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Skriven 2008-12-24 14:13:07 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 18275 av hap newsom (1:124/311)
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Hi Hap,

->  hn> The Meal service is not always available, and
->  hn> during the winter times it's even less often. Mostly

-> That can really be a problem.  I should think the school would consider
-> alternatives in an area like that--restaurant vouchers maybe?

 hn> (a) very few restaurants in the area, (b) those that
 hn> ARE there are very expensive, (c) the labs are
 hn> not near any of the restaurants that ARE there.

It was a thought. You know the area better than I do.

->  hn> Amanda lives has (1) the grad dorms which has 12 rooms,
->  hn> BIG  kitchen and tv room, and two bathrooms (none in the
->  hn> rooms) (1) visiting Proffessors and researchers dorm, where
->  hn> visiting prof's stay, Big kitchen, each room has it's own
->  hn> bathroom. (3) undergrad dorms, no kitchen, but each dorm
->  hn> room has a bathroom. (2) duplexes for married folk (1) dining
->  hn> hall with an attached "barracks" which holds up to 20 folks

-> Something wasn't planned the most efficiently.

 hn> Actually it IS about the most effective and
 hn> efficient method. When there's a larger
 hn> population on site, there's a meal plan.

So they should vet the potential grad student's cooking ability before
accepting. (G)

 hn> when there's not there is no plan. The
 hn> few folks who are there the rest of the
 hn> time are on their own, with facilities to
 hn> take care of themselves. Right now in
 hn> the Grad Student dorm there are I think
 hn> three other folks besides Amanda. Does

OK, I'm getting the picture.

 hn> not make much sense to have a three
 hn> meal a day plan for three folks.

No,I guess not.

 hn> In the summer the area is full with
 hn> tourists and vacationers, in the winter
 hn> it's pretty isolated and very quiet.

I presume most of the students like the winter months better. They can
use the time to write up research done over the summer.  Research like
what group of tourists get lobster red in the sun while others go only
to shrimp pink?  That is marine life related, isn't it? (G)

->  hn> (summer is the "reasearch" season), so the dining hall
->  hn> is not in regular use. (which is why the prof's and grad
->  hn> student's dorms have kitchens.

-> Sounds like they should have someone to do at least a breakfast/lunch
-> arraingement as an option.

 hn> Way too expensive.

Somebody could make money opening up a small eatery specialising in just
breakfast and lunch.  Probably not as much during the winter but make up
for it over the summer.

->  hn> market just because taking time to drive all the
->  hn> way to Sebastopol and back can take a goodly
->  hn> chunk of your day...and when you're busy you
->  hn> don't often think you can spare all that extra
->  hn> time "doing nothing".

-> I know, it's not "wasting time" in reality but convince those students
-> who are "glued" to books and research...........

 hn> Amanda tries to get into Sebastopol at least
 hn> every other week.

Did she when she first got there? I seem to recall you having to work at
her to stop working long enough to get a meal together.

-> Rachel called to let us know she's sending us a "care package" because
-> of all the goodies David got at the school. (G)

 hn> I'm sure David is willing to share with
 hn> Gradma and Grandpa!

Actually David is sharing with MIL and FIL; I suspect his parents as
well.  Robert and Sarah would be the ones to share with Grandma &
Grandpa.

-> -> I'm not Italian either, just married to a half Italian (on the maternal
-> -> side). But, I cook my sauce different from the way my MIL taught me.

->  hn> The secret I have found
->  hn> is to be patient...fast sauce
->  hn> isn't nearly as good as something
->  hn> simmered all day!

-> Agreed there but mine usually goes 3-4 hours.

 hn> Mine is more like that as well.
 hn> but if I start it early enough I
 hn> let it go all day and boy is it good!
 hn> Although I'll admit I have not made
 hn> any in a couple of years it seems.
 hn> Not so much need for it when we
 hn> don't eat much pasta anymore.

OTOH, we have it in some form every week to 10 days and could have it
more often.  Steve could eat it every day of the week--but then be
working it off.  It's in his blood, remember?

->  hn> and never had a problem with getting
->  hn> good seals and such...maybe because
->  hn> I got so anal about making SURE everything
->  hn> was clean, sanitary, and ready.

-> That's the way to go.

 hn> indeed. We don't do any canning anymore
 hn> though.

I do some but didn't do any this year.  Last year's jams/preserves were
the most I'd done in years.  I also did a batch of salsa that we're
still eating off of.

-> ->  hn> Funny the things that stick in your mind
-> ->  hn> and how strongly they can control
-> ->  hn> what you do afterwards!
 hn> ->
-> -> Yes; it's the same way with the dentist too. (G)  And I have a hard time
-> -> with Vicks Vap-O-Rub as my dad would tell us how his mom used goose


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