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Skriven 2009-08-01 11:21:09 av Carol Shenkenberger (831.cooks)
  Kommentar till text 26824 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
Ärende: picnic stuph 952
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 > I would have liked to show people the Horton wine line, but I
 > called the winery, which referred me to the distributor, which
 > let me know that they are not shipping north of Delaware at
 > this time (funny, a couple years ago you could get the stuff
 > up here). Rapahannock, same thing, except not north of I
 > think Maryland. So I gave up.

Odd that!  Oh well.  We'll do it if we settle one here ;-)  Obviously, as
folks see I was quite apt to say any picnic held here has to be outside of
'hurricane/tropical storm season'.  This was the firs ttime it hit me at a
flight time, but it does happen.  It would be real nasty if we hosted one
here and suddenly no one could fly in!  (Reason for aiming at late May, early
June wasnt just heat, but other weather factors of the area).

 >  > Saturday we can do things in full sight of the public, as
 >  > that's not in a Chinese setting.
 >  CS> Whatever is easiest for you.
 > 
 > Easiest isn't a big thing. Saving face is all. You have been
 > in Asia long enough to know that - except that the cute smiling
 > gaijin probably didn't have to save face.

Snicker, just had to remind Don to walk either beside or in front, never
behind me.  (Reverse for Charlotte, beside or in front at that age).

 >  > Oh, in response to do I get miles or points for that
 >  CS> My apologies.  I didnt consider that any, even you, might consider
 >  CS> that 'a problem'.  I consider it 'smart' and to let the host do that, a
 >  CS> normal thing.  I wasnt sniping at you at all.
 > 
 > People mention it from time to time. In the frequent flyer
 > community, there's actual competition for the points (mine's
 > bigger than yours), so the rule that has evolved to forestall
 > any dispute is "host's choice." Yesterday, I got a whopping
 > 300-odd points, worth $6. So I bought a round of wine and
 > ended up minus $30.

Grin, commonly at Navy lunches one of the folks would use their card for
flyer miles and we'd all pay cash to them.  I've always thought this sensible
and never seen any object.  We do it too if one is low on cash and doesnt
want to bother hitting an ATM.  (Cash to them, they use plastic).

 >  CS> ewwwh!  I Scream!  Charlotte likes it though and sometimes i go for a
 >  CS> single chocolate chip mint ball.  Sometimes....
 > 
 > As per clam crawl tradition, ice cream happens every day.
 > Yesterday: Richardson's; today: Cherry Farm Creamery;
 > tomorrow: Captain Dusty's. If you could have come, you
 > could join me in mostly avoiding the cream. Pills help,
 > too. Turns out that both Lynnie and Donna (Nancy's friend)
 > are lactose intolerant as well (doesn't prevent them from
 > eating ice cream, though).

Grin, Have fun Keyki's! (phonetic Hawaiian).

Meantime, I'm perusing hard at low-salt and low-cholesterol lists.  Don's
developed some medical issues and Doc said to take both down further.  He's
now on a Lipitor generic.  His LDL and VDL are way high and Doc said diet can
*help* alot but with his readings, it's medication time.  Doc's gonna freak
when I go in for testing.  Don was only 237 and in my case, they start
dancing when I get that close to the 200 line!  Return stateside shifted our
eating to a higher beef/pork base.  

I'll have to shift back to a more oriental style but it's not as easy done
here.
               xxcarol
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