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Skriven 2014-10-14 19:41:34 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 18019 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
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Hi Michael,

Just read your note to all, hope that you don't need surgery but will
mend well. At least it wasn't somethng you ate. (G)  We'll keep you in
our prayers.


 RH> But it's something that has to be bought extra, each year instead of
 RH> the one time plate purchase and innumerable little registration
 RH> stickers. Steve's objection was that it's an annual cost.

 ML> A continuing source of revenue, eh. Clever these
 ML> bureaucrats.

They nickel and dime you for all they can. NC is pushing a voter ID law,
now saying you can get a picture ID at DMV for free once all the court
battles end. I just paid $10. to get my state picture ID renewed--wonder
if I can get a refund.



 ML> I thought, so where supply channels are limited, why
 ML> couldn't the government with its clout exercise it on
 ML> behalf of local businesses with a surcharge of, say, 10%?
 RH> It's possible something like that could happen but I'm not holding my
 RH> breath that it would become probable.

 ML> Holding one's breath doesn't seem to be a great
 ML> strategy most of the time!

It doesn't do anybody a bit of good.


 ML>  Baggers work
 RH> for tips only--as Steve was promoted, I was able to increase the size
 RH> of my tips (usually paying so much per bag).
 ML> Were the baggers kids? Working for tips only strikes me
 ML> as pretty retrograde.
 RH> Mostly teens but a good number of Asian wives who wanted to work
 RH> outside the home and this was the only job available. They were some of
 RH> the best baggers but if we knew a kid that was bagging on a particular
 RH> day, we'd try to get him or her.

 ML> Interesting, but I'm not sure I like the system.

Toward the end of our time in the military they started offering a bag
it yourself option. We did it times when we had a few things but when I
did the first of the month shopping, it was easier to have them bagged
for me. I'd end up with a dozen or more paper bags those times. When I
go to a store that offers a choice now, I'll 9 times out of 10, ask for
paper bags.

 ML> There's not another concert until midyear next year, when I
 ML> will be in Europe, and even if they wanted to ask me, they
 ML> probably wouldn't get me.
 RH> Better hope it's not a case of 3 strikes and you're out of a job.

 ML> Eh, it wouldn't break my heart that much.

I didn't think so. Not at this stage of the game.


 ML>       Title: Spiced Lentils with Cauliflower
 RH> Would this work with something like chicken stock instead of coconut
 RH> milk? True, there would be a difference in flavor but I would enjoy it
 RH> more.

 ML> Of course it would, but that would change the entire character
 ML> of the dish - for the better according to your tastes -, but in
 ML> that case why bother to follow it at all?

Because it looks good otherwise.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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