Subj : Hooking Up Re: Golden Cor                                [1]
To   : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Fri Sep 26 2025 21:01:14

Hi Dave,

 RH> I tend to stay with one board unless something happens to take it down.
 RH> Hurricane Katrina knocked Marc off the air for a bit so we downloaded
 RH> thru a set up that Dale Shipp put together for us. That was our in case
 RH> of need back up, which, IIRC, we used maybe a couple of times.

 DD> And now that's no longer available since Dale is no longer available.
 DD> Bv(= I miss his dry wit.

I miss stopping in Columbia on our way north or south. Gail and Dale
always graciously hosted us overnight on our stops; we spent many a
pleasant time with them.

 DD>  Golden anniversaries are *always* a big deal. The really rare one is
 DD>  the Diamond Jubilee. I can remember only one in this area. He was
 DD> near  his personal century mark and she was abot five years younger.

My in laws made it to 72 before Dad passed away. He was 20; she was 16
when they got married.

 DD> I can't get my mind wrapped around doing anything for 50 years. At the
 DD> same time I just realised last week that I've been at my current job
 DD> for 20 years.

 DD> And yesterday I went in and told my manager that I was quitting
 DD> because I could no longer give them an honest days work. So, I guess
 DD> that means I'm retired.

You will find something to fill your days. Still, 20 years for what was
supposed to be just a part time job is quite credible; congratulations!


 RH> One day at a time adds up. We tried a new to us steakhouse in Raliegh
 RH> for dinner Saturday night. Food was good but they had so many tables
 RH> crowded into it, and a low ceiling, made hearing even the person beside

 DD> If I visit an eatery and there is a noise level so as to make
 DD> conversation difficult you can bet I'll not return there voluntarily.
 DD> Dining out is as much a social occasion as a fuelling the body event.

 RH> Very much so! We'd been to the place we wanted to go to so knew that it
 RH> was set up much better for groups, and even couples. Last time we went

 DD> One of my go-to places has closed. The local Red Robin is no more.
 DD> I'll miss their burgers and the fish & chipd.

AFAIK, our RR is still going. It's over near Sam's Club, Chili's and
Texas Roadhouse so when we go to Sam's or TR, we can check. I was never
that impressed with RR but for a time, that was our oldest grandson's
favorite place; he would do his own ordering.

 RH> Like our now former Golden Corral. Thankfully Texas Roadhouse is still
 RH> going strong; we get over there every so often.

 DD> Our T.R. is still here and seems to be doing well. My personal
 DD> favourite is the Old Luxemburg it's an old school steak
 DD> house/restaurant across the street from my favourite meat market
 DD> (Humphreys') in a semi-dodgy neighbourhood. On the west side of town
 DD> there is Mariah's - still struggling after the CoVid shut down. I
 DD> don't do steaks much anymore - even at home.

Those sould like places we'd go to for a special occasion. We'll grill
steaks at home every so often but just as often, go out for them and get
a big enough cut that we can bring some home to enjoy it again.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
rchaffly{at}earthlink{dot}net  FIDO 1:396/45.28


.... OH NO!  Not ANOTHER learning experience!

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