Guilty Pleasures

[amazinblue82]

Yep, for old timers like me .. discovered last year I am still deadly at this game (Dodgeball, in case ya dont recognize it). Achy afterward, but its fun cardio.

As a kid, I was a terrifying player .. made a 6th grade classmate wet his pants .. seriously. Man, what a thrill as he yelled "Mommy" before I ended the game on his noggin (no children were injured in the making of this story )

 

[DocMcNeedy]

I enjoy collecting "O" scale Lionel electric trains. Kind of a nostalgic thing that my uncles started my interest as they were into that in the 40's and 50's and I picked it up as a kid in the 1960's thru 70's. Here's one shelf. We used to run them during the holidays under the tree and throughout the house.

 

[Fratzog]

You absolutely need headphones to appreciate...

 

[amazinblue82]

one person, sat down, and put all those notes, for ALL those instruments, on paper, with tempo and scale, with subtlety and flair, and in harmony .. from what he "heard" playing in his head .. 300+ years ago.

its just extraordinary

 

[amazinblue82]

Nuthin' against anyone who's gone "untucked" like many have apparently, but i just can't get there from here -- even if I was 25 years younger.

Tucked in, with a cool belt, "until the end of time, cuz its my dime." "My name is Sinclair, and I just don't care." (my Dad used to say these things -- dunno where he got 'em )

 

[DocMcNeedy]

We experimented with the Raclette grill when entertaining during holidays last year. We would always fondue with oil as kids and later we dried wine as the medium. I like this inside grilling at the table method better. Anyone else try this?

 

[amazinblue82]

We experimented with the Raclette grill when entertaining during holidays last year. We would always fondue with oil as kids and later we dried wine as the medium. I like this inside grilling at the table method better. Anyone else try this?View attachment 151127 View attachment 151128 View attachment 151129

recall post #276 .. not me. i'd probably burn my house down

seriously, i have friends who do inside grilling given our Great Lakes weather too .. they love it (dunno if it was "Raclette" brand but it looked similar).

 

[cm23uoc]

My wife makes me do it once a year, I hate it, Dining in small portions, I prefer stuffing in a mountain of fries and a juicy Steak for example.

And yes, the heat can destroy your house, or "dye" the 1966 teakwood paneling of the Service hatch as Happening last New Year's eve at our home.

 

[amazinblue82]

Every chance I get .. minus the windsprint to get it launched.

 

[DocMcNeedy]

you might be surprised by how much I love these workhorse machines for all my life...I want one...I may have to be satisfied with the size of my big View attachment 148911 Imperial(s) per my wife...we'll see.

Remember from #248 how much I love Cabover Petes...my weekly guilty pleasure is looking at new pics...here's one that popped up this week...I'm just drooling!

 

[Snotty]

Remember from #248 how much I love Cabover Petes...my weekly guilty pleasure is looking at new pics...here's one that popped up this week...I'm just drooling!View attachment 152517

20 years ago Cabovers seemed to go about 3-1 over conventionals, at least here on the West Coast. Today, I'm shocked when I see one.

When we camped every year with our children, driving to all 49 Sates as well as five Canadian Provinces over a 9 year period, we used to play games: number the Fifth wheels, standard trailers, and collapsible trailers - and then see which would be the leader at the end of the day. We would do the same with motorcycle makes, then car manufacturers, etc. We did it also with trucks - C/Os, conventional, and Bobtails. As I said, back then the cabovers ruled every day.

 

[DocMcNeedy]

20 years ago Cabovers seemed to go about 3-1 over conversationals, at least here on the West Coast. Today, I'm shocked when I see one.

When we camped every year with our children, driving to all 49 Sates as well as five Canadian Provinces over a 9 year period, we used to play games: number the Fifth wheels, standard trailers, and collapsible trailers - and then see which would be the leader at the end of the day. We would do the same with motorcycle makes, then car manufacturers, etc. We did it also with trucks - C/Os, conventional, and Bobtails. As I said, back then the cabovers ruled every day.

We did the same thing as kids traveling between Cincinnati, Louisville and Baltimore in the 1960's and 70's. 4 kids in the back of a 4 dr 57 Chevy counting the makes: Petes, K100, White, Freightliner, Macks, etc...on paper. I always preferred the Cabovers.

 

[WissaMan]

Bringing this old thread back from the dead after coming across it while doing a search...

I recently rediscovered a childhood comfort food that my Mom and Grandmother both used to make for me. They referred to it as "creamed noodles" and it was made out of 4 simple ingredients which when put together are remarkably tasty (to me anyway). That rich salty/buttery taste is just so satisfying. It can easily approach 1000 calories if you use a whole can of milk and enough pasta to use it up. I was pretty skinny when I was a child so they probably figured this was a nice high-calorie dish for me. Nowadays I try to health it up a bit by cutting the evaporated milk about 1/3 with plain ole 2% milk and use whole grain or high protein pasta.

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[amazinblue82]

Only one thing worked for me ..(but I am trying to think of this thing my mom would make ... it worked too but my sister has to give me the recipe) right off the shelf

 

[amazinblue82]

I am not a drinker by any means but had these last Christmas. Only one .. but IF i could handle my liquor probably more. good thing my date for evening had so many she was "fun" all night.

 

[Fratzog]

Weiner Schnitzel very simple and consists of pork that has been whacked with a hammer a few dozen times to thin it out, coated in breadcrumbs, and fried. It's often served with potatoes, traditionally a potato salad. Washed down with a good beer of course.

 

[shooter65]

Hotdog with B-L Horseradish Sauce and Sauerkraut. If you haven't tried it, give it a shot. I like the sauerkraut cold on the dog. I don't know why the pics came out so damned big.

 

[Fratzog]

Only one thing worked for me ..(but I am trying to think of this thing my mom would make ... it worked too but my sister has to give me the recipe) right off the shelf

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Yup, those were a staple for us kids in the summer at the corner store back in the day.

 

[shooter65]

Yup, those were a staple for us kids in the summer at the corner store back in the day.

I'd forgotten all about the corner store. In my rural area it was called Calhoun's. They first got rid of the two pump island when it changed hands and later the new owner closed down because he couldn't compete with the chains, like the Red & White in town. Wood floors and the dual beam scale to measure meat purchases wrapped in wax paper. This is not it but because it remained unchanged this is a pretty good representation of what it was like.

 

[300rag]

Weiner Schnitzel very simple and consists of pork that has been whacked with a hammer a few dozen times to thin it out, coated in breadcrumbs, and fried. It's often served with potatoes, traditionally a potato salad. Washed down with a good beer of course.
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Made with veal is even better.

Or this, the Black Forest Inn in Hamilton makes a decent one...