Running Bear's June 2024 Coffee Shop

[kbkchooch]

Good morning, ooops afternoon gang!

92° and sunny with a 50% chance of thunderstorms later. Neighbors out cutting grass in this heat, those lawns will be toasted as this heat wave continues. Me I say let it go. We normally don't this kind of heat til August when everyone normally takes a few weeks off from mowing.

Problem, what problem? I drink it, I love milk, it's the best part!

I agree!

While I have not tried it, Longhorns produce milk with a high butterfat content of 6%, supposedly tastes sweeter than standard cow's milk and excellent for making cheese. As for trying it, I am not aware of any commercially available Longhorn milk. As for milking them yourself, they are extremely docile animals, but you gotta watch the horns. They might turn their heads and accidentally knock you over.

We had Brown Swiss cows growing up which also gave some very rich milk, (@4%) so much so that you had to shake the milk vigorously before pouring it because of the cream and fats separating in the fridge. Great stuff. It makes whole milk from the grocery store taste like skim milk by comparison. Also makes the best ice cream you every could imagine. I'd love to try longhorn milk!

Not going to happen. I'll let the farms handle that.

Chicken! Ain't nothing to it just grab a bucket and a teat and get at it! Just make sure you know the difference between a cow and a bull!

L8ter!!

 

[Bruette]

My favorite milk for drinking is skim milk, very refreshing. For cereal, the best is whole milk, also good to drink.

I'm limited to how much milk I can have daily. So, we only buy whole milk. Angela is not a fan of skim milk.

I'm too cheap to buy anything less than a gallon. If it gets near the expiration date Angela will make sugar free pudding for me. That extends the life of the milk and I love it!

 

[Bruette]

Good morning, ooops afternoon gang!

92° and sunny with a 50% chance of thunderstorms later. Neighbors out cutting grass in this heat, those lawns will be toasted as this heat wave continues. Me I say let it go. We normally don't this kind of heat til August when everyone normally takes a few weeks off from mowing.


I agree!



We had Brown Swiss cows growing up which also gave some very rich milk, (@4%) so much so that you had to shake the milk vigorously before pouring it because of the cream and fats separating in the fridge. Great stuff. It makes whole milk from the grocery store taste like skim milk by comparison. Also makes the best ice cream you every could imagine. I'd love to try longhorn milk!

Chicken! Ain't nothing to it just grab a bucket and a teat and get at it! Just make sure you know the difference between a cow and a bull!

L8ter!!

I didn't know whether to click love it or laugh, we need to be able to click both!

 

[migalyto]

Good afternoon all.

Much more pleasant day to be outside today. As Troy and Tom stated earlier. The heat dome has moved on as a result of last nights thunderstorms. Don't know how much rain we ended up with, but it absolutely poured for over an hour. The lightning show was pretty impressive too. The pool was way overfull. It was a good excuse to do a long backwash and rinse on the filter after skimming the debris from the high winds.. I let it run on both cycles much longer than normal just to bring the level back to normal.

Other than that, not much else earth shattering in my area.

Have a great Sunday everyone!

 

[migalyto]

My favorite milk for drinking is skim milk, very refreshing. For cereal, the best is whole milk, also good to drink.

I'm limited to how much milk I can have daily. So, we only buy whole milk. Angela is not a fan of skim milk.

I'm too cheap to buy anything less than a gallon. If it gets near the expiration date Angela will make sugar free pudding for me. That extends the life of the milk and I love it!

I always thought for me, 1% was a great balance.

I too love milk, and don't drink enough of it. I probably need to get back to drinking more, it will most likely help as I age to keep the bones strong.

 

[troyphoto]

BREAKING!

This Just IN.... (insert teletype sounds)....

Lunch was yummy...

Parmesan crusted pan pizza from Giordanos....

Left overs tomorrow evening for dinner. Wife says you gotta stop and get your own if you're coming over. The place is just off I-69 north of Fort Wayne, Dupont road exit. While you're there, get her another one. It'll freeze for later.

 

[Patrick]

Looks good Troy.

We had a local place that made great pizza in the small town in Michigan I lived a wee one. Place is still open and under 4th generation family ownership. I haven't been there in nearly 10 years though and don't have family there any longer.

 

[NYC_George]

While in church today I'm telling the couple I sit next to almost every week that I'm selling my house because my wife had just passed on. He asked me where I lived, and I said up from the lake on top of the mountain. He says I know a few people who live there, and he knew my next-door neighbor. He tells me he's in real estate and gives me his card. I tell my neighbor this and he tells me his son is looking for a place to buy don't do anything. So I'm thinking I have to start dismantling my train layout even faster than I thought. If I move to a one-bedroom South Carolina townhouse I will not be needing 12 engines and 100 railroad cars. I may take 4 engines and 20 rail cars for some displays and sell 80 I guess. It's all moving kind of fast now. I have to get this house cleaned out. Someone already took the clothes dresser I put out yesterday.
Swal

 

[troyphoto]

While in church today I'm telling the couple I sit next to almost every week that I'm selling my house because my wife had just passed on. He asked me where I lived, and I said up from the lake on top of the mountain. He says I know a few people who live there, and he knew my next-door neighbor. He tells me he's in the real estate and gives me his card. I tell my neighbor this and he tells me his son is looking for a place to buy don't do anything. So I'm thinking I have to start dismantling my train layout even faster than I thought. If I move to a one-bedroom South Carolina townhouse I will not be needing 12 engines and 100 railroad cars. I may take 4 engines and 20 rail cars for some displays and sell 80 I guess. It's all moving kind of fast now. I have to get this house cleaned out. Someone already took the clothes dresser I put out yesterday.
Swal

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your stuff is HO? Or N?
I'd say that I know a bunch of forum members that would be interested in helping you find good homes and a fair price for that rolling stock and locos.

 

[PRR Modeler]

Afternoon All,

Started out the day with a walk at 78F and very humid. After breakfast was chores then a grocery store run. It has been recently lightly raining and supposed to for the new week. Not sure what's on tap for the coming week. MOH showed me an article that the Durango & Silverton had a rockslide shutting them down for a day or two.

Sherrel- We get heat but it's a wet heat.

Mike- I'm glad I don't have a cat with a layout.

Mac- Nice looking car.

Smudge- Those diesels look in bad shape. Love that conductor.

Patrick- Good luck with the dentist.

Willie- We convinced Dad to use a cane when he moved in. He won't have his electric scooter during the April cruise, so we are slowly getting him walking with a walker. He isn't very happy with it.

TomO- You can also get a lot of discounts using a mil ID. Very nice-looking rail car.

Joe- I agree with you about dentist. Years ago, I had one that was obviously just in it for the money. At least this last batch of dental work they gave me a treatment plan that they followed to the letter, and it made sense.

I hope everyone has a good night.

 

[NYC_George]

your stuff is HO? Or N?
I'd say that I know a bunch of forum members that would be interested in helping you find good homes and a fair price for that rolling stock and locos.

HO Troy. The cars in the container are mostly not weathered. Their kind of dusty because of the new ceiling I was installing in the basement. I plan on keeping at least 20 of the weathered cars. I'll most likely keep all the engines. I have a lot of structures I only plan on keeping a few.
Swal

 

[Boris]

The engineer in me says you poured more milk than you needed...

The Cheapskate in me says the same thing...except I don't always figure correctly....

 

[migalyto]

The Cheapskate in me says the same thing...except I don't always figure correctly....

You could always pour the excess back in the jug for tomorrow.

 

[troyphoto]

Got the fleet painted, but didn't get a practice game in yet.

Not my best paint job, but I experimented a few time with new paints, and had to fix stuff in situ. These are about 1/700 scale of a mythical fleet for the Fantasy battle games I play.

 

[migalyto]

This nuclear waste train with interesting caboose is begging to be modeled.

 

[Boris]

You could always pour the excess back in the jug for tomorrow

Now, I'm not that much of a fan of milk to begin with...learn to add less milk is better

 

[Patrick]

I like the add more cereal approach myself...

 

[TLOC]

BREAKING!

This Just IN.... (insert teletype sounds)....

Lunch was yummy...

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Parmesan crusted pan pizza from Giordanos....

Left overs tomorrow evening for dinner. Wife says you gotta stop and get your own if you're coming over. The place is just off I-69 north of Fort Wayne, Dupont road exit. While you're there, get her another one. It'll freeze for

Not a fan of Giordanos but that looks absolutely great. When we lived in North Central Wisconsin we were in a pizza desert where even a Tombstone pizza looked good to eat. I miss the pizzerias of Chicagoland. We have some decent places around So central Wisconsin though

 

[TLOC]

I always thought for me, 1% was a great balance.

I too love milk, and don't drink enough of it. I probably need to get back to drinking more, it will most likely help as I age to keep the bones strong.

I love whole milk but stopped drinking it around 2018. Now it’s Almond milk and It has been months since we’ve any cereal other than oatmeal in the house. I will every few weeks take 1 cup of granola and pour 1/2 cup of Almond milk in it for a different breakfast

 

[TLOC]

Got the fleet painted, but didn't get a practice game in yet.

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Not my best paint job, but I experimented a few time with new paints, and had to fix stuff in situ. These are about 1/700 scale of a mythical fleet for the Fantasy battle games I play.

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Oh my!

1/700?

Did you print those?

How do you paint something that small? They look great to me as I say to myself, you have enough trains Tom, you have enough…