Our version of retirement: Living a childhood dream

Gary O' said:
Looks sixtyish for sure

Sad that alota Asian eateries are 'OK' to not so OK here in the states.

Wunna my bosses, VP of operations, invited us out to lunch.
Mr Tsai (from HK) knew Asian food.
Said several things to the waiter
The waiter brought out the cook
Guess he told 'em to go authentic

Never, ever tasted anything like it

'Savory' is not enough word
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The whole place is stuck in the 60's. One of the hostesses is a 60 something Asian woman that usually wears a one piece leopard jumpsuit. :laugh:

The place we like to go for a more authentic Chinese meal is Su Changs, located in Peabody, Mass. There is usually a good amount of Asian clientele which is always a good sign.

gumbud said:
the problem is 'who are they catering for mainly' if its gweilos then the food is chinglish - but if there is a plenty full crowd of Chinese then they will demand the best. Same here with Indian; Vietnamese etc if ya want authentic then take all ya Asian friends

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ps : do you do asian at the lodge Gary? :playful:
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This Kowloon restaurant is definitely what we call Americanized Chinese food, which is the usuall egg rolls, chicken fingers, fried shrimp, chicken wing wing, sweet sauce fare.

BTW, Hello and welcome to the board Gumbud!
 

JimW said:
The place we like to go for a more authentic Chinese meal is Su Changs, located in Peabody, Mass. There is usually a good amount of Asian clientele which is always a good sign.



This Kowloon restaurant is definitely what we call Americanized Chinese food, which is the usuall egg rolls, chicken fingers, fried shrimp, chicken wing wing, sweet sauce fare.

BTW, Hello and welcome to the board Gumbud!
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I have a yen to hit a place called Chang's Mongolian Grill
It's a buffet of raw foods of which you take to the grill for them to toss around
I load up there

(I'd say 'welcome' to geebud too, but we're already pals)
 
Gary O' said:
I have a yen to hit a place called Chang's Mongolian Grill
It's a buffet of raw foods of which you take to the grill for them to toss around
I load up there

(I'd say 'welcome' to geebud too, but we're already pals)
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There are a couple of those style restaurants in Boston, one is called Fire & Ice.

Looks like this.

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JimW said:
The whole place is stuck in the 60's. One of the hostesses is a 60 something Asian woman that usually wears a one piece leopard jumpsuit. :laugh:

The place we like to go for a more authentic Chinese meal is Su Changs, located in Peabody, Mass. There is usually a good amount of Asian clientele which is always a good sign.



This Kowloon restaurant is definitely what we call Americanized Chinese food, which is the usuall egg rolls, chicken fingers, fried shrimp, chicken wing wing, sweet sauce fare.

BTW, Hello and welcome to the board Gumbud!
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why many thanks dear Sir - I do envy you being able to get hold of the good quality hemp stuff - we can't get anything legally without a doctors intervention - my aches and pains could do with some!
 
gumbud said:
why many thanks dear Sir - I do envy you being able to get hold of the good quality hemp stuff - we can't get anything legally without a doctors intervention - my aches and pains could do with some!
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The stuff is amazing, really helps with my aches and pains which these days are many. Gary turned me onto it, I owe him a few cold ones for the info.
 
having worked in the health industry all of my life there is perhaps a cautionary line to easing pain. Sometimes pain is a sign; a warning that things are either getting worst or we need to slow down and let things get better - so pain is not always something to be got rid of and forgotten. I have a bad knee at the moment that is healing but is still painful with full pressure - if I remove the pain and then start walking normally I could be doing MORE damage - so sometimes it's useful to 'listen' to our pain!
 
Hi Gary and spouse! - did I tell you the tale of "Helmut the Hermit"? of course I didn't - well Helmut is now dead God bless his cotton socks but lived a similar lifestyle to yuz two. But his was on the side of the mighty Fitzroy river here in the top end westward way. And as you may have guessed Helmut was german. I went out to visit him only once. However will try to get some photos of the guy which always makes a story more interesting and get back to ya. God my credit is creakin up ain't it just!
 
and other thing Gary - how come you've got time to take so many pics and still get on with all your building etc etc - OR have you finished building now?? still got me canon out now - [no not that one - the picture thingy one! ] and charging up the battery right now - next painful step will be to go and take pics and THEN transfer them onto my pc - it's not as simple as the old days is it?
 
gumbud said:
having worked in the health industry all of my life there is perhaps a cautionary line to easing pain. Sometimes pain is a sign; a warning that things are either getting worst or we need to slow down and let things get better - so pain is not always something to be got rid of and forgotten. I have a bad knee at the moment that is healing but is still painful with full pressure - if I remove the pain and then start walking normally I could be doing MORE damage - so sometimes it's useful to 'listen' to our pain!
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I know that one, and thought the same for a very long time.
I wanna know the pain, let it tell me.

However, a few years back, I broke some ribs.
My ribs have gone thru some stuff, boxing didn't help, but falling out of a tree, then falling down some porch stairs a couple days later, of which the hand rail stopped me via my side, pretty much did me in for a spell.
My lady coerced me into seeing a doc.
He said 'you've got some broken ribs' (duh), and commenced to write out a prescription for pain.
I told him I'd just as soon do without the pain meds.
He said, 'It's not for you, it's for your wife, so she can get some sleep'
 
gumbud said:
and other thing Gary - how come you've got time to take so many pics and still get on with all your building etc etc - OR have you finished building now?? still got me canon out now - [no not that one - the picture thingy one! ] and charging up the battery right now - next painful step will be to go and take pics and THEN transfer them onto my pc - it's not as simple as the old days is it?
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I've forced myself to take a few pics when resting.
Building is never done (I hope).

Actually, taking, developing, transferring pics has never been easier, thanks to digital technology.
However, keeping pace with procedural nuances, of which are s-o-o-o critical to success, is bit of a task.

Like my buddy always misquoted 'even rocket surgery is easy...if you know how'
 
We do get some meager blossoms here in the high desert.
At 4550’ elevation, plant life struggles a bit.
Cold, frozen evenings are ever present, even in July.
Still
What does bloom is, to the closer look, pretty enjoyable

I have little knowledge of plant life, as I thought sure this was Queen Anne’s lace.
Turns out it’s yarrow
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The mullein, or ‘cowboy toilet paper’, has yet to blossom
It does smoke when cut/dried, and is purported to cure lung disorders…but tastes horrible
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This little insignificant looking tubular grass like looking stuff is called Baltic reed
And plays a huge role in finding water
If you have it growing in a patch, the water table is high
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(our static water level here is 14 feet)

The others I have yet to name;

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some of the leaf formations on this one looks like tiny angels
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(I know, I know....gone 'round the bend....I'll be outside)
 
now that looks like a nice place to settle in - just me and dandelion beer! whoo eya! - shhhh - don't tell the neighbors - where are the neighbors - ain't seen them for years!
 
apologies for the previous out of focus 'close ups'
I'd just enlarged the pics...sheeesh

here's the real (better) close ups;

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I know, they're nothing like the flora of the valleys, but, we enjoy what we get

and getting, say, a garden, requires wire mesh
we discovered this, our third year

built a screen house
so far, so good
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everything else in cages
yielding berries and rhubarb
berries and rhubarb make pies
pies make....happiness
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sounds a good recipe now where down under can I find some dandelion and burdock roots ? - woolworths - nah dunny think so - I'll have to talk to an old friend that does a special kind of gardening - bionic or some sort - she mixes all sorts of herbs etc and pours them on raised mounds of soil - under the ozzy type of green house - loose netting over a simple metal piped frame - all very flexible - I'll try and get some photos of them sometime when I'm visiting. - I'm sure she could grow them - she has magic hands!!

anyway must just crack open a bottle of me homemade real ale beer at 69 $A cents a liter - I make 25 litres a week - bottle 25 liters when necessary and drink 25 liters slowly!
 
like ya craftsman ship Gary but ya could tidy up the workshop a bit? :beerandwhistle:
 

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