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Skriven 2006-08-06 17:30:52 av Carol Shenkenberger (6:757/1)
   Kommentar till text 4104 av RUTH HANSCHKA (1:123/140)
Ärende: Re: Home Againi 879
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*** Quoting RUTH HANSCHKA from a message to CAROL SHENKENBERGER ***

RH> and the 
-> rest lifts off to be cleaned.  The base doesnt touch the meat grinding 
-> surfaces, so wont have to be unbolted.  Has a clamp we use now but the
RH> screw 
-> holes will be easier.

RH> I don't grind enough meat to make that worth the effort.  Besides, the
RH> no space in my garage for such a thing.  We New Englanders keep our ca
RH> there, unlike y'all down south.

Oh!  Bite me!  Naw, my car goes inthe garage but it's a biggish one.  With
care, it's 2 car one though they best be both volkswagon sized.  There's
usable room at both sides for other things.  One side has a table that was
built to the wall which predates us, and we built one at the other side. 
Plenty of room to get a normal car still in there.  Ford Escort left 4 ft
clear on both sides from the tables still.

One of the charms of my house is it still has a real garage, not one turned
into extra living space.  Grin, we still get a little frost on the windshield
and I prefer to park it inside and not have to deal with that in the morning
on the way to work.

-> The main unit can be put in the dishwasher <g>.
-> 
RH> Now that's a selling point!

(Manual meat grinder) Yes!  It is.  I cant use those mega-15lb or more sausage
recipes with it unless I edit them down, but for 3lbs or so, it's perfect.

-> Ouch!  I'm hearing of heat deaths too.  CNN.COM showing me what's going 

RH> It's happened, but not in Connecticut.

Well nothing here either.  Then again, locals here are used to this.  I even
walked out a 1.5 mile shopping with Charlotte though granted we stayed inside
much of the 3 hours or so we were out.  AC use made such places under 90F and
a few were a downright chilly 80F.  My apartment is a perfect (for the season)
93F with fans stirring the air.

Window thermometer holding at 108F.  Guessing heat index is not too much
higher, maybe 5F more or may be the same.

-> there.  They are asking us here to be careful, use the AC as needed but
RH> not to 
-> run dishwashers, washing machines, dryers, extra lights, until after 8pm
RH> or 
-> early enough they are finished by 8am.

RH> We had the same instructions on the hottest days.  

I've never seen a brown-out.  The USA types happened either not in my area, or
after I left.  In Japan, you just 'comply' and it doesnt happen.  That said,
my fidonet connection has hit the normal 'nominal' but they have upgraded a
bit so it's not as bad.  Its the base communications office.  When it gets
this hot, they run 100F inside and the signal degrades so I may have to try
several times to get a dial to Canada at over 19,200 baud.

-> Well, I'd have a fire if I tried to run one outside today!  Base has 

RH> As in ready, aim?

Heh aim the external stove thataway maybe!

-> if it's gas, load it in the car and use it up.

RH> Now that's one I've never seen.  California yes, but not here.

It's that hot.


-> Yeah.  Real sticker shock when I first got here.  While not quite
RH> 'double' USA 
-> prices, we are close to it on most things.  A container of regular
RH> iodized salt
-> (the round cardboard ones) are 87cents here.  Canned veggies are 80cents
RH> and up
-> for the cheaper ones.  Canned soups are over a dollar for campbells.

RH> In other words, you're paying Connecticut prices!  To me that's standa
RH> They're cheaper when they go on sale, but otherwise a buck a can for
RH> Campbells isn't too far off normal.

Maybe the same in some ways.  But your's is at least partly markup.  What do
you pay for pork loin?  Here it is 11$ and up a lb. T-bone 'decent' steaks are
22$ a lb (bone in) though they now and again have 'grab all you can get' beef
sales at a mere 11$ for T-bone.  For *us* that is 1/2 price.

-> to pay the wages of the workers.  Baggers make only tips (no hourly wage
RH> at 
-> all) but make *quite a bit* as everyone knows they work for tips only.  

RH> They probably make more than the cashiers.

Oh they definately do!  They just have to fight to work as often.  Sadly some
of the junior folks wifes do not undertand this 'tip for work' so they may
make only 20$ an hour as a bagger.  I've heard tell some thing 10cents a bag
is enough and others think it's a ripp off to 'have to tip' at a grocery
store.
Me, I dont take the high prices out on the workers.  It;s just something that
is and they add a value service.  If i want to pack my own and not tip, I
always can.

It pisses me off when someone knowingly has them pack 10 mins work time then
doesnt tip even a quarter.  Thats just rude. They will even have the bagger
run the cart out in the rain and load it in their car and not tip.  Me?  I tip
a decent amount, perhaps a bit generous but for services rendered.  If it's
rainy, the folks ther who know me even break out plastic bags and help us wrap
our backpacks.  I consider this fully worth 1$ to have a backpack weighting
done right and wrapped for us in the rain when we have to walk 3 miles home
(grin, bet you would too).


RH> Packing a 
-> proper carry cart and backpack setup kinda is a skill one learns by
RH> carrying 
-> such home.  My favorite lady does it better than I can, carefully 

RH> Not a problem I've ever had.  Besides, these days I can't carry that m
RH> anyway. 

If you had no choice, like i had, you might be suprized at what you will
manage.  You'd have had to shop more often I think, but you may not have ever
used a pull cart so may not know how very might lighter they feel for the
bigger stuff weight.  Oh, I know it's odd, but it's something i had to learn.
I didnt have a choice.

-> backpack.  If it's a big trip, Charlotte will also have her school
RH> backpack 
-> which she can pull behind her and I'll be careful to shop in such a way
RH> as to 
-> not overload that one.  Her's will get all the veggies and fruits then
RH> top off 
-> perhaps with some frozen bread items.  This was a regular even for a
RH> long time 
-> after 9/11 as no cabs were allowed on base and i didnt have a car.  3
RH> miles 
-> home....

RH> Ouch.  

Yes, much ;ouchy;.  Try getting ready to deploy for 3-4 months with a bare
larder.  Had to find a way to do it.  Had to find a way to keep a kid with me
to give the hubby that last bit of time til he was ensconched with her for 3-4
months straight (too young them to be left alone, no english speaking
neighbors to make friends with).

                                       xxcarol

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