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Skriven 2014-10-25 06:30:44 av Dave Drum (1:261/38)
  Kommentar till text 18411 av Nancy Backus (1:123/140)
Ärende: Phones
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-=> NANCY BACKUS wrote to DAVE DRUM <=-

 DD> The pay-as-you-go aspect worked well for me. I was required to buy
 DD> some minutes every few months - but, they rolled over (and over, and
 DD> over) to the point that when I gave the phone to my friend Les there
 DD> were over 300 minutes in the bank - which he could use so long as he
 DD> kept the same number.

 NB> That's essentially the TracFone method, too... although they also
 NB> introduced the 1-year card, which gives service for the whole year with
 NB> 400 minutes for the year (doubled if you have Double Minutes), and
 NB> minutes still roll over if unused by the next service date... At the
 NB> moment I have over 1200 in the bank.... to last me until March
 NB> something....  ;)  Should the unthinkable happen, and I run low on
 NB> minutes in the interim I could always buy another card with more
 NB> minutes (and extending the service date a few months)...

Les passed the phone on to Sojourn House (battered women's shelter) when his
daughter, who works at an A&TT call centre talked him into switching over to
AT&T/Cingular and gave him a phone. Night before last we were going out into
the deep boondocks to check out a Honda Goldwing motorcycle and his directions
were not the clearest in the world. I finally browbeat him into "quit being a
cartoon male and call the lady or we'll be here until breakfast". Then the
phone was very uncooperative ... and I heard him mutter at least once "Should
have kept the Virgin." After the third time the phone re-set itself as he was
dialling I offered him my phone to use. We got to the lady's farm - eventually.
Godfrey Daniel, those Goldwings are HUGE up close. This one (a two wheel model)
looked to be about a fourth the size of Les' small pickup truck. With more
toys, gadgets and gimcracks than my Benz.

 DD>> Then my brother talked me into joining his AT&T "Friends &
 DD>> Family" plan by giving me a phone, blue tooth and a year's service for
 DD>> Xmas. When I offered to pay-up after the "free" year I got one of those
 DD>> "what rock did you crawl from under" looks. So, I haven't rocked that
 DD>> boat in the past few years.   Bv)=
 NB>> Seems like a pretty good deal...  ;)   I'm guessing that his original
 NB>> reasoning was that calls between you and him would then be counted as
 NB>> free calls...?

 DD> Actually calls to *any* AT&T/Cingular phone are "free". And there are
 DD> no long-distance or roaming charges. And since I don't use the World
 DD> Wide Wait aspect at all I'm not a burden on his plan.  Bv)=

 NB> I think I'd heard that, from some family members on AT&T phones...  So,
 NB> data usage is metered on the plan..?

In the amount of several gigabytes per month. He's only come close to using all
of that when he was doing a temporary night-watchman gig for a friend and used
the phone as a tether connection for his lap-top.

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

      Title: Autumn Farmer's Market Salad
 Categories: Squash, Chilies, Citrus, Salads
      Yield: 6 Servings

      5 c  Peeled seeded butternut
           - squash in 1/2" cubes
      2 tb Extra-virgin olive oil
           Dried crushed red pepper
           Coarse kosher salt
      2 tb Orange juice
  1 1/2 tb Nut oil
  1 1/2 ts Fresh lemon juice
      8 c  Lightly packed arugula
    1/2 c  Walnuts; toasted, coarse
           - chopped
    1/2 c  Pomegranate seeds
      2 ts Pomegranate molasses *

  Roasting the squash gives it a sweet, caramelized flavor,
  which balances the peppery arugula and tangy pomegranate
  seeds.

  Preheat oven to 450øF/230øC.

  Toss squash, olive oil, and crushed red pepper on large
  rimmed baking sheet. Sprinkle with coarse salt. Roast 15
  minutes. Using spatula, turn squash over. Roast until
  edges are browned and squash is tender, about 15 minutes
  longer. Sprinkle with coarse salt.

  DO AHEAD: Can be made 2 hours ahead. Let stand at room
  temp.

  Whisk orange juice, walnut oil, and lemon juice in large
  shallow bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Add
  arugula, walnuts, and pomegranate seeds; toss to coat.
  Season to taste with coarse salt and pepper. Spoon warm or
  room temperature squash over salad. Drizzle with
  pomegranate molasses and serve.

  * A thick pomegranate syrup; available at some
  supermarkets and at Middle Eastern markets, and from
  adrianascaravan.com.

  by Amelia Saltsman

  Bon Appétit | October 2008

  Yield: Makes 6 servings

  Meal Master Format by Dave Drum - 19 October 2008

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