12 double shots of Lavazza espresso 1 cup of sugar 1 tablespoon of vanilla 10 cups of skim milk
That’s my morning beverage, made in bulk. I drink a good sized tumbler of that as soon as I get up (after I’ve fed Kitty, of course!) Crappaccino! -D > On Mar 26, 2020, at 12:50 PM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > That reminds me, Angie's aunt moved to RI last year and gave everybody a > bottle of "coffee syrup" at Christmas. I should bust that out and make coffee > milk... > > -Curt > > On Thursday, March 26, 2020, 12:48:57 PM EDT, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > 1.) We lived in Wisconsin. Mass consumption of dairy products is a residency > requirement, like having a pickup truck and a firearm when you live in Texas.. > 2.) Milk was/is a staple for our growing boys (now men) who consume large > amounts as well. > 3.) My morning beverage, “Crappaccino”, is nearly a gallon of milk for about > 5-6 days consumption when I make up a batch. > > Milk is yummy. 3-4 gallons a week consumption is pretty normal for our > household. > > Haven’t looked at paper products. Don’t need any, still have a good month’s > supply if not more. We’ve never hoarded, we have hurricane supplies year > ‘round. > > -D > > > > On Mar 26, 2020, at 12:33 PM, Andrew Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com > > <mailto:astrasfo...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > > > 3 gallons of milk? How much can you drink? > > > > All of our supermarkets' paper product aisles continue to be totally empty. > > How interesting that this is true in MA as well. Conspiracy or nationwide > > shortage? > > > > On Thu, Mar 26, 2020 at 12:09 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes > > <mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>>> wrote: > > Went to the local “Fresh Market” (upscale hipster grocery store) as they’ve > > had milk pretty consistently and plenty of meat. Used the geezer hours > > because I can. Got some free range/grass fed/no drugs chicken breasts as > > the wife wanted some and three gallons of skim. A handful of people in the > > place. > > > > Had my morning cold beverage and realized one of my teeth seemed unusually > > sensitive to the cold beverage. Ran the tongue over the affected tooth and > > found it to be very, very rough. Dang. Either an old filling fell out or a > > tooth cracked. Called my dentist buddy, he’s getting me in this afternoon. > > He said I’ll have to run the gauntlet of questions, thermometers, “Where > > were you on the night of..??” etc., etc. > > > > -D > > > > > On Mar 26, 2020, at 11:58 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > > > <mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > > <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>>> wrote: > > > > > > > I went to geezer hour at the grocery on Monday morning 6A-7A. It was > > > mobbed with geezers driving their carts like they drive their cars in the > > > parking lot. Some of those people were rather vicious and of course they > > > tend to wander and leave their carts crosswise of the aisles and are > > > oblivious to anyone else around. Then after going through all the > > > checkout they stand there and oops realize, oh I actually gotta pay for > > > this, then root around for a wallet and debit card or whatever and that > > > takes another 5min. I got a few things and decided not to deal with that > > > madness again. > > > > > > Popped in yesterday afternoon, there was hardly anyone there. Only good > > > steaks, not much other beef. Some chicken etc. Plenty of eggyweggs. > > > Other staples in short supply but I am fairly well-stocked in that regard. > > > > > > Get off my damn lawn!!! > > > > > > --FT > > > > > > On 3/26/20 11:28 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > > >> After last week's trip to the co-op I realized that we needed to > > >> institute a limit on the number of times we allowed ourselves to go to > > >> the store. Its easy to drive yourself crazy. > > >> So today, after a week, we headed out to our local grocery store.We got > > >> there at about ten after 8, I knew we wanted this to be an early day > > >> thing. I'd say it was amazingly busy for how early on a Thursday we were > > >> there but this might be the new normal. We were among the youngest folks > > >> in the store, unsurprising considering it was just after senior hours. > > >> There was plenty of food, maybe not exactly what we wanted but plenty > > >> overall. I was a little surprised to find limited selection of pasta > > >> sauce, rice, flour and eggs. Particularly on the egg front there were > > >> only bottled eggs, no in-shell at all, there was a sign indicating they > > >> wouldn't have any until tomorrow.Other than a couple boxes of tissues > > >> there were no paper products at all, big section of shelves completely > > >> empty. > > >> > > >> Chicken was in limited supply but there was some. There was plenty beef > > >> and, interestingly tons of ham. We bought a little chicken but we've got > > >> loads of moose, venison, and pork. > > >> People were wary but polite, I didn't see any unpleasantness at all. > > >> Most importantly I got a bottle of tonic water. We're hosting a "virtual > > >> happy hour" Friday night and I need to be prepared. :) > > >> -Curt > > >> _______________________________________ > > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > > >> <http://www.okiebenz.com/><http://www.okiebenz.com/ > > >> <http://www.okiebenz.com/>> > > >> > > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > >> <http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/><http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > >> <http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/>> > > >> > > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > >> <http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com><http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > >> <http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com>> > > >> > > >> > > > -- > > > --FT > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > <http://www.okiebenz.com/><http://www.okiebenz.com/ > > > <http://www.okiebenz.com/>> > > > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > <http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/><http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > <http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/>> > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > <http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com><http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > <http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com>> > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > <http://www.okiebenz.com/><http://www.okiebenz.com/ > > <http://www.okiebenz.com/>> > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > <http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/><http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > <http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/>> > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > <http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com><http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > <http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com>> > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com <http://www.okiebenz.com/> > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > <http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > <http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
