TR-observations of a newbie bonefisher -#1 (intro)

On 4/9/2011 1:35 PM, jeff wrote:


don't buy the "lamb."

ok, this sounds like a statement with a good story behind it.......

Tom

On 2011-04-09 14:01:09 -0400, Tom Littleton said:

On 4/9/2011 1:35 PM, jeff wrote:


don't buy the "lamb."

ok, this sounds like a statement with a good story behind it.......

Tom

Uh, probably. Last time Miller cooked anything it was eggs, over greasy.

d;o)

On 4/9/2011 2:24 PM, D. LaCourse wrote:
On 2011-04-09 14:01:09 -0400, Tom Littleton said:

On 4/9/2011 1:35 PM, jeff wrote:


don't buy the "lamb."

ok, this sounds like a statement with a good story behind it.......

Tom

Uh, probably. Last time Miller cooked anything it was eggs, over greasy.

d;o)


yup... i love lamb. i buy it and cook it at home all the time. tasty,
gamey flavor.

grocery shopping on south andros is a challenge...sorta a scavenger
hunt. there isn't a grocery store as we amurricans know it. lots of
small independent spots, "bridgette's" "lilnelles", "m&m's", scattered
about. hit or miss provisioning. we never found a spot that sold a bag
of ice or an ice chest, for example.

the supply boat comes in from nassau on tuesdays. shopping on wednesday
is the custom. there isn't much in the way of meat products...other
than cracked conch and snapper. restaurants (term used very loosely) ask
that you call in advance to check on what they have to cook. we ate at
ezrena's twice...each time she didn't have what we wanted to order from
her menu. shopping, we (danl) found some hamburger meat, and bacon once.
so, when at some small spot around kemps bay i opened a 1965 freezer
and saw what appeared to be frozen lamb chops...well, i overreacted and
bought a bunch. once thawed and cooked (danl cooked them on a grill),
they were more akin to tough goat meat with lots of fat and bones, and
quickly became dog food for our four-legged friends. really, really bad
stuff. but, the dogs loved it! and dave, no one had irritable bowels.
but, don't buy the lamb on south andros....i think it's really goat meat
from the town of mars bay at the south end of the island...g.

one of my favorite memories among many - ...this ugly american went to
the bar at the emerald palms resort, an upscale spot. nice bar. no one
was there except the bahamian bartender. i always order a rum punch at
every island bar i visit...so, did that. the guy fixed one to go,
charge was $8 (yeah, tourist resort prices...it was $12 at tiamo) and i
gave him a $20 bill. he didn't have change, so he went to the resort
front desk. they didn't have change either! i had $7, but other than
that, nothing smaller than the 20. so, i told the guy i'd give him the
7 and he could trust me to come back with the balance and a tip, or i'd
give him the 20 and i'd trust him until i returned. he chose the $7.
that sorta sums up the place and the locals we met.

jeff

jeff

On 2011-04-09 20:02:55 -0400, jeff said:

rtender. i always order a rum punch at every island bar i visit...so,
did that. the guy fixed one to go, charge was $8 (yeah, tourist resort
prices...it was $12 at tiamo) and i gave him a $20 bill. he didn't have
change, so he went to the resort front desk. they didn't have change
either! i had $7, but other than that, nothing smaller than the 20.
so, i told the guy i'd give him the 7 and he could trust me to come
back with the balance and a tip, or i'd give him the 20 and i'd trust
him until i returned. he chose the $7. that sorta sums up the place and
the locals we met.

jeff

jeff

Mmmmm. Eight + eight is sixteen, from twenty = a four buck tip. Easy.
Don't do much drinkin', do ya?

d;o)

On 4/9/2011 8:33 PM, D. LaCourse wrote:
On 2011-04-09 20:02:55 -0400, jeff said:

rtender. i always order a rum punch at every island bar i visit...so,
did that. the guy fixed one to go, charge was $8 (yeah, tourist resort
prices...it was $12 at tiamo) and i gave him a $20 bill. he didn't
have change, so he went to the resort front desk. they didn't have
change either! i had $7, but other than that, nothing smaller than the
20. so, i told the guy i'd give him the 7 and he could trust me to
come back with the balance and a tip, or i'd give him the 20 and i'd
trust him until i returned. he chose the $7. that sorta sums up the
place and the locals we met.

jeff

Mmmmm. Eight + eight is sixteen, from twenty = a four buck tip. Easy.
Don't do much drinkin', do ya?

d;o)



couldn't stay for and didn't want 2 drinks...in a hurry to get back
after a day of fishing, didn't want 2 drinks - just wanted to sample a
rum punch , no one else wanted a drink, willi was waiting in the car
accepting my last minute request to check out the bar and to get a rum
punch, and... i drink just the right amount, thank you very much!

On Apr 10, 7:24*am, jeff wrote:

and... i drink just the right amount, thank you very much!

A trick (skill? avocation? discipline?) I have spent a lifetime
trying to learn to master. Alas, I STILL always come up short. :
(

What is the secret?

giles
who notes that it isn't so much the vomiting, headaches, memory
lapses, destroyed personal relationships or general malaise that is so
disheartening as the certainty that one should be able to do so much
more after so much practice.

On 4/10/2011 9:36 PM, Giles wrote:
On Apr 10, 7:24 am, wrote:

and... i drink just the right amount, thank you very much!

A trick (skill? avocation? discipline?) I have spent a lifetime
trying to learn to master. Alas, I STILL always come up short. :
(

What is the secret?

giles
who notes that it isn't so much the vomiting, headaches, memory
lapses, destroyed personal relationships or general malaise that is so
disheartening as the certainty that one should be able to do so much
more after so much practice.

secret??....genetic i suspect. but, having studied and suffered directly
and vicariously over an ample number of years, an astute sense of when
to quit helps. moderation in most things is not a bad thing either, eh?

jeff

On 4/9/2011 8:02 PM, jeff wrote:

.... so, i told the guy i'd give him the 7 and
he could trust me to come back with the balance and a tip, or i'd give
him the 20 and i'd trust him until i returned. he chose the $7. that
sorta sums up the place and the locals we met.

Fine story to end a bunch of fine stories.

- JR

On 4/11/2011 8:30 PM, JR wrote:
On 4/9/2011 8:02 PM, jeff wrote:

.... so, i told the guy i'd give him the 7 and
he could trust me to come back with the balance and a tip, or i'd give
him the 20 and i'd trust him until i returned. he chose the $7. that
sorta sums up the place and the locals we met.

Fine story to end a bunch of fine stories.

- JR

thanks.

jr, ...willi is planning a "tourist" trip to dc with his wife sometime
this year...any chance you can give them some suggestions on stuff in
the area. i've told him about the usual stuff...but i'm far off the
mark from a local's perspective on things to see and do in the area. i
know it's sad, but you now qualify as a dc local and contact... g

jeff

On 4/11/2011 8:41 PM, jeff wrote:

jr, ...willi is planning a "tourist" trip to dc with his wife sometime
this year...any chance you can give them some suggestions on stuff in
the area. i've told him about the usual stuff...but i'm far off the mark
from a local's perspective on things to see and do in the area. i know
it's sad, but you now qualify as a dc local and contact... g

Sure. Not certain I'll still be here (pretty near the end of my
proverbial rope with this job), but if I am, I'd be happy to show him
and his wife around.

Have him email me at the addy this post is coming from.