[Racer X 69]

A country boy will survive.

Supposed to do that with the liver, when it is still warm and fresh.

[MarkJerling]

I don't know if it was a coincidence or if there's something about gin that is less "next day friendly" than other spirits, but the worst (by far) hangover I ever had was after an evening of drinking gin.
I went to bed about midnight and woke up about 8:00a.m. It was late that afternoon before I was sure I was going to live, and the next morning before I was sure I wanted to.
That was nearly 35 years ago. I haven't had gin since.

Gin and Tonic old chap. It's what keeps the Malaria at bay. Where I come from, those are called "Empire Builders".

[Racer X 69]

I don't know if it was a coincidence or if there's something about gin that is less "next day friendly" than other spirits, but the worst (by far) hangover I ever had was after an evening of drinking gin.
I went to bed about midnight and woke up about 8:00a.m. It was late that afternoon before I was sure I was going to live, and the next morning before I was sure I wanted to.
That was nearly 35 years ago. I haven't had gin since.

Moderation is key.

[Racer X 69]

there really isn't really anything better than scotch

Yes.

except perhaps gin...which isn't really a distilled spirit but an orally administered drug

Pretty much.

I do like Bombay Sapphire.

Keep it in the freezer. Pour a short shot of it and sip it........10 herbs and spices.......and way better than the Colonel's chicken.

[RoxnDox]

Moderation is key.

And that is why, to this day, the faintest aroma of gin can induce nausea... Because I, being young and stupid (and already intoxicated) forgot this important little maxim. And that was way back in 1984!

[bertwert]

1984

Not a bad book...

[Rupert]

I don't know if it was a coincidence or if there's something about gin that is less "next day friendly" than other spirits, but the worst (by far) hangover I ever had was after an evening of drinking gin.
I went to bed about midnight and woke up about 8:00a.m. It was late that afternoon before I was sure I was going to live, and the next morning before I was sure I wanted to.
That was nearly 35 years ago. I haven't had gin since.

I drank gin because I liked the bitterness and because I never got a gin hangover, and I drank plenty of it. Rum was what gave me what gin gave you. Even now I can almost taste the aftertaste and feel the misery of that long ago dark rum sickness. It almost killed me and at the time I hoped it would.

Got my dryer up and running today. One week to the day that I ordered the parts at Sears...they came in. I went with ordering at Sears because the guys were helpful, and I paid $42 instead of $12 on Amazon with free next day Prime shipping. Won't make that mistake again. Little wonder Sears is dying and Amazon is booming.

Also got the TT out of the shop today. Been in there over a week waiting for an uncommon part. Expensive part...the bill was $506. and only $160 was labor. I'm tired of repairs and things breaking down......but there is no solution. New or old, things break down. Me too...hell, i'm broken down myself.

Regards!

[tim60]

You didn't brighten my day!
Now I have to agonize over wanting that hatchet but not being able to even rationalize, let alone justify buying it.
Thanks a lot

Life is not about things and stuff.

[tim60]

Let me see... Trying to catch on up the posts of the last week or so. Here goes...

Axes, farm pants, fountain pens, bagpipes, Japanese made in Scotland (or was that the other way around?), we can all trust Bobert... and some people actually prefer Cognac over Scotch? Hah, you almost got me there! And then back to cheese, more food, and bagpipes again. And more axes. And a light sprinkling of squirrels. Especially if combined with axes.

Did I miss anything?



I always find that curious. Why do they write it in Swedish if it's Danish? I believe the Danes would call it knækbrød. I have also seen Danish gräddost. Now, flødeost would be Danish. Gräddost is Swedish. Just as knäckebröd is. Which I eat daily. Swedish, though, not Danish. Brilliant food; tasty, and keeps forever. Very much unlike lutefisk which is off forever. Still, it's about the only "food" that's from Norway

The Japanese malt whiskies are really quite good, btw. They can't compete with a good Islay whisky, I think, but still good.

The answer, the Swedish spell correctly and find no need to cross out their mistakes, like the Danes.

[tim60]

Does that have something to do with the Piper concert to the crowd on the bridge?

[tim60]

I drank gin because I liked the bitterness and because I never got a gin hangover, and I drank plenty of it. Rum was what gave me what gin gave you. Even now I can almost taste the aftertaste and feel the misery of that long ago dark rum sickness. It almost killed me and at the time I hoped it would.

Got my dryer up and running today. One week to the day that I ordered the parts at Sears...they came in. I went with ordering at Sears because the guys were helpful, and I paid $42 instead of $12 on Amazon with free next day Prime shipping. Won't make that mistake again. Little wonder Sears is dying and Amazon is booming.

Also got the TT out of the shop today. Been in there over a week waiting for an uncommon part. Expensive part...the bill was $506. and only $160 was labor. I'm tired of repairs and things breaking down......but there is no solution. New or old, things break down. Me too...hell, i'm broken down myself.

Regards!

There comes a time when it ceases to be economic to keep old stuff going. Everyone waits till the last break rather than selling on while there is still a fair amount of life left for the buyer. Individual people and even sophisticated product owners, like airlines with their planes.

[savoche]

Gin and Tonic old chap. It's what keeps the Malaria at bay. Where I come from, those are called "Empire Builders".

Indeed. However, they seem to have reduced the amount of quinine these days. To have an effect on malaria you have to consume some 6 litres a day. I'm not entirely sure malaria would be the worse choice

The answer, the Swedish spell correctly and find no need to cross out their mistakes, like the Danes.

No. Just no. The Swedish are never right. And that's the very unbiased view of a Norwegian

If you don't believe me try some surströmming

[BigMackCam]

Got my dryer up and running today. One week to the day that I ordered the parts at Sears...they came in. I went with ordering at Sears because the guys were helpful, and I paid $42 instead of $12 on Amazon with free next day Prime shipping. Won't make that mistake again. Little wonder Sears is dying and Amazon is booming.

Also got the TT out of the shop today. Been in there over a week waiting for an uncommon part. Expensive part...the bill was $506. and only $160 was labor. I'm tired of repairs and things breaking down......but there is no solution. New or old, things break down. Me too...hell, i'm broken down myself.

Things do indeed break down, and these days, most of them are too complicated for the average Joe to fix.

One of the reasons I think I enjoy messing with old Russian lenses is that they can be easily maintained. There's something very satisfying about getting a simple, well-built piece of equipment back up and running properly with little more than a couple of screwdrivers, de-greaser and lubricant of some description (lithium for the lens, wine or beer for me ). I get the same satisfaction from cleaning, oiling and sharpening an old pocket-knife.

The last car I owned that was more-or-less serviceable by the average owner was a little Ford Ka from (I think) 2002. Here in the UK, I believe it was the last production car with no computer-based engine management system. A garage, some tools and a workshop manual, and I could fix that (well, the simple stuff - I never was much of a car mechanic).

Nowadays, everything's so darned complicated. I had a suspected problem with my car recently, and when I picked the car up from the service centre, they told me it was fine. "Did you drive it?", I asked. "No," they replied, "but nothing came back on the diagnostics"...

[Unregistered User 8]

If you don't believe me try some surströmming

Is that even legal? Sounds to me like it shouldn't be.

[rod_grant]

Moderation is key.

...says the Moderator!

A bit self obsessed??