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Skriven 2015-01-19 18:24:00 av RUTH HANSCHKA (1:123/140)
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>  RH> Oddly, cold days can help me speed up, provided 
there
>  RH> isn't a storm moving in.
> 
> I have to make sure I warm up the air around me before 
I try breathing
> it in if I'm outside on cold days. I'll bundle up more, 
even inside,
> just to keep warm.
> 
Today I had problems worse than yesterday.  Barometer's 
moving up, and that can actually be worse.  It was warmer 
out too.  Same thing.  Go figure.

>  RH> For emergencies one wouldn't be bad.  The ones 
they make
>  RH> for campers are probably different from the 
military
>  RH> models.
> 
> To the best of my knowledge, one MRE is just like 
another one, except
> maybe different packaging..

I wouldn't know, not having seen one up close.  
 
>  RH> You have to have grown up with it.  I used to buy 
it for
>  RH> my dad once in a while.
> 
> Wasn't your dad from NJ originally? My dad is from 

Born in Newark, raised in Maplewood.  You could say that.
(LOL)  

western NY so learned
> to appreciate the Polish and German sausages made out 
there. Found out a
> while ago the place he used to get them from is no 
longer in business.

That happens.  We almost lost our local kielbasa factory, 
but they were thankfully bought out by another place 
about 30 miles north in Springfield MA.  
 
>  RH> Or if you can donate it; my church office and the 
local
>  RH> food bank get a lot of those freebies.  When I'm 
paid to
>  RH> haul it off I'll buy just about anything.  The 
local food
>  RH> bank likes non-food items too.
> 
> It's a good deal to me, especially if it's free or they 
pay you to take
> it. If it's something I don't usually buy, sometimes 
I'll buy it as an
> experiment, other times, have to figure out who can 
best use it.

The latter is the most fun, but if it's artificially 
scented I tend to donate it.  
 
>  RH> natural one, and
>  RH> > made in the USA.
> 
>  RH> I've seen it, but not coupons for it.
> 
> They usually don't do any but go to their web site and 
you generally get
> a decemt deal. IIRC, free shipping for purchases over 
$60--adds up fast
> with CPAP cleaner & wipes, Veggie Wash concentrate, 
etc.
> 
It wouldn't take much. 
 
>  RH> True, but I have limited counter space too and 
have a tea
>  RH> kettle.  It's slower than either the nuker or a K 
cup
>  RH> machine, but this is a 1960 kitchen.
> 
> Your choice, depends on how you want to make your 
coffee or tea. I
> wasn't thrilled with it at first but use it most of the 
time now.

I wouldn't be thrilled with something else on the 
counter.  The toaster oven was exiled to the porch.  
That's where it's most often used in the Summer anyway. 
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