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[limr47 1]

And none of this makes me regret giving up meat.

 

[smoke665]

@waday I remember I had to go to one for a site survey on a new finished product loadout. I'd made the mistake of wearing a brand new pair of Hush Puppy loafers that day. It was hot that day, on the way back with the a/c on I kept smelling the stench of the place. Apparently the shoes/soles had soaked up the smell. Finally pitched them out the window and drove home shoeless.

 

[Gary A.]

Gary likes hush puppies.

 

[Gary A.]

Mary Lou and Gary are on the shuttle heading to the Hollywood Bowl.

 

[Gary A.]

iPhone

Picnicking at the Bowl.

 

[tirediron]

Don't worry; I usually never trust what the meat industry tells me.

When I was involved in the industry the evolution of the extruded meat was still in it's infancy, but the ability to produce a structured product with the same characteristics (texture, etc.) was pretty amazing. Since the process included the bones as well, there was a lot of push back especially in the beef segment when "mad cow disease" hit the scene. Since then legislation has prevented the use of beef bones in the mix, but I'm not sure about poultry. There was a saying in the poultry segment that "They used everything but the cluck" on a bird. If it can't be sold for consumption it's sent to the rendering plant (along with the offal) to be converted into a protien supplement that is fed back to the birds.

Disgusting.

I worked on a wastewater permitting/sampling aspect of a rendering facility. Thankfully, at the time, I wasn’t hazwoper certified, so I couldn’t join my coworker in the field. He reported back that it was horrifying. The pond they sent their wastewater to had a foot or more solid, floating layer of let’s call it sludge.

As a teen-ager I worked for my father in his sewer & drain business. One of our regular jobs was pumping out the settling/separation tank at the local poultry processing facility. On a warm August day, that was...umm... whiffy.

Anyone else for a hot dog?

 

[SquarePeg]

BTW- The School of Rock was excellent fun, a ten on the fun scale. The kids were sooooo talented. If/when the musical arrives in your area ... go.

I’ll keep an eye out for that one. I try to see as many shows as I can unless it’s crazy pricing like Hamilton. We go for cheaper seats and more shows - quantity over quality is the way to go in this case. We went to see Moulin Rouge tonight at the Colonial in Boston. It was fabulous and I highly recommend! I believe this is the national premier. It will definitely make it to Broadway and be a huge hit.

 

[ceemac]

Wow, another night of Nature's fury. The windows are rattling and the flashes are lighting up the entire sky. Storms are more spectacular when you're at 3500 ft. and they're right above you. Fortunately we're getting rain to lessen the chances of new fires. I'd take pictures, but I'm hiding under the bed with the dog.

 

[Gary A.]

iPhone

It was a very warm day, but a perfect evening with temps in the low 70’s and a nice, cool breeze sweeping the Hollywood Hills.

 

[davidharmier60]

I guess there is something to be said by living in the land of fruits and nuts.
The alarm went off as a surprise this morning. No multiple wake up and roll over like usual. But I gotta go!

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[Gary A.]

BTW- The School of Rock was excellent fun, a ten on the fun scale. The kids were sooooo talented. If/when the musical arrives in your area ... go.

I’ll keep an eye out for that one. I try to see as many shows as I can unless it’s crazy pricing like Hamilton. We go for cheaper seats and more shows - quantity over quality is the way to go in this case. We went to see Moulin Rouge tonight at the Colonial in Boston. It was fabulous and I highly recommend! I believe this is the national premier. It will definitely make it to Broadway and be a huge hit.
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We are similar, cheaper seats but more shows. Last night was the start of our "Jazz 2 Series" at the Bowl. Taj Mahal was the main event. He and his group are soooo good. Melissa Etheridge somehow got on the ticket also. This was her first time playing at the Bowl. You could tell in her performance this was a Bucket List thing. She played her heart out. She told a story that for 30 years she lived around the corner from the Bowl. One day, while she was running the neighborhood, a car came up, rolled down their window and ask "How do you get to the Hollywood Bowl?" She replied "Practice, lots of practice."

 

[SquarePeg]

BTW- The School of Rock was excellent fun, a ten on the fun scale. The kids were sooooo talented. If/when the musical arrives in your area ... go.

I’ll keep an eye out for that one. I try to see as many shows as I can unless it’s crazy pricing like Hamilton. We go for cheaper seats and more shows - quantity over quality is the way to go in this case. We went to see Moulin Rouge tonight at the Colonial in Boston. It was fabulous and I highly recommend! I believe this is the national premier. It will definitely make it to Broadway and be a huge hit.
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We are similar, cheaper seats but more shows. Last night was the start of our "Jazz 2 Series" at the Bowl. Taj Mahal was the main event. He and his group are soooo good. Melissa Etheridge somehow got on the ticket also. This was her first time playing at the Bowl. You could tell in her performance this was a Bucket List thing. She played her heart out. She told a story that for 30 years she lived around the corner from the Bowl. One day, while she was running the neighborhood, a car came up, rolled down their window and ask "How do you get to the Hollywood Bowl?" She replied "Practice, lots of practice."

She always puts on a great show! You’re lucky to have such “easy” access. Usually I don’t mind the cheap seats but I did wish we had slightly better seats last night as some of the show involves some light audience interaction and that would have been very cool. I liked it so much I may have to see again with my sister in law before it goes on its way. She was very jealous and a bit annoyed that I hadn’t thought to ask her to join us when we got the tix as she loves the movie. It’s her birthday later this month so maybe a night out for that.

 

[davidharmier60]

About 30 minutes afternoon y'all. 5 hours today 23.05 for the week so far. Now we are going to go unload the freezer, load my truck up with garbage, go get a trash sticker for my truck and go lose all the trash at the county site.

 

[Gary A.]

From last night:

Taj Mahal: "... If there was a river made of whiskey. If there was a river made of whiskey and I was a diving duck. I'd go to the bottom and never come up."

 

[Gary A.]

@ Peg: '"Easy"' ... lol, that is subjective. The La Mirada Theatre is easy, like three minutes away by car easy. Last night there was a Dodger game between Gary and the Hollywood Bowl. Fortunately, we managed to time it right and skirt around the Dodger Stadium traffic.