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Skriven 2014-03-26 21:12:22 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 11358 av Nancy Backus (1:261/1381.0)
Ärende: chili cookoff  was: yogurt
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Hi Nancy,

 NB> (not a  NB>> very convenient schedule) or walked.  The old campus (my
 NB> first two  NB>> years) being about 3-4 miles from home, and the new
 NB> one (the rest,  NB>> ~another 4 years) being more like 10 miles,
 NB> walking wasn't a regular  NB>> option, nor one that was all that safe
 NB> (or wise) late at night...  NB>> And being a resident student was out
 NB> of the question financially...

 RH> Kinda caught in between a rock & a hard place there. I'd have not
 RH> walked at night, and depending on the roads/streets, might not have
 RH> done much day time hiking either.

 NB> The roads/streets weren't all that bad, sidewalks for the city and
 NB> much of the suburbs...  but it was a long enough hike that one had to
 NB> have
 NB> time and energy to do it...  I did it a few times, it wasn't too bad,
 NB> but it did take a long time to get there...  :)  But it certainly
 NB> wasn't a good thing to have to do regularly...  :)

Really had to plan your timing to make sure you got to class on time. A
nice day would make the walk enjoyable (and faster) but a bad weather
day would drag it out.

 NB>  NB>> And the weather going west is only worse than that in the city
 NB> and its

 RH> Lake effect snow. Getting any from the latest system? The forecast
 RH> here is ambiguous--not sure if we'll have snow or not tomorrow into
 RH> Tuesday. They are saying nights will be below freezing and possibly
 RH> hitting the low 40s for highs those 2 days.

 NB> Only spatterings...  we don't get all that much lake effect, being on
 NB> the long side of Lake Ontario instead at one of the ends... and
 NB> Buffalo gets Lake Erie as well...

I don't miss the constant snow and cold. This winter has been a very
long one for the area but I think we're finally beginning to break out
of it. Unfortunately, that means allergy season will be hitting full
force soon.

 NB> buildings now almost all along  NB>> what used to be a very open
 NB> quarter mile trek...  :)

 RH> Can get a good wind tunnel effect if the wind is coming from the right
 RH> direction there. Not a fun thing to be in during a storm.

 NB> That's for sure...  :)

 NB>  NB>> apartments nearby... a lot of them would cook for themselves...
 NB> :)  NB>> But likely, eat on campus for lunch, rather than bring a
 NB> lunch...  :)

 RH> That's what a lot of the guys did had lunch on campus. Others did
 RH> lunch and supper but not breakfast.

 NB> Breakfast wasn't all that popular anyway...  :)

Not if you didn't have an early morning class. I had one, other than the
J-term sessions, my entire 4 years.


 NB>  NB>> Well... at least I won't be there to worry about it..  ;)  Now,
 NB> if you  NB>> were planning to make that for an echo picnic, I might
 NB> have other  NB>> thoughts...  ;)

 RH> I'd probably play it safe and do the lemon pound cake.

 NB> You've been talking about that already...  sounds good...

It is; I made one when we were at the Shipps last year. I use lemon
yogurt & extract and fresh lemon juice.


 NB>  NB>> Do they get marked down, too...?  or just that it's in a small
 NB> chunk  NB>> so a bit more affordable that way...?

 RH> Small chunks that are affordable. Also gives us the chance to try one
 RH> that may or may not be liked, without buying a big piece only to find
 RH> we don't like it. They also put out a lot of samples of their hard
 RH> cheeses on a rotating basis--that's how I found I like the cave aged
 RH> gruyere. (G)

 NB> That's a good deal, then...

Yes, so when Steve can drive again, I want to make a trip down to Whole
Foods. Got some other things I want to get down there as well.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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