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Re: Truckin' Comments Section

Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2017 11:43 am
by Just Old Al
Dave wrote:"Demara sugar" should be "Demerara sugar", I think, in two places.

Unless, that is, you're referring to some form of sugar substitute, sold under the branding of The Great Impostor? Kind of like Betty Crocker or Aunt Jemima, but with a different face on the package?

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And, in any case, 'tis a sweet tale you've told. The kindred-spirit companionship comes through beautifully.
That's my uncle Edgar! Where did you find that!!!

He had a bit of a claim to fame - his wife was a werebeagle. it wasn't hard to tell - she was a real bitch.

More seriously, Dave, thanks for the kudos - and I'll fix that.

Re: Truckin' Comments Section

Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2017 11:42 pm
by Dave
I coopted Al's idea for carrots today when making Christmas dinner. A slightly different variation... fresh carrots from the farmers' market, peeled and sliced and steamed, and a glaze made with butter, local honey (lacking any demerara sugar), cinnamon, and nutmeg. It turned out quite nicely, and went well with the smoked turkey, roasted new potatoes with olive oil and garlic, and broiled broccoli.

Please thank Al for me, Alan!

I hope you all had an equally warm and happy Christmas day with your loved ones.

(And... just had a bite of the salted caramel gelato from Trader Joe's. As they say these days... OMG... now I understand the bit about the popsicle.)

Re: Truckin' Comments Section

Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2017 7:18 am
by DinkyInky
Dave wrote:I coopted Al's idea for carrots today when making Christmas dinner. A slightly different variation... fresh carrots from the farmers' market, peeled and sliced and steamed, and a glaze made with butter, local honey (lacking any demerara sugar), cinnamon, and nutmeg. It turned out quite nicely, and went well with the smoked turkey, roasted new potatoes with olive oil and garlic, and broiled broccoli.

Please thank Al for me, Alan!

I hope you all had an equally warm and happy Christmas day with your loved ones.

(And... just had a bite of the salted caramel gelato from Trader Joe's. As they say these days... OMG... now I understand the bit about the popsicle.)
Talenti No. 19 Sea Salt Caramel is a girl's best friend.

Re: Truckin' Comments Section

Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2017 1:41 pm
by Warrl

Re: Truckin' Comments Section

Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2017 9:44 pm
by TazManiac
OK, I'm back up North again (where you don't need a Fridge, just keep the varmints out...)

So, as I have long nights and indoor only activities, with limited access to Interwebz at the drop of a hat, I'm-a gonna read the 'Truckn' saga tonight and see what can see.

Re: Truckin' Comments Section

Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2017 11:05 am
by DinkyInky
TazManiac wrote:OK, I'm back up North again (where you don't need a Fridge, just keep the varmints out...)

So, as I have long nights and indoor only activities, with limited access to Interwebz at the drop of a hat, I'm-a gonna read the 'Truckn' saga tonight and see what can see.
Start with A Late-night Tea before Truckin'. Will make more sense.

Third part is WIP TBA.

Re: Truckin' Comments Section

Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2017 11:27 am
by Just Old Al
DinkyInky wrote:WIP TBA.
M....O....U....S...EEEEEEEEEEEE.........

I'll get me hat.

Re: Truckin' Comments Section

Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2017 11:36 am
by DinkyInky
Just Old Al wrote:
DinkyInky wrote:WIP TBA.
M....O....U....S...EEEEEEEEEEEE.........

I'll get me hat.
*whack, whack*

Re: Truckin' Comments Section

Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2017 12:48 pm
by Dave
DinkyInky wrote:
Just Old Al wrote:
DinkyInky wrote:WIP TBA.
M....O....U....S...EEEEEEEEEEEE.........

I'll get me hat.
*whack, whack*
That hat never will be the same again.


Re: Truckin' Comments Section

Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2017 1:07 pm
by jwhouk
Yanno, that was going to be my next question.

By the way, I also saw a lady at our little "celebration" lunch on Tuesday who immediately made me think of Sterling. Extremely light blue and long hair (with an undyed patch at the front, which I didn't see right away).

This was at a Culver's, which might have been up Sterling's alley, food-wise.

Re: Truckin' Comments Section

Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2018 12:13 am
by DinkyInky
jwhouk wrote:Yanno, that was going to be my next question.

By the way, I also saw a lady at our little "celebration" lunch on Tuesday who immediately made me think of Sterling. Extremely light blue and long hair (with an undyed patch at the front, which I didn't see right away).

This was at a Culver's, which might have been up Sterling's alley, food-wise.
Culver's is blergh...at least, every time I was at one.
Schoop's, Miner-Dunn, The Port, Burger Chef, the flagship Texas Roadhouse...

So jelly. I'd love to have pale blue hair just once...well, at least a wee lil streak. I unfortunately have Sterling's issues with dye when my hair turns white...

She has a pixie because of Martial Arts training, plus Military, plus wigs are far easier to use when there isn't a ton of hair pinned under them.

Re: Truckin' Comments Section

Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2018 4:31 am
by jwhouk
Culver's major selling point (beyond the frozen custard) is the variety of offerings on their menu. They aren't just Butterburgers, yanno.

In fact, if you know what to order, you can get poutine at Culver's.

Strange, though - I always imagined Sterling with longish hair. I assume she's closer to Annie Lennox in her looks, then?

Re: Truckin' Comments Section

Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2018 8:22 am
by DinkyInky
jwhouk wrote:Culver's major selling point (beyond the frozen custard) is the variety of offerings on their menu. They aren't just Butterburgers, yanno.

In fact, if you know what to order, you can get poutine at Culver's.

Strange, though - I always imagined Sterling with longish hair. I assume she's closer to Annie Lennox in her looks, then?
I have NEVER had ANYTHING good come out of Culvers, no matter what I ordered, so I quit going there.

She's always had a Pixie cut while her hair has been white. She also looks a bit Asian in features...

Re: Truckin' Comments Section

Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2023 9:11 pm
by FreeFlier
Re-reading this . . . would that "psycho Gremlin" in Chapter 4 be one of the ones with the 390 and a four-speed? (I understand that the later 401 was a bit fragile in the lower end.)

--FreeFlier

Re: Truckin' Comments Section

Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2023 8:39 am
by Just Old Al
Sorry to be late getting back to this, but RL has been annoying. :)

This one was not mechanically psycho but was ...how shall we say this...not right in the head. As in Steven King's "Christine", but not to the same level. That is a story that will come out somewhere along the line when Dink and I feel like writing it up, but the poor thing had been abused by a series of uncaring owners and had developed a rather malignant personality.

Unfortunately this was not detected before the purchase, and it took one or two attempts at homicide before the penny dropped with a loud clang and it was realized that all...was not as it should be. Rather than chickening out in the face of this poultrygeist it was dealt with, and firmly.

I actually had a car like this in RL. a 1984 Range Rover, ex-Saudi, that had been grey-market imported into the US. I rebuilt the extensive corrosion it had and put it back on the road and after a few months and its fourth attempt to kill both of us (and no, I am not joking) I decided this car and i were parting company and sold it on to an individual i did not particularly like.

Al

Re: Truckin' Comments Section

Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2023 1:09 am
by FreeFlier
Ah. I've encountered vehicles like that . . .

I also encountered a Canadian Kenworth that had been completely rewired . . . entirely with white #10 wire . . . my father wound up striping the wires with colored felt markers.

Fortunately it was a 1973 off-road, so it didn't have much wiring, since the only thing that wasn't white #10 were the battery cables and the tail-lights . . . they'd used standard trailer cable for that . . . or someone had replaced it before dad was assigned to the truck. If #10 didn't have enough ampacity, they ran two in parallel.

--FreeFlier