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

Scotch and Coke?  Ok, that's nauseating.

On 7/19/06, Zemuly Sanders <zsanders@midsouth.rr.com> wrote:
>
> I have friends who drink that gruesome combo, too.  They are right up
> there
> with those who drink scotch and Coke. IMHO
> zem
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "james singer" <islandjim1@verizon.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 9:34 AM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] But it's a DRY heat...
>
>
> > 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 <islandjim1@verizon.net>
> >> 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" <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
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> >>>> Heat Zone 10
> >>>> Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
> >>>> Maximum 100 F [38 C]
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
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