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Skriven 2008-12-30 15:05:05 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 18680 av hap newsom (1:124/311)
Ärende: down the hatch!                                          [1]
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Hi Hap,

->  hn> A bit too white actually! Spent Christmas
->  hn> and most of the week so far staying in from
->  hn> the weather. The roads are HORRIBLE, with
->  hn> no side roads plowed at all. Right now the

-> Sounds like a good reason to stay inside.  As long as the power stays on
-> and you're well stocked with provisions, there's no need to go out into
-> that mess.

 hn> We had two days of warmer temps
 hn> plus steady rain. All the snow is now
 hn> gone with the exceptions of piles of
 hn> dingy brown snow that was plowed

So you weren't stuck too long.  I understand it's worse in other parts
of WA.

 hn> Looks like giant cow patties as they
 hn> melt!

In all the years I've seen snow melt, I never thought of that.  It just
looked like piles of dirty snow to me.

->  hn> market and buy a day's worth of "stuff" and
->  hn> repeat the process the next day; mom and dad

-> Reality may begin to dawn part way thru the final semester, especially
-> if they've managed to line up a job in the outside world.  At that
-> point, they may really wish they had a few cooking skills.

 hn> At some point they will hit "reality" and
 hn> realize that to succeed they'll need to
 hn> know how to conserve some of their
 hn> $$ by making their own meals....at least
 hn> I hope so!

At least you know of one student who will have the knowledge and skills
to make her own meals. (G)

->  hn> That's the total population of the housing
->  hn> area right now. Sukrit is from a well to

-> And they have this big kitchen all to themselves.

 hn> More than one if they wished!

Probably all of them bigger than my kitchen.

->  hn> the time. He found out that you can
->  hn> catch crab off the marina dock (about 2 miles

-> Well, as long as he has the time and doesn't get tired of crabs......
-> They can be done up in a number of different ways but are probably best
-> steamed with a simple seasoning.  That's a quick and easy way to fix

 hn> He just tosses out the trap and comes back to
 hn> check it every afternoon...usually he has anywhere
 hn> from one to several crabs in there. And he loves
 hn> crab, which is why he's doing it in the first place
 hn> I suppose...I don't think it's because he'd need the
 hn> $$. His family is more than "just well off".

Has he done it in the worst of winter yet?  That's the test of a true
fisherman (crabber in his case).

->  hn> his first "bait" for the crabs was
->  hn> fresh chicken breast from the

-> He probably appreciated the advice.  If he could get chicken necks or
-> such like for pennies, that means he could catch more crabs for the same
-> amount of money.

 hn> Not so much a money thing but he
 hn> simply didn't know any better.

Still, nice to know for later in life--unless he marries a cook soon.

->  hn> for Christmas holidays and they
->  hn> are spending the holidays in
->  hn> Yosemite, seeing snow for
->  hn> the first time!

-> Hopefully they had enough warm clothes with them--or enough clothes to
-> layer to keep warm.

 hn> I think they'll just buy what they need at
 hn> the time.

It would be nice if they donate it to charity before going home (if they
don't need it at home & it doesn't sound like they do).

-> -> Beaches in the southeast don't compare to HI.  The water is murky &
-> It was quite a let down after living in HI.

 hn> Most things are my dear, most things are!

I know, sigh!

-> -> Nino.  Didn't get a chance to experience summer--got there in early
-> -> September and left in early March.

 hn> El Nino throws everything out the window.

As does his sister, La Nina.


->  hn> There's a marked difference in th weather patterns
->  hn> south of SF, and Monterey is very different than
->  hn> the weather patterns north of the city.
 hn> ->
-> Seemed to be.  Steve was a student at the Defense Language Institute in
-> Monterey.  We made some field trips around the area so did see some
-> sunshine. (G)  I liked the fact that I could go doen to Lighthouse Ave.
-> in Pacific Grove (where we lived) and get a good deal at the produce
-> markets.  I could fill a standard grocery (paper) sack and carry a 10


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Ruth
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