pkondz
Brace yourself for immediate disintegration
- Joined
- Mar 9, 2007
Got it!OH ALSO BEFORE I FORGET, I updated my answer for question 5, I said the decor
Got it!OH ALSO BEFORE I FORGET, I updated my answer for question 5, I said the decor
Pretty fortunate in that my house did not flood at all.
We have two very large reservoirs near my house that were completely filled in three days (50" of rain...or about 130 cm for you metric folks),
so they're still doing controlled releases on them. Problem is that has caused flooding to several hundred houses that weren't already flooded, and that release is going to be happening for another week or two.
Those homes are expected to be flooded for pretty much most of September. And that's assuming we don't get much more rain.
We also never lost power, so that was really fortunate.
Biggest problem was more or less just being stuck in the house and stressing out about whether the water was going to keep rising.
Had Harvey gone a little more westward on its rebound, houston would have gotten another 10-20" of rain. Had that happened, I'd guess at least half the homes would have taken on water, so while it was bad, it could have been worse.
Now we're just hoping Irma stays away.
I’m like any good curse…And yet you found us anyways..
Can’t even control your own minions, eh?I told them not to turn those
things on!
You never know who you'll attract!
The man made ones are far more numerous and vastly more effective.Man-made trumps Mother nature?
Pretty much the way I figure it.Isn't that why they're there?
Imagine, all those PHDs forced to subsist on the meager earnings of Uber drivers and Walmart Clerks…A lot of empty rooms.
With a lot of cricket sounds.
Is this even a possibility?It'll be a while before the next
totally clear update.
Given your natural talent for catastrophe…Sheesh.
This is getting to be too
much like work.
I figured she’d just stay there and help look after the freakishly large rodents.She wouldn't.
But only because she wouldn't
know how to get home.
And yet, it’s still just an illusion…I like to give the illusion of hope.
Nope, you might as well just save yourself ‘cause you’re gonn’a have to fight me for the gravy.Pass the gravy?
Not certain the thing was ever cohesive enough to start fallin' apart in the first place.Oh, this TR self destructed after
I posted the first chapter.
Contest!!
1. What time do we leave?
2. Do I drive? Fly? Both? Neither?
3. What one specific question am I
asked by the US border guard?
(Bonus question for my long time readers.)
4. We buy Girl Guide cookies. What kind?
Tagalongs, Thin Mints, Savannah Smiles.
5. We go out for dinner of course.
What gets Kay excited?
The décor, the cute waiter, her favourite dish.
6. What treat do Kay and I have later?
Ice cream, donuts, pie.
7. We go see a movie that night. Which?
Beauty and the Beast, Ghost in the Shell, Logan
8. What is it about the theatre that gets us excited?
D Box seats, reclining seats with foot-rests, reserved seating.
1. What time do we leave? 7am
2. Do I drive? Fly? Both? Neither? Fly
3. What one specific question am I
asked by the US border guard?
(Bonus question for my long time readers.)---asking if you have a letter from her mom
4. We buy Girl Guide cookies. What kind?
Tagalongs, Thin Mints, Savannah Smiles. ------------Thin mints
5. We go out for dinner of course.
What gets Kay excited?
The décor, the cute waiter, her favourite dish.----------------cute waiter
6. What treat do Kay and I have later?
Ice cream, donuts, pie.--------------------------ice cream
7. We go see a movie that night. Which?
Beauty and the Beast, Ghost in the Shell, Logan---------------Beauty and the Beast
8. What is it about the theatre that gets us excited?
D Box seats, reclining seats with foot-rests, reserved seating.------------------Reclining seats (we have them at our local theater, they are great!! )
I’m like any good curse…
reoccurring and eternal
Can’t even control your own minions, eh?
How do you hope to save yourself from the likes of us then?
The man made ones are far more numerous and vastly more effective.
Pretty much the way I figure it.
No sense in keeping all this good damage to myself, now is there?
Imagine, all those PHDs forced to subsist on the meager earnings of Uber drivers and Walmart Clerks…
Oh, wait…
those jobs are being automated out as we speak.
Good thing parental failure provides a more consistent and dependable income steam.
Is this even a possibility?
Given your natural talent for catastrophe…
I suspect that explosions and large African land animals dropping from the skies just happens naturally as a function of your mere presence. No extra work required at all.
I figured she’d just stay there and help look after the freakishly large rodents.
Problem solved.
And yet, it’s still just an illusion…
Nope, you might as well just save yourself ‘cause you’re gonn’a have to fight me for the gravy.
Especially if it’s Tam’s sausage gravy and there are fresh biscuits that desperately need to be inundated with all that goodness. I don’t foresee much of that getting shared. With anyone.
Not certain the thing was ever cohesive enough to start fallin' apart in the first place.
I'm here!
And I see I've made it in time to start the contest...
1. 7:30am
2. Both
3. Do you have a banana?
4. Thin Mints! I so hope it's thin mints!
5. The decor
6. Much ice cream
7. Ghost in the Shell? Because it's the only one I haven't heard of...
8. reclining seats with foot rests sound exciting...
Glad to see you started the TR!
Looking forward to reading all about your trip.
Those Capybaras look interesting, they do look like giant guinea pigs.
Interested to see your experience with them.
1. What time do we leave? 7am
2. Do I drive? Fly? Both? Neither? Fly
3. What one specific question am I
asked by the US border guard?
(Bonus question for my long time readers.)---asking if you have a letter from her mom
4. We buy Girl Guide cookies. What kind?
Tagalongs, Thin Mints, Savannah Smiles. ------------Thin mints
5. We go out for dinner of course.
What gets Kay excited?
The décor, the cute waiter, her favourite dish.----------------cute waiter
6. What treat do Kay and I have later?
Ice cream, donuts, pie.--------------------------ice cream
7. We go see a movie that night. Which?
Beauty and the Beast, Ghost in the Shell, Logan---------------Beauty and the Beast
8. What is it about the theatre that gets us excited?
D Box seats, reclining seats with foot-rests, reserved seating.------------------Reclining seats (we have them at our local theater, they are great!! )
You could say I have a slight...
fondness for Ariel.
Which is cool, because
she obviously returns my affection.
(Evidence her smitten expression of adoration.)
She's a good kid,
but sometimes gets in the way
when dad is trying to hit on
aquatic women.
I mean really!
Exploding helicopters.
With giraffes.
What all good TRs should have,
naturally.
"How about after Phoenix,
we pop over to Universal
and Disney... California?"
"Yay!!!"
I took that as a 'yes'.
Did I not mention the contest?
With an actual prize?
Why yes, Virginia.
There is a Santa Pkondz.
And for bonus points...
How many of you had to Google
"Sauve qui peut"???
1. What time do we leave?
2. Do I drive? Fly? Both? Neither?
3. What one specific question am I
asked by the US border guard?
(Bonus question for my long time readers.)
4. We buy Girl Guide cookies. What kind?
Tagalongs, Thin Mints, Savannah Smiles.
5. We go out for dinner of course.
What gets Kay excited?
The décor, the cute waiter, her favourite dish.
6. What treat do Kay and I have later?
Ice cream, donuts, pie.
7. We go see a movie that night. Which?
Beauty and the Beast, Ghost in the Shell, Logan
8. What is it about the theatre that gets us excited?
D Box seats, reclining seats with foot-rests, reserved seating.
Viruses are a lot easier to kill offSo... like a virus.
Yeah, that was a bit ambitious of me.I was supposed to have hope??
Yes it is, but if it holds its current track, things may not be quite as bad as they could.Tell that to Irma.
That sucker is scary.
Consider just wearing a Go-Pro all the time.Oh, sure. That's a given.
The hard part is getting a photo.
Yeah! Suffering for everyone!Nope. Share and share alike!
There are sacred truths in life.Except when it comes to good gravy.
I mean... good gravy! There are some things
that just aren't done!
But once they get rid of all the subsistence jobs, who will be left to actually be a Walmart shopper?Better a Walmart Clerk
Than some of those Walmart shoppers.
No doubt in my mind.Actually... she would do that in a heartbeat.
Hope is very often an illusion.That's okay. So's the hope.
OK, shoot…Ah!
Okay, this needs discussion.
Actually…Biscuits and gravy.
Specifically sausage gravy,
but in this context, it's irrelevant.
We don't do that up here.
The gravy looked horrific or was it the notion of the gravy on the biscuit?I've only seen it once.
And that was at a free
hotel breakfast in Georgia,
I believe.
And it looked.... horrible.
Likely not.Now, I'm more than willing
to admit that a free hotel breakfast
is perhaps not the best representation
of that particular culinary delicacy....
Short answer: our kitchen.so...
Will you, all kidding aside,
if I come down thataway,
point me to a place that serves
(in your opinion, or others)
a good biscuit and gravy?
That’s a fair warning, and I wouldn’t hold it against you.I will be upfront here.
I may not care for it
(based on what I saw)
but sure want to at least
give it a fair shot.
HOW DID I MISS A NEW PKONDZ TR STARTING!!!!!!!!!!
I haven't been commenting on much lately because school has had me swamped, but I sure have been reading!
am going to attempt a few comments and starting the contest if I still am in on time to start,
but I am not sure homework will allow me to keep up on it. Can't win if you don't try though.
Obviously!
yes, really!
naturally!
Uh, did I mention my over zellas love of all things Christmas?
Flashbacks of these seem fitting with the jolly red suit!
Google is my best friend! Come to think of it, maybe my only friend.
Hmmm I know Kay is not a morning person...but she does seem to be good at early when she is excited about something....so I am going to go with...6:15 AM
Both
"Why do you look constipated?"
Savannah Smiles (just like the sound of them cause my daughter is Savannah and I love it when she smiles!)
Uh, she's 16....The cute waiter!
Ice cream
Hmmm...That's tough... Logan came out March 3rd, Ghost in a Shell came out March 16th, and Beauty and the Beast came out March 17th. I want to say Beauty and the Beast cause well... Disney, duh... but I think that is the "to obvious choice"....so....
Logan, final answer
reclining seats with foot-rests.
Viruses are a lot easier to kill off
Yeah, that was a bit ambitious of me.
Yes it is, but if it holds its current track, things may not be quite as bad as they could.
I’ve got a close eye on the thing though.
Consider just wearing a Go-Pro all the time.
The image quality won’t be near what you photos are, but you’ll catch all the mayhem that naturally occurs due to your presence.
Yeah! Suffering for everyone!
There are sacred truths in life.
But once they get rid of all the subsistence jobs, who will be left to actually be a Walmart shopper?
No doubt in my mind.
Good that it didn’t occur to her at the time.
Hope is very often an illusion.
It’s a condition that I well used to.
Actually…
yeah, y’all do.
You just call it Poutine.
A starch based foundation that is slightly crunchy on the exterior and soft on the interior served with a roux based sauce (and any other added accompaniment).
The gravy looked horrific or was it the notion of the gravy on the biscuit?
Likely not.
The quality of the gravy would be the paramount concern.
Well, crappy biscuits would drag it down a notch as well.
Short answer: our kitchen.
Tam’s sausage gravy is about the best I’ve ever had anywhere.
When we have it (sometimes as dinner) we’ll also include extras to go on top, like shredded cheese, coped onions and/or peppers, maybe even chopped cilantro or another herb.
After that… Hummmm… that’s a bit tougher.
From a fast food perspective, there’s a chain down this way called Bojangles that makes good biscuits and a ‘decent’ gravy. Ordering a gravy biscuit from them is pretty cheap and filling.
(and the chicken is fairly edible as well, surprisingly)
The real trick here will be in using the best sausage (and enough of it) when constructing the gravy.
It might be best to find the right hole-in-the-wall diner. I’ll start looking around for you.
Or...
You could make your own.
I know you to be a rather good cook.
That’s a fair warning, and I wouldn’t hold it against you.
(There are plenty of folks what still won’t even try grits)
But looks are always deceiving.
If you like the gravy itself, then sopping it up with bread is only natural.
Ergo, dumping extra gravy onto the bread up front just means more goodness.
Sure! Is she willing to share the recipe?
I made the "fancy" version...
It didn't go over well with the family.
I would be interested in the recipe as well. I've made my own and they didn't come out half bad, but you need to use good sausage and plenty of it!
We've had shrimp and grits. Everyone raves about it. Fran and I were kind of "meh", it's OK. Maybe I need to try the cheesy version.
Hi Marie!Welp, I found your newest trip report. Yay, me! It looks fun, who doesn't love exploding helicopters and giraffes?
Ornery is pretty much my natural state.And less ornery.
Me… learn?Silly you.
I hope we've learned something
from this!!
But... probably not.
Oui... C'est la vie.And yet....
It keeps us going as well, n'est-ce pas?
Had been sitting out on the heat way too long I ‘spect.No, this stuff just looked nasty.
Like it had seen better days...
last millennium.
And it is!Man that sounds good!
Yeah… missed the key and the checker didn’t catch it.I'm assuming "coped" onions
is a typo for "chopped"?
It's not some culinary term is it?
Almost certainly…Is she willing to share the recipe?
Hummm…I never had grits until I came on the DIS.
One of my readers was nice enough to send
me a tin.
I made the "fancy" version...
It didn't go over well with the family.
I've since heard I should have just made
"plain ol' grits".
I will have to eventually work up the nerve to do so.
And that right there is basically the secret.I would be interested in the recipe as well. I've made my own and they didn't come out half bad, but you need to use good sausage and plenty of it!
I've had meh versions as well. Not everyone does them quite the same, so variations in the quality of the grits, freshness of the shrimp and what type of sauce was used will make for a very wide variety of experience with our Low-Country specialty.We've had shrimp and grits. Everyone raves about it. Fran and I were kind of "meh", it's OK.
Ornery is pretty much my natural state.
Me… learn?
Remember: ornery.
Had been sitting out on the heat way too long I ‘spect.
Was likely made from a mix as well.
Probably best you shied away.
And it is!
Now I’m gonn’a have to ask her to make up a batch.
If it’s green onions or scallions, then chopped fine (chives work as well)
If yellow, Spanish or sweet, then chopped and sautéed.
Same for any type of peppers.
Of course, those combinations can be used to smother just about anything with added goodness.
Hummm…
Define fancy vs plain (although I suspect it’s probably the difference in the liquid)
We simply refer to the difference as “water grits” vs “cream grits” and the cream version is better.
For me, good grits are similar to polenta.
Just as with biscuits-n-gravy, we almost always serve them with add-ins. The most famous SC version of that being Shrimp and Grits
In truth, if you'd consider serving it over rice, you could serve it just as well over grits.
In our house grits are usually topped with diced and sautéed sausage (smoked, Italian, kielbasa, chorizo, something in a casing), and of course a good grated cheese. Oh, and copious amounts of fresh ground black pepper. Serve that in a bowl with a separate plate of pancakes and call it dinner.