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Skriven 2011-09-26 15:54:39 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
     Kommentar till en text av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
Ärende: easy things 948
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Hi Michael,

Just finished an on line mid term test. I'd rather have done it on paper
but....................

 ML> The dishwasher has not worked since the house came into the
 ML> family decades ago. It is of course of a nonstandard size.
 RH> It was a thought. From hunting for this place on into wherever we live
 RH> afterward, a working dishwasher is a "must have" for me.

 ML> I prefer handwashed dishes myself, but anyone with upper
 ML> extremity troubles would welcome a machine.

Or lower arm. In my case, the wrists and elbow have problems with the
(mostly) repetitive motions needed to wash them. Besides, by using the
dishwasher, I can get a day's worth done at once. I don't have the room
in my dish rack to handle that much, plus the things that don't go into
the dishwasher.


 ML>  Had the old
 RH> one replaced a couple of months ago but the landlord got the least
 RH> expensive one he could find. Steve rescued the sound baffle blanket
 RH> from the old one & put it on this one; it's noisy enough that I'd hate
 RH> to think of what it would be like without the blanket.

 ML> That's what landlords do. That's what husbands do.

Yes, both good at what they do. The landlord also owns the house next
door; it needed some major work after the last tenant moved out. He had
all the carpeting replaced as well as new vynal flooring in non carpeted
areas. The latter looks really nice; makes the old linoleum we have look
shabby. But, he may decide to replace what's in our unit after we move
out.


 ML> I told Jonathan once that I would not authorize a disbursement
 ML> from the estate to have a replacement made, but he was free to
 ML> use money from his share of the estate (6 figures, as he gets
 RH> Probably not very high on his list of priorities tho.

 ML> His priorities are Tyson chicken, canned or dehydrated
 ML> soup, and prepackaged muffins.

So how does he cook the chicken? Is it one that's injected with brine to
add (water) weight? I use some canned soups, but read labels carefully.
Don't have any dehydrated ones on hand and the few times I've had
prepackaged muffins, I was less than thrilled with them. It sounds like
he's the total opposite of you in regards to cooking & eating.


 ML> more than I do, because of the clause written in at my suggestion
 ML> to protect him when he was a minor child) to do so. Anyhow, he
 RH> And never changed once he reached adulthood.

 ML> That's exactly it.

And probably close to impossible to do so now with your parents gone.


 ML> would likely not use it except perhaps as a storage spot for who
 ML> knows what dirty articles.
 RH> Do you think he might learn to put dirty dishes in it?

 ML> It took a decade to teach him to clear dirty dishes off the
 ML> table, another decade to teach him to put them in the sink.

So, another decade to learn how to load & run the dishwasher, and yet
another one to learn how to unload it and put the clean dishes away.
Think you'll live that long?

 ML> everything he's taking is from the standard regimen. One thing
 ML> about the kid is that though most of his behaviors are in some
 ML> way self-destructive, he is more terrified of death than anyone
 ML> else I know.

 RH> IOW, then he's good about not crossing meds? It can be done
 RH> inadvertantly if an OTC or 2 are thrown into the mix; hopefully he's
 RH> aware of that.

 ML> He reads about health things obsessively. It's not clear that
 ML> a lot of the stuff gets assimilated, but who knows. And, as he
 ML> points out, his self-preservative instinct is strong enough to
 ML> mostly cancel out the self-destructive impulses.

Although you do wonder at times.............................


 RH> I want some good coastal wild caught seafood. Pan in butter with a bit
 RH> of garlic & I'm happy.

 ML> MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.02

 ML>       Title: Pescado en Mojo De Ajo (Fish in Garlic Sauce)
 ML>  Categories: Fish, Mexican
 ML>       Yield: 1 batch


Good, if done properly. Wonder how it would work with flounder.

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Ruth
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