Subj : Re: Hooking Up To : Ruth Haffly From : Dave Drum Date : Tue Sep 30 2025 11:19:00 -=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=- DD> The black camel kneels for all of us, sooner or later. My doctor DD> chided me for not using the BiPap every night with a "You could die in DD> your sleep" Itold him "It's my preferred way to go." End of DD> discussion. RH> As long as there's some way to notify us that you've gone, I'm OK with RH> that. BTW, if you don't see me every day (or other day or so) for the RH> next couple of weeks, don't panic. Got another road trip so my RH> participation here may be somewhat erratic. Should be back home by mid RH> month or so. Post mortem notification is gonna be tough. As far as no seeing your posts on a daily basis - we don't now. Every couple days is more usual. If it's over a week I beging to be concerned. So, thanks for the "heads up". Bv)= 8<----- HACK ----->8 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. RH> You will find something to fill your days. Still, 20 years for what was RH> supposed to be just a part time job is quite credible; congratulations! DD> It wasn't actually "work" as I enjoyed what I was doing. RH> And got to meet all sorts of people while doing so. Some of whom were "unrepeatable" - and Boy Howdy! was I glad of that. 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. RH> Those sould like places we'd go to for a special occasion. We'll grill RH> steaks at home every so often but just as often, go out for them and RH> get a big enough cut that we can bring some home to enjoy it again. DD> I've never been one for doggie bags even now that there are three DD> mutts living here. I always try to be a member of the clean plate DD> club. RH> I used to be, but a smaller appetite as I've gotten older and an RH> increase in portion size in a lot of most places have combined to make RH> me ask for a "to go" container quite often. A lot of times I'll get my RH> entree and portion off what I can reasonably eat, setting the rest RH> aside right away. That has saved a lot of overeating, given me a lot of RH> good second, and sometimes third, opportunities to enjoy a good meal RH> without a lot of fuss. The commercial places must be *very* different where you live. My locals are more likely to ber doing smaller portions if they change at all. But I know what you mean about diminished appetite. Yesterday I had a decent breakfast - eggs, taters, meat, toasst and a big glass of tomato juice. So lunch was a cup of Dannon no-fat chocolate raspberry yoghurt. And supper was a Healthy Choice nuke 'em bowl (Chicken & broccoli linguine with a red papper Alfredo sauce. Quick, convenient and filling. Also just U$2.75 per serving. DD> Which is a disappointment for Jasper and his "sisters". They can, and DD> do, clean plates and bowls almost like a pre-wash unless it's Chinese DD> food. RH> Not any Chinese food or just specific meals? Our Sam liked just about RH> everything except lettuce and green peas. I've not figured it out. I first noticed it with General Tso's leftovers and assumed it was the hot peppers. Then I noticed the Isoble sniffed and turned away from Mushroom Chicken. So, I thought it might be the soy sauce. So I tried the Mushroom Chicken without the soy. Still no-go. Not a big deal They get kibble, canned dog food every evening @ 18:00 and do their mooch- a-pooch act whenever one of us is cooking at the stove. I know this is the Cooking Echo - but as I get older I'm more into doing the onvenience thing - especially if it's tasty. I can recommend the Healthy Choice frozen entrees (generally