Posted on 01/03/2008 6:35:58 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!
Sing hey! for the bath at close of day
That washes the weary mud away!
A loon is he that will not sing:
O! Water Hot is anoble thing!
O! Sweet is the sound of falling rain.
and the brook that leaps from hill to plain;
but better than rain or rippling streams
is Water Hot that smokes and steams.
O! Water cold we may pour at need
down a thirsty throat and be glad indeed;
but better is Beer, if drink we lack,
and Water Hot poured down the back.
O! Water is fair that leaps on high
in a fountain white beneath the sky;
but never did fountain sound so sweet
as splashing Hot Water with my feet!
you gots it
I don’t think that cat’s got it down right.
Yep. warm tomorrow and I’m out of charcoal...don’t want to go to the grocery store tomorrow. Anyway, at least the car will get washed.
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That is one cute picture. We have one of Victoria and Gifford, she pretty much disappeared the same way.
We likes that one. heh-heh.
One’s pets ought not clash.
Aww...I like that one!
Also they had all sorts of tea pots, tea cups, and various tea biscuits. Like Tim Tams...mmm, Tim Tams... Also all kinds of British candy, like Crunchie bars and Smarties. Way cool! And the folks there were really friendly and nice. I got two bags of tea (one green, one black), and will most definitely go back! They also have a tea room, with tables and all, and serve pastries and tea and that. I didn't stay for tea, but will sometime!
Sounds lovely! Do you have a large tea infuser for a full pot, or just a small one for single cups? SirKit wants to start drinking Green Tea during the day rather than coffee, so I was going to look for a large infuser that would hold enough for 6 cups or so, of tea.
I'm just brewing straight in a little teapot and then using a tea strainer - it's a little mesh strainer that you hold over the cup as you pour. Like this. It catches any leaves that come down the spout. To me, that's a lot simpler and less messy than a full-on infuser. I lazy...
I'm having some of my green tea now - very nice!
I definitely have to go back to that place. It was overwhelming (according to one article I found about them, they carry more than 700 varieties - try to imagine that!), but really cool!
That said, they do make basket style infusers that sit in a cup or pot instead of having a hinge of any sort, and I imagine those would work nicely! I’m just happy with my l’il strainer is all. It was cheap and it works well.
Heh...and I’ve been watching All Creatures Great and Small (they do a LOT of tea drinking, so that I end up stopping the show to make some...) and they just use a strainer. ;-)
We’re trying to figure out a way to brew the tea in one of our old thermal coffee carafes. I found the Stash tea website, and they sell filter bags that will hold enough loose tea for a whole pot. We can fill it, pop that into the carafe, pour in hot water, then remove the tea bag after a few minutes, with little or no mess. Put the top back on the carafe, and we’ll have nice hot tea for as long as it lasts. The bags are not that expensive, only $4 /100. I like Stash Green Chai, and Black Chai teas, and they have a black decaf tea variety called Christmas Eve that’s nice, too.
This is a very old gun, being bought sometimes in the early 1960s. My aunt asked my dad for help in choosing a .22 for protection, since she didn't want anything bigger. He tried to talk her out of the Jaguar (Beretta Model 70), because it was so expensive. She bought it because it was light and pretty, and I'm glad she stuck to her gun(s). Here it is, pretty much actual size, at least on my monitor
My father made the walnut grips from the utility-grade walnut they had at work. We had not yet discovered Ca'lico Hardwoods. He also did the checkering, or at least started it. After ten minutes, he announced he did not have the patience or the eyesight for it, so it's been my job ever since.
The M70, later replaced with the M71, was the weapon of choice of the Mossad, although they usually had a suppressor to make the package even sweeter. It's light, reliable, and handles like a dream. Sort of like an Italian sports car (except for the "reliable" part). For my large hands, it's only slightly small, but still feels great in the hand, and just begs to tag along in a pocket.
While this particular gun was bought in 1961 or 1962, the instructions indicate it was made much earlier (it came out in 1957), since New York City still didn't have a zip code for the importer's address on the bottom of the page. This Beretta probably cost 3x what a cheap .22 pocket pistol cost, whatever it was in those days. It certainly didn't fly off the shelves.
Shortcomings included the famous Beretta magazine design, which allowed for easy viewing of the rounds inside, and easy collection of any sort of gunk floating around. It also had a user-unfriendly magazine release button at the bottom of the grip, and a decidedly odd crossbolt safety at the top. The Model 71 had a more conventional safety.
None of this detracts from the Beretta Jaguar as a near-perfect pocket plinker. It's not ideal for a defensive weapon, but certainly better than nothing. I think this particular one has only had one box of ammo put through it.
Of course, something this good had to be messed up the the government, and they used the 1968 Gun Control Act to ban it by "factoring" it out of existence. There were too many crooks using expensive .22 pistols, so the Model 70/71 was flunked due to short barrel, aluminum frame, rudimentary sights, and lack of additional safeties. Beretta brought in a few Model 101s with a longer barrel, adjustable sights grafted on, and a longer frame.
Even though it's not as elegant, the 101 is still regarded as a fantastic .22 plinker, and any bought at $300 today can be considered a steal. Many, me included, consider the Model 70/71 to be just about the finest .22 pocket plinker devised by man. I just didn't remember how neat it was until I had it in my hands again after about 45 years.
Mod 70 and 71 are in my collection as well......yer Auntie is one smart cookie......my 71 came from the IDF. The 70S came to me as a gift from a DSS EOD agent and I suspect it was from the same region.
I love em, finding magazines are my problem. I have a dozen good ones for the two of em and that is Ok but last new in the wrapper / NIB magazine I could find was 79$.....:o)
The guy at Beretta who went to AlMar knives or S&W knives was the POC for all things Beretta 70/71S.....he stated that when Beretta moved to Highway 210 near Indianhead (my old EOD school) they sold off all the spare parts and mags etc too a guy in Connecticut somewhere ?!?!?
Who knows.......:o)
Took me a few hundred gun shows to find grips for em as the originals were trashed and the only OTC grips were with the thumb piece on the side which made it too big......
Very very good reliable rig when you find a brand of ammo it likes .....mine is flawless with CCI Mini Mags.
Awesome subject for gun pron ....well done !!
A little off topic.....
But I live in Kalifornicate, where it is nearly impossible to secure a concealed carry permit -- unless you are a leftist politician.
Some folks carry, nonetheless.
You know - the "rather be judged by 12 than carried by 6" rational.
"Some folks" believe it ain't a real piece unless the caliber starts with a 4.
Myself among them..
To date - the piece "I bought for my wife" (and later appropriated for myself) is one of the nicest I've come across -- and it slips comfortable into a jeans pocket or light jacket pocket without being too unseemly....
The Kimber CDP Ultra II .45 cal - with melted edges, night sights, 3" barrel, aluminum frame and all the features those who carried the 1911 are familiar with.. Except this little honey behaves MUCH better in a MUCH smaller and lighter package..and unbelievable accurate for a 3" barrel right out of the box! I have no idea of how Kimber does that.
Merits of Green Tea?
Discuss.
Merits: Ample. It’s full of antioxidants that do many good things - immune health, mental health, tissue health, cardiovascular, etc. Might even bring about world peace.
Cautions: Drink in moderation. Teas are full of fluoride which can interfere with thyroid function.
Mmmmmm.....pocket plinker....
...and stop Global Warming...
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