Subj : Re: Go West was: Real Deal [1] To : Ruth Haffly From : Dave Drum Date : Thu May 02 2024 06:49:50 -=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=- DD> How did we get along before the GPS driving coach? RH> Road maps and atlas books. The GPS is much easier to use--we got our DD> Back in the day Triple A (American Automoblie Association) had a trip DD> planning service witk maps that had the route highlighted and a DD> printed accompaniment listing "recommended fuel, food, and DD> hotel/motel" stops. RH> We tried something like that--don't recall if it was AAA or something RH> else--once or twice but decided it wasn't for us. Cost, as much as RH> anything was why we didn't stick with it. Also used the Rand McNally RH> map book to sort of pre plan the route, still keep a map book in the RH> vehicle for those "just in case" (and have had them a few times) RH> situations. Helps to know where an unknown exit will take you if you're RH> caught on a rolling parking lot. I never used the AAA service. But my parents did a time or three. They got back a three-inch tall by seven or eight inch wild book of strip maps with the AAA suggested routes highlighted. Also regukar 8 1/2" X 11 pages with recommended restaurants, motels and roadside attractions. I was always about the "adventure" and "exploring" on my own. Altho I did carry the big R-McN Atlas in my semi's cab. But, that was business, not adventure .... or at least not intentional adventure. Bv)= DD> Canuckistan you can jump on the 401, one of Canada's nice 8<----- CUT ----->8 RH> We generally try to use the "go arounds". Even tho I don't drive, I RH> keep looking for indicators of what we need to be aware of coming up, RH> especially when we're towing, to help Steve. You're probably worked out a system that suits you. Ordinarily I mislike "back seat drivers". My grandmother was thw absolute worst it's ever been my misfortune to have as a passenger. I told her once "I don't tell you how to run your kitchen .... let me drive the way I know how." And if I was forced to ride with her in her car???? She drove like porcupines making love - slowly and painfully. 8<----- CUT ----->8 RH> The grocery store is pretty nice, I'd rate it a few steps above Food RH> Lion. The one we used to shop at regularly has a small clearance RH> section; when we first moved to WF, they were clearing out a lot of RH> their Indian foods. We got quite a few over time, once as we were RH> checking out, had a young lady from India as our cashier. She commented RH> that her father really liked the brand Lowe's was getting rid of and we RH> were buying. Good reccommendation. (G) DD> Hy-Vee is our Midwest Wegman's equivalent. I only get staple items DD> from their "snatch & grabbit" service. Fresh produce, meat and deli DD> still reuire me to go iside and select personally what I'm buying. DD> The other major stupormarkups here offer similar deals - but I have DD> yet to try them out. RH> Maybe one of these days, but not yet for us. It's a time-saver. And since staple items are in bags/cans/boxes and the same all of the time I have no problem putting in an on-line order and scheduling pick-up at a convenient time. If one (or more) of my selected items is out of stock I get texts on my phone from the as we try to select a work-around. And if none exists ... on to the next item. RH> ... Books are better than TV; they exercise your imagination. DD> True dat. If youm watch the tube or the mvies you get the director's DD> vision of what the author meant. Reading a book your mind builds your DD> own vision .... RH> Exactly! Fun part of our first echo picnic was putting faces with RH> names. We'd met a few folks in the first 13 years or so we were on the RH> echo but got to meet a lot more "in real life" at the event the Shipps RH> hosted in 2007. DD> IIRC you were also at the last picnic they held. That was before Nancy DD> fell off of her twig. RH> Yes, we were there. Visited some friends in the Baltimore area RH> afterward; we'd been stationed in Frankfurt am/Main together. We hosted RH> the last picnic, in 2019--doubt there will be any more but would be RH> nice........ I had to give that one a miss. And I fear you're right on the echo picnics. Not enough participants left on this early-times social media platform to make up a viable picnic. MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Ham Salad Categories: Five, Pork, Vegetables Yield: 25 Servings 2 lb Cooked ham; minced or fine - chopped 1 1/2 c (12 oz jar) pickle relish 1 c Duke's Mayonnaise or Miracle - Wimp salad dressing 1 oz (to 2 oz) jarred pimientos - or roasted red peppers; - diced Combine ham, relish, mayonnaise and pimientos; mix well. TO SERVE: Spoon 1/4 cup onto a slice of bread; top with lettuce if desired and another bread slice. Makes 25 (approximately) sandwiches Learned from my grandmother, Helen E. Moore Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen MMMMM .... Every civilization that has ever existed has ultimately collapsed. --- MultiMail/Win v0.52 * Origin: Outpost BBS * Johnson City, TN (1:18/200) .