Have you ever...

Another simple game where you answer the question above and then post your own.

Have you ever been to nyc?

 

[PalacePaul]

No, thanks.

Have you ever tried surf?

 

[Araucaria]

No, I've never surfed, despite growing up five miles from the ocean.

Have you ever especially enjoyed swimming, more than the usual, say, twice a year or whatever most people do?

 

[MusicMan321]

No

Have you ever got the flu?

 

[cityboy-stl]

Maybe once when I was younger. But I've gotten a flu shot every year for decades, so not really.

Have you ever tried to grow your own vegetables. Do you say veg-e-ta-bles or veg-ta-bles?

 

[Araucaria]

Yes, I'm sure I have. I've never had a doctor specifically tell me I had the flu, but I have lot a lot of nasty respiratory infections over my lifetime. I used to get several colds throughout the year, nasty strep throats, and I could count on getting a really nasty flu or strep once each winter that would wipe me out for a week.As I've gotten older, I haven't been sick as often, but when I do, it takes weeks to get rid of it.

Have you had Covid, or have you been able to escape it so far?

 

[Araucaria]

Maybe once when I was younger. But I've gotten a flu shot every year for decades, so not really.

Have you ever tried to grow your own vegetables. Do you say veg-e-ta-bles or veg-ta-bles?

I've sporadically grown vegetables a few times over the years. I grew popcorn a couple of times as a kid, and I also would take a single store-bought vegetable a plant it in the ground for the heck of it. I did that with a carrot, a radish, a sweet potato, and an onion or two. I grew green peas once, and even tried strawberries once. These days I mostly grow fruit trees. I have several mangos, papayas, a carambola/starfruit, and several tropical fruits you've probably never heard of. But the other day I planted some pigeon pea seeds. People from the Bahamas and the Caribbean eat it, and it grows well in Florida, so I thought I'd give it a try. I'll let you know how well they do in a few months.

I'll re-pose my Covid question: Have you had it, or have you avoided it?

 

[Triple G]

Had it, still recovering.


HYE had major surgery?

 

[Araucaria]

No, unless you count the time I had my tonsils taken out when I was 6 years old.

Have you ever been sick or injured, or needed medical attention while abroad?

 

[cityboy-stl]

I've not had Covid unless I had it and didn't know it. I had the second booster on Monday and always wear a mask. I've avoided it so far.
I've had two sinus surgeries and two hernia repair surgeries, and one unwanted surgery forced upon me when I was born.
I've never been abroad.

Have you ever eaten at a real Five Star Restaurant?

 

[Araucaria]

Strangely, I don't think I ever have, even though Palm Beach is just a few miles from me.

Have you ever become estranged from any close relatives?

 

[rmcrae]

Thankfully no.

Have you ever had a family member react badly to your coming out?

 

[Araucaria]

Fortunately no.

Have you ever planted a garden, and been disappointed with the results?

 

[PalacePaul]

Not an entire garden, but some plants yes.

Have you ever grown your own fruits or vegetables?

 

[Araucaria]

See Response #3786. These days I have a good number of fruit trees. I have a large mature mango tree that is loaded with fruit for about a two month period, from about May-july, though the fruit set late this year, so they probably won't get ripe until June. I also have two seedling mango trees. One is OK tasting, but the fruit is very fibrous, so I usually don't eat it. The other one has small fruit and is fibrous, but they're good to pick and suck the juice out of.

I also have a carambola/starfruit, which bears copiously from about July all the way through March, but it hasn't started blooming yet, so the fruit on that tree will be late this year.

I have a sugar apple/sweetsop, a member of the annona family, which is very sweet, and has a custard or scalded milk taste with pineapple, lemon juice, banana, watermelon, and other flavors mixed in. That bears from July-September, with a few fruits hanging on into the winter. Unfortunately last year it caught a blight that caused the fruit to harden and mummify before they got ripe.

I have a papaya which bore a stead crop of fruit every year from mid-winter to early spring. But the tree is getting older, and will probably give out soon. There are a few new papaya plants that someone gave me, but they've been disappointing. Their fruit goes bad before they get ripe.

My Barbados cherry is currently bearing right now. It's not a true cherry, but I like to out and snack on the fruit right off the tree. I also have several Surinam cherries, which aren't a true cherry either, but the birds drop the seeds and the plants grow up.They have a taste of sweet stewed tomatoes. The problem with them is that they tend to get infested with Caribbean fruit fly larvae. I also have a sapodilla which bears fruit once in a while, and I'm growing several trees which really haven't been established yet: a guava, a pomegranate, a pitomba, a mulberry, and a cashew tree which has just set one small fruit. I'll see if it holds on long enough to get ripe.

Have you ever had to hire someone to remove trees from your yard?

 

[MusicMan321]

Long time ago

Have you ever played the game pac man?

 

[Araucaria]

I'm sure I shocked you guys with my last post, sure you were just expecting a yes or no answer!

Yeah, I played the game Pac Man, and Ms. Pac Man, a long time ago.

Did you ever drink alcohol before you were legal in your jurisdiction?

 

[MusicMan321]

No I don't like to drink specially alcohol unless it's like a mix drink

Have you ever caught a ball at a baseball game?

 

[Triple G]

No, but my father caught a half dozen when he had season tickets to the LA Dodgers.


HYE attended a soccer game?

 

[Araucaria]

No, I've never attended a soccer game.

Have you ever been on a bowling league?

 

[cityboy-stl]

My parents were on bowling leagues but I never got into it.

Have you ever felt an earthquake?