King Toot, I guess it's like the old saying goes, "Ignorance is Bliss". Thanks for sharing the story of your BLI Blueline C30-7's. I enjoy that kind of stuff!
Willie, you have outdone yourself! Great photos of your layout as always. I especially like the white house with blue trim. The cats are a nice touch.
Great photo of the Big Boy in Historic Dallas. I love the brick building with the clock tower, that could be a Baltimore building! The reason Oriole Park at Camden Yards was built with brick was to pay tribute to the legacy of the many brick buildings in Baltimore.
I cringed watching the video of the Penske truck. Looks like the driver was trying to make up time on a back road and not paying attention. I'm betting a cell phone was involved. In the drivers defense, maybe he/she was looking at their GPS instead of the road.
Chet, cell phones are a bit expensive. At these prices you think they could make them at least water resistant! This is the second cell phone I lost due to water damage. The first was understandable, I got caught in a micro-burst, the phone and I both got completely drenched. My Amazon customer was happy to see me jumping over the "river" that had appeared out of nowhere in front of her house. She was so impressed that she sent the video from her security system to Amazon and Amazon gave me a $50 bonus. Not much help for soaking a $300 phone! Now when it rains I put my phone in a zip lock bag.
This last phone I just replaced was only in the ice tea for a few seconds. It's my own fault, it should not have happened. I've been telling myself "I need to get a lid for that cup before my phone ends up in it", too late!
Sherrel, I'm going to skip the next debate, like I did this last one. Only the next day I'm going to skip the national news too!
I had fallen asleep before the 6th inning and I'm not sure what pitching change you are referring to.
I did read the wrap-up on MLB.com. Bundy should have gotten out of the 6th with the game tied 2-2. Either the error by the Oriole's 3Bmen or the passed ball on the strikeout would have ended the inning, but noooo.
I did not see the passed ball, but our catcher, Pedro Severino, sometimes misses balls that should easily be caught. I've never seen any catcher miss so many easy pitches as he does. Just going by the ruling, passed ball, the official scorer thought it should have been caught!
Generally speaking sometimes I wonder about pitching changes myself. I think they put too much faith in pitch counts. Maybe it's just us old school baseball guys who think pitchers should complete more games.
On the other hand, I know a lot of old school fans don't like all these statistics driven moves by the managers. I watched Earl Weaver use statistics on index cards 45+ years ago, it's nothing new to me. I'd rather trust the facts, then go on instincts. Problem is I don't know all the facts, today's managers have computers full of numbers!
Boris, I'm glad you liked the photos, any of those old diesels with hoods are the ones I like best.
You are correct sir! Smithfield bought Esskay back in 1984. Smithfield did not change a thing except for where the meats were processed. The changes came after the Chinese global conglomerate bought Smithfield in 2013. They did not change the recipe, but they did change the process and that changed the texture of the Esskay Hotdog. I don't want a hotdog the "snaps" when you bite it. I wrote to them to complain and they said "we are working on it" and sent me coupons for Hotdogs I no longer liked. They also discontinued the Esskay Silver Label Ham that was a staple of my Christmas dinner for most of my life. Now the only Esskay branded products I see in stores is the deli-meats.
They did me a favor, now instead of paying $2.99/lb. for a whole Esskay Silver Label ham for Christmas, I buy 2 butt portions for about $1/lb. more meat, less bone and much cheaper! I see that as a Christmas gift. Not to mention, since the demise of Esskay I've discovered several other brands of meat I like.
Costco use to sell Hebrew National in their snack bar, I did not like them. Now they sell Kirkland brand and I like them! I did not know Hebrew National only had 7/pack, that's just weird. I've seen 12oz packs from other brands, but always 8/pack.
I've seen Sabrett Hotdogs advertised on Yankee games, I think. I never had them.
You brought back some memories for me. The lady who raised me use to say "I love onions, but they don't like me"
Also I thought of the old carry outs in Baltimore, Harley's or something like that. They had a secret sauce they put on their subs, I did not care for it but many did!
Garry, we are going to miss you, I hope you get better quick as you can and come back soon. Have faith, do your best and God will take care of the rest. We will be praying for you.
