Running Bear's August 2022 Coffee Shop

[Patrick]

Troy: So what your saying is a 5 ounce swallow carried the 1.5 pound coconut to England? or do they do it in pairs? LOL


I prefer this one....

"We are the knights who say NI and we will say NI again to you if you do not appease us!"

 

[D&J RailRoad]

Hard mornings work already. Went up to the church cemetery to start chopping out a tree stump. We keep hitting the roots with the lawn mowers. Chopped out two roots this morning then decided to quit for the day.
Have to go into town for a part to hold the bed liner in the pickup truck then I can take pictures of it for Auto Trader.

 

[troyphoto]

Troy: So what your saying is a 5 ounce swallow carried the 1.5 pound coconut to England? or do they do it in pairs? LOL


I prefer this one....



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"We are the knights who say NI and we will say NI again to you if you do not appease us!"

The Black Knight (aka "Sir Invincible") and a Knight who so recently said "Ni!" battle over a shrubbery...

 

[santafewillie]

Good Morning All. Clear and 71° here on the prairies of North Central Texas. Moderate temperatures for the next ten days or so, mid-70's to lower-90's. Chances of rain beginning Monday.

A somewhat lost day yesterday, as the morning was spent on the grocery trek, and then we had unexpected guests for lunch and an afternoon get-together. Well, unexpected to me, my wife planned it but forgot to tell me! Lost day in that my planned chores and train shed visit were postponed a day. I did however enjoy a few cold brews in the pool when they left about an hour before supper. I didn't want to mow anyway, but it is now required today due to the rain that fell on Sunday/Monday.

Thanks to all for the reactions and comments regarding the weathered freight cars; Dave B, Sherrel, Smudge, Guy, Troy, Joe, Karl, Louis, James, Chad, Hughie, George, Tom O, Patrick, Tom, Curt, OB Ken, Chet, Gary.

Since I didn't hit the train shed yesterday, I have no progress pictures.
How about some more girls from the archives?

Sherrel - The governor's plan might just work. Put it all together. Eliminate gasoline powered cars by 2035, allow NIMBY's to block infrastructure improvements, shut down nuclear power plants, then no one can charge all of those electric cars; and then the hotels will be empty since no one can travel and they can be filled up with vagrants.
Tom O - I have either been lucky or just good at septic tank maintenance. Tuesday was just the third time for pump-out in 41 years. I am a true believer in Rid-X to maintain the health in there. We always avoided bleach, ammonia and any non-biodegradable stuff, and all graywater from washers and showers goes out into the field and not into the septic tank. Also here there are no permits or rules, just smart operation.
Joe - I do hope that the courts stop the latest giveaway. I paid for all three of my kids to go to college, including one master's degree, and I am not looking for any handouts. In my thinking, this is a slap in the face of all who took care of the debts that they incurred, as well as all Americans who would have to foot the bill. Learning responsibility is part of growing up.
Jeff - I remember that recession very well. That's when I bought my first and present home. However I was able to cut some sweet deals on the home and the separate land loans that I survived.
Patrick - I used the box once before, but the results were inconclusive so I had the procedure done. Couple of benign polyps was the eventual outcome.
Sometimes it is cheaper and less labor to purchase an entire panel for a patio door than it is to replace the glass. In most models, you have to remove the panel and dismantle it to replace the glass. Might as well just put a new already assembled panel back in.
Curt - 75" - Your TV room is obviously bigger than mine!
Chet - Nice truck, but it doesn't compare to the '59 Chevy.
Snowman - Vince Guaraldi was a superb piano player in my eyes/ears. I loved his work in the 50's and early 60's with his trio and earlier stuff
with Cal Tjader. Not so much when he switched to the B3 organ though. The Peanuts sound tracks still stand the test of time. A great musical tragedy when he died at 47.
James - Enjoy the fishing trip tomorrow.
Sherrel - I have not heard from Greg lately. I'll have to look for hos number that I have somewhere.

Everyone have a wonderful day and an awesome weekend.

EDIT: Got to remember to hit "Post Reply".

 

[Boris]

Morning all,

Didn't sleep well due to a phone call from the local daughter about having broken the outer glass pane on the stationary panel on the patio door. Nothing I can do, door is still secure, but she'd rather tear it out for a new one than just replace the glass. Door is only a couple years old. Oh well.

Currently 70° and clear going for a high of 96° later. Off to the office in a bit.

If it's that recent there may be a warranty.

 

[Boris]

Good morning all,
Been busy at work so just catching up again. Great photos as always!
For those inland, a couple of pics of trains along the east coast; the area that I love for sure. Arctic Offshore patrol vessels being constructed.
and you know me, we had nachos with jalapeños from our garden last weekend with our lunch.



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Hope you all have a fantastic day !

Gary: Fantastic Photos. They would definitely make great background murals for a contemporary model railroad. Irving seems to be the ultimate conglomerate. They seem to be in to everything, Ship Building, Heavy Equipment, Chemical Tankers (Ship), Lumber, and retail service stations among my observations, and probably a whole lot more.

 

[TLOC]

Morning Train Nuts!
Another day of mostly ho-hum weather for this part of the world.
Today we are at 67 and looking for a 91 high with mostly sunny and breezy?
I think the player is stuck and keeps repeating over and over?

Not much excitement to report - The Geek Guy was by yesterday shortly after noon.
Upstairs I have had connection slowdowns and occasional non-service in the master Bed Room and one additional area, so today ... now I am the proud owner of triplet EERO boosters. Now I have an additional hub - watcha ma callet - that all the computers, printers, phones, and an upstairs ROKU TV. Everything seems HunkyDorry at the moment.

CHET sent me a note last evening inquiring about GREG.
Has anyone heard from him? Seems that it has been a while - and the last I remember is that he had fallen down his basement stairs?

BTW - the Spousal Unit and I watched the Star Trek - Beyond last evening and it was followed by the first one: STAR TREK - which I recorded for s to see tonight, maybe.

Need more coffee BBL

As of last week Greg had not replied to the emails I have sent him. If he is recuoperating at the cabin though his internet service isn’t very good if any

Sherrel, those are the WIFi extenders I just got. Run your WIFi hub without the extender plugged in and do a speed test. Then plug it in and do a speed test.

 

[Sirfoldalot]

This is with it plugged in!


EERO plugged in:

Testing upload...
406.9
Mbps download
188.0
Mbps upload
Latency: 7 ms
Server: Los Angeles
Your Internet connection is very fast.
Your Internet connection should be able to handle multiple devices streaming HD videos, video conferencing, and gaming at the same time.

 

[Boris]

In my thinking, this is a slap in the face of all who took care of the debts that they incurred, as well as all Americans who would have to foot the bill

Willie: A one who had to take high pay road assignments during semester breaks, to insure I had enough $ to register for the next semester. (I also had to select classes that didn't interfere with my work schedule). I find this very offensive...especially when I read that most of the target group took classes that were the modern equivalent of basket weaving, and did nothing to prepare these people for the work force.

 

[ctclibby]

Good Afternoon All!
61F in Libby with sun.
100F in Covington VA and partly.

So for my burning question. First a little background. I have designed in 2 Branch lines to different locations, one on lower level that goes to upper, the other on upper level back down to lower. Branch lines will cross each other at grade somewhere. Question: have any of you designed a branch to main crossing intentionally to slow things up? Either of the branches can cross the main ( at grade ) so that has not been decided yet which. Main currently is about 140ft per level with unknown transition footage as I need to curve fit.

Later

 

[santafewillie]

I find this very offensive...especially when I read that most of the target group took classes that were the modern equivalent of basket weaving, and did nothing to prepare these people for the work force.

This is why many of them (not all) need forgiveness to begin with. Responsibility people, responsibility!

 

[chadbag]

This is why many of them (not all) need forgiveness to begin with. Responsibility people, responsibility!

So Covid and government irresponsibility has caused my construction costs to be much higher than they were when we started and planned for. This will cause my long term mortgage to be much higher and more costly. Shouldn't I get some sort of forgiveness too? /s

( /s = sarcastic -- ie, I am making a point of agreement rather than an actual staking of my position)

 

[Sirfoldalot]

Shouldn't I get some sort of forgiveness too?

Hell, CHAD! I think everyone should indulge! Taxes are nothing more that a way to control the populace; Government spends whatever it wants too regardless otherwise the dollar would be "pegged" to something of actual value - ie Gold!

DEFUND the IRS! (an idea worthwhile)

I never see college people attending class on TV? They are always laying on the lawn or just hanging out.

 

[chadbag]

Our church congregation is having a campout up in one of the canyons tonight. I won't be sleeping over though my daughter will with her friend and friend's family, but I am going up for the dinner and entertainment. The theme is "Rootin' and Tootin' Ward Campout" where they will provide home made root beer and each family is supposed to provide their favorite baked bean dish. (The church unit will also provide pulled pork sandwhiches, chips, and cobbler to round it out).

This is a repeat of last years ward summer activity. Last year I decided to try some baked beans with Korean flavor. It worked out pretty well and a lot of people liked it, so I am trying the same thing again. Of course, I make it up each time but am following a similar pattern to what I did last year and am in fact basing it on the same "Boston Baked Beans" recipe I used last year.

Of all baked bean styles, I like the molasses based Boston style best. Instead of small navy beans, since my store only had slightly larger great northern beans, and since I love black beans, I am using a 3:2 mix of black beans and great northern beans. (2 1/2 pounds total dry beans). I also like what a little maple syrups can do so I used 1 overflowing cup of normal molasses, and about 1/3 cup of our bourbon barrel finished pure maple syrup we have.

Soak beans over night, and par boil them to soft this morning (with a few bay leaves). Save the water from the boil to add as needed as water cooks off during baking. And boiled beans to pan, and add in molasses and syrup, a tablespoon of mustard power, some ground black pepper. Instead of salt pork, I just took a pound of Costco smoked bacon, cut it into 3/4" long pieces, and cooked it until kind of crunchy on the edges but not overdone. Add to beans. This is a (slightly modified) basic Boston style.

To this I added my Korean additions (all stirred together and dumped in):

1 cup soy sauce
2 very heaping tablespoons Gochujang. This is the Korean style fermented red pepper paste. Mine was left over from last year, but being red pepper based, doesn't spoil. It did thicken up some in the mean time. I used some a month or two ago in something else and it was fine.

1 tablespoon Korean red pepper flakes
4 heaping tablespoons Korean minced garlic (the Korean style which is more crushed than the kind you find in US grocery stores which is very finely minced and looks like sand)
2 heaping tablespoons of minced ginger
2 (or was it 4, can't remember) tablespoons black sesame oil

Stir that all together and stir it into beans.

I also cut up (diced) one large onion and added to the bean mix.

1/2 cup roasted sesame seed, dry roasted. Even though it is sold as "roasted", I added it dry to a frying pan for a minute and stirred it to dry roast it to bring out flavor and get rid of any old moisture in the seeds.

Stir this in.

It is now sitting in the oven, baking. I will check it every 30-60 minutes and if the crust starts forming on top and drying out, add in some of the bean water and stir. Should bake the next 4-5 hours and be ready.

I ordered some Korean Perilla oil from Amazon but due to a mistake on my part, it is only supposed to arrrive today (I forgot to click the final submit when originally ordered). If it comes in time, I will maybe add a little of this to the beans. I've never used it but is supposed to be a traditional Korean (and asian) flavoring so if a drop tastes ok to me I will add a tablespoon of the oil into the beans as long as it comes in time to be able to bake an hour or three with the beans to diffuse its taste...

I'll let you know how they turn out. This is similar to what I did last year which were successful. But I never write this stuff down so make it up each time so we'll see.


* note that "ward" is the word the church uses for a congregation or unit that covers a particular area. Our neighborhood is divided into multiple church wards covering multiple sections of the larger neighborhood. The word is similar to the political use of the word "ward" to divide a city into administrative units or voting units.

 

[Sirfoldalot]

TonO -- said:
Sherrel, those are the WIFi extenders I just got. Run your WIFi hub without the extender plugged in and do a speed test. Then plug it in and do a speed test.

The speed test a day or two back was without and the one today was with plugged in.
I'll have to look again, but seems that they were close to the same speed?
The way I thought the GEEK man said was that the signal is stronger - not necessary faster? OK, I am honest - I barely know how to turn on a computer!

CURT -- That is the same TV that we have. Couldn't get the 85 inch as it would not fit in the hole!

 

[logandsawman]

Our church congregation is having a campout up in one of the canyons tonight. I won't be sleeping over though my daughter will with her friend and friend's family, but I am going up for the dinner and entertainment. The theme is "Rootin' and Tootin' Ward Campout" where they will provide home made root beer and each family is supposed to provide their favorite baked bean dish. (The church unit will also provide pulled pork sandwhiches, chips, and cobbler to round it out).

This is a repeat of last years ward summer activity. Last year I decided to try some baked beans with Korean flavor. It worked out pretty well and a lot of people liked it, so I am trying the same thing again. Of course, I make it up each time but am following a similar pattern to what I did last year and am in fact basing it on the same "Boston Baked Beans" recipe I used last year.

Of all baked bean styles, I like the molasses based Boston style best. Instead of small navy beans, since my store only had slightly larger great northern beans, and since I love black beans, I am using a 3:2 mix of black beans and great northern beans. (2 1/2 pounds total dry beans). I also like what a little maple syrups can do so I used 1 overflowing cup of normal molasses, and about 1/3 cup of our bourbon barrel finished pure maple syrup we have.

Soak beans over night, and par boil them to soft this morning (with a few bay leaves). Save the water from the boil to add as needed as water cooks off during baking. And boiled beans to pan, and add in molasses and syrup, a tablespoon of mustard power, some ground black pepper. Instead of salt pork, I just took a pound of Costco smoked bacon, cut it into 3/4" long pieces, and cooked it until kind of crunchy on the edges but not overdone. Add to beans. This is a (slightly modified) basic Boston style.

To this I added my Korean additions (all stirred together and dumped in):

1 cup soy sauce
2 very heaping tablespoons Gochujang. This is the Korean style fermented red pepper paste. Mine was left over from last year, but being red pepper based, doesn't spoil. It did thicken up some in the mean time. I used some a month or two ago in something else and it was fine.

1 tablesopon Korean red pepper flakes
4 heaping tablespoons Korean minced garlic (the Korean style which is more crushed than the kind you find in US grocery stores which is very finely minced and looks like sand)
2 heaping tablespoons of mined ginger
2 (or was it 4, can't remember) tablespoons black sesame oil

Stir that all together and stir it into beans.

I also cut up (diced) one large onion and added to the bean mix.

1/2 cup roasted sesame seed, dry roasted. Even though it is sold as "roasted", I added it dry to a frying pan for a minute and stirred it to dry roast it to bring out flavor and get rid of any old moisture in the seeds.

Stir this in.

It is now sitting in the overn, baking. I will check it every 30-60 minutes and if the crust starts forming on top and drying out, add in some of the bean water and stir. Should bake the next 4-5 hours and be ready.

I ordered some Korean Perilla oil from Amazon but due to a mistake on my part, it is only supposed to arrrive today (I forgot to click the final submit when originally ordered). If it comes in time, I will maybe add a little of this to the beans. I've never used it but is supposed to be a traditional Korean (and asian) flavoring so if a drop tastes ok to me I will add a tablespoon of the oil into the beans as long as it comes in time to be able to bake an hour or three with the beans to diffuse its taste...

I'll let you know how they turn out. This is similar to what I did last year which were successful. But I never write this stuff down so make it up each time so we'll see.


* note that "ward" is the word the church uses for a congregation or unit that covers a particular area. Our neighborhood is divided into multiple church wards covering multiple sections of the larger neighborhood. The word is similar to the political use of the word "ward" to divide a city into administrative units or voting units.

Though not into the fancy stuff, baked beans is one of my favorite foods. I used to eat one of those small cans of Bush's beans every day for lunch while logging. Before heading out to the woods each day I would put the can in water and heat to almost boiling, then dump the can (unopened) and water into the small wide mouthed thermos. I had a hot lunch all winter using that technique.

I think if you added up all the food I have eaten in my entire life, baked beans and oatmeal would probably be the top two. Milk would be a close third.

Dave

 

[Sirfoldalot]

CHAD - Put me down for a quart, PATY!

 

[bnsf971]

CHAD - Put me down for a quart, PATY!

Shouldn’t that be BYOB (Bring Your Own Bean-O)?

 

[Patrick]

Well,

Thermal window in the door at the daughter's house is $400 cheaper than replacing the whole door system. Still going to be 6 weeks to get the window made and installed.

 

[chadbag]

Though not into the fancy stuff, baked beans is one of my favorite foods. I used to eat one of those small cans of Bush's beans every day for lunch while logging. Before heading out to the woods each day I would put the can in water and heat to almost boiling, then dump the can (unopened) and water into the small wide mouthed thermos. I had a hot lunch all winter using that technique.

I think if you added up all the food I have eaten in my entire life, baked beans and oatmeal would probably be the top two. Milk would be a close third.

Dave

Except for my supposed low-carb diet, I like baked beans and we keep the Bush cans on the shelf. I agree with you there. We have a variety of Bush baked beans but the Boston are my favorite, though the more traditional variety is on our shelf as well since that is what Costco stocks.

--

The Perilla oil came. Perilla is in the mint family, and is common in asian cooking, from what I read. The seed oil is used in Korean and I tasted it -- slight mint, and otherwise "woody herb" flavor. Not strong. It can't hurt so I added a tablespoon and stirred it into the beans. In 30 minutes I'll try some beans to see if I need to make any adjustments, though they will bake another few hours to be finished. Have to go in 40 minutes to get my daughter from school. If I have to make any adjustments I'll get them in before I leave so there is time for them to blend in and do their thing before we leave this evening for the camp ground.