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 ML> It was generally pleasant when I visited you in November,
 ML> thanks in part to the low humidity.
 GJ> As long as you keep well hydrated you can easily survive, even in the
 GJ> recent 40+C.

Thank goodness for sweat glands. But still, going out in
the noonday sun is not highly recommended in such conditions.

 ML> As an engineer, can you tell us if the rails would unbuckle to
 ML> their original configuration or something close to it, or would
 ML> there be other deformations as well?
 GJ> I have just checked with our resident specialist on all rail-related
 GJ> matters, and he said that when the rails cool, they partly return to
 GJ> their right position, but not quite, so a small 'dozer or similar is
 GJ> used to give them a shove sideways.

Ah, I sort of figured something like that.

 ML> How many liters a day is he going through, I wonder. How many
 ML> can he afford (not counting what he got off the government
 ML> holiday dole)?
 GJ> He said he has on occasion downed 4 litres in a day, but his usual is
 GJ> about only half that.  He can afford about 1 litre a day.

A liter of wine is about 10 standard drinks, so he claims to
have had 40 standard drinks in a day? That beats me by about
a factor of two, and means that his average daily boozal intake
equals my record.

 GJ> Talking of tasting, yesterday I collected my new upper front teeth,
 GJ> attached to a metal "frame", and immediately tried them out by biting
 GJ> things.  I was surprised and somewhat disappointed to find that my
 GJ> ability to taste food was considerably diminished by the partial
 GJ> covering of the roof of my mouth.  I don't know why that is so.

That's odd: maybe it's a brain illusion, or maybe somehow the flow
of molecules to the nasal passages is being interrupted. I think
I'm going to do an experiment: to wit, I'll fashion a palate shield
out of aluminum foil (alfoil to you) or somesuch and eat something
to see what happens.

Pambazo
cat: sandwiches, Mexican, Veracruz
Makes: 12 pambazos

12 bolillo buns
1 c mayonnaise
2 sliced red onions
5 sliced tomatoes
2 or 3 sliced avocados or guacamole
Black bean puree or hot refried beans
1 c queso blanco, queso fresco, or other substitute
h - Meat options
Carne Machaca - Slow cooked pulled beef
Fried chorizo sausage
Pulled pork
Shredded chicken
Grilled beef steak
h - Vegetarian options
Grilled mushrooms and onions

Cut bolillo in half and remove some of the bread from the inside
to make room for all the fillings. Toast bolillo halves in frying
pan on both sides.

Spread both sides with mayonnaise. Arrange meat and vegetables
on one half. Spread bean puree on the other half and sprinkle
with cheese. Return sandwich to frying pan and press down.

When warmed, cut in half and serve.

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