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Bessie S · Senior Member

RE: The Coffee Shop

Bessie S · Senior Member

Evil Stepmother wrote:
My favorite is not really a coffee shop, but a restaurant and bakery about 45 minutes from where I live. The coffee is good, but the eggs benedict is better. Some friends and I are going this morning for brunch and shopping. Two of them already decided to share a plate of the eggs and an order of bananas foster french toast. If anybody is ever in Mid Missouri, I'd be happy to take them there.

Spent some time in Hannibal Missouri. It was cool to finally see the Mississippi. We arrived in the evening and walked toward the levee and saw two cranes or whatever they were take off and fly away.

Each to his or her own, but there are way too many things going on in your mouths of your friends at one time. Eggs are meant to be eaten cooked over-medium with a stack of whole wheat toast with real butter. There also needs to be either hash browns or cottage-fried potatoes with a bottle of Heinz for the potatoes only. The eggs need to be eaten first and immediately as they are gross when they're cold. If there is any toast left you need to ask for some honey and apply it with a spoon.

The only possible exception is a soft-boiled egg in an egg cup with the buttered toast cut up into soldiers for dipping. If someone can't cook eggs (you either can or you can't, it's a gift) they should stick to scrambled which are almost always edible.

EmmDee · Guru

Bessie, I think we would have a BLAST if you ever find yourself in this area. We love meeting peeps!

EmmDee · Guru

Can I share a vent here?

Ok, I'm going to anyway....

...so, brother is a small engine mechanic. People bring him weedeaters, lawn mowers, chain saws, etc to work on. Twice in the last 6 weeks he has had someone come and pick up their piece of machinery while Brother is either busy with another customer or on the phone. They just take it and don't pay for it.

Cops say this is a civil matter. This is theft of services and the parts used in the repair. How on earth is this a civil matter?!? If someone steals from a store, they are prosecuted, why not in this instance?

It just sickens me that people are doing this.

Desdenova · Motherhood: Sleep is for the weak!!

WHAT?!
They just take the stuff? And don't pay for your brother's services.

Yeah my faith in humanity just died a little...

Mom of half a dozen · Guru

He could take it to small claims court but it seems the cops would be able to do something as well. Someone is walking in and taking something without paying for it. Kind of seems like a crime to me confuse . I think they just don't want to deal with it. I truly doubt their hands are tied.

Bessie S · Senior Member

I think little bro needs to keep things somewhere where the theives can't access them. What if he were selling diamonds? Would he have his shop set up in such a way that this could happen? I think the cops have bigger fish to fry.

Just sayin . . .

EmmDee · Guru

Actually, the cops in my small hometown probably don't have anything bigger going on truth be told. I think it just sucks that it is a civil issue to begin with. I understand mechanics liens and stuff but it is still horrible that people do this. The best that we can think of that he can do is literally lock everything together with a cable so it will be harder to walk off with them. He has been in this business for 17 years and it is only in the last year this has become an issue.

dqm either · Don't Quote Me

what does gay curious mean?
And am I now gay curious because I want to know what it means?

kapper · I am always right, unless I am wrong.

I think it means they are curious about being gay but not sure if they actually are (but I have no idea so take it for what it's worth..lol).

EmmDee · Guru

I have never heard gay curious but have heard "bi curious" which would mean that I am intrigued by both sexes even if I have only tried being with one.

Bessie S · Senior Member

EmmDee wrote:
I have never heard gay curious but have heard "bi curious" which would mean that I am intrigued by both sexes even if I have only tried being with one.

Woody Allen (before he married his girlfriend's daughter) said being bi doubles your chance of getting a date on Saturday night.

EmmDee · Guru

hahahaha, I love it.

Bessie S · Senior Member

I married a stand-up comic 22 years ago.

EmmDee · Guru

I would be willing to bet that makes for an interesting marriage.

Bessie S · Senior Member

People asked me if he was funny around the house. I said he was but I was marrying him because he thought I was funny and he did the dishes.

kapper · I am always right, unless I am wrong.

I think you have a little of the stand up comic as well Bessie.

EmmDee · Guru

Awww, that is sweet Bessie.

Bessie S · Senior Member

Hey, you folks rock! I was the new girl in school 12 times (boo hoo hoo) and only ever dreamed of having rockin friends like you folks.

EmmDee · Guru

*blushes* We sure do like having you around too my dear.

kapper · I am always right, unless I am wrong.

I need some coffee. My sleeping is all messed up because of the long weekend.....

EmmDee · Guru

I would look some caffeine right about now.

dqm either · Don't Quote Me

Bessie S wrote:
Hey Peeps. I'm been through more than one ****e storm since I've last been here. That ever happen to you?

what kind of storm? confuse

-- Edited by dqm either on Thursday 6th of September 2012 08:03:10 PM

Bessie S · Senior Member

Hey Peeps. I'm been through more than one ****e storm since I've last been here. That ever happen to you?

Mom of half a dozen · Guru

I am not feelin' so hot. I am skipping the coffee. Anyone have any diet vernors? To much running around and not enough sleep. I actually feel sick to my stomach.

dqm either · Don't Quote Me

Mom of half a dozen wrote:
I am not feelin' so hot. I am skipping the coffee. Anyone have any diet vernors? To much running around and not enough sleep. I actually feel sick to my stomach.

I hope you feel better Mom o' {{hug}}

Bessie S · Senior Member

Mom of half a dozen wrote:
I am not feelin' so hot. I am skipping the coffee. Anyone have any diet vernors? To much running around and not enough sleep. I actually feel sick to my stomach.

What does vernors mean? And may I get a refill of this cuppa Joe?

Bessie S · Senior Member

dqm either wrote:
Bessie S wrote:
Hey Peeps. I'm been through more than one ****e storm since I've last been here. That ever happen to you?
what kind of storm?

-- Edited by dqm either on Thursday 6th of September 2012 08:03:10 PM

S - h - i- t - e

dqm either · Don't Quote Me

Small town funny:

I laugh about how small my town is and how everyone knows everyone's business but my town really isn't that small. There are about 3,000 full time residents and it's a tourist destination plus lots of people have 2nd homes here so honestly I don't know everyone.

That was proven to me this afternoon at a stoplight. I said to my friend

-Oh look! Ms. Dirsh got a new car.
-who's Ms. Dirsh?
-I don't know, I've never met her but I see her car all the time and she bought a new one.
-Where?
-Right there *pointing to the car stopped in front of us with personalized plates

Friend busts up laughing. Appearantly that's the car they use to teach students to drive. The initials of my town are MS and what I thought said Dirsh was an abbreviation for Driving School.

For YEARS I've been waiting to meet this woman. biggrin

Bessie S · Senior Member

Hey, when you meet her you can dish all her dirt in this coffee shop!

dqm either · Don't Quote Me

Anyone seen Farmer Guy lately? I miss his humor.

EmmDee · Guru

No, I don't believe I have seen him lately. Of course I have not been around much

dqm either · Don't Quote Me

dqm either · Don't Quote Me

dqm either · Don't Quote Me

I have a hypothetical question about something I may or may not have done - tonight.

Has anyone ever served freezer burned food to their family? If so did they even notice?
If not what's your main reason for not?

I always figured it's because the food was old but if it's frozen how much does that matter?

I also figured it's because the ive crystals would break down the texture of the food item but it's spinach and spinich texture is grossish anyway.

Well, we're eating late tonight. I'll let any interested parties know how the hypothetical dinner turned out.

Mom of half a dozen · Guru

It isn't harmful. It's just water evaporating out and crystallizing on the surface. If you want to try it go ahead. Depending on the food it might taste funny. I have had meat get a little freezer burned and used it, and it was ok. I had meat get moderately freezer burned, cooked it, tried it, and threw it away. I don't think I have ever done freezer burned veggies, so I can't help you there. I am wondering how it turned out.

dqm either · Don't Quote Me

It wasn't good :(

But it was cheap spinich anyway. I think if it was higher quality it might have been ok.

dqm either · Don't Quote Me

I know I know... everyone is sick of hearing about the election. And I can't even express how nice it was not to be bombarded here in this forum.

Having said that I can't help but share this election 'funny'

Spoiler

Oh my goodness! LMAO! That is too funny!

huckleberry · Senior Member

I have a great coffee shop in my town, too, DQM. It's called The Funky Java. The guy who owns it is a free spirit and is mother, who manages it, isn't. The perfect balance IMO.

But I hardly ever have time to go there so I'd like to join y'all too.

I will pour everyone a cup of the strong and black and pass around some of Huck's pretty good chocolate chip/peanut butter cookies

ETA: whoops, that didn't work. Have some of these instead

-- Edited by huckleberry on Friday 9th of November 2012 08:11:47 PM

Marie · Veteran Member

Can I join the coffee shop? I miss my good shop outside of Niagara Falls, NY and am making do with my Keurig. Homemade fresh scones with fresh (not frozen) berries in them, mmmm. Well crap, now I'm hungry.

dqm either · Don't Quote Me

Please feel free. I'm not really a coffee drinker but the coffee shop in our little town is the social hub (that and the market LOL) If you crave company there's always someone there willing to chat.

Marie · Veteran Member

I like coffee shops for the atmosphere as well. Plus this time of year they usually have good hot spiced cider!

dqm either · Don't Quote Me

Ours is called YAKS.

It stands for

Yes
Another
Kofee
Shop

dqm either · Don't Quote Me

I can't recall if we have a thread dedicated to the hilarious stuff our kids say but mine just cracked me up and I had to share

#3 and #4 doing some sisterly stuff and the voices get raised until I hear from #3/16yo

16-- your daughter is a terrible person Mom!
Me-- oh yeah? Which one? I have several.
13-- Mom, you just said you have several daughters *laughing*
Me and 16 -- giving her funny looks trying to figute out what's so funny.
16-- she does have several daughters
13-- no she doesn't. She only has four.
Me-- how many do you think 'several' is?
13-- seven

Lmao!
But wait, the hilarity continues. We were then like the three stooges or something trying to determine how many constitutes several.

A daughter =1
A couple of daughters =2
A few daughters = 3
Several daughters = 4 or 5 but not six
Half a dozen = 6
Once you get to seven you go back to several.

I asked-- what's eight?

#3 and #4 in unison-- too many for you Mom!

Marie · Veteran Member

This makes me think of my DH who when I ask him to get a "couple" of something, always says "Ok, how many?" A COUPLE IS 2!!!! Sounds like you had a fun conversation DQM.

dqm either · Don't Quote Me

Hi Marie! Happy Holidays!

huckleberry · Senior Member

I will have a coffee with you tonight if that's alright, as I again am snowed under with work and many hours from a nice cold beer.

DQM, your girls sound like a lot of fun, I love how families develop their own kind of humor.

I spoke to my college son today and he told me that he had been "off currency" for the past few days.

It took me a minute to figure out he meant he was out of money...

Marie · Veteran Member

Thanks DQM - to you as well!

Huckleberry - that's a new phrase to me as well.

I'm having a 2nd cup of coffee as prep for afternoon errand running. DS has his 4m appt w/ the pediatrician and then we MUST go grocery shopping. We are out of everything except bagels and DH can't live on those like I can!

dqm either · Don't Quote Me

Does anyone here live in Iowa? I don't want to knock your state but I just read the most bass ackwards thing today.

http://now.msn.com/iowa-bosses-can-fire-employees-for-being-irresistible

If your boss is sexually attracted to you he can fire you and it's LEGAL!

hmm

Are they crazy?!

What are women supposed to do now when their boss makes a pass? If they turn him down they get fired. The only way they can sue for harassment is if they actually have sex with him and then he tries to fire him.

I keep typing stuff and erasing it because it's too inflamitory.

dqm either · Don't Quote Me

Holiday funny

I gave my kids 'weird' names. They're not ~that~ weird until you say all four of them together but they are still not very common names and you can find alternate spellings of some of them although I used the standard spellings on all four.

The funny:
Last year #4 (12 years old at the time) got a check from her grandmother spelling her name with an

SHA rather than SIA

ending. She made a face and commented that it hurt her feelings that Grandma didn't know how to spell her name after all these years. So I told her to call grandma and thank her for the gift and remind her that her name is spelled with an I.

So of course this year she got a check and her name is spelled with an

SHIA

ending.

LOL!

Poor kid. I told her to call grandma and thank her and just spell it correctly for her but she said it doesn't matter. She said 'if I spell it correctly and she gets it wrong again my feelings will be more hurt than if she just doesn't know.'

I gave her a hug but I can't help but laugh a little. Poor thing.