Sharks fan here! It's easier to learn how to watch at a game, especially if you sit up higher so you can see most/all of the ice and the plays form. Once you have a better understanding you can more easily watch on tv. But I can listen to it on the radio and understand too.
My preferred sports in order - baseball, hockey, curling, college footbal, nascar, indy car, and nfl. I used to watch bball some, when the Sonics were still here. I hate soccer, I don't understand and it's boring. I've tried to learn but don't get it. I think part of it is also because I didn't like playing it when it in PE during school.
I'm right there with you on the distaste for soccer. Jake played a LOT of different sports growing up, and I could find something to like about almost all of them.....except soccer. I just couldn't find much to love about it. And the professional leagues are even less enjoyable, in my humble opinion.....at least the little kids are cute when they play
.
I never had problems with the cheese getting weird after freezing it. Thinking back, did I freeze it or just vacuum seal it in the fridge. Hmm...back from google, maybe I didn't freeze it since he's the answer - Answer: You can freeze cheese successfully ifyou're planning to use it for cooking purposes. Frozencheese will remain safe to consume, but it willtypically change texture and often become crumbly once thawed, says the National Dairy Council. ... You can also grate cheese before freezing and place it in a freezer bag.
Grapes! Until we switched to DirectTV a couple years ago we had CBC. For whatever reason it was part of our cable and our three local stations are a part of the cable package up in Vancouver which is kinda fun because then I would watch it instead of their local news. But I grew up watching stuff like the Racoons, Danger Bay and Avonlea. It's also where I learned about curling and hockey (along with junior games here in Seattle because we have a WHL team, part of the CHL). When I visited a friend in Toronto several years back I made her take me to the CBC store so I could get a HNIC shirt and I got my picture taken with the elevator because it had Don and Ron above it.
Thanks for the do's and do-nots on freezing cheese
. I kind of thought that it might lose its physical integrity somewhat after freezing, because milk doesn't really thaw to the same consistency after freezing, either. Cool that you can freeze any excess and use it for cooking, though!! That's super handy for us cheapskates that like to buy everything in bulk for the savings
.
I think its so cool that you actually know who Don Cherry is.....and his nickname, too!
I'm rather impressed, my friend!
I always freeze extra cheese. I grate it myself and seal it in mason jars because my vacuum sealer has an attachment and it keeps it from squishing the cheese.
I always use it for cooking and you cannot tell it had been frozen, but now that I think about it, I have never just eaten it I guess because it is shredded.
I might try freezing a small square next time I have extra cheese and try it out.
A vacuum sealer! That's the next toy....ahem, I mean, appliance
.... that I need. I think I'll add that to my Santa list this year
. Fun *and* functional!
I freeze shredded cheese all the time as well. It does crumble a bit more when coming out, and of course half the time I forget to take it out ahead of time when I need it, but it helps save money by buying when on sale.
Not only whole system replacement, but after finding out exactly what went wrong, and the fact that my other unit has the exact same design flaw and is the same age, may end up replacing BOTH systems. Thankfully we have a little time to shop around for the best price as we got the broken system working partially to keep that part of the house bearable. (it sounds awful when it does run, and shuts off during the hottest part of the day, but cools things back down for overnight and morning).
That absolutely bites
. I hope you're able to get a great deal, especially if you end up replacing both units. One is discouraging enough, but two would have sent me WAY past the point of mimosas. I'd have been weeping in the corner with a case of Hershey bars and a teddy bear
.
Cool! Being from PA and having a minor league Penguins team nearby that is all that is ever mentioned. Although, someone at a local event we were at saw my daughters shirt and said "Go Sharks".
The best thing about the Olympics is that curling is on. I don't know why I love it so much. I just can't stop watching. We have an Olympics channel on our cable that will have some competitions on sometimes.
I loved Avonlea growing up. My hope is that maybe it will show up once Disney has their on demand set up. It is hard to find on DVD for a reasonable amount of money the last time I looked. PEI is pretty high on my bucket list. I actually looked at Canadian cruises but I want to see more then one day's worth of the island.
Ugh, curling
. I can't watch it. I just can't! Steve
loves it, but it grates on my nerves something fierce. All that yelling.......hard, hard!
NBC Sports has curling night in America that I'll watch sometimes but it's not current events going on which would be better. It looks like it starts in October and airs Friday nights.
I hadn't thought about Disney maybe putting older stuff on, it would be nice if they put Avonlea on since they used to air it. It always drove me nuts though because I had one friend that watched it there because they didn't get CBC and I got the episodes on CBC before she did on Disney so I always had to wait to talk about it. PEI is on my bucket list too! I think there's enough to do in the maritimes to be able to spend a week there.
A visit to the east coast is another destination on my bucket list, too
. Pretty sure not only could you fill a week, but probably two.....especially when the pace of life is a bit less frenetic in that part of Canada. My BIL & SIL just spent 12 days exploring Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, PEI earlier this summer and they still didn't get a chance to do everything they wanted to do.Their photos were stunning!
Hijack away
. I love the fact that there's so much knowledge shared here on my threads!
A bit OT so I don't mind if no one wants to respond but I have just read on a UK forum that they are now asking for 20% tip as standard in the restaurants which seems a bit excessive. It used to be around 15%. Do you pay 20% for just normal service? I am just trying to budget for our upcoming trip and it all seems to getting a bit expensive
It definitely does give a person a bit of sticker shock when the tip is added on to an already pricey meal cost. It is certainly a pain in the wallet!!
I will admit I can't figure it out. If I go to one place and a hamburger is $7, the tip at 20% would be $1.40, but if I go to the next place and a hamburger is $12, 20% would be $2.40. I just can't figure it out. Is it more work in one place than the other? What did the waitress at the second place do that warrants a $1 higher tip?
A very interesting perspective
. Food for thought! (pardon the pun
)
You know, that suit doesn't even faze me (you know you're Canadian when...) but the look on Ron MacLean's face in this pic made me laugh out loud!
And all this talk of US cheddar. EVERYONE know that Ontario make the best cheddar in all of North America.
And the best Cheddar in Ontario (IMO) is from Maple Dale just north of Belleville. Every time I'm driving up 37 I'm popping in a dropping a C note to keep the stocks up. And the cheddar cheese bread is da bomb! Then there's the 5 or 6 flavors of curds (roasted garlic and hot pepper are our 2 fav's). You should start a business smuggling (er, importing) this fine Canadian product down south and introducing it to the masses.
I'd be interested to know how many of those who say gross to curds think it is perfectly acceptable to wait until a cheese is marbled with moldy bits and eat it then; now THAT is grossssssss!!!!! (A little more
)
FWIW - I will keep an eye out for Tillamook cheddar next time I'm in a US Costco (the equivalent in Costco Canada is the Balderson Cheddar, which is pretty darn good, but not great). We bring a lot of Cabot back when we are in the US - dairy is sooo much cheaper down there than up here, and Cabot is an acceptable proxy for a good Ontario cheddar.
It was the expression that got me, too
. Can you imagine having Don Cherry as your father-in-law AND your co-worker?
I can only imagine the faces Ron makes when the cameras aren't rolling
.
OMG YES.....Maple Dale is some of the best!
Now I'm thinking we should squeeze in a quick side trip to Maple Dale on our visit home this weekend
. We will be in Belleville for dinner with family anyway, and I know Steve would give his eye teeth for some fresh, squeeky curd
.
Bahahaha...I true Canadian will tell you all about Ron and Don...and watch to see what his suit looks like this week. You can't live in Canada and not like hockey on some level. I don't like to watch alot of hockey on tv. But going to an actual game...we do l
those games. It's just too bad it costs an arm and a leg to go to an actual game. We are Oiler fans ( no hazing on our terrible team choice ) and for the 4 of us to go a game in Edmonton would run us nearly 1000.00 to even get tickets in the door
for a three hour game of watching men chase a little black puck around. We have only been to a couple of games we were lucky to be " gifted " tickets by the sil from their company tickets for customers and employees. It is just too costly for us. That doesn't even include driving, hotels, food. I would rather go on a real vacation for that price.
Have you ever seen the Rick Mercer segment about Don Cherry's suits? It's hysterical!!
The prices for Leafs tickets are off the charts as well.....WAY outside the budgets of most folks. It's been years since we have gone to a game at the ACC in Toronto because we can't justify $300+ for a ticket in the nosebleeds. Plus parking.....and food......and don't even get me started on the price for a beer there!!
Jake is coming for a visit in October, and the Leafs just happen to be in town to play the Red Wings in Detroit. While its still a pricey outing, it is less expensive than Toronto so we picked up tickets for the game on October 11th. I'm not sure who is more excited.....Steve or Jake!
and I ended up putting in more time at work than I had hoped I would need to. I even worked last Saturday!! Then add on the holiday weekend, and preparing for our trip home tomorrow.....and time just got away on me. I am so sorry!
), and I have booked both of our Aquatica cabanas (which took a little fiddling around, as apparently the Cutback Cove area is closing on September 17th to facilitate construction on a new ride they are building.....so I ended up having to cancel the Cutback Cove reservation I had and rebooking both in the Roa's Rapids cabana area). I got a rocking good deal on some Disney Gift Cards at Sam's Club ($112 for $150 worth of gift cards, thanks to the Sam's discounted price and two $15 e-vouchers that we were emailed) which will help offset some of our pricier dining reservations. I ordered a pair of Halloween Mickey Ears from an Etsy supplier to match our Sleepy Hollow t-shirts (in purple to match my tee!) but I'm still waiting on delivery of those.....apparently the Etsy crafter forgot to ship them until I emailed her two weeks later wondering where they were (d'oh! 
. C'mon, October!
Tell me is isn't so! That's my FAVORITE sport to watch.....the game is so fast and I love the strategy that goes into a game. And as an added bonus.....you don't get cold watching it 
. What more can you ask for? 
. There's no strategy at all! 
We are looking forward to seeing you again, my friend. Your company is always a delight 
) in exactly one month. Definitely nice to know we'll be spending some quality time with him again so soon.
