Thunderbird Club

[Christine]

When I drove 18 wheelers the convenience stores Gave us our coffee if we had our own mug. $6 @ Starbucks, etc.? Not in My life.

Did you get that scandal over the faecal bacteria in Starbucks drinks over there?

 

[GonePlaid]

Not really... More like an excellent diver...

OK, that's emuff of that.

 

[Christine]

Not really... More like an excellent diver...

Do you dive? Or shouldn't I ask?

 

[GonePlaid]

Did you get that scandal over the faecal bacteria in Starbucks drinks over there?

My daughter drinks a lotta Starbucks and is VERY careful, so I'd say no.

 

[hillerup]

Everyday, after I've had my first cuppa coffee, I consistently produce something at least as schitty as Budweiser. Am I to be revered?

 

[hillerup]

Brakes? We don't need no stinking brakes. Seriously, it happened on a stretch of I-75 with no one in sight fore or aft....so I'm told.

 

[Christine]

My daughter drinks a lotta Starbucks and is VERY careful, so I'd say no.

You'd remember it! Reports of fecal bacteria in iced coffee at chains like Starbucks are a red flag for bigger problems, a scientist explains
If it got in the ice then it must be everywhere else too!

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

You'd remember it! Reports of fecal bacteria in iced coffee at chains like Starbucks are a red flag for bigger problems, a scientist explains
If it got in the ice then it must be everywhere else too!

I can't stand Starbucks....what a scam!..

 

[hillerup]

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a hint: Reptile owners should have an idea on the subject.

Edit : Christine burns !

But for how long??? I didn't think poly finishes would yellow like that...

 

[theFixer]

Did you get that scandal over the faecal bacteria in Starbucks drinks over there?

Nah... everybody here is too busy focussing on what their holiday cups look like to be concerned with insignificant details like, "am I drinking excrement?"

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

This plus a 1000!

I've lived in Tornado areas, Hurricane areas, Blizzard areas, Avalanche areas, Flash Flood areas, Mud Slide areas, Wild Fire areas and Earthquake areas. When you're number is up, it's up. Any one of those natural disasters can break your belongings and kill you but given the choices of places to retire I decided to move out of Kentucky and into Southern California. Loved the Kentucky area but decided that it wasn't the best place to be as I get older.

What did I give up leaving Kentucky - winter ice storms that are foolishly deadly to drive in (2x a year), winter snow storms that are cardiovascular Russian roulette when shoveling a driveway (1x a year), spring rain storms that cause flash flooding and property damage (3x a year), spring thunder storms with property damage or death by lightning strikes (5x a year), spring tornado death and destruction (3x a year), summer stifling heat and humidity waves (10x a year), and fall tornados (1x a year), earthquakes (1x in 5 years). That over 25 life/property threatening events a year.

What do I have to deal with where I live in Southern California - earthquakes (1x in the last 5 years), wild fires (not where I live), flash floods (not where I live), mud/land slides (not where I live), snow/ice/hail/avalanche (not where I live), lightening strikes (not where I live), tsunami (not where I live), hurricane (not where I live). That's less than one life/property threatening events a year.

Full disclosure: yes, if you're stupid enough you can buy a house in California that is subject to nearly all the same climate disasters of the Midwest plus wild fires, mud slides and earthquakes. But it's important to note that California is made up of dozens of small climate zones that all have their own unique weather patterns and terrain issues. The weather report for the greater Los Angeles area is a hoot to watch. They do five weather reports every news cycle - a desert, mountain, inland empire, valley and coastal weather report. You don't have to look hard to find relatively disaster free areas.

Yeah but when you say "life threatening" you discredit the "when your time is up" philosophy...
My point is; today, you can get hurricane status days in advance. With a quake, you can be in your car under a bridge and have the bridge fall on you in 2 seconds with no warning at all like in 89...

 

[Christine]

Nah... everybody here is too busy focussing on what their holiday cups look like to be concerned with insignificant details like, "am I drinking excrement?"

You know the really good thing about having a campervan is you can make your own, life can be sh1te enough without having to drink it too

 

[hillerup]

My daughter's on the left, Wife's center, and my baby on the right...
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My daughters:

 

[Christine]

Nah... everybody here is too busy focussing on what their holiday cups look like to be concerned with insignificant details like, "am I drinking excrement?"

Actually it gives coffee beans a whole new meaning!!

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

My daughters:

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Sure looks gloomy out the window..

 

[GonePlaid]

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I have a hockey jersey<-was s'posed to be at the top. Ooops!

 

[Christine]

My daughters:

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You need a PhD to use that!!
Nice mixer

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

You need a PhD to use that!!
Nice mixer

Or be Italian..

 

[Christine]

Or be Italian..

I could live with that

 

[GBassNorth]

When I drove 18 wheelers the convenience stores Gave us our coffee if we had our own mug. $6 @ Starbucks, etc.? Not in My life.

Starbucks consistently has the worst brewed coffee I've ever tasted. Tried many, many, many times to like it but it's like every bean or coffee type they have has been over roasted. It just tastes burnt to me. The price I could live with if it was something that was actually good and not readily avalible elsewhere. But nope, it's just over priced crap coffee to my tastebuds.

On a related note, I view every micro brewery that I've visited in pretty much the same light. Overpriced trendy swell that varies so much from batch to batch knowing if you're going to like what you try is a total crap shoot, and if you do like it good luck getting the exact same thing next month. Then again I'm far from a beer fanboy, I like my Gin and Tonic or red wine.