On Sat, 31 May 2008 13:02:26 -0700, sf wrote:


It's a matter of refreshing rfc at the right time.... timing is the key.
We have so many posters that you often put up a survey between me
refreshing and making it down the list to your post. 39 survey voters
later, I find it and respond. On the bright side, I managed to win a
TFH once and I live on the West Coast.

IMO: You do a good job of trying to give everyone in the world a chance
at being "first". Even us on the West Coast USA, Oz & NZ. Not sure how
Indonesia and Japan fare, but you have to sleep sometime.

Why, thankee, sf. ;-)

These 'time differences' can be a PITA, but I just have to live with it.
I usually only catch the 'very late nite (USA) owls' in the chat channel
too, and often miss everybody altogether. But sometimes I catch the odd
person from UK and Europe - with a few NZ folk occasionally ;-) Don't
think we've got any Japanese r.f.c-ers; can't say I've seen anybody
posting from there, or in chat, but then again, maybe they just 'lurk'
here, who knows? Would be nice to have some Japanese foodies sharing
recipes and cooking tips... I live in hope.

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On Sat, 31 May 2008 11:32:48 -0700, Dimitri wrote:


OK you win!

;-)

giggle
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On Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:11:31 +0200, ChattyCathy
wrote:

Don't
think we've got any Japanese r.f.c-ers; can't say I've seen anybody
posting from there, or in chat, but then again, maybe they just 'lurk'
here, who knows? Would be nice to have some Japanese foodies sharing
recipes and cooking tips... I live in hope.

I threw it in because there are so many American bases in the vicinity
and one of our regulars just returned to the US from that area not too
long ago.

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On Sun, 1 Jun 2008 09:26:31 +0200, "Giusi"
wrote:

It is amazing to me that anyone would buy meat without knowing what country
it came from.

I don't think we even have a label to look at. We still produce most
of our own meat and imported beef comes from our side of the world,
not Europe. By eating imported beef, we're contributing to the demise
of Central American rain forests and *that* concerns me more than BSE.

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On Sat, 31 May 2008 20:26:09 +0200, ChattyCathy
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On Sat, 31 May 2008 10:50:22 -0700, Dimitri wrote:


"ChattyCathy" wrote in message


Because of the time difference in different parts of the United States
as well as the rest of the world I think you should "time adjust" all
tin foil hat "winners"

As example If Sheldin checks RFC at 7:00 AM and answers it's 4:00 AM on
the pacific coast and it would be a sign of insanity or insomnia for
someone living on the west coast to be the first to answer.

Short answer: You snooze, you lose.

Long answer: it was around 8.45am on the "West coast, USA" when I put up
this (particular) survey (which was around 6.45pm in RSA)... Therefore,
Mister Old Scoundrel, may I point out this fact: If you snooze, you lose.



so the sun rises earlier over there than here. big deal. that just
makes you older than everyone else...

your pal,
blake

On Sat, 31 May 2008 22:42:19 GMT, "Dave Bugg"
wrote:

Mark Thorson wrote:

Not true. CDC currently admits to three U.S. residents
who have died from BSE.

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/vcjd/...CJD_112906.htm

Mark, even the cite that you gave states that the three U.S. residents were
born and raised in other countries and likely contracted the vCJD in their
countries of origin. There was absolutely nothing in your cite that indicted
American beef. From the cite:

"The two previously reported vCJD case-patients in U.S. residents were each
born and raised in the United Kingdom (U.K.), where they were believed to
have been infected by the agent responsible for their disease." And:

"This latest U.S. case [the third case] occurred in a young adult who was
born and raised in Saudi Arabia and has lived in the United States since
late 2005.

but what if we accidentally eat their brains! omgomg we're all gonna
die!!!

your pal,
blake

On Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:23:41 +0000, blake murphy wrote:


so the sun rises earlier over there than here. big deal. that just
makes you older than everyone else...

.... and wiser.

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Giusi wrote:

Italy has had 2 cases in animals that I recall, none in humans yet.

No, you had one case in humans, according to the
U.S. Centers for Disease Control.

See the fifth paragraph he

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/vcjd/...CJD_112906.htm

On Sat, 31 May 2008 10:50:22 -0700, Dimitri wrote:

Because of the time difference in different parts of the United States
as well as the rest of the world I think you should "time adjust" all
tin foil hat "winners"

As example If Sheldin checks RFC at 7:00 AM and answers it's 4:00 AM on
the pacific coast and it would be a sign of insanity or insomnia for
someone living on the west coast to be the first to answer.


Poor baby. If you really are concerned, email me your new address and
I'll send you a WHOLE BOX of tinfoil (extra strength, of course,) and
you can make your own hat.

gloria p

Giusi wrote:

"Dimitri" ha scritto nel messaggio
news

"ChattyCathy" wrote in message
he problem with BSE and th human form (CJD Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease ) is
the amount of time it CAN take for the disease to develop.

It's known, so the real problem is the development in animals. When the
system takes this disease seriously, things change in the entirety of the
vertical market. For example, beef over 30 months old is not sold here.
Every animal sold for consumption has a label that tells where it was born,
where reared, where slaughtered. Every animal also has a unique number so
that all of that animal can be pulled before it hits supermarket shelves if
the brain tissue tests imperfect.

Italy has had 2 cases in animals that I recall, none in humans yet. The
herds were destroyed, as I remember, but Italian herds are pretty small--
maybe 36 to 50 animals for most growers.

It is amazing to me that anyone would buy meat without knowing what country
it came from.

No choice about that in the US. Not required to state country of origin
on many products, not just meat.

On Sun, 01 Jun 2008 17:32:53 +0200, ChattyCathy
wrote:

On Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:23:41 +0000, blake murphy wrote:


so the sun rises earlier over there than here. big deal. that just
makes you older than everyone else...

... and wiser.

possibly. but we're heading into summer and you're heading into
winter! where does your wisdom get you now, huh?

your pal,
blake

On Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:04:46 +0000, blake murphy wrote:

On Sun, 01 Jun 2008 17:32:53 +0200, ChattyCathy
wrote:

On Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:23:41 +0000, blake murphy wrote:


so the sun rises earlier over there than here. big deal. that just
makes you older than everyone else...

... and wiser.

possibly. but we're heading into summer and you're heading into
winter! where does your wisdom get you now, huh?

Well, it got me to make a pot of lamb stew today - ideal weather for it

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On Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:35:43 +0200, ChattyCathy
wrote:

On Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:04:46 +0000, blake murphy wrote:

On Sun, 01 Jun 2008 17:32:53 +0200, ChattyCathy
wrote:

On Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:23:41 +0000, blake murphy wrote:


so the sun rises earlier over there than here. big deal. that just
makes you older than everyone else...

... and wiser.

possibly. but we're heading into summer and you're heading into
winter! where does your wisdom get you now, huh?

Well, it got me to make a pot of lamb stew today - ideal weather for it

antipodean wisdom and cunning triumphs once again!

hope it was good, honey.

your pal,
blake

On Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:33:05 +0000, blake murphy wrote:

On Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:35:43 +0200, ChattyCathy
wrote:

On Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:04:46 +0000, blake murphy wrote:

On Sun, 01 Jun 2008 17:32:53 +0200, ChattyCathy
wrote:

On Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:23:41 +0000, blake murphy wrote:


so the sun rises earlier over there than here. big deal. that just
makes you older than everyone else...

... and wiser.

possibly. but we're heading into summer and you're heading into
winter! where does your wisdom get you now, huh?

Well, it got me to make a pot of lamb stew today - ideal weather for it

antipodean wisdom and cunning triumphs once again!

hope it was good, honey.


Yep. It was good. Had the leftovers for lunch today (Tues). Tonight:
making beef curry with Masman curry paste - dontcha just love Mae Ploy?
Heh. My dutch oven is getting a work-out lately grin
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