CoTT 2 House of Cards

[Marty]

I am likely to be a bit busy over the weekend.

Pride parade to attend in County Mayo tomorrow afternoon.

This one should be far more enjoyable than the big one in Dublin last month, mainly because it's a community event, and not been hijacked by big business and international companies like Facebook, Google, PayPal, Intel, etc, etc, etc, like the one in Dublin has been.

Not sure yet if I shall actually march in it. Some of the organisers have suggested I should take photographs instead. I'll bring Trusty Nikon with me, and make a final decision when I see what the weather's like.

[Headstall]

6 minutes ago, Marty said:

This one should be far more enjoyable than the big one in Dublin last month, mainly because it's a community event, and not been hijacked by big business and international companies like Facebook, Google, PayPal, Intel, etc, etc, etc, like the one in Dublin has been.

Not sure yet if I shall actually march in it. Some of the organisers have suggested I should take photographs instead. I'll bring Trusty Nikon with me, and make a final decision when I see what the weather's like.

Can't you do both?  

[Marty]

2 minutes ago, Headstall said:

Can't you do both?  

Well, it would be difficult to get photos of the participants, the onlookers, and shots looking up and down the parade, if I were part of the parade itself. Easier to do that if I were on the pavement, moving up and down the parade to frame suitable shots, than if I were simply marching in the parade itself. And those are the sort of shots the organisers were talking about.

[Valkyrie]

32 minutes ago, Marty said:

 

I dunno...

I think if the weather became too predictably the same every day, I would soon get bored by it.

I spent some time in Arizona and, while it's a beautiful state, I missed the greenery of the northeast and the change of seasons. 

[Valkyrie]

19 minutes ago, Headstall said:

G'day, all... be careful out there if you are under the heat advisory...

"Heat Advisory" is a strange name.   Although it would make an apt nickname    

[dughlas]

2 hours ago, Headstall said:

You have to check? 😮  Hey, Tink.  

It was a long day, she likely was befuddled

[dughlas]

1 hour ago, Marty said:

I am likely to be a bit busy over the weekend.

Pride parade to attend in County Mayo tomorrow afternoon.

This one should be far more enjoyable than the big one in Dublin last month, mainly because it's a community event, and not been hijacked by big business and international companies like Facebook, Google, PayPal, Intel, etc, etc, etc, like the one in Dublin has been.

Not sure yet if I shall actually march in it. Some of the organisers have suggested I should take photographs instead. I'll bring Trusty Nikon with me, and make a final decision when I see what the weather's like.

Our local Pride Event is tomorrow as well. New venue this year. It's being held at the local minor league baseball stadium. Don't know that I will attend due to the heat.

[dughlas]

Drammit but it's hot, 93/34° but the heat index is 107/41°. I went out briefly to ship a package to mum and for groceries. Being out in the heat aggravated the migraine I'm fighting again today.

[Headstall]

6 minutes ago, dughlas said:

Our local Pride Event is tomorrow as well. New venue this year. It's being held at the local minor league baseball stadium. Don't know that I will attend due to the heat.

Things are getting cancelled because of the heat. It's not safe to be active in these temperatures.   

[Valkyrie]

I'm home now and yay for the weekend  The storms arrived just in time for my commute.    It took me 45 minutes to get home due to the heavy rain and traffic accidents.  

[dughlas]

Just now, Valkyrie said:

I'm home now and yay for the weekend  The storms arrived just in time for my commute.    It took me 45 minutes to get home due to the heavy rain and traffic accidents.  

But you're home safely and that the more important thing.

[Valkyrie]

1 minute ago, dughlas said:

But you're home safely and that the more important thing.

 I always tell myself I'd rather be stuck in traffic than be the one holding traffic up.   

[Bucket1]

Guess what, I’m awake 

Happy weekend

Happy Pride

Happy

Going back to sleep now 

[dughlas]

14 minutes ago, Headstall said:

Things are getting cancelled because of the heat. It's not safe to be active in these temperatures.   

Yeah. I was hoping to grab a late lunch from the outdoor food tent when I went for groceries. Over the warm months, Apr through Oct, on Fri, Sat & Sunday of each week they have meal specials. Each week something different. Last week was ribs, this week sausage sandwiches. Things like a fish fry, steak sandwiches, burgers and hot dogs, grilled chicken, pulled pork or pit beef, even lobster on Father's day weekend. You can get just the main item or you can get a meal that adds french fries or onion rings and a drink. I was hoping to get a sandwich to bring home to with fresh corn on the cob at bought this morning. Normal hours are 11am until 7pm. Alas, because of the heat they closed between 1 and 5. I arrived at 1:20.

[Marty]

38 minutes ago, Bucket1 said:

Guess what, I’m awake 

Happy weekend

Happy Pride

Happy

Going back to sleep now 

lol !!

Happy dreams, B  

 

Edited July 19, 2019 by Marty
Tidying up

[Headstall]

48 minutes ago, Bucket1 said:

Guess what, I’m awake 

Happy weekend

Happy Pride

Happy

Going back to sleep now 

Git to bed, buddy! You can dream of Albert.  

[Headstall]

35 minutes ago, dughlas said:

Yeah. I was hoping to grab a late lunch from the outdoor food tent when I went for groceries. Over the warm months, Apr through Oct, on Fri, Sat & Sunday of each week they have meal specials. Each week something different. Last week was ribs, this week sausage sandwiches. Things like a fish fry, steak sandwiches, burgers and hot dogs, grilled chicken, pulled pork or pit beef, even lobster on Father's day weekend. You can get just the main item or you can get a meal that adds french fries or onion rings and a drink. I was hoping to get a sandwich to bring home to with fresh corn on the cob at bought this morning. Normal hours are 11am until 7pm. Alas, because of the heat they closed between 1 and 5. I arrived at 1:20.

It's for the best. I expect the local chip trucks are closed too. 

[Marty]

41 minutes ago, Headstall said:

It's for the best. I expect the local chip trucks are closed too. 

Mental note to self:

Chips means potato crisps in North America. What we call chips in Ireland and Britain are known as fries over there.

Quick change of subject:

I've just been reminded that, seven years ago yesterday evening, I was in Dublin for an open air concert featuring around three and a half hours of non-stop music and song by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.

Interestingly, a few evenings earlier, Bruce had had his microphone turned off by the concert organisers in Hyde Park, London, when his concert went over a curfew that had been set by Westminster City Council. Perhaps more interesting is that the then Mayor of London, a certain Boris Johnson, was upset by the microphone having been turned off. He apparently said that they (Paul McCartney was on stage with Bruce at the time) should have been allowed to "Jam in the name of the Lord."

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/jul/15/bruce-springsteen-microphone-switched-off

Edited July 19, 2019 by Marty
Clarification

[Page Scrawler]

11 hours ago, Marty said:

I'll be heading out soon, and may be gone for much of the afternoon. Lunch with a friend first, followed by a visit to a cross-border heritage event for which a young friend of mine did most of the video work, including editing.

Hey, Marty!     We had deli sandwiches and kettle potato chips for lunch today. We went out to an orchard overlooking West Traverse Bay and picked a few quarts of cherries, for a small price. The farmer was nice enough to let us spread a picnic blanket in the shade, as long as we promised to pick up after ourselves.

[Page Scrawler]

6 hours ago, Bucket1 said:

I’m greedy, I want it warm during the day and just a little cooler in the evenings - Spring all year round  

Hey, Tea Bat.     I made a strawberry-and-mint flavored tea, and put some in a thermos to go with lunch.   

5 hours ago, Headstall said:

B is a sweet brother, but I wouldn't hold my breath.  

Hey, Gary.   

[Marty]

51 minutes ago, Page Scrawler said:

Hey, Marty!     We had deli sandwiches and kettle potato chips for lunch today. We went out to an orchard overlooking West Traverse Bay and picked a few quarts of cherries, for a small price. The farmer was nice enough to let us spread a picnic blanket in the shade, as long as we promised to pick up after ourselves.

Hi, Page!

Sounds idyllic.  

[Headstall]

2 hours ago, Marty said:

Mental note to self:

Chips means potato crisps in North America. What we call chips in Ireland and Britain are known as fries over there.

Quick change of subject:

I've just been reminded that, seven years ago yesterday evening, I was in Dublin for an open air concert featuring around three and a half hours of non-stop music and song by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.

Interestingly, a few evenings earlier, Bruce had had his microphone turned off by the concert organisers in Hyde Park, London, when his concert went over a curfew that had been set by Westminster City Council. Perhaps more interesting is that the then Mayor of London, a certain Boris Johnson, was upset by the microphone having been turned off. He apparently said that they (Paul McCartney was on stage with Bruce at the time) should have been allowed to "Jam in the name of the Lord."

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/jul/15/bruce-springsteen-microphone-switched-off

Chip trucks over here serve fries... deep fried potatoes. And yeah, chips are also potato crisps, as you call them. It would be hella hot in a chip truck on a day like this... they serve a lot of deep fried stuff, including fish and chips.  

Edited July 19, 2019 by Headstall

[Marty]

Off to bed.

Goodnight, all.

[Marty]

26 minutes ago, Headstall said:

Chip trucks over here serve fries... deep fried potatoes. And yeah, chips are also potato crisps, as you call them. It would be hella hot in a chip truck on a day like this... they serve a lot of deep fried stuff, including fish and chips.  

I actually had fish and chips, with a side salad, for lunch...

[Page Scrawler]

1 hour ago, Marty said:

Hi, Page!

Sounds idyllic.  

It was.