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Skriven 2013-08-29 09:49:26 av Dave Drum (1:261/38)
   Kommentar till text 3998 av Ruth Hanschka (1:123/140)
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-=> RUTH HANSCHKA wrote to DAVE DRUM <=-

 ->  -> I've never seen one who was successful *and* had scruples. Can you
 ->  -> give an example?

 ->  SR> My sister, for one, but she's seriously thinking of getting out.
 ->  SR> It's that scruples stuff - gets in the way.

 -> OK, so when she runs, screaming, for the exits then my statement becomes
 -> true once more.

 SR> The screaming part has happened for years. She however has a mortgage
 SR> to support, so running has to wait. These days in New England you
 SR> don't leave an existing job.

Nor anywhere. I've never worked for anyone that I don't respect. And I've never
been out of work any longer than I wanted to be.

 -> Outbound is at "Presorted Standard" (bulk mail) rates. Inbound is at 1st
 -> class postage. A minimum of 46c (currently) per piece.

 SR> It may be presort, which is less, but every penny counts.

Not inbound. Those pieces are individual.

 -> According to pe.usps.gov "For an annual permit fee, a Business Reply

     SNIP

 -> Mail postage plus a per piece charge for pieces returned by the USPS."

 SR> Alas, you can't just write Return to Sender on the unopened junk; the
 SR> USPS just pitches returned mass mailings.

You can follow my example and stuff it into other envelopes and mail it off at
no cost to you.

    -+OR=+-

You can declare it "OBSCENE" and the post office has to stop future mailings to
you from that sender and notify the sender that you have declared them obscene.
They are required, by statute, to remove your address from their mailing lists.
And it's up to each individual to decide what is obscene to them - a decision
with which the USPS cannot argue ... although they may try to quibble.

 ->  SR> Good idea. Cut down on the stuff in your recycle bin and make the
 ->  SR> companies pay for each other's garbage.  It won't slow down the
 ->  SR> junk, but at least you get some satisfaction out of it.

 -> Quite a bit, actually. Sometimes the little victories are the sweetest.

 SR> I just sent one back with the word NO written across it and "go away".
 SR> I expect to get more junk in a month.

Entropy always increases.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      Title: Post Oak Delight
 Categories: Desserts, Chocolate, Dairy, I scream
      Yield: 12 servings

     16 oz Chocolate wafers
     10 tb Unsalted butter; melted
      1 qt Frozen vanilla yoghurt
      1 qt Raspberry ice (sorbet)
           Fudge Sauce
           Whipping cream: whipped
           (optional)

MMMMM-------------------FUDGE SAUCE------------------------
      1 c  Sugar
    1/2 c  Unsweetened cocoa powder
    1/2 c  Milk
      4 tb Light corn syrup
      4 tb Butter
      2 ts Vanilla extract

  In a food processor, process the chocolate wafers into
  crumbs. Add the melted butter; combine. Press the crumb
  mixture into 9" round, 3" deep spring-form pan, reserving
  1-1/2 cups of the crumb mixture.

  Bake in a preheated, 325øF/163øC oven for 10 to 12
  minutes. Remove and allow to cool.

  When the crust is cool, fill with the frozen yoghurt.
  Sprinkle with half of the reserved crumb mixture.
  Dribble half the fudge sauce over the crumb layer,
  then place in the freezer so the yoghurt won't melt.

  After 5 minutes, make a second layer with the
  raspberry ice. Sprinkle the remaining crumb mixture
  on top. Put in freezer immediately.

  Serve with the remaining fudge sauce and whipped
  cream, if desired.

  TO MAKE THE FUDGE SAUCE: In a heavy saucepan, combine
  the sugar, cocoa powder, milk, corn syrup, and butter.
  Bring to a boil and let boil 2 to 3 minutes. Remove
  from the heat. Whisk in vanilla extract.

  Recipe: Post Oak Grill, 1415 S. Post Oak Lane, Houston,
  Texas

  From: http://www.recipesource.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

MMMMM

... Never met a man so ignorant I couldn't learn something from him - Galileo

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