Random Thoughts Thread

[Suze]

Originally Posted by rolly

(Up here in the Frozen North: this is our Thanksgiving weekend, so "Happy Thanksgiving!")

What's traditional?


Happy TG...

[BigWarpGuy]

Thanksgiving is such a turkey of a holiday.

[rolly]

Originally Posted by Suze

What's traditional?


Happy TG...

TG Tradition:
Family comes to Gramama (Irene)& Opa's (Rolly) house,
3 children (two daughters, 8 months and 7 months pregnant) and their spouses, and 6 grandkids.
Gramama makes turkey (Opa carves), stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, White wine and/or beer.(No alcohol for pregnant daughters)
daughter one brings brown-sugar-turnips casserole,
daughter two brings home-made Pumpkin pie, wiped cream, and
daughter-in-law brings creamed carrots.
The house explodes into a cacophony of laughter, yelling & conversations, a few tears ... no one loses an eye. Everyone is full to the brim.
At about 8 p.m. Gramama and Opa are empty-nesters again.

[Suze]

Originally Posted by rolly

TG Tradition:
Family comes to Gramama (Irene)& Opa's (Rolly) house,
3 children (two daughters, 8 months and 7 months pregnant) and their spouses, and 6 grandkids.
Gramama makes turkey (Opa carves), stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, White wine and/or beer.(No alcohol for pregnant daughters)
daughter one brings brown-sugar-turnips casserole,
daughter two brings home-made Pumpkin pie, wiped cream, and
daughter-in-law brings creamed carrots.
The house explodes into a cacophony of laughter, yelling & conversations, a few tears ... no one loses an eye. Everyone is full to the brim.
At about 8 p.m. Gramama and Opa are empty-nesters again.

OMG - that is just about what we get next month. Only we drag it out for a week and my sis hosts. I drive 440 miles w/ my youngest son (in the smart). My oldest and his GF fly out at the last minute. Mom (Grandma) flies in VERY early and stays VERY late. heh heh. Sis's son lives in town, so drops in from time to time for the week's celebration. Plus B-I-L's kin, in and out all week. We all play lots of card games, board games, video games and puzzles. The 3rd generation does food on the day after - that means Turkey eggs Benedict, Turkey soup and Turkey sandwiches. Then we nap... ...a lot.... ..........zzzzzzzzzzzzzz.......

[rolly]

AHHH Yes! The turkey left-overs - we loooove left-overs!

[forestacademy]

Down here their is always a Football game on, do you have Curling to watch on thanksgiving

[bob/cathy]

Just wondered if the Passion ,had a real clutch,is there enough torque to lift the front end up? Sure feels different than our 68 ,VW with auto stick shift,but it is shorter,and a better engine.
Probably a safety concern there some place.

[forestacademy]

Originally Posted by bob/cathy

Just wondered if the Passion ,had a real clutch,is there enough torque to lift the front end up? Sure feels different than our 68 ,VW with auto stick shift,but it is shorter,and a better engine.
Probably a safety concern there some place.

Not that it realy matters since this is such an off tipic kind of thread, but did you know about this evil stepsister thread Random Thought Thread: regarding our smarts


Now back to your random thoughts.

[rolly]

Originally Posted by forestacademy

Down here their is always a Football game on, do you have Curling to watch on thanksgiving

AH yes, football ... Some of us "Canuks" are addicted to the NFL and fantasy drafts. We have Canadian football (3 downs, 12 men per side, 25 yard deep endzone, 110 yard field, single point for missed field goals, no fair catch, 20 sec. time clock, slightly larger pig-skin, and other different rules - Four more season games till playoffs.
Then there is Hockey, the NHL season is 5 games into an 80 game season. I live in Edmonton and we have the Edmonton Oilers. They have won 5 Stanley Cups.
And of course most of us follow the baseball playoffs and World Series (Yankee fan since I was a Kid)

p.s. Curling starts in the New year ...

[fpage77]

Originally Posted by rolly

AH yes, football ... Some of us "Canuks" are addicted to the NFL and fantasy drafts. We have Canadian football (3 downs, 12 men per side, 25 yard deep endzone, 110 yard field, single point for missed field goals, no fair catch, 20 sec. time clock, slightly larger pig-skin, and other different rules - Four more season games till playoffs.
Then there is Hockey, the NHL season is 5 games into an 80 game season. I live in Edmonton and we have the Edmonton Oilers. They have won 5 Stanley Cups.
And of course most of us follow the baseball playoffs and World Series (Yankee fan since I was a Kid)

p.s. Curling starts in the New year ...

Wondered why when you said you got a diesel VW I clouldn't find it on the VW website (USA). You're one of those crazy people from a weird foreign country.