CoTT 2 House of Cards

[Drew Espinosa]

11 minutes ago, Page Scrawler said:

The Dai Li may have been founded by Avatar Kyoshi, but the organization's corruption later became her biggest source of regret.

The Dai Li have never been corrupt!  

[spike382]

44 minutes ago, Drew Espinosa said:

The Dai Li have never been corrupt!  

Are you gaslighting yourself now?

[Drew Espinosa]

23 minutes ago, spike382 said:

Are you gaslighting yourself now?

[spike382]

4 minutes ago, Drew Espinosa said:

[Drew Espinosa]

15 minutes ago, spike382 said:

[Bucket1]

17 hours ago, clochette said:

Still in the low 20°C during the day and the temps aren't going under 12 at night. My heating bill is glad the nice weather is staying a bit longer  hoping I can keep the heaters off up to the end of October 

We are having the same weather 

[Bucket1]

7 hours ago, CassieQ said:

Went to the eye doc today.  She doesn't want to remove my cataracts, but said I might want to consider bifocals in the future.  I've never felt so old, lol.

If you do get some grannie bifocals, sorry graduated bifocals, do give yourself sometime to adjust. Some folks I know just adapted instantly while a couple of others took a bit of time to get in the swing of things. 

[raven1]

12 minutes ago, Bucket1 said:

We are having the same weather 

In Chiang Mai, the temperature has hovered around 25 C for the last two days.  Slightly lower at night and slightly higher during the day.  Almost constant rain from heavy rain to torrential downpours.  Mostly the downpours.  I'm glad to have an extra huge umbrella.  It ensures that I can get to the car without getting waterlogged.

[raven1]

10 minutes ago, Bucket1 said:

If you do get some grannie bifocals, sorry graduated bifocals, do give yourself sometime to adjust. Some folks I know just adapted instantly while a couple of others took a bit of time to get in the swing of things. 

I second that.  Graduated bifocals are good once you get used to them.  However, until you do there is a big danger in walking while wearing them.  It's like wearing reading glasses while walking.

[Bucket1]

And a bit of a weird question from me…

Does peanut paste/butter go off? I just finished a jar and noticed that the best before date was early 2022. It tasted ok…

[raven1]

4 hours ago, Drew Espinosa said:

Hey Drew! May give a piece of advice?  I would like to suggest you use gifs that don't use minions.  People might wonder why you look up to them to represent your answers.😇

[Bucket1]

6 minutes ago, raven1 said:

I'm glad to have an extra huge umbrella.

A good sturdy umbrella is a treasure worth having  

[raven1]

6 minutes ago, Bucket1 said:

And a bit of a weird question from me…

Does peanut paste/butter go off? I just finished a jar and noticed that the best before date was early 2022. It tasted ok…

If unopened, you can use it for a year after the sell-by date, so unless it has been opened and in the refrig for more than 6 months, it should be OK.  

[Mancunian]

12 minutes ago, Bucket1 said:

And a bit of a weird question from me…

Does peanut paste/butter go off? I just finished a jar and noticed that the best before date was early 2022. It tasted ok…

When checking the dates on food the following is the recommended way to interpret them.

A use-by date should be adhered to as the food is likely to be unfit for consumption after that date.

A sell-by date is one that may be able to be eaten after the date, some foods will only be safe to eat for a short time after the date while others may still be safe to eat months after the displayed date.

A best-before date is an indication that the food is best consumed before the displayed date to enjoy it at its best, after that, the quality may deteriorate but it should still be safe to eat, in some cases even years after the date.

All food should be stored correctly as per the producer's recommendations, usually printed on the packaging, as the conditions of storage can affect its quality and could shorten its shelf-life if stored incorrectly.

It is wise to use your senses as the best guide the same as they used to before we started to apply dates to food;

Sight - does it look as it should? If it does then it may be safe to eat.

Smell - does it smell as it should? If it does then it may be safe to eat.

Taste - does it taste as it should? [it is recommended to taste a small sample] If it does and it satisfies the first two questions then it is safe to eat.

Remember our ancestors used their senses as their only guide to decide if food was safe to eat and it served them well for generations.

I hope that helps.

[Drew Espinosa]

34 minutes ago, raven1 said:

Hey Drew! May give a piece of advice?  I would like to suggest you use gifs that don't use minions.  People might wonder why you look up to them to represent your answers.😇

<nukes the Andaman and Nicobar Islands>  

[dughlas]

56 minutes ago, Bucket1 said:

If you do get some grannie bifocals, sorry graduated bifocals, do give yourself sometime to adjust. Some folks I know just adapted instantly while a couple of others took a bit of time to get in the swing of things. 

They drove me absolutely crazy when I went down stairs. I eventually went back to single focus lenses for distance and simply take my glasses off to read.

[dughlas]

43 minutes ago, Bucket1 said:

And a bit of a weird question from me…

Does peanut paste/butter go off? I just finished a jar and noticed that the best before date was early 2022. It tasted ok…

It can. The oils can become rancid and develop a strange taste. If yours didn't taste off it was still okay.

[dughlas]

Mum arrived safely last evening. It's good to have her with me. She'll turn 88 tomorrow. 

Edited September 29, 2023 by dughlas

[Bucket1]

52 minutes ago, Mancunian said:

Remember our ancestors used their senses as their only guide to decide if food was safe to eat and it served them well for generations.

It passed all the tests. It wasn’t until after I ate the sandwich that I noticed the date and I was surprised that it was still ok

[Bucket1]

42 minutes ago, dughlas said:

They drove me absolutely crazy when I went down stairs. I eventually went back to single focus lenses for distance and simply take my glasses off to read.

That’s a familiar story

[Bucket1]

42 minutes ago, dughlas said:

It can. The oils can become rancid and develop a strange taste. If yours didn't taste off it was still okay.

That’s what I was thinking… it must go rancid eventually…

Apparently it was happy sitting on my kitchen shelf for all that time

[Page Scrawler]

51 minutes ago, dughlas said:

Mum arrived safely last evening. It's good to have her with me. She'll turn 88 tomorrow. 

Happy almost-Birthday to Mum! 

Hey, Dugh. 

[CassieQ]

56 minutes ago, dughlas said:

They drove me absolutely crazy when I went down stairs. I eventually went back to single focus lenses for distance and simply take my glasses off to read.

That is what I've been doing when I read.  My vision is worse for distance, and what the doctor did was lessen the strength for distance so I could read better.  I tried the new prescription for contacts last night and was able to read better, which is encouraging.  They don't make bifocal contacts.

[clochette]

1 hour ago, Bucket1 said:

It passed all the tests. It wasn’t until after I ate the sandwich that I noticed the date and I was surprised that it was still ok

Bah worst case scenario you'll spend the rest of the day with your toilet

[Albert1434]

Dughlas please happy birthday to your mother for me!