Friday, July 01, 2016
~~ Friday’s Hunt v.2.01 -- "A" is for ... (not this big dog)
Friday's Hunt for the week of July 1st: 1. Week's Favorite; 2. Starts with "A"; and 3. macro.
1. Week's Favorite:
Guess where I was when I took this picture? I was sitting there minding my own business when this large dog, (a bull dog?) that I was petting jumped up into the empty chair beside me. Whew!!
Soon after that two ladies came in with the small dog on the left pictured below. My new found friend was fickle, he jumped down to welcome and befriend the new dog in town.
I had taken my car in for a Texas State inspection and an oil change. The owner has always had several dogs of this one's family, this time there was just one at the shop.
2. Starts with "A": Airport
Here are a couple of pictures that I took while we were being transported, in a golf cart, to the United Hospitality Room at Heathrow International Airport.
The first is the area approaching the Hospitality Room, the second is of us exiting an elevator. We traveled a long way but our driver was skilled. She even walked into the reception area with us. Sometimes it's nice to be elderly.
The next two are of a Men's Shower room in the Hospitality Room. I rate it a Five of a possible Five.
My restroom rating system is based on how much equipment needs to be touched when ones hands are clean. Nothing had to be touched, the soap, the water, the paper towels, the toilet (there wasn't a urinal), they all were automatic no-hands devices.
I.e. a perfect Five.
We are starting the Alphabet over again with the letter "A" this week. I did all twenty-six letters last time which was the first hosted by Teresa. She starts off Friday evening but gives us a Monday head start at finding items to post. You might wish to join in on the fun?
3. macro (My use is as opposites of 'micro', as in I studied Macro Econimics the first semester and Micro Economics the second.)
Per Google:
noun:
1. Computing
a single instruction that expands automatically into a set of instructions to perform a particular task.
2. Photography
short for macro lens.
adjective:
1. large-scale; overall.
"the analysis of social events at the macro level"
2. Photography
relating to or used in macrophotography.
Now what? Homemade Macaronic soup, anyone?
Guess where I was when I took this picture? I was sitting there minding my own business when this large dog, (a bull dog?) that I was petting jumped up into the empty chair beside me. Whew!!
Soon after that two ladies came in with the small dog on the left pictured below. My new found friend was fickle, he jumped down to welcome and befriend the new dog in town.
I had taken my car in for a Texas State inspection and an oil change. The owner has always had several dogs of this one's family, this time there was just one at the shop.
2. Starts with "A": Airport
Here are a couple of pictures that I took while we were being transported, in a golf cart, to the United Hospitality Room at Heathrow International Airport.
The first is the area approaching the Hospitality Room, the second is of us exiting an elevator. We traveled a long way but our driver was skilled. She even walked into the reception area with us. Sometimes it's nice to be elderly.
The next two are of a Men's Shower room in the Hospitality Room. I rate it a Five of a possible Five.
My restroom rating system is based on how much equipment needs to be touched when ones hands are clean. Nothing had to be touched, the soap, the water, the paper towels, the toilet (there wasn't a urinal), they all were automatic no-hands devices.
I.e. a perfect Five.
[click on a picture for larger viewing sized]
3. macro (My use is as opposites of 'micro', as in I studied Macro Econimics the first semester and Micro Economics the second.)
Per Google:
noun:
1. Computing
a single instruction that expands automatically into a set of instructions to perform a particular task.
2. Photography
short for macro lens.
adjective:
1. large-scale; overall.
"the analysis of social events at the macro level"
2. Photography
relating to or used in macrophotography.
Now what? Homemade Macaronic soup, anyone?
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The Fine Print:
- Teresa of Eden Hills, (click) is running this meme, Friday's Hunt. Her rules are: "Welcome to linkup for Friday’s Hunt. It’s very simple. Anyone can participate. The link opens at 7pm Central time and will close Sunday at 7pm, so you have plenty of time to enter.
- Teresa of Eden Hills, (click) is running this meme, Friday's Hunt. Her rules are: "Welcome to linkup for Friday’s Hunt. It’s very simple. Anyone can participate. The link opens at 7pm Central time and will close Sunday at 7pm, so you have plenty of time to enter.
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Labels: Dogs, Friday’s Hunt # 02 - 2016, Jim Does, London, Restroom Rating, Star Awards, Travel 6
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
The Jim Bunch Eats -- Ruby (Red) Tuesday -- at a zero-star restaurant
The RED LETTERS on that sign say "DOWN HOME COOKING."
The Jim Bunch went to eat in their old cars again last Thursday. We went to this little restaurant on US Hwy 190 out east of Huntsville, Texas, about eight miles.
You have to remember we are a Texas Bunch when you look at the pictures. Dress was "every day go to town" clothes.
The food was supposed to be good and people came all the way out from Huntsville to eat lunch. The place was crowded, but about a third were from our club. We had four of these long tables.
I said 'supposed to be good,' I really don't like brown gravy on my ribs. I am not sure they were even ribs as there weren't any rib bones. I had ribs with gravy (couldn't get them any other way), green beans, and cooked (still a little on the raw side) squash. And a piece of cornbread and a VERY SMALL side dish of raspberry cobbler for desert.
It wasn't the food that got the zero-star rating. The food was about a one and a half-star. It didn't make me sick but sure did fill me up, too full.
This was a (RED) sign to come. It says "Restrooms are out of order." Yet they were open and ready for use. There weren't any towels or T.P. I missed the sign and the tools and napkins to take in with me. I always wash, then when no towels I dry my hands on my jeans.
Uugh!
For sure a zero-star rating, nothing worked!
Some more of the Jim Bunch. Mrs. Jim couldn't come, she had a Canasta with the ladies thing on her schedule.
On the right are a few of the old Fords. More were on the side of the gravel parking lot. I took my '98 Mustang Convertible. I had the top down until after lunch. It got hot outside while we were inside.
Click the Ruby Tuesday button for Mary's Ruby Tuesday post list.Mary is in charge there, you can see more or post your own from there.
Labels: Cars, Driving Pictures, Eating, Jim Bunch Eats, Restroom Rating, Review, Ruby Tuesday, Star Awards
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
The Jim Bunch Eats -- Ruby (Red) Tuesday -- at a 2-star restaurant
This group is a part of Mrs. Jim's Sunday school class eating at one of our local Mexican restaurants. The food is excellent, Mrs. Jim and I shared the Sunday special green enchilada dinner.
I rated the place a two-star out of a possible five stars. My reasoning is below.
Two stars are right here, one in each picture. The next two didn't fare so well, did they? Scroll down again and I'll tell you why if you can't guess from the photos.
These two are evidence of a less than five star restaurant.
I judge restaurants by the quality of the rest rooms. This one was only a two.
They will get two stars, one each for the towel dispenser and another for the soap dispenser. No stars are coming for the water basin or for the toilet.
Both the towel and the soap dispenser are 'no hands' operation machines. We have to put our hands on the water faucet and on the toilet flushing lever. Stars go to the automatics, no stars for the manual.
Don't you really love it when you don't have to touch anything but yourself in a public restroom? You too can give the stars earned according to Jim's star award formula.
Did anyone guess how to get five stars? I have the answer posted in the comment section. Not many make that big five.
Click the Ruby Tuesday button for Mary's Ruby Tuesday post list.Mary is in charge there, you can see more or post your own from there.
Labels: Eating, Jim Bunch Eats, Restroom Rating, Review, Ruby Tuesday, Star Awards
