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Skriven 2010-02-14 00:49:54 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 34725 av RUTH HANSCHKA (1:123/140)
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Hi Ruth,

->  RH> That's a little safer than the stairs, but not much.

-> Better that than a chair with wheels, especially on an uncarpeted
-> surface.  That's how I broke my wrists.

 RH> Ouch.  That'll do it.  I only sit on chairs with wheels.

You would be surprised at the number of people that have told us that
they do the same.  One friend, an LPN, said he did it all the time until
I had my fall.


->  RH> My toaster oven is now out on an enclosed porch; we never used it

-> We got one at a Korean market last summer when we visited Dale & Gail.
-> It has a very small foot print because it's more vertcal (2 smaller
-> shelves) than horizontal (the usual one longer shelf).  Works for us
-> with limited counter space.

 RH> Good move; it figures that the Koreans would make something like that.

Yes, with limited space in their kitchens, the vertical lay out makes
sense, as it does in our kitchen.


->  RH> anyway. The can opener is a manual; the electric ones never worked
->  RH> properly.

-> I broke down and got one when I had to open a lot of cans for making
-> chili for a large group while we were in AZ.  The wrists weren't strong
-> enough to do the job; I had to borrow a neighbor's can opener. Within a
-> few days, we had our own.

 RH> We've had them, but could never stand them.  I don't use enough canned
 RH> stuff at any one time to make an electric one useful.

I do from time to time.  And, when the wrists are acting up, even one
can can be a pain to open with a manual opener and no Steve around.


-> -> One word for the noise--ear plugs (ok, 2 words).

->  RH> Been there, got those.

-> Need stronger ones, like what is used around airports, etc?

 RH> Pretty much.

Whatever works, use.  That's basically our MO.


-> -> those gizmos that peels, cores and slices?

->  RH> I had one, but only used it a few times.  It's easier to do them by
->  RH> hand.
 RH> The mechanicals always leave pieces of the core in them. I always had
 RH> to go back and remove the cores anyway if I was using them for pies.


Your choice; a lot of times for pies, I'll leave the peel on, cut into
quarters with the chef's knife, take the core out with a paring knife
and finish the chop job with the chef's knife.


->  RH> The tabasco pepper may become an endangered species.

-> Doubtful, a little bit of heat goes a long way. Besides, there are those
-> that don't want the heat; they probably give the bottles away to the
-> "hot heads".

 RH> Then again, the food may make converts out of the non heat-eaters.


It's always possible.

->  RH> Cats just sort of yell at me until I do their bidding.

-> You've got strange cats. (G)

 RH> I have demanding creatures who think they own the joint.

Leave out the word "think" and you'll be more accurate.


->  RH> That's not surprising.  I had a cat who liked doritos too.

-> No surprise there; we've had cats & dogs that liked strange things.  Sam
-> liked a lot of vegetables.

 RH> I have a sneaking suspicion one of mine likes brownies.

We had both a cat and a dog who were popcorn fiends.


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Catch you later,
Ruth
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