[stevebrot]

My birthday just went by. My son & D-I-L gave me two boxes of candy, a bottle of hand sanitizer and a roll of toilet paper.

That candy may come in handy. Word has it that See's Candy stopped production today, due to the COVID-19 epidemic.


Steve

[Canada_Rockies]

By odd coincidence, I will also be 08 on June 8, and still capable of walking around with my Z and long lenses!

When I worked in Chicago for four years ending 2004, I took advantage of the big city to take some lessons in playing classical organ. I walked into a music store on State St. and was browsing for the works my teacher had assigned, when a gentleman with a beard similar to mine and glasses like mine walked over and offered assistance. Jonathan was a retired Minister of Music (Master of Choir & Organ from Southern Methodist) in his retirement job. He will be 08 on June 8; he is my "much older twin brother". I guess that makes it triplets! I was a difficult birth: it took 2 extra days ...

[timb64]

That candy may come in handy. Word has it that See's Candy stopped production today, due to the COVID-19 epidemic.


Steve

Breweries have protected status and will continue production,right??!

[Canada_Rockies]

Even worse for me I’d end up being 65!!!....Noooooooo!

Just you wait ...

[timb64]

Just you wait ...

I used to say to my Dad,it doesn’t look fun getting old and his reply was always “No son, but it beats the alternative!”

[degral]

actually I found such cases ( not original ) for my ME Super and Super Program

the ME Super fits fine and the Super Program is close enough to use

Yes I believe you. I double checked the dimensions of the MX against the ME Super and it's only 5mm difference so an ME case should work on the MX. I will find out shortly.

[WPRESTO]

That candy may come in handy. Word has it that See's Candy stopped production today, due to the COVID-19 epidemic. Steve

The candy they gave me comes from a unique local maker called Robertson's. I could not begin to describe how good it is. Chances are they are shut down as their product can only be bought at their one, single store. It would be a tremendous loss if they cannot survive the period of shutdown. So many only-one local merchants are terribly vulnerable. I also worry about the local gym where I exercise. They were just completing repairs to an area damaged by a fire generated by one of the machines. The entire gym had been closed for weeks while they arranged an alternative entry, but that was done and they were open with access to most areas including the pool. I really need my time there, especially on the cross trainer. My endurance declines too much when I don't get a regular, vigorous cardio-respiratory workout.

[aslyfox]

Yes I believe you. I double checked the dimensions of the MX against the ME Super and it's only 5mm difference so an ME case should work on the MX. I will find out shortly.

ME Super and case

[aslyfox]

update

deliveries yesterday and today of loose leaf teas:

Darjeeling,

Irish Breakfast,

Earl Grey,

English Breakfast and

a House Again Tea Ball Infuser & Cooking Infuser, Extra Fine Mesh Tea Infuser Threaded Connection, for Single Cup

and an Official Glencairn Scottish Whisky Glass Engraved with 'My Heart is in the Highland's' Robert Burns Quote | Made in Scotland as well ]

however as Robert Burns wrote:

. . . The best laid schemes o’ Mice an’ Men
Gang aft agley, . . .

the Earl Grey has a used by date of 06/Dec/2019 ( I complained to Amazon and secured a full refund and told not to send it back )

I decided to use some Glenfiddich 15 year old Single Malt Scotch to try out the Glencairn glass

and the cork stopper broke in half

got it out but there is a " little more body ( cork fragments ) " in the bottle then there was before

[Canada_Rockies]

update

deliveries yesterday and today of loose leaf teas:

Darjeeling,

Irish Breakfast,

Earl Grey,

English Breakfast and

a House Again Tea Ball Infuser & Cooking Infuser, Extra Fine Mesh Tea Infuser Threaded Connection, for Single Cup

and an Official Glencairn Scottish Whisky Glass Engraved with 'My Heart is in the Highland's' Robert Burns Quote | Made in Scotland as well ]

however as Robert Burns wrote:



the Earl Grey has a used by date of 06/Dec/2019 ( I complained to Amazon and secured a full refund and told not to send it back )

I decided to use some Glenfiddich 15 year old Single Malt Scotch to try out the Glencairn glass

and the cork stopper broke in half

got it out but there is a " little more body ( cork fragments ) " in the bottle then there was before

Cork is a vegetable, sort of, and will do nothing to ruin your diet. I'm sure there are no sugars in it.

[timb64]

Cork is a vegetable, sort of, and will do nothing to ruin your diet. I'm sure there are no sugars in it.

No you're wrong,cork is a well known poison, it will taint the the whisky.If Allen sends me the rest of the bottle I'll dispose of it for him safely

[Canada_Rockies]

No you're wrong,cork is a well known poison, it will taint the the whisky.If Allen sends me the rest of the bottle I'll dispose of it for him safely

Good one!

[pepperberry farm]

Zeiss Planar 85/1.4 in k-mount...

[aslyfox]

No you're wrong,cork is a well known poison, it will taint the the whisky.If Allen sends me the rest of the bottle I'll dispose of it for him safely

sorry

if only I had known earlier I would have put it in the mail right away

instead, I used a loose tea leaf strainer to catch the fragments of cork and decanted the Scotch into a decanter

removing all of the cork

very similar to this

but mine has a ship engraved on it

[mkgd1]

Just got a lightweight Manfrotto monopod from Amazon. I figure it will be light and small enough to carry around when I don't want to lug a tripod with me.