The PUB light's ON! :D

[Farfalla]

You-tube is not working for some reason.
Aussie and Kiwis definitely sound different. If seanz has been in NZ for very long then most Aussies probably think he's a foreigner from over the ditch.

How is everyone today?

[seanz]

Wouldn't be dead for quids...........

[2MeterTroll]

Morning all! Erica is reading along this morning. so some of you might want to say Hi.
I am back to bed till later.

[seanz]

I'm sure all of us would like to say Hi.


Hi Erica.


It's 11 PM in Earthquakeland, so I'm off to bed too.

Nigh tall.

[Mrleft8]

Morning Erica, Ernie, Seanz, Chip, Bobby-san ((((((((((((((GONNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG)))) ))))))))))))))))))!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!,
CB, Dan. Noey, Alan, Sophie..... Morning...
So..... There was a great flash of lightning, a tremendous clap of thunder, and a sudden downpour of rain that sounded like the hooves of the 3 horsemen of the apocalypse on the roof..... And then standing in the doorway, orange cooler full of fresh NYC bagels and biallys, we find Wes (LongIslandBoy).... Quite the dramatic entrance at 7:15AM!

Carter's off to the store, the Boss is down playing on her tablet, and I'm about to get out there in the mud, and the blood, and the beer, and start up the smoker for the ribs.....
But first..... We have all grills on deck! There's marinated butterflied leg of lamb, smoked pork spare ribs, thick cut chuck steaks, chicken parts, Fresh Swordfish steaks, clams casino, shrimp, lobster salad sandwiches, pasta salads, potato salads, ice cream salads, and chilled watermellon.....
Special on tap: Bert Grant's Lazy Days Pale Ale.
Get on up and shake that thang! It's Friday, and it's day 1.5 of Margo's EBS!!!!

[Hwyl]

How can you possibly put that awful rendition up, here is the real thing.

[Mrleft8]

I keep getting knocked off-line..... So it's not that I'm ignoring you, Gareth, it's just that I'm ignoring you, and making creative excuses for it.....

[2MeterTroll]

how many folks you got there Lefty, So far i have heard Margo but no one else.

Morning all!
I am going to be building the molds to cast a stove core today, this will be the first. I am going to need luck and patience this time.

[Bobby of Tulsa]

Well I stood out front all mornin waitin for Chris and Glen to pick me up and haul me off to Lefty's house. Dang near had a heat stroke. Cerveza and Mezcal for my amigos.

[Mrleft8]

So far it's been Wes, who dropped off beagles.... Er bagels... on his way to Mystic, Margo, and Jamie....
We're trying to figure out if B-Dub's shrimp are shipped in seasoned water, or if they came from the Exxon-Valdez Seafood Co.....
Ladies and gentlemen..... It is officially warm today!
Cervesas con lime y Mescal for our friend Bobby-san ((((((((((((((GONNNNNNNNGGGGGGGG)))))))))))))))))) )!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And cold beers and bourbon on ice for Ernie!!!!!

[Mrleft8]

[Bobby of Tulsa]

Thanks Lefty, guess I still got one friend.

[skipper68]

Well, everyone have a GREAT time!! Wish I was there Here was my response to not drinking while I let the Advantage flea drops go outa me system.

[Bobby of Tulsa]

Hey Skipper, Are you over the flea meds yet?

[2MeterTroll]

Cool we are trying to figure out if we can play hooky. and we have a bloody vegan at our next workshop.
Arrrg !!!!!!

[Mrleft8]

The Flying Orca has landed!!!!!
Uncle Duke and Debbie just walked in the door, and Gareth and Marilyn are somewhere between here and there.....

[Chip-skiff]

. . .we have a bloody vegan at our next workshop.

Yuck! How does a vegan come to be exosanguinary? One of those really weird spa treatments? Standing too close to a boxing ring?

Sounds loik the EBS is in full swing. Owroit! Throw some shrimps on the barbie and gimme a Fosters, myte.

(Kiwis pronounce it shrumps. And they wouldn't drink Foster's on a bet.)

[Mrleft8]

Elf, Ian McColgin, and Keith Wilson have arrived.

[Chip-skiff]

Got so wound up that I forgot to post a garden pic for Bobster.

These are row covers to protect stuff from the hot sun and wind. The one in front has space around the edges for ventilation. The rear one has open ends. I pulled the front one (covering zucchini, yellow squash, and melons) half off to transplant more stuff and the exposed plants started to wilt.

The potatoes (in the rear bed) are coming back nicely from the frost.



The hoops are 1/2" PEX radiant heat tubing mounted in 1/2" pipe brackets screwed to the bed frames. Contractors who install radiant floor heat have scraps, since they like to use continuous pieces with no joints, to minimise leaks. So I got the PEX for free.

[Bobby of Tulsa]

The garden looks good, and I have some pex left over from an old job I did. I never throw anything away. I may never find it, but I have it.

[seanz]

Yuck! How does a vegan come to be exosanguinary? One of those really weird spa treatments? Standing too close to a boxing ring?

Sounds loik the EBS is in full swing. Owroit! Throw some shrimps on the barbie and gimme a Fosters, myte.

(Kiwis pronounce it shrumps. And they wouldn't drink Foster's on a bet.)

You don't have to bet Kiwis to drink anything........

[Chip-skiff]

You don't have to bet Kiwis to drink anything...

When I lived there, they tended to be partisans for the local brew— one didn't expect to find Tui in Greymouth. And the pubs in Northland didn't have a tap for Speight's.

Ahhh, those bygone days, crushed under the steel rollers of globalisation.

[seanz]

It's mostly just these two now.

http://www.lionco.com/brands/beer-spirits-wine/

http://www.db.co.nz/Our-Products

[Chip-skiff]

In Auck, we lived at the top of Carlton Gore Road, in Grafton, in whiffing distance of the massive Lion Breweries plant. After hiking past many times on a hot day, to buy groceries in Newmarket, I can't stomach any Lion brew.

[Bobby of Tulsa]

Hey Chip, here is a picture of an ugly tomater. It is not quite ripe, but it fell off the vine today.

[Chip-skiff]

That's a Hereford Bull Tomato. One of those knobby old heirlooms, I reckon. Put it in a paper bag for a few days and you'll have a treat.

Lefty's up to his neck in folks and likely boozing pretty hard. I wish him & Carter luck with the EBS, and pray that ol' P-Less doesn't start in on politics. Or Kat, on who's boring.

Here's something rather not boring:

[Chip-skiff]

Pretty quiet in here. Good time for a tune.

I have a soft spot for Leslie F.



I love the way Peaches (in the bright pink) keeps dragging her back to earth.

[Bobby of Tulsa]

I like the taste of the heirlooms, but they don't keep as well as the hybrids. I try to eat them as soon as I slice them. I don't care much for them if you try to refridgerate them, they tend to get soft.

[Bobby of Tulsa]

Got go take the dogs out, and get me some rest.

[Farfalla]

Coffee, avocado on thick chunks of homemade bread lightly toasted, a dash of tabasco of course. OJ, soy yoghurt and more coffee!
A quiet breakfast with a bit of Jordi Savall in the background and rain showers outside, a bit of sun about.
Maybe I should play it up loud and wake up some people! Lefty's probably not in a state to take it kindly so maybe I'd better wait a bit.

[Bobby of Tulsa]

Any coffee left? If Not I guess I better make some.

[Bobby of Tulsa]

Nother coffee please.

[Bobby of Tulsa]

[Curtism]

Top of the morning, Bobby and all. Here's hoping the weather is as fine as the company up at the gathering this weekend.



Seeing that Bobby, Skipper, Chris and a few others won't be making it to Mystic, I don't feel quite as bad about being unable to go, sniff. I guess we'll just have to hold down the bar here and wait, ahem, for pictures.

[Bobby of Tulsa]

Top of the morning, Bobby and all. Here's hoping the weather is as fine as the company up at the gathering this weekend.



Seeing that Bobby, Skipper, Chris and a few others won't be making it to Mystic, I don't feel quite as bad about being unable to go, sniff. I guess we'll just have to hold down the bar here and wait, ahem, for pictures.

Morning Curtism, I guess we can just sit here and cry in our coffee.

[Bobby of Tulsa]

You would think the Pub owner would be posting pics in his Pub and lookin out for his regulars, or at least doing it out of sympathy for us or just to rub it in.

[Curtism]

Yea, and not just any old pics from previous events, either. We wan't the good ones . . . like Aldo licking someones face and drinking their tilted beer as they nap in a chair type of pics.

(You hearing this Lefty? Pics, or it didn't happen. )

My dogly needs to take me for my morning walk now . . . check back with you later.

[ChrisBen]

Mornin boys, any coffee left? Gotta go upstairs ta find the pics... Margo's wbs ebs 2012 - Page 6

[Bobby of Tulsa]

Those pics are for the general public. Pub people get to see the inside scoop. Mornin Chris haven't seen ya around in a spell.

[ChrisBen]

Those pics are for the general public. Pub people get to see the inside scoop. Mornin Chris haven't seen ya around in a spell.

Been up on the flybridge, sandin away, since the rain finally stopped for a while. Nother bright sunshiny day here so I'll be back at it shortly.

[Bobby of Tulsa]

Don't get over het, drink lots of water. Can't believe that came outa my mouth or fingers rather.

[ChrisBen]

Drinkin plenty o the h20 stuff. Luckily there's a big bimini top up there so I'm in the shade most of the day now workin on the fiddly bits of trim round the steering station.

[john l]

Mornin boys, any coffee left? Gotta go upstairs ta find the pics... Margo's wbs ebs 2012 - Page 6

Good looking crew of happy campers! I had fun recognizing folks from avatars and posted fotos. Have fun!
I'm expecting some cool fotos of the show! Cheers!

[2MeterTroll]

dont know how you do it; I hate bright work. only thing shiny on my boat is the bell and i have someone else polish that.

Drinkin plenty o the h20 stuff. Luckily there's a big bimini top up there so I'm in the shade most of the day now workin on the fiddly bits of trim round the steering station.

[Bobby of Tulsa]

Hey Ernie, do you tend bar? That pub man has left us to fend for our selves.

[Chip-skiff]

Hey Ernie, do you tend bar? That pub man has left us to fend for our selves.

I'll stand in for a bit. So what sort of tequila do we fancy today? And what brand of Texas beer? Here's a pan of green chile enchiladas and some tamales, and chips and two kinds of salsa.

The first motor mount was weak, so I built a new one from old oak (the bright-finished part). Now I have to buy a trolling motor to go with it.



Time to trot the doggo about the propitty. Enjoy the drinks. Back in a bit.

[2MeterTroll]

not if you want any thing other than neat we are on the way to seattle.

[Bobby of Tulsa]

Thats a good lookin motor mount, did you not already have a motor for it? Was this one of those deals where, I got a good mount now I need a better motor?

[Bobby of Tulsa]

not if you want any thing other than neat we are on the way to seattle.

Thats the only way to do Mezcal. I will need a Dark truth beer with that also.

[Chip-skiff]

Ruby didn't see it (thank heaven) but there's a genuine gray squirrel (a tree-squirrel) in our narrow-leaf cottonwood. Cute little bugger. Most of our squirrels are ground-digging types that look like mini-prairie dogs. We also have chipmunks.

Ruby's no good at catching squirrels, but she loves to sit under a tree and stare bullets, as the squirrel mocks her from on high.

Moon Cat's another story. He brought in a mouse, unharmed, a week ago, intending to eat it later. This morning there was a baby rabbit under my worktable. Dodgy little monster. By the time I herded it out the door, my sailing window was gone. There are also baby wrens, reared in the wren house on our garage, now flittering about the bushes, so we put a big bell on his collar and are trying to keep him in during the day.

Lefty's off the the boat show, methinks. He was given a beautiful little cannon, turned from the prop shaft of his grandfather's boat— photos on the Margo's ebs thread in People and Places.

Just scrolled back. Hey Bobster. The motor I used belongs to the Uni, for the research cat, which I tested last week. After I tested the first version of the mount, I took it back to the warehouse 'til we go to the Snake in August. The 30-lb. motor only costs $100, so I'll probably pick one up. Or wait for a sale. No rush.

Dark Truth and mezcal, is it? Another round? Or shall we indulge in a siesta?