What did you do today not on your truck...

[FleetsidePaul]

Originally Posted by special-K

Yeah, no shortage of green here. That's one thing great about that Suburban. I was able to stuff the two 1 x 8 x 12 footers in and slam the hatch to keep them dry. The storm passed and I was able to finish up. That was Saturday. Yesterday I got it all out, sanded, primed, and let it dry. Put it all back inside just before the thunderstorm.

Now today I got it all out and sanded it. More worried about earlier thunderstorms and now it's the pretty paint. I set it up to take directly inside on racks. And it did already come thundering through here a while back and still thundering. It's about time to fire up the grille.

We've got nothing but dirt and some very tough trees here that manage to survive. My wife wants to grow vegetables. Yeah right. They won't grow here. I put some fake plants out at the end of the driveway. They look real. We'll see how long they last in this climate. I'd take a picture but it's just too dang hot outside.

Paid bills today. Ugh! My electric bill was $287 and I wasn't even here for 2 weeks and I still get my 25% employee discount. I can't imagine what it would have been. i guess I'll find out next month because I'm back and the air is running.

My wife bought a bucket of KFC chicken...42 bucks.

[3757chevy]

Originally Posted by FleetsidePaul

My wife bought a bucket of KFC chicken...42 bucks.

Must have got the 8 pc.

[FleetsidePaul]

Originally Posted by 3757chevy

Must have got the 8 pc.

As a matter of fact it was an 8 piece. No joke. I about fell out of my chair when my wife told me how much it was.

But it was some pretty darn good fried chicken. I don't know about 42 bucks good, but it was good.

KFC is very much hit and miss depending on which location that you go to. The one in Ridgecrest is delicious. Just like I remember as a kid. The one in Santa Fe Springs was awful. They turned that one into a Taco Bell which wasn't any better.

And if you ever find yourself in Victorville California DO NOT eat at the McDonalds there. That's not a good one.

[3757chevy]

Originally Posted by FleetsidePaul

As a matter of fact it was an 8 piece. No joke. I about fell out of my chair when my wife told me how much it was.

But it was some pretty darn good fried chicken. I don't know about 42 bucks good, but it was good.

KFC is very much hit and miss depending on which location that you go to. The one in Ridgecrest is delicious. Just like I remember as a kid. The one in Santa Fe Springs was awful. They turned that one into a Taco Bell which wasn't any better.

And if you ever find yourself in Victorville California DO NOT eat at the McDonalds there. That's not a good one.

My wife and I get sticker-shock every time we go for groceries or carry out.

[Boog]

Oh man, our 8 pc is currently about $38+ and is some of the worst restaurant served fried chicken we've ever had. We stayed away from our kfc for 3 years or so because the place was so run down and nasty. Well no one else in town had good chicken so we tried kfc again and was so disappointed. I tossed half of it in the can. I swear I believe they refried it it was so dark. Chester's chicken at a fuel stop is better than our kfc.

[FleetsidePaul]

Originally Posted by Boog

Oh man, our 8 pc is currently about $38+ and is some of the worst restaurant served fried chicken we've ever had. We stayed away from our kfc for 3 years or so because the place was so run down and nasty. Well no one else in town had good chicken so we tried kfc again and was so disappointed. I tossed half of it in the can. I swear I believe they refried it it was so dark. Chester's chicken at a fuel stop is better than our kfc.

Chester's is good. And they have gizzards. And I love me some gizzards.

Bad KFC is just that. Bad. It's worse than drinking champagne out of a smelly shoe.

But if you can possibly find one that still does it right then you just hit the jackpot. They are few and far between but they still do exist.

But it's still going to cost you 42 bucks. (That's what she said)

[Sheepdip]

Originally Posted by FleetsidePaul

Chester's is good. And they have gizzards. And I love me some gizzards.

Back in the mid 80's I was working construction in Kansas City and there was this old, converted gas station on the Kansas side that sold chicken, it was called "Go Chicken Go" and they had fried gizzards to die for.

[FleetsidePaul]

Originally Posted by 3757chevy

My wife and I get sticker-shock every time we go for groceries or carry out.

The funny thing about the high prices is I buy less. I'll see the price of something and pass on it. That equals less sales for the merchant. It makes no sense. They aren't making any money if no one buys anything and I can't be the only one saying no way.

I avoid driving. Especially my big truck. It's like a mortgage payment to fill that beast up. So it sits. I drive my little Porsche which doesn't get great mileage either. But it's the best I've got. You'd be surprised how much stuff I can fit in that little car.

Necessity is the mother of invention.