Text 18055, 80 rader
Skriven 2011-11-21 06:19:09 av Dave Drum (1:18/200.0)
  Kommentar till text 17963 av Sean Dennis (1:18/200)
Ärende: Moreno Valley Aerodrome
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-=> Sean Dennis wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 DD> The only time I was actually in Perris was in the mid-1960s when I was
 DD> taking part in a desert motorcycle race that ran from Perris to
 DD> Barstow. I actually amazed myself, my friends and many of my enemies
 DD> by finishing the course - albeit, not on the podium, or, for that
 DD> matter, in the money. Did you know that it is possible to inhale two
 DD> pitchers of Lucky Lager when one is really dry???

 SD> That would have been quite a run from Perris to Barstow.  I was out at

Yes, it was. At the time it was considered one of the "classic" off road races
for 2 wheelers.

 SD> the Marine Corps' DRMO post just down the road from Fort Irwin when my
 SD> unit was sent out there to play war games in 1998.  I got assigned to
 SD> work at the railhead at DRMO unloading and loading equipment
 SD> (ostensibly for supposed punishment since my NCO didn't like that I was
 SD> smarter than he was :).  It was a great four weeks out of six: unlike
 SD> my compatriots at Irwin who had to suffer with MREs and live like
 SD> sardines, we were all stuffed in a big hut, fed hot meals by rotating
 SD> National Guard chow units, and got hot showers at a nearby KOA.  At
 SD> night you could look out across I-10 and see Calico.

Would that be Knott's Berry Farm's version of a tourist tr ... errrm, ghost
town? There is another - not exactly - ghost town nearby. It's a town site of a
place called Bismark, California. All that remains is a bunch of holes in the
ground/rock and some pretty well picked over tailings dumps and a few building
foundations. When the gold ran out the owners/occupants took all the wood with
them to the next location. wood being darned near as scarce as water in the
desert.   Bv)=
 
 SD> As for inhaling mass quantities of liquid, oh yes, I can completely
 SD> understand. We were out there in February and March yet it was still so
 SD> dry (and damned cold!) that we could guzzle down a canteen or two of
 SD> water an hour--I think that'd be about two quarts IIRC--even when it
 SD> was 40 degrees F outside from all the work.

The Mojave can be quite fun - I have experienced 35øF at night and 120øF+ on
the next day. That's quite a swing.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      Title: Calico Corn
 Categories: Vegetables, Chilies
      Yield: 6 servings

    1/8 lb Unsalted butter (4 tb)
      1 lg Red bell pepper; fine dice
      2 cl Garlic; peeled, minced
      1 lg Jalapeno; stemmed, seeded,
           - minced
      3 c  Corn kernels; defrosted
     20 oz Can white hominy; drained
      4    Green onions; trimmed,
           - sliced
    1/2 ts Salt
 
  In a large skillet over medium heat, melt the butter. Stir
  in the sweet red pepper, garlic,and jalapeno and cook,
  stirring once or twice, for 5 minutes. 

  Stir in the corn, hominy, green onions, and salt and cook,
  covered, stirring once or twice, until heated through,
  about 4 minutes. 

  Adjust the seasoning and serve immediately.

  Recipe By: El Paso Chile Co.’s TX Border Cookbook
  W. P. Kerr & Norma Kerr

  From: http://www.recipesource.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

MMMMM
 
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