Wednesday, August 12, 2020

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dsi1 <dsi123@hawaiiantel.net>: Aug 12 05:06PM -0700

On Friday, August 7, 2020 at 2:20:57 PM UTC-10, John Kuthe wrote:
 
> > John Kuthe...
 
> I wonder, how many also could not post anything?
 
> John Kuthe...
 
There's a new heading on the top of Google Groups:
 
"The new Google Groups has a fresh look and updated controls and will be replacing classic Groups soon"
 
Uh-oh.
"Julie Bove" <juliebove@frontier.com>: Aug 12 03:52PM -0700

"Silvar Beitel" <silverbeetle@charter.net> wrote in message
news:81e6f7dc-a731-4811-9dfa-7318fc7bcac7o@googlegroups.com...
I am basking in finishing a job that has been bugging me for a while. I
have a main pantry, which is a heated room in the back of the house with a
freezer, small fridge, cabinets, and some wire shelves I bought a couple of
months ago to change a pile of old milk crates into some semblance of
organization, and a secondary pantry, which was basically a table out in the
(unheated but attached to the house) barn, covered to overflowing with all
the stuff that can tolerate freezing temperatures (which is generally a good
thing, as the freezing kills off grain moths, etc.)
 
(That last is probably the longest sentence I've typed in a while. :-) )
 
As part of our "Get our freakin' act together while COVID-19 gives us the
opportunity," I ordered some chrome wire shelving to replace the table. I
wish I'd taken a "before" picture of the messy overloaded dirty table so I
could show you how out-of-hand things had gotten, but I don't gots.
 
Instead, you get (L to R) 1) a picture of the half of wall in the warm
pantry that the first wire shelving now occupies (just to show the
shelving), 2) the new large (72" W x 74" tall x 14" deep) shelving in place
in the barn, 3) the new shelves populated (oh, look at how much unused space
there is! swoon!) and 4) a gratuitous shot of the banh mi I made for lunch
today (neener, neener).
 
https://photos.app.goo.gl/u4jUVpghb6FiwKSJ8
 
Wire shelving is Nexel brand from globalindustrial.com. Showed up 3 days
after I ordered it. Considerably stronger than what you find in the big box
stores, for similar prices, and American made. I do recommend!
 
---
 
I had that same shelving. It was great!
 
When I came out of the hospital the last time, the shelves had been
partially disassembled, parts missing, and canned goods all over the place.
I was not pleased!
 
My pantry is now a closet that had been used for craft supplies and games.
We got rid of all the games and some of the craft supplies.
"Julie Bove" <juliebove@frontier.com>: Aug 12 03:54PM -0700

"Taxed and Spent" <nospamplease@nonospam.com> wrote in message
news:rh1fv7$bdd$2@dont-email.me...
 
> I did something similar a few years back, but now those milk crates are
> full of more stuff and placed/stacked in front of the shelves. It never
> ends.
 
I did that too. They were full of pickles and olives.
 
No more. Gave the milk crates to the gardener.
Hank Rogers <Nospam@invalid.com>: Aug 12 06:09PM -0500

Julie Bove wrote:
>> shelves.  It never ends.
 
> I did that too. They were full of pickles and olives.
 
> No more. Gave the milk crates to the gardener.
 
For goat milk?
U.S. Janet B. <JB@nospam.com>: Aug 12 02:40PM -0600

On Wed, 12 Aug 2020 14:44:38 -0400, Sheldon Martin <penmart01@aol.com>
wrote:
snip
The scenery from NY boardwalks is so
>most spectacular wimmens parading their goods on the boardwalk in the
>teeniest bikinis.
>https://search.aol.com/aol/image;_ylt=A0geKYkyHjRfkywAuAZpCWVH;_ylu=X3oDMTByMHVzM20zBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMzBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzYw--?q=new+york+boardwalks&v_t=loki-keyword
 
What spectacular scenery or spectacular vista? It's water, buildings
and people.
Bruce <bruce@null.null>: Aug 13 06:51AM +1000

On Wed, 12 Aug 2020 14:44:38 -0400, Sheldon Martin <penmart01@aol.com>
wrote:
 
>most spectacular wimmens parading their goods on the boardwalk in the
>teeniest bikinis.
>https://search.aol.com/aol/image;_ylt=A0geKYkyHjRfkywAuAZpCWVH;_ylu=X3oDMTByMHVzM20zBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMzBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzYw--?q=new+york+boardwalks&v_t=loki-keyword
 
Nice, but run of the mill. You can find that in many places.
Hank Rogers <Nospam@invalid.com>: Aug 12 05:41PM -0500

U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>> https://search.aol.com/aol/image;_ylt=A0geKYkyHjRfkywAuAZpCWVH;_ylu=X3oDMTByMHVzM20zBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMzBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzYw--?q=new+york+boardwalks&v_t=loki-keyword
 
> What spectacular scenery or spectacular vista? It's water, buildings
> and people.
 
But they're the finest boardwalks in the universe! Hell they are in
New york city!
Jeßus <j@j.net>: Aug 13 08:57AM +1000

On Wed, 12 Aug 2020 17:41:19 -0500, Hank Rogers <Nospam@invalid.com>
wrote:
 
>> and people.
 
>But they're the finest boardwalks in the universe! Hell they are in
>New york city!
 
Ugh. Sheldon's world is so limited in every respect.
 
Ubein bridge in Myanmar is far more beautiful. We rode bikes from
Mandalay to Ubein bridge a few years ago... couldn't have been a more
wonderful day.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/u-bein-bridge
Jeßus <j@j.net>: Aug 13 07:42AM +1000

On Fri, 7 Aug 2020 19:22:11 -0400, Dave Smith
>> for morons.
 
>I can't disagree with that. It just seems to be so much more polarized
>these days than it was before.
 
Some will laugh, but I blame social media algorithms. If you
understand how they actually work in this context, it goes a long way
to explaining the inanity we have to deal with now.
 
 
 
>> own perceptions and beliefs, ever.
 
>Exactly. Give then an inch and they can flip out on a whole string of
>issues and assume attitudes.
 
What's fascinating to watch has been the Democrat's nomination
process, how it has panned out this year and the current situation.
 
I've been saying for months that Biden is merely a placeholder,
because the process didn't go the way the bought-and-paid-for
establishment had hoped for. They had a couple of very good potential
candidates, but they were not shills for the establishment. So they
went for Biden in the interim, I'm sure they had no intention of
relying on Biden to take charge and be in control of the presidency,
at the very least they can have a VP in charge (who of course is a
whore for the establishment).
 
The Democrat elite would rather lose the election than have a
legitimately elected presidential candidate who isn't a 'team player'
for the elite. The Dems put Trump into office in the first place, and
now it looks like they may do it again.
Bruce <bruce@null.null>: Aug 13 08:03AM +1000

>Pavlovian response to any given politicised issue. But it gives them a
>sense of comfort, so they don't have to question or challenge their
>own perceptions and beliefs, ever.
 
Spoken from the extreme right corner. You may sit down now.
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca>: Aug 12 04:16PM -0400


> I'm in agreement with Cindy. It doesn't have to be drowning and possibly
> a small bowl of extra dressing could available on the table if it weren't
> quite enough to your taste.
 
Different strokes for different folks. I am not a big fan of lettuce
salads and prefer most dressing to be served with minimal dressing. My
wife usually serves salad in a bowl and we add our own. Sometimes I can
get away with adding some dressing and tossing it and then I take my
share. She then adds at least as much dressing as I had used on the rest
of it, so she ends up with 3-4 times as much dressing as I use.
 
 
 
> Well, I've been in many 'quality' restaurants and the salad comes with the
> dressing on top of the salad fixings. Once again, it's not swimming in
> the dressing but it's not served with it on the side either.
 
I used to work with a guy who always wanted his dressing on the side.
My preferred dressing is blue cheese and I like a glob of it on top of
the salad and then I dip forkfuls of salad into the dressing as I eat it.
U.S. Janet B. <JB@nospam.com>: Aug 12 02:27PM -0600

On Wed, 12 Aug 2020 12:24:42 -0400, Sheldon Martin <penmart01@aol.com>
wrote:
 
s
>>> taste. When I prepare food for others I skimp on the
>>> dressings/seasonings and then let people adjust to their taste. I
>>> really don't want someone dressing my salad,
 
snip
This isn't a dish of potatoes with sauce poured over the cooked
potatoes no more than scalloped potatoes is a dish with sauce poured
over the cooked potatoes. The 'sauce' becomes part of the dish.
Janet US.
Jeßus <j@j.net>: Aug 13 07:44AM +1000

On Mon, 10 Aug 2020 21:21:10 -0600, U.S. Janet B. <JB@nospam.com>
wrote:
 
 
>HOT GERMAN POTATO SALAD
 
I'm almost certain I saw this title on Pornhub.
Jeßus <j@j.net>: Aug 13 07:43AM +1000

On Sat, 8 Aug 2020 19:17:47 -0700 (PDT), John Kuthe
 
>> YOU FACIST PIG.
 
>Biology is separate and distance of YOUR CONCEPTS of Gender/Sexuality!
 
>You stupid Homo Sapiens APE! ;-)
 
That was sarcasm on my part, woke boy.
Jeßus <j@j.net>: Aug 13 06:58AM +1000

On Thu, 6 Aug 2020 11:50:09 -0500, Sqwertz <sqwertzme@gmail.invalid>
wrote:
 
 
>Many of the wires running between poles aren't even used anymore.
>Vietnam, especially, is infamous for this:
 
>https://www.google.com/search?q=vietnam+wires+hanging+from+telephone+poles
 
In that pic, some cables are unused, but most of them are actually
data cables. When we had fibre installed in our home in Thailand, they
just strung along yet another cable hundreds of feet down our street
and into our house. It looks chaotic, but in fact it allows them to
get things done quicker and easier, because they're not weighed down
by too many rules and regs.
 
When we decided to get Internet in our home, it was 3PM in the
afternoon. 3 hours later, all set up, installed and working. 300Mbps,
Including wall mounting our TV with hundreds of channels, wifi, plus a
4G sim card for a phone. AUD$40 per month.
Jeßus <j@j.net>: Aug 13 06:50AM +1000

On Thu, 6 Aug 2020 08:08:46 -0400, songbird <songbird@anthive.com>
wrote:
 
>little bit more to encourage them to develop non-
>fossil fuel alternatives. to me that is putting
>my money where my mouth is.
 
I wouldn't trust them, were it me. Adding solar panels to your home
and feeding back to the grid might be something more proactive,
although this of course depends on your location.
 
>fuel burning plant so you will start to see less
>of those being built as they too become unprofitable.
 
> times, they are a changin'...
 
They are. The technology is already here (especially for somewhere
like Australia) but unfortunately it's a battle against lobbyists and
other interest groups.
Jeßus <j@j.net>: Aug 13 06:44AM +1000

On Mon, 10 Aug 2020 06:30:48 -0400, jmcquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net>
wrote:
 
 
>Don't you just love the sound of "cultured meat"? Let's grow meat in a
>petrie dish! Or better yet, let's try making fake meat out of
>vegetables and a whole bunch of chemicals so it tastes like meat!
 
I sometimes eat and enjoy food that you could classify as vegan or
vegetarian, but never, ever anything that is trying to be a meat
substitute... If I want meat, I'll eat meat. "cultured meat" maybe
something of more use as a protein supplement. But as an alternative
to actual meat? No thanks.
 
 
>So far, none of his "vegetarian" meals sound good. He makes garlic
>potatoes or baked beans, piles overcooked vegetables on top and thinks
>that's good. I'll have the steak, thanks. :)
 
We're going shopping today, I usually buy myself one really nice steak
and I guess that's what will be for dinner tonight (wife will prefer a
pork steak, beef doesn't agree with her).
Bruce <bruce@null.null>: Aug 13 06:49AM +1000

>substitute... If I want meat, I'll eat meat. "cultured meat" maybe
>something of more use as a protein supplement. But as an alternative
>to actual meat? No thanks.
 
That makes sense. Why would a corpse eater want a meat substitute?
 
 
>We're going shopping today, I usually buy myself one really nice steak
>and I guess that's what will be for dinner tonight (wife will prefer a
>pork steak, beef doesn't agree with her).
 
Did the cow say that?
Jeßus <j@j.net>: Aug 13 06:46AM +1000

On Thu, 6 Aug 2020 07:50:41 -0400, songbird <songbird@anthive.com>
wrote:
 
>> a 'laurel' in this context means.
 
> the laurel was a plant sacred to a god in Greece
>and wreaths of it were awarded to winners...
 
Thanks songbird :)
 
>odd things.
 
> but i can't say i've ever flicked my eye with
>a noodle with hot sauce on it.
 
I'm too impatient getting the noodles down my neck, that's more likely
my problem...
Silvar Beitel <silverbeetle@charter.net>: Aug 12 12:56PM -0700

On Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 8:36:57 AM UTC-4, jmcquown wrote:
 
> > -sw
 
> Looks tasty but sous vide corn on the cob? Why?
 
> Jill
 
The great sweet corn we get around here gets only a short bath in hot water before we devour it. You could arguably call that sous vide. I sometimes wonder if the only reason one heats it at all is to melt the butter we like to rub on it. :-)
 
--
Silvar Beitel
Bruce <bruce@null.null>: Aug 13 06:04AM +1000

On Wed, 12 Aug 2020 12:56:50 -0700 (PDT), Silvar Beitel
 
>> Looks tasty but sous vide corn on the cob? Why?
 
>> Jill
 
>The great sweet corn we get around here gets only a short bath in hot water before we devour it. You could arguably call that sous vide. I sometimes wonder if the only reason one heats it at all is to melt the butter we like to rub on it. :-)
 
Maybe heat gets rid of some of the Roundup?
Hank Rogers <Nospam@invalid.com>: Aug 12 03:13PM -0500

Bruce wrote:
 
>>> Jill
 
>> The great sweet corn we get around here gets only a short bath in hot water before we devour it. You could arguably call that sous vide. I sometimes wonder if the only reason one heats it at all is to melt the butter we like to rub on it. :-)
 
> Maybe heat gets rid of some of the Roundup?
 
Nah, that stuff penetrates every cell in the plant, and gives the
food that great taste that deplorable americans just love.
 
It's too bad the poor bastards ain't as smart as the dutch folks.
dsi1 <dsi123@hawaiiantel.net>: Aug 12 12:56PM -0700

> Thinking about replacing my aging impact-bonded cookware and ran across the Breville line. Any experiences with it? At the moment and probably for the foreseeable future I'll be using an electric stove.
 
> If not Breville what's a brand you favor?
 
> Thanks
 
I'm not a brand name kind of guy. You can get a quality pan for a low price if you know what you're doing. My guess is that most reviews for cookware are mostly advertising anyway.
 
I'll buy a pan considering the material, construction, and price. These days I have a carbon steel frying pan and a non-stick stainless steel pan. The non-stick SS pans are hard to find. The stainless steel pan is relatively new and it's used for frying eggs.
Hank Rogers <Nospam@invalid.com>: Aug 12 03:09PM -0500

dsi1 wrote:
 
>> Thanks
 
> I'm not a brand name kind of guy. You can get a quality pan for a low price if you know what you're doing. My guess is that most reviews for cookware are mostly advertising anyway.
 
> I'll buy a pan considering the material, construction, and price. These days I have a carbon steel frying pan and a non-stick stainless steel pan. The non-stick SS pans are hard to find. The stainless steel pan is relatively new and it's used for frying eggs.
 
Asians sell decent cookware for real cheap prices. And yoose can
cook damn near anything in a wok. If you have two, you can even use
them for a double boiler.
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca>: Aug 12 04:10PM -0400

On 2020-08-12 2:19 p.m., graham wrote:
>> and waited for me to back up. Nope. I moved forward and waited a
>> minute or two for him to realize he was in the wrong. He backed up.
 
> Wearing your colours to scare him were you? :-)
 
I don't need no stinking colours. I am big enough to get away with
stuff like that.
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