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Skriven 2013-11-18 17:44:18 av Nancy Backus (1:261/1381.0)
   Kommentar till text 6803 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
Ärende: Re: travels 471
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-=> Quoting MICHAEL LOO to NANCY BACKUS on 18 Nov 13  08:38:00 <=-

 ML>> within earshot. Turns out, we were within walking distance
 ML>> of Mystic CT and could have been turned loose to eat clams
 ML>> and ice cream and terrorize the Seaport docents.
 NB>> That last is probably why you weren't turned loose... along with
 NB>> probably some level of optimism that the problem would be fixed
 NB>> speedily...  :)
 ML> They could easily have given us an hour (the delay ended up
 ML> way more than that) with the instruction that after that, we
 ML> would be AWOL at our own risk.

Makes sense to me.... but then, I'm not one of the bureaucrats in charge
of making decisions... ;)   They were probably worried about how well
the released passengers would follow instructions, and about how many of
those that didn't would follow instructions would still hold them
responsible... 
 
 NB>> Speaking of chestnuts, I recently had some roasted ones... friends of
 NB>> my sister's from NZ that were visiting had roasted some as a treat for
 NB>> her, and it happened to be the evening that I returned Mommy back to
 NB>> her house from our trip to her sister's birthday party.  Dunno quite
 NB>> what I was expecting, but they seemed rather mushy to me
 ML> Chestnuts are pretty good - the texture depends on how long they
 ML> cooked, their moisture content at cooking, and the moistness or
 ML> dryness of cooking. The main criticism of them is that they tend
 ML> to be crumbly and dry, so you should be thankful.

I think I mostly am... ;)

 NB>> ... ok, for all
 NB>> that, though... :)  Hamish made sure mine were "properly salted and
 NB>> buttered". I think that he roasted them on my sister's woodstove.
 ML> Buttered is gilding the lily if the things are well prepared.

That's what his wife Joan said as he was dousing mine... ;)  There was
at least one of them that did benefit from the salt and butter, as I
recall...

 ML> Of course, my idea of well prepared involves stewing with pork
 ML> and soy sauce (chicken works almost as well).

Now that sounds right tasty indeed.  :)  I'm sure that wouldn't need
extra gilding...  ;)

 ML>> So I've taken care not to infect my friends, instead taking my
 ML>> germs on board planes and infecting the rest of the world ...
 NB>> Some friends are more fragile than others... and most travelers know
 NB>> the risks they take by traveling... :)
 ML> I'd amend that to say that "most more than occasional travelers."
 ML> The once a decade people seem to be surprised every time by the
 ML> dangers, procedures, rituals, opportunities. Despite the large
 ML> number of frequent travelers, our number is dwarfed by the others.

I'll give you that...  even if I do fall into the once a decade (or
less) group... I mostly remember the dangers, procedures (unless they
really did change in the interim), etc... but I realize that I'm not
always all that typical of my class... ;)

ttyl        neb

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