Yes, we survived Storm Eunice reasonably intact. Two wobbly fence panels on the divide between us and the Polish folks next door uprooted themselves and fell over onto the drive. Not unusual, they fall out every time we get strong winds. We had to move one of the bins so it was slightly more sheltered otherwise it would have been off down the road.
Other than that, we got through it…and today we have Storm Franklin which means we’ve got a weather warning for strong winds until 1pm today. I am on campus, managed to get here by public transport without too much bother. Walked to my office and the estates guys are dealing with a massive conifer that’s now only half a massive conifer as the other half of the tree is on the ground.
When I worked at the Naval Air Depot in Jax, we would say “Slap a doubler on it and paint to match.” When you’re working on really old planes, sometimes that’s all you can do…
Good to see Crazy Otto’s again; though I never really liked the location on Ave. I. They did their potatoes different from the one on 20th St W off of Ave. K., where they made their hashbrowns like the original place next to the tracks. (As I recall, even at the original location the counter dining area and the first dining room served hashbrowns, and the new extension dining room and kitchen served home fries.)
The potatoes in the second video look about the same. (Ave. I switched to hashbrowns?) The plates look smaller. When I was down there, the plates were oval. You’d get the same amount of potatoes as you see, plus half of a bone-in ham steak (huge!), and three eggs. Plus biscuits & gravy (or toast, if you want; wbut why?). They cur back to two eggs when I was still down there (possibly after moving to 20th & K). I wonder if the the biscuits & gravy come with your choice of toast, English muffin, or biscuit & gravy?
The prime rib sandwich and the burger give a good idea of the size of their sandwiches.
I know this is an old thread but this seems as good a place as any to throw in a factoid that I recently discovered.
I used to sometimes use the original Drano, which was a powder that when it hit water would bubble and froth and actually get hot. It was really evil stuff that seemed like it should dissolve virtually any clog, but it was only moderately effective.
I haven’t had a problem with the kitchen sinks but recently I was faced with clogs in the sinks in two different bathrooms. I don’t think Drano is made any longer – or at least, the powder variety isn’t available here any longer. But “Liquid Plumbr”, made by Clorox, is amazing stuff and far more effective. My experience with it (on two different bathroom sinks) is this: First application apparently does little to nothing. Second application appears to clear out much of the clog. But the amazing thing is that over subsequent days, the drain seems to magically unclog even more until it’s pretty much back to normal. I recommend this stuff. There are two versions, one for bathroom sinks and one for kitchen sinks.
