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Skriven 2008-12-31 13:24:54 av hap newsom (1:124/311)
     Kommentar till en text av Ruth Haffly
Ärende: RE: down the hatch!                                          [1]
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Hapyy New Year! Ruth!


-> ->  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.
-> 
These piles are so dirty you have to imagine
that there's snow in ther somewhere! 

-> ->  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)
->
Yep, and she's pretty inventive with meals too!
 
-> ->  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.
->
I thnk the kitchen in the grad student dorm is
about 20'X30' maybe a wee bit smaller. but it
is BIG! 
 
-> ->  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).
->
We'll see (grin)
evidently he really likes crab!
 
-> ->  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.
->
When he goes back to Thailand he'll probably
be able to hire a cook.
 
-> 
-> -> -> 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!
-> 
Well, buy those lotto tickets...and hope
OR sign Steve up to pastor a church 
in the Islands! 

-> -> -> 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.
-> 
Yup, topsy turvy weather at it's best!

-> 
-> ->  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
-> 
-> 
-> >> CONTINUED IN NEXT MESSAGE <<
-> 
-> 
chat with you soon!
hap 
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