Gutters :)
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I have it on good authority that they don't care a lick about gutters over the pond. I have watched numerous episodes of Grantchester (detective show where Vicar solves the crimes) the main character lives in a vicarage that has gutters like this (image from duckduckgo) [^] They just let wild ivy grow in there. :rolleyes: No need for crawlin' up and cleanin' out. That's what I see on all the TV shows, so I know it has to be true. Just like everything I read on the Web. ;P EDIT Also, the only thing they eat over there is bangers & mash. I seen it on TV. EDIT 2 Also, I'm the authority on these things because I'm All-American US-living for realz. I'm wrapped in a US flag right now and listening to the star spangled banner! <Salute>
interesting, but that leads to a deviation. Looking at that picture - what's under the house? And just work with my ignorance all of you... Here in the United States, the greatest country on earth, keeper of the truth, and all things righteous.... I'm poking fun at someone.. This is my home: Google Photos[^] We have 3 types of basic house construction. Put the house on a slab (solid poured concreate, etc.), crawlspace - just think about it, or a full basement which is really just the bottom floor slab. The rule we have is that all landscape around the structure MUST slope away. Gutters collect rainwater and direct it away from the structure. Water be bad in a house when not in a pipe.
Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.
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I have it on good authority that they don't care a lick about gutters over the pond. I have watched numerous episodes of Grantchester (detective show where Vicar solves the crimes) the main character lives in a vicarage that has gutters like this (image from duckduckgo) [^] They just let wild ivy grow in there. :rolleyes: No need for crawlin' up and cleanin' out. That's what I see on all the TV shows, so I know it has to be true. Just like everything I read on the Web. ;P EDIT Also, the only thing they eat over there is bangers & mash. I seen it on TV. EDIT 2 Also, I'm the authority on these things because I'm All-American US-living for realz. I'm wrapped in a US flag right now and listening to the star spangled banner! <Salute>
have to post: British Couple Reacts to Courtesy Of The Red, White And Blue (The Angry American) (EMOTIONAL) - YouTube[^]
Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.
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yeah, you never saw that coming, did you? :) Roll with me here for the entertainment, and any lounge comments must involve gutters and insults against British food. :) I know a lot of us CP'rs are Brits or Europeans. Ohh, I'm sure I just offended somebody. Scottish want to chime in ;) I'm in the SE USA (Atlanta). Give me 30 minutes and I'll cook you a meal. Anyway, I know why you Brit's are so ... Brits. I heard this story about Yorkshire pudding. Gross. Do you know why the French still exist? To teach Brits how to cook, oh crap, this is going to go so sideways. Anyway, the Brits have the best vet ever, but back to gutters. In England it rains. A lot. The universal prosthetic is an umbrella. In the US, it rains in Seattle, but I don't care. Left coast and all that, they deserve it. What do you guys use for gutters? Do you go up on your roofs to clean them? Do you have gutter covers? Etc. I'm ignorantly curious. Here, we have companies selling "gutter protection." I can take their quotes, divide it by semiannual cleaning fees and I've been dead for 20 years before I get my money back. EDIT EDIT EDIT I did not mean this to go off on a culinary exercise. I am sure somewhere Yorkshire pudding is made proper. I just decided to try it at the restaurant I was at in a "what the hell" moment. I actually expected PUDDING. Live and learn. This sort of falls under "hey fellas! watch this" moment. The reference was simply a side swipe at you Brits in a friendly way. Now I need to catch up on the remains of the thread where it was really about gutters. You damn programmers - like herding cats :)
Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.
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Here, we have companies selling "gutter protection." I can take their quotes, divide it by semiannual cleaning fees and I've been dead for 20 years before I get my money back.
I can recommend a Nigerian prince who will be glad to reimburse you, just send him your checking account #. The circus guy was right, one a minute. My Grandmother (and mother) was from "jolly old". She made great Yorkshire pudding, steak and kidney pie, and eckles cake (sp?). Oh yeah, fish and chips ("use vinegar, it cuts the grease").
>64 It’s weird being the same age as old people. Live every day like it is your last; one day, it will be.
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yeah, you never saw that coming, did you? :) Roll with me here for the entertainment, and any lounge comments must involve gutters and insults against British food. :) I know a lot of us CP'rs are Brits or Europeans. Ohh, I'm sure I just offended somebody. Scottish want to chime in ;) I'm in the SE USA (Atlanta). Give me 30 minutes and I'll cook you a meal. Anyway, I know why you Brit's are so ... Brits. I heard this story about Yorkshire pudding. Gross. Do you know why the French still exist? To teach Brits how to cook, oh crap, this is going to go so sideways. Anyway, the Brits have the best vet ever, but back to gutters. In England it rains. A lot. The universal prosthetic is an umbrella. In the US, it rains in Seattle, but I don't care. Left coast and all that, they deserve it. What do you guys use for gutters? Do you go up on your roofs to clean them? Do you have gutter covers? Etc. I'm ignorantly curious. Here, we have companies selling "gutter protection." I can take their quotes, divide it by semiannual cleaning fees and I've been dead for 20 years before I get my money back. EDIT EDIT EDIT I did not mean this to go off on a culinary exercise. I am sure somewhere Yorkshire pudding is made proper. I just decided to try it at the restaurant I was at in a "what the hell" moment. I actually expected PUDDING. Live and learn. This sort of falls under "hey fellas! watch this" moment. The reference was simply a side swipe at you Brits in a friendly way. Now I need to catch up on the remains of the thread where it was really about gutters. You damn programmers - like herding cats :)
Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.
Translation: American gutters = British eavestroughs (also the more common word in Canada).
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charlieg wrote:
I heard this story about Yorkshire pudding.
A creation made in heaven (Yorkshire) - just add onion gravy ...
charlieg wrote:
Do you know why the French still exist? To teach Brits how to cook
There is more choice of quality food over here than most countries have heard of.
charlieg wrote:
In England it rains. A lot.
Hm, wonder why we have so many water shortages? I guess your view of Britain is based on how it was 50 or 60 years ago. Oh, did I mention that most Americans don't know the name of the next state?
I have already claimed ignorance in my question, but I have had yorkshire pudding, and it's useful for throwing it at dogs. That said, I have focused on French and Asian cooking, so the only ping in British food is it's just a meme - I'll work on it. :) Let's see - states next to me - South Carolina, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, north Carolina, yep that does it. "I guess your view of Britain is based on how it was 50 or 60 years ago." And you're been watching memes...
Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.
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Here, we have companies selling "gutter protection." I can take their quotes, divide it by semiannual cleaning fees and I've been dead for 20 years before I get my money back.
I can recommend a Nigerian prince who will be glad to reimburse you, just send him your checking account #. The circus guy was right, one a minute. My Grandmother (and mother) was from "jolly old". She made great Yorkshire pudding, steak and kidney pie, and eckles cake (sp?). Oh yeah, fish and chips ("use vinegar, it cuts the grease").
>64 It’s weird being the same age as old people. Live every day like it is your last; one day, it will be.
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yeah, you never saw that coming, did you? :) Roll with me here for the entertainment, and any lounge comments must involve gutters and insults against British food. :) I know a lot of us CP'rs are Brits or Europeans. Ohh, I'm sure I just offended somebody. Scottish want to chime in ;) I'm in the SE USA (Atlanta). Give me 30 minutes and I'll cook you a meal. Anyway, I know why you Brit's are so ... Brits. I heard this story about Yorkshire pudding. Gross. Do you know why the French still exist? To teach Brits how to cook, oh crap, this is going to go so sideways. Anyway, the Brits have the best vet ever, but back to gutters. In England it rains. A lot. The universal prosthetic is an umbrella. In the US, it rains in Seattle, but I don't care. Left coast and all that, they deserve it. What do you guys use for gutters? Do you go up on your roofs to clean them? Do you have gutter covers? Etc. I'm ignorantly curious. Here, we have companies selling "gutter protection." I can take their quotes, divide it by semiannual cleaning fees and I've been dead for 20 years before I get my money back. EDIT EDIT EDIT I did not mean this to go off on a culinary exercise. I am sure somewhere Yorkshire pudding is made proper. I just decided to try it at the restaurant I was at in a "what the hell" moment. I actually expected PUDDING. Live and learn. This sort of falls under "hey fellas! watch this" moment. The reference was simply a side swipe at you Brits in a friendly way. Now I need to catch up on the remains of the thread where it was really about gutters. You damn programmers - like herding cats :)
Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.
I'm almost 2 weeks now returning from a trip to Ireland. (where your team won btw) I spent a few days in Dublin and a few days in Galway. The food was outstanding, the hospitality was great, but the travel to and from was hell. Oh, and the weather...it rained 5 out of 6 days with avg temps in the teens(C) and windy. I also live in the SE US and just replaced all gutters due to a freak hailstorm back in Jan. that also got my poor truck. New roof (prev. one was < 4 yrs. old), new siding, new window casing covers, new gutters, new screens, and new hardwood flooring for the living room might just outlast me. When we sold the rental a couple of years ago, I paid for one of those gutter-guard systems for it. Whether or not it was effective, I have no idea but imo, due to the close proximity of 10+ large pines and my experience of living there for 6+ years and cleaning those gutters every few months, it ought to help. I'd like to think it had a positive effect on the sale price but I'm probably kidding myself. Either way, it's not my concern...my concern came the following April when taxes came due on the gain! :sigh:
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interesting, but that leads to a deviation. Looking at that picture - what's under the house? And just work with my ignorance all of you... Here in the United States, the greatest country on earth, keeper of the truth, and all things righteous.... I'm poking fun at someone.. This is my home: Google Photos[^] We have 3 types of basic house construction. Put the house on a slab (solid poured concreate, etc.), crawlspace - just think about it, or a full basement which is really just the bottom floor slab. The rule we have is that all landscape around the structure MUST slope away. Gutters collect rainwater and direct it away from the structure. Water be bad in a house when not in a pipe.
Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.
Image gave 404. :( But, main thing you're right about is:
charlieg wrote:
The rule we have is that all landscape around the structure MUST slope away. Gutters collect rainwater and direct it away from the structure. Water be bad in a house when not in a pipe.
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yeah, you never saw that coming, did you? :) Roll with me here for the entertainment, and any lounge comments must involve gutters and insults against British food. :) I know a lot of us CP'rs are Brits or Europeans. Ohh, I'm sure I just offended somebody. Scottish want to chime in ;) I'm in the SE USA (Atlanta). Give me 30 minutes and I'll cook you a meal. Anyway, I know why you Brit's are so ... Brits. I heard this story about Yorkshire pudding. Gross. Do you know why the French still exist? To teach Brits how to cook, oh crap, this is going to go so sideways. Anyway, the Brits have the best vet ever, but back to gutters. In England it rains. A lot. The universal prosthetic is an umbrella. In the US, it rains in Seattle, but I don't care. Left coast and all that, they deserve it. What do you guys use for gutters? Do you go up on your roofs to clean them? Do you have gutter covers? Etc. I'm ignorantly curious. Here, we have companies selling "gutter protection." I can take their quotes, divide it by semiannual cleaning fees and I've been dead for 20 years before I get my money back. EDIT EDIT EDIT I did not mean this to go off on a culinary exercise. I am sure somewhere Yorkshire pudding is made proper. I just decided to try it at the restaurant I was at in a "what the hell" moment. I actually expected PUDDING. Live and learn. This sort of falls under "hey fellas! watch this" moment. The reference was simply a side swipe at you Brits in a friendly way. Now I need to catch up on the remains of the thread where it was really about gutters. You damn programmers - like herding cats :)
Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.
My comments on the food... Great Britain: Yes, very special, not my cup of tea. Except for breakfast with bacon, ham, sausages and eggs; very tasty (including black pudding) Ireland: Very tasty vegetable dishes. I remember the best carrot soup I've ever eaten. USA: Meat very OK, sea side food also very ok. Pizza has nothing to do with what deserves the name pizza. This also applies to many other Italian dishes But all it's really only personal taste ;)
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Did you ever get the recipe? I'm open for trying new stuff...
Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.
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Go to ParentDid you ever get the recipe?
Grandma's recipes were always "a little of this and some of that and cook it until done"
>64 It’s weird being the same age as old people. Live every day like it is your last; one day, it will be.
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Go to ParentDid you ever get the recipe?
Grandma's recipes were always "a little of this and some of that and cook it until done"
>64 It’s weird being the same age as old people. Live every day like it is your last; one day, it will be.
when my wife does this I get the angry face. I'm still in the minor leagues compared to her. She still is not allowed to use my grill.
Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.
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yeah, you never saw that coming, did you? :) Roll with me here for the entertainment, and any lounge comments must involve gutters and insults against British food. :) I know a lot of us CP'rs are Brits or Europeans. Ohh, I'm sure I just offended somebody. Scottish want to chime in ;) I'm in the SE USA (Atlanta). Give me 30 minutes and I'll cook you a meal. Anyway, I know why you Brit's are so ... Brits. I heard this story about Yorkshire pudding. Gross. Do you know why the French still exist? To teach Brits how to cook, oh crap, this is going to go so sideways. Anyway, the Brits have the best vet ever, but back to gutters. In England it rains. A lot. The universal prosthetic is an umbrella. In the US, it rains in Seattle, but I don't care. Left coast and all that, they deserve it. What do you guys use for gutters? Do you go up on your roofs to clean them? Do you have gutter covers? Etc. I'm ignorantly curious. Here, we have companies selling "gutter protection." I can take their quotes, divide it by semiannual cleaning fees and I've been dead for 20 years before I get my money back. EDIT EDIT EDIT I did not mean this to go off on a culinary exercise. I am sure somewhere Yorkshire pudding is made proper. I just decided to try it at the restaurant I was at in a "what the hell" moment. I actually expected PUDDING. Live and learn. This sort of falls under "hey fellas! watch this" moment. The reference was simply a side swipe at you Brits in a friendly way. Now I need to catch up on the remains of the thread where it was really about gutters. You damn programmers - like herding cats :)
Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.
My minds in the gutter most the time, that count?
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I have it on good authority that they don't care a lick about gutters over the pond. I have watched numerous episodes of Grantchester (detective show where Vicar solves the crimes) the main character lives in a vicarage that has gutters like this (image from duckduckgo) [^] They just let wild ivy grow in there. :rolleyes: No need for crawlin' up and cleanin' out. That's what I see on all the TV shows, so I know it has to be true. Just like everything I read on the Web. ;P EDIT Also, the only thing they eat over there is bangers & mash. I seen it on TV. EDIT 2 Also, I'm the authority on these things because I'm All-American US-living for realz. I'm wrapped in a US flag right now and listening to the star spangled banner! <Salute>
raddevus wrote:
Also, the only thing they eat over there is bangers & mash. I seen it on TV
That's for lunch in the Hotel Swank, as seen in British '70s comic books They also eat fish & chips, baked beans on toast, kippers, and all manner of offal. X| I seen it with mine own eyes! :) /s
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.
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yeah, you never saw that coming, did you? :) Roll with me here for the entertainment, and any lounge comments must involve gutters and insults against British food. :) I know a lot of us CP'rs are Brits or Europeans. Ohh, I'm sure I just offended somebody. Scottish want to chime in ;) I'm in the SE USA (Atlanta). Give me 30 minutes and I'll cook you a meal. Anyway, I know why you Brit's are so ... Brits. I heard this story about Yorkshire pudding. Gross. Do you know why the French still exist? To teach Brits how to cook, oh crap, this is going to go so sideways. Anyway, the Brits have the best vet ever, but back to gutters. In England it rains. A lot. The universal prosthetic is an umbrella. In the US, it rains in Seattle, but I don't care. Left coast and all that, they deserve it. What do you guys use for gutters? Do you go up on your roofs to clean them? Do you have gutter covers? Etc. I'm ignorantly curious. Here, we have companies selling "gutter protection." I can take their quotes, divide it by semiannual cleaning fees and I've been dead for 20 years before I get my money back. EDIT EDIT EDIT I did not mean this to go off on a culinary exercise. I am sure somewhere Yorkshire pudding is made proper. I just decided to try it at the restaurant I was at in a "what the hell" moment. I actually expected PUDDING. Live and learn. This sort of falls under "hey fellas! watch this" moment. The reference was simply a side swipe at you Brits in a friendly way. Now I need to catch up on the remains of the thread where it was really about gutters. You damn programmers - like herding cats :)
Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.
charlieg wrote:
Do you know why the French still exist? To teach Brits how to cook,
The French. Excellent cooks, terrible teachers.
charlieg wrote:
I'm in the SE USA (Atlanta).
Where they eat grits with everything? :) See, we Brits can do it too!
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.
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charlieg wrote:
Do you know why the French still exist? To teach Brits how to cook,
The French. Excellent cooks, terrible teachers.
charlieg wrote:
I'm in the SE USA (Atlanta).
Where they eat grits with everything? :) See, we Brits can do it too!
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.
:) actually my good sir, I am a yankee. Born in New York and emigrated to North Carolina. I'm sort of a history buff so all good colonies to a point. I actually prefer hash browns with my eggs. As I learned later, you would classify me as a Kentucky hillbilly with family most from - gasp - west virgina...
Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.
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Here, we have companies selling "gutter protection." I can take their quotes, divide it by semiannual cleaning fees and I've been dead for 20 years before I get my money back.
I can recommend a Nigerian prince who will be glad to reimburse you, just send him your checking account #. The circus guy was right, one a minute. My Grandmother (and mother) was from "jolly old". She made great Yorkshire pudding, steak and kidney pie, and eckles cake (sp?). Oh yeah, fish and chips ("use vinegar, it cuts the grease").
>64 It’s weird being the same age as old people. Live every day like it is your last; one day, it will be.
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Did you ever get the recipe? I'm open for trying new stuff...
Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.
Never mind English few Scottish dishes that are pure ambrosia, Haggis, Stornoway Black Pudding, Scotch Pie and Ecclefechan Tart :)
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yeah, you never saw that coming, did you? :) Roll with me here for the entertainment, and any lounge comments must involve gutters and insults against British food. :) I know a lot of us CP'rs are Brits or Europeans. Ohh, I'm sure I just offended somebody. Scottish want to chime in ;) I'm in the SE USA (Atlanta). Give me 30 minutes and I'll cook you a meal. Anyway, I know why you Brit's are so ... Brits. I heard this story about Yorkshire pudding. Gross. Do you know why the French still exist? To teach Brits how to cook, oh crap, this is going to go so sideways. Anyway, the Brits have the best vet ever, but back to gutters. In England it rains. A lot. The universal prosthetic is an umbrella. In the US, it rains in Seattle, but I don't care. Left coast and all that, they deserve it. What do you guys use for gutters? Do you go up on your roofs to clean them? Do you have gutter covers? Etc. I'm ignorantly curious. Here, we have companies selling "gutter protection." I can take their quotes, divide it by semiannual cleaning fees and I've been dead for 20 years before I get my money back. EDIT EDIT EDIT I did not mean this to go off on a culinary exercise. I am sure somewhere Yorkshire pudding is made proper. I just decided to try it at the restaurant I was at in a "what the hell" moment. I actually expected PUDDING. Live and learn. This sort of falls under "hey fellas! watch this" moment. The reference was simply a side swipe at you Brits in a friendly way. Now I need to catch up on the remains of the thread where it was really about gutters. You damn programmers - like herding cats :)
Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.
The Brits colonized half the planet for spices just so they can not use it. They eat as if the Germans were still flying overhead. I recently had a leakage in my living room (right where a flat-roofed annex begins) and the first thing we checked were the gutters. Turned out the gutters were fine, but the roofing came loose. Very weird, it had been raining for months (very wet year for us Dutch), but that one day, first of the month actually, it decided enough is enough. Luckily it stopped raining and a contractor was able to fix it a week later.
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theoldfool wrote:
and eckles cake
Eccles, from the town name: Eccles, Greater Manchester - Wikipedia[^]
Thank you. Please bake and send some. :)
>64 It’s weird being the same age as old people. Live every day like it is your last; one day, it will be.
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The Brits colonized half the planet for spices just so they can not use it. They eat as if the Germans were still flying overhead. I recently had a leakage in my living room (right where a flat-roofed annex begins) and the first thing we checked were the gutters. Turned out the gutters were fine, but the roofing came loose. Very weird, it had been raining for months (very wet year for us Dutch), but that one day, first of the month actually, it decided enough is enough. Luckily it stopped raining and a contractor was able to fix it a week later.
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We attempted to improve Europe's cuisine by sending our fast food franchises over there. You can thank us later.
>64 It’s weird being the same age as old people. Live every day like it is your last; one day, it will be.
