Re: But it's a DRY heat...

How about this from Cheers to You, 315 S Main St, Salt Lake City, UT--

"Pretend you're in the bayou and order the Swamp Cooler, a law-busting  
blend of vodka, gin, rum, triple sec, lemon-lime, ginger ale, and  
beer."

Might want to chase it with an Alka-Seltzer.

On Jul 18, 2006, at 9:21 PM, Theresa W. wrote:

> well- then that is you new mission.  Find out what is in a swamp  
> cooler for us, sample it, and let us know if it is worth concocting at  
> home!
>
> Theresa
>
> james singer wrote:
>> Nearly every town in Florida has a saloon named Swamp-something or  
>> something-Swamp, so I wouldn't be surprised to find a beverage called  
>> "swamp cooler."
>>
>> On Jul 17, 2006, at 8:40 PM, Theresa W. wrote:
>>
>>> If someone hasn't invented such a drink yet, they should have.   So  
>>> Zem-  what would you put in your concoction???  You may just start  
>>> the next trend!
>>>
>>> Theresa
>>>
>>> Zemuly Sanders wrote:
>>>> I don't know what a 'swamp cooler' really is, but it sounds like an  
>>>> alcoholic drink from AL, MS or LA.
>>>> zem
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna" <gossiper@sbcglobal.net>
>>>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>>>> Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 6:39 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] But it's a DRY heat...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> It is a hundred plus and you are going hiking? Yipes, I can't  
>>>>> stand to
>>>>> be outside at all in this weather as our heat index was over a  
>>>>> hundred
>>>>> today. (granted mine is humid air, but still!)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> And may I ask what is a swamp cooler?
>>>>>
>>>>> Donna
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----
>>>>> From: Johnson Cyndi D Civ 95 CG/SCSRT  
>>>>> <cyndi.johnson@edwards.af.mil>
>>>>> To: "gardenchat@hort.net" <gardenchat@hort.net>
>>>>> Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 12:25:52 PM
>>>>> Subject: [CHAT] But it's a DRY heat...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I didn't get a lot done outside this weekend, that's for sure. It  
>>>>> was 109 on
>>>>> Saturday and 105 on Sunday. We're not supposed to get out of the  
>>>>> 100s all
>>>>> week. My lab spent quite a lot of time lounging in his wading  
>>>>> pool, I almost
>>>>> kicked him out of it so we could use it ourselves. Times like this  
>>>>> I miss
>>>>> having a pool but I still don't miss the maintenance.
>>>>> I did get out and check a lot of the watering, I thought some of  
>>>>> the stuff
>>>>> was looking kind of wilted. I use those "leaky" hoses for my  
>>>>> vegetable
>>>>> garden and they have a tendency to split as the season goes on.   
>>>>> Plus every
>>>>> now and again a critter bites through looking for water. I did  
>>>>> find one hole
>>>>> so I just wrapped it with tape and I'll replace it next season.  
>>>>> But the
>>>>> plants looked a little wilted not because of non-water but because  
>>>>> it was a
>>>>> million degrees out there. I gave them all an extra soaking and  
>>>>> that will
>>>>> have to do for now.
>>>>> The japanese garden seems to be getting hit a bit harder than the  
>>>>> rest. I
>>>>> have some woolly thyme that is starting to die back and I'm not  
>>>>> sure if it's
>>>>> the heat or not. There's another clump that gets more shade and it  
>>>>> looks
>>>>> better, but you never know there might be other reasons for it.  
>>>>> The liriope
>>>>> look a little stressed too. The japanese maple, poor thing, is  
>>>>> definitely
>>>>> suffering - it was an experiment for this area so I don't have  
>>>>> great
>>>>> expectations for it, but it's lasted so far. The hakon(whatever)  
>>>>> grass is
>>>>> mostly hanging in there, one clump is definitely getting too much  
>>>>> sun but
>>>>> the other two look pretty good.
>>>>> I tied up the tomato vines too; the @#%% squirrels are climbing up  
>>>>> the cages
>>>>> and breaking the vines.  I can't get rid of the squirrels but  
>>>>> hopefully this
>>>>> will stop the breakage, and maybe provide more protection for the  
>>>>> tomatoes.
>>>>> Speaking of the !*#% squirrels, something took off with the only  
>>>>> lemon on my
>>>>> lemon tree. I'm ticked. I'm determined to have lemons but I don't  
>>>>> seem to
>>>>> have the knack for growing them in pots. This particular tree is 3  
>>>>> years old
>>>>> (I've killed a few others) and this year, for the first time, I  
>>>>> had a lemon
>>>>> grow to get bigger than a quarter.  It was at least golf-ball  
>>>>> sized when
>>>>> something chewed it off. Well...maybe next year.
>>>>> I also went hiking very early Saturday morning, my friend I go  
>>>>> with has been
>>>>> enthusing about our trips so we had a group this time. 5 people  
>>>>> and 7 dogs,
>>>>> and we weren't the only ones up there. As more of the hills get  
>>>>> flattened
>>>>> for subdivisions the area that's left is getting pretty crowded.
>>>>> And I picked almost all the plums, got maybe 6 pounds or so. Not  
>>>>> sure what I
>>>>> want to do with them - can't stand to be in the kitchen unless we  
>>>>> turn on
>>>>> the real AC (not just the swamp cooler), but that really jacks up  
>>>>> the
>>>>> electric bill, so making jam isn't high on my list. Maybe it's  
>>>>> back to my
>>>>> old standby of fruit leather.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cyndi
>>>>>
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>> Southwest Florida
>> 27.0 N, 82.4 W
>> Hardiness Zone 10
>> Heat Zone 10
>> Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
>> Maximum 100 F [38 C]
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