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Skriven 2015-04-11 10:17:00 av NANCY BACKUS (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av MICHAEL LOO
Ärende: Re: cities & civic 471
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-=> Quoting Michael Loo to Nancy Backus on 04-06-15  19:10 <=-

 NB>> Definitely more grumbling than usual.  The tire companies are probably
 NB>> taking a major hit this year, with all the road hazard claims... I'll
 NB>> admit to totally avoiding certain roads now, just because of the
 ML> I forget whom I was with the other day who was weaving
 ML> around a road as if dodging asteroids. Quite good at it, too.

Practice makes perfect...  ;)  Dodging asteroids... a very apt
description, to be sure...
 
 NB>> potholes and the risks involved... At least we don't seem to be having
 NB>> any sinkholes swallowing up cars... not that I've heard of here,
 NB>> anyway... ;)  I remember a major sinkhole some years back, in
 NB>> Baltimore, near a friend of mine's apartment... that would be worse...
 ML> There's a video on the Internet - I just saw clips of it,
 ML> having no audio or video on this computer but the ability to
 ML> see still photographs, which suit me better anyway - that
 ML> shows a couple minding their own business and getting eaten
 ML> by a sinkhole. Luckily it wasn't too deep, and they weren't
 ML> seriously hurt.

Just a bit shaken, I'd imagine...

 NB>> One thing that people tend to forget about NYC is that there are a LOT
 NB>> of rich people that live there, along with the crowds of everyone
 ML> There are pluses and minuses of rich people. If they're not
 ML> too parasitic, a lot can ride on their shoulders. That's what
 ML> the whole Stockman theory was about, a couple decades ago. It
 ML> of course works only to some degree and in some circumstances.

Less parasitic and more philanthopic, it could help...
 
 NB>> else... one HAS to be rich to live in most parts of the area!  And,
 NB>> having just filled out tax forms, I know that they all get to pay
 NB>> extra taxes just for the privilege, over and above their state income
 NB>> taxes... of course there are also additional credits available for
 NB>> those who qualify... 
 ML> That's one thing about NYC - the city is paid for largely by
 ML> taxes specific to that place. That makes it tough to be a poor
 ML> person there, but that's a different issue altogether.

That's where the maligned welfare system comes in...
 
 ML>> Essentially. If requested, I'll make or help people make
 ML>> one of the ridiculous dishes, if the result is even vaguely
 ML>> going to be interesting.
 NB>> Sometimes even the ridiculous can be interesting for a one-off.. ;)
 ML> Yeah, I might do something bizarre if it has enough entertainment
 ML> value.

And, who knows, some of them might actually surprise and be tasty as
well... ;)
 
 ML>> Title: Eggplant with Yogurt
 ML>>" This is a fairly simple Eggplant dish made with yogurt. If you
 ML>> aren't crazy about eggplant, you can adapt this to use zucchini or
 ML>> other squash;"
 NB>> I saw that and sniggered... I'm pretty sure that those would only make
 NB>> it less enjoyable for you... not more... ;)
 ML> Pretty much any eggplant dish can be made with squash, it's
 ML> just that that fact is not discussed in polite company.

And eggplant is so much more enjoyable, besides...  ;)

ttyl        neb

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