The 50 Plus Cafe, Pub, All-Nite Greasy Spoon and Dive Bar

[Wat_Tyler]

I've had it.


Can't wait for the Fresh Hell of tomorrow . . . .

 

[likes2watchU]

No time to catch up today... maybe over the weekend?
Feeling improved but not 100% yet - getting there

Know what's helping the most, @nipplecaresser?
Organic Ginger Tea

Have a good night and sweet dreams

 

[Missk_2022]

My Mom is more settled. The loud tv watching room mate has been moved.
She’s very nice my mom says.
Mom is seems happy with the place and the spiffy new dream loop earplugs I sent her.
I got my meds today, and hopefully I can sleep.

I am glad that she is more rested

 

[Wonderer67]

I was first there at age 7 then in my 20s and 30s. I took my late wife there in midst of Covid as it was one of a few places of very low incidence. She had never been to the UP nor seen Lake Superior. That was our last vacation as one month late diagnosed with cancer. Still the place only brings smiles and not tears.

That’s a beautiful story.

 

[Wonderer67]

Home. Had a tough go with my old co-worker. I've been as patient as possible with him, but he talks too much, doesn't remember what we talked about an hour ago, and he really truly struggles to follow my dreadfully specific instructions. Really. I already thought it out.


Last month, we had a stint of a few hours in this one picky/sicky woman's apartment. She's a good sport, but have it done and clean and be gone when she gets back. Simple, really. Do it first thing, unfuck your shit, and be gone. Last time, he let the crew tell him that they'd get to it, thet got there after lunch, they weren't done and had shit everywhere and the 3-page bitch letter we got with 8 units on it, hers was a whole fucking page. I swore to the guys, him included, never again, and here's how - we'll do what I say next time. Today was Next Time.


I walked down the sidewalk this morning after a week's prep/pep talk about it and there he is, escorting the crew into the unit stack . . . next door. "But you said . . . " "I said, do what I say! You're giving your crew away and you're repeating every single thing that went to Hell the last time." "But you said to go in her place at 8:30" "I said, it's maybe 8:30. Tell them to wait and go knock on her door." Lol and behold, she came out by herself all of 30 seconds later, and disaster was averted.


I got a call from the boss with some cryptic shit about professionalism. Those always annoy me in a very special Somebody-needs-shankin' kind of way. That was after lunch. On the way home, he calls me back and tells me he's transferring this old dude and sending me someone else come Monday. So, my snake in the grass is leaving. And here I thought he had more character than that. Figures . . . .

Oooofa. Sounds like a rough day.

 

[Wonderer67]

My Mom is more settled. The loud tv watching room mate has been moved.
She’s very nice my mom says.
Mom is seems happy with the place and the spiffy new dream loop earplugs I sent her.
I got my meds today, and hopefully I can sleep.

Glad she’s doing better, Noor.

And glad you got your meds.

 

[Wonderer67]

No time to catch up today... maybe over the weekend?
Feeling improved but not 100% yet - getting there

Know what's helping the most, @nipplecaresser?
Organic Ginger Tea

Have a good night and sweet dreams
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Hope your 100% soon, likes.

 

[likes2watchU]

I went to the grocery store yesterday that offered Senior discount every Tuesday. OMG was it crowded! I like 10 percent off but shopping shoulder to shoulder is unhealthy and not worth the risk.

Wat went food shopping an hour too late last Sunday. And it was the first, so "benefits" cards and accounts had been refilled. Too many people, so too people-y

You know when's a good time to shop?
During the "big game" - any/all of them

 

[likes2watchU]

So, my snake in the grass is leaving. And here I thought he had more character than that. Figures . . . .

for today, but potential Win Column soon

My Mom is more settled. The loud tv watching room mate has been moved.
She’s very nice my mom says.
Mom is seems happy with the place and the spiffy new dream loop earplugs I sent her.
I got my meds today, and hopefully I can sleep.

That's a double win in my book!!
Happy for you both

 

[Boat1]

So this is actually shoreline, not coastline. Not a great time of day to be taking photos, so only a few turned out ok. And the smoke from the wild fires north of here made everything really hazy.
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From this point in the picture below, there is open water for 165 miles across. Not quite as big water as @Boat1 sees, but still not small. The difference is this is fresh water. 20 miles out from this point the water hits a deep of something like 1100 feet.
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This little boat is powered by twin CAT diesels, 800Hp ea.

Sweet!!!

 

[Boat1]

I am hopelessly behind on this thread.

I hope everyone is OK and well… I seriously doubt I’ll have time to go back and check every single post…

But happy Wednesday to you all.

It is Wednesday, isn’t it?

Lol... my Wife Goddess spent the entire day, thinking it was Tuesday!

 

[Noor]

Glad she’s doing better, Noor.

And glad you got your meds.

Thanks! me too. The smoke gets to me and I was low on asthma meds.

 

[Rj_1954]

@B2fromA2looking4U
I've been to the Pacific ocean & to the Atlantic ocean, but I've never seen the other great lakes other than Lake Erie.
I've seen the great Mississippi river and been on several other smaller lakes in the US.
I've traveled from the east coast New Jersey to Southern California & from New Hampshire to Arizona. I've done old Route 66 ... Interstates 10, 70, 80 end to end. Lady K and I were members of ACE..American Coaster Enthusiasts, we would ride roller-coasters all over the US. It's time to stop now. We've had our day in the Sun...it was fun but as our health diminishes...

 

[thør]

We've had our day in the Sun.

We had joy, we had fun

 

[thør]

tomorrow

Tomorrow will be an interesting day. I might have to slap a few cheeks (at another company) to get them to understand the urgency of what needs to be done, but I'll do what needs doing. If no feedback early on, we are going to the top level. Fuck-em if they can't get the shit done. A simple reply of "I'm taking care of this" would suffice. Of course, by Friday, I will want to know all the particulars. Otherwise, my crew is awesome and getting shit done.

 

[nipplecaresser]

No time to catch up today... maybe over the weekend?
Feeling improved but not 100% yet - getting there

Know what's helping the most, @nipplecaresser?
Organic Ginger Tea

Have a good night and sweet dreams
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Glad to hear that you are feeling better. My take from this is that your determination to prove me wrong, in my dissing of your beloved infusion, has stimulated your body's defence system to kick into gear. So, in reality, it is I who am responsible for your recovery! You can thank me later

 

[nipplecaresser]

You know when's a good time to shop?
During the "big game" - any/all of them

In rural France, the best time to shop (in supermarkets) is between 12 and 2. The French take a 2 hour lunch between those hours, usually three courses and using the full 2 hours. Most workers get meal vouchers as part of their benefits package, value at the discretion of individual employers, and usually worth between 8 and 15 euros (10 and 17 USD) at least half of which is funded by the employer. And virtually every village has a restaurant offering a 3 course set lunch for that price. Also, almost all businesses, bar the supermarkets but including banks, will close over the lunch period.

 

[Lilianna23]

Brilliant... I am not a great fan of mint... but it looks delicious

You can put any kind of topping or none at all on it. I use the chocolate cheesecake recipe for my Black Forest cheesecakes, just adding cherry pie filling on top. You can make a ganache with chocolate chips and some cream.

 

[Lilianna23]

I love leg presses.... hahahaha

My legs are pretty strong. It's my upper body and balance that needs work.

 

[Lilianna23]

No, but the labs are. The landlady caught them red-handed yesterday pulling apart one of the girls. Landlady had 11 chickens earlier this year - 3 layers and 8 new ones. One of the layers went first, and now she's down to 2 little ones. Oddly, the ducks don't go over there and the Universal Puppy doesn't seem to care about the ducks. They get herded past the Puppy to go to the pond.


They got a chorus of "bad dog!"


I wager that they will kill again.


Daisy the chicken killer seems to have led Beau Puppy astray . . . .

Bad dogs! Are they killing for food or sport?

 

[Lilianna23]

You're a likable sort. So there!

 

[Lilianna23]

We had the rudimentary version of something like that in the high school weight room. It had stacks of weights and you moved the pin to include more to increase the Degree of Difficulty. We were assing around one day and I wound up doing one rep of the entire stack. I think it was supposed to be 1100 pounds. I might have weighed 140 pounds at the time.


I haven't seen any of those guys since Nineteen eighty-something . . . .

That's a LOT of weight to move!

 

[Lilianna23]

Try ginger snaps or scones or muffins. Those are my ways to get my ginger.

I do like those. My husband loved ginger cookies. I'd buy them for him but couldn't eat them like he did. Ginger is more of a "hot" spice to me.

 

[Lilianna23]

I hate that. I was up at 2 to let out the old dog. I told him I am going back to sleep. He did too.

Glad you both went back to sleep!

 

[Lilianna23]

Home. Had a tough go with my old co-worker. I've been as patient as possible with him, but he talks too much, doesn't remember what we talked about an hour ago, and he really truly struggles to follow my dreadfully specific instructions. Really. I already thought it out.


Last month, we had a stint of a few hours in this one picky/sicky woman's apartment. She's a good sport, but have it done and clean and be gone when she gets back. Simple, really. Do it first thing, unfuck your shit, and be gone. Last time, he let the crew tell him that they'd get to it, thet got there after lunch, they weren't done and had shit everywhere and the 3-page bitch letter we got with 8 units on it, hers was a whole fucking page. I swore to the guys, him included, never again, and here's how - we'll do what I say next time. Today was Next Time.


I walked down the sidewalk this morning after a week's prep/pep talk about it and there he is, escorting the crew into the unit stack . . . next door. "But you said . . . " "I said, do what I say! You're giving your crew away and you're repeating every single thing that went to Hell the last time." "But you said to go in her place at 8:30" "I said, it's maybe 8:30. Tell them to wait and go knock on her door." Lol and behold, she came out by herself all of 30 seconds later, and disaster was averted.


I got a call from the boss with some cryptic shit about professionalism. Those always annoy me in a very special Somebody-needs-shankin' kind of way. That was after lunch. On the way home, he calls me back and tells me he's transferring this old dude and sending me someone else come Monday. So, my snake in the grass is leaving. And here I thought he had more character than that. Figures . . . .

Sounds like you got it handled then. Old guy gone!