Good morning!!!!

[daugen]

from my friend in the coffee business.
our cuppa is going to cost a bit more
Green Coffee is bouncing in the 2.50/lb. area plus increased freight and differentials

Plus the roasters have to increase their margins. We’ll get hit hard on our next

Increase as last year’s contract ends April where we were at 1.05/lb. Green last year.
The Coffee business environment is a mess right now. Brazil’s

frozen crop damage won’t improve for 3 years.

I really like Peets coffee and a few others but normally they are 12 dollar a pound coffees and my comfort level is around 8
Guess thats going to be 10 now. I have tried the domestic bulk stuff and it seems to get stale quicker and just have less flavor.
I'm sure part of it is how long it's been sitting in that can too.
I can only imagine how good Wngsprd's house smells when he is roasting that coffee.
And how much better it must taste. Coffee is one of those drinks where the smell is almost as important as taste.
Don't we all kind of sniff the coffee?

Ken, neat Jag. I think the ones we played in were one small gen later. There was a time when those Jag sedans were simply the best looking cars in the world.
From the minds of those who brought us the XKE. Which also begs the question, coupe or convertible?
Which would you want in your garage assuming you hit the lottery. Both are remarkably beautiful cars, instantly recognizable.
No adaptive cruise. Oh dear.

 

[Thomas]

I had to fill my pickup up today at $3.659 and that was with a discount of $0.10.
Several other stations at $3.799, diesel at $4.299. $80.00 to fill the pu.

We're not to far behind...Gas $3.48 gallon...Diesel $4.05 gallon.

 

[Thomas]

21Fhigh thin cloud wind puts nip in the air,little warmer over low single numbers.

8 hours at pt. job other than that been putter day.
Thinking about making some homemade french fries or onions...maybe both,

Enjoy your evening all.

 

[Thomas]

Hope your bride lots better now Roy.

 

[toppop52]

Looking good Ken, I still owe you pictures

Daugen I saw the perfect car for you 2022 Mulsanne four door British Racing Green. Ride down the road in luxury and comfort no noises stylish to boot from here to Florida like you never left your living room

I don’t know Randy, since he likes Rams so much.

This Dodge Ram 1500 Pickup Has Been Converted to a Luxury Limousine

The car has been called a "hyper-limousine."

amp.interestingengineering.com

 

[PJSprog]

our cuppa is going to cost a bit more

I heard a news story late last week that disposable coffee cups are getting hard to come by these days, supposedly due to a combination of shrinking availability of the wax that coats the cups and a labor shortage with the companies making the cups.

 

[toppop52]

from my friend in the coffee business.
our cuppa is going to cost a bit more
Green Coffee is bouncing in the 2.50/lb. area plus increased freight and differentials

Plus the roasters have to increase their margins. We’ll get hit hard on our next

Increase as last year’s contract ends April where we were at 1.05/lb. Green last year.
The Coffee business environment is a mess right now. Brazil’s

frozen crop damage won’t improve for 3 years.

I really like Peets coffee and a few others but normally they are 12 dollar a pound coffees and my comfort level is around 8
Guess thats going to be 10 now. I have tried the domestic bulk stuff and it seems to get stale quicker and just have less flavor.
I'm sure part of it is how long it's been sitting in that can too.
I can only imagine how good Wngsprd's house smells when he is roasting that coffee.
And how much better it must taste. Coffee is one of those drinks where the smell is almost as important as taste.
Don't we all kind of sniff the coffee?

Ken, neat Jag. I think the ones we played in were one small gen later. There was a time when those Jag sedans were simply the best looking cars in the world.
From the minds of those who brought us the XKE. Which also begs the question, coupe or convertible?
Which would you want in your garage assuming you hit the lottery. Both are remarkably beautiful cars, instantly recognizable.
No adaptive cruise. Oh dear.

I almost bought a 1974 XKE convertible, then I got married instead. I finally bought a 1976 Formula 400, first new car. Check out the hair!

 

[PJSprog]

Hippy.

 

[Rich B1]

I heard a news story late last week that disposable coffee cups are getting hard to come by these days, supposedly due to a combination of shrinking availability of the wax that coats the cups and a labor shortage with the companies making the cups.

Everything is getting hard to get. Where I work, we use 1500 gallons of hydraulic oil/month. We have been on allocation of 1200 gallons/month. It was cut with 3 days warning to 500 gallons/month. So now we are scrambling to find a suitable replacement oil......

I am so glad I am getting out.

 

[Dftodd]

Drew- glad your kitchen did not catch fire.

Dftodd- how poorly made that the element cracked like that?

Last time I saw a heating element break was due to age and impact. Seems like yours had neither, maybe a factory defect.

My grandfather had Jag mk7 with the burl wood tray tables and a silver tissue holder in the back.
He got rid of it as maintenance was so expensive.
Had two gas tanks and fillers. Fun English designs of the era.
Fun as a kid to have pretend classy picnics in the back.
Looked like this one, might even have been this color:
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Most likely age caused it. Could have been banged as well. That was about 2 years after we moved in the house.

House was a rental before we bought it, so there was no telling how old the stove was, or what kind of beating it took. House was 23yo when we moved in.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I almost bought a 1974 XKE convertible, then I got married instead. I finally bought a 1976 Formula 400, first new car. Check out the hair!
View attachment 733687

That’s a classic. Car ain’t bad either.

 

[Buppies]

Enzo Ferrari was said to have cried when he saw the XKE beautiful was his only word

 

[RoyJackson]

Hope wifey feels better Roy

So do I...
She's trying to do more then (IMHO) she's ready to do...plus, probably a cold too. Both she and I

Drew- glad your kitchen did not catch fire.

Dftodd- how poorly made that the element cracked like that?

Last time I saw a heating element break was due to age and impact. Seems like yours had neither, maybe a factory defect.

My grandfather had Jag mk7 with the burl wood tray tables and a silver tissue holder in the back.
He got rid of it as maintenance was so expensive.
Had two gas tanks and fillers. Fun English designs of the era.
Fun as a kid to have pretend classy picnics in the back.
Looked like this one, might even have been this color:
View attachment 733668

I almost bought a Mark II sedan...my favorite Jag sedan. This was when I was stationed in Naples, Italy

Had an E-Type for several years...beautiful coupe

Enzo Ferrari was said to have cried when he saw the XKE beautiful was his only word

They were up to 1968...they lost the headlight shroud (probably the wrong word) then. Fortunately, the bumpers weren't the hideous ones in later years.

The '68'salso had the 4.2 liter engines which didn't have the redline of the earlier 3.7 engines

 

[toppop52]

This like the ‘74 I nearly bought. I planned to fix the stupid bumpers.

 

[Alien]

Drew- glad your kitchen did not catch fire.

Dftodd- how poorly made that the element cracked like that?

Last time I saw a heating element break was due to age and impact. Seems like yours had neither, maybe a factory defect.

My grandfather had Jag mk7 with the burl wood tray tables and a silver tissue holder in the back.
He got rid of it as maintenance was so expensive.
Had two gas tanks and fillers. Fun English designs of the era.
Fun as a kid to have pretend classy picnics in the back.
Looked like this one, might even have been this color:
View attachment 733668

I actually owned a Mk7 for a while.I liked the walnut dash and the little fold down tool kit in the drivers door. Mine was grey.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

It’s not a Ron picture, but the moon is bright tonight.

And got audio working on the computer finally. Missing one driver.

 

[daugen]

Hippy.

takes one to know one....

 

[daugen]

Roy, that car looks really close, the last one they had was a deep burgundy,
that paint was so rich it looked like you could squeeze wine out of it.

I remember playing with the hood ornament, the Leaper.
I had one of those on my 2004 XJR. That was the last of the classic Jags, though many would say these older models
were the classic ones. Now it was a little leaper and while it didn't disappear it was held down by a spring mechanism that allowed it to be moved around a little.

 

[Popgadget]

When I was about 18, I bought an early 60’s Mk II sedan. It had a 3.4 liter engine with a burnt valve. I did a valve job on it and drove it for several years. It had the tables and all the wood that drew described. It was a great car to drive, and even with Lucas and Smith’s electrics was quite reliable.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 42ºF for the start, clear sky, light breeze. Windy day today, sky remain clear, and high temp was 69ºF, DP 41ºF. Rain tomorrow night more cold this week and next. Bike ride to beat the worst of the wind still had .93 mile wind penalty. Putter after that nap after lunch. Need to get wood wagon and wheel barrow filled for cold coming.
Jim I never heard of anyone trying that here in the states.
James that is cold
Roy sorry to hear wife no feeling good. Hope you get your dump run completed.
Bill glad not much in side effects yet on poke #2
Buppies rain in forecast here Wednesday night, amounts have shrunk daily now down to .25.
Don There are a few stations up here that are 2.95 to 2.999 per gal. Do the potatoes get affected while in ground or is it just the foliage can't freeze
Randy good to hear you are getting a warm up.
Billy glad to hear got a good day, sorry about the aches and pains.
Drew good luck with Genesis fix.
Ken sorry about losing the ash trees, hope you can find something to replace them. nice pic
Paul sorry about the winds, glad trip was safe although slow. Prayers for wisdom to deal with Emily.
RNG hope plenty snow fell. Glad touring bike ready to go again, Hope you can find the info you need to make decision on van plates
Dftodd well said.
PJ bet showering in dark not fun. Glad leak easy fix. I was trying to be sarcastic with fin Butt-head not the most complimentary name.
David hope progress goes well.
Drew grat story
Dftodd we have had elements fail but none break. You handled it very well.
Ken neat story.
Dennis hope you find the trick to get sound working hope it no old driver that system will try and update. Hope you get late fee squared away.
Chris thanks for link, nice guitar work.
Drew thanks for the coffee info.
Randy nice hair neat car also
Rich that is crazy about the oil.
Roy beauty of a car.
Randy you don't like the bumper?
Dennis glad you found issue, wonder why driver was missing?
Paul neat story. Lucas electrics working, that is quite the story
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle's daughter/friend PT from Covid, /mom recovery, living alone, Bird/aging issues/, Don/knee recovery, /mom's pipeline process, Randy/FIL living alone adjustments /MIL Covid /son's FIL death /new cancer surgeries /cataract surgery, Roy/ palpitations, /angina, /shoulder, wife/ankle recovery, Billy /wife fall, David(moss) /remodel /divorce, Buppies/surgery infection, Thomas/gout, Phil/reflux/wife's eyes, Steppenwolfe/son-auto immune disorder, Grev/wife's eye, Ted/knee recovery/retirement, Doug and wife/health issues/nerve and pain/ wife's eyes /rib, Ken/aunt fall injuries, David(sadamo)/Sophie's new eye surgery follow up, Chris/neighbor's granddaughter and Covid issues, Scaredy/injuries from fall, Paul/ wife's disc issues /dog seizure, Gale and KY/ tornado victims, Mike /nephew - Covid /5 year plan, Dennis/ brother "alligallyitus" and improving, and Country.
stay safe and healthy you all.