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

[Missk_2022]

Thank you so much for the information

Thank you so much for this info! I am more than happy to play by the rules. I’m not looking to DM or PM anyone. Just looking for a fun group of people. I have a GenX sense of humor, so it might get a little dirty, or dark sometimes, but they are truly jokes. I never talk politics, and can usually keep the horn dog in me at bay (not really, but I know what is & what is not appropriate in the proper setting.) Thank you for potentially accepting me & I hope to glide right into the conversation(s) as they happen.

Well welcome... and take it slow til we get to know you... u will be fine

 

[Tweedledude]

Order Up!
All yours, my dude... I'm having spicy mushroom ramen tonight
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Oh I'm just totally in love

 

[Missk_2022]

If I cannot find it in the backups I robocoy'd before installing windows now I will try installing an ancient version of Office that had it. And it wasn't paint. Its actually a "small" photo editor. So small I think only jpg files. Old enough it didn't open png, had to rename them jpg and then it worked. The crop was quick and easy and told you dimensions real time. Re-size actually resized not by dimension of the photo but reasonably reducing pixels to make the file smaller. Or it could resize by dragging the corner and just making the photo smaller which also reduced file size. Quick simple an light. One of those Microsoft things that just worked right and they eliminated it only to replace it with something incredibly klunky or requiring an email or phone number to attach your identity to.
A big part of my security is simply not associating my cell# or email to anything financial or health related and specially not SMS-2nd authenticated. If they don't know who to attack they don't know to look for anything to attack. Inconvenient at times but successful so far. Amazon doesn't even have a mobile# for me.
Until GMail created their "authenticator" app they had my number. And the Microsoft store now has an email I made for getting the OS and Office a friend at MS gave me running. Today rebuilding this machine I had to give an email to the store for the chatgpt app. And damit they not only associated this machine even though I selected apps only and created a new email to use to authenticate, they logged me in as the user for the OS and Windows and the new address. I hate being filtered by Microsoft. But, still dependent on windows. Only independent of them on fedora and ubuntu. Surprising the number of things that cross over to ios.
Anyway.... Apparently I still needed to rant. Only you guys can hear me. Sorry
I think I can find my sendto menu and there find a link to the .exe. Possible it is in \roaming or maybe programfiles. If it will run without the office key I will share it if you think it would be useful and have a way we can do that.

Bee boop does not compute...hahaha

 

[Tweedledude]

Oh I'm just totally in love

Break out the A1. Let's get after that. Now I'm just dang hungry

 

[Blade409]

Well welcome... and take it slow til we get to know you... u will be fine

That is exactly the plan.

 

[likes2watchU]

Break out the A1. Let's get after that. Now I'm just dang hungry

 

[Blade409]

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I made steak last night… the sear is SO important.

I actually went for 4:30 in each side, it’s longer than I’ve ever gone on medium heat. I was like 75% worried I was going to burn them, but they turned out to be the best ones I’ve ever made.

 

[Wonderer67]

I was waiting for the call out on semi load

You said load.

 

[Wonderer67]

Quick check in today. Getting ready to go out and tying up loose ends. See lots are hitting the road. Be careful out there. Looks like more snow up in the NE for the next few days. It turned cold down south. We enjoyed 70’s for a few days.

Might be a hit or miss over the next week as I’m getting back into the flow. Everyone have a great week!

——Lovely Hunting Party MZ——

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Will she be joining us for the pumpkin massacre?

 

[Tweedledude]

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Just gonna sit here and stare at that

 

[AlexAtNight]

I love working with dangerous chemicals...

 

[likes2watchU]

I made steak last night… the sear is SO important.

I actually went for 4:30 in each side, it’s longer than I’ve ever gone on medium heat. I was like 75% worried I was going to burn them, but they turned out to be the best ones I’ve ever made.

The last decade or so of my mom's life, she retired from the kitchen. She would bankroll but delegated the cooking.

Christmas she wanted beef tenderloin. There was a local grocers that would have an amazing sale twice a year.

My involvement started with making the cheesy potatoes. A LOT of cheesies.

Then it was go buy the meat and make the cheesies.

Growing up in a family of ten, Christmas was often anywhere from 12 to 36 people. We always made more food than the head count for the "surprise guests" - who were totally welcome.

The year no one else was arriving early, I realized it was up to me to cook the whole meal.

I never ate enough red meat to ever learn how to cook it. That first year? 7 pounds of very expensive beef!

I panic-texted my brother on the West Coast.
Me: No grill, no frill - steps to cook tonight's dinner at mom's. Keep it simple - I'm the cook this year.

Bless his heart - he sent me a 7-step response.
I wrote it down on a Post-It Note and taped it to the side of my mom's fridge.

It was still on her fridge when we sold her house.

Those 7-steps saved Christmas for a decade whether I was cooking 7 pounds of meat or 17.

For those keeping score - dinner was also:
3 pounds of green beans
4 pounds of sauteed mushrooms
3 cups plain gravy
3 cups peppercorn gravy
3 dozen dinner rolls
3 pans of cheesy potatoes (9x13 pans)
LOTS of booze
and the in-laws would bring pies for dessert

Just gonna sit here and stare at that

Enjoy - reminds me of Christmas... different cut of meat, but otherwise...

 

[Tweedledude]

The last decade or so of my mom's life, she retired from the kitchen. She would bankroll but delegated the cooking.

Christmas she wanted beef tenderloin. There was a local grocers that would have an amazing sale twice a year.

My involvement started with making the cheesy potatoes. A LOT of cheesies.

Then it was go buy the meat and make the cheesies.

Growing up in a family of ten, Christmas was often anywhere from 12 to 36 people. We always made more food than the head count for the "surprise guests" - who were totally welcome.

The year no one else was arriving early, I realized it was up to me to cook the whole meal.

I never ate enough red meat to ever learn how to cook it. That first year? 7 pounds of very expensive beef!

I panic-texted my brother on the West Coast.
Me: No grill, no frill - steps to cook tonight's dinner at mom's. Keep it simple - I'm the cook this year.

Bless his heart - he sent me a 7-step response.
I wrote it down on a Post-It Note and taped it to the side of my mom's fridge.

It was still on her fridge when we sold her house.

Those 7-steps saved Christmas for a decade whether I was cooking 7 pounds of meat or 17.

For those keeping score - dinner was also:
3 pounds of green beans
4 pounds of sauteed mushrooms
3 cups plain gravy
3 cups peppercorn gravy
3 dozen dinner rolls
3 pans of cheesy potatoes (9x13 pans)
LOTS of booze
and the in-laws would bring pies for dessert

Enjoy - reminds me of Christmas... different cut of meat, but otherwise...

Sometimes those siblings are useful. I once contacted my sister from the middle east to teach me how to make a pie crust

 

[subdudeme13]

Love to hear it sometime. NY was pretty wild back in the day.

I’m literally thinking the movie Taxi Driver.

I'll make a long story short. The guy said he was in a hurry. You know the lights in Manhatten are red and green with no yellow. There is a 3 second delay when the lights change. The guy was in a hurry and I was hitting the lights just as they turned Red. I kept going because he was in a hurry and he yelled, "Don't you ever stop for red lights!" I explained the lights to him and got him to his appointment on time.

 

[Blade409]

The last decade or so of my mom's life, she retired from the kitchen. She would bankroll but delegated the cooking.

Christmas she wanted beef tenderloin. There was a local grocers that would have an amazing sale twice a year.

My involvement started with making the cheesy potatoes. A LOT of cheesies.

Then it was go buy the meat and make the cheesies.

Growing up in a family of ten, Christmas was often anywhere from 12 to 36 people. We always made more food than the head count for the "surprise guests" - who were totally welcome.

The year no one else was arriving early, I realized it was up to me to cook the whole meal.

I never ate enough red meat to ever learn how to cook it. That first year? 7 pounds of very expensive beef!

I panic-texted my brother on the West Coast.
Me: No grill, no frill - steps to cook tonight's dinner at mom's. Keep it simple - I'm the cook this year.

Bless his heart - he sent me a 7-step response.
I wrote it down on a Post-It Note and taped it to the side of my mom's fridge.

It was still on her fridge when we sold her house.

Those 7-steps saved Christmas for a decade whether I was cooking 7 pounds of meat or 17.

For those keeping score - dinner was also:
3 pounds of green beans
4 pounds of sauteed mushrooms
3 cups plain gravy
3 cups peppercorn gravy
3 dozen dinner rolls
3 pans of cheesy potatoes (9x13 pans)
LOTS of booze
and the in-laws would bring pies for dessert

Enjoy - reminds me of Christmas... different cut of meat, but otherwise...

This is a very sweet story. Thank you for sharing it. So happy you were able to do that for your mom & that your brother was so helpful.

 

[likes2watchU]

I love working with dangerous chemicals...

So.... what are we talking about here?
A little Drano down the sink?
Or a full hazmat toxicology lab?

You know the lights in Manhatten are red and green with no yellow.

What?!? I had no idea. I've never seen a stoplight (aka semaphore) without a yellow light - unless it was a single light suspended across the intersection. Typically those blink red and driver's take turns like at a stop sign.

 

[AlexAtNight]

So.... what are we talking about here?
A little Drano down the sink?
Or a full hazmat toxicology lab?

What?!? I had no idea. I've never seen a stoplight (aka semaphore) without a yellow light - unless it was a single light suspended across the intersection. Typically those blink red and driver's take turns like at a stop sign.

Photopolymers. They are volatile organics, so inflammation of the mucous membranes, skin irritant in general, and in the right frequency of light, the resin "kicks," hardening from liquid to solid... at like WELL past boiling point of water. 3rd degree burns are easy to get if you dont realize it is on you and you step into sunlight

 

[Missk_2022]

I made steak last night… the sear is SO important.

I actually went for 4:30 in each side, it’s longer than I’ve ever gone on medium heat. I was like 75% worried I was going to burn them, but they turned out to be the best ones I’ve ever made.

Ribeye or what cut?...
It is almost time for me to buy a quarter cow.... i get the good steaks a couple riasts and the rest in hamburger...i ask for tge glank and skirt and bones for bone broth too.... comes out to be about $6 lb average about 150 lbs of meat

 

[Missk_2022]

You said load.

I try to bring u joy

 

[AlexAtNight]

I try to bring u joy

Joy for all! Loads for all!

Wait...

 

[Missk_2022]

The last decade or so of my mom's life, she retired from the kitchen. She would bankroll but delegated the cooking.

Christmas she wanted beef tenderloin. There was a local grocers that would have an amazing sale twice a year.

My involvement started with making the cheesy potatoes. A LOT of cheesies.

Then it was go buy the meat and make the cheesies.

Growing up in a family of ten, Christmas was often anywhere from 12 to 36 people. We always made more food than the head count for the "surprise guests" - who were totally welcome.

The year no one else was arriving early, I realized it was up to me to cook the whole meal.

I never ate enough red meat to ever learn how to cook it. That first year? 7 pounds of very expensive beef!

I panic-texted my brother on the West Coast.
Me: No grill, no frill - steps to cook tonight's dinner at mom's. Keep it simple - I'm the cook this year.

Bless his heart - he sent me a 7-step response.
I wrote it down on a Post-It Note and taped it to the side of my mom's fridge.

It was still on her fridge when we sold her house.

Those 7-steps saved Christmas for a decade whether I was cooking 7 pounds of meat or 17.

For those keeping score - dinner was also:
3 pounds of green beans
4 pounds of sauteed mushrooms
3 cups plain gravy
3 cups peppercorn gravy
3 dozen dinner rolls
3 pans of cheesy potatoes (9x13 pans)
LOTS of booze
and the in-laws would bring pies for dessert

Enjoy - reminds me of Christmas... different cut of meat, but otherwise...

Sounds delicious!!

 

[Missk_2022]

Sometimes those siblings are useful. I once contacted my sister from the middle east to teach me how to make a pie crust

My grandma made THE BEST pie crust with lard she rendered.... so yum

 

[dkak001]

I try to bring u joy

There. Fixed it for you...

Time to shut it down for the night here. Feeling lazy this evening, so early one again.

Goodnight.

 

[Missk_2022]

I got caught singing along to a catchy tune at krogers tonight....

I changed the words

Pull up your pants u look like a douche.
Pull up your pants and you wont walk like a stick is shoved up xour ass
Where is your belt where is your..... beeeeellltttttt

He literally heard me.... he didn't look amused
I thought hysterical

 

[Missk_2022]

There. Fixed it for you...

Time to shut it down for the night here. Feeling lazy this evening, so early one again.

Goodnight.

Nighty night