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Skriven 2013-10-28 20:41:00 av NANCY BACKUS (1:261/1381)
     Kommentar till en text av DAVE DRUM
Ärende: Re: Wires in pipes
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-=> Quoting Dave Drum to Nancy Backus on 10-26-13  10:56 <=-

 NB>> Ours still work nicely.  No need to replace something that's working
 NB>> fine and isn't a danger...  :)

 DD> These worked OK, AFAIK. Nice, easily tarnished brass face-plates.
 DD> Brass bodies on the switches. And what wasn't brass was Bakelite. But,

Yup, brass face-plates here, and Bakelite push-buttons..  :)

 DD> it was easier and quicker for some (parental units) to flip a switch
 DD> than to find a push button and do the obvious. The flip switches were
 DD> easier without removing gloves, or whilst balancing packages, etc. You
 DD> could actually flip a switch to on with an elbone or upper arm.

I just did a quickie experiment... and turned on the upstairs hall/
backstairs lights with my elbone on the pushbutton... worked just
fine... ;)  Richard (watching me do it) claims to have done the same
with a package that he was holding...  I can, however, imagine certain
parental units or such having difficulties doing such...  :)

 NB>> You must have one of those ceiling fan/light fixture combos, 
 NB>> then...?  :)

 DD> Both in the kitchen and in my bedroom. The fans help quite a bit with
 DD> both heating and cooling.

I'm sure they do.  That's something we've yet to do here in this house,
but I've appreciated it other places...  :)

 DD> I'm in about the same situation. I am torn currently between leaving
 DD> tin-can living for stick-built housing. I looked at a place the other
 DD> day that I can afford, is nicely laid out and is all the house I will
 DD> ever need. But, it has this huge yard and parking for only one car. I'd
 DD> have to park either the Ranger or the Benz on the street. And go buy a
 DD> riding mower. 

Is there some reason why you'd not be able to make additional parking
available for the second car...?  With all that yard, one could pave (or
stone) a bit extra for a wider or longer driveway...  And turn the yard
into gardens, so as not to need a riding mower... ;)

 DD> Not to mention I can buy a brand-new mobile home and put
 DD> it right next to this one -- for under $15K. And the yard remains tiny
 DD> with places for both rides. The trade off is the lot rent comes due
 DD> every month. But, then one should escrow 1/12th of the tax bill every
 DD> month -- just like rent. Even so, taxes would be less than 1/3 of the
 DD> lot rent. I dunno. Lots of inertia here.  Bv)=

Inertia does come into play, doesn't it... :)

 DD>> The residual heat from making the Meatball Pot Pie would warm your
 DD>> underground home for nearly a week. More if you make the meatballs
 DD>> first (instead of using the frozen called for in the first recipe).
 NB>> I can imagine.  :)    Looks tasty, too...  :)

 DD> I haven't made the first recipe - YET. And just as a note -- I
 DD> sometimes use 50% hamburger in the meatballs, along with the Italian
 DD> sausage. But, those are really quite tasty .... damn, now I have to
 DD> make up a pot of pasta for supper and an order or two of meatballs. 
 DD> I know how I'll be spending my afternoon. 

Got you Jonesing, eh...?  (G)

 DD> I make this without the pork chops, usually.
 DD> Title: Mama Pacetti's Spaghetti Sauce

My girlfriend used to (maybe still does, haven't been around to eat her
cooking lately) make sauce with pork chops, meatballs and chunks of
Italian sausage... 

 DD> Leftover sauce (yeah, right) freezes well.

I suppose if one made a big enough batch, and served it to few enough
people, just maybe one might have a little left over...  ;)   Like maybe
Ruth Haffly making sauce at her dad's...  :)

ttyl        neb

... Dinner not ready:  (A)bort (R)etry (P)izza

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