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.