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driver100

GG, Best wishes for a happy, speedy recovery.

driver100

jmonroe1 said:

graphicguy said:

Well....everything confirmed. Detached retina (for the 2nd time). Dr couldn’t explain it, but in a round about way said the “original surgery missed a tear” in the retina. So, here we are 3 years later, and WOSRSE FOR THE WEAR!

Surgery at noon. Son is taking me. I guess they’re actually sedating me for this. Then, the drill...recovery....no sleeping on my back. Have to have my head down except for 15 minutes per hour while I’m awake for a couple of weeks. No driving for 2 weeks...blah...blah....blah!

Don’t mind saying I’m a little POd about how the first surgeon botched the first detached retina surgery. On top of that, he was the Chair of the Ophthalmology Dept at University of Cincinnati Medical School. Just because you can teach, doesn’t mean you can do.

Will see how this goes. Apparently, with the first retinal detachment traumatizing the eye and little in the way of material left to reattach the retina, it’s going to be dicey.

I’m sure I will be fine. Just a little nervous this time around as the surgeon sure didn’t sugar coat it....there are significant risks.

Again everyone, thanks! Appreciate the concern.

You’ll be fine. Your poster buddies are rooting for you. Maybe you can sneak in a good post every 15 minutes, just so you don’t lose your membership. You don’t want @driver100 to leave you in the dust, do you?

Best of luck.

jmonroe

Well, I don't have to worry about you catching up (at least in number of posts, probably surpassed me in number of words used though )

driver100

Since we seem to have quite a few knowledgeable people in the field of cataracts - Mrs D will probably need procedure done in next year or two.
Government plan pays for basic lenses. She thinks she wants ones that are bifocals....we would pay the difference in cost.
She plays tennis too....I know people who get bifocal glasses have a hard time playing because the ball goes from one sight line into another. Are bifocal cataract lenses the same or does the ball transition smoothly?

carnaught

@driver100, are the bifocal glasses you’re talking about the old-school ones with the visible double lens appearance or the progressive lens bifocals with no visible separation of the lenses. With the progressives, I’ve never noticed a tennis ball going from one sight line to another.

imidazol97

imidazol97 said:

I picked a company that used a sieve type protection from the maple blossoms, maple helicopter seeds, needles from neighbor's pine tree, and leaves. It is not a flat cover with holes. Instead it is wavy. I've never caught it not being able to handle the rain water at high volume.

Friends of ours have the surface tension type of cover and water in medium rains overshoots and goes directly to the ground.

This product is lower in the gutter than some other installation types, so it can't be seen from the road. But leaves and stuff dry up and then blow away and out of the gutter.

Leaf logic

https://www.plygem.com/siding/other-siding-products/gutter-protection/leaf-logic-gutter-protection/

Here's a picture that shows the 3-dimensional surface of the gutter cover better.



Both from the installation manual
https://www.plygem.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/36393d46-a3ac-4c08-96b7-dce9e3340688.pdf

tifighter

@graphicguy Get in there, GG. You've got this...

driver100

carnaught said:

@driver100, are the bifocal glasses you’re talking about the old-school ones with the visible double lens appearance or the progressive lens bifocals with no visible separation of the lenses. With the progressives, I’ve never noticed a tennis ball going from one sight line to another.

Carnaught, The latest one I witnessed at tennis had progressive actual glasses. He just got them so he may not have got used to them, but he said he was missing more than usual because of the difference in line of vision. I thought progressive lenses don't have an actual line where the lens changes, but at some point the lens transitions from long views on top to close up views in the bottom half. Wouldn't there have to be a transition point?

ab348

When I first got progressives I was still playing golf and I did have a hard time when on the tee because I had to drop my chin to see the ball clearly without blurriness from the reading portion of the lens. Over time I seemed to adapt though. I remember the optician telling me that he sold some golfers single-vision lenses and frames that they used when playing golf for that very reason, but that then they couldn't read or write on their scorecards. :laughing:

stickguy

think of old fashioned bifocals as a 2 speed powerglide transmission, and progressives as a CVT. There is not a distinct cut off as much as a gradual transition.

oldfarmer50

stickguy said:

think of old fashioned bifocals as a 2 speed powerglide transmission, and progressives as a CVT. There is not a distinct cut off as much as a gradual transition.

Great analogy.

explorerx4

Now I know why roadburner doesn't like the hole in the roof.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdD6ibdy-aI

carnaught

Yup, I think progressives are more of a transition but you do have to get used to them.

driver100

Thanks for your comments about progressives....that is a big help. What ab said about golf is a good example of what I was concerned about....BUT, if it was a problem for golfing where the ball is stationary, it could be a bigger problem for tennis where the ball is moving and you have to watch the ball. I think single vision for tennis may be the answer........this info is a good start.
Great analogy stick, and you even used a car analogy - extra points! Not sure which is better, a 2 speed power glide or a CVT.

stickguy

Progressives can take a few days to get used to. Just wear them and let your eyes/brain adjust. Usually after a little time you don't even notice them.

I recall my first day I felt almost woozy from them. Very weird. But it did not last long and now I don't even realize I have them.

cdnpinhead

I'm OK with old-fashioned bifocals. The progressive lenses generally cost more, and my opinion is that many people choose them so that no one will know that they're "old."

I'm happy to have become old. Many don't get the opportunity.

kyfdx

I tried progressives for a month. I was fine with the transition from distance to reading, etc.. But, when driving, I felt like I had tunnel vision. All my peripherals were fuzzy.

This was a long time ago...

I never did adjust, and went back to single vision glasses.

snakeweasel

kyfdx said:

I tried progressives for a month. I was fine with the transition from distance to reading, etc.. But, when driving, I felt like I had tunnel vision. All my peripherals were fuzzy.

This was a long time ago...

I never did adjust, and went back to single vision glasses.

That was my problem with progressives they tend to have an hourglass shape to their viewing area, looking through the middle they give no peripheral vision and are only good for direct vision. The left and right extremes of the lens are not as strongly “progressive” as the central, vertical corridor, giving blurry vison to the sides. That's why I use non progressive bifocals.

Michaell

I've had progressive lenses for a number of years now (been wearing glasses since I was 3). Maybe a day or two to get acclimated to them, but no issues after that.

Well, except I found myself craning my neck so I could read my computer screen. Got so bad I was getting headaches.

So I had my doctor write me a prescription for "computer only" glasses, that are single vision and set to have maximum focus at about 18" away.

Bingo! No more craning, no more headaches. Of course, it's pain to switch glasses all the time, but now that I've been doing this for 3-4 years it's become routine.

abacomike

Michaell said:

I've had progressive lenses for a number of years now (been wearing glasses since I was 3). Maybe a day or two to get acclimated to them, but no issues after that.

Well, except I found myself craning my neck so I could read my computer screen. Got so bad I was getting headaches.

So I had my doctor write me a prescription for "computer only" glasses, that are single vision and set to have maximum focus at about 18" away.

Bingo! No more craning, no more headaches. Of course, it's pain to switch glasses all the time, but now that I've been doing this for 3-4 years it's become routine.

I agree, Michaell. I've worn progressives for years - first for nearsightedness and now for farsightedness.

I use a pair of reading glasses when using the computer, which is a rarity for me. I use my iPhone for almost everything except for printing and word-processing.

My reading glasses are 2.5's but when the optometrist prescribed my progressives, the reading portion of my glasses are 3.0's.

jmonroe1

cdnpinhead said:

I'm OK with old-fashioned bifocals. The progressive lenses generally cost more, and my opinion is that many people choose them so that no one will know that they're "old."

I'm happy to have become old. Many don't get the opportunity.

I agree. I’ve always said don’t knock it until you get there. I guess when you get to my (our) age you have lots of stories. Surprise, I have a story about getting old too:

As I’ve said before several times, I was asked by my employer to come back as a consultant because of the experience you have when you’re older. Not too long before I really retired, I was at a meeting with a lot of people I knew for a lot of years but there were a few I didn’t know. After the meeting one of the guys I didn’t know (seemed to be a pretty good guy in his 40’s) came over to me and extended his hand and said, “I’m glad I finally got to meet you, I’ve heard a lot about you”. I said, “all good, I’m sure”. He then said with a smile, “we’ll, to be honest, no”. I told him I liked honesty. He said he’s always been honest and says “there’s nothing wrong with being honest. From what I’ve heard about you, that seems to be your trademark”. He then blurts out, “just how old are you”? After I told him he said, “man, how’d you ever get to be that old especially in this place”. I said, “by not asking dumb questions like that”. Several of the guys I knew were hanging around and one said, “I think we should leave now before we see something we shouldn’t see”. I wasn’t going to hurt that kid, honest.

jmonroe

oldfarmer50

“I wasn’t going to hurt that kid, honest. “

I’m sure you could have cleaned his clock.

https://youtu.be/lfcZnShOA3s

jmonroe1

oldfarmer50 said:

“I wasn’t going to hurt that kid, honest. “

I’m sure you could have cleaned his clock.

https://youtu.be/lfcZnShOA3s

For a while there, I thought those were the 3 Stooges when they were past their prime.

jmonroe

snakeweasel

oldfarmer50 said:

“I wasn’t going to hurt that kid, honest. “

I’m sure you could have cleaned his clock.

https://youtu.be/lfcZnShOA3s

Isn't that Silvester Stallone in "Rocky XXVII"?

ab348

I saw that video the other day. I could not stop laughing.

venture

Well...the roofers showed up at 7 am and worked until a little after 4 pm. They got everything ready for shingles starting tomorrow morning.

They even cleaned out the gutters!!!

snakeweasel

venture said:

Well...the roofers showed up at 7 am and worked until a little after 4 pm. They got everything ready for shingles starting tomorrow morning.

They even cleaned out the gutters!!!

Our roofers got everything done in one day. I was mildly impressed.

venture

There were only 5 of them. The owner said he can't get anyone to work. He said he pays them $21 an hour. I don't know if that's good or not for a roofer in my area, but he seems to think so.

It's a big house. Too big!

stickguy

they do that in my neighborhood too. and these are fairly large 2 story houses with a lot of angles and peaks.

jmonroe1

venture said:

Well...the roofers showed up at 7 am and worked until a little after 4 pm. They got everything ready for shingles starting tomorrow morning.

They even cleaned out the gutters!!!

We had our roof replaced in the middle of June 2018. It was rediculously humid that day and they started at about 7:30 AM. The weather was perfect up until that day. We have a typical two story colonial with a low side family room on one side. Since it was so humid the crew of 5 stopped on the first day at about 3 PM, otherwise they said they could have finished in one day so they came back for a couple hours the next day to finish up.

I felt bad for them having to be out in the heat that first day and insisted that they took a couple breaks to get into the cool garage and have some water. I had beer in the fridge too but I wasn’t offering that until they finished on the first day. When they finished on the first day I ask them if the wanted a beer. Only one guy took me up on my offer the others just wanted more water. After a couple swigs of beer the guy said, “any beer would be good right now but this Yuengling beer is REALLY GOOD right now”. That made one of the other guys ask for one too. If there was ever a day made for beer drinking after a roofing job that was the day. I decided to have one too and I only watched for a little while. 😁

jmonroe

abacomike

jmonroe1 said:

venture said:

Well...the roofers showed up at 7 am and worked until a little after 4 pm. They got everything ready for shingles starting tomorrow morning.

They even cleaned out the gutters!!!

We had our roof replaced in the middle of June 2018. It was rediculously humid that day and they started at about 7:30 AM. The weather was perfect up until that day. We have a typical two story colonial with a low side family room on one side. Since it was so humid the crew of 5 stopped on the first day at about 3 PM, otherwise they said they could have finished in one day so they came back for a couple hours the next day to finish up.

I felt bad for them having to be out in the heat that first day and insisted that they took a couple breaks to get into the cool garage and have some water. I had beer in the fridge too but I wasn’t offering that until they finished on the first day. When they finished on the first day I ask them if the wanted a beer. Only one guy took me up on my offer the others just wanted more water. After a couple swigs of beer the guy said, “any beer would be good right now but this Yuengling beer is REALLY GOOD right now”. That made one of the other guys ask for one too. If there was ever a day made for beer drinking after a roofing job that was the day. I decided to have one too and I only watched for a little while. 😁

jmonroe

I agree that Yuengling Beer is one of the best lager beers made in the USA. There is a brewery in Tampa and of course in PA.

Every so often my friends and I have lunch at an authentic German restaurant. We always order one of dark beers they have on tap. To me, KOSTRITZER DARK LAGER and FRANZISKANER DARK are their best. Once you taste beer like those mentioned above, every other beer is just OK. These are terrific and delicious.

Michaell

abacomike said:

jmonroe1 said:

venture said:

Well...the roofers showed up at 7 am and worked until a little after 4 pm. They got everything ready for shingles starting tomorrow morning.

They even cleaned out the gutters!!!

We had our roof replaced in the middle of June 2018. It was rediculously humid that day and they started at about 7:30 AM. The weather was perfect up until that day. We have a typical two story colonial with a low side family room on one side. Since it was so humid the crew of 5 stopped on the first day at about 3 PM, otherwise they said they could have finished in one day so they came back for a couple hours the next day to finish up.

I felt bad for them having to be out in the heat that first day and insisted that they took a couple breaks to get into the cool garage and have some water. I had beer in the fridge too but I wasn’t offering that until they finished on the first day. When they finished on the first day I ask them if the wanted a beer. Only one guy took me up on my offer the others just wanted more water. After a couple swigs of beer the guy said, “any beer would be good right now but this Yuengling beer is REALLY GOOD right now”. That made one of the other guys ask for one too. If there was ever a day made for beer drinking after a roofing job that was the day. I decided to have one too and I only watched for a little while. 😁

jmonroe

I agree that Yuengling Beer is one of the best lager beers made in the USA. There is a brewery in Tampa and of course in PA.

Every so often my friends and I have lunch at an authentic German restaurant. We always order one of dark beers they have on tap. To me, KOSTRITZER DARK LAGER and FRANZISKANER DARK are their best. Once you taste beer like those mentioned above, every other beer is just OK. These are terrific and delicious.

I read an article that said Yuengling will be distributed out to Colorado. Looking forward to having a taste.

jmonroe1

Michaell said:

abacomike said:

jmonroe1 said:

venture said:

Well...the roofers showed up at 7 am and worked until a little after 4 pm. They got everything ready for shingles starting tomorrow morning.

They even cleaned out the gutters!!!

We had our roof replaced in the middle of June 2018. It was rediculously humid that day and they started at about 7:30 AM. The weather was perfect up until that day. We have a typical two story colonial with a low side family room on one side. Since it was so humid the crew of 5 stopped on the first day at about 3 PM, otherwise they said they could have finished in one day so they came back for a couple hours the next day to finish up.

I felt bad for them having to be out in the heat that first day and insisted that they took a couple breaks to get into the cool garage and have some water. I had beer in the fridge too but I wasn’t offering that until they finished on the first day. When they finished on the first day I ask them if the wanted a beer. Only one guy took me up on my offer the others just wanted more water. After a couple swigs of beer the guy said, “any beer would be good right now but this Yuengling beer is REALLY GOOD right now”. That made one of the other guys ask for one too. If there was ever a day made for beer drinking after a roofing job that was the day. I decided to have one too and I only watched for a little while. 😁

jmonroe

I agree that Yuengling Beer is one of the best lager beers made in the USA. There is a brewery in Tampa and of course in PA.

Every so often my friends and I have lunch at an authentic German restaurant. We always order one of dark beers they have on tap. To me, KOSTRITZER DARK LAGER and FRANZISKANER DARK are their best. Once you taste beer like those mentioned above, every other beer is just OK. These are terrific and delicious.

I read an article that said Yuengling will be distributed out to Colorado. Looking forward to having a taste.

I take it you’re getting tired of Coors. I’m sure you’ll like Yuengling better.

jmonroe

Michaell

jmonroe1 said:

Michaell said:

abacomike said:

jmonroe1 said:

venture said:

Well...the roofers showed up at 7 am and worked until a little after 4 pm. They got everything ready for shingles starting tomorrow morning.

They even cleaned out the gutters!!!

We had our roof replaced in the middle of June 2018. It was rediculously humid that day and they started at about 7:30 AM. The weather was perfect up until that day. We have a typical two story colonial with a low side family room on one side. Since it was so humid the crew of 5 stopped on the first day at about 3 PM, otherwise they said they could have finished in one day so they came back for a couple hours the next day to finish up.

I felt bad for them having to be out in the heat that first day and insisted that they took a couple breaks to get into the cool garage and have some water. I had beer in the fridge too but I wasn’t offering that until they finished on the first day. When they finished on the first day I ask them if the wanted a beer. Only one guy took me up on my offer the others just wanted more water. After a couple swigs of beer the guy said, “any beer would be good right now but this Yuengling beer is REALLY GOOD right now”. That made one of the other guys ask for one too. If there was ever a day made for beer drinking after a roofing job that was the day. I decided to have one too and I only watched for a little while. 😁

jmonroe

I agree that Yuengling Beer is one of the best lager beers made in the USA. There is a brewery in Tampa and of course in PA.

Every so often my friends and I have lunch at an authentic German restaurant. We always order one of dark beers they have on tap. To me, KOSTRITZER DARK LAGER and FRANZISKANER DARK are their best. Once you taste beer like those mentioned above, every other beer is just OK. These are terrific and delicious.

I read an article that said Yuengling will be distributed out to Colorado. Looking forward to having a taste.

I take it you’re getting tired of Coors. I’m sure you’ll like Yuengling better.

jmonroe

I do have most of a 6-pack in my fridge in the garage.

My dad drank Coors, when I was a kid in CA. Guess that's where I picked it up.

But, I play the field when it comes to beer. Rolling Rock, Labatts Blue, Miller Lite and others all find their way into my shopping cart.

venture

Michaell said:

jmonroe1 said:

Michaell said:

abacomike said:

jmonroe1 said:

venture said:

Well...the roofers showed up at 7 am and worked until a little after 4 pm. They got everything ready for shingles starting tomorrow morning.

They even cleaned out the gutters!!!

We had our roof replaced in the middle of June 2018. It was rediculously humid that day and they started at about 7:30 AM. The weather was perfect up until that day. We have a typical two story colonial with a low side family room on one side. Since it was so humid the crew of 5 stopped on the first day at about 3 PM, otherwise they said they could have finished in one day so they came back for a couple hours the next day to finish up.

I felt bad for them having to be out in the heat that first day and insisted that they took a couple breaks to get into the cool garage and have some water. I had beer in the fridge too but I wasn’t offering that until they finished on the first day. When they finished on the first day I ask them if the wanted a beer. Only one guy took me up on my offer the others just wanted more water. After a couple swigs of beer the guy said, “any beer would be good right now but this Yuengling beer is REALLY GOOD right now”. That made one of the other guys ask for one too. If there was ever a day made for beer drinking after a roofing job that was the day. I decided to have one too and I only watched for a little while. 😁

jmonroe

I agree that Yuengling Beer is one of the best lager beers made in the USA. There is a brewery in Tampa and of course in PA.

Every so often my friends and I have lunch at an authentic German restaurant. We always order one of dark beers they have on tap. To me, KOSTRITZER DARK LAGER and FRANZISKANER DARK are their best. Once you taste beer like those mentioned above, every other beer is just OK. These are terrific and delicious.

I read an article that said Yuengling will be distributed out to Colorado. Looking forward to having a taste.

I take it you’re getting tired of Coors. I’m sure you’ll like Yuengling better.

jmonroe

I do have most of a 6-pack in my fridge in the garage.

My dad drank Coors, when I was a kid in CA. Guess that's where I picked it up.

But, I play the field when it comes to beer. Rolling Rock, Labatts Blue, Miller Lite and others all find their way into my shopping cart.

Rolling Rock. There's a beer I haven't had in a while. Probably since AB bought it and started brewing it in New Jersey instead of in Latrobe, PA..

Interesting mystery associated with Rolling Rock.
https://vinepair.com/wine-blog/33-the-many-myths-of-rolling-rock/

snakeweasel

jmonroe1 said:

Michaell said:

abacomike said:

jmonroe1 said:

venture said:

Well...the roofers showed up at 7 am and worked until a little after 4 pm. They got everything ready for shingles starting tomorrow morning.

They even cleaned out the gutters!!!

We had our roof replaced in the middle of June 2018. It was rediculously humid that day and they started at about 7:30 AM. The weather was perfect up until that day. We have a typical two story colonial with a low side family room on one side. Since it was so humid the crew of 5 stopped on the first day at about 3 PM, otherwise they said they could have finished in one day so they came back for a couple hours the next day to finish up.

I felt bad for them having to be out in the heat that first day and insisted that they took a couple breaks to get into the cool garage and have some water. I had beer in the fridge too but I wasn’t offering that until they finished on the first day. When they finished on the first day I ask them if the wanted a beer. Only one guy took me up on my offer the others just wanted more water. After a couple swigs of beer the guy said, “any beer would be good right now but this Yuengling beer is REALLY GOOD right now”. That made one of the other guys ask for one too. If there was ever a day made for beer drinking after a roofing job that was the day. I decided to have one too and I only watched for a little while. 😁

jmonroe

I agree that Yuengling Beer is one of the best lager beers made in the USA. There is a brewery in Tampa and of course in PA.

Every so often my friends and I have lunch at an authentic German restaurant. We always order one of dark beers they have on tap. To me, KOSTRITZER DARK LAGER and FRANZISKANER DARK are their best. Once you taste beer like those mentioned above, every other beer is just OK. These are terrific and delicious.

I read an article that said Yuengling will be distributed out to Colorado. Looking forward to having a taste.

I take it you’re getting tired of Coors. I’m sure you’ll like Yuengling better.

jmonroe

I got tired of Coors halfway through my first bottle, never saw the appeal of it.

tjc78

Michaell said:

abacomike said:

jmonroe1 said:

venture said:

Well...the roofers showed up at 7 am and worked until a little after 4 pm. They got everything ready for shingles starting tomorrow morning.

They even cleaned out the gutters!!!

We had our roof replaced in the middle of June 2018. It was rediculously humid that day and they started at about 7:30 AM. The weather was perfect up until that day. We have a typical two story colonial with a low side family room on one side. Since it was so humid the crew of 5 stopped on the first day at about 3 PM, otherwise they said they could have finished in one day so they came back for a couple hours the next day to finish up.

I felt bad for them having to be out in the heat that first day and insisted that they took a couple breaks to get into the cool garage and have some water. I had beer in the fridge too but I wasn’t offering that until they finished on the first day. When they finished on the first day I ask them if the wanted a beer. Only one guy took me up on my offer the others just wanted more water. After a couple swigs of beer the guy said, “any beer would be good right now but this Yuengling beer is REALLY GOOD right now”. That made one of the other guys ask for one too. If there was ever a day made for beer drinking after a roofing job that was the day. I decided to have one too and I only watched for a little while. 😁

jmonroe

I agree that Yuengling Beer is one of the best lager beers made in the USA. There is a brewery in Tampa and of course in PA.

Every so often my friends and I have lunch at an authentic German restaurant. We always order one of dark beers they have on tap. To me, KOSTRITZER DARK LAGER and FRANZISKANER DARK are their best. Once you taste beer like those mentioned above, every other beer is just OK. These are terrific and delicious.

I read an article that said Yuengling will be distributed out to Colorado. Looking forward to having a taste.

Wait .. what? You can’t get Yuengling there? Terrible, terrible place

Michaell

https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2020/09/15/yuengling-launches-joint-venture-with-molson-coors.html

snakeweasel

tjc78 said:

Michaell said:

abacomike said:

jmonroe1 said:

venture said:

Well...the roofers showed up at 7 am and worked until a little after 4 pm. They got everything ready for shingles starting tomorrow morning.

They even cleaned out the gutters!!!

We had our roof replaced in the middle of June 2018. It was rediculously humid that day and they started at about 7:30 AM. The weather was perfect up until that day. We have a typical two story colonial with a low side family room on one side. Since it was so humid the crew of 5 stopped on the first day at about 3 PM, otherwise they said they could have finished in one day so they came back for a couple hours the next day to finish up.

I felt bad for them having to be out in the heat that first day and insisted that they took a couple breaks to get into the cool garage and have some water. I had beer in the fridge too but I wasn’t offering that until they finished on the first day. When they finished on the first day I ask them if the wanted a beer. Only one guy took me up on my offer the others just wanted more water. After a couple swigs of beer the guy said, “any beer would be good right now but this Yuengling beer is REALLY GOOD right now”. That made one of the other guys ask for one too. If there was ever a day made for beer drinking after a roofing job that was the day. I decided to have one too and I only watched for a little while. 😁

jmonroe

I agree that Yuengling Beer is one of the best lager beers made in the USA. There is a brewery in Tampa and of course in PA.

Every so often my friends and I have lunch at an authentic German restaurant. We always order one of dark beers they have on tap. To me, KOSTRITZER DARK LAGER and FRANZISKANER DARK are their best. Once you taste beer like those mentioned above, every other beer is just OK. These are terrific and delicious.

I read an article that said Yuengling will be distributed out to Colorado. Looking forward to having a taste.

Wait .. what? You can’t get Yuengling there? Terrible, terrible place

Apparently we cannot get it here, but we do have better things.

stickguy

Annoyed. Just went to change the cabin filter in the Jetta. Ordered from Amazon, not even vaguely close to the right size or shape. Company screwed up something. So that’s getting sent back, and I get to go off hunting again. Maybe I’ll get lucky and Walmart will have one.

Definitely due. Was full of leaves and debris, and a dead bug (spider maybe). So I banged it clean on the driveway and stuck it back in. Actually probably as good as new but I’ll get a fresh one anyway. I’m (maybe) not paying for it!

jmonroe1

venture said:

Michaell said:

jmonroe1 said:

Michaell said:

abacomike said:

jmonroe1 said:

venture said:

Well...the roofers showed up at 7 am and worked until a little after 4 pm. They got everything ready for shingles starting tomorrow morning.

They even cleaned out the gutters!!!

We had our roof replaced in the middle of June 2018. It was rediculously humid that day and they started at about 7:30 AM. The weather was perfect up until that day. We have a typical two story colonial with a low side family room on one side. Since it was so humid the crew of 5 stopped on the first day at about 3 PM, otherwise they said they could have finished in one day so they came back for a couple hours the next day to finish up.

I felt bad for them having to be out in the heat that first day and insisted that they took a couple breaks to get into the cool garage and have some water. I had beer in the fridge too but I wasn’t offering that until they finished on the first day. When they finished on the first day I ask them if the wanted a beer. Only one guy took me up on my offer the others just wanted more water. After a couple swigs of beer the guy said, “any beer would be good right now but this Yuengling beer is REALLY GOOD right now”. That made one of the other guys ask for one too. If there was ever a day made for beer drinking after a roofing job that was the day. I decided to have one too and I only watched for a little while. 😁

jmonroe

I agree that Yuengling Beer is one of the best lager beers made in the USA. There is a brewery in Tampa and of course in PA.

Every so often my friends and I have lunch at an authentic German restaurant. We always order one of dark beers they have on tap. To me, KOSTRITZER DARK LAGER and FRANZISKANER DARK are their best. Once you taste beer like those mentioned above, every other beer is just OK. These are terrific and delicious.

I read an article that said Yuengling will be distributed out to Colorado. Looking forward to having a taste.

I take it you’re getting tired of Coors. I’m sure you’ll like Yuengling better.

jmonroe

I do have most of a 6-pack in my fridge in the garage.

My dad drank Coors, when I was a kid in CA. Guess that's where I picked it up.

But, I play the field when it comes to beer. Rolling Rock, Labatts Blue, Miller Lite and others all find their way into my shopping cart.

Rolling Rock. There's a beer I haven't had in a while. Probably since AB bought it and started brewing it in New Jersey instead of in Latrobe, PA..

Interesting mystery associated with Rolling Rock.
https://vinepair.com/wine-blog/33-the-many-myths-of-rolling-rock/

I also was surprised to hear @Michaell say he had Rolling Rock in his fridge. Yep, for the longest time it was brewed only in Latrobe Pa (Arnie Palmer’s birthplace). I live and worked in a town about 40 miles from Latrobe and worked with a guy (just retired 2 years ago) who lives to this day in Latrobe. I used to hear him complain all the time about his commute. A long time ago I told him to move to where I live (my commute was less than 2 miles), or get a job closer to home. His response was, “how many EE’s do you think Rolling Rock needs”. :@ :@

jmonroe

venture

Not finished with the roof yet. I saw them driving by the baseball field at about 3:10. From the looks of it they knew they couldn't finish so they figured they would bang it out tomorrow. Only a few feet of the one side of the main house and the whole other side to do.

This horse is on it's last legs.

driver100

oldfarmer50 said:

“I wasn’t going to hurt that kid, honest. JMonroe “

I’m sure you could have cleaned his clock.

https://youtu.be/lfcZnShOA3s

JMonroe sure don't look like Dean Martin any more.

venture

snakeweasel said:

tjc78 said:

Michaell said:

abacomike said:

jmonroe1 said:

venture said:

Well...the roofers showed up at 7 am and worked until a little after 4 pm. They got everything ready for shingles starting tomorrow morning.

They even cleaned out the gutters!!!

We had our roof replaced in the middle of June 2018. It was rediculously humid that day and they started at about 7:30 AM. The weather was perfect up until that day. We have a typical two story colonial with a low side family room on one side. Since it was so humid the crew of 5 stopped on the first day at about 3 PM, otherwise they said they could have finished in one day so they came back for a couple hours the next day to finish up.

I felt bad for them having to be out in the heat that first day and insisted that they took a couple breaks to get into the cool garage and have some water. I had beer in the fridge too but I wasn’t offering that until they finished on the first day. When they finished on the first day I ask them if the wanted a beer. Only one guy took me up on my offer the others just wanted more water. After a couple swigs of beer the guy said, “any beer would be good right now but this Yuengling beer is REALLY GOOD right now”. That made one of the other guys ask for one too. If there was ever a day made for beer drinking after a roofing job that was the day. I decided to have one too and I only watched for a little while. 😁

jmonroe

I agree that Yuengling Beer is one of the best lager beers made in the USA. There is a brewery in Tampa and of course in PA.

Every so often my friends and I have lunch at an authentic German restaurant. We always order one of dark beers they have on tap. To me, KOSTRITZER DARK LAGER and FRANZISKANER DARK are their best. Once you taste beer like those mentioned above, every other beer is just OK. These are terrific and delicious.

I read an article that said Yuengling will be distributed out to Colorado. Looking forward to having a taste.

Wait .. what? You can’t get Yuengling there? Terrible, terrible place

Apparently we cannot get it here, but we do have better things.

No you don't.

kyfdx

Yuengling = Brown Miller Lite

But, drink what you like!

roadburner

All I can say is that I agree 100% with Mr. Baruth's analysis.


Every once in a while, I forget that the vast majority of humanity since the advent of organized farming has lived as subjects to a greater power beyond their ability to contest or question.

And then I read something like this, and I remember.

By the time my son is my age, the sentiment you read above will be the common one. The hell with liberty or freedom or self-determination. Give us soma, sex, a comfortable abdication of moral authority, a billion YouTube channels and all the distractions we cannot handle. It isn't that Huxley was right and Orwell was wrong; it's that Orwell was right about the ends and Huxley was right about the means.
- Jack Baruth

bwia

Last night a 2-minute freak storm blew down three mature trees that missed our roof and deck by a few centimeters. No property damage but it will cost a few shillings to cut and haul away.

roadburner

bwia said:

Last night a 2-minute freak storm blew down three mature trees that missed our roof and deck by a few centimeters. No property damage but it will cost a few shillings to cut and haul away.

We've had our share- which is why I have 2 Stihl chainsaws locked and loaded- and a 20,000 pound tow strap to move fallen trees off the driveway using the Wrangler.

snakeweasel

venture said:

snakeweasel said:

tjc78 said:

Michaell said:

abacomike said:

jmonroe1 said:

venture said:

Well...the roofers showed up at 7 am and worked until a little after 4 pm. They got everything ready for shingles starting tomorrow morning.

They even cleaned out the gutters!!!

We had our roof replaced in the middle of June 2018. It was rediculously humid that day and they started at about 7:30 AM. The weather was perfect up until that day. We have a typical two story colonial with a low side family room on one side. Since it was so humid the crew of 5 stopped on the first day at about 3 PM, otherwise they said they could have finished in one day so they came back for a couple hours the next day to finish up.

I felt bad for them having to be out in the heat that first day and insisted that they took a couple breaks to get into the cool garage and have some water. I had beer in the fridge too but I wasn’t offering that until they finished on the first day. When they finished on the first day I ask them if the wanted a beer. Only one guy took me up on my offer the others just wanted more water. After a couple swigs of beer the guy said, “any beer would be good right now but this Yuengling beer is REALLY GOOD right now”. That made one of the other guys ask for one too. If there was ever a day made for beer drinking after a roofing job that was the day. I decided to have one too and I only watched for a little while. 😁

jmonroe

I agree that Yuengling Beer is one of the best lager beers made in the USA. There is a brewery in Tampa and of course in PA.

Every so often my friends and I have lunch at an authentic German restaurant. We always order one of dark beers they have on tap. To me, KOSTRITZER DARK LAGER and FRANZISKANER DARK are their best. Once you taste beer like those mentioned above, every other beer is just OK. These are terrific and delicious.

I read an article that said Yuengling will be distributed out to Colorado. Looking forward to having a taste.

Wait .. what? You can’t get Yuengling there? Terrible, terrible place

Apparently we cannot get it here, but we do have better things.

No you don't.

I beg your pardon?

venture

snakeweasel said:

venture said:

snakeweasel said:

tjc78 said:

Michaell said:

abacomike said:

jmonroe1 said:

venture said:

Well...the roofers showed up at 7 am and worked until a little after 4 pm. They got everything ready for shingles starting tomorrow morning.

They even cleaned out the gutters!!!

We had our roof replaced in the middle of June 2018. It was rediculously humid that day and they started at about 7:30 AM. The weather was perfect up until that day. We have a typical two story colonial with a low side family room on one side. Since it was so humid the crew of 5 stopped on the first day at about 3 PM, otherwise they said they could have finished in one day so they came back for a couple hours the next day to finish up.

I felt bad for them having to be out in the heat that first day and insisted that they took a couple breaks to get into the cool garage and have some water. I had beer in the fridge too but I wasn’t offering that until they finished on the first day. When they finished on the first day I ask them if the wanted a beer. Only one guy took me up on my offer the others just wanted more water. After a couple swigs of beer the guy said, “any beer would be good right now but this Yuengling beer is REALLY GOOD right now”. That made one of the other guys ask for one too. If there was ever a day made for beer drinking after a roofing job that was the day. I decided to have one too and I only watched for a little while. 😁

jmonroe

I agree that Yuengling Beer is one of the best lager beers made in the USA. There is a brewery in Tampa and of course in PA.

Every so often my friends and I have lunch at an authentic German restaurant. We always order one of dark beers they have on tap. To me, KOSTRITZER DARK LAGER and FRANZISKANER DARK are their best. Once you taste beer like those mentioned above, every other beer is just OK. These are terrific and delicious.

I read an article that said Yuengling will be distributed out to Colorado. Looking forward to having a taste.

Wait .. what? You can’t get Yuengling there? Terrible, terrible place

Apparently we cannot get it here, but we do have better things.

No you don't.

I beg your pardon?

Uncle! LOL

I have some Goose Island in my fridge right now. For an IPA, it's really good.

For a lager, Yuengling is hard to beat. And anyone who compares Yuengling with Miller Lite should be barred from ever drinking beer again.

venture

bwia said:

Last night a 2-minute freak storm blew down three mature trees that missed our roof and deck by a few centimeters. No property damage but it will cost a few shillings to cut and haul away.

Yikes! What a mess. We've had two trees come down like that. No fun. Good luck with the clean up.