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Skriven 2010-04-30 23:42:46 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
     Kommentar till en text av Glen Jamieson
Ärende: HEATING UP THE KITCH00424
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Hi Glen,


 GJ> We found the oven in one rented place had a pool of oil underneath it.
 GJ> Definitely a fire hazard, so it pays to check and clean.

Scary!

 RH> longer than 6 months (after Berlin) and the oven would have had at
 RH> least one cleaning before we moved.  Of course the longer we stayed
 RH> anywhere, the more the oven was cleaned.

 GJ> That history got me reminiscing, so I listed the places where I have
 GJ> lived, not including hotels.  It totalled 7 temporary and 2 owned
 GJ> homes in Australia, 8 government houses in PNG and 2 temporary and 1
 GJ> owned home in the Philippines.  My present owned house is second only
 GJ> to the time spent growing up, in my parents' house.  While working as
 GJ> a volunteer overseas I have lived in motels and houses for 1 to 5
 GJ> months at a time in Indonesia, Vanuatu, Fiji and Nauru.

Counting all we've lived in for over 2 months, this is our 16h place
since Steve & I got married.  We know there will be at least one more,
good chance of at least 2 more.  There have been a few places that were
under 2 months but I'm not counting them.  Lots of different kitchens
with different cooking set ups.

 RH> It's a definate help to my breathing.  BTW, did you know you could
 RH> clean the oven racks easily?  Spray them with the oven cleaner or put a
 RH> cup of ammonia in a plastic trash bag & add the racks.  (DON'T USE BOTH

 GJ> I regularly wash oven trays and wire racks, so they are not a problem.

Good on that point!

 GJ> do travel around and see most of them from time to time.  I still
 GJ> haven't seen the latest one (2 months old) in Alice Springs, or the
 GJ> first great-grandchild (4 months) in Auckland (NZ).

 RH> So when are you planning those trips?  Robert hasn't asked for any

 GJ> After I return from Europe in June, I have my cataract operation, then
 GJ> I will look at going North to get away from the Winter, so will
 GJ> probably call into Alice Springs then.  NZ will have to wait until

And you're counting the days.

 GJ> closer to Summer.  From that daughter's house was where I first saw
 GJ> snow falling, a couple of years ago.

I saw my first probably before I was 6 months old.(G)

 RH> he recited the poem that he was going to do for the contest.  Last week
 RH> I asked Rachel how he did.  She said that he placed 4th--but felt he
 RH> should have advanced to the next round as the top 3 in his grouping
 RH> were girls & he felt a boy should be represented.

 GJ> Well done!  My 9 and 10 year old g'kids both won awards for creative
 GJ> writing.  The 10 yo is now as tall as his mother, and can lift her.
 GJ> That family has changed residences a dozen times, and they have just
 GJ> moved from Perth to Brisbane.

Some people enjoy moving; I did when Steve was in the Army.

 GJ> No signals yet from him, so he must be working.  If he was stuck in an
 GJ> airport I would expect he would get some sort of connection.
 RH> Undoubtedly he would. He's probably having fun somewhere and will do a
 RH> write up on it when it's finished.

 GJ> I'm sure it will be a Lulu when it comes!

So far, I've not seen a lot of Lulu type write ups.  We were "off the
air" for 3 days so I'm trying to get caught up.

 GJ> food and other items.  Angela Merkel is trapped in Lisbon, but at
 RH> I understand she got home today.
 GJ> I heard she managed to get to the funeral on a military helicopter.
 RH> There's usually a way to work around problems, some more creative than
 RH> others.

 GJ> Having power and influence helps.

Most dfinately!  But, it can also get you into trouble, as Gordon Brown
is finding out. (G)

 RH> And who wants to stand all the time needed to make a crossing?

 GJ> Although the Eurostar only takes 3 hours from Paris to London, that
 GJ> would be exhausting for older folk.

Say, anybody above the age of 25.  Even a lot of us "not quite spring
chickens except in our hearts" would have a rough time standing for that
length of time.


 GJ> As of today, some airlines are flying into the area, so I am hopeful.
 RH> Sounds like you're not worrying about the flights too terribly bad

 GJ> It is getting better all the time, but if we got stuck in Kuala Lumpur
 GJ> I'm sure we could stand it.  Flying Malaysian Airlines Adelaide to
 GJ> Amsterdam, so we should get good service.  It is many years since I
 GJ> have flown with Malaysian, but I have good memories of the food.

Let's hope that's not changed. USA carriers have really gone down hill
on food services.


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Ruth
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