The Coffee House

[jcdeboever]

I like donuts

 

[Gary A.]

Buenos Dias Coffee Hosers. Gary is pissed. He awoke at 5:00 a.m. for his early morning meetings at CSULA ... and it was cancelled. So now what, he has a dozen doughnuts and nowhere to go.

This week begins our Hollywood Bowl season, starting on Friday with Paul Simon. He's really good. We purchased a collapsible, short table for picnicking prior to the festivities. It is far more comfortable to eat on the grounds as opposed to eating in our seats. If you're just having a burger then the seat are okay. But we, like many other attending, make it an eating event, with tablecloths, matching napkins, our stainless steel wine glasses and this year ... metal utensils (keeping plastics out of the ocean). Gary has insulated bags and backpack for keeping the food and beverages at proper temps.

Love that you're taking it to the next level with the switch from plastics! Sounds like it will be a nice kick off to the season. Who else will you see this year?

I dunno, Mary Lou is in charge of the tickets ... but ... the Playboy Jazz Festival is next. Gary believes we have the “Jazz 1” series, plus whatever else Mary Lou choose. The Playboy Jazz Festival is more of a giant party than a concert. People, (including us), take Mardi Gras beads, and toss them around the bowl. Others take Jell-O shots and similar to the beads, gets tossed to those waving their arms. At all Bowl events, you share food and wine with your neighbors ... but even more so at the Playboy. People are literally dancing in the street and the aisles.

The metal utilities are nice. They come in their own little carrying bag and to save space the chop sticks are two pieces, (like a pool cue) and screw together. The stainless wine glasses get a lot of compliments from both the staff and the spectators.

 

[Gary A.]

Eight doughnuts.

 

[SquarePeg]

Carpe vinum.

 

[smoke665]

Today there was a tragedy in Gadsden, AL. A pickup apparently managed to loose control and go through the guard rail on the bridge over the river. Over the last 38 years I've driven over this almost daily. It's not narrow, there's a substantial edge before you get to a large bumper/curb and then a solid guard rail. In all the years it's been there, serious accidents have occurred but no one has ever gone through the guard rail. I likely would have been dead before I hit the water, because it's a long way down. Authorities search for vehicle that drove off bridge over Coosa River

I drive bridges daily, two of which have a long way down into a river and aggressive drivers during rush hour. This is one of my fears, especially as traffic backs up.

Latest update they think they've located the vehicle, it's 40' deep, a lot of trash accumulated over the years and a current. There's the remnants of a civil war era steam paddle wheeler down there as well as old boats and barges that have sunk over the years.

 

[terri56]

Today there was a tragedy in Gadsden, AL. A pickup apparently managed to loose control and go through the guard rail on the bridge over the river. Over the last 38 years I've driven over this almost daily. It's not narrow, there's a substantial edge before you get to a large bumper/curb and then a solid guard rail. In all the years it's been there, serious accidents have occurred but no one has ever gone through the guard rail. I likely would have been dead before I hit the water, because it's a long way down. Authorities search for vehicle that drove off bridge over Coosa River

I drive bridges daily, two of which have a long way down into a river and aggressive drivers during rush hour. This is one of my fears, especially as traffic backs up.

Latest update they think they've located the vehicle, it's 40' deep, a lot of trash accumulated over the years and a current. There's the remnants of a civil war era steam paddle wheeler down there as well as old boats and barges that have sunk over the years.

What an awful story. I'm sure everyone in your area feels the effects from this, having used the bridge often.

 

[smoke665]

What an awful story. I'm sure everyone in your area feels the effects

Actually been across it twice today already. No one understands for sure how they did it. It's a nice wide 4 lane bridge with a raised pedestrian sidewalk on each side. The sidewalk is raised a good 12-16" above the pavement and a substantial steel pipe and concrete railing on the outside. It's almost as if they intentional tried to go off.

 

[waday]

Today there was a tragedy in Gadsden, AL. A pickup apparently managed to loose control and go through the guard rail on the bridge over the river. Over the last 38 years I've driven over this almost daily. It's not narrow, there's a substantial edge before you get to a large bumper/curb and then a solid guard rail. In all the years it's been there, serious accidents have occurred but no one has ever gone through the guard rail. I likely would have been dead before I hit the water, because it's a long way down. Authorities search for vehicle that drove off bridge over Coosa River

I drive bridges daily, two of which have a long way down into a river and aggressive drivers during rush hour. This is one of my fears, especially as traffic backs up.

Latest update they think they've located the vehicle, it's 40' deep, a lot of trash accumulated over the years and a current. There's the remnants of a civil war era steam paddle wheeler down there as well as old boats and barges that have sunk over the years.

The Coosa is 40' deep at that bridge? Wow, very deceiving. It looks like the Coosa just downstream turns into a reservoir for a hydroelectric dam?

 

[smoke665]

The Coosa is 40' deep at that bridge?

In the old days it was a major shipping lane from Geogia down through Alabama, till Albama Power damned it up. Where Henry Neely Dam is now there were two locks to facilitate the shallow draft paddlewheelers that once travelled up and down. In those days it wasn't so deep.

 

[Gary A.]

Today there was a tragedy in Gadsden, AL. A pickup apparently managed to loose control and go through the guard rail on the bridge over the river. Over the last 38 years I've driven over this almost daily. It's not narrow, there's a substantial edge before you get to a large bumper/curb and then a solid guard rail. In all the years it's been there, serious accidents have occurred but no one has ever gone through the guard rail. I likely would have been dead before I hit the water, because it's a long way down. Authorities search for vehicle that drove off bridge over Coosa River

I drive bridges daily, two of which have a long way down into a river and aggressive drivers during rush hour. This is one of my fears, especially as traffic backs up.

Latest update they think they've located the vehicle, it's 40' deep, a lot of trash accumulated over the years and a current. There's the remnants of a civil war era steam paddle wheeler down there as well as old boats and barges that have sunk over the years.

The Coosa is 40' deep at that bridge? Wow, very deceiving. It looks like the Coosa just downstream turns into a reservoir for a hydroelectric dam?

Water, water, water ... it seems that's all you think about.

 

[smoke665]

Water, water, water ... it seems that's all you think about.

Well duh, gotta have something for ice cubes in the bourbon.

Not many know but Alabama, Georgia and Florida have been embroiled in a water feud for years Tri-State Water Wars (AL, GA, FL) | Southern Environmental Law Center Atlanta's high growth rate is the hog in the puddle that's consuming more and more, they've sucked their own Lake Lanier down, and want to grab our before it crosses the line. I guess we're a little more aware of it because the Coosa River Basin is/has been a major battle ground

 

[davidharmier60]

My understanding is a big pipeline will be installed from the Trinity River to Houston.
Might actually HELP with the flooding after the lake gets full.
When I got home I had two cold pieces of pizza and then we went to Houston to deliver the last drum.
We drove past uncles place. Cousin did not get the building. The guys who were to get the building next to that one haven't gotten it either.
The place looks like a tornado has gone through. They don't like the landowner and don't plan on leaving him a clean place.
Did my comics and now going through my 5.4x rolls looking for perfect examples. I just wonder what will happen when I get in the 6.5x and up!

 

[smoke665]

Just on the news the Post Office is releasing "Scratch and Sniff" stamps. U.S. Postal Service announces first-ever scratch and sniff stamp with popsicle scent I see a whole new world of possibilities for the Post Office --- Well Done!!! LOL

 

[jcdeboever]

Great hockey tonight. What a game. Man, the Caps are punishing the Lightning. Been some great goaltending as well.

 

[Fujidave]

Cloudy and breezy today, but feels quite warm out.