The Coffee House

[Gary A.]

@JonA_CT really? Seems like we burn that much in a week and don't go anywhere!

My job and pretty much everything else I need is within 5 miles of my house. For the most part, we take my wife’s car for anything further or when it’s not just me.

Gary needs to travel only a few times a week. Other than those scheduled days he can easily be self sufficient working from home and walking for stuff. Even the local theatre is within walking distance. More often than not, Gary will walk to store for foodstuff and to Home Depot for most all else. There's multiple Japanese, Mexican, Vietnamese, Chinese, Fast, Pizza, Ice Cream, et al, restaurants all within an easy walk. But Gary chooses to drive all over because ... he chooses to drive all over. Variety is the spice of life.

I should also mention that my Mazda 3 gets nearly 30 mpg even in town, haha.

My Crown Vic get 26 mph ... with interior room to spare.

You’re too young to be driving a Crown Vic that slow.

LOL ... I love that car ... 26mph mixed usage, but when Gary needs to go fast ... your back slams into the seat. It rarely rarely breaks and it so massively comfortable it feel like you're driving from your living room. Gary got it when he was commuting four hours a day. It was a very good choice. Plus, he was working on government jobs during this time period and a non-descript Crown Vic made him look very official and accepted.

Granted, Gary will never be considered sexy when he pulls up in his Crown Vic ... but those days are far behind him.

 

[Gary A.]

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O!M!G! A puppy! You need to bring her/him over for Maggie! Merry Merry Christmas!

 

[terri32 3]

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What a sweet face!

 

[tirediron]

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A new toy for the ferts?

 

[davidharmier60]

Daves truck gets 15 if he's lucky.
That are one CUTE pup!

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[davidharmier60]

And Dave must get fuel after work tomorrow. Probably 2.09ish.
If he wished to visit a madhouse he could maybe get 1.99.

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[davidharmier60]

And because he must awaken at 4am tomorrow he won't be awake much longer.

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[SquarePeg36 6]

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Oh, you got a new pup? Sweet face. The pup's cute too.

 

[Frank F.]

getting warmer and wetter

 

[Gary A.]

Hamilton Update: Mary Lou is checking out the tickets 90 minutes before showtime. Cheapest were $200 ... as she reported (Wow, $200, what a deal ..." the prices dropped to $150 each. These tickets are not in the last row ... they're next to the last row. Cheapest tickets for Tuesday are $450.

 

[Gary A.]

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Let it Snow, Let it Snow ... Let it Snow.

 

[Gary A.]

Gary’s pizza - pesto sauce - wheat crust w/thyme, rosemary and peppers - olives - more peppers - tomatoes - sausage - three different cheeses.

The crust is very thick.

 

[davidharmier60]

4:15 And all is well.

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[JonA_CT]

I'm feeling about 80% this morning. I just can't talk too much, which makes life a bit difficult as a teacher.

I'm drinking some Starbucks Christmas blend this morning, as I ran into some green coffee supply line issues (meaning I said "oh hey, I should order some more" every third day or so for the last month, and I just got to it Saturday). Their coffee isn't terrible, but it's been awhile since I've drank coffee that is so aggressively roasted. It kind of has a burnt plastic flavor on the finishing notes.

 

[Gary A.]

Buenas Dias Coffee Hosers. The Thomas Fire in Ventura County, (one of six SoCal fires), is so large that it is creating its own localized weather system. Most of the fires are 80%-90+% contained. Weather quality sucks big time all across SoCal. Santa Ana Winds are still blowing but humidity is up to 21%. We are about 20F warmer than normal/average for December. As one would suspect, the Los Angeles Times has been running some impressive and story telling photographs from the fires all week. Usually, the Santa Ana Winds only last a day or two, but this time the winds have been blowing for a week. Very unusual.