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Skriven 2009-10-08 16:18:00 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
     Kommentar till en text av BOB GEARHART
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Hi Bob,

 RH> We know; The only time Steve went further in, he got the extra
 RH> insurance.  Other than that, we'd park in Nogales, AZ, and walk over
 RH> when we lived in AZ.  The times I went over the border in TX, I was a
 RH> passenger in our church van.

 BG>  There is a check station 150k south of the border on main roads.
 BG>  They will turn you around if you don't have the proper papers
 BG>  including insurance.

No surprise. There are state side check points too but they check for
more than insurance.

 BG>  out at the Mexican customs stop, where surprisingly  they don't or
 BG>  didn't hold the hand out for the traditional couple bucks like at at

 RH> I've never encountered that personally.

 BG>  If your loaded down with personal items for an extended period of
 BG>  time, then they will inspect your vehicle in the service lanes.
 BG>  The inspection goes faster if you hand the inspector a few dollars.

Having never spent more than a few hours over there, I've not needed the
longer inspection.  Coming back to the States, we got maybe a 2-3 minute
Q/A, if that long.

 BG>  I used to travel over often, so would keep a couple hundred in
 BG> Canadian  bills.  Since Bush taught me what criminals they were over

 RH> I never lived that close to the Canadian border.

 BG>  It's about 2500 feet from my front door.  If I cross in a boat that
 BG>  is.  :-)

Row, row, row your boat--and catch some fish for supper on your way
over.


 RH> I lived about 35 miles +/- from the Mexican one when lived in AZ.

 BG>  Never crossed in AZ, but did in Californica, New Mexico and Texas.
 BG>  Flew in twice from Miami.  All pretty much the same.


I crossed in both AZ and TX; asyou said, pretty much the same either
place.

 RH> as it's being shredded.  Even more is available on the table.  Hog
 RH> heaven!

 BG>  LOL...  Figured I'd get a rise with that statement.

 RH> If you've ever tasted it, you would agree.

 BG>  Does Camp Lejeune qualify as a place where I might be able to taste
 BG> it.

Don't know what kind of eateries they would have on base (NEX food court
might have had a local representation) but there would have been chances
out in Jacksonville.  It's been so long since we lived in the area, I
couldn't give you the name of any in J'ville. Moore's on Hwy 17 on the
outskirts of New Bern was there when we lived in the area & still going
strong as of 2 years ago. Most of the time we'd get bbq plates from fire
department/rescue squad fund raiser events if we didn't go to Moore's.

 BG>  February before they ripened.  Not only are they growing weird and
 BG>  ripening funny thanks to Wally's China-Mart imports, but they are not
 BG>  producing anything to save.

 RH> I still don't hold too much stock with the global warming theory as
 RH> much as some alarmists push.  There've been warm & cold cycles thruout
 RH> history; this one seems to be going colder actually.

 BG>  Huge ice cubes melting at each end have a tendency to cool off the
 BG>  oceans and our weather, until they are all gone that is.

Then new ones develop, start melting and so forth.

 BG>  season is passed.   Plus I get at least one good feed on fried green
 BG>  tomatoes, something I love but Dorothy abhors,.

 RH> I've never had it but I don't think I'd have any problems enjoying it.
 RH> We did get to try some fried pickles this spring while visiting
 RH> friends in Alabama.  They were good; I think the tomatoes would have a
 RH> similar taste.

 BG>  It's a sour tasting thing, not vinegary or lemony, but sour.

 BG>  Never tasted a fried pickle, but like little fresh pickles sliced
 BG>  thin lengthwise and served up in sour cream and dill dressing.

Sounds good to me.

 RH> Can't you throw the main chef out of the kitchen from time to time?

 BG>  What and risk being forced to feed myself... Oh NO!

I'm sure you would be in no danger of starving. (G)

 BG>   BG>  departed Aunt Jean would make a piccalilli with green tomatoes
 BG> and
 BG>  Zucchini.  I miss Aunt Jean, she made some good stuff.

 RH> Did any one in the family get her recipes?

 BG>  Not that I know of, it was a passion for her every fall canning
 BG>  things one can not buy.

Makes for some good eating in colder months.  I've got part of a small
jar of pickled okra I got at the farmer's market yet.  Just holding on
to the goodness.

 RH> We used Miracle Gro, organic.

 BG>  I have a large tub of Miracle Grow with a half dozen sealed packets
 BG> in  it.  That would add nitrogen.  I also have a large bag of garden
 BG> Lime
 BG>  that should have neutralized any excess acidity, but didn't stop the
 BG>  stem rot.

We had just a light touch on the last couple we picked, not really much
tho.

 BG>  that ripen evenly.  But I guess the fungus Wally's China-Mart
 BG> imported  got the ones on the ground too.   The ripen on the bottom

 RH> We got ours at Lowe's but probably a diffent supplier.

 BG>  Most likely was.  Since Wally world struck up their dealings with
 BG> China,  you can't buy anything that doesn't come in on a boat from the
 BG> 50 cents  a day workers they use..  I bought socks at Meijers the
 BG> other day.
 BG>  Checking to see where they came from I was astounded to see they were
 BG>  a product of America.  I only needed a couple packages, but bought
 BG> ten  just because they were home grown.


Also enough to keep you in socks for a good while.

... Get shopping while the gettin' is good!!!

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