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Now that my house has an interior temperature lower than molten lead, I've been tackling some projects. Some projects are more important, but they may be superseded by projects that I already have the materials on hand. I've added vents to the bedroom so there can be some air flow so it stays cooler (or warmer) in there. I made the requisite three trips to the big box hardware store to gather enough supplies to install the dishwasher. It's currently washing a handful of dishes. I've cleaned out and consolidated stuff in my workshop so I can actually step inside and close the door behind me while I'm in there.
I discovered a TV tray will work as a night stand in a pinch, and I will need to earmark at least one tote for clothing, so I can store Winter clothes in it in Summer, and vice versa. I'm cleaning out the area now inhabited by the "temporary" layout, to make room for the permanent one that's still in storage.
I've experimented, and discovered orange Gatorade and vodka makes an interesting drink. It was kind of an accidental experiment...
 




Good afternoon to all...............

I went through that heartburn thing about two weeks ago. For about 3 days running, it seemed like anything I ate or drank gave me heartburn. Rolaids is my go to acid neutralizer.

Not much going on today, just making a list of all my Monday chores to take care of between 8 am and 5 pm......Places to go, people to see and things to do.

Racoon #4 was apparently a bit stronger than his 3 predecessors. He did not croak until around 5 pm today. He lasted almost 24 hours longer than the rest.

bnsf971 said : I've experimented, and discovered orange Gatorade and vodka makes an interesting drink. It was kind of an accidental experiment...
This sounds like a moment of desperation when you realize there is no more orange juice. 🤪

Everyone have a great evening........John
 
Just a reminder to be careful when eating. I had a "choking" experience last night.

I had a slightly dried out low carb tortilla to use up and my daughter had opened a new peanut butter jar -- the kind you have to stir. She didn't want to stir it so I did it for her and then decided I'd put some peanut butter on the tortilla, some honey, fold it into quarters, and eat it for supper.

I was watching a church video of the 1/2 yearly conference going on this weekend with the wife and I was having trouble with swallowing it or having it go down. I was able to breathe but it felt uncomfortable in the back of the throat and I could feel that the breathing. might become an issue if I didn't get it to wash down.

I decided to go get a drink to help to get down the pipe but the water wouldn't go down and I then couldn't breathe well, and started coughing and even heaved some up and out to try and get it out. I could breathe a little and tried again with the water but it really wasn't going down, and it became hard to breathe with the water blocking things off along with the peanut butter and slightly dried out tortilla mush at the top of the pipe. Again, more coughing and some heaving to get the rest of it out. Wife comes over to see what is up and try and help but the last heaves and coughs cleared it out enough that breathing was not an issue. I was then able to cough some more in a controlled way and then drink some water to wash the rest down. I still had some coughs for a while as bits got stuck but I drank water and cleaned it out.

It wasn't a case of it going down the wrong pipe. It was just an accumulation of the dried tortilla taking any moisture from the peanut butter and saliva and turning the whole thing into a cement like paste that just clogged the pipe. Needless to say I did not try again with the other tortilla that was left in the package. I'll make a "cheese crispy" later this week with it. Melted cheese and salsa doesn't tend to make the same paste-cement that peanut butter does.

I did eat two slices of thick "French" bread toasted and buttered with honey to finish off the supper. I try and avoid simple carbs like white bread and stuff but do indulge once in a while (like when I'm in Japan eating oishi bread -- that's what I call the white toast bread they make there -- it's to die for). I put "French" in quotes because the label said "French" on it but it was a larger loaf like some stores label "Italian" bread and was not a baguette type thing.

Anyway, be careful when eating and remember that some things will combine in ways you may not foresee to clog things up... And drink water or milk or other beverage when eating peanut butter sandwiches after each bit to avoid the accumulation of stuff in the pipe.
 
chadbag said:
Just a reminder to be careful when eating. I had a "choking" experience last night.

I had a slightly dried out low carb tortilla to use up and my daughter had opened a new peanut butter jar -- the kind you have to stir. She didn't want to stir it so I did it for her and then decided I'd put some peanut butter on the tortilla, some honey, fold it into quarters, and eat it for supper.

I was watching a church video of the 1/2 yearly conference going on this weekend with the wife and I was having trouble with swallowing it or having it go down. I was able to breathe but it felt uncomfortable in the back of the throat and I could feel that the breathing. might become an issue if I didn't get it to wash down.

I decided to go get a drink to help to get down the pipe but the water wouldn't go down and I then couldn't breathe well, and started coughing and even heaved some up and out to try and get it out. I could breathe a little and tried again with the water but it really wasn't going down, and it became hard to breathe with the water blocking things off along with the peanut butter and slightly dried out tortilla mush at the top of the pipe. Again, more coughing and some heaving to get the rest of it out. Wife comes over to see what is up and try and help but the last heaves and coughs cleared it out enough that breathing was not an issue. I was then able to cough some more in a controlled way and then drink some water to wash the rest down. I still had some coughs for a while as bits got stuck but I drank water and cleaned it out.

It wasn't a case of it going down the wrong pipe. It was just an accumulation of the dried tortilla taking any moisture from the peanut butter and saliva and turning the whole thing into a cement like paste that just clogged the pipe. Needless to say I did not try again with the other tortilla that was left in the package. I'll make a "cheese crispy" later this week with it. Melted cheese and salsa doesn't tend to make the same paste-cement that peanut butter does.

I did eat two slices of thick "French" bread toasted and buttered with honey to finish off the supper. I try and avoid simple carbs like white bread and stuff but do indulge once in a while (like when I'm in Japan eating oishi bread -- that's what I call the white toast bread they make there -- it's to die for). I put "French" in quotes because the label said "French" on it but it was a larger loaf like some stores label "Italian" bread and was not a baguette type thing.

Anyway, be careful when eating and remember that some things will combine in ways you may not foresee to clog things up... And drink water or milk or other beverage when eating peanut butter sandwiches after each bit to avoid the accumulation of stuff in the pipe.
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My wife uses tortillas for her grilled cheese sandwiches for the same avoiding white bread.

I started purchasing sourdough half-loaves for my ham-n-cheese sammies. I prefer bread to tortillas for those.
 
kbkchooch said:
What are winter clothes in Florida? T shirts with actual sleeves?
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