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Skriven 2012-11-05 05:21:00 av Dave Drum (62439.cooking)
  Kommentar till text 30789 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
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-=> MICHAEL LOO wrote to DAVE DRUM <=-

 DD> The good thing is that being fairly new construction there is likely a
 DD> mortgage of some sort. And mortgage companies require full coverage
 DD> insurance on the property.

 ML> Owning a house outright is actually rather rare here. The
 ML> estate owns Jonathan's house (I'll have to jump through hoops
 ML> to get the title straightened out to sell it when the time
 ML> comes, but I figure a couple grand and all will be well), but
 ML> that's an anomaly in the neighborhood, even for people who
 ML> have occupied for more than that standard 30 years.

Well, WashDeeCee is sorta unique in that a fairly substantial portion of its
denizens are transients and only there for the duration of whatever flavour of
politics holds sway at the time before they "go back home". Exceptions of
course for career civil servants and the poor (who cannot escape). And, yeah, I
know, it ain't that simple. But, for purposes of the cooking echo I'll keep the
economics and politics out of it. Bv)=
 
 DD>  According to my friend Lee, who works at the
 DD> home office of State Farm - the wind damage would be covered ... which
 DD> having a tree fall on your house certainly would be. Had they been
 DD> flooded they would have had to slog through the bureaucracy of Federal
 DD> Flood Insurance - which they may not have, not living in, on or near a
 DD> flood plain.

 ML> If in fact they had been flooded out we would have been
 ML> flooded out, too.

Now I find that there is a clause that some insurance companies have been
inserting into insurance policies called the "anti-concurrent causation clause"
which lets companies duck out of paying for covered damage if other not covered
damage occurs at the same time. Which is a weasel thing to do. When we put the
lawyers against the wall, insurance company lawyers are going to be among the
first.

www.insurancequotes.com/anti-concurrent-causation-clause/

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

      Title: Flood Burgers
 Categories: Five, Beef, Breads, Cheese
      Yield: 4 servings

      2 lb Fresh ground, 85% lean beef
           Salt & fresh cracked pepper
      4 sl Cheddar cheese; (opt)
      4    Hamburger buns; toasted

  Measure four 2-ounce portions of beef and form into balls.
  Season generously with salt and pepper. 

  Heat heavy-bottomed 12" cast-iron or stainless steel
  skillet (or carbon steel crepe pan) over high heat for at
  least 5 minutes. Place balls of beef on skillet. Smash
  beef balls with back of heavy-duty spatula sprayed with
  non-stick cooking spray until 1/4-inch thick and 4"-5"
  wide. Cook for 1 minute. Using spatula, carefully scrape
  patties from skillet and flip, taking care to scrape up
  any browned bits from bottom of pan. Cook for one minute
  longer, then remove patties to plate and allow to cool for
  3 minutes.

  Using citrus juicer or hands and wire mesh strainer,
  squeeze patties firmly and catch juice in small bowl.
  Discard or save meat for another use (it works
  surprisingly well in long-simmered pasta sauces). Divide
  sauce into four small soup bowl and place in freezer until
  firmly frozen, about 20 minutes.

  Meanwhile, divide remaining beef into eight 3-ounce balls
  and form into four-inch-wide patties. Take one patty and
  use fingers to form 1/4" ridge around rim of the patty,
  creating shallow cup shape. Repeat with three more
  patties. Remove frozen beef juice disks from bowls and
  place one disk in each ground beef "cup." Top with
  remaining beef patties. Carefully crimp and seal edges,
  then form into even, 1/2" to 3/4" patty. Season generously
  on all sides with salt and pepper.

  Heat 1 tablespoon oil in heavy-bottomed 12" cast-iron or
  stainless steel skillet (or carbon steel crepe pan) over
  high heat until lightly smoking. Add patties and cook
  without moving for 1 1/2 minutes. Flip, using thin metal
  spatula. Using toothpick, poke hole in center of each
  burger to allow steam to escape. Continue cooking for 1
  minute. Top with cheese and cook for 1 minute longer, or
  until center registers 130øF/55øC on an instant-read
  thermometer for medium-rare. Place patties on toasted
  buns, and serve with napkins.

  From: http://www.seriouseats.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

MMMMM

Want to read about the development of the Flood Burger?

http://tinyurl.com/FLOOD-BURGER

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