Deggesty I tease our pastor emeritus, who puts creamer into his coffee, about his adulterating his coffee.
I tease our pastor emeritus, who puts creamer into his coffee, about his adulterating his coffee.
Ah, coffee used to be so simple: black, with sugar, with cream, or with both.
Now, if I say that I want just coffee, whoever is serving me has trouble comprehending me. "Hunh?"
Johnny
From: http://www.callihan.com/seattle/coffee.htm
"Why Bother: A decaf, non-fat (or skim milk) latte, or skinny harmless."
- Paul North.
junior yardmaster My last cup of coffee was in 1970. Stuff smells great; tastes TERRIBLE!
My last cup of coffee was in 1970. Stuff smells great; tastes TERRIBLE!
Could be the reason you are 'junior yardmaster'. All the Yardmasters I worked with drank multiple cups - hot & black. The hotter the better.
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
My doctor advised me to give it up due to high blood pressure, I told him I will cut down, but there's no way I can do it completely. I am down to one small cup in the morning and that's it. I have no desire for more. That one is enough. I imagine if I worked again in a Dilbert cubicle farm, I'd be drinking the stuff like mad just to stay awake. I had my first cup in 1973 at a diner on Long Island and like most New Yorkers, I asked for "coffee regulah"
Maybe coffee is an acquired taste for some people, rather like scotch, oysters or Stilton. But once acquired... Mmmmmm
Have you tasted coffee since 1970?
junior yardmasterStuff smells great; tastes TERRIBLE!
I agree. But cafe au lait -- not too much coffee with a lot of milk and a bit of sugar -- is not bad.
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"A stranger's just a friend you ain't met yet." --- Dave Gardner
Connery and Craig were by far the best of the Bonds, though very different styles.
C&NW, CA&E, MILW, CGW and IC fan
In the movies, Bond spent some time on trains in From Russia With Love (European) and Live and Let Die (US type). In the books, same on the first, not so much on the second; but worthwhile segments in Diamonds are Forever (recreated steam hobby railroad in Nevada) and The Man With The Golden Gun (steam tram or plantation line in Jamaica).
DANIEL CRAIG? Lookit, Sean Connery is THE James Bond! Handsome, great personality, good sense of humor, athletic, and with eyes that could turn dead cold in an instant, justifying that "license to kill."
Daniel Craig just looks mean. Or like he was weaned on a pickle.
YEAH! Daniel Craig, my ass! By the way, we call it peameal bacon. Regular bacon is just bacon. One of the key ways to lose weight is to not eat bacon more than four times a day. A high-end butcher shop opened next door to me last year. One day a week,my entire world smells of bacon. My clothes smell like bacon, my cat smells like bacon, my car smells like bacon. BACON! But, I'm not complaining.
BaltACD Blasphemer! Sean Connery - the original - never bettered!
Blasphemer!
Sean Connery - the original - never bettered!
I second that!
Norm
54light15 There is only one Sherlock just as there will always be just one James Bond. I don't have to mention his name, do I?
There is only one Sherlock just as there will always be just one James Bond. I don't have to mention his name, do I?
That would be Daniel Craig. He plays the character very close to the way that Ian Fleming wrote it: Dark, cynical, cold-blooded and loyal to M.
DeggestyI would not be amazed to learn that what we call "bacon" is, to them, "American bacon."
The Brits call it "Streaky Bacon".
tree68 BaltACD Hot plates are for Canadian bacon. Don't go to Canada and order "Canadian Bacon..." It's just plain bacon there...
BaltACD Hot plates are for Canadian bacon.
Don't go to Canada and order "Canadian Bacon..." It's just plain bacon there...
BaltACDHot plates are for Canadian bacon.
Larry Resident Microferroequinologist (at least at my house) Everyone goes home; Safety begins with you My Opinion. Standard Disclaimers Apply. No Expiration Date Come ride the rails with me! There's one thing about humility - the moment you think you've got it, you've lost it...
Murphy Siding How does that lifeblood of the industry flow in the locomotive? Does each crew just pack a bog ol' thermos of Joe for the trip? Sometimes you read where certain locomotives are equipped with hot plates. Are those used to reheat coffee? I always kind pictured the conductor making flap-jacks and bacon on them.
How does that lifeblood of the industry flow in the locomotive? Does each crew just pack a bog ol' thermos of Joe for the trip? Sometimes you read where certain locomotives are equipped with hot plates. Are those used to reheat coffee? I always kind pictured the conductor making flap-jacks and bacon on them.
Hot plates are for Canadian bacon. US engines don't have the same accessory requirement that Canadian engines do.
Nope. Perfect casting in both cases.
Our RS18u's, of Canadian heritage, have refrigerators and microwaves. We use the 'fridges all the time, but I have yet to make tea in the microwave.
I suppose one could make instant coffee there, if so inclined.
We aren't on the road long enough to get any more exotic.
Thanks to Chris / CopCarSS for my avatar.
Firelock76 schlimm 54light15 Damn, I miss Peter Sellers! Second that!! And I triple that! I was going to add Sherlock Holmes liked Rheingold beer as well, but then I remembered that was from a Rheingold magazine ad from the 50's with Basil Rathbone endorsing the product. I miss Captain Basil Rathbone M.C. (Liverpool Scottish Rifles, WW1) too, the REAL Sherlock Holmes!
schlimm 54light15 Damn, I miss Peter Sellers! Second that!!
54light15 Damn, I miss Peter Sellers!
Second that!!
And I triple that!
I was going to add Sherlock Holmes liked Rheingold beer as well, but then I remembered that was from a Rheingold magazine ad from the 50's with Basil Rathbone endorsing the product.
I miss Captain Basil Rathbone M.C. (Liverpool Scottish Rifles, WW1) too, the REAL Sherlock Holmes!
Just watched Basil this afternoon as Sherlock... lots better than any of the present spate of wanna-be's. Better stories too!
Semper Vaporo
Pkgs.
54light15Damn, I miss Peter Sellers!
I didn't know Inspector Clouseau first name was Jacques. I always thought it was "Inspector." Damn, I miss Peter Sellers!
As I mentioned earlier, my breakfast beverage is a combination of orange-tangerine juice (for vitamins, natural sugars, and other healthful nutrients) and Diet Mountain Dew (for caffeine and a little fizz). I mix myself a large enough glass to be deprived of neither.One of these requires shaking before pouring. The other, not so much. Be sure you're awake enough before concocting. Cleanup begins soon.
Carl
Railroader Emeritus (practiced railroading for 46 years--and in 2010 I finally got it right!)
CAACSCOCOM--I don't want to behave improperly, so I just won't behave at all. (SM)
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