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

[nipplecaresser]

Why doesn't that surprise me.....

I will wager that people here have no idea how much work is involved in judging melons. They had to be submitted in pairs so there was a lengthy visual inspection to identify any differences. Perhaps unsurprisingly, almost all contestants had one bigger than the other. Most arrived wrapped so we had to unwrap them all and let them rest a few minutes in the fresh air.
Then we had to wash them thoroughly and pat them dry before we performed the touch test. We had to feel how round they were and that the flesh was resistant to finger pressure. We also had to check for any areas that were hard to the touch.
And finally, there was the taste test...

Hard work, but I'm nothing if not thorough!

 

[nipplecaresser]

Hey cheeky girl. Glad you could come by!

We’re (mostly) a good hearted group.

(She’s already got the run down on our four rules. I’ll be goddamned if I can remember what the fourth rule is…

But no politics, religion or drama!

Respect for not naming and shaming here

 

[nipplecaresser]

I thought rule 4 was "Order Coffee".

Rule 1!!!

 

[subdudeme13]

Rule 1!!!

1 Talk about whatever you want: food, sheds, baby goats, nudist camps. Let’s avoid politics, religion or drama.

2 And respect one another. This place is built on respect for each other.

3 This is not a pickup joint. If you’re gonna try to get cyber laid here, you’ve come to the wrong place - or at least build some rapport first.

4 Order a coffee. A beer. And a nice dessert. Let the barkeep know what’s on your mind.

5 There shall be no talk of romping or frolicking.

 

[nipplecaresser]

1 Talk about whatever you want: food, sheds, baby goats, nudist camps. Let’s avoid politics, religion or drama.

2 And respect one another. This place is built on respect for each other.

3 This is not a pickup joint. If you’re gonna try to get cyber laid here, you’ve come to the wrong place - or at least build some rapport first.

4 Order a coffee. A beer. And a nice dessert. Let the barkeep know what’s on your mind.

5 There shall be no talk of romping or frolicking.

There's no way I start on this thread before being properly caffeinated!

 

[Greylag]

I will wager that people here have no idea how much work is involved in judging melons. They had to be submitted in pairs so there was a lengthy visual inspection to identify any differences. Perhaps unsurprisingly, almost all contestants had one bigger than the other. Most arrived wrapped so we had to unwrap them all and let them rest a few minutes in the fresh air.
Then we had to wash them thoroughly and pat them dry before we performed the touch test. We had to feel how round they were and that the flesh was resistant to finger pressure. We also had to check for any areas that were hard to the touch.
And finally, there was the taste test...

Hard work, but I'm nothing if not thorough!

A technical question please. Do you hold one in each psalm and jiggle them a little to make sure they are a perfect pair as you sort of sigh them against each other …. Just curious

 

[Greylag]

It was a glorious day on Sunday and with the management away I could please myself. I decided to head into the hills looking for berries. I also needed to get my legs going for the upcoming season. So boots on, bag packed, and stick in hand I headed out to what will be my office for the next five months. It was hard work and took so time to stretch the legs out but with the odd breather I made it. I managed to get four pounds of bilberries for pies. Out for four hours I didn’t see another soul… so peaceful… mmmmm

 

[likes2watchU]

Okay - I'm checking in on borrowed time... sorta
Handyman texted over lunch that he would be here when my work day ended (10 min ago) since one job needs the power shut off.
What did the afternoon bring?

Hi all! Just dropping by to say hi since I’m in the 50+ club now

Welcome and Happy Belated Birthday!!

Later, all... time for me to get ready for work... I hope you all have a great day!

Have a great day at work!

The nurse where I worked was able to wash the ceramic chip out with saline solution. She had to get really close and I had to hold still. She was such a tease. Nurses!

Sounds like good bedside distraction skills to me. Kept you still and focused on something other than just how FUCKING MUCH it HURTS to have something in your eye!!

(She’s already got the run down on our four rules. I’ll be goddamned if I can remember what the fourth rule is…
But no politics, religion or drama!

Really? Good think OM already updated you, Mr. Thread Maker

I thought rule 4 was "Order Coffee".

That's the Unspoken Rule - it goes without saying

Hard work, but I'm nothing if not thorough!

Speaking of cheeky

A technical question please. Do you hold one in each psalm and jiggle them a little to make sure they are a perfect pair as you sort of sigh them against each other …. Just curious

Psalms are a whole other contest - in a different thread

I headed out to what will be my office for the next five months.

Gorgeous pics, @Greylag your office!!

 

[Oldermom935]

1 Talk about whatever you want: food, sheds, baby goats, nudist camps. Let’s avoid politics, religion or drama.

2 And respect one another. This place is built on respect for each other.

3 This is not a pickup joint. If you’re gonna try to get cyber laid here, you’ve come to the wrong place - or at least build some rapport first.

4 Order a coffee. A beer. And a nice dessert. Let the barkeep know what’s on your mind.

5 There shall be no talk of romping or frolicking.

 

[Chernosoth]

When my dad was dealing with Shingles, I made him some Colloidal Silver and brought it to him.
He SWORE that it gave him more relief than every OTC and prescription option he'd been given, combined!
It's worth a try!
I hope you get feeling better soon!

I have colloidal silver but I know it as an antibiotic. I never thought of it as an antiviral treatment.

 

[Boat1]

I have colloidal silver but I know it as an antibiotic. I never thought of it as an antiviral treatment.

I forgot to add, I put it in a spray bottle, so that he didn't have to rub it in...

 

[Lilianna23]

Handyman just texted. I asked his ETA (since it's way past his "10:30" that he gave me yesterday)... new ETA is 1pm.
So, it's off to lunch

I hate it when I have to sit around and wait for someone. Especially when I'm paying them.

 

[Wat_Tyler]

Is that the same horse who learned that it's not OK to "shnozzle" a cat?...
If so, I'm CERTAIN that they'd BOTH approve!

No, the snozzler still lives. He's fine. He was Calypso's bestie. We commiserate when I visit. He knows.


The landlady had to put her very old beagle down today. He was all sorts of tumors and his feet had started to bleed because something was badly wrong there. He was 14.

 

[Wat_Tyler]

That was decades ago, but trust me, there's been safety glasses, goggles and a face shield available AT that bench grinder since the day after it happened!

As there should be. Same for horizontal grinders.


I worked with a guy who had a wheel collapse and hit him in the top of his thigh. They quit counting stitches after 80-something. Oddly, he didn't bleed all over the seat in my truck.


I thought I'd find a couple of quarts . . . .

 

[Wat_Tyler]

Hi all! Just dropping by to say hi since I’m in the 50+ club now

Welcome!!!


Keep coming back . . . .

 

[Wat_Tyler]

Hey cheeky girl. Glad you could come by!

We’re (mostly) a good hearted group.

(She’s already got the run down on our four rules. I’ll be goddamned if I can remember what the fourth rule is…

But no politics, religion or drama!

Seems to me someone talked about s/he'd "cut a bitch."


I may be mistooken . . . .

 

[Wonderer67]

My test results finally came....look at me go

It means certified value based administrator

My company LOVES certifications

Congrats! You should celebrate!!

 

[Wonderer67]

My brother was using the wire wheel on a bench grinder and got (what he thought) was a piece of rust in his eye....
He tried and tried to pick it out, finally gave up and went to the eye doctor, who got ahold of it and pulled out a FULL LENGTH wire from that wire wheel!
It still makes me cringe when I think about it!

Good lord!!! Is his sight ok now??

 

[Wonderer67]

I even had to get a certificate to walk and chew bubble gum at the same time!

Did you cheat on the test??

 

[Wonderer67]

There's a line in a Roger Waters song that cracks me up, mainly due to the truth in his summary...

"and the Germans killed the Jews
and the Jews killed the Arabs
and the Arabs killed the hostages
and THAT is the news....."

When I first heard it, I thought "He's right." They could open up with that and then just run 29 minutes of commercials!

Human beanz is the dumbest species. Keep on making the same mistakes over and over and over…

 

[Wonderer67]

I empathize as a rare cancer took my beloved wife.

 

[Wonderer67]

I had a tiny piece of ceramic stick in my eye while wearing side shields but there was a good breeze and it somehow got past the glasses. Then there was the time I accidentally touch a hot wire to ground and the spark was so strong that a piece of copper splattered onto the lens of my glasses. It never hurts to go the extra step.

Safety first.

 

[Wonderer67]

I probably have shingles. While I wait weeks for an appointment, I started self-medicating with ivermectin lotion I bought at Walmart. I went to Walmart for healthcare.

Shingles sucks. Can be very painful.

I hope it passes quickly. They diagnosed after it was too late to treat it. It was not a fun time…

Feel better.

 

[Wonderer67]

Oh, rule four you want to f*** around go into DM?

I thought that was Catch-22…

 

[Wonderer67]

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Do you need to go back to “finishing school???”