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Joined Feb 2004
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159 Knobvue Drive Freedom Pa 15042
Good afternoon it is Sunday , 2/2/2020 Groundhog day and a Happy Birthday to Ron King , where ever you are . , the morning started out with about an inch of snow but the temp is going up to 46 F today and most of it is all ready melted.
We started the day with a pot of Monsoon coffee , sausage ,eggs and asiago cheese bread toasted on the grill , and as always the Hunk O Beef is in the oven ,,,,, dammmmmm again , but a happy wife is a happy life, and I started the day with a gift from my brother Phil , No not the groundhog Phil, but my brother who is an only child Phil. hahaha , a ISOM Monte #2 ..... a great start to the day for sure. I have no idea what to have next , any sugestions ?
My 2018 escape is heading to the shop tonight , a recall on some Bullshit fuel problem , I hope what ever they do to fix it will not kill my gas mileage , im can average 26 MPG back and forth to work and running around town , over 30 on trips , how ever when I sit for an hour and a half with it just under 1000 Rpms , just to stay warm when smoking a cigar it drops off , WAY OFF , why do I sit in the car with a cigar you ask,,,, well its COLD outside and raining , I get an hour for lunch and 2 ,15 minute breaks at work during the day And I have a cigar instead of eating , witch takes all of 90 seconds to jam a beef stick down the gullet .... so I have time for a fine smoke . coffee and music, when the weather lets up I will be in a folding chair, behind the shop with my cigar coffee and music ..... no news from the grandsons, , time to open a few humidors and figure out whats next. .. What are you cooking drinking and smoking today ? Enjoy, Vince
We started the day with a pot of Monsoon coffee , sausage ,eggs and asiago cheese bread toasted on the grill , and as always the Hunk O Beef is in the oven ,,,,, dammmmmm again , but a happy wife is a happy life, and I started the day with a gift from my brother Phil , No not the groundhog Phil, but my brother who is an only child Phil. hahaha , a ISOM Monte #2 ..... a great start to the day for sure. I have no idea what to have next , any sugestions ?
My 2018 escape is heading to the shop tonight , a recall on some Bullshit fuel problem , I hope what ever they do to fix it will not kill my gas mileage , im can average 26 MPG back and forth to work and running around town , over 30 on trips , how ever when I sit for an hour and a half with it just under 1000 Rpms , just to stay warm when smoking a cigar it drops off , WAY OFF , why do I sit in the car with a cigar you ask,,,, well its COLD outside and raining , I get an hour for lunch and 2 ,15 minute breaks at work during the day And I have a cigar instead of eating , witch takes all of 90 seconds to jam a beef stick down the gullet .... so I have time for a fine smoke . coffee and music, when the weather lets up I will be in a folding chair, behind the shop with my cigar coffee and music ..... no news from the grandsons, , time to open a few humidors and figure out whats next. .. What are you cooking drinking and smoking today ? Enjoy, Vince
Joined Feb 2004
3K Posts | 42+
159 Knobvue Drive Freedom Pa 15042
Good afternoon it is Sunday feb9,2020a warm wet day here in da Burgh, we had our first real snow of the year , about 5.5 inches and its almost all melted the weather man said rain tonight , so by morning with the temps in the 40s look out for flooding of some of the roads .Its been a busy week lots of time at work and busy at home .
we started the day with a pot of Papa new Ginny and a grilled english muffin , swiss cheese, bacon and egg,,,,, after breakfast , the sun was out and the winds were low and the sky was blue so we jumped in the car , I grabbed a Nate Sherman corona and we went for a cigar ride , 90 miles later we got home and I started our Sunday Supper , saffron rice, and grilled pork chops , during our ride we stopped at a car lot to look at the new Sabaru Cross Trec our grandson is buying , he has had the same car for 6 years , it was old when he got it , so it was time for new wheels ,,,, he was here last night for a raid on my humidor and give us the news about the 2019 he is getting, a great price as the 2020s are on the lot. .
I was digging in the humidor and found a very old Don Tomas classico toro , getting ready to set fire to it now . a cup of italian roast green Mountain coffee is cooling as I type ,,,, so what are you drinking smoking and cooking today? enjoy Vince
we started the day with a pot of Papa new Ginny and a grilled english muffin , swiss cheese, bacon and egg,,,,, after breakfast , the sun was out and the winds were low and the sky was blue so we jumped in the car , I grabbed a Nate Sherman corona and we went for a cigar ride , 90 miles later we got home and I started our Sunday Supper , saffron rice, and grilled pork chops , during our ride we stopped at a car lot to look at the new Sabaru Cross Trec our grandson is buying , he has had the same car for 6 years , it was old when he got it , so it was time for new wheels ,,,, he was here last night for a raid on my humidor and give us the news about the 2019 he is getting, a great price as the 2020s are on the lot. .
I was digging in the humidor and found a very old Don Tomas classico toro , getting ready to set fire to it now . a cup of italian roast green Mountain coffee is cooling as I type ,,,, so what are you drinking smoking and cooking today? enjoy Vince
Joined Feb 2004
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159 Knobvue Drive Freedom Pa 15042
Good afternoon it is sunday 16 feb,2020. a cool somewhat snowy day here in the burgh, we had the coldest night of the winter season so far hitting a chilllllly 9 f with 20 mph wind , a weeee bit uncomfortable , but it is supposed to be in the 50s by tuesday ..... breakfast was french toast with a pot of very weak coffee , a blend of 4 central american coffees but not enough to make a 12 cup pot , it might have been better with an 8 cup pot. this mornings cigar was a Nino Vasquwz lonsdale .... not great, not bad, just a cigar for the masses cheep , average smoke with no bad aspects of a cheep cigar , good burn average taste , nothing to complain about nothing to praise it about. I dont know what I will smoke next.
the hunk o beef is in the oven AGAIN.......
I have one political comment ....... IT SUCKS .... end of rant
OH one more, here in Pa the state house has introduced a bill to ban all public smoking including cigar shops and cigar bars , all I can say is if it passes I will be a law breaker , I enjoy sitting with friends and stangers smoking cigars sipping coffee and scotch . I will smoke on the street , let me get arrested ..... it will be a trip to the federal level of the rights of a FREE man in a free country ......
grandsons both got hair cuts , now looking like human ,not cave men hahahaha ,, Im due for a trim myself.
my car will get its 25000 mile check up this friday , , just 18 months since I got it with just over 200 miles on the clock ,,, I still like my old escape better than my new one ... just dont know why , but its nothing I can put my finger on .
so what are you smoking , eating and drinking today
enjoy Vince
the hunk o beef is in the oven AGAIN.......
I have one political comment ....... IT SUCKS .... end of rant
OH one more, here in Pa the state house has introduced a bill to ban all public smoking including cigar shops and cigar bars , all I can say is if it passes I will be a law breaker , I enjoy sitting with friends and stangers smoking cigars sipping coffee and scotch . I will smoke on the street , let me get arrested ..... it will be a trip to the federal level of the rights of a FREE man in a free country ......
grandsons both got hair cuts , now looking like human ,not cave men hahahaha ,, Im due for a trim myself.
my car will get its 25000 mile check up this friday , , just 18 months since I got it with just over 200 miles on the clock ,,, I still like my old escape better than my new one ... just dont know why , but its nothing I can put my finger on .
so what are you smoking , eating and drinking today
enjoy Vince
Joined Feb 2004
3K Posts | 42+
159 Knobvue Drive Freedom Pa 15042
Good morning it is Sunday 2/23/2020 a bright sunny but cool day here in da Burgh, Breakfast was a plate of French toast made with a sweet bread from a local bakery , the coffee was from a few south american growers and the mix didnt turn out all that bad or all that great. .....
I was told by the boss that we are having a guest today for our Sunday Meal , and its not a hunk O beef today , I am making a Phillo dough wrapped piece of cod with spincih and feta cheese with a little wedge of Lime , ,,,, no lemons in the store so I settled for the lime . Who knows it might be good , but I do like it in my Iced tea over lemon. Sort of a Greek infulence on todays meal , fish and cheese is not one of my goto recipes but this works just fine.
Took my car in for its 25K check up , a 49.95 plus tax came to 52.87 , I give the young lady 63.00 and she slides the 3 bucks back and tills me the 3 twentys will cover the cost , I said yes I know but if you keep the 3 bucks you just give me back 10.13 , you dont have to count out all the singles and I dont have a ton of ones in my money clip , she didnt understand and put it in the adding machine 3 times saying it just didnt seam right , not only is it right it is correct .... But I cant do math in my head and that just dosent make sence to me to pay so much more than what the bill is, I assured her it was OK , just look at the adding machine and it will be Ok , she had to check with the Manager to see if it was OK ...... ahhhh todays schools have failed us for sure , am I the only one who can do math in my head , so simple 87 and 13 are 100 , so she gave me a ten and 13 cents and wanted to give me back my 3 singles , I dont think she was the sharpest knife in the kitchen at all ,
have any of you ever had a problem getting change ?
Today is My Aunt Mary Ann 's 90th birthday , she is living in a nursing home , what do you get her beside a card? well we thought a room freshner would be just fine to cover up the aroma of old people , you know , urine and ben gay , with a little shit to cover it all . ..... almost like a baby, but no powder , that has been replaced with the ben gay . , the cake is at
2 and the party is over at 3:30 , no reason to add any more stress to the old folks and staff.
this mornings cigar was a 12 year old Avo , that surfaced in a humidor when I unloaded it to check the contents this past Friday ,,, a very smooooooth velvet like smoke that went well with the cup of Kona . we went to home depot and picked up a new kitchen faucet and Garbage disposal ,,,, then to the Do it best hardware store to get a self closing toilet seat for the wifes bathroom ,,,, she didnt like the ones at home depot ...... So now I have a few more jobs on my honey do list , I think I will call a plumber to dive under the kitchen sink, I can take on the 2 bolts of the seat all by my self hahahahaha
Time for a short walk and a cigar , its to nice not to be outside today its up to 48 F and climbing so a quick spin around the block or maybe 2 laps hahahaha a cup of coffee and a cigar to be figured out when I open the humidor ,
What are you cooking drinking and smoking today ? Enjoy, Vince
I was told by the boss that we are having a guest today for our Sunday Meal , and its not a hunk O beef today , I am making a Phillo dough wrapped piece of cod with spincih and feta cheese with a little wedge of Lime , ,,,, no lemons in the store so I settled for the lime . Who knows it might be good , but I do like it in my Iced tea over lemon. Sort of a Greek infulence on todays meal , fish and cheese is not one of my goto recipes but this works just fine.
Took my car in for its 25K check up , a 49.95 plus tax came to 52.87 , I give the young lady 63.00 and she slides the 3 bucks back and tills me the 3 twentys will cover the cost , I said yes I know but if you keep the 3 bucks you just give me back 10.13 , you dont have to count out all the singles and I dont have a ton of ones in my money clip , she didnt understand and put it in the adding machine 3 times saying it just didnt seam right , not only is it right it is correct .... But I cant do math in my head and that just dosent make sence to me to pay so much more than what the bill is, I assured her it was OK , just look at the adding machine and it will be Ok , she had to check with the Manager to see if it was OK ...... ahhhh todays schools have failed us for sure , am I the only one who can do math in my head , so simple 87 and 13 are 100 , so she gave me a ten and 13 cents and wanted to give me back my 3 singles , I dont think she was the sharpest knife in the kitchen at all ,
have any of you ever had a problem getting change ?
Today is My Aunt Mary Ann 's 90th birthday , she is living in a nursing home , what do you get her beside a card? well we thought a room freshner would be just fine to cover up the aroma of old people , you know , urine and ben gay , with a little shit to cover it all . ..... almost like a baby, but no powder , that has been replaced with the ben gay . , the cake is at
2 and the party is over at 3:30 , no reason to add any more stress to the old folks and staff.
this mornings cigar was a 12 year old Avo , that surfaced in a humidor when I unloaded it to check the contents this past Friday ,,, a very smooooooth velvet like smoke that went well with the cup of Kona . we went to home depot and picked up a new kitchen faucet and Garbage disposal ,,,, then to the Do it best hardware store to get a self closing toilet seat for the wifes bathroom ,,,, she didnt like the ones at home depot ...... So now I have a few more jobs on my honey do list , I think I will call a plumber to dive under the kitchen sink, I can take on the 2 bolts of the seat all by my self hahahahaha
Time for a short walk and a cigar , its to nice not to be outside today its up to 48 F and climbing so a quick spin around the block or maybe 2 laps hahahaha a cup of coffee and a cigar to be figured out when I open the humidor ,
What are you cooking drinking and smoking today ? Enjoy, Vince
Joined Feb 2004
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159 Knobvue Drive Freedom Pa 15042
GOOD Afternoon it is Sunday 3/8/2020 a warm sunny day here in da Burgh 58F with a slight SW wind a great day to sit in the sun with a cigar and coffee ,,,, and thats when I have been most of the day,
Breakfast was a little late as I didnt reset my internal clock , , I got up when I had to PEE . I made a pot of oatmeal , added some rasins .... we picked up a Chobonie ( the yougert company ) creamer at the grocery store last week , way to sweet for the coffee , I drink mine black but the wife likes half and half, she didnt like the stuff ether , but adding a few eggs it might make a good french toast batter .... time will tell....
this mornings coffee was a new blend for the Hallowed Grounds coffee roaster in New Brighton Pa it was good , could have been a little stronger .
#2 grandson just got back from Boston , some kind of Geek squad convention , he did get a photo of him with his arm around the statue of Red Arebeck ( the spelling is way off ,,, the coach of the celtics ) , it will go up in the Qtr.Deck as soon as I get it framed .
Since today is Sunday that means it was a hunk o chuck day , .... melt in your mouth , a great one pot meal , spuds onions carrots celery and garlic , a bit of beef stock from the freezer and 5 hours later its ready to go 300 F in a cast iron dutch oven. , left overs on Monday .
I thinks its time to get to the next cigar , , , , I started out the morning with a Bahia Gold maduro robusto with coffee , then a Padron 3000 Natural with coffee , , a break for lunch , a hand full of almonds and a navel orange and some swiss cheese ..... gotta save room for the beef hahahah , so now I think I might just dig in the humidor and find some thing big and bold maybe a Monte #2 ISOM , or a Partagas #10 , Opus, who knows what it might be , time for a weeee dram to go with it .
So what are you cooking eating drinking and smoking today ? Enjoy, Vince
Breakfast was a little late as I didnt reset my internal clock , , I got up when I had to PEE . I made a pot of oatmeal , added some rasins .... we picked up a Chobonie ( the yougert company ) creamer at the grocery store last week , way to sweet for the coffee , I drink mine black but the wife likes half and half, she didnt like the stuff ether , but adding a few eggs it might make a good french toast batter .... time will tell....
this mornings coffee was a new blend for the Hallowed Grounds coffee roaster in New Brighton Pa it was good , could have been a little stronger .
#2 grandson just got back from Boston , some kind of Geek squad convention , he did get a photo of him with his arm around the statue of Red Arebeck ( the spelling is way off ,,, the coach of the celtics ) , it will go up in the Qtr.Deck as soon as I get it framed .
Since today is Sunday that means it was a hunk o chuck day , .... melt in your mouth , a great one pot meal , spuds onions carrots celery and garlic , a bit of beef stock from the freezer and 5 hours later its ready to go 300 F in a cast iron dutch oven. , left overs on Monday .
I thinks its time to get to the next cigar , , , , I started out the morning with a Bahia Gold maduro robusto with coffee , then a Padron 3000 Natural with coffee , , a break for lunch , a hand full of almonds and a navel orange and some swiss cheese ..... gotta save room for the beef hahahah , so now I think I might just dig in the humidor and find some thing big and bold maybe a Monte #2 ISOM , or a Partagas #10 , Opus, who knows what it might be , time for a weeee dram to go with it .
So what are you cooking eating drinking and smoking today ? Enjoy, Vince
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Joined Feb 2004
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159 Knobvue Drive Freedom Pa 15042
Good Afternoon It is Sunday 3/15/2020, the ides of march and a pay after Pi day ,, we had Coconut Cream on Friday and a mixed berry pie on Saturday, just leftover pie for today . And it is Sunday and the hunk O beef is in the oven , keeping the wife happy.
Breakfast was a cheese omelet , and an eggo waffle instead of toast I dont know why but thats what a felt like having Coffee was an Ethopian and now I am sipping a columbian with a Habanno wrapper churchill with out a band , its old smooth and "tasty"
Got a small suprize Tuesday night as Jonas , (#2 Grandson) showed up for a cigar and a scotch , he smoked 2 cigars and had a weeeeeeee dram , my buddy Tom showed up with a 12 YO redbrest Irish whisky ,,,,,, he loved it , , but he needs to learn how to sip not shoot it down hahahahaha
the weather has been just CRAZY here in da Burgh , it was in the low 50's yesterday afternoon , and we got an inch of snow last night , its all gone now as the temp is just under 50 , its 75 here in the Qtr.Deck
with all the Pro collage and HS sports being put in the shitter how will the bookies make a living ? Even the Casino here in da Burgh is closed , No Saint Patricks day Parade but the BARS ARE OPEN ..... I will be switching to Irish whisky for a few days and then switching to Corona Beer and Mescal ,,,,, with all the bad press about the virus the beer needs a bit of support ...
so far so good Im not feeling any ill effects other than spending to much time at home .....
All the late night TV shows in reruns , but old humor is better than No humor .
We all need a little levity to get past the health problem covering the world ,,, I wonder how the Amish population will hear about this problem ? hahaha
I dont Think I will be adding a face mask or shaving my 50 year old beard ( it will be 50 in Oct. this year , I did have it off and on a bit before then but have had it all but 2 weeks since then .
we went to the Grocery store to pick up some milk bread and eggs as we were running low .... UNBELIVABLE , the shelves were empty , all the frozen vegges were gone all the paper products were gone , the bread isle was empty I did get a quart of 2% and a dozen eggs ,,, looks like the eggos was a good idea hahahaha , I have a supply of booze , coffee and cigars .... IM all set
what are you smoking , drinking and cooking today?
Enjoy, Vince
Breakfast was a cheese omelet , and an eggo waffle instead of toast I dont know why but thats what a felt like having Coffee was an Ethopian and now I am sipping a columbian with a Habanno wrapper churchill with out a band , its old smooth and "tasty"
Got a small suprize Tuesday night as Jonas , (#2 Grandson) showed up for a cigar and a scotch , he smoked 2 cigars and had a weeeeeeee dram , my buddy Tom showed up with a 12 YO redbrest Irish whisky ,,,,,, he loved it , , but he needs to learn how to sip not shoot it down hahahahaha
the weather has been just CRAZY here in da Burgh , it was in the low 50's yesterday afternoon , and we got an inch of snow last night , its all gone now as the temp is just under 50 , its 75 here in the Qtr.Deck
with all the Pro collage and HS sports being put in the shitter how will the bookies make a living ? Even the Casino here in da Burgh is closed , No Saint Patricks day Parade but the BARS ARE OPEN ..... I will be switching to Irish whisky for a few days and then switching to Corona Beer and Mescal ,,,,, with all the bad press about the virus the beer needs a bit of support ...
so far so good Im not feeling any ill effects other than spending to much time at home .....
All the late night TV shows in reruns , but old humor is better than No humor .
We all need a little levity to get past the health problem covering the world ,,, I wonder how the Amish population will hear about this problem ? hahaha
I dont Think I will be adding a face mask or shaving my 50 year old beard ( it will be 50 in Oct. this year , I did have it off and on a bit before then but have had it all but 2 weeks since then .
we went to the Grocery store to pick up some milk bread and eggs as we were running low .... UNBELIVABLE , the shelves were empty , all the frozen vegges were gone all the paper products were gone , the bread isle was empty I did get a quart of 2% and a dozen eggs ,,, looks like the eggos was a good idea hahahaha , I have a supply of booze , coffee and cigars .... IM all set
what are you smoking , drinking and cooking today?
Enjoy, Vince
Joined Feb 2004
3K Posts | 42+
159 Knobvue Drive Freedom Pa 15042
good afternoon it is thursday, I was sick on sunday and didnt post then i forgot to catch up till now , I had a case of montazumas revenge , could not get off the toilet , and some say Im full of shit well I am EMPTY now hahaha . Sunday was a day that i did nothing , also the boss was not feeling well she had a slight feaver chills sore throat took her to the docs on monday to get checked for corona , got the word back we were hoping for negative , so i was off work all week i go back tuesday if they dont call as the hours are being cut .
I havent been cooking this week , since we both dont feel like eating much, Thank God for Canned soup, , tomato and rice, chicken noodle , veggie, and the old stand by Mac and cheese , it will be take out today , no idea what as yet, Arbys , might be the go to . I do know we are having fish on friday , my grandson is the gen. Manager at Harolds Inn in hopewell Twp and they are open for take out only , so I will be heading there for a beer battered fish diner for us , with a stop at the Methodist church for coconut cream pie .
since the boss was sick all week I didnt have the guys over last Tuesday for cigars and scotch , I have cut back on the booze and cigars, maybe thats why I dont feel 100 % hahahaha , right now I have a mug of coffee and a Bahia gold maduro ,,,, feeling better as I go !
the local Starbucks is closed till further notice but the drive through in Center Twp is open so I have been going there to get her a frap aver evening , just to make her throat feel better.
the local Ice cream stand has opened for the season & we have not been there yet. I hope we can get there Saturday if she is up to it.
the food truck will be opening on the first if all is well with them , I can realllllly go for a hot sausage sandwich with peppers and onions ..... maybe a cheese steak ,,,, both are great , his wendesnday special is meat balls .... they are wonderful
not much else going on here,
what are you cooking , smoking and drinking ?
Enjoy Vince
I havent been cooking this week , since we both dont feel like eating much, Thank God for Canned soup, , tomato and rice, chicken noodle , veggie, and the old stand by Mac and cheese , it will be take out today , no idea what as yet, Arbys , might be the go to . I do know we are having fish on friday , my grandson is the gen. Manager at Harolds Inn in hopewell Twp and they are open for take out only , so I will be heading there for a beer battered fish diner for us , with a stop at the Methodist church for coconut cream pie .
since the boss was sick all week I didnt have the guys over last Tuesday for cigars and scotch , I have cut back on the booze and cigars, maybe thats why I dont feel 100 % hahahaha , right now I have a mug of coffee and a Bahia gold maduro ,,,, feeling better as I go !
the local Starbucks is closed till further notice but the drive through in Center Twp is open so I have been going there to get her a frap aver evening , just to make her throat feel better.
the local Ice cream stand has opened for the season & we have not been there yet. I hope we can get there Saturday if she is up to it.
the food truck will be opening on the first if all is well with them , I can realllllly go for a hot sausage sandwich with peppers and onions ..... maybe a cheese steak ,,,, both are great , his wendesnday special is meat balls .... they are wonderful
not much else going on here,
what are you cooking , smoking and drinking ?
Enjoy Vince
Joined Feb 2004
3K Posts | 42+
159 Knobvue Drive Freedom Pa 15042
Good afternoon it is Monday , I forgot to post yesterday, seams like I have been doing that a lot lately , the wife is on the mend and feeling better each day . I have been in the Qtr.Deck a lot letting her sleep , cigars and whisky supplys are holding out so far the coffee is starting to get a bit low but the local roaster is open by appointment for pick up so Im not worried about that , the TP is ok but I starting to look when I go to the store for a 6 or 12 pack hahahaha.
Right now I have a mug of Kenya and a Habano 2000 Montie that has been in the humidor a few years its just past 3 pm and the bottle of Spayburn 10 YO is sitting here waiting for me to open it.
I didnt cook yeasterday , picked up a pizza , and today we will finish it , still 6 slices left.
breakfast today was a hot pepper cheese omelete with bacon and a pot of kenya coffee that I am finishing now a pot of Columbian is in the press pot waiting for me next. , I am off this week as there isnt much going on at the shop , so I get an other week at home . ....
stay safe and out of the wifes way ,
what are you cooking drinking and smoking ? Enjoy, Vince
Right now I have a mug of Kenya and a Habano 2000 Montie that has been in the humidor a few years its just past 3 pm and the bottle of Spayburn 10 YO is sitting here waiting for me to open it.
I didnt cook yeasterday , picked up a pizza , and today we will finish it , still 6 slices left.
breakfast today was a hot pepper cheese omelete with bacon and a pot of kenya coffee that I am finishing now a pot of Columbian is in the press pot waiting for me next. , I am off this week as there isnt much going on at the shop , so I get an other week at home . ....
stay safe and out of the wifes way ,
what are you cooking drinking and smoking ? Enjoy, Vince
Joined Feb 2004
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159 Knobvue Drive Freedom Pa 15042
Good morning it is Sunday 4/5/20 a warm sunny day here in da Burgh ,
the sky is blue the winds are low and the grass is green and will be needed to be cut some time soon.
We started out the day with a cheese omelet and sliced tomatoes , a pot of Kenya and no cigar yet , I still havent opened the humidor to see whats on the menu today , speaking of Menu , today I am making Pecan crusted Pork chops and green beans . NO HUNK O BEEF
since the "lock down " started we have been at home , for the past 14 days , BUT yesterday I had had enough , , filled the gas tank at Costco @1.85 a gallon , and went for a ride with the wife , , our Saturday night cigar ride turned into an afternoon cigar ride 85 miles of 2 lane back roads I dont think we saw 10 cars the entire time . dammmmm thats about all I have , next stop is the qtr.deck with a mug of coffee and a cigar.
what are you cooking smoking and drinking today /
Enjoy, Vince
the sky is blue the winds are low and the grass is green and will be needed to be cut some time soon.
We started out the day with a cheese omelet and sliced tomatoes , a pot of Kenya and no cigar yet , I still havent opened the humidor to see whats on the menu today , speaking of Menu , today I am making Pecan crusted Pork chops and green beans . NO HUNK O BEEF
since the "lock down " started we have been at home , for the past 14 days , BUT yesterday I had had enough , , filled the gas tank at Costco @1.85 a gallon , and went for a ride with the wife , , our Saturday night cigar ride turned into an afternoon cigar ride 85 miles of 2 lane back roads I dont think we saw 10 cars the entire time . dammmmm thats about all I have , next stop is the qtr.deck with a mug of coffee and a cigar.
what are you cooking smoking and drinking today /
Enjoy, Vince
Joined Feb 2004
3K Posts | 42+
159 Knobvue Drive Freedom Pa 15042
Good afternoon it is Easter Sunday the 12th of April 2020 my wifes 71st birthday .
Breakfast was just bacon and eggs and the coffee is Eathopian nothing fancy just good food .
the Easter Ham is in the oven the yams will go in later and the green beans with bacon is being done by the wife.
Both Grandsons are working so they have been busy at work , good for them as I am off untill futher notice witch is ok with me .
todays cigar is a Maria Mancini Magic Mountain Maduro ....one of my favorite inexpencive cigars , in my top 10, jujst because its cheep is not in the list of cigars I enjoy, it has a Nice taste , pairs well with coffee or scotch , the fact the cigar is cheep is a bonus ... I also enjoy Bahia Maduro , and Mayorgia Naturals , all of them are on the cheep side but taste great... sure my favorite is he don Carlos #3 @ 9.20 each retail and the others are under 3.00
Im in the Qtr deck this afternoon doing my posting it is 60F outside and the sun is out , its 68 inside with out the heat being on.
I have the local NPR station on the radio listening to a re run eddition of Car talk , it has been off the air a few years and one of the brorther has passed away but it is a great way to get a laugh .
well thats about all I have have , what are you cooking smoking and drinking today ? Enjoy, Vince
Breakfast was just bacon and eggs and the coffee is Eathopian nothing fancy just good food .
the Easter Ham is in the oven the yams will go in later and the green beans with bacon is being done by the wife.
Both Grandsons are working so they have been busy at work , good for them as I am off untill futher notice witch is ok with me .
todays cigar is a Maria Mancini Magic Mountain Maduro ....one of my favorite inexpencive cigars , in my top 10, jujst because its cheep is not in the list of cigars I enjoy, it has a Nice taste , pairs well with coffee or scotch , the fact the cigar is cheep is a bonus ... I also enjoy Bahia Maduro , and Mayorgia Naturals , all of them are on the cheep side but taste great... sure my favorite is he don Carlos #3 @ 9.20 each retail and the others are under 3.00
Im in the Qtr deck this afternoon doing my posting it is 60F outside and the sun is out , its 68 inside with out the heat being on.
I have the local NPR station on the radio listening to a re run eddition of Car talk , it has been off the air a few years and one of the brorther has passed away but it is a great way to get a laugh .
well thats about all I have have , what are you cooking smoking and drinking today ? Enjoy, Vince
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159 Knobvue Drive Freedom Pa 15042
Good Morning is is Sunday 4/19 2020 My Fathers 101st Birthday had he been here to celebrate , it is a cool windy but sunny day here in da Burgh , the rain has stopped and the grass needs cut but the yard is a swamp , maybe Monday .....
Breakfast this morning was a cheese blintz with sour cream and strawberry preserves , the coffee was Eathopian , right now im working on a pot of Columbian , the Kona is next and thanks to my brother Phil it will be paired with a Don Carlos #3 , who started to put back some of the cigars he mooched over the years , right now his collection is much better than mine ....
I will be making chicken and rice today , NO HUNK O BEEF ... I needed a break .
with the weather being as crappy as it has been I was going to make a pot of Ham Soup but the containers to store it in are full of Watermelon , who thought that watermelon would be in season this time of the year ?????
I checked the status of my Unemployment from the state , no deposits in my account in the past 30 days , to say the system is overworked is accurate .... with the bars and cigar shops closed I have no place to spend any money hahaha , so I have been working on the inventory I have on hand , trying to cut back hahahaha like that will ever happen , there is alway Mail order for cigars and I can live without scotch ,,,, but for how long I dont know, I did get ONE can of beer on Friday to make beer batter for the fish , And I did drink the rest of the 24 ounce can with the fish , I think I might have used 6 ounces in the batter hahaha , but Beer is not my drink , I like the beer dont get me worng , some of the best beer buzzzz comes early in the morning , like a six pack instead of breakfast, but the days of that have been long gone , I dont like the carbonation much any more , I have been sipping a few dark stout beers that are low carbonation , and I seam to tolerate them better than the sparkeling , golden hoppy IPA , that I love the taste of , but I like the taste of the stouts as well , just easy to drink , with out all the Belching .......
stay a safe distance , dont worry this will all pass sometime ,
So what are you cooking drinking and smoking today ?
Enjoy, vince
Breakfast this morning was a cheese blintz with sour cream and strawberry preserves , the coffee was Eathopian , right now im working on a pot of Columbian , the Kona is next and thanks to my brother Phil it will be paired with a Don Carlos #3 , who started to put back some of the cigars he mooched over the years , right now his collection is much better than mine ....
I will be making chicken and rice today , NO HUNK O BEEF ... I needed a break .
with the weather being as crappy as it has been I was going to make a pot of Ham Soup but the containers to store it in are full of Watermelon , who thought that watermelon would be in season this time of the year ?????
I checked the status of my Unemployment from the state , no deposits in my account in the past 30 days , to say the system is overworked is accurate .... with the bars and cigar shops closed I have no place to spend any money hahaha , so I have been working on the inventory I have on hand , trying to cut back hahahaha like that will ever happen , there is alway Mail order for cigars and I can live without scotch ,,,, but for how long I dont know, I did get ONE can of beer on Friday to make beer batter for the fish , And I did drink the rest of the 24 ounce can with the fish , I think I might have used 6 ounces in the batter hahaha , but Beer is not my drink , I like the beer dont get me worng , some of the best beer buzzzz comes early in the morning , like a six pack instead of breakfast, but the days of that have been long gone , I dont like the carbonation much any more , I have been sipping a few dark stout beers that are low carbonation , and I seam to tolerate them better than the sparkeling , golden hoppy IPA , that I love the taste of , but I like the taste of the stouts as well , just easy to drink , with out all the Belching .......
stay a safe distance , dont worry this will all pass sometime ,
So what are you cooking drinking and smoking today ?
Enjoy, vince
Joined Feb 2004
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159 Knobvue Drive Freedom Pa 15042
Good afternoon it is Sunday 4/26/2020 , a rain soaked gray day here in da Burgh ,,,, My wife found a little of our Christmas blend coffee and that started the day , I have switched to a columbian , after the hot pepper cheese omelet I did fire up a Don Carlos #3 , after the cigar I started a pot of Ham soup , I have had the bone in the freezer since Easter and today it went in the pot , along with Carrots, cabbage, red bell pepper , onions , garlic, celery, tomato, peas, lima beans, green beans and corn. , should be ready about 4. the rest of the day and the past week are filled with NOTHING , time for a cigar and coffee, what are you smoking drinking and cooking today ? Enjoy, Vince
Joined Feb 2004
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159 Knobvue Drive Freedom Pa 15042
good afternoon it is MONDAY May 4th 2020 and may the 4th be with you , I was so busy yesterday doing nothing I forgot to post. .... doing nothing is what I do best. , I did make the Sunday hunk o beef and smoke a few cigars but never thought about this weekly BS . there was a time many years ago this was an active thread , 5 or 6 guys were posting answers and making statements but it seams like Im the only one now ..... well that isnt going to stop me , I know it the same old bullshit week in and week out , but if I had some thing to reply to it might be differemt , sure my spelling and typing are not the best but you should be able to figure out whet im trying to say. .
this morning we went to the doc for a B12 shot as we do the start of every month, we could take the pills but my insurance will not pay for the pills but will pay for the shot...... well its the shot for us , the co pay is cheeper than the pills ....
breakfast was a hard boiled egg that sat in the pickle juice for 2 weeks , a tasty way to start the day , a slice of dry pumpernickel bread and a pot of Erathue , a blend of ethopian and peru coffees both medium dark roast, , the wife just had toast and coffee. .
now im in the qtr.deck with columbian coffee and the butt of the ageing room torp I fired up for the trip to the Docs ,, I dont know what we are going to fire up next, . the wife is doing laundry and I am staying out of her way . just going back in the house to pee ever few hours, ,,, yester day it was 75 F here in da Burgh, today it is sunny but 57 F , a strong wind at about 12 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 so its in the qtr.deck and not outside like yesterday. .
this shelter in place BS id getting the best of me , I enjoy people comming here for a smoke and a drink, but no one in as the boss is a bit on the side of caution as per the virius , since we are both well pat the 65 mark , closing in on 80 getting sick is not an option. she was down for 2 weeks , got tested but it was negative, non the less she was sick. ...
I had a day or 2 but never missed a cigar the entire time ...
the grocery store is a joke , one way isles, must have a mask , limit on everything , but the shelves are bare, no rice , no soup, no meat , no cleaning supplys , no TP on the shelf, we are in good shape as the TP is holding out , a trip to Costco a few weeks ago took care of us till june or july hahahahaha .
the cigars are gettng a little light but a trip to my brothers place last Saturday helped that , and he had my Birthday gift waiting , and why make a second trip in a week , so now I have a Nespresso espresso machine to replace the stove top espresso maker .... and I love it , so many coffees to pick from , ... not as many as the Kurerig but now its STRONG and I am enjoying it . , so thats 4 pots on the kitchen counter , 2 drip pots a kurerg and the new Nespresso , plus the stove top espresso maker the cold brew pot and the burr grinder all taking up space on the counter, .... I need a bigger kitchen hahahaha
Gransdons are all doing well and my daughter id oing a bit batty with out being able to go out and socialize , she like me misses the human contact, I feel sorry for her husband who is an esential working , he works at a local power plant making the electict we are so acustomed to .
we have cut the grass twice this spring season and all the rain the yard is like a swamp , it sucks your shoes off your feet in some places .... a real mess.
I hope ypu all are safe and healthy
Enjoy, Vince
this morning we went to the doc for a B12 shot as we do the start of every month, we could take the pills but my insurance will not pay for the pills but will pay for the shot...... well its the shot for us , the co pay is cheeper than the pills ....
breakfast was a hard boiled egg that sat in the pickle juice for 2 weeks , a tasty way to start the day , a slice of dry pumpernickel bread and a pot of Erathue , a blend of ethopian and peru coffees both medium dark roast, , the wife just had toast and coffee. .
now im in the qtr.deck with columbian coffee and the butt of the ageing room torp I fired up for the trip to the Docs ,, I dont know what we are going to fire up next, . the wife is doing laundry and I am staying out of her way . just going back in the house to pee ever few hours, ,,, yester day it was 75 F here in da Burgh, today it is sunny but 57 F , a strong wind at about 12 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 so its in the qtr.deck and not outside like yesterday. .
this shelter in place BS id getting the best of me , I enjoy people comming here for a smoke and a drink, but no one in as the boss is a bit on the side of caution as per the virius , since we are both well pat the 65 mark , closing in on 80 getting sick is not an option. she was down for 2 weeks , got tested but it was negative, non the less she was sick. ...
I had a day or 2 but never missed a cigar the entire time ...
the grocery store is a joke , one way isles, must have a mask , limit on everything , but the shelves are bare, no rice , no soup, no meat , no cleaning supplys , no TP on the shelf, we are in good shape as the TP is holding out , a trip to Costco a few weeks ago took care of us till june or july hahahahaha .
the cigars are gettng a little light but a trip to my brothers place last Saturday helped that , and he had my Birthday gift waiting , and why make a second trip in a week , so now I have a Nespresso espresso machine to replace the stove top espresso maker .... and I love it , so many coffees to pick from , ... not as many as the Kurerig but now its STRONG and I am enjoying it . , so thats 4 pots on the kitchen counter , 2 drip pots a kurerg and the new Nespresso , plus the stove top espresso maker the cold brew pot and the burr grinder all taking up space on the counter, .... I need a bigger kitchen hahahaha
Gransdons are all doing well and my daughter id oing a bit batty with out being able to go out and socialize , she like me misses the human contact, I feel sorry for her husband who is an esential working , he works at a local power plant making the electict we are so acustomed to .
we have cut the grass twice this spring season and all the rain the yard is like a swamp , it sucks your shoes off your feet in some places .... a real mess.
I hope ypu all are safe and healthy
Enjoy, Vince
Joined Feb 2004
3K Posts | 42+
159 Knobvue Drive Freedom Pa 15042
Good morning it is Sunday May 10,2020 MOTHERS DAY , happy mothers day to all you mothers out there , my mother has been gone many years and I still miss her and think about her all the time , My wives mother went a few years ago and we will be visting the graves today , ,,, our daughter did text this morning , but will not be here today as we are still under Quarntine .
Breakfast was oatmeal , its cold out we had snow yesterday and set a new LOW record it was 28 Saturday morning , welcome to May and spring.....
this morning cigar is an Ashton ESG , coffee is columbian
todays hunk O beef is in the oven ...... not much else new , Im glad I did get one responce from last weeks post.
I have a rerun of Car talk on the radio , a mothers day special with the mother of the tappet brothers ,,,, if you ever listen to the show even the reruns you will enjoy it , car issuses and fun. .
not much going on so I am going to finish my cigar and listen
enjoy, Vince
Breakfast was oatmeal , its cold out we had snow yesterday and set a new LOW record it was 28 Saturday morning , welcome to May and spring.....
this morning cigar is an Ashton ESG , coffee is columbian
todays hunk O beef is in the oven ...... not much else new , Im glad I did get one responce from last weeks post.
I have a rerun of Car talk on the radio , a mothers day special with the mother of the tappet brothers ,,,, if you ever listen to the show even the reruns you will enjoy it , car issuses and fun. .
not much going on so I am going to finish my cigar and listen
enjoy, Vince
Joined Feb 2004
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159 Knobvue Drive Freedom Pa 15042
Good Morning , it is Sunday 17 May 2020 a warm wet morning here in da Burgh , we are still under the BS of stay home but some places are opening , but I have a good supply of cigars, scotch and coffee, we will be opening next Friday according to the Gov. I had a GREAT cigar day yesterday, I started out with a Don Carlos #3 , a Dunhill robusto from 2012 , a My Father was next , and that was juat the morning,,,, after lunch a Dominican Monte churchill with a weeeee sip of McCallen 14 and coffeefrom Starbucks , since they are open ...... over roasted, over heated, over extracted , cup of MUD , I shouldnt like it but I do , more of an addiction than a love of coffee, the stuff I make is BETTER ..... , we went for a cigar ride and added 99.9 miles to the clock before we got home , driving a lot of back roads and a small amout of high way we passed a few cars but the back roads were empty
during our ride I did fire up an Opus from 2015 , still a nice smoke , and when we got home there was a second Don Carlos #3 just before going to bed, all in all it was a great cigar day.
we today it started off with a NO NAME churchill bundle cigar , a nice mild no frills nothing over the top , but not bad , a good solid smoke that lasted almost 2 hours with coffee after a breakfast sandwitchof toasted english muffin , swiss , bacon , egg and Ceaser dressing.
Pork chops with rice is on todays menu how Im going to make them is still up in the air.
Saturday I was looking through the freezer and pantry , pulled out a bag of Ground beef, onions garlic and a can of Cream of Bacon soup , a little seasings and some pasta , that was supper, , it needed a little acid from tomato or citrus to balance it and a splash of Tabasco
Lat Tuesday evening My son in law came up for a smoke and a drink,,,,, well he had a few more than he should have and he fell just outside the qtr.Deck , crushing a few pieces of Yard art, a wind spinner and the welcome to the Qtr.Deck sign. He didnt get hurt , , he said it was a slow motion fall , just a relaxing automatic sit down hahahaha , my daughter thout it was funny as hell . Stay turned for more antics from the Q Deck
what are you cooking drinking and smoking today , ? Enjoy, Vince
during our ride I did fire up an Opus from 2015 , still a nice smoke , and when we got home there was a second Don Carlos #3 just before going to bed, all in all it was a great cigar day.
we today it started off with a NO NAME churchill bundle cigar , a nice mild no frills nothing over the top , but not bad , a good solid smoke that lasted almost 2 hours with coffee after a breakfast sandwitchof toasted english muffin , swiss , bacon , egg and Ceaser dressing.
Pork chops with rice is on todays menu how Im going to make them is still up in the air.
Saturday I was looking through the freezer and pantry , pulled out a bag of Ground beef, onions garlic and a can of Cream of Bacon soup , a little seasings and some pasta , that was supper, , it needed a little acid from tomato or citrus to balance it and a splash of Tabasco
Lat Tuesday evening My son in law came up for a smoke and a drink,,,,, well he had a few more than he should have and he fell just outside the qtr.Deck , crushing a few pieces of Yard art, a wind spinner and the welcome to the Qtr.Deck sign. He didnt get hurt , , he said it was a slow motion fall , just a relaxing automatic sit down hahahaha , my daughter thout it was funny as hell . Stay turned for more antics from the Q Deck
what are you cooking drinking and smoking today , ? Enjoy, Vince
Joined Feb 2004
3K Posts | 42+
159 Knobvue Drive Freedom Pa 15042
Good morning it is Sunday 5/24/2020 a warm sunny day here in da Burgh ... And a Thank you , well done to all the Vets who didnt make it home WE THANK YOU .
we started our day with a get up about 8:45 and had a grilled English muffin with Provolone cheese, bacon ,egg and tomato, the coffee was Burindie , from the Hallowed Grounds in New Brighton Pa , a flavorful cup but could have been a bit stronger, , next time add one more spoon full of coffee to the pot. A very smooth coffee with a silky mouth feel and great aroma . ,
I have a half smoked Ashton Churchill sitting on the back deck left over from last night .I think I will be knocking off the ash and fire it up soon , cant let a great smoke die before its time ..
we Had a long work day Saturday , Power washing the back deck and all the Summer furniture was drug out of the shed , power washed and set up , the Wind chimes went up and the humming Bird feeder went up and we saw our first customer this morning . ... it felt great to sit on the back deck with the rocking chair and a cigar . I did put in a few Wind spinners to go with the wind chimes , one of them snapped at the base as I was Stomping it into the ground , and of course I ended up flay on my face ,,,, dammmmm Im sore all over this morning ,,,,, even my hair hurts hahahaha , The Yard looks great And the boss is happy with the outcome
Well I dont have to cook anymore today , getting the day off, we are going to Barbs Sisters , for a cookout , I will be finding a shady spot some place with a cup of coffee, a weee dram , and a cigar ..... what else do you think I will be doing , staying away from the grill as not to be put to work hahahaha
I have no plans for the rest of the week , we are starting to open up a few closed shops but the barbers are still closed , I am starting to take on the apperince of Vladimere Lennon ..... I need a hair cut and my beard trimmed .
I havent been sleeping well the past few days , Im tired when I go to bed but cant fall asleep , I have been playing soft comforting music at a low volume, setting the Radio to play for 90 minutes, but Im still awake when it shuts off ..... maybe I should cur back on the coffee . with 70+ years of drinking it , you might think I built up a tolerance to it , but it seams just the oppisite .
Thats about all I have today , Stay safe ,
so what are you cooking smoking and drinking today / Enjoy, Vince
we started our day with a get up about 8:45 and had a grilled English muffin with Provolone cheese, bacon ,egg and tomato, the coffee was Burindie , from the Hallowed Grounds in New Brighton Pa , a flavorful cup but could have been a bit stronger, , next time add one more spoon full of coffee to the pot. A very smooth coffee with a silky mouth feel and great aroma . ,
I have a half smoked Ashton Churchill sitting on the back deck left over from last night .I think I will be knocking off the ash and fire it up soon , cant let a great smoke die before its time ..
we Had a long work day Saturday , Power washing the back deck and all the Summer furniture was drug out of the shed , power washed and set up , the Wind chimes went up and the humming Bird feeder went up and we saw our first customer this morning . ... it felt great to sit on the back deck with the rocking chair and a cigar . I did put in a few Wind spinners to go with the wind chimes , one of them snapped at the base as I was Stomping it into the ground , and of course I ended up flay on my face ,,,, dammmmm Im sore all over this morning ,,,,, even my hair hurts hahahaha , The Yard looks great And the boss is happy with the outcome
Well I dont have to cook anymore today , getting the day off, we are going to Barbs Sisters , for a cookout , I will be finding a shady spot some place with a cup of coffee, a weee dram , and a cigar ..... what else do you think I will be doing , staying away from the grill as not to be put to work hahahaha
I have no plans for the rest of the week , we are starting to open up a few closed shops but the barbers are still closed , I am starting to take on the apperince of Vladimere Lennon ..... I need a hair cut and my beard trimmed .
I havent been sleeping well the past few days , Im tired when I go to bed but cant fall asleep , I have been playing soft comforting music at a low volume, setting the Radio to play for 90 minutes, but Im still awake when it shuts off ..... maybe I should cur back on the coffee . with 70+ years of drinking it , you might think I built up a tolerance to it , but it seams just the oppisite .
Thats about all I have today , Stay safe ,
so what are you cooking smoking and drinking today / Enjoy, Vince
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