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 GJ> You were, indeed, fortunate.  Why United, but not Pan-Am?

Because Pan Am was in worse trouble, and so United absorbed
its assets. Were it the other way round, I'm sure I'd not be
in a hugely different situation.

 And here,
 GJ> former Ansett employees have only just now been given some sort of
 GJ> partial compensation for lost long service leave and similar.

Were they entitled contractually? If so, they should have
been compensated according to their position in the list
of creditors in bankruptcy.

 GJ> I think I have heard of a non-fatal level crossing accident to this
 GJ> tilt train in the distant past, but no trouble recently.  I don't
 GJ> think it tilts very far.

Strikes me the faster the trip and the sharper the curve,
the more the tilt. This particular tilt train was carrying
some high official, who was supposed to be sitting in the
first car with all his first-class buddies, only at the
moment of the crash he had cleverly made his way to the
dining car for his supper. Most of the fatalities and
injuries were in the first car. He of course claimed a
leftist assassination plot and then was hit with a leftist
counterclaim that his party had arranged the accident,
only it had gone worse than planned.

==

 GJ> My friend who is getting married in Rockhampton is a vegetarian,
 GJ> living in the main centre of Australia for cattle raising, rodeos, and
 GJ> hard drinking.

I presume she loves horses and survives on alcohol and
doesn't go out to eat much.

 GJ> I don't trust people who appear sane and well-adjusted; their
 GJ> psychosis must be really terrible for them to have to hide it.

There are a select few whose illnesses are too well concealed
for me to detect, if they exist at all. My mechanism of action
is to treat people as rational until proven otherwise, which
usually happens pretty early on.

 ML> Another one, when visiting his girlfriend would never go
 GJ> in through the front door, but always her bedroom window.
 ML> Symbolism is all!
 GJ> There was always the possibility that one night it would be a
 GJ> different "dark stranger" coming in through her window...

Which thought must have had some titillatory effect.

There was a famous American baseball player, Tyrus Cobb, whose
father decided for obscure reasons one night to enter his
bedroom by the window, whereupon mother got the revolver from
the nightstand and blew her husband away. This incident is
used as an explanation why the younger Cobb was afflicted with
mental issues, including uncontrollable rage, for the rest of
his life.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      Title: Southwestern-Style Cobb Salad
 Categories: Chilies, Salads, Poultry, Cheese
      Yield: 4 servings

      1 lg Pasilla pepper or green bell
           - pepper
           Salt as needed
        pn Sugar
      1 lg Ear fresh corn; shucked
    1/4 c  White wine vinegar
      1 ts Minced chipotle en adobo
      1 tb Fresh lime juice
      1 ts Grated lime zest
    3/4 c  Vegetable oil
           Pepper
      8 c  Mixed baby greens
  1 1/2 c  Shredded cooked pork or
           - chicken
      1 c  Grated Monterey Jack cheese
      3    Roma tomatoes; seeded and
           - chopped
      1 sm Avocado; peeled, pitted and
           - chopped

  Canned chipotle chiles not only add heat, but a rich depth of flavor
  to this Southwestern-inspired salad from Chronicle contributor Robin
  Davis.

  Roast the pepper over a gas burner or under the broiler until
  blackened on all sides. Transfer to a bowl. Cover with plastic wrap
  and let sweat for 10 minutes. Peel, seed and chop the pepper.

  Bring a medium-size saucepan of water to a boil. Season with salt and
  the sugar. Add the corn and simmer until just crisp-tender, about 3
  minutes. Drain. When cool enough to handle, cut the kernels from the
  cob.

  The vinaigrette: Mix together the vinegar, chipotle, lime juice and
  zest. Gradually whisk in the oil. Season with salt and pepper.

  Place the greens in a large bowl. Add half of the dressing and toss to
  coat. Transfer to a platter. Arrange the roasted pepper, corn, pork or
  chicken, the cheese, tomatoes and avocado in strips over the greens.
  Drizzle with the remaining dressing.

  Serves 4

  URL: http://sfgate.com

  MM Format by Dave Drum - 19 July 2007

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

MMMMM

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