On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:54:41 -0500, "D.Duck" wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:28:31 -0500, "D.Duck" wrote:



Another "thing" is ordering pickle on your hot dog. Nice big fat
slice of pickle. And real mustard, not the crap mustard most hot dog
places have. Properly chunked spanish onions.

mmmmmm.....

You forgot the celery salt and tomato and sweet pickle relish and poppy seed
bun and....

The list goes on. And people here still argue about where you get the
best this and that, but are in general agreement about some.
We haven't mentioned gyros, and I've got a place on Milwaukee avenue
that was my favorite. Gyros sliced so thin you could see though it.
Mom and pop operation called 3 Sons. Don't know if it's still there,
as the old man was getting up in years.
But gyros is real manly stuff, and some don't have the stomach for it.
Even had me burping for days afterwards.

--Vic

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:18:04 -0500, hk wrote:

While I
do expect this country to collapse into class warfare, I don't believe
it will happen in my lifetime, though I think the time is getting closer
as the gap between the "haves" and "have nots" widens.

I'll tell you what - if the Clinton's don't start a race war, Obama
will start a class war.

Watch and see.


Huckabee will start a food fight.

"Vic Smith" wrote in message
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On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:54:41 -0500, "D.Duck" wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:28:31 -0500, "D.Duck" wrote:



Another "thing" is ordering pickle on your hot dog. Nice big fat
slice of pickle. And real mustard, not the crap mustard most hot dog
places have. Properly chunked spanish onions.

mmmmmm.....

You forgot the celery salt and tomato and sweet pickle relish and poppy
seed
bun and....

The list goes on. And people here still argue about where you get the
best this and that, but are in general agreement about some.
We haven't mentioned gyros, and I've got a place on Milwaukee avenue
that was my favorite. Gyros sliced so thin you could see though it.
Mom and pop operation called 3 Sons. Don't know if it's still there,
as the old man was getting up in years.
But gyros is real manly stuff, and some don't have the stomach for it.
Even had me burping for days afterwards.

--Vic

Gyros are readily available in Tarpon Springs. Most times that we're close
by there we will stop for one.

"Vic Smith" wrote in message
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On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:28:31 -0500, "D.Duck" wrote:


Haven't found a decent pizza joint here. There have been a couple of
places
that opened and served pretty good Chicago style Italian beef but neither
of
them lasted very long.

I've tried a few pizzas when I vacationed there. Best was a Pizza
Hut, and that says it all. I'm sure there are good Italian restaurant
down there, but I've had bad luck. Even mushy lasagna.
Got a feeling everything is too transient, and quality and consistency
never gets built up. Maybe it'll change.

When I first moved to Florida I walked into a "Italian" pizza restaurant
and
ordered an Italian beef to go. They looked at me like I just fell out of
tree, they had never heard of such a thing. I didn't realize it's a thing
pretty much unique to Chicago.

As much as I miss pizzas when in Florida, it's getting good Polish rye
bread that worries me about moving there. Maybe we don't look hard
enough when on vacation, but I haven't seen it. Publix and the other
chain down ther - can't remember - have a pretty good selection of
food, and some good "gourmet" stuff, but around here there's plenty of
big groceries that are "ethno-centric." Mostly Polish/Russian. Good
bread - the Polish rye we like - is a given in all of them. Think it
comes from Baltic Bakery in the city, which has been around forever.
It's a mild rye, moderately crisp crust bread. Hmmmm.

--Vic

If you like corned beef, next time you're in Florida a happen by a Toujays,
stop in they have good corned beef on excellent seeded rye. Toujays has
several places around Florida.

Can't get good beef down here for home use either. I really miss the good
corn fed beef available in Chicago.

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On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:28:31 -0500, "D.Duck" wrote:

"Vic Smith" wrote in message
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On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:59:44 -0500, "D.Duck" wrote:

Actually it's I-94 and Wisconsin 50, just a couple of miles north of
the
border. I haven't been there in probably 25 years but we started
eating
there in the '60s. Hwy 50 is the route we took to Camp Lake where we
had
a
home on the lake.

Just for fun I Goggled it, low and behold, it's still there after 46
years.

Three things I miss since leaving Chicago area are brats, good pizza
and
Italian beef sandwiches.

http://www.bratstop.com/contact.htm

If you do stop there, have a couple for me.

Thanks, I saved it. You've given me the idea to go to Kenosha
and maybe visit the waterfront. Real quick trip compared to going out
on I-90 to see farms.
You got that right about pizza and Italian beef. I hardly ate brats
until I moved to the suburbs. 'Cause I can't find decent pizza or
Italian beef nearby!

A couple of years ago my 90 year old Aunt in Arlington Hts became
terminally
ill. My brother, from Michigan and I both traveled there to be with her
as
she had no other family. The three weeks I was there much of our dining
was
on pizza and Italian beef. When I arrived home in Florida I jumped on
the
scale only to find I had gained 13 pounds.

Haven't found a decent pizza joint here. There have been a couple of
places
that opened and served pretty good Chicago style Italian beef but
neither
of
them lasted very long.

When I first moved to Florida I walked into a "Italian" pizza restaurant
and
ordered an Italian beef to go. They looked at me like I just fell out of
tree, they had never heard of such a thing. I didn't realize it's a
thing
pretty much unique to Chicago.

Yep.

Another "thing" is ordering pickle on your hot dog. Nice big fat
slice of pickle. And real mustard, not the crap mustard most hot dog
places have. Properly chunked spanish onions.

mmmmmm.....

You forgot the celery salt and tomato and sweet pickle relish and poppy
seed
bun and....- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -


There's plenty of authentic ethnic foods in Florida. It's a whole
industry catering to snowbirds.

I don't know what type of ethnic food you are referring to, but other than
Latin food stuffs in South Florida I haven't found a wide variety in my
time here. I'm referring to the raw material to prepare for yourself at
home.

"Salmon Bait" wrote in message
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On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:07:20 -0500, wrote:

On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:31:17 -0500, Salmon Bait
wrote:

Actually I prefer having money spread out across several banks, If
nothing else, it is easier to "fire" one that isn't treating you right
if you have another bank you can swap into.

I'm down to two. It makes record keeping much easier.
--

What is so hard about the "record keeping"? My accounts all get
separate statements anyway, even if they are in the same bank.
It is actually pretty hard to stay diversified when the big fish are
eating the little fish. I know some bankers who say one day there may
only be one big bank and the Federal Reserve.

Tax preparation.
--
Red Herring

Tax prep software.

On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:10:05 -0600, Vic Smith
wrote:

On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:54:41 -0500, "D.Duck" wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:28:31 -0500, "D.Duck" wrote:



Another "thing" is ordering pickle on your hot dog. Nice big fat
slice of pickle. And real mustard, not the crap mustard most hot dog
places have. Properly chunked spanish onions.

mmmmmm.....

You forgot the celery salt and tomato and sweet pickle relish and poppy seed
bun and....

The list goes on. And people here still argue about where you get the
best this and that, but are in general agreement about some.
We haven't mentioned gyros, and I've got a place on Milwaukee avenue
that was my favorite. Gyros sliced so thin you could see though it.
Mom and pop operation called 3 Sons. Don't know if it's still there,
as the old man was getting up in years.
But gyros is real manly stuff, and some don't have the stomach for it.
Even had me burping for days afterwards.

I don't care for gyros - they just don't settle right. :)

Speaking of odd things you don't find except for (name the place)...

Frozen custard.

There's a place out on Greenfield Ave and W. 57th (I'm doing this by
memory - it's been a while) in West Allis that has hand made frozen
custard. My favorite is French Vanilla second to coffee.

To freakin' die for.

D.Duck wrote:
"Vic Smith" wrote in message
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On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:59:44 -0500, "D.Duck" wrote:


Actually it's I-94 and Wisconsin 50, just a couple of miles north of the
border. I haven't been there in probably 25 years but we started eating
there in the '60s. Hwy 50 is the route we took to Camp Lake where we had a
home on the lake.

Just for fun I Goggled it, low and behold, it's still there after 46
years.

Three things I miss since leaving Chicago area are brats, good pizza and
Italian beef sandwiches.

http://www.bratstop.com/contact.htm

If you do stop there, have a couple for me.

Thanks, I saved it. You've given me the idea to go to Kenosha
and maybe visit the waterfront. Real quick trip compared to going out
on I-90 to see farms.
You got that right about pizza and Italian beef. I hardly ate brats
until I moved to the suburbs. 'Cause I can't find decent pizza or
Italian beef nearby!

--Vic

A couple of years ago my 90 year old Aunt in Arlington Hts became terminally
ill. My brother, from Michigan and I both traveled there to be with her as
she had no other family. The three weeks I was there much of our dining was
on pizza and Italian beef. When I arrived home in Florida I jumped on the
scale only to find I had gained 13 pounds.

Haven't found a decent pizza joint here. There have been a couple of places
that opened and served pretty good Chicago style Italian beef but neither of
them lasted very long.

When I first moved to Florida I walked into a "Italian" pizza restaurant and
ordered an Italian beef to go. They looked at me like I just fell out of
tree, they had never heard of such a thing. I didn't realize it's a thing
pretty much unique to Chicago.



Are you talking about Dago Beef?

On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:34:52 -0500, "D.Duck" wrote:


"Salmon Bait" wrote in message
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On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:07:20 -0500, wrote:

On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:31:17 -0500, Salmon Bait
wrote:

Actually I prefer having money spread out across several banks, If
nothing else, it is easier to "fire" one that isn't treating you right
if you have another bank you can swap into.

I'm down to two. It makes record keeping much easier.
--

What is so hard about the "record keeping"? My accounts all get
separate statements anyway, even if they are in the same bank.
It is actually pretty hard to stay diversified when the big fish are
eating the little fish. I know some bankers who say one day there may
only be one big bank and the Federal Reserve.

Tax preparation.
--
Red Herring

Tax prep software.


Now. It's good stuff.
--
Red Herring

On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:01:24 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:



Speaking of odd things you don't find except for (name the place)...

Frozen custard.

There's a place out on Greenfield Ave and W. 57th (I'm doing this by
memory - it's been a while) in West Allis that has hand made frozen
custard. My favorite is French Vanilla second to coffee.

To freakin' die for.

I seem to remember eating that once, though I've only been there for
the state fair. The local "delicacy" I always remember hearing about
is that Michigan pastie. Just something about that name gets me
hungry.

--Vic