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Skriven 2015-01-27 20:44:23 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 23323 av RUTH HANSCHKA (1:123/140)
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Hi Ruth,

 RH> >  RH> It was in the mid-30s here.  To me it didn't feel
 RH> bad.

 RH> > I don't think it got out of the 30s today, with a cold
 RH> rain coming in
 RH> > about noon. It's supposed to be like this tomorrow so
 RH> I'll skip the
 RH> > farmer's market and do the cooking for Life Group.

 RH> I wish we were getting rain.  It's supposed to be two
 RH> feet of snow.

I've been seeing/reading about the storm and glad we're not in that
area. The weatherman said we had a few flurries but nothing stuck in
Wake county. A couple of counties up, close to the VA border, it did
stick. Better you than me.

(MREs)
 RH> >  RH> Figured as much.  Prefab and shelf stable never
 RH> is.

 RH> > No, but they're going for calorie count over taste, tho
 RH> the newere ones
 RH> > are supposed to be better tasting. The first Gulf War
 RH> used up the
 RH> > stockpile the military had, so as they manufactured
 RH> more, they changed
 RH> > some to reflect the changes in tastes. I guess a lot of
 RH> MREs were used
 RH> > in Iraq, round 2, and Afghanistan to keep the stock
 RH> relatively fresh.

 RH> I'm told they've improved somewhat, but never had the old
 RH> ones for comparison.  OTOH when you hear the best part
 RH> used to be the Tabasco bottles, that's not a ringing
 RH> endorsement of the taste.

You should have tasted them before they put in the little bottle of
Tabasco! Adding that was in response to the request to do something
acceptable to the troops about the taste.

 RH> > but had no children. I've a few relatives left from my
 RH> grandmother's
 RH> > siblings but don't really know them.

 RH> My dad was an only, and my Mom has one sister.  I have
 RH> tons of distant cousins but only four firsts.

I'm down to 2 firsts, had 6 at one time.

 RH> > Still as good or better?

 RH> Just as good - they kept the local plant up and running
 RH> and even moved other parts of their manufacturing into
 RH> the building.

Sounds like it's actually better than before. More jobs, better economy.


 RH> >  RH> > Citrus Magic is all natural; I think the one I
 RH> get at
 RH> >  RH> Lowe's is also.

 RH> >  RH> I think you're right.  I've used it before.

 RH> > Much better for my breathing, and the air in general.

 RH> I tend not to use sprays, or frankly clean much with
 RH> anything but water.

I try to use a lot of the natural products, overall. I usually don't use
sprays but this was one I could, without ill effects or adding a lot of
junk into the air.

 RH> >  RH> We still have a toaster with wide slots, so it's
 RH> not as
 RH> >  RH> imperative.  Toaster ovens don't "oven" all that
 RH> well,
 RH> >  RH> generally.

 RH> > No, and they've no incentive to improve, what with so
 RH> many people using
 RH> > microwaves for (re)heating food now.

 RH> True.  The broiler part has always been a lost cause.
 RH> The toaster part generally worked but if you have a
 RH> toaster it's not really useful.

OTOH, if you don't have a toaster, that is probably the handiest part.
We don't have a toaster so use that function the most on the unit.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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