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We have Sonic here but Ive never been. I hope the Wataburger is open 24 hours. The Checkers is open late but often not late enough. Steak N Shake doesn't stay open 24 hours anymore.

Blackrat said:

Well that’s a name I’d have never guessed to be a fast food chain

Treasure Island was one of my fave books when I was a kid, and naming a food place after a particularly nasty pirate sounds a bit peculiar to me

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Silver was the ship's cook in the story... Which is why the name makes sense.

I miss the A&W restaurants - there was only ever one around here when I was a kid. The nearest one is about an hour away in RI. Pretty much all of the smaller burger-focused restaurant chains have vanished in New England, although Five Guys did open up locally about a decade ago.

Aeson said:

We have Sonic here but Ive never been. I hope the Wataburger is open 24 hours.

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Sonic is good for drinks imo, due to how many options they have. Most (99%) of whataburgers are 24/7.

It's on my route. It would be handy.

I came home to find Captain D's leftovers in my fridge. Thought I'd share in light of the conversation.

"This Scrooge is not going to get away with it."
Ainsley Earhardt

"Nothing explains Fox News better than a rich white lady calling a homeless man Scrooge."
Michael Che

For your consideration: The best name in history

My mom is ready to retire retire. She was retired, and after my dad passed she went to work at Walmart part time. She's had enough of Walmart's stuff. She's turning in her notice. I'm glad. I really hope she can enjoy her down time. No one knows how long they have. I hate the idea of people having to work until the day they die. At some point you should be able enjoy the fruits of your labors. I want her to move in with me. I live close to a lake. She can spend her days feeding the fish and the ducks if she wants to. I just want her to be happy.

Aeson said:

This is odd. In my dining area there a ceiling fan with lights on a dimmer switch. If you pull the chain to turn off the fan, the lights dim, and you can't adjust them. On a lark I changed out one of the bulbs, and all three lights brightened. I took the bulb out and turned the lights on and they were dim again. I put the bulb back in and they brightened up again. So many things in this house don't work as they should. Some things don't work at all. Other things don't work right. It's madness I tell you.

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I know it was posted a while ago, but this sounds like something is in series rather then parallel.

I would like to present: my recipe for buttermilk biscuits. It's more about the technique than the ingredients.

CleverBiscuits

Ingredients:
4 cups of all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 Tablespoon granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 stick of unsalted butter, frozen solid
2 cups cold buttermilk

Preheat your oven to 425 degrees F / 220 degrees C.

Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, and salt together into a large bowl. Using a box cheese grater, grate the stick of frozen butter directly into the flour mixture. (Tip: it's easier to grip if you coat the stick of butter with the flour from the bowl first.) Work the butter into the flour with your fingers, flattening it out and rubbing it all together until it's the consistency of I dunno, rolled oats or dry rice.

Add the buttermilk all at once and mix it with your hands for a few seconds until it's moistened but not quite fully mixed. (Don't worry, you finish mixing it on the countertop.) So: turn it out onto the countertop and pat it out into a rectangle. Fold it in half, press it back out into a rectangle, fold it in half, press it back out into a rectangle...you will need to do this about 3 times, maaaaaaybe 4, just until the dough comes together and you've built up a good number of layers. Don't overdo it or your biscuits will be tough. Then pat it out into one last rectangle about an inch thick, and cut into squares.

Place each square on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, spaced about an inch or two apart. Bake for about 15 minutes or until golden brown.

Tip: I use a bench scraper to mix, fold, and cut the dough.

ScottDeWar_jr said:

I know it was posted a while ago, but this sounds like something is in series rather then parallel.

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Hey. I'm glad to see you. When you're away for awhile I think you're back in the hospital. I hope everything is ok.


I know what serial and parallel are, but can you explain how they're used in this instance? When you say series I picture Christmas lights on a string. One bulb goes out then rest after goes out.