Wednesday, February 2, 2022

Digest for rec.food.cooking@googlegroups.com - 25 updates in 10 topics

Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca>: Feb 03 12:08AM -0500

On 2022-02-02 11:44 p.m., US Janet wrote:
> A wrongly used word can cause weeks and weeks worth of harrangue.
> It's all around us these days. And I don't accept the excuse that it
> is the pandemic that is causing all the hate.
 
Small towns are worse. Knowledge is power and people can be really nosy.
When we first moved here our patio was exposed to the road so I put up
a small section of fence along one side for privacy. I spent the morning
getting the lumber and putting it up. I finished by about noon and then
headed inside for some lunch. I no sooner went in through the kitchen
door when the phone rang. It was the old lady two doors down (the
neighour next door is set way back). The first thing she said after
hello was to say she noticed that I had put up a fence by the patio.
 
Son of a gun. She had no windows on the side of her house so she would
have had to come out and she must have been watching to see when I went
into the house so she could call. That privacy fence was a great
investment.
 
There was an apple orchard on the other side of our property at the
time. When that sold and a couple houses were built I put up a hedge
along the property line and an arbour and some wisteria for the other
side of the patio.
GM <gregorymorrowchicago07@gmail.com>: Feb 02 09:25PM -0800

Ed Pawlowski wrote:
 
> Computers do allows for mis-use and some nasty effects when desired.
> Facebook and Twitter are two contributors to the downfall of humanity as
> we used to know it.
 
 
Yup, narcissists can have a field day...
 
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GM
GM <gregorymorrowchicago07@gmail.com>: Feb 02 09:36PM -0800

US Janet wrote:
 
> A wrongly used word can cause weeks and weeks worth of harrangue.
> It's all around us these days. And I don't accept the excuse that it
> is the pandemic that is causing all the hate.
 
 
Digital platforms are "empowering", you can immediately post anything, it's not like
you have to go to a New England town meeting, or write a letter to the editor - which may
or may not be published, or wait to see if your vote "counts"...
 
I've been on some "neighborhood" FB groups, I quickly vamoosed because of the whiners...
 
I remember back in the early 60's, reading this futuristic prediction:
 
"By the year 2000, Man will finally control the weather. Homes will have their own computing
devices, and every morning citizens will input their desired weather - dry and sunny, some fluffy
Christmas snow, some rain for the lawn and garden, or...??? The majority vote for that day wins.."
 
Now we use computers to complain, and even *lie* about the weather... and like many of those
long - ago predictions, we still do not "control" the weather, lol...
 
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GM
Zebediah <Brazza@null.invalid>: Feb 03 04:55PM +1100


>Computers do allows for mis-use and some nasty effects when desired.
>Facebook and Twitter are two contributors to the downfall of humanity as
>we used to know it.
 
Yes, the filter's gone.
Joziah <Brazza@null.invalid>: Feb 03 04:57PM +1100

On Thu, 3 Feb 2022 00:08:31 -0500, Dave Smith
>> It's all around us these days. And I don't accept the excuse that it
>> is the pandemic that is causing all the hate.
 
>Small towns are worse. Knowledge is power and people can be really nosy.
 
Yeah, people like Dave Smith and Jill McQuown...
Joziah <Brazza@null.invalid>: Feb 03 04:58PM +1100

On Wed, 2 Feb 2022 21:25:54 -0800 (PST), GM
>> Facebook and Twitter are two contributors to the downfall of humanity as
>> we used to know it.
 
>Yup, narcissists can have a field day...
 
And trolls, right Greg?
"itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net" <itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net>: Feb 02 09:42PM -0800

On Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at 10:21:48 PM UTC-6, US Janet wrote:
 
> At least white people don't get shot by police for sitting alongside
> the road or walking home from work.
> Janet US
 
We had a white guy killed here last week and he had been sitting on a
guardrail on the interstate. He was shot by 9 officers, but it didn't help
that he had a box cutter in his hand and his right hand in his pocket.
Then he decides to whip out that right hand with a shiny silver object
and point it at the police.
Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net>: Feb 03 12:54AM -0500

On 2/2/2022 17:38, jmcquown wrote:
> views in a little article near the front of their paper catalogs. Do you
> remember paper catalogs? ;)
 
> Jill
 
I've never made a purchase from a catalog, but I did pick toys from them
as a child ;)
 
I've come across a few 80+ years old Sears catalogs in antiquing, and
those are a trip to read through; especially the ones that have Sears
kit homes in them. One of my long gone relatives had a Sears kit home
delivered and built; the house is still there.
 
For fun: (it's the yellow square house)
https://www.google.com/maps/place/100+Washington+St,+Bentleyville,+PA+15314/@40.1180885,-80.0063985,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x88350401240cb04d:0xfdf0f09972a04b0e!8m2!3d40.1180885!4d-80.0042098?hl=en
Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net>: Feb 03 12:56AM -0500

On 2/1/2022 22:21, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> trip I can check prices and availability and see if my regular buys are
> on sale. They do not send me emails.
 
> There are apps I have no use for but the tight ones help me.
 
I see your point. I usually make a list at home, forget it, and wing it
when I get to the store. Oh, and pay with cash, Lol. I do have an
"advantage card" for the local grocer due to the fuel discounts based on
the volume of groceries that you buy.
Zebediah <Brazza@null.invalid>: Feb 03 04:57PM +1100

On Wed, 2 Feb 2022 23:50:55 -0500, Dave Smith
>I have also seen videos of unarmed white guys being shot by white cops.
>You have to go to some effort to see them because the networks prefer to
>go with the stuff that will get lots of attention.
 
Everything happens. But a white man doesn't have to fear the police
nearly as much as a black man.
Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net>: Feb 03 05:23AM


> Horse meat is quite tasty.
 
 
I'd eat horse meat in a heartbeat. I've never seen it for sale, and they
won't let us hunt them. Nevada is lousy with wild nags needing a
thinning out.
Luckily, the *BLM uses taxpayer dollars to round 'em up with helicopters,
transfer them in big trucks to a pen north of Reno, neuter, vaccinate
and liberate them to good homes/ranches for further processing.
That's what we're led to believe. If you're a American taxpayer, some of
your money goes to this and has been since the Seventies.
The funding keeps another worthless cell of the bureaucratic behemoth
running along with the "scientists" who study the process.
 
[*] That's Bureau of Land Management, not the other one
"itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net" <itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net>: Feb 02 09:27PM -0800

On Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at 11:23:57 PM UTC-6, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
 
> I'd eat horse meat in a heartbeat. I've never seen it for sale, and they
> won't let us hunt them. Nevada is lousy with wild nags needing a
> thinning out.
 
Supposedly it tastes just like beef but stringier.
Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net>: Feb 03 05:30AM

> sauce and they were good.
 
> The store is long gone (nearby) now. Panda Express now resides in that
> store. I'll try them someday.
 
 
Their curly fries are good. They are about a mile from my fast food
radius of restaurants. I get there once every five years.
I like Arby's. They're a bridge too far from me. Usta be one closer.
GM <gregorymorrowchicago07@gmail.com>: Feb 02 09:50PM -0800

Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
 
> The funding keeps another worthless cell of the bureaucratic behemoth
> running along with the "scientists" who study the process.
 
> [*] That's Bureau of Land Management, not the other one
 
 
The "other" BLM would do the same - but sell the nags for inflated prices. That way they
could garner the millions needed to keep their "leaders" living in luxury:
 
Even the ultra - woke media are in on the BLM' s grift:
 
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/01/black-lives-matter-finances.html
 
The BLM Mystery Where did the money go?
 
"...Some local activists contend that little of the money raised at the national level makes its
way to their organizations or to the families of Black people killed by police. In November
2020, ten chapters of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation issued a public
call for greater financial accountability. "For years there has been inquiry regarding the
financial operations of BLMGNF and no acceptable process of either public or internal
transparency about the unknown millions of dollars donated to BLMGNF, which has
certainly increased during this time of pandemic and rebellion," the chapters' statement read..."
 
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Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net>: Feb 03 12:32AM -0500

On 2/2/2022 20:11, Bryan Simmons wrote:
> Danny's family is having Hamburger Helper!
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/15522299@N08/51859182159/in/dateposted-public/
 
> --Bryan
 
I think I just gagged a bit. Taste, texture, smell, I can't stomach
hamburger helper, even as a child. Being forced to sit there until I
ate it *really* solidified that (as a result, I've never made my
daughter sit at the table if she didn't eat -- but no snacks later).
"itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net" <itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net>: Feb 02 09:46PM -0800

On Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at 9:54:45 PM UTC-6, US Janet wrote:
 
> So do I. I invented my way years ago when I was working long hours.
> It kept me and the kid fed.
> Janet US
 
I'm pretty sure my white trash version would have many running for the door
and screaming as they hit the road.
Zebediah <Brazza@null.invalid>: Feb 03 12:01AM -0500

Bryan Simmons wrote:
> 5 speed. Sure, I wouldn't want to take it on the freeway,
> but for a little city car...
 
> --Bryan
 
Ghe? Uhm, can you go into more detail? I don't get it
GM <gregorymorrowchicago07@gmail.com>: Feb 02 09:19PM -0800

> And Michael, imagine this with a Geo Metro 998cc, and
> 5 speed. Sure, I wouldn't want to take it on the freeway,
> but for a little city car...
 
 
Didn't John say that he has one of these in BRIGHT PINK, so he can tool around in it with
his Bugz Bunny Krum - Enkrusted Plush Toy...??? It IS a "girly car", after all...
 
http://oldcarbrochures.com/static/NA/Metropolitan/1955_Metropolitan/1955_Nash_Metropolitan_Foldout/dirindex.html
 
These are still popular for parade use...
 
Not my bag really, but it's decently - priced for a collectible, a nice one can be had for around $15K:
 
https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/cars-for-sale/nash/metropolitan
 
 
More:
 
https://www.allpar.com/threads/nash-metropolitan-the-first-american-subcompact.228284/
 
"Sales were low at first, Nash Metropolitan, possibly because the Metropolitan was marketed specifically
to women (its first spokesman was 1954's "Miss America"); other cars marketed to women also failed,
most notably the Dodge LaFemme.
 
Like the moder Mini and Fiat 500, the Metropolitan was not marketed as an economy car, but as an
economical premium car, ideal for commuting; its size was designed to allow for European sales,
where traditional American cars were rapidly dying out because of their size.
 
Floyd Clymer brought a 1957 Nash Metropolitan 1500 up Pikes Peak, and famed reviewer Tom
McCahill wrote that it was "a fleet, sporty little bucket." Motor Trend achieved 30 mpg in traffic,
and 27 mpg at a steady 60 mph; cornering, steering, and general feel were highly rated, though
ride on rough roads was criticized. Quality was claimed to be surprisingly high.
 
In 1962, AMC dropped the Metropolitan. Between Nash, AMC, and Hudson, they had sold 94,986
of the Hudson, AMC, and Nash Metropolitans, enough to finally wear out the tooling, not enough
to make the Metropolitans a common sight at car shows. The Metropolitan never came close to
the Nash Rambler. Had they held on until 1973, AMC would have been seen as prescient; but it
is not likely that the company ever recovered even the modest $2 million development cost of
the original Metropolitan, and it seems likely that they only kept the car going because the
tooling was already paid for..."
 
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Zebediah <Brazza@null.invalid>: Feb 03 12:03AM -0500

Jonathon wrote:
>> now that cannabis is legal for recreational use in New York State and i
>> can grow my own, up to three plants.
 
> Uhm Yes. Ghe Ghe Ghe :)))))))))))
 
Ghe? Uhm, can you go into more detail? I don't get it
US Janet <USJanet@jan6noplace.com>: Feb 02 08:58PM -0700

On 3 Feb 2022 00:14:43 GMT, Leonard Blaisdell
 
>Happy Birthday, Janet! I'm a day late. My youngest granddaughter
>celebrates her 19th birthday, today. IIRC, you're just a couple of years
>older than she is ;)
 
I think you are right! Thanks for the wishes.
Janet US
Zebediah <Brazza@null.invalid>: Feb 03 12:02AM -0500

Dave Smith wrote:
> dozen. She  clarified ..... 5% or 10%..  what the heck, I opted for 10.
> I didn't like it.  It is the only beer I ever had where you can really
> taste the alcohol/
 
Ghe? Uhm, can you go into more detail? I don't get it
Zebediah <Brazza@null.invalid>: Feb 03 12:01AM -0500

Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
> vaccines may prevent Covid. Joe Biden may be pulling a
> tail-wags-the-dog scenario in Ukraine to hide his blunders at home.
> You may be sane. Stuff like that.
 
Ghe? Uhm, can you go into more detail? I don't get it
Zebediah <Brazza@null.invalid>: Feb 03 12:02AM -0500

jmcquown wrote:
 
> You paid a lot of money to buy that Panasonic Lumix camera.  Surely you
> can figure out how to take a selfie to show us those scrubs!
 
> Jill
 
Ghe? Uhm, can you go into more detail? I don't get it
Bertram <Brazza@null.invalid>: Feb 02 10:05PM -0500

Bertram wrote:
 
> Genes and lifestyle. Lifestyle includes what you eat. Everybody knows
> this. You know it too. You're just being difficult. That's ok. Just
> don't do it too often :)
 
We Dutch have a saying about froggers like yoos, which is KILL YOURSELF
you loser. no friends no real job no money no sex and no hope for the
future. Loser. Ghe Ghe Ghe.
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca>: Feb 02 10:45PM -0500

On 2022-02-02 9:54 p.m., Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> through.
 
> Virginia requires a 30 minute lunch break.
 
> https://www.paycor.com/resource-center/articles/lunch-break-laws-by-state/
 
There is a hamburger joint on the way up to cottage country called
Webers. They sell hamburgers, cheeseburgers, hot dogs, fries and onion
rings and soft drinks. There are a lot of people who head up north on
vacation or for weekends who consider a stop at Webers as a must. The
burgers are okay and cheap enough, but what is really amazing is the
efficiency of the place.
 
There can be a couple dozen people lined up outside and that might be
enough to scare the inexperienced away, but those people will be served
and on their way in no time.
 
They have a great system. Staff come out and take your order and your
money and come with with change. By the time you get in there will be
about 10 people still ahead of you. and they are filling orders 3 at a
time
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