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RE: How to find last read Post in a Thread? - 1/11/2008 6:42:17 AM
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BlackSabbath
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Well today when I got up, I decided I was going to have a cup of tea and and a banana. There were 3 bananas left, and I thought that I better finish them off quickly so that they don't go over ripe and sugary.
I made myself a cup of tea then. 1 sugar, strong and white. I took a sip and I thought, "that needs just a tad more sugar". So I put in about a quarter of a teaspoon more. That was better. I had a tall glass of water after that, straight out of the tap. I couldn't be bothered with the electric water purifier/chiller as it's very slow to fill up.
I got ready to visit my wife in hospital, 1 hour away. I filled up the car with fuel, and I bought myself a honey and malt milk drink for the drive. I’m just about to drive off to the hospital, when I remember that my wife asked me to pick up for her a bag of soft lollies. I duck into the supermarket, which is right next to the fuel station, and I buy her a pack. I notice as I walk around the fruit section, that nectarines are really cheap at the moment, literally half the price that I paid a couple of days ago when I bought 6 of them. I make a mental note to buy some more tomorrow.
During the drive, I put on a Meatloaf cd. It was good, I hadn't listened to it for a while.
I got to the hospital, and I had more gas in me than the Hindenburg. I'm lactose intolerant, but I still drink milky drinks. My sister in law was there visiting my wife too.
So lunch is brought around for my wife. She eats a little, and offers her sister and I the rest. I had a bowl of tomato soup. I tried it and I thought to myself, "that needs some salt". So I opened up a sachet of salt and poured it in and stirred it. That was better. But I would have rather put a little less salt in. Oh well.
I finished off my wifes' mash potatoes and fish. I then poured myslef a cup of coffee that my wife ordered on the hospital menu just for me. I remember it distinctly. I opened up a coffee sachet and poured the coffee granules in the cup. Then I opened up 2 sachets of sugar and poured them in the cup. I opened up the plastic lid of the hot water cup and poured the water in, and stirred the contents. Then I undid the plastic wrap of the little jug of milk, and poured about two thirds in. I looked at the color of the coffee and I thought to myself, "that looks a little too dark. I better pour all the milk in". So I did. And it looked better. And I drank it. Yummy.
We talked a little bit, and I decided I was going to have a piece of bread with butter. I suddenly realised that the kitchen staff member would soon take the tray away, so I better eat that bread if I wanted it.
I pulled the single white slice out of its' plastic wrapper. I then peeled the lid off the butter, took a butter knife, and spread about half the butter on it. And I thought to myself, "that looks a bit thin. I better put all the butter on it". So I did. It looked fuller. I then ate it.
Talk about timing. Just as I took the first bite, the kitchen lady came around to collect the tray.
So we were there for about 2 hours after, when my sister in law decided she was going to buy a bottle of water. I then said I'd go with her to show her where the hospital cafeteria was, and that I would buy myself a cappucino. We get to the cafeteria, and she picks out a bottled water. I tell her that I'd buy it for her, and that if she wanted to walk back to my wife, I'd bring it around with my drink.
I order a cappucino. I say I wanted a cup, but then change my mind, and order a mug. I get my cappucino, and ask the man is there any sugar in it? He says "no", and tells me there are sachets of sugar on the counter to my left.
I pick up 3 sachets instead of my usual 2, for a couple of reasons. Firstly, the mug was quite large, and I thought that it might need 3 sachets. And secondly, the sachets felt light, so again, I thought, "hmmmmm.....I might need 3 sachets". I noticed that there were no real sugar sachets, only artificial sachets. Oh well.
I take the drinks back to the hospital room and give my sister in law her water. I open up 2 sachets of sweetener and stir it, then taste it. I thought to myself, "that seems enough". So I drank the rest without adding any more sweetener. A few moments later, I notice a bit of an after taste, which reminded me that I didn't use real sugar. Oh well.
Another hour and a half passed, and my wife suggests that I have a bit of a break from visiting and go out to the local large shopping center for a while and come back in an hour or so. Besides, she would continue catching up with her sister. I thought that was a good idea, so I went.
I felt peckish, so I went to the eatery area to look for something to eat. I was feeling particularly thirsty and dehydrated, and I thought, "I think I'd better order a cold bottled water with a meal", instead of the usual coffee or Coke that I do.
I looked around the eatery. Every time I go there, I order the same thing from one particular vendor: a large roast beef meal, with gravy, vegetables and cooked onions. Ironcially, they are Asian vendors, but they do a beautiful roast meal.
But it was a hot day and I was feeling dehyrdated, so I looked around for other meals. I looked at the sushi vendor, but I thought, "Nah, I don't really want that". I looked at a variety of sandwich vendors, but I thought," Nah, I can make sandwiches at home". My eye then caught a salad vendor, and I noticed a nice chicken, avocado and crouton salad. I’m looking at it deciding whether to buy a small or medium, and I thought, “oh what the heck, I’ll get the medium”. I order a medium with a bottle of water. The vendor is filling up a medium tub with the salad, and he asks me, “Is it still hot outside?” I say, “yes it is, very hot, better in here than out there”. He smiles and acknowledges me.
I have plenty of money, but I’m just 50c short in coins to complete the purchase. I tell the vendor that I’ll just give him another note instead of coins and he tells me, “that’s okay, what you have will do”. I thought, “well that was very nice of him”. I eat my salad and drink my water.
I walk around to a music/electronics store, and I notice another vendor selling home made juices, in a small and medium size. I thought, “I might buy 3 small ones, for me, my wife and my sister in law”. I look at the variety for a good few seconds, then decide on an orange, apple and mango, and apple, mango and passionfruit juice.
I go back to the hospital where my wife is getting her things ready to be discharged. I say that I have bought all of us a juice, and that one is orange, one apple and mango, and one apple, mango and passion fruit. I ask who wants what? My sister in law says she is happy with any of them, and I say the same thing. My wife says that her stomach can’t handle orange juice. So I decide to have the orange juice, my wife the apple, mango and passion fruit juice, and my sister in law the apple and mango juice.
However, there are no labels on these bottles. So it’s a bit difficult to tell what is what. I could make out the orange juice by the color. The other 2 bottles were exactly the same except one had these seeds in the bottom, so we figured that was the apple, mango and passion fruit juice. By a simple process of elimination, the other juice was the apple and mango.
I drink mine immediately, my wife drinks half of hers and my sister in law saves hers for the plane trip back to her home.
My wife and I are driving home. I ask her what she wants to do for dinner tonight? We decide on a Thai restaurant. We get there, and we are looking at the menus. My wife asks me do I want some curry puffs as an entrée? I didn’t want that, so we decide to just proceed with ordering the main meals.
I order a Mongolian lamb dish, and my wife orders a satay chicken dish. The proprietor asks us do we want boiled or fried rice? She suggests that one small serving or rice would do for the both of us. I want fried rice, but my wife wants boiled rice for her meal. So we decide to get a small boiled and fried rice, and that we could take it home if there was left over. We order 2 Cokes. The proprietor brings out her Coke immediately, giving her the can and a glass with ice in the bottom, complete with a straw. I request however that I get my Coke when the meal comes.
We eat our meals, and they are excellent, except that in my case, it was a bit too salty. But very tasty otherwise. Whilst we were eating our meals, my wife calls the proprietor over and orders 2 bags of curry puffs, saying that she would take them home for eating later. Which we did.
We get home and a couple of hours pass. In fact, in the middle of writing this post, my wife walks across the lounge room with one of the bags of curry puffs, and I say, “could you pass me please the other bag?” She does and passes me also a small plastic tub of sauce to go with it, (I think it’s sweet chilli). I have 3 out of 4 curry puffs, and then I say to my wife, “would you like the last one?”
She says, “no thank you, I’ve had plenty. You have the last one”. So I do.
About 30mins later, I get up to do a wee, and afterwards, when I wash my hands, I pass through the kitchen to get back to the lounge room. I grab a nectarine and eat it. I notice distinctly how softened it is compared to a few days ago when it was very firm. I realise that I better eat the last 2 tomorrow, before they go over ripe. Then I remember my earlier trip today into the supermarket, where nectarines are half price. I make a mental note to go tomorrow and pick up some more, along with more bananas.
And that was my day.
P.S. After I submit this post, I’m going to have a cup of tea. I’m going to have a late night, and decide that I’m going to listen to some Led Zeppelin, (Houses of the Holy cd), whilst waiting for a show to come up, (The Henry Rollins Show).
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RE: How to find last read Post in a Thread? - 1/11/2008 3:59:00 PM
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And I thought some of the Serious Threads had the record for the longest most (yawn) interesting posts.....
I'll have to rethink that....................later, much later
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RE: How to find last read Post in a Thread? - 1/12/2008 4:10:59 AM
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BlackSabbath
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And I thought some of the Serious Threads had the record for the longest most (yawn) interesting posts.....
I'll have to rethink that....................later, much later
So you don't want to hear about my day today? I went out and bought those nectarines that were half price. And lots more stuff.
Your loss.
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RE: How to find last read Post in a Thread? - 1/12/2008 9:34:53 AM
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BlackSabbath
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Your loss.
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Sorry, just needed another cup of <yawn> coffee. I am listening now. Tell me again about those, what were they, nectarines?
So let me tell you about the ginger snaps I got the other day... wait, someone is in the kitchen. I am coming to save you little ginger snaps!
You know, even I don't talk to my food and try to rescue them. Maybe a nice piece of steak, but that's as far as it goes. When you talk to your sweets and vegetables, that's just crossing the line.
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RE: How to find last read Post in a Thread? - 1/12/2008 10:59:25 PM
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BlackSabbath
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I agree. And the way I like my steak, it is still might be rescued before I take a knife to it.
Oh, you're one of those rare steak persons, that like their cows still mooing and producing milk whilst it's on their plate.
Sorry dude, I kinda like my animals to be well and truly dead when I'm hacking into them. I'm kinda funny that way. Call me weird.
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RE: The No Topic Fluff Thread - 1/14/2008 2:13:21 AM
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-Euty,
You are one hot dude (just kidding I'm not flirting. i just couldn't resist). Are you related to the Clampetts?
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RE: The No Topic Fluff Thread - 1/14/2008 2:15:18 AM
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savedbygrace45
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I about choked to death laughing after that last post.
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RE: The No Topic Fluff Thread - 1/15/2008 1:34:06 AM
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I about choked to death laughing after that last post.
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Which one was that?
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RE: The No Topic Fluff Thread - 1/16/2008 3:56:52 PM
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car2ner
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I thought it was the Messy Antics Fellowship. EEEk
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