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Skriven 2008-12-25 08:57:32 av hap newsom (1:124/311)
     Kommentar till en text av Ruth Haffly
Ärende: RE: down the hatch!                                          [1]
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Mele Kalikimaka Ruth!
-> 
-> ->  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)
-> 
With today's population that might limit the 
grad students severely!(grin). Although I'll 
admit several dropped into the kitchen 
while I was there to watch and ask questions,
so there is hope!!(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)
->
Summers are not like the beaches in the Southeast,
or Hawaii (grin). Winter's tend to be a bit sunnier,
summers are often cool and foggy. It is north of
San Francisco which is renowned for it's cool
foggy summers! Actually most folks perfer 
the summer "field" season, there's LOTS of 
activity and extremely interesting folks to
meet and listen to. All sorts of very VERY 
interesting research projects going on. And 
there's always a huge crop of undergraduates
running around learning "stuff"! (grin). You were
quite right about the winter being the time
to write up and evaluate the data gathered
over the field season though! Most of that
is done behind closed doors and it's much
more quiet around the labs then! 
 
-> ->  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.
-> 
I suppose a "roach coach" might do fairly well
during the summer, but it's a long drive out to the
labs and there's nothing else around to make the 
trip worth it.

-> ->  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.
-> 
GRIN, nope, when she first got there she
was her typical self...working about 18 hours
a day, 7 days a week, and thinking that she
was not working hard enough! (grin)...I am 
very pleased that she's finally getting to 
the point where she sees the real value
in having that "off" time! Now she volunteers
with the Humane society at the shelter
every week and is getting involved with
things OTHER than the lab! She even 
takes days off now and again! YAY!!

-> -> 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.
->
Duh! I knew that! For some reason I got
David and Robert confused! 
 
-> -> -> 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?
->
When Stephen has no PT requirements 
you might have to alter that a bit! Working
it off gets harder and harder! 
 
-> ->  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.
-> 
I never was much of a jelly/jam person.
I can't remember the last time we bought
or used any! 

Chat with you soon!
hap (who's sitting here waiting patiently
for the girls to wake up for Christmas!!)
 
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