Text 14739, 81 rader
Skriven 2014-07-09 21:19:11 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 14641 av Dave Drum (1:18/200)
Ärende: Drinkies
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Hi Dave,

 DD> You might look into one of those plug-in-the-accessory-outlet travel
 DD> mugs - as much as you guys travel. It will keep hot things hot or heat
 DD> water for tea, instant soup or coffee. They're not, IIRC, terrifically
 DD> expensive, either.

 RH> Might give it some consideration. It would let us make up something hot
 RH> while on the road for a quick cold weather meal. Usually the hot drink
 RH> we get in the morning lasts until afternoon but sometimes it would be
 RH> nice to have something like soup or ramen noodles for lunch.

 DD> Which works if you have a driver and a rider. Not so well for a solo

That's our usual set up--Steve drives, I ride shot gun.

 DD> trip, though - unless one is willing to pull over and do the necessary
 DD> to get things cooking. I usually pick up a 24 oz cup of coffee when I
 DD> leave on my morning route at 7ish. That lasts me until about 0930.
 DD> Never got to the afternoon with a drink, though - hot or cold.

The travel mugs we got a couple of years ago keep stuff too hot to drink
for a couple of hours, then it gradually cools off over the next 6-8
hours. By mid afternoon (figuring we fill it about 7 am) it's warm.
After that it gets tepid and then cold.

 DD> I just as soon put my own additives in - if I'm not going with the
 DD> "straight-up" brew.

 RH> I try to keep some stevia packets on hand to add to mine. not having
 RH> those, I'll go with Equal.

 DD> I do the pink packets (by preference) or the yellow ones (if I have
 DD> to) and leave the blue ones for the dustbin men.

I'll do the green packets first, back up is the yellow. The blue & pink
stay on the table.

 DD> AFAIAC *NO* grits are good. Thick, thin, or in the middle. I have
 DD> eaten, but not enjoyed fried mush - which is a cousin to grits. But,
 DD> unless starving (literally) I'd not do that on a voluntary basis
 DD> again.

 RH> Just means more for me. (G)

 DD> Go for it - with my sanction ... for whatever that's worth. But, keep
 DD> in mind that grits, as their base is corn, means you gots to watch the
 DD> carbs - since you pay attention to those.

I do pay attention--if I have grits, I'll cut carbs somewhere else.

 DD> BTW - tell Steve I asked the person I know at the Baptist church which
 DD> was looking for a replacement preacher. Not good news for Steve - they
 DD> hired a guy from Canuckistan who had done a stint as a "guest" pastor.

 RH> Oh well, we'll find something, somewhere. Thanks for keeping us in
 RH> mind.

 DD> It wasn't a big deal. I had heard that they were shopping for a new
 DD> leader. I hadn't realised that the guy I met from Canada was the one
 DD> that Chuck's church was going to hire though. If I had known that they
 DD> were auditioning applicants I'd have known that the process was pretty
 DD> far along and not mentioned it.

 DD> As you say - something will turn up. It usually does.

All in God's timing. If it's in a part of the country we've never lived
in, we'll explore new foods. If we've lived in the region before, we'll
reacquaint ourselves with old favorites and probably find some new foods
to try.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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