Plans for today (2025)

[rascal]

Chilling today after busy mother's day yesterday. I gave the 3 boys (under 12) $50 ea for samoa spending and I slipped Isla (15) an extra $50 as shes older. She txt me on her way home she would send me pics while away. They all leave Thursday.
Update: Harry's 7s rugby tournament.
30 teams entered. They made the final.
Beaten by 2 points when Harry's teammate head high a tackle. They converted and win by 2. They all played exceptional play. Harry scored 2 great tries.
All in all a great day.
The half ham was demolished. Enough for 2 Sammy's only.

Russ

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

Amen. They brought me flowers. They should have brought us dinner.

When I got back, the puppy had peed on the floor and the 2 year old had pulled dirt and pulled leaves off some of my houseplants, while they "adults" are all oblivious standing in the kitchen talking (except my husband who was seated), so instead of me focusing immediately on putting the groceries away and finishing cooking, I was cleaning up puppy puddles and corraling 2 children ages 2 and 5. And the puppy stepped on DHs hurt foot, then my nephew plopped his 1 year old's butt on the kitchen counter, so I had to disinfect that after they left. Glad I hadn't already vacuumed and mopped. Dinner at midnight now, but I skipped the champagne and went straight to the booze.

Should raised goats, but they'd be gently simmering on the stove right now.

A little thoughtless of them me thinks. I also dislike surprises. When Mr SSOAP went off to Brizzle on Saturday to meet the boys and go to a rugby match I wasn’t expecting to see him until the next day.

Instead just as I settled into the evening with a second glass of wine and a television programme they all appeared with specific food requests of pizza and the Eggs Benedict for breakfast.
I would have been so much happier to see them if it hadn’t been a surprise and hadn’t involved me having to scramble so I get what you’re saying completely!

I’m curious what “booze’ means in American? Here it means all alcohol but I’m guessing over there as champagne doesn’t count as booze that it might mean spirits?

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

My plans for the day involve very little. I know I should be working but I don’t feel like it!
I’m probably going to just eat noodles and book return to Spain accommodation.
I perhaps might decided on a TV for the outdoor kitchen, or not

 

[Barriehie]

...
I’m curious what “booze’ means in American? Here it means all alcohol but I’m guessing over there as champagne doesn’t count as booze that it might mean spirits?

In these parts "booze" means any kind of hard liquor, 80 proof or higher.

 

[Barriehie]

...
Should raised goats, but they'd be gently simmering on the stove right now.

The neighbors have a boatload of goats and Pippi, on our side of the fence, is the most ferocious goat hunter this side of the Mississippi...

 

[Barriehie]

Workday and raining like crazy so not much. Plenty of leftovers in the fridge so I won't have to cook.

 

[karadekoolaid]

Apart from a TOEFL class at 8pm, I've got absolutely nothing to do today, so I'll probably invent something insane.

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

In these parts "booze" means any kind of hard liquor, 80 proof or higher.

Ah righteo, here hard liquor is called spirits.
We don’t use proof as a measurement only ABV (alcohol by volume) which for a spirit is generally considered 40% or above.
Although some spirits hover around the high 30% mark.

 

[badjak]

Yeah,
Booze would be anything with alcohol here
Although the locals (rural areas) may call everything with alcohol beer or wine, incl gin, whisky etc
Like all softdrinks are coke

 

[TastyReuben]

“Booze” here can mean any alcohol, but context is always important.

“I’m going on a booze run, you need anything?” - that could mean anything alcoholic.

Walking into a wine-and-cheese event: “Wow, this looks nice! Which way to the booze?” - that obviously means wine.

“You want a rum-and-coke?”
“No booze for me, just a beer, please.” - that means spirits/liquor.

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

Yeah,
Booze would be anything with alcohol here
Although the locals (rural areas) may call everything with alcohol beer or wine, incl gin, whisky etc
Like all softdrinks are coke

That sounds like it might be a bit confusing

 

[TastyReuben]

“Booze” is also a very informal term here…playful…whimsical, even!

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

“Booze” is also a very informal term here…playful…whimsical, even!

It is here too. It mostly implies fun
But there is ‘boozer’ which can mean someone who drinks too often and down the boozer meaning pub.
When I have to go to family functions “Where’s booze?” is one of the first things I say

 

[JAS_OH1]

Like all softdrinks are coke

Wow yeah, that's common in SE Texas. "I'll have an orange Coke" does not mean a drink with any Coke in it. It's an orange soda.

In these parts "booze" means any kind of hard liquor, 80 proof or higher.

Yeah, same in Florida, which of course you and most CBs know is where I grew up.

 

[TastyReuben]

Wow yeah, that's common in SE Texas.

I’ve run into that in NY as well.

We may as well cover what purveyors of alcohol are called in our respective areas - here, we have liquor stores (which can and usually do sell beer and wine as well), state stores (which usually don’t sell beer or wine, just liquor/spirits), and everywhere else (carry out, drive-through, beverage barn, grocery store) which usually sells beer and wine, but no liquor/spirits.

Where MrsT is from, a liquor store would usually be called a package store.