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-=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 RH> You disappeared off the board for a few days, got me wondering if all
 RH> was OK. Good to see you back.

 DD> I've just graduaated from "The dog ate my homewoek" to "The dogs atee
 DD> my internet".  Bv)=

 RH> I've had those times, glad I have a resident computer guru/geek on
 RH> premisis. (G)

The yappies are  why the techs had to make a return visit. The cable they
ate was in their yard, not mine. The fur kids we are boarding are much
too well behaved to ever do something like nthat.  Bv)=

     8<----- +++++----->8

 DD> Which is how the media work. "Good news" does not sell papers/get
 DD> clicks/ have people tune-in. What they peddle (no matter their
 DD> political leaning is the lyric from the old Hee-Haw3 song "gollm,
 DD> despair, agny on me. Deep dark depression, excessive misery".   Bv)=

 RH> I remember that one, and the phrase "If it bleeds, it leads" which is
 RH> so often true in all forms of media.

 DD> Sadly, there is *always* something to view with alarm.

 RH> All too true.

I hated it when something I had been "viewing with alarm" that was not
'sensational' became  headline material and I could say, smugly, "See,
I told you...."  But, Istill said it.   Bv)=
     
	 8<----- ELIDE ----->8

 DD> If you don't sk questions you don't get asnswers. I put Dr. Pepper at
 DD> (about) #8 on my soft drinks list. And cream soda even lower. But the
 DD> combination .... WOW! Right up there with Coke Zero.

 RH> I like cream soda; I do not like Dr. Pepper. I'll probably never try
 RH> the combination tho.

My first go was when somoene handed me a bottle and I took a drink withut
paying attention - until it hit my mouth.

 DD> I don't understand how soda route drivers think. Their pay is based
 DD> partly on how much "profuct" they move. If I was delivering a product
 DD> that sold out every week I'd leave more and smile all the way to the
 DD> bank. I was

 RH> They're not all like that. Steve's last civilian job before he went in
 RH> the Army was filling soda machines at Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry
 RH> Point. He had an established route, don't know how often he had to fill
 RH> specific machines. Came home with some interesting coins from Marines
 RH> who tried scamming the machines--he would replace them with quarters of
 RH> his own and the odd ones got added to an informal coin collection.

 DD> The Mexican cinco centavo (nickle) coin used to was the same
 DD> size/weight as the US 25c coin (quarter) but worth (in exchange) about
 DD> 1/3 of a US cent. Las Vegas slot machines were flooded with them until
 DD> the US mob had a meeting with the Mexican mob - who then got the
 DD> Mexican gummint to "re-design" their nickel so it wouldn't fool US
 DD> coin mechanisms.

 RH> In Steve's case, he got more Korean and European coinage.
 
 As they say "A pint's a pound, the world around." What we need is a good 
 five-cent nicklel.

 DD>      8<----- SNYP ----->8

 DD> Any money left in my accounts goes (split equally) between St.
 RH>  Jude's DD> in Memphis and the Shriner's Cripplped Childrens'
 RH> Hospitals.

 RH> Both good causes.

 DD> I was in the Navy, stationed at NAS Memphis when Danny Thomas broke
 DD> ground for St. Jude's. He done good.

 RH> We've driven by it various times either heading out west or coming back
 RH> from a western trip. Also seen enough fund raising appeals on
 RH> syndicated tv channels.

Memphis is sorta/kinda like Hot-lanta. I take the run-around roads and
don't try going right through. Generally quicker and less flustrating.

 DD> What do you use as a "traffic" radio? Is it part of your GPS or a
 DD> Sirius/XM channel? Or the good ol' CB radio (if such exists any

 RH> Sirius/XM; had it in the first Escape we bought and have continued with
 RH> it. Steve likes to listen to talk radio (usually Patriot channel 125)
 RH> when driving, will switch to Bluegrass Junction, No Shoes Radio or
 RH> Willie's Roadhouse also. Listening to Andrew Wilkow on Patriot Radio
 RH> intoduced us to Aaron Lewis; at the ham raido get together a couple of
 RH> weeks ago, grand prize in the raffle was an autographed special made
 RH> for him guitar. No, I didn't win it.

 DD> If I'm not listening to Real Jazz or 40s Junction I can be found
 DD> getting on on what "the Shadow Knows" on old time radio channel. They
 DD> did Orson Welles' 1939 "War Of The Worlds" on 31 October.

 RH> We've listened to old time radio sometimes but it's harder to follow

No harder than when we were chirrun - especiallly if you're pre-TV as I wss.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Turkey Meatloaf TV Dinner
 Categories: Poultry, Vegetables, Potatoes, Herbs
      Yield: 4 Dinners
 
MMMMM--------------------------MEATLOAF-------------------------------
           Cooking spray
  1 1/4 lb Ground turkey
      1 sm Onion; grated
    1/3 c  Breadcrumbs
      1    Rib celery; fine chopped
      1 lg Egg; lightly beaten
    1/2 c  Ketchup
      1 tb Chopped fresh parsley
           Salt & fresh ground pepper
      2 ts Soy sauce
      1 ts Worcestershire sauce

MMMMM---------------------------SIDES--------------------------------
  1 1/2 lb Russet potatoes; peeled,
           - quartered
           Salt
      3 tb Butter; romm temp
    1/2 c  Milk; hot
           Fresh ground pepper
     12 oz Bag frozen peas
      4    Compartmented trays *
 
  MAKE THE MEATLOAF: Set the oven @ 375ºF/190ºC.
  
  Coat a 9" X 5" loaf pan with cooking spray. Put the
  turkey, onion, breadcrumbs, celery, egg, 2 tablespoons
  ketchup, the parsley, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper to
  taste in a bowl. Mix with your hands until just
  combined, then transfer to the prepared pan.
  
  Combine the remaining 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons ketchup
  with the soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce in a small
  bowl; spread 2 tablespoons of the ketchup mixture over
  the meatloaf. Bake until the top begins to brown, about
  30 minutes, then spread the remaining ketchup mixture
  over the meatloaf and continue baking until browned.
  Let stand 5 minutes before slicing.
  
  Meanwhile, make the mashed potatoes. Put the potatoes in
  a large saucepan and cover with cold water; season with
  salt. Bring to a simmer and cook over medium-low heat
  until tender, about 30 minutes. Drain, then return to
  the saucepan and mash with the butter. Add the milk and
  season with salt and pepper; continue mashing until
  fluffy.
  
  Put the peas in a microwave-safe bowl, sprinkle with
  water and season with salt and pepper. Cover and
  microwave until warmed through, about 4 minutes.
  
  Serve the meatloaf with the peas and mashed potatoes.
  
  * https://tinyurl.com/T-V-TRAYZ
  
  RECIPE FROM: http://www.desktopcookbook.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
MMMMM

... A fast has no real nutritional value.
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