Weekend Party Thread: February

[BonnyW]

Originally Posted by Andiline

Bonny, they already know who those guys are... but they have started to check all major constructions in my region that have been done in the last 40 years... the fraud has been going on for so long (apparently all over Germany) that nobody can exclude anything anymore.

On the good side: my work has been exciting again this week.

Good that you are enjoying your work....

Originally Posted by MikeW

The wrong thread is going strong tonight. They are not random thoughts being posted in that thread.

I have a sore throat, drippy nose, didn't go to work today. I was just told citrus is good for sore throats. You guessed it, I'm having a margy.

I said "better than" wine for sore throats
So, do you feel better yet?

[MikeW]

Originally Posted by BonnyW

...
I said "better than" wine for sore throats
So, do you feel better yet?

I'll let you know later.

[snappysammy]

Originally Posted by roni

The Arkansas Ozarks?

I lived in the Missouri Ozarks for a time.

Nothing like walking through a grove of oak and hickory trees with 5 inches of freshly fallen snow on the ground - sky cleared off with a full moon present whilst under the influence of mushrooms. Didn't feel cold at all.

That was decades ago, statute of limitations way past Mr. Copper

hahaha
we used to pick pillow cases of shrooms down towards little rock

[UnoMasMezcal]

Originally Posted by snappysammy

hahaha
we used to pick pillow cases of shrooms down towards little rock

I used to backpack a lot in the Angeles Crest mountains east of Pasadena. It was quite an experience to eat mushrooms, and hike in by moonlight. There was one section that went up a ridge line and led to a narrow trail along a cliff. 2 feet wide, and 100 up from the canyon floor. I knew that trail so well I could do it with my eyes closed. (With a 70 pound pack.) I think now I would not be able to do it at all. Just thinking of walking a 2 foot wide ledge, 100 feet up would make my knees buckle. Oh, to be young and invincible again.

[snappysammy]

Originally Posted by UnoMasMezcal

I used to backpack a lot in the Angeles Crest mountains east of Pasadena. It was quite an experience to eat mushrooms, and hike in by moonlight. There was one section that went up a ridge line and led to a narrow trail along a cliff. 2 feet wide, and 100 up from the canyon floor. I knew that trail so well I could do it with my eyes closed. (With a 70 pound pack.) I think now I would not be able to do it at all. Just thinking of walking a 2 foot wide ledge, 100 feet up would make my knees buckle. Oh, to be young and invincible again.

heh, ya think yer old now, just wait ten years
the mind is willing but the body just says no way, jose :sob:

[BonnyW]

Originally Posted by UnoMasMezcal

I used to backpack a lot in the Angeles Crest mountains east of Pasadena. It was quite an experience to eat mushrooms, and hike in by moonlight. There was one section that went up a ridge line and led to a narrow trail along a cliff. 2 feet wide, and 100 up from the canyon floor. I knew that trail so well I could do it with my eyes closed. (With a 70 pound pack.) I think now I would not be able to do it at all. Just thinking of walking a 2 foot wide ledge, 100 feet up would make my knees buckle. Oh, to be young and invincible again.

Near Buckhorn?
I used to hike those trails a lot back in the late 70's...probably passed you a couple of times...No 'shrums para mi. ...just night hiking.

[UnoMasMezcal]

Originally Posted by BonnyW

Near Buckhorn?
I used to hike those trails a lot back in the late 70's...probably passed you a couple of times...No 'shrums para mi. ...just night hiking.

Switzer Falls, Bear Canyon. In the 1920's it was a resort area for the Hollywood elite. Floods, earthquakes, and the depression wiped it off the map. You could hike in for miles. No roads. Sheer cliffs on either side. You would come across bits of road sticking up out of the creek. An occasional frame from a model T half buried and overgrown. A small creek ran through the middle until you reached the pools. 4 pools carved out of the granite into perfect bowls the size of swimming pools about 10 feet deep. It was a magical place. (No pun intended.)

The "trailblazing" on shrooms was not the norm. Only a couple times out of a hundred trips.

We would pack in a frozen turkey on holidays and cook it in a pit and celebrate the holidays there. One Christmas, we packed gifts, a turkey, and various fruits. (Apples, oranges and cranberries.) We decorated a small pine tree with the fruit as ornaments and placed the gifts under the tree. We pit cooked the turkey and shared a bottle of whiskey and opened gifts. The thought was we would leave tree decorated for the forest creatures to eat after we packed out. I was a most memorable Christmas.

[roni]

We're making a home-made smoked chicken and veggie whole wheat crust pizza. Oh, also a big head of roasted garlic cloves.

I get two slices with crust and two slices with the good stuff scraped off the crust

We'll have left-over parmesan, fontina, provolone, asiago and mozzarella cheese, so I also bought an eggplant and we'll do eggplant parmigiana tomorrow

[MikeW]

I'm blowing my nose.
Taking Advil.
Not doing anything, I hate not doing anything.

Noticed a WW thread on the main forum. I answered, discretely.

[roni]

Originally Posted by MikeW

I'm blowing my nose.
Taking Advil.
Not doing anything, I hate not doing anything.

Noticed a WW thread on the main forum. I answered, discretely.

Some blowing happened here this morning. Took aspirin

Walked and stuff, did some shopping. Pizza is in the oven

[UnoMasMezcal]

Wow! This is it. Looks a lot more popular than when I was doing it 25 years ago. I actually learned many of my outdoor and angling skills right here. What a great place.
Hiking Bear Canyon and Switzer Falls | Modern Hiker

[January Guy]

Hey Peeps,

I haven't been on this thread as much due to the combination of tax season and various weekend events.

Did 5 tax returns today so I'm now enjoying a Summit extra pale ale beer (local) and will follow it with a glass of Spanish tempranillo. Then will be hitting the hay to get up early for a couple more tax returns. Gotta get those out of the way because I suppose I should think about packing.

[BonnyW]

Originally Posted by January Guy

Hey Peeps,

I haven't been on this thread as much due to the combination of tax season and various weekend events.

Did 5 tax returns today so I'm now enjoying a Summit extra pale ale beer (local) and will follow it with a glass of Spanish tempranillo. Then will be hitting the hay to get up early for a couple more tax returns. Gotta get those out of the way because I suppose I should think about packing.

Iffin' you are leaving in 2 days ..yep...
We tried the Old Vines Tempranillio tonight, and it is good..
Making /Potato casserole/Wedding/Funeral/Birthin' potatoes and some collard greens and mixed green salad for dinner

[January Guy]

Originally Posted by BonnyW

Iffin' you are leaving in 2 days ..yep...
We tried the Old Vines Tempranillio tonight, and it is good..
Making /Potato casserole/Wedding/Funeral/Birthin' potatoes and some collard greens and mixed green salad for dinner

I usually start packing at 9PM the night before our AM flight to Playa. So, I've got lots of time still.

Casserole? I thought we only made that in Minnesota? Do you guys make Hotdish as well?

[roni]

Originally Posted by January Guy

Do you guys make Hotdish as well?

I think out here, we are hot dishes.

Don't know so much about making Hotdish though.