Oktoberfest Saturday @ the MSC

[SMLCHNG]

Well it is for me and E. This is a "beer holiday" for E, and I'm driving.

Have a good Saturday!!!

[dnw]

Good morning, Pen and BN. Happy Saturday!

[LIPH]

Good afternoon Penny and Debbie.

I went to a beer tasting class at Total Wine today, 8 Oktoberfest beers. Three were from local craft brewers, one from Sierra Nevada which is from California but they also have a brewery in North Carolina and 4 from Germany. Unfortunately for me I had all 8 of them before so I paid for a beer tasting of beers I already tasted. Oh well. My Beer Of The Month Club delivery came yesterday and 2 of this month's 5 beers are Oktoberfests so I can drink one of them later.

The Pelicans playoff run ended pretty quickly. It was a best of 3 series, they lost the first game 4-1 and the second game 2-1. Wait 'til next year.

[bodypainter]

Hi there! I'm trying to lose weight, so not much beer drinking here.

[Saltx3]

Hey Folks!

I got my flu shot at 4 yesterday afternoon and then slept until 8 this morning. I took a 2-mile walk around the neighborhood and just came back from a few hours playing roulette & a "nickel" game with some ladies I met at yoga. There were way too many snacks and Kevin just threw some smoked sausage on the grilled that we will have with some mashed potatoes. I won't be eating too much as I still snacked full.

I also feel sleepy which Im pretty sure is from the shot -- BUT -- at least the person that stuck me didn't hit bone this year .

[Caribbean Soul]

Good afternoon Penny and Debbie.

I went to a beer tasting class at Total Wine today, 8 Oktoberfest beers. Three were from local craft brewers, one from Sierra Nevada which is from California but they also have a brewery in North Carolina and 4 from Germany. Unfortunately for me I had all 8 of them before so I paid for a beer tasting of beers I already tasted. Oh well. My Beer Of The Month Club delivery came yesterday and 2 of this month's 5 beers are Oktoberfests so I can drink one of them later.

The Pelicans playoff run ended pretty quickly. It was a best of 3 series, they lost the first game 4-1 and the second game 2-1. Wait 'til next year.

That was a bit annoying... was there a list of brews to be tasted available before you paid? Hopefully the price was at least close to the equivalent of paying for that amount of beer.

And you did not even attend! So that proves you are NOT a jinx... it's all on them!

[Caribbean Soul]

Hey Folks!

I got my flu shot at 4 yesterday afternoon and then slept until 8 this morning. I took a 2-mile walk around the neighborhood and just came back from a few hours playing roulette & a "nickel" game with some ladies I met at yoga. There were way too many snacks and Kevin just threw some smoked sausage on the grilled that we will have with some mashed potatoes. I won't be eating too much as I still snacked full.

I also feel sleepy which Im pretty sure is from the shot -- BUT -- at least the person that stuck me didn't hit bone this year .

The flu shot I had in 2022 knocked me for a loop... high fever and just achy and very tired for 24 hours! It was si bad I got tested to make sure I had not contracted COVID, but that was negative and by the next day I felt fine.
Then in 2023, I had an allergic reaction to it... itchy mouth and tongue... some Benadryl (children's liquid PEG-free) took care of that, but my Primary suggested I not get them anymore.

[Saltx3]

Hey Folks!

I got my flu shot at 4 yesterday afternoon and then slept until 8 this morning. I took a 2-mile walk around the neighborhood and just came back from a few hours playing roulette & a "nickel" game with some ladies I met at yoga. There were way too many snacks and Kevin just threw some smoked sausage on the grilled that we will have with some mashed potatoes. I won't be eating too much as I still snacked full.

I also feel sleepy which Im pretty sure is from the shot -- BUT -- at least the person that stuck me didn't hit bone this year .

The flu shot I had in 2022 knocked me for a loop... high fever and just achy and very tired for 24 hours! It was si bad I got tested to make sure I had not contracted COVID, but that was negative and by the next day I felt fine.
Then in 2023, I had an allergic reaction to it... itchy mouth and tongue... some Benadryl (children's liquid PEG-free) took care of that, but my Primary suggested I not get them anymore.

YIKES! Last year my upper arm was black & blue & sore for over 2 weeks.....that's bc when the nurse stuck me she went in to far -- actually said "oh, wow, you have tiny joints, I hit a bone"

[LIPH]

Good afternoon Penny and Debbie.

I went to a beer tasting class at Total Wine today, 8 Oktoberfest beers. Three were from local craft brewers, one from Sierra Nevada which is from California but they also have a brewery in North Carolina and 4 from Germany. Unfortunately for me I had all 8 of them before so I paid for a beer tasting of beers I already tasted. Oh well. My Beer Of The Month Club delivery came yesterday and 2 of this month's 5 beers are Oktoberfests so I can drink one of them later.

The Pelicans playoff run ended pretty quickly. It was a best of 3 series, they lost the first game 4-1 and the second game 2-1. Wait 'til next year.

That was a bit annoying... was there a list of brews to be tasted available before you paid? Hopefully the price was at least close to the equivalent of paying for that amount of beer.

And you did not even attend! So that proves you are NOT a jinx... it's all on them!

They never have a list of the beers ahead of time. The classes cost $10 but since I belong to Total Wine's rewards program I get a 50% discount. South Carolina state law limits beer samples to 1 oz. each and no more than 8 oz. total so I paid $5 for 8 oz. of beer. But they have free snacks at all of the classes.

[SeattleParrotHead]

Last year my upper arm was black & blue & sore for over 2 weeks.....that's bc when the nurse stuck me she went in to far -- actually said "oh, wow, you have tiny joints, I hit a bone"

See? See? See? And people wonder why I'm so needle averse! (trypanophobia)

[SMLCHNG]

They never have a list of the beers ahead of time. The classes cost $10 but since I belong to Total Wine's rewards program I get a 50% discount. South Carolina state law limits beer samples to 1 oz. each and no more than 8 oz. total so I paid $5 for 8 oz. of beer. But they have free snacks at all of the classes.

Well, that's same deal they have here in CO, too. (At least I think it is). They have several free classes, but they are usually weekday's so we don't usually attend.

Oktoberfest was fun, and they had a vendor market at the same time. All sorts of vendors with artwork, spices, pickled things, tie-dye stuff, candles, and such. Our friend Jake is always there with his amazing soaps https://www.tworavenssoap.com/. We got several things today. Good food truck (I had a brat and sauerkraut). Our longtime friend and owner of the brewery showed up and we had a great visit. We saw many friends who are owners or head brewers of breweries in the area.

Came home and just had some snack foods. Watching baseball, temps are down to mid 50's with some thunderstorms rolling through.

See ya in the morning!

[SMLCHNG]

Last year my upper arm was black & blue & sore for over 2 weeks.....that's bc when the nurse stuck me she went in to far -- actually said "oh, wow, you have tiny joints, I hit a bone"

See? See? See? And people wonder why I'm so needle averse! (trypanophobia)

Never knew it had a name. And I have never had such terrible issues - and I have to give a pint of blood every 5-6 weeks due to my Hemochromatosis.
I stopped having various vaccines since I left the hospital. I NEVER had a flu shot before I worked there, haven't had the flu for a zillion years before I worked there.

G'night all.

[LIPH]

They never have a list of the beers ahead of time. The classes cost $10 but since I belong to Total Wine's rewards program I get a 50% discount. South Carolina state law limits beer samples to 1 oz. each and no more than 8 oz. total so I paid $5 for 8 oz. of beer. But they have free snacks at all of the classes.

Well, that's same deal they have here in CO, too. (At least I think it is). They have several free classes, but they are usually weekday's so we don't usually attend.

Another South Carolina law limits the days and hours of beer tastings. The classes are always Saturday at noon. Sunday is the other day they're allowed to do tastings, they never have classes on Sunday but sometimes they'll have someone from a brewery or a beer distributor giving free samples for a couple of hours in the afternoon.

[Caribbean Soul]

Hey Folks!

I got my flu shot at 4 yesterday afternoon and then slept until 8 this morning. I took a 2-mile walk around the neighborhood and just came back from a few hours playing roulette & a "nickel" game with some ladies I met at yoga. There were way too many snacks and Kevin just threw some smoked sausage on the grilled that we will have with some mashed potatoes. I won't be eating too much as I still snacked full.

I also feel sleepy which Im pretty sure is from the shot -- BUT -- at least the person that stuck me didn't hit bone this year .

The flu shot I had in 2022 knocked me for a loop... high fever and just achy and very tired for 24 hours! It was si bad I got tested to make sure I had not contracted COVID, but that was negative and by the next day I felt fine.
Then in 2023, I had an allergic reaction to it... itchy mouth and tongue... some Benadryl (children's liquid PEG-free) took care of that, but my Primary suggested I not get them anymore.

YIKES! Last year my upper arm was black & blue & sore for over 2 weeks.....that's bc when the nurse stuck me she went in to far -- actually said "oh, wow, you have tiny joints, I hit a bone"

OUCH!!!

[Caribbean Soul]

Good afternoon Penny and Debbie.

I went to a beer tasting class at Total Wine today, 8 Oktoberfest beers. Three were from local craft brewers, one from Sierra Nevada which is from California but they also have a brewery in North Carolina and 4 from Germany. Unfortunately for me I had all 8 of them before so I paid for a beer tasting of beers I already tasted. Oh well. My Beer Of The Month Club delivery came yesterday and 2 of this month's 5 beers are Oktoberfests so I can drink one of them later.

The Pelicans playoff run ended pretty quickly. It was a best of 3 series, they lost the first game 4-1 and the second game 2-1. Wait 'til next year.

That was a bit annoying... was there a list of brews to be tasted available before you paid? Hopefully the price was at least close to the equivalent of paying for that amount of beer.

And you did not even attend! So that proves you are NOT a jinx... it's all on them!

They never have a list of the beers ahead of time. The classes cost $10 but since I belong to Total Wine's rewards program I get a 50% discount. South Carolina state law limits beer samples to 1 oz. each and no more than 8 oz. total so I paid $5 for 8 oz. of beer. But they have free snacks at all of the classes.

Glad you had that discount, but $5 for 8 oz is still a bit pricey... I trust you consumed ample snacks to compensate!

[Rabbitz]

I went to a beer tasting class at Total Wine today, 8 Oktoberfest beers.

I will never understand Americans.

You need a class to learn how to drink beer?

[Saltx3]

Last year my upper arm was black & blue & sore for over 2 weeks.....that's bc when the nurse stuck me she went in to far -- actually said "oh, wow, you have tiny joints, I hit a bone"

See? See? See? And people wonder why I'm so needle averse! (trypanophobia)