Good morning!!!!

[buckeyefarmer]

Adding 2% to a service bill because the staff is underpaid . Sounds like an employer problem not the customer's.
Take it off the tip

that's my take on it. next they will be adding the bus boys tip, and then the office help, and a surcharge for AC and Heat.

 

[plowhog]

Adding 2% to a service bill because the staff is underpaid . Sounds like an employer problem not the customer's.

I like to pose this question to the food server, then stay quiet and watch their reaction:

"How do I leave a negative tip? I need cash back!"

 

[daugen]

woodpecker is back for dinner, making a serious mess out there.
I'll need a shovel and wagon
going to town on two rotted stumps.
must be great grubs in there
He looks up and sees me and has never moved.
I wonder how close I could get to him.
would not want to get pecked...

washed my car slowly, making sure not to move head around too much and it went fine.
then made a nice stir fry out of pork and chicken leftovers, black beans, diced tomatoes, veggies and last quarter of a bottle of
some sweet barbecue sauce. Yum. When that cools off will have three dinners left.

have a question on black beans for you bean lovers.
I buy the cheap stuff in cans and it comes in a light goop.
what if I buy uncooked black beans and cook them, are they a lot better?
I like the earthy flavor it gives the dish, and they are clearly a healthy food.

I'm imagining doing my own they would be harder in consistency since they haven't been waterlogged
for who knows how long. Funny I keep about five pounds of uncooked beans in the cupboard as survival food.
I really ought to cook off the old stuff and replenish it.
I wonder if two year old uncooked beans are stale

 

[scott_vt]

Good Afternoon,
Well, finally got my teeth cleaned and got out of the dentist office by 11:45 !

We got home Tuesday night from vacation, then went to work Wednesday, worked all day and came home to mow the grass. I cut it high with the intention of cutting it again in a couple of days to get it to normal height !

Went to HD to pick up 40 ft of drain pipe along with a drain and a 90. This will hopely solve the water and mud problem when we get these torrential rains that are filling the in ground pool with muddy water ! So tonite I need to kick back a little, started digging the trench for the pipe and I will probably be sore tomorrow!

Have a good evening!

 

[daugen]

that's a good sized drain Scott, hope it helps

pleasantly stuffed and feeling pretty good
what a nice change...

 

[scott_vt]

Good Evening Drew,

pleasantly stuffed and feeling pretty good
what a nice change...

Drew, glad your feeling a little better !

 

[txdon]

have a question on black beans for you bean lovers.
I buy the cheap stuff in cans and it comes in a light goop.
what if I buy uncooked black beans and cook them, are they a lot better?
I like the earthy flavor it gives the dish, and they are clearly a healthy food.

I'm imagining doing my own they would be harder in consistency since they haven't been waterlogged
for who knows how long. Funny I keep about five pounds of uncooked beans in the cupboard as survival food.
I really ought to cook off the old stuff and replenish it.
I wonder if two year old uncooked beans are stale

If we use a can of black beans we rinse them, if we cook the dried black beans we do it in the Instant Pot.
Spices good in black beans

11 Best Herbs and Spices for Black Bean Soup

Do you love black bean soup, but feel like it's missing something? Change up your regular recipe with a few herbs and spices! From cumin and oregano to smoked paprika and chili powder, the right

happymuncher.com

We also add a diced onion, bell pepper, and garlic. lime juice can also be added to give it a salty flavor.

 

[Thomas]

Hope you can least tripe your sleep time Buppies.

 

[Thomas]

Glad your health taking swing upwards Drew.

 

[scootr]

Cut holes in the ends of my forks with the new plasma cutter and welded some chain hooks to some rods. Now I have 2 chain hooks that bolt onto the forklift blades. I raised the 7 ft flail up chest height and easily cleaned up the knicks on the flail hammers. I've been mowing regularly since January, it's been a wet year.
Enjoyed making the job so easy. Looking forward to all chain lifting tasks now with the little CAT. Will post some pics later of this operation. Time to kick back now and recoup, then charge batteries and load the van later for an RC outing in the AM.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

That reminded me to remove a battery from the charger in the garage. I charge on the concrete floor away from things.

Only .05” rain today.

 

[sodamo]

Glad you are on the mend, Drew.

 

[sodamo]

Any pics, Scotty?

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

that's a good sized drain Scott, hope it helps

pleasantly stuffed and feeling pretty good
what a nice change...

Good deal, I wonder if it was maybe mold allergies like my doctor suspected in me?

 

[Wagtail]

Good (Friday) morning. Overnight Low of 11.8C and it's presently 15.5C, overcast with rain & calm. There was 29.7mm in the gauge @ 0900. The tanks are more than full.

I did receive a call back from the liming bloke. Short story is that he'll send me an estimate and should get around to 'us' in 3-4 weeks. Fair enough.

Rainy day so a relaxing indoor day is 'planned'.

That's about it, take care all.

 

[two_bit_score]

I have a Mountain Laurel and they are very early spring bloomers - about the same as Redbud trees. I'd go with NHBX.

Yes, probably. All my Mountain Laurels have bloomed and the blooms are gone pretty quickly. But some areas may be different. It sure looked like a mountain laurel in that pic.

Here's what the mountain laurel here looks like...

Texas Mountain Laurel

Texas Mountain Laurel is one of the first plants to bloom in the spring. They begin to bloom in February and continue through mid-April.

txmg.org

I've heard of and seen pictures of white ones but never have seen a white on myself. Ours are all deep blue/purple. They smell great but blooms don't last very long. Maybe a week or so.

 

[two_bit_score]

Adding 2% to a service bill because the staff is underpaid . Sounds like an employer problem not the customer's.
Take it off the tip

Somewhere I read the other day somebody said if they order standing up they don't tip. Sounds reasonable to me. Although I might throw a buck or two on the table if there was actually any service to speak of.

 

[Buppies]

Took a two hour nap feel better but ring ears still going on.

Glad you are better Drew, thanks Thomas, glad you got hammers sharpened, mountain laurel beautiful

Everyone have a great night

 

[newbury]

Decided to go the dine in. 2% add on for Kitchen staff. Separate charge, not part of tip.

Where I was raised tips were shared with the backroom staff.
I'd just make a point to tell them I deducted 2% from the tip.

have a question on black beans for you bean lovers.
I buy the cheap stuff in cans and it comes in a light goop.
what if I buy uncooked black beans and cook them, are they a lot better?
I like the earthy flavor it gives the dish, and they are clearly a healthy food.

I'm partial to pinto beans and buy them in Walmart's 8 lb bags. They keep for years.
As far as cooking dried beans, you can easily cook them "al dente" or mushy, it's your choice.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 64ºF for the start, overcast, light breeze. Light wind, moderate gusts, Period of thunderstorms some small hail, and high temp was 75ºF, low temp during thunderstorm was 60ºF. Made coffee to start day, puttered, started getting ready for bike ride had to work estate, had flat on second lap, did not get tire reinflated properly but was able to limp home. Tire not damaged, does seem to be holding air. Did get nap in spite of thunderstorms and hail. Dinner with group. Conversation with other stepson about estate tonight.
Kyle beautiful landscaping and neat tree. thanks for pic
Ron good to hear waterfall working and filters cleaned. Hope shopping went well. Spent $190 last two trips to store Squirrel look like it is shedding winter coat.
Bill hope dump/town run went well.
Thomas hope day went well.
Mike glad wife back home. Hope beer, food, and gas run went well.
Don wind here varied between north and east.
Buppies hope job dried quickly. prayers sent.
Dennis nice bush.
Drew glad good sleep and feeling somewhat better. No adds here.
Frits glad you are getting up to date on shots. Hope rain cooperates more with respect to mowing. Hope surgery fixes tear in D knee.
Billy good to hear branches trimmed up, and cleaned up. Sorry ants upset, my feet get bite periodically for same reason. Did realize you wife was that into snakes either
Billy thanks for mountain laurel pic
Ken glad most mulch down. transplanting peach can cause them not to bloom.
Dennis glad son is doing ok driving to work after that wreck. Sorry about no basement on son's new place.
Buppies sorry about tinnitus attack.
Plowhog sorry you were dumped so quickly.
RNG hope good trip south. Sorry about the mice, we always had most trouble and farm buildings being razed or the fall.
Scott(vt) sorry about sitting waiting to be tortured. Congrats on 6K posts.
Scotty glad mowing caught up, hope sharpening went well.
David hope Sophie getting near end of eye treatments. Interesting separate charge for kitchen staff. Hope mowing went well, and H&F was fun and guys did well.
Drew heat of summer not as RS bad. Summer air more stable and warm air cap in place so less lift.
RS hope the cooler air is not a problem. Hope the seedlings to transplanted veggie plants goes well. Hope day/Dr appt went well.
Drew when I would chase then off my east wall, they left as soon as they saw me. That one much braver. Glad you go car washed with out serious issue.
Scott(vt) hope drain install went well.
Drew glad felling good
Scotty glad you got the chains hook to help with sharpen the flail. Hope R/C flying is fun.
Randy(wag) glad tanks are full. Hope you get your fields limed.
Buppies glad you got nap in.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle /Daughter, /mom's breathing, /son's migraines, Bird /aging issues, Ron /heart, Billy /mom hypertension & congestive heart failure, David(moss) /remodel, /divorce, Buppies /cancer, parathyroid,blood sugar /wife healing, Thomas /gout, Phil /reflux, Frits /veteran son with mental issues, /granddaughter with Evans Syndrome, Ken /dad possible dementia, /chronic fatigue, Diet not working, Steppenwolfe /son-auto immune disorder, Grev /wife's eye, Ted /knee recovery, /retirement & disability red tape, /family issues, Lou /eye issues, /heart issues, /wife hip replacement, Doug and wife/health issues, / hand nerve and surgery, /fall and recovery, / wife headaches and heart eval, / David(sadamo)/Sophie's hip or leg pain, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, /marriage dissolving, / friend stop drinking, Dennis /retirement, /neighbor issues, /land development, /favorable winds not in the forecast there, /dad surgery recovery, Drew /back operation issues, /friend's wife cancer diagnosis and recovery, Scotty /back pain, Helogabals /wife's friend situation, Fatjay /father broken hip, ******, Ukraine war, and Country.