...Speaking of Etsy, this is where I got some of my Doberman decals. She used to be a member here, and does great work...I see she's also doing them with uncropped ears now:

RFay3dDesigns

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Never heard of "the hubs of Hell", but here's what I could find:

"Hotter than the hubs of Hades
Posted by RRC on June 16, 2008 at 15:59
In Reply to: Hotter than the hubs of Hades posted by Victoria S Dennis on June 16, 2008 at 12:58:

: : : I don't find "hotter than the hubs of Hades" in Phrase Finder. There's some speculation on other sites, but this is the one I trust. Does anyone have a definitive answer? It seems to be fairly common in the U.S (I first heard it over 50 years ago).

: : The word "hub" in this expression is a variant of hob, which means principally, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, "In a fire-place, the part of the casing having a surface level with the top of the grate." It is where you put things to keep them warm without burning up. I think, however, that being put on the hobs of Hades does put you in danger of burning up or at least of getting much too hot.

: : I don't think the expression is heard much in the U.S. nowadays. You'll more often hear, "hotter than the hinges of Hades."
: : SS

: This is a euphemism for "hotter than the hobs of Hell" which is certainly the earlier version. I've also come across "black as the hobs of Hell" in 19th-century literature. The hob of a fireplace is proverbially a black hot place, as is Hell; logically the hottest and blackest part of Hell should be its hobs. (VSD)

In the southwestern US here, I hear "hubs of hell" a lot and never hinges nor any variation with Hades. There must be regional differences."


And this:

As hard as the hobs of hell
Posted by Baceseras on October 16, 2007

In Reply to: As hard as the hobs of hell posted by Smokey Stover on October 16, 2007

: : I have heard s saying oft quoted in my family (which is based in Ireland):

: : 'As hard as the hobs of hell'

: : Of course it could be likely that this is a perversion of another saying.

: By another saying, are you thinking of "hot as the hinges of Hades"? It would make a little more sense to me if the saying quoted in your family were, "Hot as the hobs of hell." Hobs (or hubs) were surfaces in a fireplace or on a stove where things could be set in order to get warm or stay warm. They were hard, of course, since they were used as supports. But how hard does hard have to be for this purpose?
: SS

I heard "the knobs of hell", not hobs; and what were those knobs --- budding horns, perhaps?

I don't know if they were Irish at the root (not the horns, but the folks who said "knobs of hell"): possibly Scotch-Irish, by way of Appalachian.


And then there's this:

"My mother-in-law used to always use the phrase, “hotter than the Hubs of Hades”. Now, due to vocal exasperation from her daughter and my constant query, “exactly how hot are the Hubs of Hades?” she has quit using it. I really don’t think I will be getting an answer from her, so I turn to you, Jellies. How hot are they?"

"They’re actually kept cooler than the ambient temperature of 666. It might be an engineering snafu, but the hot tubs melt around 583 degrees, well before 666, leaving a hot puddle. Nobody likes a hot puddle. So, to contain the water, they actually cool it to a brisk 550 degrees. People go hot-tubbing to cool down.

It’s a bit of a misnomer really."

We have a gas grill, so I usually boil the chicken before I put it on the grill so I don't end up burning the outside while the inside is still raw. I'm trying something different tonight...I only turned on the burner on the right side, and left the middle and left burners off and put the raw chicken all the way to the left to cook it on indirect heat till done, then I'll turn down the burner on the right as low as it will go and move the chicken over there to brown it up and then put some BBQ sauce on it. In theory, it should work just like I used to do on my old Weber kettle grill (charcoal on one side, chicken on other) but for some reason I've never tried indirect heat with this gas grill before.

Mrs. TN said I was nuts because it's 86 (feels like 91) out there but I've had the craving for BBQ chicken all day so BBQ chicken it is. At least with indirect heat I don't have to stand there watching it so it doesn't flare up and burn.

And yeah I just wasted 2 minutes of your time telling you something you already knew. To cook on indirect heat, not that I was nuts

Speaking of Etsy, this is where I got some of my Doberman decals. She used to be a member here, and does great work...I see she's also doing them with uncropped ears now:

RFay3dDesigns

And this is what Mrs. TN and I both have on the back window of our SUVs

I Love My Doberman Clear Vinyl Decal Sticker for Window, Dobermann Pinscher Sign Art Print

I've kinda got my eye on this one:




Dirk and Trudy Regter

https://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/...the-world.html

We have a gas grill, so I usually boil the chicken before I put it on the grill so I don't end up burning the outside while the inside is still raw. I'm trying something different tonight...I only turned on the burner on the right side, and left the middle and left burners off and put the raw chicken all the way to the left to cook it on indirect heat till done, then I'll turn down the burner on the right as low as it will go and move the chicken over there to brown it up and then put some BBQ sauce on it. In theory, it should work just like I used to do on my old Weber kettle grill (charcoal on one side, chicken on other) but for some reason I've never tried indirect heat with this gas grill before.

Mrs. TN said I was nuts because it's 86 (feels like 91) out there but I've had the craving for BBQ chicken all day so BBQ chicken it is. At least with indirect heat I don't have to stand there watching it so it doesn't flare up and burn.

And yeah I just wasted 2 minutes of your time telling you something you already knew. To cook on indirect heat, not that I was nuts

Speaking of Etsy, this is where I got some of my Doberman decals. She used to be a member here, and does great work...I see she's also doing them with uncropped ears now:

RFay3dDesigns

And this is what Mrs. TN and I both have on the back window of our SUVs

I Love My Doberman Clear Vinyl Decal Sticker for Window, Dobermann Pinscher Sign Art Print

No worries Bug on that double post I heard it thru the grapevine folks are easily forgiv'in by the Mods via food!
So what cha got, hummmmmmmmm?

You can run GMs into the ground, too.

It's all about maintenance on any vehicle in my lowly opinion.

For some reason I can't see you in a Toyota Sienna.

I'm sorry Ma.

I see you in a Jeep.

Ooops double post

ABTLH

Robin Loreth (of the Doberman Diversity Project) makes custom masks. She had posted that she got some Doberman fabric in. I don't know if she still has some but she might be able to get some more. Her Etsy shop is here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/SewArtisan...g_id=799474089

Thanks so much, MC! I just ordered one for me, and one for Mrs. TN

Robin Loreth (of the Doberman Diversity Project) makes custom masks. She had posted that she got some Doberman fabric in. I don't know if she still has some but she might be able to get some more. Her Etsy shop is here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/SewArtisan...g_id=799474089

I wish I knew someone that made custom masks. A Doberman mask would be cool. I already have Doberman decals on my SUV, and have Doberman t-shirts, so a mask would be the ticket.

180,000 miles...what do you have, a Toyota? My Escape is within a few road trips of 100,000 miles and although it's still running great (knock on wood) I'm starting to get nervous. Every now and then I think about selling it private and then getting another vehicle but then I tell myself, one more year, plus I really don't want car payments. I hate owing people money.

Just got the email from my boss that I'll still be teleworking next week.


I replied, "I can do this until April 2022 when I plan on retiring"
He replied, "Ha Ha"

Early June, the plan was to bring 50% of us back for a few weeks, then all of us. I got to go back for 2 weeks, and didn't care for it after being at home for so long. But since then, the cases in TN have been going up and have been going through the roof the last week, so for now, our office is at around 50% and my boss has to schedule people to work/telework to allow plenty of spacing between the people that are at work.

As I said before, I was born for this. I have no real need or desire to socialize, or listen to grown men try to outdo each other with their BS stories day after day or listen to them talk about World of Warcraft LOL. Here at home I have my wife and Mocha, which is pretty much all this boy needs

Toyota. Sienna.

Almost always have Toyotas here. We like to run them into the ground.

Toyota. Sienna.

Almost always have Toyotas here. We like to run them into the ground.

Yeah, sure...promises, promises....

But I'm not surprised LSU fabric is out of stock. Them folks down there is fanatics.


86 here and going up. And Hairy has not been walked. I left the car at the shop last night to get its 180,000 mile checkup done today, and was waiting for the guy's call to tell me the damage.

I knew it needed tires, and oil, filters, etc, but he added...sigh...timing belt. It's been 110,000 miles since it was replaced last, so I guess it is due

I tried to order LSU and KSU fabric when I was ordering but they were out of stock!

Yes, Ma. You were going to get some face masks sent to you.