Heck yeah, we'll let you slide on that.Originally Posted by BarryBobPosthole
Heck yeah, we'll let you slide on that.
Southern Gentleman
I buy Tupelo Honey up in the pan handle when it's in season. There's an old guy (Preston Bozeman) who's been selling the stuff for like 25 years on the side of Hwy. 98 up in the Florida pan handle. The stuff can be eaten by diabetics (he's a diabetic) and it won't crystallize when it gets old. It's GOOD stuff!
One time I stopped to talk with Mr. Bozeman about 10-12 years ago and ended up spending 2-3 hours sitting there chatting. He's a super sweet old guy (80 something years old) and is of the generation that's rapidly dying off. I could have stayed twice as long just to listen to his life's stories. Ha ha! He used to be a "traveling salesman" and he would tell me about the days he was a total heathen. I remember he once told me, "All those old stories you hear about traveling salesmen ... they're all true!"
Then one day he found religion and he'll never hesitate to preach a sermon if you let him. Interesting, interesting old guy and he's been on that little dirt lot at the crossroads every Friday, Saturday and Monday if weather permits (he's in church Sunday). EVERYBODY knows him in that area and a couple years ago, Lynn and I went to Pensacola for the weekend and decided to avoid I-75/I-10 and take the "scenic route" up Hwy. 98. I saw him at his usual spot and stopped to introduce Lynn and to chat a while. He sells Tupelo Honey (IF there's still a supply) as well as Mayhaw Jelly. I know he's really getting up there in age and won't be around forever, but it will be a real loss when he's gone. He's like a fixture in those parts ... AND he drives a Toyota!
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"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness" - Mark Twain
You nimrods still have power?
BKB
Wait justadamnmunute! I love me some Van Morrison, but he is an Irishman...Heck yeah, we'll let you slide on that.
Last edited by Chicken Dinner; 01-22-2016 at 09:03 PM.
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." Raoul Duke
Yeah. We've got about 5" so far. But the main engine for this thing is a low that's just forming off the NC coast now. Chats when nor'easter kicks in with winds and possibly thunder snow. Could be 20" by morning with another foot by midnight tomorrow.
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." Raoul Duke
I have him doing Long Black Veil with The Chieftains somewhere in my stack of never played anymore CDs. I need to buy that in ITunes.
BKb
I actually met the Chieftains once when my wife promoted some some concert they were doing here. Cool bunch of dudes.
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." Raoul Duke
Wow. The CD I have is them playing with several other Irish musicians. Some of their music is too esoteric, but I like the traditional music they do. I know Johnboy is a big fan too. I believe he said his wife is Irish. I guess you could say as a Scot, he married up!
BKB
I got about 10" so far (that's what she said). That's 3 shovelings. Took a ride around to see whaddup and it was me, popo, plows and dominoes vehicles. Prolly more pizze guys than anything else. Pretty funny.
If we all threw our problems in a pile, and you saw everyone else's problems-- you'd take yours back.
I've got one of their CD's around here somewhere. Now, I'm going to have to pull it out for some blizzard music.
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." Raoul Duke
While my northern VA brothers are getting pounded with snow....
I just got back from a local brewery with my Neighbor (the k9 officer). We had 24 hour early access to the brewery's newest release ... It was goooooodddd stuff Maynard.
No snow. 49 degrees. But rain and wind like I've never seen. I can hear the wind and rain over the TV and the blower on the gas fireplace.
It's for real a hurricane.
Well, Chick, that'll get you a Southern pass.
Southern Gentleman
I saw a flash of light (thought it was a plow at first) and then the unmistakable rumble of thunder around 6:15. Thunder snow! (Now, I've got a "Thunderstruck" ear worm I can't get rid of...)
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." Raoul Duke
Us northerners just love to see all the media crazy's during a little snow storm, first off it's January- daaaaaaa,
You get snow in the winter !!!!!
We have 58" so far this month, no schools closed, people go to work everyday, it's pretty normal.
All I can say is "Pussies !!"
The older I get, the better I was. I also forget my password and have to have Len reset it for me
The difference is we might get 20" in an average winter. So, it just doesn't make sense to gear up to deal with getting that much all at once.
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." Raoul Duke
It was thundersnowing the day I left for Army basic training........
WARNING - Due to the rising costs of ammunition, warning shots will no longer be given.
We'll get that up here, but mostly in the spring. It's rare up here too, snow is usually very wet and heavy.
Neat to see lightening through a heavy snow fall.
The older I get, the better I was. I also forget my password and have to have Len reset it for me
Been snowing a bit here...
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." Raoul Duke
That looks like prime snowman habitat.
A Government that pays people to do nothing destorys their willingness to do anything!
Actually, Matt and his buddy were up and out early and made about $100 each shoveling folks out. Luckily, they gave me a discount as I fed them sausage biscuits.
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." Raoul Duke
If you had made them and pig-dip they would have done it for free!
A Government that pays people to do nothing destorys their willingness to do anything!
True dat!
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." Raoul Duke
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