musta been one of them days eh?

happy friday everyone, here be the coffee!

Thanks for the coffee Charles and good morning to everyone.

That coffee looks delicious charles...thank you! Good morning everyone. Going to finish spiffing up the house today for company this weekend. Supposed to be sunny this weekend....finally...and no rain!! Enjoy your weekend!

Thanks for the coffee Charles. I hope you have a fun weekend Carla!

Just sitting out on the patio this morning. IR5, there was no apple to be seen - to my knowledge

So I was thinking this morning about the non-bbq place we got food from last night. You know when you go to a restaurant and have food that is incredibly mediocre and you think hey, I could open up a place next door and sell GOOD food.

This place was busy busy, well at least 3/4 full and I can't understand why.

can I get a cup of tea? I don't do coffee...... blech...

Of course Marilyn...here you go! I think Laura is a morning tea drinker as well. You can share this pot.




trailmix, I've always wondered about the same thing. I have pondered this, and the only explanation I can come up with is that a) it's a regional thing...what some people call BBQ, and their specific taste, is unique to that area, hence, if you're not from that area, you can't really appreciate it. or one person goes to the restaurant, someone sees that it's open, and goes as well...subequently as others drive by, they go in as well. No one knows how crappy it really is! Now, as time goes by...people go by, see all the cars and think...hmmm, look at all the cars! That must be a good place to eat! And....so....on....

aww thanks for the tea...

maybe you just ordered the wrong thing, trailmix...

I agree Carla, it probably is that, wow it's busy, must be a good thing!

Well I would think so too Marilyn, except it was just a bbq pork bun - the menu said 'our speciality' - Then again you may be right, this particular thing may be for the non-bbq purist, they did have another pork sandwich 'smothered in bbq sauce'. To my thinking smoked/bbq meat should be good alone, the bbq sauce is just icing on the cake.

Here is another thing - so I order the bbq pork bun and fries, Husband orders the bbq beef dinner platter.

My dinner was $ 3.99 for the sandwich and 99 cents for fries. Husband's dinner platter was $ 11.99. All he got that I didn't get was a little more meat and 2 pieces of inedible garlic bread (no bun). Oh and one of those little plastic things of beans and coleslaw.

What we didn't realize until we were sitting there waiting is that the 'dinner platter' is really an 'eat in' thing as it is all you can eat .

I've noticed that, too. We've eaten at places that are crap and they are always packed. My husband says it's partly to do with the poor unsuspecting tourists keeping their businesses going, and partly to do with the fact that all the seniors eat out and can't tell the difference between good food and crap.



I absolutely agree with you, Carla.

Good morning everyone!

g'morning everyone. for the coffee lovers:

Oh wow. A real smörgåsbord. Yum. I'll take mine with Charles' coffee. In fact, I am heading out to the Hortons now. I need my coffee! *stamps feet*

Just read about Trailmix' BBQ experiences yesterday - one thing I have definitely found here in the South is that BBQ means something totally different than it does back home. I think it could indeed be part of the regional differences that you experienced - here the sauce is everything; the meat seems to be secondary.

Joel says the same thing...to him, grilling out is the same as BBQ-ing. Here in the South, BBQ is as regional as the area that it's prepared in. BBQ is so different...county by county. Yeah, the sauce IS the main thing...the meat is definately secondary. Everyone has their own opinion (and quite often are very vocal about it ) about what BBQ is best.

Here is a link to some BBQ places here in Georgia, some of which have been around for quite a while. http://www.georgia.org/Travel/BBQ.htm

Zeb Deans BBQ is what I grew up on...and I've had lots of different kinds from all over Georgia. IMHO this is the best Zeb Dean started his place probably 50 years ago...still going strong...and the recipe for his BBQ sauce is a secret: only family and trusted workers know it.

Zeb's Place
5742 Hwy 29
Danielsville, GA

Zeb's Place neat Danielsville lays claim to some of the best Brunswick Stew in the state. The staff is is always ready to serve you with a side of southern hospitality, and the restaurant's founder, Zeb Dean, is thought of by many as North Georgia's barbeque guru.

Good morning everyone! Yes, Kathryn and Karen, I agree, BBQ here is not BBQ in Canada - it's a Canalien thing. So, for those of you about to enter the U.S. - unless there is smoke coming out of a chimney somewhere - it is not BBQ!

So I ordered the Sunday paper (which is huge btw) to be delivered and it was this morning, big article on the whole mortgage fiasco - interesting and also very hard for those caught up in it.

Since I am having said paper delivered, does that mean I am now a 'real' Florida resident? Oh, which reminds me, krikit, my Husband is thoroughly enjoying making U-turns here

You got that right. I was most disappointed when my husband took me for BBQ in NC for the first time. Definitely not what I was expecting.


Oh good. I'll have to read that when I get home. Was it the Olando Sentinel?





I made one here the other day and my Mom nearly had a heart attack. I looked at her all innocent and said "Oh. Is that not allowed here?"



Mmmmmm. Yummy. Definitely Europe. I can't wait! Still trying to pick a hotel in London. Anyone want to help?

Well, I'm quickly running out of time here. I have to be at my Cousin's house for 3:00pm, and I've a million things to do. I have managed to lose my parents' cat. If it's dead, I will be too.

I'm on my way to get groceries to bring back to the US with me. The shops are closed tomorrow due to May 2-4. Lots of fireworks going off last night. Probably more tonight. No idea how I am going to fit all my stuff into my suitcases. Might have to leave some things behind and bring them next time.

Oh find the cat!

Yes it is the front page of the Sentinel today. I also find it very interesting to look at all the flyers that come with that paper, the flyer section is HUGE!

I know. My husband loves it. Me... not so much. I let him clip all those coupons. He told me on the phone he was most upset that last Sunday's paper wasn't delivered and now he won't get the flyers. That happens a lot.... that they forget to deliver the paper. Very annoying. If you call before a certain time they'll redeliver. But he was at work last Sunday so he didn't realize until he got home. He was not a happy camper.

Oh look! There's the cat!

Hmmm. Just let the cat out. It's drizzling. Guess I can scratch "walk" off my list.

I agree, I find the flyers interesting now, because there are store flyers I have never seen. I have managed to clip out 2 coupons total in the 2 papers we have bought.

In a month or two I will, again, be laying the papers out on the floor and taking a picture and asking why these people are wasting so much paper!!

g'day everyone, me finally here - nessa was on the comp playing sims.

That's funny. I was thinking about that when you mentioned getting Sunday's paper. Wait until you start settling in and getting junk mail. It's absolutely mind-boggling.


Get her another machine and a router for her birthday.

my brain in fried.
After the overnight bus from toronto to buff, getting at buffalo airport at 3 am, flying at 6 am to get to MD, and then cabbing and metro and finally getting my butt here to VA at 9:30am on an hour of sleep the whole night...

and then doing the spreadsheet when I got home cuz I was so exhausted to the point I couldn't sleep anymore...

and then eating 4 chicken wings at noon to my fatal crash from then til just now..

wow i feel hazy.

feeling a little more alive now

wish I wasn't home alone though...

I only get the Sunday paper--and I only get it for the coupons that come only on Sunday!! Rest goes into the recycling bin!!

Oliver brings home the paper from work so I can go look thru for coupons =)

Just canceled an impulse buy from the shopping channel.
I should NOT be watching that channel.
It was a beautiful amber butterfly pendant and earrings but at the price of 150 bucks....
sigh...
I'm trying to save here!!!

So I called and canceled..lol

I'm going out for a walk.

Oh, and I miss Nick.

I wish I had the same ability with the bag of doritos I just polished off - I should have left them and went for a walk.

same here!

hey krikit can you bring me back some cheese whiz and mr big bars..??? pretty please with a cherry on top... lol

omg!
2 hours of desperate housewives is heaven!

omg! who watched the season finale last night?!@

It's my birthday

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good morning! Anyone like a french press? I have one, and enjoy making a few cups on the weekend. But heck, it's the day after Laura's birthday, so let's celebrate! Happy Belated Birthday Laura!

I thought her bday was today!!

g'morning all. this coffee reminds me of canada

Hey, we have a Caribou coffee near by. It isn't bad, except that they don't always have a mild or medium blend brewing - just some sort of heavy roast that is far too strong for me. They are a pretty good place to go though - comfy chairs, internet access and a fire place along with lots of coffee and baked goodies. Joe and I often take books and go over there to spend a few hours lounging and enjoying coffee.

Good morning everyone!

Thinking of maybe going shopping today

Thanks for the birthday wishes!!
Yes Flames, today is my birthday

you were born in the best month

my Birthday is tomorrow...

woo hoo!!!

Happy early Birthday!!!!!!!!!!

I wanted to be the first to wish Marilyn a happy birthday. I understand it might be someone else's birthday today, but I forget who.
Happy birthday Laura.

Oh my god, this is way too funny.... http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...t&p=1848364

this one thinks:

1. I am a BOY
2. I am a USC with postgraduate degree in Education
3. Bren is a Mexican citizen (who of course has never set foot in say, Organic Chemistry graduate school)


what a completely prejudiced dude

you have to love OT.... everyone is real colourful.

thanks for the early Birthday wishes

So we went to Penney's today - I did get a credit card and 10% off my purchases today, which included a knife and 2 pairs of sunglasses.

Had to buy a knife for slicing, there isn't a sharp knife in this place and it was making it so I didn't even want to cook! Not that I enjoy cooking all that much normally anyway

Why didn't you tell me that you were a boy, although it might explain why you always smelled like BRUT. Might also explain why you wore an athletic supporter and cup. A postgraduate degree in Education, are you planning on becoming a football coach? There's no such thing as Organic Chemistry in Mexico, all those folks at Pemex are just making salsa.


BTW, here's an actual picture of the erstwhile National Socialist.