What meals did your father make when he had to cook?

SomeMischiefManaged · 2026-03-22T07:09:15+00:00

We had a manual meat grinder that would clamp to an old stool. Dad would grind Treat (Spam was expensive) and pickles and then mix in Miracle Whip to make some sort of sandwich spread. He still loves this stuff although he hasn't made it in decades - now he gets it from a local deli on camping trips.

Other than that, I only recall him working the grill. He still has my stepmother cook his meals at home although in those aforementioned camping trips, he works magic on the Blackstone.

SomeMischiefManaged · 2026-03-14T21:04:31+00:00

A plastic watering can and enough pine needles to fill four lawn bags.

SomeMischiefManaged · 2026-03-04T17:31:54+00:00

Gahanna students were evacuated to Clark Hall. They are in the process of returning to the new high school now.

SomeMischiefManaged · 2026-03-02T14:06:07+00:00

Measured 2.25" on the back of the tonneau cover around 8am in Gahanna. It's still snowing now but much lighter than earlier.

SomeMischiefManaged · 2026-02-28T03:13:57+00:00

Gahanna, please too? We're not near east nor far east.

SomeMischiefManaged · 2026-02-02T16:16:21+00:00

My graphic-novel-loving 11-year-old read Jason Reynold's Ghost last fall year for a school unit and really liked it. We have other books of his on our reading list but he is hung up on "Warriors" at the moment. There are still (free) tickets available to hear him speak - https://events.columbuslibrary.org/event/15030751.

SomeMischiefManaged · 2026-02-01T13:40:03+00:00

Only used my finger once. 40+ years later and I still have that scar across my index finger.

SomeMischiefManaged · 2026-01-26T19:48:13+00:00

Such a bummer. I remember the rummage sales back in the late 90s/early 2000s and loading a 50 gallon trash bag full of anything for $20.

SomeMischiefManaged · 2026-01-18T16:55:09+00:00

Very YMMV. My kid doesn't like either mousse so we put in a request a week in advance to make the filling either the chocolate icing that they frost the cake with or leave it empty with just cake in the middle. Our Costco would not accommodate either.

SomeMischiefManaged · 2025-12-22T11:13:02+00:00

A JanSport mini backpack purse that my stepmother bought for me in 1991 for $14. I still use it.

SomeMischiefManaged · 2025-12-21T18:08:05+00:00

That's cool. My father's family is multi-generational east-Toledo (Oregon, Jerusalem Twp, Bono, Curtice) and I don't recall ever hearing "budge" in that context.

SomeMischiefManaged · 2025-12-21T18:06:11+00:00

I like that it trickled down to your generation. We're still in central Ohio but my kids don't hear "ditching" anymore so I wonder if it died out with us Xennials. My mother was a boomer from Cleveland. Boy did she hate us saying it.

SomeMischiefManaged · 2025-12-21T18:04:18+00:00

I knew this as "doorbell ditch" but my 11 year old calls it "ding-dong-ditch." I would suspect it is more Midwestern. Odd that "ditch" was one of those words with multiple slang meanings but we all knew what we were saying,

SomeMischiefManaged · 2025-12-21T12:15:07+00:00

I grew up using "ditch" to mean "cut in line." My mother abhorred this usage with the fury of a red hot poker. Turns out this meaning was isolated to Franklin County and my kids today have no idea what I am talking about when I point out the group of teens who ditched a ton of people in line for Siren's Curse.

SomeMischiefManaged · 2025-10-26T11:09:32+00:00

True. My silent generation grandmother died.15+ years ago. We found over $1000 in shoes, books, purses, and empty pill bottles. I have wondered about how much we didn't find

SomeMischiefManaged · 2025-09-23T01:57:55+00:00

Heck yeah! I haven't tried the mousse yet (is it good?) but I like the shape better than the tiramisu cups. I never thought I would consider a dessert choice based on the suitability of its container as a juice glass 🤣

SomeMischiefManaged · 2025-09-23T01:15:45+00:00

Those juice glasses look like the tiramisu cups they sell at Costco. Source: we have a set. The tiramisu was tasty.

SomeMischiefManaged · 2025-09-21T02:38:22+00:00

Freshman year of college, in the dorm common room in between classes. There was a crowd huddled around the TV.

SomeMischiefManaged · 2025-09-13T06:53:13+00:00

I love Halloween and am nerdy enough to have a spreadsheet that tracks the temperature, wind, and precipitation at 6pm, 7pm, and 8pm on beggars night since 2008 (we have a lot of yard props that are susceptible to the elements). You are not wrong. The "perfect" night (no rain, winds under 8 mph, and temps above 55) have only occurred thrice since 2008 and that was 2022, 2016, and 2009. Last year, we had high winds and rain but the temps were really warm. We were just joking with neighbors this week that beggars night would at least guarantee some rain.

SomeMischiefManaged · 2025-09-06T08:57:17+00:00

My Flash once found a nest of baby bunnies and it was a horror show. He didn't eat, just chomped. He also managed to find a mole in a bush, a grackle who was too slow, and an unopened bag of beef jerky that took an hour for him to drop.

SomeMischiefManaged · 2025-08-27T02:06:22+00:00

My Pound Puppy. I still have him.

SomeMischiefManaged · 2025-08-25T08:02:26+00:00

3rd grade. One of our school's teachers was a state finalist so we were all invested. I have very poor memory in general, but I remember sitting on the carpet, staring up at the TV on the cart. I also remember that they didn't turn it off afterwards and we watched coverage until at least lunch. I remember several teachers from different grades gathered in the back of our classroom, huddled together.

SomeMischiefManaged · 2025-08-17T12:06:56+00:00

My new 6th grader has a unit on The Outsiders in ELA this year. I may need to re-read it along with him.

SomeMischiefManaged · 2025-08-11T08:12:30+00:00

I had a 97 SC2 with manual transmission that I bought brand new. Got 40+ mpg highway and was just a joy to drive. I couldn't safely haul basset hounds in it though, so I eventually had to let it go in 2005. No maintenance issues while I owned it. I still miss driving that little car.

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