorm to a music major who played a wide variety of music, especially from stage musicals. I'm no great fan of musicals (and really dislike opera), but that year my dorm neighbor had one cast album on high rotation, and the repetition did its work on me. It was a then-new musical from lyricist Tim Rice and music from the two dudes from the pop group ABBA called "Chess" -- about a chess championship between American vs. Russian grandmasters, and the woman they BOTH fall in love with (of course). I realize this concept sounds like a yawner on paper, but I'm telling you -- Chess has some of the best rock, pop, classical and other styles of music therein that I've ever heard, on OR off the stage. Most folks are familiar with rap-ish pop song "One Night In Bangkok" from that era....but have no idea it serves as the Act 2 opener from Chess. Lots of productions done around the world over the years, but one of the best is a 2008 semi-staged concert version done with Idina Menzel and Josh Groban (trailer below). You can still catch an occasional rerun on PBS, and I can recommend the DVD as a enjoyable and worthwhile investment, too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueberryfaygo Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Just now, losetoa6 said: Shortages were a problem all last year . Especially breakers I rewired my entire bathroom this winter.. GFCIs.. wall mounted candle lights. It was hard work.. I have new found respect for your profession The hardest thing for me was the stress of not really knowing what I was doing.. just added a lot of pressure to research/ learn and make sure everything was right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vastateofmind Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 32 minutes ago, fourseasons said: I'm not joking when I say International Delight made a Peeps-flavored coffee creamer for last Easter. It was yellow. They did indeed have Peeps creamer last year...my wife bought it. I don't use the stuff as a rule, but to me it tasted like ID's french vanilla creamer with a shiny yellow Peeps label on it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxdude64 Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 2 minutes ago, vastateofmind said: They did indeed have Peeps creamer last year...my wife bought it. I don't use the stuff as a rule, but to me it tasted like ID's french vanilla creamer with a shiny yellow Peeps label on it. Coffee, black, MAYBE a half teaspoon of sugar once in a while. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vastateofmind Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 17 minutes ago, wxdude64 said: Coffee, black, MAYBE a half teaspoon of sugar once in a while. I'm with ya. Actually, I drink it straight-up black nearly all of the time. Every summer in college I worked on a PennDOT road crew and they had an automatic coffee maker in the main garage we started out from each morning....but NEVER any creamer or sugar on hand. THAT'S how I learned to drink coffee, and to drink it straight. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 electrical is easy. keep power on, stick screwdriver in socket and defibrillate yo'self Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 how can you all talk about coffee without the single greatest line ever in a movie? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Just now, vastateofmind said: I'm with ya. Actually, I drink it straight-up black nearly all of the time. Every summer in college I worked on a PennDOT road crew and they had an automatic coffee maker in the main garage we started out from each morning....but NEVER any creamer or sugar on hand. THAT'S how I learned to drink coffee, and to drink it straight. Same, I only drink coffee black. When I interned for an accounting firm in college, I wanted to look like a "businessman" so I went to Dunkin Donuts every morning to get a cup of coffee - I hated the taste back then so I loaded it up with cream and sugar so it would taste like a milkshake. Again, I just wanted to look the part, ha. But that's how I got into coffee. Now, I only drink Dunkin coffee in a pinch (its coffee flavored water IMO). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LP08 Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 We splurged when the work from home started last year and bought a Nespresso machine. Just black and those are sooooooooooooooooooooo good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vastateofmind Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 2 minutes ago, H2O said: how can you all talk about coffee without the single greatest line ever in a movie? I'm off work today. And I'm TOTALLY going to treat myself to a re-watch of Airplane. In my top 3 funniest movies I've ever seen and it STILL holds up after all these years. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 3 minutes ago, vastateofmind said: I'm off work today. And I'm TOTALLY going to treat myself to a re-watch of Airplane. In my top 3 funniest movies I've ever seen and it STILL holds up after all these years. The scene where Captain Oveure goes through all the symptoms in 30 sec is pants wetting funny. Every single time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.J Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 4 hours ago, toolsheds said: Can she try apples off the tree from an orchard? I thought they only put pectin on the apples to preserve them when shipping and to give that fake shine. It is actually a natural thing in apples in the skin. And loving this weather. House if full open all 3 levels. Did my workout in the front room as I do in colder weather. Half way through was sweating a bucket so looks like time to move down to the lower level. Mr. J just took the day off as he did not sleep well and after he does the food round up we are going to try out our new portable electric power washer. The patio and deck need some attention. With the winds it may turn into a soak fest but it will be warm enough for it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vastateofmind Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 54 minutes ago, H2O said: The scene where Captain Oveure goes through all the symptoms in 30 sec is pants wetting funny. Every single time. You can probably guess which Airplane line I liberally steal every time someone in the office starts a sentence with "Surely..." EVERY. DAMN. TIME. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.J Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Power is out over here. Guessing it is the wind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolsheds Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 1 hour ago, vastateofmind said: You can probably guess which Airplane line I liberally steal every time someone in the office starts a sentence with "Surely..." EVERY. DAMN. TIME. I wish I knew someone named Leon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolsheds Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 5 minutes ago, Mrs.J said: Power is out over here. Guessing it is the wind. Just looked the outage up. They claim it will be restored by 3:30. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.J Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 1 hour ago, toolsheds said: Just looked the outage up. They claim it will be restored by 3:30. Yea came back on at around 1. So may have been wind may have been something resulting from work somewhere. Neighbors in the neighborhood across from us said they heard a big boom and then it went. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlet Pimpernel Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Interesting with the gusty winds and clear skies, one might offhand think it would be cold or chilly out because of that, especially this time of year. But it's nearly 80 degrees! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LP08 Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 80s here. Feels good. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTRWx's Thanks Giving Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 This isn't March! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 10 minutes ago, LP08 said: 80s here. Feels good. I thought that was a straw and I was like, “Damn!!!” 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 14 minutes ago, LP08 said: 80s here. Feels good. Nice coozie! Jealous of that look. It’s in the low 50s here, windy, and overcast. Mid 60s and sunny tomorrow though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowenOutThere Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Everyone is talking about how nice it is but for people with pollen its been nasty, high winds + 80s in spring is a bad combination. I can confirm, though it was nice to see some cherry blossoms nearby be out in flowers. Can't wait for the April Fools Snow Storm that will totally happen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacChump Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 And if California slides into the ocean, like the mystics and statistics say it will, I predict: No googling! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthArlington101 Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Taste remains very basic (I’ll try something more fun next time!) but celebrating an internship offer, a good test score, and a beautiful day. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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