Happy Thanksgiving

[Young Ed]

Time once again for a happy thanksgiving wish to the group. Making pumpkin pies at my parents tonight to get ready. Yum! Only pumkin pie I'll eat.

[steveplym]

Very funny Ed.

Wife is going to get the turkey going this evening. Going to visit the parents, uncles, aunts, etc. tomorrow. Supposed to be nice tomorrow, high around 52 I think. May have to get the old Plymouth out for some exercise.

[Plymouthy Adams]

I saw a similar cartoon years back only the rock was in shape of a 1949 Plymouth..just too funny...

[Young Ed]

haha tim thats what you said last year too

[Plymouthy Adams]

that just proves I don't lie...

has anyone heard from Greg G? I am not sure of his plans yet but if he is out there and checking in...tonight I will make raisin pies...

Louman Earle was over last night for a sorta Thanksgiving meal as he will visit family...I prepared a low country boil....

Happy Thanksgiving to all..I take this entire week off..this is my birth week and I refuse to share it with co-workers....

[steveplym]

Can't argue with you there Tim. If I could take the whole week off I would. I took off this afternoon and got the garage in order. Drove the Plymouth about 20 miles and just enjoying a nice sunny day out today.

[Norm's Coupe]

Hope everyone has a happy and safe Thanksgiving weekend.

"BIRTHDAY'S OFF SUBJECT"

I have never taken off work for my birthday. I've always considered it "just another day". My wife use to take her birthday off too and would say I should. Just don't understand the thinking behind that. I don't think I've ever seen a work policy or union contract that says you get your birthday off either. When my wife ask me what I want to do on my birthday it's always the same answer. "Same thing I do every other day".

Anyway, happy birthday Tim. When you go back to work you'll have to take in the donuts or other goodies, since someone else took over for you this week.

[oldmopar]

Hope everyone has a happy and safe Thanksgiving weekend.

"BIRTHDAY'S OFF SUBJECT"

I have never taken off work for my birthday. I've always considered it "just another day". My wife use to take her birthday off too and would say I should. Just don't understand the thinking behind that. I don't think I've ever seen a work policy or union contract that says you get your birthday off either. When my wife ask me what I want to do on my birthday it's always the same answer. "Same thing I do every other day".

Anyway' date=' happy birthday Tim. When you go back to work you'll have to take in the donuts or other goodies, since someone else took over for you this week.[/quote']

I always took my birthday off when I worked not really sure why I guess any excuse not to work. I have every day off since I retired last year and do not miss work at all. I was just saying to my wife how I dislike the day before thanksgiving always a lot of traffic getting home that day.

Back on topic

I do wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving day

[RobertKB]

In Canada, we celebrate Thanksgiving on the second Monday in October. We had many good wishes from American forum members for a happy Thanksgiving. I am returning that favour and wishing all American forum members a happy Thanksgiving. Eat lots of Turkey, pumpkin pie, etc. and enjoy your extra long weekend!

[oldmopar]

In Canada, we celebrate Thanksgiving on the second Monday in October. We had many good wishes from American forum members for a happy Thanksgiving. I am returning that favour and wishing all American forum members a happy Thanksgiving. Eat lots of Turkey, pumpkin pie, etc. and enjoy your extra long weekend!

What is the main meal for a Canadian Thanksgiving is it a Turkey or ?

[Brendan D25]

Happy Thanksgiving to all our American friends. Brendan.

[Plymouthy Adams]

I have a lot of use or lose leave to take yet..will go back to work and do 4 day work weeks for those two weeks prior to Christmas then have 16 days off for Christmas...then see how to burn the last 5 hours...

[RobertKB]

Main meal for Canadian Thanksgiving is very similar to what you have. Turkey is the meal of choice for most but lots of people will do a ham or something else just as tasty.

[Norm's Coupe]

I always took my birthday off when I worked not really sure why I guess any excuse not to work. I have every day off since I retired last year and do not miss work at all. I was just saying to my wife how I dislike the day before thanksgiving always a lot of traffic getting home that day.

Back on topic

I do wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving day

Know what you mean about the traffic. We also don't go out shopping over the Thanksgiving weekend. It's a mad house out there then. We just stay home for the weekend and start putting up Christmas deco's Friday. That usually eats up the weekend.

[dezeldoc]

Everyone have a Happy and safe gobble gobble day!!!

Happy B-Day Tim!

[48Dodger]

In Canada, we celebrate Thanksgiving on the second Monday in October. We had many good wishes from American forum members for a happy Thanksgiving. I am returning that favour and wishing all American forum members a happy Thanksgiving. Eat lots of Turkey, pumpkin pie, etc. and enjoy your extra long weekend!

Happy Turkey day to everyone! Thanks for the kind words Robert and all from our neighbor to the north. I'll do my best to remember you guys in October next year.

48D

[BobT-47P15]

Hope everyone has a good Thanksgiving day with family and friends.

Happy birthday Tim.....enjoy your time off.

Bob

[pflaming]

Some good folk in Ohio told me that one member of their family would put a pig on the pit on a rotesarri. The carcus would be filled full of hams and small turkeys, stuffing, then all tied together. When all was cooked, the family members would come over and get their h,t,bbq pork. There is a name for this type of cooking but cannot recall. Sounds like a great meal. Maybe someone in Ohio, IL, etc. knows about this.

[Plymouthy Adams]

Thanks Bob..this morning started with the sale of my 440 big block...man needed it for a numbers correct Road-runner and I surely could not think of anything I need a 440 in..the 47 Ply Bz. Cp. well would have been nice but also be heavy on the overpowered side..it was dyno'd at 463HP..slighly warmed over..

I lost track of this guy when he changed jobs..he is now at one of the areas larger junk yard as the main counter man..in the deal he is to get me the swing pedal and booster setup for the 41 Dodge from the list of cars I specified....looking more for this than the cash I got...BUT..happy birthday to me!!

I could not help myself...I sliced one of my raisin pies this morning..think my tongue slapped my left ear it was so good...

[Plymouthy Adams]

funny you should mention that..just saw a special on tv about that...I have already forgot the name..(was only half listening while on the computer) unique for sure..

I have one last job that I do for the meal..that is my fruit salad, I will start the prep of that just a bit before the meal..I like it best before it is ever refrigerated...

[Niel Hoback]

I just returned last night from three weeks in Budapest Hungary. Today is a good day for us all to be thankful for all we have, more than we can realize.

We have toys and friends and the freedom to enjoy them any way we want.

Have a good and happy thanksgiving and may God bless us all.

[Plymouthy Adams]

Niel..I bet that was a trip and a half..would so much like to see that country in person...

[they_call_me_tred]

happy thanksgiving all.

i haven't been on here in a while, been super busy workin' two jobs and workin on cars in the garage at night. i'm no stranger to the all-nighter.

anyway, i'm going to japan on wednesday for moon's car/bike show. my girl and i are presenting trophies for best hot rod, custom, and bike. i'm super stoked. the weekend after, we'll be at moon's show in irwindale at the speedway (the 13th).

hey, if any of you are in vegas today, stop by for a beer or slice of pie or whatever. (i'm cooking, but just know that i baste the turkey every half hour all day long, i'm a fine cook for a simple meal like the traditional thanksgiving dinner). ha aha!

happy feasting!

[Don Coatney]

that just proves I don't lie...

has anyone heard from Greg G? I am not sure of his plans yet but if he is out there and checking in...tonight I will make raisin pies...

Louman Earle was over last night for a sorta Thanksgiving meal as he will visit family...I prepared a low country boil....

Happy Thanksgiving to all..I take this entire week off..this is my birth week and I refuse to share it with co-workers....

Tim;

Happy birthday and happy Thanksgiving to all. If Greg swings by and heads my way I fully expect you so send a rasin pie with him.

I know you (Tim) have an annual holidy story you usually share. Here is my Thanksgiving story.

We have a golden lab named Mick Jagger. He came to us in the summer of 1998. As a puppy, the dog came with his own idiosyncrasies. He will only sleep on the bed, on top of the covers, nuzzled as close to my face as he can get without actually performing a French kiss on me.

Lest you think this is a bad case of 'no discipline,' I should tell you that Lisa and I tried every means to break him of this habit including locking him in a separate bedroom for several nights. The new door cost over $200. But I digress.

Thanksgiving is always terrific for family, extended family, and a lot of friends that I like more than family most of the time. I was assigned the task of preparing 124 of my famous yeast dinner rolls for the Thanksgiving feast.

I am still cursing the electrician for getting the new oven hooked up so quickly. It was the only appliance in the whole darn house that worked, thus the assignment.I made the decision to cook the rolls on Wed evening to reheat Thurs am. Since the kitchen was freshly painted, you can imagine the odor. Not wanting the rolls to smell like Sherwin Williams #586, I put the rolls on baking sheets and set them in the living room to rise for a few hours. Lisa and I decided to go out to eat, returning in about an hour. The rolls were ready to go in the oven.

It was 8:30 PM. When I went to the living room to retrieve the pans, much to my shock one whole pan of 12 rolls was empty. I called out to Mick Jagger and my worst nightmare became a reality. He literally wobbled over to me. He looked like a combination of the Pillsbury dough boy and the Michelin Tire man wrapped up in fur. He groaned when he walked. I swear even his cheeks were bloated.I ran to the phone and called our vet. After a few seconds of uproarious laughter, he told me the dog would probably be OK, however, I needed to give him Pepto Bismol every 2 hours for the rest of the night.

Who only knows why I thought a dog would like Pepto Bismol any more than my kids did when they were sick. Suffice it to say that by the time we went to bed the dog was black, white and pink. He was so bloated we had to lift him onto the bed for the night.

We arose at 7:30 and as we always do first thing; put the dog out to relieve himself. Well, the dog was as drunk as a sailor on his first leave. He was running into walls, falling flat on his butt and most of the time when he was walking his front half was going one direction and the other half was either dragging the grass or headed 90 degrees in another direction.He couldn't lift his leg to pee, so he would just walk and pee at the same time. When he ran down the small incline in our back yard he couldn't stop himself and nearly ended up running into the fence.

His pupils were dilated and he was as dizzy as a loon. I endured another few seconds of laughter from the vet (second call within 12 hours) before he explained that the yeast had fermented in his belly and that he was indeed drunk.He assured me that, not unlike most binges we humans go through, it would wear off after about 4 or 5 hours and to keep giving him Pepto Bismol.

Afraid to leave him by himself in the house, Lisa and I loaded him up and took him with us to my sister's house for the first Thanksgiving meal of the day.My sister lives outside of the Boro, (10 to 15 minute drive). Rolls firmly secured in the trunk (124 less 12) and drunk dog leaning from the back seat onto the console of the car between Lisa and me, we took off. Now I know you probably don't believe that dogs burp, but believe me when I say that after eating a tray of risen unbaked yeast rolls, DOGS WILL BURP. These burps were pure Old Charter. They would have matched or beat any smell in a drunk tank at the police station. But that's not the worst of it. Now he was beginning to fart and they smelled like baked rolls. Strike me dead if I am not telling the truth! We endured this for the entire trip to Alices's, thankful she didn't live any further away than she did.

Once Mick Jagger was firmly placed in my sister's garage with the door locked, we finally sat down to enjoy our first Thanksgiving meal of the day. The dog was the topic of conversation all morning long and everyone made trips to the garage to witness my drunken dog, each returning with a tale of Mick's latest endeavor to walk without running into something. Of course, as the old adage goes, 'what goes in must come out' and Mick was no exception.

Granted if it had been me that had eaten 12 risen, unbaked yeast rolls, you might as well have put a concrete block up my behind, but alas a dog's digestive system is quite different from yours or mine. I discovered this was a mixed blessing when we prepared to leave Alices's house. Having discovered his 'packages' on the garage floor, we loaded him up in the car so we could hose down the floor.

This was another naive decision on our part. The blast of water from the hose hit the poop on the floor and the poop on the floor withstood the blast from the hose. It was like Portland cement beginning to set up and cure.We finally tried to remove it with a shovel. I (obviously no one else was going to offer their services) had to get on my hands and knees with a coarse brush to get the remnants off of the floor. And as if this wasn't degrading enough, the darn dog in his drunken state had walked through the poop and left paw prints all over the garage floor that had to be brushed too.

Well, by this time the dog was sobering up nicely so we took him home before our second Thanksgiving dinner. I am happy to report that the dog is back to normal both in size and temperament. He has had a bath and is no longer tricolor. None the worse for wear I presume. I am also happy to report that just this evening I found 2 risen unbaked yeast rolls hidden inside my closet door.

It appears he must have come to his senses after eating 10 of them but decided hiding 2 of them for later would not be a bad idea. Now, I'm doing research on the computer as to: 'How to clean unbaked dough from the carpet.'

And how was your day?

[55 Fargo]

Happy Thanksgiving to my American friends and fellow forum pals...............Fred