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Skriven 2009-01-01 17:35:17 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 18797 av hap newsom (1:124/311)
Ärende: down the hatch!
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Hi Hap,

 hn> Hapyy New Year! Ruth!

And it started out a cold one. I don't think the temperature got above
50 today.

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

But the heat of the dirt will help them melt faster.  Then you won't
have them around until the next storm.

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

 hn> Yep, and she's pretty inventive with meals too!

Because of time? I don't think it's budget contraints tho there could be
some of that. She's probably wrapped up in her work enough that cooking
is more of a side thought.

->  hn> More than one if they wished!

-> Probably all of them bigger than my kitchen.

 hn> I thnk the kitchen in the grad student dorm is
 hn> about 20'X30' maybe a wee bit smaller. but it
 hn> is BIG!


On paper, my kitchen as about 10'X12'.  But, the counter tops and big
appliances jut into that space, leaving me very little floor room.  Two
people can work in it, just have to watch out for each other.

->  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> We'll see (grin)
 hn> evidently he really likes crab!

But will he want to go check the traps on a cold, blustery, wet day?

->  hn> Not so much a money thing but he
->  hn> simply didn't know any better.
 hn> ->
-> Still, nice to know for later in life--unless he marries a cook soon.
 hn> ->
 hn> When he goes back to Thailand he'll probably
 hn> be able to hire a cook.

And have the cook make all these things he learned to like while living
in America? (G)

-> -> It was quite a let down after living in HI.

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

-> I know, sigh!

 hn> Well, buy those lotto tickets...and hope
 hn> OR sign Steve up to pastor a church
 hn> in the Islands!

Regarding the first--got better things to spend the money on.  For the
second--we'll see what's open when he finishes seminary.


->  hn> El Nino throws everything out the window.

-> As does his sister, La Nina.

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

Just wait 5 minutes. (G)

-> -> Seemed to be.  Steve was a student at the Defense Language
 hn> 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 <<


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Catch you later,
Ruth
rchaffly@earthlink.net  FIDO 1:396/45.28


... Junk: stuff we throw away.  Stuff: junk we keep.

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