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

LOL - you have NO poker face woman.  You're even worse than I am!!   I can
see the look now.
:-D


On 7/19/06, Jesse Bell <silverhawk@flash.net> wrote:
>
> Yep, that drink is called a "rusty nail". When I was in college I worked
> in a bar/restaurant and when they ordered that drink....I know the look
> on my face said it all...
>
>
> Jess
>
> james singer <islandjim1@verizon.net> wrote:
> Sounds terrible to me, but I've got a college buddy who drinks beer and
> tomato juice, which I find close to disgusting.
>
> On Jul 19, 2006, at 8:22 AM, Donna wrote:
>
> > sounded good till you got to the beer... somehow, that just doesn't
> > mix well with the rest... hum, maybe it does?
> >
> > Donna
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: james singer
> > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 6:10:08 AM
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] 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"
> >>>>> To:
> >>>>> 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
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> To: "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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> >>> Island Jim
> >>> Southwest Florida
> >>> 27.0 N, 82.4 W
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> >>> Maximum 100 F [38 C]
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> > Island Jim
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
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