On Fri, 4 Jul 2014 20:36:44 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"sf" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Fri, 04 Jul 2014 20:00:27 -0500, Ema Nymton >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 7/2/2014 5:25 PM, Nellie wrote:
>>>
>>> >> It could be in a bag of Fritos or it could be Tostilocos.
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> Becca
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > After I saw your post, I googled and indeed the term has morphed into
>>> > something out of a bag. Sounds messy, doesn't it?
>>> >
>>> > Nellie
>>>
>>> When I was a kid, hamburger restaurants, festivals and concession stands
>>> sold Frito Pies, they created this in a bag of Fritos, they added chili,
>>> cheese, onions and jalapenos. It is so good, and yes, it can be messy.
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.houstoniamag.com/eat-and-...g-october-2013
>>>
>>
>> The first time I heard of those things was he good old rfc. In
>> fact, I've never heard anyone talk about them in RL.
>
>I think they're much more common in the South or at least Texas.

I live in Southern California and ate them as a kid.

koko

On Fri, 04 Jul 2014 18:16:41 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2014-07-04 2:38 PM, Gus wrote:
>
>> By the way, why is it called 4th of July and not Independence Day? Why
>> not call July 4th "Independence day" and have it on the first Monday of
>> July, or such?
>
>Why is July 4th called July 4th? Gee. Tough question. Maybe because it
>is to commemorate the day that the American colonies declared
>independence, thought it actually two days after the Continental
>Congress passed the resolution.
>
>In Canada we celebrate Canada Day on July 1st. Since the queen is
>officially the (figurative) head of state, we celebrate a sort of royal
>birthday, but it is in honour of Queen Victoria. When I was a kid, the
>holiday was called Victoria Day, but royalists are a dying breed and
>more recently it has come to be known as May 24...... May 2-4. Thanks
>to our northern climate, it is thought of as the beginning of the warm
>weather. It is not warm enough to go swimming, but it is warm enough to
>sit outside and drink cold beer. Beer is most commonly sold in cases of
>24, usually called a 2-4. Hence, the holiday has become May 2-4
>because people for out and buy 2-4 s of beer. +
>
Thanks for sharing that. See, you can learn something new everyday.

koko

On Sat, 05 Jul 2014 21:32:49 -0700, koko > wrote:

> On Fri, 4 Jul 2014 20:36:44 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
> >
> >"sf" > wrote in message
> .. .
> >> On Fri, 04 Jul 2014 20:00:27 -0500, Ema Nymton >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> On 7/2/2014 5:25 PM, Nellie wrote:
> >>>
> >>> >> It could be in a bag of Fritos or it could be Tostilocos.
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Becca
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> > After I saw your post, I googled and indeed the term has morphed into
> >>> > something out of a bag. Sounds messy, doesn't it?
> >>> >
> >>> > Nellie
> >>>
> >>> When I was a kid, hamburger restaurants, festivals and concession stands
> >>> sold Frito Pies, they created this in a bag of Fritos, they added chili,
> >>> cheese, onions and jalapenos. It is so good, and yes, it can be messy.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> http://www.houstoniamag.com/eat-and-...g-october-2013
> >>>
> >>
> >> The first time I heard of those things was he good old rfc. In
> >> fact, I've never heard anyone talk about them in RL.
> >
> >I think they're much more common in the South or at least Texas.
>
> I live in Southern California and ate them as a kid.
>
Southern California is a different world. It's filled with people
from the "other" South and Texas. Strangely, I don't associate AZ and
NM with SoCal - probably because they aren't as loud.

--
All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.

On 7/5/2014 11:32 PM, koko wrote:
> On Fri, 4 Jul 2014 20:36:44 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Fri, 04 Jul 2014 20:00:27 -0500, Ema Nymton >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 7/2/2014 5:25 PM, Nellie wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> It could be in a bag of Fritos or it could be Tostilocos.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Becca
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> After I saw your post, I googled and indeed the term has morphed into
>>>>> something out of a bag. Sounds messy, doesn't it?
>>>>>
>>>>> Nellie
>>>>
>>>> When I was a kid, hamburger restaurants, festivals and concession stands
>>>> sold Frito Pies, they created this in a bag of Fritos, they added chili,
>>>> cheese, onions and jalapenos. It is so good, and yes, it can be messy.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://www.houstoniamag.com/eat-and-...g-october-2013
>>>>
>>>
>>> The first time I heard of those things was he good old rfc. In
>>> fact, I've never heard anyone talk about them in RL.
>>
>> I think they're much more common in the South or at least Texas.
>
> I live in Southern California and ate them as a kid.
>
> koko

Restaurants around here still serve Frito Pies, but they stopped serving
them in the bag of Fritos, they now serve them in bowls. Not nearly as
much fun. I will make it every 4-5 months. Comfort food.

Becca

On Sat, 05 Jul 2014 21:37:42 -0700, koko > wrote:

>On Fri, 04 Jul 2014 18:16:41 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:
>
>>On 2014-07-04 2:38 PM, Gus wrote:
>>
>>> By the way, why is it called 4th of July and not Independence Day? Why
>>> not call July 4th "Independence day" and have it on the first Monday of
>>> July, or such?
>>
>>Why is July 4th called July 4th? Gee. Tough question. Maybe because it
>>is to commemorate the day that the American colonies declared
>>independence, thought it actually two days after the Continental
>>Congress passed the resolution.
>>
>>In Canada we celebrate Canada Day on July 1st. Since the queen is
>>officially the (figurative) head of state, we celebrate a sort of royal
>>birthday, but it is in honour of Queen Victoria. When I was a kid, the
>>holiday was called Victoria Day, but royalists are a dying breed and
>>more recently it has come to be known as May 24...... May 2-4. Thanks
>>to our northern climate, it is thought of as the beginning of the warm
>>weather. It is not warm enough to go swimming, but it is warm enough to
>>sit outside and drink cold beer. Beer is most commonly sold in cases of
>>24, usually called a 2-4. Hence, the holiday has become May 2-4
>>because people for out and buy 2-4 s of beer. +
>>
>Thanks for sharing that. See, you can learn something new everyday.

Veering slightly off-topic here...

DH and I ended up in Bozeman Montana on the 4th. The fireworks were at
the Gallatin County Fairground, which was about 3 blocks from our
hotel. We watched from the hotel parking lot, and a very nice local
couple who were also watching from there offered us a beer and a lawn
chair and some lovely company.

I have to say I've never been more impressed with fireworks in my
entire life. I've never seen anything like it.

You Americans really know how to celebrate your national birthday!

Doris

On 7/6/2014 8:57 PM, Doris Night wrote:

> DH and I ended up in Bozeman Montana on the 4th. The fireworks were at
> the Gallatin County Fairground, which was about 3 blocks from our
> hotel. We watched from the hotel parking lot, and a very nice local
> couple who were also watching from there offered us a beer and a lawn
> chair and some lovely company.
>
> I have to say I've never been more impressed with fireworks in my
> entire life. I've never seen anything like it.
>
> You Americans really know how to celebrate your national birthday!

That sounds like a fun time, and nice people. I haven't seen fireworks
in several years, mostly because I can't stand the ones that don't have
much of a show and are all noise, like a cannon or something. I hate
those. But from some videos I've seen lately, firework shows have really
come a long way. But for some reason they seem shorter than I remember.
I heard that the fireworks on the Washington mall were going to last 17
minutes. Is that it?

--
ღ.¸¸.œ«*¨`*œ¶
Cheryl

On Mon, 07 Jul 2014 19:19:49 -0400, Cheryl >
wrote:

>On 7/6/2014 8:57 PM, Doris Night wrote:
>
>> DH and I ended up in Bozeman Montana on the 4th. The fireworks were at
>> the Gallatin County Fairground, which was about 3 blocks from our
>> hotel. We watched from the hotel parking lot, and a very nice local
>> couple who were also watching from there offered us a beer and a lawn
>> chair and some lovely company.
>>
>> I have to say I've never been more impressed with fireworks in my
>> entire life. I've never seen anything like it.
>>
>> You Americans really know how to celebrate your national birthday!
>
>That sounds like a fun time, and nice people. I haven't seen fireworks
>in several years, mostly because I can't stand the ones that don't have
>much of a show and are all noise, like a cannon or something. I hate
>those. But from some videos I've seen lately, firework shows have really
>come a long way. But for some reason they seem shorter than I remember.
>I heard that the fireworks on the Washington mall were going to last 17
>minutes. Is that it?

I love going to the pyrotechnic show in Lake Havasu City AZ. It's a
whole weekend of spectacular pyrotechnic dislays. Too late for this
year, but there's always next year.
http://www.golakehavasu.com/events/d...r-blast-pyrot/

or
http://tinyurl.com/qjxb4h5

koko

koko

"Cheryl" > wrote in message
b.com...
> On 7/6/2014 8:57 PM, Doris Night wrote:
>
>> DH and I ended up in Bozeman Montana on the 4th. The fireworks were at
>> the Gallatin County Fairground, which was about 3 blocks from our
>> hotel. We watched from the hotel parking lot, and a very nice local
>> couple who were also watching from there offered us a beer and a lawn
>> chair and some lovely company.
>>
>> I have to say I've never been more impressed with fireworks in my
>> entire life. I've never seen anything like it.
>>
>> You Americans really know how to celebrate your national birthday!
>
> That sounds like a fun time, and nice people. I haven't seen fireworks in
> several years, mostly because I can't stand the ones that don't have much
> of a show and are all noise, like a cannon or something. I hate those. But
> from some videos I've seen lately, firework shows have really come a long
> way. But for some reason they seem shorter than I remember. I heard that
> the fireworks on the Washington mall were going to last 17 minutes. Is
> that it?

I think I actually prefer to look at the videos. You can turn the sound
down and you don't have to breathe in all of the smoke and gunpowder. Plus
no fear of accidentally getting hit with a spark.

On Monday, July 7, 2014 5:22:35 PM UTC-7, koko wrote:
> On Mon, 07 Jul 2014 19:19:49 -0400, Cheryl >
>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> >On 7/6/2014 8:57 PM, Doris Night wrote:
>
> >
>
> >> DH and I ended up in Bozeman Montana on the 4th. The fireworks were at
>
> >> the Gallatin County Fairground, which was about 3 blocks from our
>
> >> hotel. We watched from the hotel parking lot, and a very nice local
>
> >> couple who were also watching from there offered us a beer and a lawn
>
> >> chair and some lovely company.
>
> >>
>
> >> I have to say I've never been more impressed with fireworks in my
>
> >> entire life. I've never seen anything like it.
>
> >>
>
> >> You Americans really know how to celebrate your national birthday!
>
> >
>
> >That sounds like a fun time, and nice people. I haven't seen fireworks
>
> >in several years, mostly because I can't stand the ones that don't have
>
> >much of a show and are all noise, like a cannon or something. I hate
>
> >those. But from some videos I've seen lately, firework shows have really
>
> >come a long way. But for some reason they seem shorter than I remember.
>
> >I heard that the fireworks on the Washington mall were going to last 17
>
> >minutes. Is that it?
>
>
>
> I love going to the pyrotechnic show in Lake Havasu City AZ. It's a
>
> whole weekend of spectacular pyrotechnic dislays. Too late for this
>
> year, but there's always next year.
>
> http://www.golakehavasu.com/events/d...r-blast-pyrot/
>
>
>
> or
>
> http://tinyurl.com/qjxb4h5
>
>
>
> koko
>
>
>
> koko



Our fireworks watching is a small deal. We all walk down to the neighborhood park where our city puts on a small but impressive show.

It is a loud affair, because the fireworks set off the alarms of the cars parked around the park. Those plus the fireworks themselves set off the neighborhood dogs.

It ends up being one raucous event, lol.

Nellie

On Mon, 7 Jul 2014 22:34:12 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"Cheryl" > wrote in message
eb.com...
>> On 7/6/2014 8:57 PM, Doris Night wrote:
>>
>>> DH and I ended up in Bozeman Montana on the 4th. The fireworks were at
>>> the Gallatin County Fairground, which was about 3 blocks from our
>>> hotel. We watched from the hotel parking lot, and a very nice local
>>> couple who were also watching from there offered us a beer and a lawn
>>> chair and some lovely company.
>>>
>>> I have to say I've never been more impressed with fireworks in my
>>> entire life. I've never seen anything like it.
>>>
>>> You Americans really know how to celebrate your national birthday!
>>
>> That sounds like a fun time, and nice people. I haven't seen fireworks in
>> several years, mostly because I can't stand the ones that don't have much
>> of a show and are all noise, like a cannon or something. I hate those. But
>> from some videos I've seen lately, firework shows have really come a long
>> way. But for some reason they seem shorter than I remember. I heard that
>> the fireworks on the Washington mall were going to last 17 minutes. Is
>> that it?
>
>I think I actually prefer to look at the videos. You can turn the sound
>down and you don't have to breathe in all of the smoke and gunpowder. Plus
>no fear of accidentally getting hit with a spark.

You're kidding, right?

Doris

"Doris Night" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 7 Jul 2014 22:34:12 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>"Cheryl" > wrote in message
web.com...
>>> On 7/6/2014 8:57 PM, Doris Night wrote:
>>>
>>>> DH and I ended up in Bozeman Montana on the 4th. The fireworks were at
>>>> the Gallatin County Fairground, which was about 3 blocks from our
>>>> hotel. We watched from the hotel parking lot, and a very nice local
>>>> couple who were also watching from there offered us a beer and a lawn
>>>> chair and some lovely company.
>>>>
>>>> I have to say I've never been more impressed with fireworks in my
>>>> entire life. I've never seen anything like it.
>>>>
>>>> You Americans really know how to celebrate your national birthday!
>>>
>>> That sounds like a fun time, and nice people. I haven't seen fireworks
>>> in
>>> several years, mostly because I can't stand the ones that don't have
>>> much
>>> of a show and are all noise, like a cannon or something. I hate those.
>>> But
>>> from some videos I've seen lately, firework shows have really come a
>>> long
>>> way. But for some reason they seem shorter than I remember. I heard that
>>> the fireworks on the Washington mall were going to last 17 minutes. Is
>>> that it?
>>
>>I think I actually prefer to look at the videos. You can turn the sound
>>down and you don't have to breathe in all of the smoke and gunpowder.
>>Plus
>>no fear of accidentally getting hit with a spark.
>
> You're kidding, right?

No. Why would I be kidding?

On Wed, 9 Jul 2014 19:35:36 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"Doris Night" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Mon, 7 Jul 2014 22:34:12 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:

>>>I think I actually prefer to look at the videos. You can turn the sound
>>>down and you don't have to breathe in all of the smoke and gunpowder.
>>>Plus
>>>no fear of accidentally getting hit with a spark.
>>
>> You're kidding, right?
>
>No. Why would I be kidding?

Watching a video of fireworks would, I suspect, be much the same as
watching someone's vacation videos rather than going on vacation in
person.

Doris