Okay...I think I've got it now.(I've got a brain like a computer; information has to be punched in.)Quote:
Originally Posted by robot
Thanks robot and Roger.
It's just that it was entirely new to me.
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Okay...I think I've got it now.(I've got a brain like a computer; information has to be punched in.)Quote:
Originally Posted by robot
Thanks robot and Roger.
It's just that it was entirely new to me.
Thursday 3rd September.
Arrived USAF Museum, 1100 Spaatz St., Wright Patterson AFB OH 45433 at just before nine o-clock’
Went to look at the display aircraft parked on the tarmac first, the day is only going to get hotter; so we’ll do these now rather than not do them later because it’s too hot.
But that put us about a mils from the entrance, (well it wasn’t, but it sure looked it!) so we started to walk Got about a quarter of the way there when some nice fella with an elongated golf buggy yelled “Do you people want a ride?”
Hell yes! Even at 9:00 it’s too hot to walk too far…seems he’d come to help a tradie carry his tools into the Base…and we were lucky.
We walked out again a bit after 1:00…completely airplaned out…and we hadn’t seen all of it.
A truly fascinating place; I don’t have enough superlatives for it.
Magnificent…we’re going to have to go back on our next trip over here…that’s a given.
But…the battery in my watch is playing up; and the strap has suddenly started to fray.
Bloody Murphy!
Back home I’d have it sussed in thirty minutes…not so over here.
The chain stores, selling cheap watches have made it cheaper to but a new one than replace a battery or strap, and they’ve driven the family jewellers out. As they have with the majority of all Ma and Pa stores.
But there’s sentiment attached to this watch.
Ronny Oxenham gave it to me thirty years or more back when he left my employ.
“You’re the hardest boss I’ve ever worked for,” he said, “ but also the fairest, and the best. And the easiest to get along with. But you’re still a hard bastard.”
And we’re still good mates.
So I want to keep this watch.
We eventually found a jeweller, and $31 later we’re back in business with a reliable time-piece…all good.
At 3:45 it’s too late to go looking for the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery so headed for the Motel 6 as recommended by Ken Thomas to overnight.
Boonshoft tomorrow!
Disclaimer: be aware that the views and the opinions expressed by the author of this missive are bloody good ones.
I think I've been to the AF museum 5 times and ain't done yet-they keep changing and adding stuff-at least its free parking and entry and if you happen to have race car trailer behind your crew cab-you just got to park a little farther out
It far exceeded my expectations Jerry.
You said to expect to spend all day there; and we could've.
But there was just too much to assimilate...information overload!
Johnboy, the last time I was in Bowling Green for a race, there was a national corvette convention at the plant and museum. We drove my vette there and parked next to some "rare" corvettes. It was really amusing listening to the purists, and the non purists going back and forth. Those purist corvette people are in their own mind. That's all I have to say about that. :LOL:
I welcome the help Roger.....but...........BELL peppers?!?!(must be a Kansas thing:LOL:)Quote:
Originally Posted by rspears
Poblano or Anaheim...........not bell (yuck!)
jb, glad the BB met with your approval. I suspect you feel "..you're still a hard bastard.." is a compliment..........I agree.;)
I think the old nachos plate, chips and salsa, and a bowl of chile verde or chili colorado with a few warm tortillas makes a mighty fine meal, or just a super buritto with guacamoli sour cream, and steak !
Friday 4th September.
Okay…the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery, 2600 De Weese Parkway, Dayton OH 45414.
We didn’t have a clue as to what we were heading for; the google search I’d one wasn’t terribly forthcoming.
Soon found out!
It’s aimed at school kids eight to ten years old…dealing with concepts of physics in their most basic of basic forms.
I’m not the brightest crayon in the box but that’s a little bit too basic even for me.
We stayed about half an hour.
Ah well; truck on to the Blair Museum of Lithophanes, 5403 Elmer Dr Toledo 43615.
Here’s another one I don’t know much about; once again the google search was not overly explicit..
My understanding of lithophanes is that they’re etchings of some type done on glass in the mid to late 1800s, and are very attractive objects.
But we’ll never know.
We arrived, pulled in to the car park, and read the sign that said: 1 to 4 pm Weekends May to October.
It’s 10:45 on a Friday.
I’m not waiting that long.
So we meandered north, just playing; stopping in at junk shops…just gawking at ‘stuff’.
So I picked a couple of dud bunnies…bit of a bugger…but them’s the breaks!
So here we are overnighting at a Baymont Motel in Munro…within easy striking distance of Dearborn for to-morrow.
Disclaimer: be aware that the views and the opinions expressed by the author of this missive are bloody good ones.
My sincere apologies. I said "Bell" solely based on the appearance, not from any recipe, nor from any experience. I was simply trying to recommend something that jb might find to his liking, since he's such a picky culinary connoisseur. I mean, unwrapping a burrito and bypassing the flour tortilla as "pastry"? I'll leave the recommendations to the rest of you guys.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter
Here's the last itinerary you posted, jb. Looks like you had planned to hit the Dearborn, MI places on Monday, and you're two full days ahead of that schedule. You might want to do a little bit of Google research on things to do? For example, River Rouge is open 9:30am to 5pm M-S, Closed Sundays; while the Henry Ford Museum appears to be open the same times, but seven days a week as is Greenfield Village? Also, the hotel likely has one of those walls of brochures from all of the places in the region that are interested in keeping some of your money local. Pat McCarthy is up in that area - you could drop in an visit with him, and get a tour of his shop?
We arrive in LA 22nd August and fly to OKC 23rd . We plan to spend a couple of days around Billings/Perry, If we assume departing Thursday 27th. that gives us 30 days, driving to Boston Logan on the 31st day which is Saturday, 26th September. With that, consider, day...
Thursday 27th August.
1. Joplin-Springfield-Lebanon
(Munger Moss Motel - are we wanting to stay there, or just see it? Assume staying...)
Friday 28th Aug.
2. Rolla & Stubby Stonehenge,
Address: State St., Rolla, MO Directions:I-44 exit 186 onto Hwy 72/US Hwy 63 (N. Bishop Ave./old Route 66). Drive south about a mile. You'll see a Chinese restaurant on the right; turn left onto the University of Missouri campus and immediately bear right into the parking lot. Follow the walking path to the Stonehenge.
On to St Louis & City Museum:
750 North 16th Street
St. Louis, MO. 63103
Saturday 29th Aug.
3 St Louis area stuff…
St. Louis’ Festival of Nations, August 29-30th....
James S. McDonnell Prologue Room
100 Airport Way
St. Louis, MO 63134
Sunday 30th Aug.
4. Head to Memphis.
Monday 31st Aug.
5. Memphis sites,
Memphis Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum.
Address: 191 Beale St, Memphis, TN 38103
Beale Street itself.
Tuesday 1st September.
6. Head towards Nashville.
Nashville sights:
Musicians’ Hall of Fame and Museum.
401Gay St, Nashville TN 37201
And:
Lane Motor Museum
1. Address: 702 Murfreesboro Pike, Nashville, TN 37210,
Phone:+1 615-742-7445
Monday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday Closed
Thursday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Friday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Wednesday 2nd September.
7. Head towards Bowling Green
National Corvette Museum
350 Corvette Drive
Bowling Green, Kentucky 42101
I-65 Exit 28Nashville sites, head towards Bowling Green.
Mammoth Caverns National Park.
Mammoth Cave National Park
1 Mammoth Cave Parkway
Mammoth Cave, KY 42259
Thursday 3rd September.
8. Louisville Area, towards Cincinnati
Friday 4th September.
9. Cincinnati area?
There's a lesser-known dish, that many natives to the region enjoy. This dish is known as goetta (get-uh),
Premium Outlets.
400 Premium Outlets Drive
Monroe, OH 45050
Towards Dayton, OH
Saturday 5th September.
10. USAF Museum, 1100 Spaatz Street
Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433
(near Dayton)
(937) 255-3286
And:
Boonshoft Museum of Dicovery
2600 De Weese Parkway
Dayton OH 45414
(937) 275 -7431
head towards Toledo.
Sunday 6th September.
11. Toledo area, Blair Museum of Lithophanes, Address: 5403 Elmer Drive, Toledo, OH 43615
and on to Detroit
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Monday 7th September.
12, Dearborn, Ford Rouge Plant, Henry Ford Museum The Henry Ford
20900 Oakwood Blvd.
Dearborn, MI 48124-5029
,
Other?
Tuesday 8th September
13. Flint/Lansing area, then down to I80/90 towards Cleveland.
Flint Buick Automotive Gallery’
Address: 303 Walnut Street, Flint, MI 48503
Wednesday 9th September.
14. Cleveland Area, then to Erie.
Erie Canal Museum
318 Erie Boulevard East
Syracuse, NY 13202
Thursday 10th September.
15. To Buffalo. Buffalo Naval and Military Park, One Naval Park Cove
Buffalo, NY 14202 & Niagara Falls
Friday 11th September
16. Rochester, South to I76 towards Philly. National Historical Areas
Saturday 12th September
17. Williamsport.
Peter Herdic Transportation Museum
810 Nichols Place, Williamsport
Sunday 13th September.
18. Harrisburg.
Harrisburg Civil War Museum.
1 Lincoln Circle at Reservoir Park, Harrisburg, PA
Monday 14th September
19.Charlottesville.
Jefferson’s Monticello.
931 Thomas Jefferson Parkway
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Tuesday 15th September
20. Richmond.
Virginia Holocaust Museum.
2000 E. Cary Street Richmond, VA 23223, Richmond, VA 23223
And:
The Museum and White House of the Confederacy.
1201 E. Clay Street, Richmond, VA 23219
Phone Number: +1 804-649-1861
Wednesday 16th September.
21. North to Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum.
1201 E. Clay Street, Richmond, VA 23219
Phone Number: +1 804-649-1861
And:
Geppi’s Entertainment Museum.
301 W Camden St, Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone Number: 410-625-7060
Geppi's Entertainment Museum is a 17,000 square foot pop culture museum located in Camden Station at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD, a few blocks from the city's famed Inner Harbour. This unique exhibition of Americana and comic character collectibles spans the 1700s to the present, with nearly 8,000 items including comics, toys, dolls, games and memorabilia of every conceivable category. The exhibition entertains and educates visitors about the role of pop culture in our lives
Thursday 17th September.
22.Philadelphia.
The Franklin Institute.
271 North 21st Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
And:
The Liberty Bell.
6th St & Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Friday 18th September.
23. Newark. One thing you should do if you are in Penn Station, is walk out the main back entrance of Penn Station, and take a walk on "Ferry Street". It is composed of entirely Portuguese and Brazilian restaurants and businesses, and is a gem, you are missing out if you don't check it out, here you are safe at almost any hour and the restaurants and pubs offer some incredible food and atmosphere.
And on to Paterson.
The Paterson Museum is located in the Thomas Rogers Building at 2 Market Street in Paterson , N.J.
Phone 973-321-1260
Hours of Operation:
Tuesday thru Friday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Saturday and Sunday 12:30 PM to 4:30 PM Closed on Mondays and Holidays.
• Admission: Adults $2.00 Children are free. (See also ‘The Great Falls.)
Saturday 19th September
24. Hartford.
The Mark Twain House and Museum.
351 Farmington Ave., Hartford, CT 06105
And:
Harriet Beecher Stowe Centre. (Next door.)
77 Forest St., Hartford, CT 06105
Phone Number: 860-522-9258
Sunday 20th September.
25. Springfield Museums.
21 EDWARDS ST. SPRINGFIELD, MA 01103 | 1.800.625.7738
Four Museums in one block.
And:
Gillette Castle State Park
67 River Rd
East Haddam, CT 06423
Monday 21st September
26. Cape Cod area.
Sandwich Glass Museum.
129 Main Street, Sandwich, MA 02563
And:
Heritage Museums and Gardens.
67 Grove Street, Sandwich, MA 02563 (Formerly Heritage Plantation)
Phone Number: 508 888 3300
Tuesday 22nd September.
27 Cape Cod area.
New Bedford Whaling Museum
18 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford, MA 02740
And:
Veteran’s Museum.
1000 Rodney French Blvd, New Bedford, MA 02744
Out to Provincetown, meet Mike 34_40....
. Wednesday 23rd September
28. Expansion day.
Thursday 24th September
29. Expansion day
Friday 25th September
30. Expansion day.
.Saturday 26th September.
31. Saturday, September 26 - Drive to Boston Logan, silver bird for San Francisco.
Last edited by johnboy; 08-12-2015 at 10:45 PM.
Johnboy, if you do decide to try out "Chilis Rellenos", be aware that they can be a "crap shoot"; Anaheim and Poblano chilis are generally pretty mild in nature, sometimes as mild as a Bell pepper, but with a different taste, more flavorful in my estimation. However, once in a while, you will get one that might cause your ears to smoke and your eyes to steam, and most times, you'll get something somewhere in between the ho-hum, and the whooeee. Doesn't matter to me as I like 'em any way, but some folks do not have the tolerance for heat that others of us do. Just a note of caution to the uninitiated.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter
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Thanks for the warning Rrumber...taken on board.
We couldn't connect to the internet at all last night...so here's yesterday's first.
Haven't written today's yet...
Saturday 5th September.
Heavy rain and thunderstorms late arvo…but it brought the temperatures down to a comfortable level. I’d thought it would just increase the humidity…but no.
So that was all good.
One of the better motels amenity-wise too; microwave, fridge, and five fat pillows. Not the anorexic things we’ve met in most.
Relatively early start, turned up at the Ford Museum 20900 Oakwood Blvd a few minutes before 9:00..
Parked, walked in, and…crikey!
Look at those entry prices!
The thick end of US$70 for us.
Not a place you’re going to visit regularly at that sort of money.
We walked, and gawked, and gawked and walked, and gawked some more.
There’s a tremendous amount to see.
And all of it is interesting.
But once again it gets just too much to take in…and due to back damage done years ago, too long on hard floors leaves both of us looking for somewhere to sit.
So after four hours we opted out...after seeing just a small part of what was on offer.
But what we did see was very impressive indeed.
Driving in and out of town was a bit of an eye-opener too. Some houses (quite a few,) were obviously abandoned, and others, although lived in, were in a very poor state of repair, with broken windows, shingles missing from the roof, and exterior cladding broken or missing entirely.
And a surprising number were barred…steel bars across windows and doors.
That’s sad; at what point does a man’s castle, his refuge, become his gaol?
Okay…nose-bag time…Applewood Grill in Milford.
She couldn’t finish hers, I couldn’t finish mine…and although Rick did his best; neither could he.
Cheap, tasty, and plenty of it…highly recommended.
Next stop was the Flint Buick Automotive Gallery, 303 Walnut St, Flint 48503.
She opted out, so Rick and I did the tour. A smaller museum with perhaps forty cars; but very good nonetheless.
And I saw two American cars that were built originally as right-hand drive!
No…I’m not gonna tell you what they are…you find out.
An hour was enough…I’m museumed out…Super 8 here we come.
And no interweb…not a skerick.
I think we may be in the wrong side of town here…the concierge at the motel is (effectively) in a cage of two inch thick glass from desk-top to almost ceiling…with just an indentation in the desk to slide your card through.
Same at the local liquor store…we don’t see that in Opunake.
Disclaimer: be aware that the views and the opinions expressed by the author of this missive are bloody good ones.
If you have a fairly new phone, android, iphone, 4g, etc, you can use it as a mobile hot spot if the motel has lousy internet. I wasn't happy with the internet at the Motel 6 in Englewood so I used my phone, but be aware that it can run the battery down quite rapidly.
Sunday 6th September.
Motel a couple ao blocks from the museum in Flint over night
Out of there around 8:30 and just drove…the power poles flashed past like palings in a picket fence.
Lunch in a Wendys at a town called Sandusky.
Back in the car and carry on to eventually pull up around 5:30 in a town called Warren.
This particular stretch is an area where I could find no particular points of interest, in either Map-quest or google…so we just drove.
But to-morrow is going to be a lay-over lazy day for getting ‘things’ like washing etcetera back into some sense of order.
So a very small Ramblings today…we didn’t do anything!
Disclaimer: be aware that the views and the opinions expressed by the author of this missive are bloody good ones.
[QUOTE=rspears;547075]Here's the last itinerary you posted, jb. Looks like you had planned to hit the Dearborn, MI places on Monday, and you're two full days ahead of that schedule. You might want to do a little bit of Google research on things to do? For example, River Rouge is open 9:30am to 5pm M-S, Closed Sundays; while the Henry Ford Museum appears to be open the same times, but seven days a week as is Greenfield Village? Also, the hotel likely has one of those walls of brochures from all of the places in the region that are interested in keeping some of your money local. Pat McCarthy is up in that area - you could drop in an visit with him, and get a tour of his shop?
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Sorry Roger...we've gone.
Would've loved to meet with Pat too.
Bugger!
jb, I mentioned Pat's in the region, but he's waaaay more north, up on the water in Bay City as I recall.
On the "wrong part of town", recall early on in the trip planning I mentioned to you that the whole Detroit metro area is one of the most economically depressed, high crime regions in the USA, with Baltimore, MD running tight with it, too. As I recall I suggested if the area was "must see" then staying well outside the metro, like just outside of Toledo, Ohio and driving in & out to points of interest was the only safe way to traverse the region. I'm surprised that you did not do River Rouge, as I thought that assembly plant was high on your list of places you wanted to visit, and was first on the itinerary for that region?
Looking at the map you've got me totally confused:confused: You were in Flint, then drove farther north (almost to Bay City!!!) then east to Sandusky, way out in the boonies? Then back south to Warren, which is another of the Detroit suburbs where I would not really want to be day or night? I thought you were going to loop from Detroit, to Flint, to Lansing, and south on I69 to pick up I80/90 back towards Toledo, then skirt the lake towards Niagara Falls? Like I said, totally, totally confused :confused::confused::LOL::LOL::LOL:
Stay safe, and enjoy every day!!
I appears there was an 'incident' on one of the Interstates that was causing major traffic delays, so Lucy took us on a more circuitous route
Well that's what she said.
Regarding 'getting out of town'...we're naïve tourists; and aren't aware of how far out is far enough out.
But we lived to tell the tale.
Rick has a flash one with all the bells and whistles on it...I don't own one...people only ring you 'cos they want something.Quote:
Originally Posted by NTFDAY
Rosie has a basic type one....but I can't drive it.
So you overnighted in Flint and "Lucy" (GPS voice) took you north towards Saginaw, east to Sandusky, and back south to Warren/Detroit when Lansing and points south on I/80 was your destination? Fire the witch! :LOL:Quote:
Originally Posted by johnboy
We still try to carry the atlas of paper maps for an overview of the area, and to ensure that "Lucy" isn't on drugs or hitting the sauce.... Once burned, twice cautious.;)
She had the atlas with her over in the back seat and voiced concerns when we were only twenty minutes out.
Pulled off the interstate to some wee town, spread the maps across the bonnet, and debated it.
And decided to go with Lucy.
None of us are confident enough with our geographical knowledge to get too adventurous.
This is not like NZ where location problems can be sussed inside thirty minutes Over here you don't know you've mucked it up until 500 miles have passed; and you can't just do a u turn to put it right.
Well, in an attempt to make lemonade from lemons, you've got a second chance at River Rouge, and some of the other area places on your way south, if that trips your trigger!
Monday 7th September.
And blobbed.
Sitting outside under the trees I could see some interesting pieces of machinery in the neighbour’s yard, so wandered down to lake a look at what they were.
They were four or five oil pumps, nodding neddies we call them; but have no idea what they’re called locally..
I’ve never had an opportunity to inspect them at close quarters before, so took advantage while I could.
Astonishingly simple…but very clever.
Wandered off to look at what materials had been used in the fence between the motel and the road…a cast(?) steel standard very similar to our waratahs.
Started wandering back to the unit and a police car appeared around the corner, gave me a friendly wave, drove down to the corner where I’d been next door looking at the oil pumps and sat there for ten minutes…just looking.
So I sat with a ciggy at a table under a tree and watched him in turn.
Eventually he reversed, spun around, and drove out, once more giving me a friendly wave.
I would’ve liked it if he’d stopped for a yarn; now I’ll never know what that was all about.
I’d gone to the bottle store in Flint the other day, asked what was their finest dark beer, to be told Coors Empathy. So I’d bought two bottles.
I drank under half of the first last night, tipped the rest out, and gave the second one to the motel maid this morning.
Horrible stuff.
In to Warren for lunch at the Variety Buffet…lots and lots of veges…broccoli, corn, mashed spuds, tomatoes, lettuce, carrot…bloody gorgeous.
Back to the motel, got talking with the proprietress about her caravan
Crikey!
Her husband showed up; and it turned into a two hour talk-fest.
Fine people…but labour problems are the same the world over.
Sigh.
That "Copper" was watching for the reported suspicious possible terrorist that was casing the pumping installation. I spent my whole working life building power lines and substations, and after I retired, I sometimes like to "observe" a job in progress from a distance; I have been checked up on several times, and asked (been told) to move along. If you want a decent dark beer or ale in this country, stick with the "craft" brews, small batch local breweries with a limited distribution area, or go for an import. Most of the stuff the majors put out is not worth drinking any more.
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You might try an Amber Bock, on tap. Better than anything Coors makes. If you come across a B Merrils restaurant, they stock over a hundred different brews
On some of my crankier days (I hear some of you cynics:D) I referred to managing employees as "adult daycare"...............at least that was the more charitable phrasing........:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by johnboy
I think Sam Adams is a decent major brewery that you usually can find on tap in most parts of the country. As for dark beer, their are quite a few porters and stouts made all over this country, or you can give a double IPA a shot, but be careful of the highter alcohol content in those. I think sticking to the craft beers/ micro breweries is definately the best choice, Sierra Nevada has a nice Octoberfest thats in just about every grocery store around here, and they distribute around the whole US, usually can't go wrong with something they make if the style of beer is something you normally drink, you won't be terribly diapointed. If your into Highly and I mean Highly Hopped beers and IPA's then I suggest trying something from Lagunitas Brewing Company, for me they are too hopped for my taste and tend to run too high in Alcohol to enjoy a pint and then try to navigate home. If you make it out west you will be overwhelmed with choices, most of which are currently trending for high hops and dry hopped flavor, but there are a lot of other choices popping up every day, maybe check out a Beverages and More warehouse store, at last count ours has somewhere between 350-500 different brews!
IMO Amber Bock is just barely more palatable than their mainstay product, Bud Lite. As Rrumbler stated, the large, traditional breweries just don't seem to be able to compete with the micro/craft breweries. Sam Adams is, IMO, an exception akin to Kansas City's Boulevard Brewery - a large volume brewer that still knows how to hit the sweet spot. I've learned to totally avoid anything labeled "IPA", as they tend to be far, far to strongly hopped for my taste. I cannot abide an ale that comes back and slaps me in the mouth with that nasty bitter hoppy after taste. I would Never, EVER, buy or order anything labeled "Double IPA". That's just asking for your tongue to be ripped out, twisted into bitterness and thrown back in your face!!
I really, really like Sam Adams Octoberfest, and their summer Porch Rocker is an amazing brew, too. jb, knowing your taste for the darker brews Sam Adams Creme Stout is about the only thing that might fit, and it's not big on body. One regional that I think you'd really like is TurboDog from the Abita Brewery in New Iberia, LA (that's Louisiana, not Los Angeles, Lower Alabama or Lower Arkansas). As Steve Stovens mentioned, there are a ton of very nice stouts and porters being brewed in small batch breweries across the nation now - we're finally starting to recover from Prohibition, only 80 years after the fact....
Instead of asking "What's your best dark beer?", my question is generally "What's your most popular local microbrew?", and then, "Do they offer a stout or porter?" Many of the kids clerking in package stores have no idea what "dark beer" means. Just my $0.02, as a home brewer and lover of dark ALES.
How 'bout that!Quote:
Originally Posted by firebird77clone
That's just what I did.
And after last night's rubbish I'm quite enjoying it!
Ain't that the truth!Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter
My philosophy always was: you treat me fair and square; I'll do everything I can to help you in your career.
But if you choose to play silly games...well; there are no 'new' silly games; just variants of old ones.
And I've met them all before.
So if that's how you want to go...so be it on your own head...'cos I've got silly games that will leave you wondering what on earth happened.
I can get extremely vicious if you try to divert my money from my pocket to yours.
Believe me.
Beer advice...crikey...I'm being inundated with choices!
(Perhaps I'll try to sample them all...)
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Tuesday 8th September.
The proprietors of the Allegheny (last night;s motel) had told us of a local museum that could be well worth a visit: Simpler Times Museum, 117 Simpler Times Lane, Tidioute. (Don’t ask me to pronounce it) So that’s where we headed.
Got there about 9:00…not a soul to be seen.
Some sheds were locked; but most were open-sided lean-to or gable…so Was able to wander around and poke in to most of it .
It was all fascinating, and some of it just bloody ingenious. A mock-op showed how many wells could be some distance apart, some distance away, and still be controlled through a series of rods by utilising only one relatively centrally situated electric motor.
The really smart ideas are the simple ones.
And that idea was smart.
And oh so simple.
So I poked and prodded around steam-powered saw-mills, crawler tracked logging winches from the 1920s, assorted crawler tractors and dozers, (even an Oliver OC3, but a much later model than mine,) wheel tractors of varied ages, makes, and models, some of which I’d never heard of, even a little Fergy TEA 24…how on earth did that make its way to America?
I thought Henry Ford had that market sewn up!
10:00 came and went…still nobody showed to take my money…so we left.
A great place to visit…and at that price…good value!
(I’ve got the address. I’ll send some dosh when we get home.)
Okay…pedal to the metal again.
Lunch in Olean.
Can’ remember the name of the place…but I chose the clam chowder.
Mucked around a bit here, bought some beers, (heeding Rrumbler’s advice, avoiding the major breweries, buying Michelob Amberbock,) before heading out of town.
Suddenly…”Son…find a gas station…or something…NOW!”
He found one…it was closed…”See those trees over there…head for them. NOW!”
Whew!
I made it.
On the road again…thirty minutes later…”Son…find some more trees…not those ones…there’s a house in the middle….there’s a paddock of maize…STOP! NOW!”
I made it that time too.
But it was close.
Dunno what was in that chowder; but it didn’t like me.
Finished up in Seneca Falls. In a grot-shop motel called Starlite.
It’s redeeming features being it has a microwave with two knobs, (second night in succession we’ve struck that,) and I eventually got the fridge to work.
Otherwise…avoid this place…
Disclaimer: be aware that the views and the opinions expressed by the author of this missive are bloody good ones.
But Johnboy, was it the beer or the chowder ? Seems you will be able to write a " While Visiting America, Avoid These Beers " best seller.
One of the biggest beer mistakes I've made was a beer sampler tray, at the Phantom Canyon in Colorado springs. Eighteen one ounce shot glass samples of their house brews. Made some evil chemistry in my gut!
I'm starting to grow more fond of dark pale ales and such. My Uncles came up from Texas 2 weeks ago and they brought up some Buffalo sweat............ Never, I repete never drink that nasty crap! He also brought up some others that I can't remember their names and it was garbage too. He tried passing michelobe ultra to me and Pabsts it awesome compared to that stale water junk! :LOL:
I'm with you on the over hopped thing Roger. It strikes me as one of those phase/fad things...........sorta like a few years back we went through a hot sauce trend. Somehow I think it's driven by the "Mr. Macho" thing..........who can down the most viciously, outrageously hot sauce without whining. Never mind that there's no chance of enjoying any flavor that might be present. The goal seemed to be, who could make a sauce so hot it would take paint off a battle ship without removing the cap. Argh!
Now it's hops in brews............it's not about flavor complexity and lingering enjoyable taste........just so it makes you pucker tighter. Hmmmm, maybe that last comment shouldn't be used around jb right now............
:LOL::LOL: jb, Michelob is Anheuser Busch/Budweiser's so called "premium" line, but just another of their monster brewery tags for high volume production beers. Amberbock is a passable amber lager, but not much body IMO. It's a vast improvement over the flavored water, rice based brews making up the bulk of their volume, but there's lots better craft brews out there to be sampled. ;)
And Ryan, your description of "...darker pale ales..." :HMMM: There's dark ales, there's pale ales, there's India pale ales (yuck!!) and even double IPA's (double yuck!!), but I can't say that I've ever seen a darker pale, but I suppose it's possible;) A pale ale that's slightly darker in color than another pale ale? Maybe you've coined a new term in brewing!! Michelob - a darker shade of pale!:rolleyes:
Where's Procol Harum when you really need 'em.........................
That's hitting the nail square on the head, Uncle Bob. I totally agree.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter
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I can hear the opening cords on the organ now Uncle Bob, so light the joint and pass it around...