Stijn!!

[nynor]

Originally Posted by Flieger

Don't have any in the house. Well, my dad did get some gin the other day since gin and tonics always remind him of Christmas.

He hadn't had one in a while and I think it actually gave him a bit of a hangover the next day- he had something like a stomach flu in the morning but was better by the next day.

Is the alcohol in gin different from the alcohol in beer? Ethanol vs. something else? I know methanol is poisonous.

it is ethanol, just like beer. however, they use juniper berries (see below), which are toxic. i find that interesting. also, they use a few other things to flavor the alcohol. i like gin, but i could never drink it in any kind of quantity.

Originally Posted by slodave

Gin is made from ethyl alcohol and is flavored with juniper berries.

exactly.

Originally Posted by Noah930

Yes. Liz kept them in a bathroom and closed the door. I took the fish out an put them on a counter tonight. While taking the lid off the real fish tank so that I could dump the fish in from their temporary digs, I noticed that our other cat (not the one from last night) had hopped onto the counter to examine the fish up close. What do these felines have, some sort of fish radar?

they have a 'moving object' radar. anything that moves and is smaller than they are is FOOD and FUN.

Originally Posted by Noah930

One last pic from 2012, taken just now on the couch:

how did you get that weimeraner to sit still for a picture?! do you use her/him to hunt. gorgeous dog, simply beautiful.

Originally Posted by Rick V

Happy Birthday D

for the record, stijn peeps, NOTHING on my FB profile is accurate. NOTHING.

Originally Posted by HHI944

I..... ............. ..

i bet someone we know has a hangover.

this is probably the first new years in a LONG time where i do not. i went to bed at 8PM. it was a fkn exhausting day for me and the missus.

on a brighter note, the pup has figured out the dog door! i had to put a box in front of it so she could get out (getting in is not as difficult), but she has it figured out. damn smart dog, these english setters.

d.

[nynor]

[azzarule]

Miss me? we have been on holidays, went to Florida, drove down the I95 took two days, stopped off in Fayetteville and Jacksonville, went to a Jaguars/Patriots Game, continued on to Orlando, did Disney for a week, am soooo tired, drove home straight thru took 13.5 hours not bad, since we stopped three times for meals and restroom stops, now recovering.

Did absolutely nothing for NYE went to bed early, and have caught Ricks cold, some a-hole breathed germs on me in Disney, so eyes watering, coughing, snot machine nose, the whole schebang!! Dosed myself up with "stuff" and am sitting here catching up on the last two weeks of the thread.

Originally Posted by nynor

azzy, the coffee arrived today. you said aussie blend.... anything more specific? cheers! d.

Pure Jamaica Blue D, not overdone at all eh? From our favourite coffee house in Oz, nice and mildly roasted,very smooth. Sorry I didn't send you much, it is precious, the kids only brought over 1kg.!!

Originally Posted by nynor

max, i like my coffee like i prefer my women (wife): blonde, bold and strong. i don't like my coffee 'black', nor do i like it sweetened. but, strong and flavorful coffee, trust me i can differentiate the taste(s) of coffee, with half and half or (oh, my!) cream is the biz.

That's how I like it as well, no sugar and just a lovely creamy froth on the top, and milk.

i only have one cup a day. any more than that and i have the 'coffee sweats' and don't find drinking coffee to be a pleasant experience. i like to draw out that one cup for an hour, maybe more, restfully chatting with my wife.

d.

Steve and I like to make ourselves a lovely cup of coffee, and sit out on the front porch like a couple of oldies and take in the morning sunshine, (if there is any) and just relax with our coffees. Rain, Hail or Shine, just need jackets this time of year!

Originally Posted by nynor

hey, rick, how is that coffee?

and, azzy, the coffee you sent to us is delicious! you must tell me more about it, please. it has a very nice chocolate note to it.

cheers,

d.

Glad you liked it D. As we did with your blend. We get it from our Hansel and Gretel Coffee House in Canberra. They roast their own blends, that particular type isn't a blend its pure 100% Jamaica Blue, there was actually a little documentary the other day on the TV on the Jamaica Blue coffee plantation, quite interesting. So now I know where it comes from.

Originally Posted by Outback Porsche

Get some Milo into you Rick, it does wonders to help you sleep when your not well. Aussie kids grow up on the stuff (our blood's a concoction mixed with Milo). I see that it can be purchased through amazon, Nestle Milo Beverage Mix 400g - Pack of 2 Jars!: Amazon.com: Grocery & Gourmet Food

Azzy can prolly get it pretty easily also.

Jeff we can get Milo at our local little Asian Supermarket, hows that for luck. Us Auzzies dont have much to look forward to here in the supermarkets of the USA, but I have also now found Pepper Ridge Farm brand imports and rebadges Tim Tams, they are actually made in Australia, so bought up their shelf load!! Keep the Hubby happy.

Originally Posted by Rick V

Speaking of the womenz, where is Azzy?

I was without laptop and can't see if I get stuff on my iPhone, so just went without internet for the two weeks, not easy, inbox got a bit full, camera needed something to download to. But I also had to spend half the afternoon going back over the thread to see what I missed.

Originally Posted by Flieger

Wow, I don't even have to say anything to get ribbed.

I have a question from my dad for the Aussies. He asked if Australian Christmas cards have pictures of sunny scenes like the beach, or if they feature the northern hemisphere's traditional snowy winter pictures.

Max, we do have a lot of Christmas Cards in Oz that depict our beach way of life, but since most of the cards are made overseas, most of the cards depict the Northern Hemisphere scenes, or fir trees and snow stuff.


Darell, I was so saddened to see the posts about Gigi, so sorry for you and the family. It is always hard when you have to make the decision to save them any more pain, you know its the right thing to do, but it doesn't make it easy.

[porsche4life]

Afternoon gents....

Just poured a cup of coffee de Nynor and trying to get good and warm before I head to the shop.....

I've really enjoyed this coffee, but I see a small flaw, I'm about to run out!!!


Gotta go clean up that truck dad bought.... It'd been a work truck and had a shoddy detail done on it.... You know the kind where the just try to soak all the dirt with armor all, not really clean it off. We'll pull the door panel torso we can start deciding what needs done to get a new window put in. Hopefully it just needs glass, and not a reg too....

[slodave]

That's D, not Dave. I don't have a dog, only fish.

[Rick V]

Welcome back, sorry about the cold but the only way to get rid of it is to give it to someone else, That'll teach you to drive past me under cover of darkness.

[HHI944]

Killed 3/4 gallon of stone double bastard and a bottle of champagne by myself last night.......
We all got busted for booze on the beach, didnt get a citation though........the cop forgot about the rest of us when one guy started pissing on his shoes.........

[azzarule]

hahahahahah

[HHI944]

Originally Posted by slodave

That's D, not Dave. I don't have a dog, only fish.

Want one? This damn dog has to much energy........I swear I don't think she sleeps.. .

[slodave]

I'm good!

[azzarule]

Originally Posted by slodave

That's D, not Dave. I don't have a dog, only fish.

Sorry Dave, its the drugs, or Alzheimers

[HHI944]

Originally Posted by azzarule

hahahahahah

Yeah we all owe him........booze on the beach is a $350 citation..........of course, he got arrested for disorderly conduct and indecent exposure....

[azzarule]

I love Disney, had so much fun. I love the rides, but the crowds not so much!!

[HHI944]

I need a nap

[Rick V]

Next time someone goes to Disney get my evil cat and turn it lose on the mouse

[azzarule]

After taking most of the afternoon to catch up on the thread, I need a nap too!

[azzarule]

Originally Posted by Rick V

Next time someone goes to Disney get my evil cat and turn it lose on the mouse

He's pretty big!!!

[nynor]

welcome back, azzy.

thanks for the info on jamaican blue (sounds salacious, doesn't it). the coffee you sent is the bomb.

yesterday was really hard. my poor wife took it very hard. she made the decision, however. i just supported her, although i was also in complete agreement.

cheers, joe.

[azzarule]

I wish I had a canon to go get the wanker who is out mowing his lawn and the other wanker with the chainsaw, disturbing my stuffed up head and sinuses, its new years day, and other people have got hangovers, what were they thinking!!!! No consideration at all

[Rick V]

Better get your cannon now before they get banned