The Coffee House

[limr49 2]

Carlo Rossi in a jug?

My father always kept a jug of Carlo Rossi Rose under his dinner chair. Sometimes he'd shake things up and get a Chablis or Paisano.

No, he wasn't an alcoholic, just Portuguese and accustomed to having a glass of wine with dinner. And he was supporting 7 people on a mechanic's salary, so Carlo Rossi fit the budget.

For special occasions, we'd break out the Mateus or Lancers (Both Portuguese wines, btw. Just not the good stuff.)

 

[Gary A.]

This was another pleasant day. Mid 70’s, nice breezes ... same-o same-o as yesterday and tomorrow. Gary finished early and Mary Lou and he zipped down to Long Beach to catch a movie. Beast, a Hitchcock style suspense movie. No CG, low production value, but welled played. Super character development, five stars for those who like suspense stuff.

 

[Gary A.]

Mary Lou and Gary are home now, the temps have dropped into the low 60’s and were having a glass of wine before a light dinner. Either albondigas or ramen ...haven’t quite decided.

 

[jcdeboever]

Hot and humid in Ohio. Home now. No one thanked me for my service. My family seemed to forget all the dead bodies I pulled out of the rubble in Beirut and the terror that followed. Oh well, I served my in laws well this weekend.

 

[Gary A.]

Beirut, for me, was worse than Vietnam and Nicaragua.

 

[Fujidave]

Grey and dull out with humidity at 96, going to an old second hand camera shop in town for a mooch.

 

[JonA_CT]

You know you are on the early van from the hotel when it’s you and the early shuttle flight crew.

 

[davidharmier60]

Mornin y'all. Eagle poops today
Coffee is drinkable.
Have a good one y'all.

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[smoke665]

Grey and dull out with humidity at 96, going to an old second hand camera shop in town for a mooch.

I would be happy to visit any real camera store. As a young man there was a well stocked family store 30 miles away, that I could lose myself in. I can remember every detail of that store, the layout, shelves, even the smells. They stocked every kind of chemical, paper, darkroom supply you'd ever need, and long glass cases of cameras and lens, new and used. The owner was a walking encyclopedia of photography knowledge.

 

[Dean_Gretsch]

I visited a small camera shop just before our Alaska trip. I made a choice and then was told...cash only! Last time I was in the shop Guess it's back to online shopping

 

[smoke665]

I visited a small camera shop just before our Alaska trip. I made a choice and then was told...cash only! Last time I was in the shop Guess it's back to online shopping

Yep sometimes retailers are their own worst competitors. Around here Wally World is moving more and more toward the self checkout. The latest being installing self checkouts on what used to be checker isles, then force you into them by only having one or two live checker lanes open. Retailers forget that if they want to compete with online they have to provide value added service to justify the higher prices.

 

[smoke665]

Okay, just when you "think" you've heard everything, this pops up on the news. WTH?????? USGS Warning: Do Not Try To Roast Marshmallows Over Erupting Hawaii Volcano

 

[SquarePeg]

Ended up getting everything sorted, and then saw a baseball game in the new ball park here in Hartford. I’d upload some photos but the Flickr gods don’t give you the B.B. code option from their app.

Getting ready to bunk down. Headed to Denver at 5:45 via Detroit.

To post from your phone, you need to sign into Flickr in the phone's web browser. You have to choose "show full site" or "show desktop site" or something like that... I use Chrome and it works. To copy paste the bb code on your phone (iphone?) you need to highlight the beginning of the code and then swipe down and off the dialogue box to capture the part that is off the screen then copy/paste. It's a bit tricky but it does work. Thanks @waday for sharing this trick which made my ipad and iphone usable for Flickr!

 

[waday]

Ended up getting everything sorted, and then saw a baseball game in the new ball park here in Hartford. I’d upload some photos but the Flickr gods don’t give you the B.B. code option from their app.

Getting ready to bunk down. Headed to Denver at 5:45 via Detroit.

To post from your phone, you need to sign into Flickr in the phone's web browser. You have to choose "show full site" or "show desktop site" or something like that... I use Chrome and it works. To copy paste the bb code on your phone (iphone?) you need to highlight the beginning of the code and then swipe down and off the dialogue box to capture the part that is off the screen then copy/paste. It's a bit tricky but it does work. Thanks @waday for sharing this trick which made my ipad and iphone usable for Flickr!

No problem! I'm just glad I found a trick to make it work. Maybe SmugMug will make it easier to copy/paste the code on an iPhone? I do find it extremely odd that something as simple as that can't be fixed by Flickr?

 

[ceemac]

Okay, just when you "think" you've heard everything, this pops up on the news. WTH?????? USGS Warning: Do Not Try To Roast Marshmallows Over Erupting Hawaii Volcano

Haha. We're well protected in Canada, too. It was several years ago, but I think we were warned against using snowblowers on our roofs.