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Skriven 2006-07-05 11:05:32 av Glen Jamieson
     Kommentar till en text av Dave Drum
Ärende: HIATUS  60705
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 -=> Quoting Dave Drum to Glen Jamieson <=-

 GJ>Good to see you back, with your "refreshing" contributions to this
 GJ>Echo.  When you vanished it was at a time of tornadic turmoil, so

 DD> Takes bow to diminishing applause .....

Waiting in vain for a call of "Encore!".
 
 GJ> DD> station (JAZZ @ Dirty  Dave's After Hours Joint) - it takes a
 GJ> DD> free software download to tune it  in
 GJ> DD> (http://www.streamerp2p.com/) and a broadband connection. 
 
 GJ>Someone else I know is intending to run a radio on broadbent.

 DD> I wonder who??? And how is he affording broadband??? 

He came into money from a "Victim of Crime" payment after being beaten
up some time ago by one of his loony house-guests.  He still hasn't
been able to get it to work yet...
 
 GJ> DD> tend to let my  politicking creep into almost all that I do.
 GJ>Really???
 DD> Yeah - well, you know how I am. My mouth seems to live a life 
 DD> independent of my brain.  Bv)=

I have noticed...
 
 GJ> DD> I've also been devoting a lot of time to the local Freecycle
 GJ>Wanna old trailer with Ford Prefect wheels?  Collect from my back
 GJ>yard.

 DD> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/freecycle_adelaide/ Right in your back 
 DD> yard. Maybe you could get Kevin into that, too. That should cause a 
 DD> stir. At least in the Brownian movement of his piles of (stuff).

Unfortunately I think it would be a one-way direction of traffic - the
wrong way.  And now he has found my '92 Camry wagon will carry his
fortnightly shopping of 60 litres or so of bulk cheap red from the
wholesaler (I get paid in wine, decanted off into re-cycled 5 litre
bladders), he may think of using it for other collections.
 
 GJ>Very sorry to hear that. There seems to be an illogicality in that
 GJ>system which defines her circumstances so unfairly.  Can't she get a
 GJ>medical certificate to certify her inability to work?

 DD> Thew state disability seems easier to score ... but, doesn't pay as 
 DD> well. However, if one is adjudged disabled by the state the Feds can 
 DD> hardly turn down the application - in practice. The sad fact is that
 DD> so  much dosh is going into our 21st century Vietnam that there is
 DD> little  left for necessary social services and nearly all direct
 DD> applications  for Social Security Disability Income are turned down on
 DD> the first two  tries - unless one hire a lawyer who knows how to game
 DD> the system. And  if one can afford a lawyer then that rather negates
 DD> the pressing need,  doesn't it?

Jeeez!  That makes life difficult.  I hope things improve soon.
 
 GJ>When he comes up in court there will be a few "well-wishers" to see
 GJ>him sentenced. They could even offer to give him character
 GJ>references.

 DD> I have partial revenge - beyond him getting arrested. And I wasn't
 DD> even  in on the deal - but, approved highly of the result. The single
 DD> employee  who was fired for cause called the jail and asked the duty
 DD> warden "Has  that Puerto Rican parts store dude passed my balloons of
 DD> smack (heroin)  yet?" I heard he had at least four (some say six)
 DD> rather humiliating  body cavity searches.   Bv)=

I love it!  No doubt all his "admirers" heard about that.
 
 GJ>I'm sure that picnic will be the more enjoyable to be graced by your
 GJ>presence.  Did you buy the Royal Enfield you were talking about?

 DD> That's why I am still working - to raise the lolly for the scoot.
 DD> Should  I suddenly hit the lotto - it will mean instant retirement and
 DD> sudden  inflation in certain segments of the economy.

I will keep an eye on the financial pages, but without much hope...

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: Picnic Cushion of Lamb with Sausage Stuffing
 Categories: Lamb, Picnics
      Yield: 12 Servings
 
      1    Shoulder of Lamb, boned
           -(about 1.6 kg boned weight)
      2 ts Oil
      1 sm Onion, finely chopped
    2/3 c  Celery, finely chopped
      1 cl Garlic, crushed
    100 g  Lean Bacon, rind removed
    300 g  Lean Sausage Meat
      2 tb Parsley, chopped
      1 tb Fresh Oregano or Majoram OR
      1 ts -dried
    1/2 c  Soft Breadcrumbs, preferably
           -wholemeal
           Salt & Pepper
    1/4 c  Milk (approx.)
      2 ts Flour
      1 ts Paprika
 
  1) Carefully trim lamb of excess fat.
  
  2) Cook onion, celery & garlic in oil on low heat, stirring, for
  about 3 minutes. Cool.
  
  3) Chop bacon small. Add to cool onion mixture with sausage meat,
  herbs, breadcrumbs, a little salt & pepper, & milk to give moist but
  not wet stuffing.
  
  4) Spread stuffing over boned surface of lamb. Fold lamb up into
  compact, round shape. Secure all openings with small metal skewers
  (8- 10cm long) & lace firmly with string. (Or sew with cotton
  string.) With 4 or 5 lengths of string, tie meat into pumpkin shape
  with segments meeting centre top & bottom.
  
  5) Mix flour & paprika & rub all over lamb. Place on rack in baking
  pan & roast at 180C (350F) for about 2 hours.
  
  6) Cool then foil wrap & refrigerate until an hour before serving.
  Remove skewers & lacing string. Slice & serve with salads.
  
  Source: NZ Beef & Lamb Marketing Bureau Inc. cooking card
 
MMMMM
 

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