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[ace on the river]

Ace, my wife's large extended family is from NYC. They run the gamut from poor to rich and live everywhere from Brooklyn and Manhattan to City Island and a small town on Long Island called Point Lookout. My recommendation to those who want to try it: Bring big bags of money.

Oh yeah, if you want to move there NOW DAYS, you better have a lotta loot!

 

[Sawnee Cat]

I am a country boy. Raised on the farm on the edge of a little town. After college I had to live in big towns. 32 years of city living and I retired to a town that does not have a traffic light.

For decades I had to call on customers in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, San Francisco, Miami, Tampa, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Dallas, Minneapolis et.al. I vowed to my wife that when I retire I will never go to New York or LA again in my life short of a dire emergency.

So far I have kept my promise. My best friend lived on Cape Cod and any reasonable map from Smiths Grove, KY to Cape Cod takes you through New York. So I drive to Cleveland - Buffalo and come in on the Mass Parkway. I avoid New York!

Many of my co-workers would not move away from a big city. I never got the big city virus. The last turd on a side walk that I have seen was my last trip to New York, right smack daub on Madison Avenue.

"I'm just a country boy, country boy at heart."

I am with you. I have been to all 50 states, many on business but even that gave me a flavor of the area. Especially New York City. I spent many, many hours days and months over the past 50 years in that city. After 9/11 I had to work on the insurance claims arising from the WTC towers and flew there almost every week for a year or so.

My company transferred me to Atlanta back in the 90's because of the airport. I had to fly anywhere in the world on a moment's notice so that is where I ended up. The Atlanta airport is world class. But once I reached retirement I made plans to get out of NYC South and settled on a nice quiet village on the Gulf. The only way I leave is vertical. I am here until the end. New York City does not have a middle class. Only the wealthy and poor can live there. Middle class people have to take a train for about 25 or 30 miles to get to work everyday. I will pass. Now NYC is a very fun place to visit. It has everything but you have to bring some money with you. Unless you are on a business expense account. That is the way to travel.

 

[railroadkat_1]

Good Afternoon everybody. Still under 50* and party cloudy! I was at the Hospital for 3 hours having No contrast then a lengthy EKG then back to Radiology to take pictures with contrast.

I'm guilty of not; posting much but did something happen to @UK_fan_41102

 

[railroadkat_1]

Good Afternoon everybody. Still under 50* and party cloudy! I was at the Hospital for 3 hours having heart test .

 

[_Rooster]

2-6-6-2

 

[AustinTXCat]

In-office party for a colleague.

Chocolate cake and strawberry mousse. Life is good.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

I've trained her well. Don't mess with my madness.

Hell yes!

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

2-6-6-2

That is one big boy!

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

Good Afternoon everybody. Still under 50* and party cloudy! I was at the Hospital for 3 hours having No contrast then a lengthy EKG then back to Radiology to take pictures with contrast.

I'm guilty of not; posting much but did something happen to @UK_fan_41102

I hope not.

 

[wildcatdonf]

2-6-6-2

That's a big one.

 

[wildcatdonf]

Good Afternoon everybody. Still under 50* and party cloudy! I was at the Hospital for 3 hours having heart test .

What is going on with you?

 

[ymmot31]

Dago Salad.

Dude! The preferred nomanclature is Italian-American. Who knows the movie reference?

I am a country boy.

"I'm just a country boy, country boy at heart."

I've trained her well. Don't mess with my madness.

Put that on your resume. Proves your leadership skills beyond anything the military can throw at you. (from a fellow veteran of the female conflict)

Good Afternoon everybody. Still under 50* and party cloudy! I was at the Hospital for 3 hours having heart test .

So, did you have one? Was it Grinch at the beginning, or at the end?

 

[wildcatdonf]

Their commercials call it a Diego Salad. They understand.

 

[_Rooster]

Rooster's Loose

 

[Sawnee Cat]

Good Afternoon everybody. Still under 50* and party cloudy! I was at the Hospital for 3 hours having No contrast then a lengthy EKG then back to Radiology to take pictures with contrast.
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Trust all is wel;l railroadkat 1

Just got out of the pool and the air was cool. Nice breeze. Next week they are talking about low in the 50's. The hurricane may have sucked all of the warm air out of here. And maybe not.

 

[Sawnee Cat]

Back in the old days we and our friends used to eat at Ray Columbia's a lot. Our favorite was the Columbia Special. I think it was a piece of beef tenderloin along with a huge baked potato and a Dago Salad. Garlic butter on the special. We sent it to Heaven by eating the Hell out of it.

I remember this place well. Great eating and great salad. When I was in Lexington a few weeks ago I saw a Columbia's on Richmond Road. I wonder if this is the restaurant at a different location?

 

[ymmot31]

Their commercials call it a Diego Salad. They understand.

Ever hear an Italian helicopter? Dago, wop, wop, wop, wop....

 

[wildcatdonf]

I remember this place well. Great eating and great salad. When I was in Lexington a few weeks ago I saw a Columbia's on Richmond Road. I wonder if this is the restaurant at a different location?

It is, but I'd rather go to the atmosphere on Limestone.

 

[_Rooster]

I remember this place well. Great eating and great salad. When I was in Lexington a few weeks ago I saw a Columbia's on Richmond Road. I wonder if this is the restaurant at a different location?

Linky

 

[ymmot31]

Neither of those locations is going to give you a hunk of beef like I had today. I ate over a pound and a half of filet mignon cooked to a perfect medium rare.
It was gooood!

My friend says, after we finished devouring pink meat..."I know you're probably burned out on it, but next time can we have ribs again?" I laughed and told him I could eat baby backs 3 times a week and still want more. Is good to have carnivore buddies.

 

[ymmot31]

I don't guess I'm going to watch BBM tonight. We're a football school now.

 

[_Rooster]

 

[railroadkat_1]

What is going on with you?

DON not sure! Go back to M.D.Monday. I'LL know more then.Thanks for asking!

 

[wildcatdonf]

DON not sure! Go back to M.D.Monday. I'LL know more then.Thanks for asking!

If you need a stent, don't be afraid. You will feel better.

 

[_Rooster]

I'LL know more then.

♱

 

[UK82]

Ace, my wife's large extended family is from NYC. They run the gamut from poor to rich and live everywhere from Brooklyn and Manhattan to City Island and a small town on Long Island called Point Lookout. My recommendation to those who want to try it: Bring big bags of money.

My neighbors just got back from NYC a few days ago. They saw Springsteen On Broadway at 400 bucks a ticket and that was one of the cheaper ones (15 bucks for a cheap beer). To be honest I don't think there's an artist on this planet that I'd pay that kind of cash to see. Maybe if Elvis or Jim Morrison came back to life.

 

[UK82]

You know, upon second thought, no, you wouldn't cook it like a roast you are cooking to get well done and melt all the connective tissue to make it tender. Beef tenderloin is already tender, hence the name, and most people like it cooked the same as they would a rib roast. A nice crust on the outside and medium rare on the inside. That's how I intend to cook this one. Low and slow (200°) until the center is 120°. Then take it out and ramp up the temp to around 600° and leave it in there for 10 to 15 minutes to get a good crust on it. After rest it should be about 130° in the center and a nice medium rare.

I bought a 9 1/2 pound brisket that's ready to go tomorrow. I'll try to get it on by 3 or 4 in the AM. Should be good timing for dinner.

 

[UK82]

Good Afternoon everybody. Still under 50* and party cloudy! I was at the Hospital for 3 hours having No contrast then a lengthy EKG then back to Radiology to take pictures with contrast.

I'm guilty of not; posting much but did something happen to @UK_fan_41102

Best of luck RR.

 

[UK82]

Dude! The preferred nomanclature is Italian-American. Who knows the movie reference?

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Put that on your resume. Proves your leadership skills beyond anything the military can throw at you. (from a fellow veteran of the female conflict)



So, did you have one? Was it Grinch at the beginning, or at the end?

Big Lebowski!

 

[Bkocats]

Evening
Worn out. Busy week
Watching BBM and drinking coffee
Y’all be good

 

[wildcatdonf]

My neighbors just got back from NYC a few days ago. They saw Springsteen On Broadway at 400 bucks a ticket and that was one of the cheaper ones (15 bucks for a cheap beer). To be honest I don't think there's an artist on this planet that I'd pay that kind of cash to see. Maybe if Elvis or Jim Morrison came back to life.

I'm witch you.

 

[wildcatdonf]

The fans just booed the mention of that Skunk-Weasel.

 

[ace on the river]

The fans just booed the mention of that Skunk-Weasel.

So did I. Booooooooooo.....

 

[FutureCityCats]

Well, should be a fun year.

Hope all is well. FCC.

 

[AustinTXCat]

Big Blue Madness was good. Not happy with the dunk contest. Too easy for an injury, in my opinion.

Wife and I watched "Perfect in '76" about IU basketball immediately after. Great documentary. I gave her some perspective about the flick. Bobby Knight gave 'em hell.

 

[UK82]

The brisket is on the Egg on this dark, brisk morning. Thank God for my Petzl headlamp. It really comes in handy for these occasions.

 

[_Rooster]

62°➫ 72°F Cloudy & wet today

Good Morning D

 

[starchief5]

Neither of those locations is going to give you a hunk of beef like I had today. I ate over a pound and a half of filet mignon cooked to a perfect medium rare.
It was gooood!

My friend says, after we finished devouring pink meat..."I know you're probably burned out on it, but next time can we have ribs again?" I laughed and told him I could eat baby backs 3 times a week and still want more. Is good to have carnivore buddies.

Yep. It is good to be at the top of the food chain. One can choose a Dago salad or still-quivering red meat. Or both.

 

[Sawnee Cat]

*Good morning D-League and beyond
*Woke up this morning to cool temperatures in the 50's with a high of 84 today and plenty of sunshine. Very low humidity with 0 chance of rain.
*Watching the Cats last night was exciting because I think this team has the potential to be special. It should be a fun year.
*There are several very important SEC games today especially the LSU-Georgia match up. Keep an eye on that one.
*Well today is our community's annual Cardboard Boat Race sponsored by the Coast Guard Auxiliary. The deal is you make a home made boat out of cardboard and enter it into the race. Some of the entries are really first class jobs and people put a lot of work into it. Their artistic talent shows. Maybe I can show a few pictures of today's events later on. It is fun and of course, plenty of fresh seafood, BBQ etc. will be served. The picture below is an example of a cardboard boat. The Coast Guard boys and girls made this one.
*Everyone have a blessed day and be thankful you were able to watch the sun come up this morning.
*Those that are feeling a little below par you have our prayers and thoughts. That is what the D-League does.

 

[Sawnee Cat]

The fans just booed the mention of that Skunk-Weasel.

I noticed coach didn't mention Eddie Sutton or BCG. Should have left off Pitino too. Or maybe he could have asked the crowd if they want Pitino's jersey out of the rafters. Wonder what kind of response that would have gotten.