"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 07:45:20 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>> It actually is when you have an ill and elderly parent. Or a teenager
>> who
>> is driving.
>
> Or children, period. No matter how young or old they are, you want to
> be able to answer.

True. It's just that when mine was younger, she never really went many
places without me. Now she does.

"Doris Night" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 08:27:07 -0400, Nancy Young
> > wrote:
>
>>I remember being taught the word fortnight in elementary school.
>>It's not a word I'd use in conversation, but I've certainly
>>come across it in books. It's by no means an obscure word.
>
> Anyone who has read many British authors (Jane Austen et al) will have
> seen the word frequently.

I haven't read a lot of them. A few perhaps. Most of what I read is not
novels.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 09:02:50 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>> >
>> Thank you. I already have a corded phone with an answering machine
>> (I know, the answering machine won't work if the power is out, that's no
>> biggie) in the den. I have an *old* trimline style corded wall phone in
>> the kitchen. The cost of the batteries for those cordless phones is
>> outrageous. I can live without a cordless phone. Lord knows we all
>> did, and not so very long ago.
>>
> I had cordless phones for years before going to cell phone only and
> frankly, if I ever needed to replace a battery (which I can't remember
> doing) - it wasn't costly enough to make any kind of an impression one
> way or the other.

I've had cordless for almost 20 years. Never replaced a battery. Have
replaced phones though.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 10:13:21 -0300, wrote:
>
>> If the power goes out, I would likely use my cell rather than drag out
>> the plug in wall one too.
>
> Some people, like Jill, have no cell phone to use.

And the cell phones won't always work in a storm either. Plus you might not
be able to charge that cell phone. When hurricane Sandy struck, not only
was there no power but the cell towers were mostly down. And people
couldn't necessarily get to their cars to charge the phones either.

On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 15:14:47 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"Doris Night" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 08:27:07 -0400, Nancy Young
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>I remember being taught the word fortnight in elementary school.
>>>It's not a word I'd use in conversation, but I've certainly
>>>come across it in books. It's by no means an obscure word.
>>
>> Anyone who has read many British authors (Jane Austen et al) will have
>> seen the word frequently.
>
>I haven't read a lot of them. A few perhaps. Most of what I read is not
>novels.

Indeed. You're more of a coupon reader.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 07:43:20 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>> "S Viemeister" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > On 10/23/2014 8:21 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>> >> On 10/22/2014 11:23 PM, Jeßus wrote:
>> >>> You can buy cordless phones - or at least corded phone systems with
>> >>> cordless handsets that still work when the power goes out. The
>> >>> cordless phone and answering machine parts don't work without power -
>> >>> but the corded handset still does. That's what I have.
>> >>>
>> >> I'm confused. A corded phone with cordless handset... the cordless
>> >> phone doesn't work but the corded handset still does? Do you mean it
>> >> has two handsets, one corded and one not? Can you provide a link to
>> >> what you're talking about?
>> >>
>> >
>> > This sort of thing
>> > <http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-KX-TG4772B-Dect_6-0-2-Handset-Telephone/dp/B0073W71IM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1414067973&sr=8-1&keywords=corded+cordless+phone>
>>
>> But if you lose power then only the corded one will work.
>
> The original point was that ONE phone will still work during a power
> outage.

I know that.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 22 Oct 2014 22:44:01 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>> Really, Jill? Seriously. In your neck of the woods, how common is the
>> term
>> "fortnight"?
>
> I never hear anyone say it in real life here. It is an old fashioned
> word used in period movies, plays, TV shows and books. If I someone
> actually said it to me, I would consider it an anachronism and the
> person using it rather pretentious.

Me too.

On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 15:18:07 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"sf" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 07:43:20 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> "S Viemeister" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>> > On 10/23/2014 8:21 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>>> >> On 10/22/2014 11:23 PM, Jeßus wrote:
>>> >>> You can buy cordless phones - or at least corded phone systems with
>>> >>> cordless handsets that still work when the power goes out. The
>>> >>> cordless phone and answering machine parts don't work without power -
>>> >>> but the corded handset still does. That's what I have.
>>> >>>
>>> >> I'm confused. A corded phone with cordless handset... the cordless
>>> >> phone doesn't work but the corded handset still does? Do you mean it
>>> >> has two handsets, one corded and one not? Can you provide a link to
>>> >> what you're talking about?
>>> >>
>>> >
>>> > This sort of thing
>>> > <http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-KX-TG4772B-Dect_6-0-2-Handset-Telephone/dp/B0073W71IM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1414067973&sr=8-1&keywords=corded+cordless+phone>
>>>
>>> But if you lose power then only the corded one will work.
>>
>> The original point was that ONE phone will still work during a power
>> outage.
>
>I know that.

So... that explains even *less* why you said that.

On 10/23/2014 1:42 PM, sf wrote:
> On Wed, 22 Oct 2014 22:44:01 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>> Really, Jill? Seriously. In your neck of the woods, how common is the term
>> "fortnight"?
>
> I never hear anyone say it in real life here. It is an old fashioned
> word used in period movies, plays, TV shows and books. If I someone
> actually said it to me, I would consider it an anachronism and the
> person using it rather pretentious.
>
I don't consider my neighbor to be pretentious. When I asked how long
she'd be gone (I was going to be cat-sitting) she said a fortnight.

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 10/23/2014 1:42 PM, sf wrote:
>> On Wed, 22 Oct 2014 22:44:01 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Really, Jill? Seriously. In your neck of the woods, how common is the
>>> term
>>> "fortnight"?
>>
>> I never hear anyone say it in real life here. It is an old fashioned
>> word used in period movies, plays, TV shows and books. If I someone
>> actually said it to me, I would consider it an anachronism and the
>> person using it rather pretentious.
>>
> I don't consider my neighbor to be pretentious. When I asked how long
> she'd be gone (I was going to be cat-sitting) she said a fortnight.

Nobody has ever said that word to me. Not even the people I know who are
from the UK.

On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 19:28:53 +0100, Janet > wrote:

> In article >,
> says...
> >
> > On 2014-10-23 9:16 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> >
> > > As a matter of fact, a few years ago I was going to be cat-sitting for
> > > my neighbor. When I asked how long she'd be gone she replied, "A
> > > fortnight." I knew she meant 14 days. Is it common for people to say
> > > it? Maybe not, but I understood her. And no, she's not from the UK.
> > >
> > For a long time, if you had told me that I would be expecting you back
> > in four days. My father's parents were English. My parents had a number
> > of English friends. I heard the expression only in English movies or on
> > BBC programs. I don't remember anyone ever using the expression in real
> > life. Not saying they don't.... but it sure hasn't been my experience.
>
> Brits in the UK use it often. Almost daily ~}
>
> Janet UK
>
And yet you're making fun of Americans who don't.


--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 18:27:16 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

> On 10/23/2014 1:42 PM, sf wrote:
> > On Wed, 22 Oct 2014 22:44:01 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > > wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Really, Jill? Seriously. In your neck of the woods, how common is the term
> >> "fortnight"?
> >
> > I never hear anyone say it in real life here. It is an old fashioned
> > word used in period movies, plays, TV shows and books. If I someone
> > actually said it to me, I would consider it an anachronism and the
> > person using it rather pretentious.
> >
> I don't consider my neighbor to be pretentious. When I asked how long
> she'd be gone (I was going to be cat-sitting) she said a fortnight.

And I'd be thinking "Did you really say that seriously?"


--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

On Fri, 24 Oct 2014 08:21:04 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:

> On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 07:57:10 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
> >On 10/23/2014 3:21 AM, Jeßus wrote:
> >> On Wed, 22 Oct 2014 23:47:07 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> >> > wrote:
> >>
> >>> I accidentally ordered more ground beef than I intended to. That's hardly
> >>> what I would call a major screw up. I merely cooked it and stuck it in the
> >>> freezer.
> >>
> >> Why would you cook it, only then to freeze it? WTF??
> >>
> >She does that with most, if not all, the meat she buys.
>
> OMG. I can't image destroying the Scotch fillets I buy by doing that.
> Or even just plain old ground beef.
>
Not bothering to Google, please explain what a Scotch Fillet is.



--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 18:27:16 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 10/23/2014 1:42 PM, sf wrote:
>> > On Wed, 22 Oct 2014 22:44:01 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > > wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >> Really, Jill? Seriously. In your neck of the woods, how common is
>> >> the term
>> >> "fortnight"?
>> >
>> > I never hear anyone say it in real life here. It is an old fashioned
>> > word used in period movies, plays, TV shows and books. If I someone
>> > actually said it to me, I would consider it an anachronism and the
>> > person using it rather pretentious.
>> >
>> I don't consider my neighbor to be pretentious. When I asked how long
>> she'd be gone (I was going to be cat-sitting) she said a fortnight.
>
> And I'd be thinking "Did you really say that seriously?"

Me too. When I have hired cat sitters, I was always very specific. I will
be leaving on this date and will be back on that date. And I will go so far
as to tell them the time that I plan to return.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 24 Oct 2014 08:21:04 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 07:57:10 -0400, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >On 10/23/2014 3:21 AM, Jeßus wrote:
>> >> On Wed, 22 Oct 2014 23:47:07 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> >> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> I accidentally ordered more ground beef than I intended to. That's
>> >>> hardly
>> >>> what I would call a major screw up. I merely cooked it and stuck it
>> >>> in the
>> >>> freezer.
>> >>
>> >> Why would you cook it, only then to freeze it? WTF??
>> >>
>> >She does that with most, if not all, the meat she buys.
>>
>> OMG. I can't image destroying the Scotch fillets I buy by doing that.
>> Or even just plain old ground beef.
>>
> Not bothering to Google, please explain what a Scotch Fillet is.

I don't know who the heck claimed that I freeze most if not all of the meat
that I buy. Totally untrue. I did do that big batch of inedible meat from
Albertsons. I had to throw it out as nobody would eat it. I will freeze
ham, cooked chicken, ground beef, meatloaves, and once in a while I will
take out a little of a beef roast and freeze it to be used later for soup.

I just cooked 4 steaks. Daughter ate one. 3 will go in the fridge. She
will be lucky if there is one remaining for her dinner tomorrow.

On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 21:02:34 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"sf" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Fri, 24 Oct 2014 08:21:04 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 07:57:10 -0400, jmcquown >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> >On 10/23/2014 3:21 AM, Jeßus wrote:
>>> >> On Wed, 22 Oct 2014 23:47:07 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>> >> > wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>> I accidentally ordered more ground beef than I intended to. That's
>>> >>> hardly
>>> >>> what I would call a major screw up. I merely cooked it and stuck it
>>> >>> in the
>>> >>> freezer.
>>> >>
>>> >> Why would you cook it, only then to freeze it? WTF??
>>> >>
>>> >She does that with most, if not all, the meat she buys.
>>>
>>> OMG. I can't image destroying the Scotch fillets I buy by doing that.
>>> Or even just plain old ground beef.
>>>
>> Not bothering to Google, please explain what a Scotch Fillet is.
>
>I don't know who the heck claimed that I freeze most if not all of the meat
>that I buy. Totally untrue. I did do that big batch of inedible meat from
>Albertsons. I had to throw it out as nobody would eat it.

I'd like to know why it was inedible. Had it gone off, or is this
another case where your pitiful excuse for a family needs a collective
slap upside the head, told to STFU and eat what's put in front of
them?

>I will freeze
>ham, cooked chicken, ground beef, meatloaves, and once in a while I will
>take out a little of a beef roast and freeze it to be used later for soup.
>
>I just cooked 4 steaks. Daughter ate one. 3 will go in the fridge. She
>will be lucky if there is one remaining for her dinner tomorrow.

Why did you cook four steaks if they're not going to be eaten straight
away?? Why would you needlessly compromise the quality like that?

On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 18:27:16 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 10/23/2014 1:42 PM, sf wrote:
>> On Wed, 22 Oct 2014 22:44:01 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Really, Jill? Seriously. In your neck of the woods, how common is the term
>>> "fortnight"?
>>
>> I never hear anyone say it in real life here. It is an old fashioned
>> word used in period movies, plays, TV shows and books. If I someone
>> actually said it to me, I would consider it an anachronism and the
>> person using it rather pretentious.
>>
>I don't consider my neighbor to be pretentious. When I asked how long
>she'd be gone (I was going to be cat-sitting) she said a fortnight.

god only knows why she thinks its pretentious. She has a really
snippy/mean perspective on many things though.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 24 Oct 2014 08:21:04 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 07:57:10 -0400, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >On 10/23/2014 3:21 AM, Jeßus wrote:
>> >> On Wed, 22 Oct 2014 23:47:07 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> >> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> I accidentally ordered more ground beef than I intended to. That's
>> >>> hardly
>> >>> what I would call a major screw up. I merely cooked it and stuck it
>> >>> in the
>> >>> freezer.
>> >>
>> >> Why would you cook it, only then to freeze it? WTF??
>> >>
>> >She does that with most, if not all, the meat she buys.
>>
>> OMG. I can't image destroying the Scotch fillets I buy by doing that.
>> Or even just plain old ground beef.
>>
> Not bothering to Google, please explain what a Scotch Fillet is.
>

ribeye, but my first guess would have been a snide term, like "tube steak".

On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 22:07:21 -0700, "Pico Rico"
> wrote:

>
>"sf" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Fri, 24 Oct 2014 08:21:04 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 07:57:10 -0400, jmcquown >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> >On 10/23/2014 3:21 AM, Jeßus wrote:
>>> >> On Wed, 22 Oct 2014 23:47:07 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>> >> > wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>> I accidentally ordered more ground beef than I intended to. That's
>>> >>> hardly
>>> >>> what I would call a major screw up. I merely cooked it and stuck it
>>> >>> in the
>>> >>> freezer.
>>> >>
>>> >> Why would you cook it, only then to freeze it? WTF??
>>> >>
>>> >She does that with most, if not all, the meat she buys.
>>>
>>> OMG. I can't image destroying the Scotch fillets I buy by doing that.
>>> Or even just plain old ground beef.
>>>
>> Not bothering to Google, please explain what a Scotch Fillet is.
>>
>
>ribeye, but my first guess would have been a snide term, like "tube steak".

Huh?

In article >,
says...
>
> On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 19:28:53 +0100, Janet > wrote:
>
> > In article >,
> > says...
> > >
> > > On 2014-10-23 9:16 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> > >
> > > > As a matter of fact, a few years ago I was going to be cat-sitting for
> > > > my neighbor. When I asked how long she'd be gone she replied, "A
> > > > fortnight." I knew she meant 14 days. Is it common for people to say
> > > > it? Maybe not, but I understood her. And no, she's not from the UK.
> > > >
> > > For a long time, if you had told me that I would be expecting you back
> > > in four days. My father's parents were English. My parents had a number
> > > of English friends. I heard the expression only in English movies or on
> > > BBC programs. I don't remember anyone ever using the expression in real
> > > life. Not saying they don't.... but it sure hasn't been my experience.
> >
> > Brits in the UK use it often. Almost daily ~}
> >
> > Janet UK
> >
> And yet you're making fun of Americans who don't.

Your own countrymen laugh at you and Julie, that's hardly my fault.



Janet UK

On 2014-10-23 11:26 PM, sf wrote:

>> I don't consider my neighbor to be pretentious. When I asked how long
>> she'd be gone (I was going to be cat-sitting) she said a fortnight.
>
> And I'd be thinking "Did you really say that seriously?"
>
>

Would a soldier go on furlough for a fortnight?

On 2014-10-24 12:47 AM, Jeßus wrote:
> On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 21:02:34 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Fri, 24 Oct 2014 08:21:04 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 07:57:10 -0400, jmcquown >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 10/23/2014 3:21 AM, Jeßus wrote:
>>>>>> On Wed, 22 Oct 2014 23:47:07 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I accidentally ordered more ground beef than I intended to. That's
>>>>>>> hardly
>>>>>>> what I would call a major screw up. I merely cooked it and stuck it
>>>>>>> in the
>>>>>>> freezer.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Why would you cook it, only then to freeze it? WTF??
>>>>>>
>>>>> She does that with most, if not all, the meat she buys.
>>>>
>>>> OMG. I can't image destroying the Scotch fillets I buy by doing that.
>>>> Or even just plain old ground beef.
>>>>
>>> Not bothering to Google, please explain what a Scotch Fillet is.
>>
>> I don't know who the heck claimed that I freeze most if not all of the meat
>> that I buy. Totally untrue. I did do that big batch of inedible meat from
>> Albertsons. I had to throw it out as nobody would eat it.
>
> I'd like to know why it was inedible. Had it gone off, or is this
> another case where your pitiful excuse for a family needs a collective
> slap upside the head, told to STFU and eat what's put in front of
> them?


The claim was not that she freezes all or most of her meat. It was that
she cooks it and then freezes all or most of her meat, and it came from
her. It is yet another of the curiously idiotic claims she has made here
and is now denying.



>> I just cooked 4 steaks. Daughter ate one. 3 will go in the fridge. She
>> will be lucky if there is one remaining for her dinner tomorrow.
>
> Why did you cook four steaks if they're not going to be eaten straight
> away?? Why would you needlessly compromise the quality like that?

There you go... cooked steaks and then put them in the fridge to be
eaten later.

>

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
> On 2014-10-23 11:26 PM, sf wrote:
>
>>> I don't consider my neighbor to be pretentious. When I asked how long
>>> she'd be gone (I was going to be cat-sitting) she said a fortnight.
>>
>> And I'd be thinking "Did you really say that seriously?"
>>
>>
>
> Would a soldier go on furlough for a fortnight?

perhaps if he was a fusilier named Forsythe from Framptonham.

On 24/10/2014 7:27 AM, Pico Rico wrote:
> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 2014-10-23 11:26 PM, sf wrote:
>>
>>>> I don't consider my neighbor to be pretentious. When I asked how long
>>>> she'd be gone (I was going to be cat-sitting) she said a fortnight.
>>>
>>> And I'd be thinking "Did you really say that seriously?"
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Would a soldier go on furlough for a fortnight?
>
> perhaps if he was a fusilier named Forsythe from Framptonham.
>
>
Or Framlingham!
Graham

"graham" > wrote in message
...
> On 24/10/2014 7:27 AM, Pico Rico wrote:
>> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On 2014-10-23 11:26 PM, sf wrote:
>>>
>>>>> I don't consider my neighbor to be pretentious. When I asked how long
>>>>> she'd be gone (I was going to be cat-sitting) she said a fortnight.
>>>>
>>>> And I'd be thinking "Did you really say that seriously?"
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Would a soldier go on furlough for a fortnight?
>>
>> perhaps if he was a fusilier named Forsythe from Framptonham.
>>
>>
> Or Framlingham!
> Graham

you are thinking of his fiancé Frances.

On Fri, 24 Oct 2014 11:34:27 +0100, Janet > wrote:

> In article >,
> says...
> >
> > On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 19:28:53 +0100, Janet > wrote:
> >
> > > In article >,
> > > says...
> > > >
> > > > On 2014-10-23 9:16 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > As a matter of fact, a few years ago I was going to be cat-sitting for
> > > > > my neighbor. When I asked how long she'd be gone she replied, "A
> > > > > fortnight." I knew she meant 14 days. Is it common for people to say
> > > > > it? Maybe not, but I understood her. And no, she's not from the UK.
> > > > >
> > > > For a long time, if you had told me that I would be expecting you back
> > > > in four days. My father's parents were English. My parents had a number
> > > > of English friends. I heard the expression only in English movies or on
> > > > BBC programs. I don't remember anyone ever using the expression in real
> > > > life. Not saying they don't.... but it sure hasn't been my experience.
> > >
> > > Brits in the UK use it often. Almost daily ~}
> > >
> > > Janet UK
> > >
> > And yet you're making fun of Americans who don't.
>
> Your own countrymen laugh at you and Julie, that's hardly my fault.
>
Those "countrymen" are fools.

--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

On Fri, 24 Oct 2014 15:51:02 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:

> On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 18:27:16 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
> >>
> >I don't consider my neighbor to be pretentious. When I asked how long
> >she'd be gone (I was going to be cat-sitting) she said a fortnight.
>
> god only knows why she thinks its pretentious. She has a really
> snippy/mean perspective on many things though.

Where did you say you are - Tasmania? I know someone who lives in
Australia, so I'll ask how often she hears "fortnight" over there. So
far, only one person has heard anyone say it not in jest (or so she
seems to think).

--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 22:07:21 -0700, "Pico Rico"
> wrote:

>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Fri, 24 Oct 2014 08:21:04 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
> >
> >> On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 07:57:10 -0400, jmcquown >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >On 10/23/2014 3:21 AM, Jeßus wrote:
> >> >> On Wed, 22 Oct 2014 23:47:07 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> >> >> > wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >>> I accidentally ordered more ground beef than I intended to. That's
> >> >>> hardly
> >> >>> what I would call a major screw up. I merely cooked it and stuck it
> >> >>> in the
> >> >>> freezer.
> >> >>
> >> >> Why would you cook it, only then to freeze it? WTF??
> >> >>
> >> >She does that with most, if not all, the meat she buys.
> >>
> >> OMG. I can't image destroying the Scotch fillets I buy by doing that.
> >> Or even just plain old ground beef.
> >>
> > Not bothering to Google, please explain what a Scotch Fillet is.
> >
>
> ribeye, but my first guess would have been a snide term, like "tube steak".
>
Do you have any idea why a rib eye is "Scotch"?

--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

On Friday, October 24, 2014 4:18:35 PM UTC-4, wrote:
> On Fri, 24 Oct 2014 08:13:00 -0700, sf > wrote:
>
> >On Fri, 24 Oct 2014 15:51:02 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
> >
> >> On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 18:27:16 -0400, jmcquown >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >>
> >> >I don't consider my neighbor to be pretentious. When I asked how long
> >> >she'd be gone (I was going to be cat-sitting) she said a fortnight.
> >>
> >> god only knows why she thinks its pretentious. She has a really
> >> snippy/mean perspective on many things though.
> >
> >Where did you say you are - Tasmania? I know someone who lives in
> >Australia, so I'll ask how often she hears "fortnight" over there. So
> >far, only one person has heard anyone say it not in jest (or so she
> >seems to think).
>
> Tasmania is different to mainland Australia

Who the **** cares?

On Fri, 24 Oct 2014 13:25:08 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

>On Friday, October 24, 2014 4:18:35 PM UTC-4, wrote:
>> On Fri, 24 Oct 2014 08:13:00 -0700, sf > wrote:
>>
>> >On Fri, 24 Oct 2014 15:51:02 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 18:27:16 -0400, jmcquown >
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >I don't consider my neighbor to be pretentious. When I asked how long
>> >> >she'd be gone (I was going to be cat-sitting) she said a fortnight.
>> >>
>> >> god only knows why she thinks its pretentious. She has a really
>> >> snippy/mean perspective on many things though.
>> >
>> >Where did you say you are - Tasmania? I know someone who lives in
>> >Australia, so I'll ask how often she hears "fortnight" over there. So
>> >far, only one person has heard anyone say it not in jest (or so she
>> >seems to think).
>>
>> Tasmania is different to mainland Australia
>
>Who the **** cares?

See, the difference is that Tasmanians are far more civilized. Aussies
live in the bush, in trees... and NONE are educated.

On 10/23/2014 11:28 PM, sf wrote:

>>
>> OMG. I can't image destroying the Scotch fillets I buy by doing that.
>> Or even just plain old ground beef.
>>
> Not bothering to Google, please explain what a Scotch Fillet is.
>
>
>
Rib eye, boneless.

On Fri, 24 Oct 2014 17:18:29 -0300, wrote:

>On Fri, 24 Oct 2014 08:13:00 -0700, sf > wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 24 Oct 2014 15:51:02 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 18:27:16 -0400, jmcquown >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> >>
>>> >I don't consider my neighbor to be pretentious. When I asked how long
>>> >she'd be gone (I was going to be cat-sitting) she said a fortnight.
>>>
>>> god only knows why she thinks its pretentious. She has a really
>>> snippy/mean perspective on many things though.
>>
>>Where did you say you are - Tasmania? I know someone who lives in
>>Australia, so I'll ask how often she hears "fortnight" over there. So
>>far, only one person has heard anyone say it not in jest (or so she
>>seems to think).
>
>Tasmania is different to mainland Australia

It is in many ways different. Obviously still essentially like
mainland Australia in a cultural sense but even then it is the state
that is the most different out of the lot of them, if that made sense.

On Fri, 24 Oct 2014 08:13:00 -0700, sf > wrote:

>On Fri, 24 Oct 2014 15:51:02 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 18:27:16 -0400, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >>
>> >I don't consider my neighbor to be pretentious. When I asked how long
>> >she'd be gone (I was going to be cat-sitting) she said a fortnight.
>>
>> god only knows why she thinks its pretentious. She has a really
>> snippy/mean perspective on many things though.
>
>Where did you say you are - Tasmania? I know someone who lives in
>Australia, so I'll ask how often she hears "fortnight" over there.

LOL. Go ahead, don't take my word for it. I've only lived here for 50
years and I already know the answer you'll get.

> So far, only one person has heard anyone say it not in jest (or so she
>seems to think).

One person from where and what?

On Fri, 24 Oct 2014 09:19:24 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2014-10-24 12:47 AM, Jeßus wrote:
>> On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 21:02:34 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> "sf" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On Fri, 24 Oct 2014 08:21:04 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 07:57:10 -0400, jmcquown >
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 10/23/2014 3:21 AM, Jeßus wrote:
>>>>>>> On Wed, 22 Oct 2014 23:47:07 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I accidentally ordered more ground beef than I intended to. That's
>>>>>>>> hardly
>>>>>>>> what I would call a major screw up. I merely cooked it and stuck it
>>>>>>>> in the
>>>>>>>> freezer.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Why would you cook it, only then to freeze it? WTF??
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> She does that with most, if not all, the meat she buys.
>>>>>
>>>>> OMG. I can't image destroying the Scotch fillets I buy by doing that.
>>>>> Or even just plain old ground beef.
>>>>>
>>>> Not bothering to Google, please explain what a Scotch Fillet is.
>>>
>>> I don't know who the heck claimed that I freeze most if not all of the meat
>>> that I buy. Totally untrue. I did do that big batch of inedible meat from
>>> Albertsons. I had to throw it out as nobody would eat it.
>>
>> I'd like to know why it was inedible. Had it gone off, or is this
>> another case where your pitiful excuse for a family needs a collective
>> slap upside the head, told to STFU and eat what's put in front of
>> them?
>
>
>The claim was not that she freezes all or most of her meat.

I know. She was just twisting words again a little, like she always
does in these situations.

>It was that
>she cooks it and then freezes all or most of her meat, and it came from
>her. It is yet another of the curiously idiotic claims she has made here
>and is now denying.

Yep.

>>> I just cooked 4 steaks. Daughter ate one. 3 will go in the fridge. She
>>> will be lucky if there is one remaining for her dinner tomorrow.
>>
>> Why did you cook four steaks if they're not going to be eaten straight
>> away?? Why would you needlessly compromise the quality like that?
>
>There you go... cooked steaks and then put them in the fridge to be
>eaten later.

She's like the anti-everything I think is right and sensible...

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 24 Oct 2014 11:34:27 +0100, Janet > wrote:
>
>> In article >,
>> says...
>> >
>> > On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 19:28:53 +0100, Janet > wrote:
>> >
>> > > In article >,
>> > >
>> > > says...
>> > > >
>> > > > On 2014-10-23 9:16 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > > > As a matter of fact, a few years ago I was going to be
>> > > > > cat-sitting for
>> > > > > my neighbor. When I asked how long she'd be gone she replied, "A
>> > > > > fortnight." I knew she meant 14 days. Is it common for people
>> > > > > to say
>> > > > > it? Maybe not, but I understood her. And no, she's not from the
>> > > > > UK.
>> > > > >
>> > > > For a long time, if you had told me that I would be expecting you
>> > > > back
>> > > > in four days. My father's parents were English. My parents had a
>> > > > number
>> > > > of English friends. I heard the expression only in English movies
>> > > > or on
>> > > > BBC programs. I don't remember anyone ever using the expression in
>> > > > real
>> > > > life. Not saying they don't.... but it sure hasn't been my
>> > > > experience.
>> > >
>> > > Brits in the UK use it often. Almost daily ~}
>> > >
>> > > Janet UK
>> > >
>> > And yet you're making fun of Americans who don't.
>>
>> Your own countrymen laugh at you and Julie, that's hardly my fault.
>>
> Those "countrymen" are fools.

Seriously! Nobody talks like that here except in jest.

"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 24 Oct 2014 13:25:08 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
>
>>On Friday, October 24, 2014 4:18:35 PM UTC-4, wrote:
>>> On Fri, 24 Oct 2014 08:13:00 -0700, sf > wrote:
>>>
>>> >On Fri, 24 Oct 2014 15:51:02 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 18:27:16 -0400, jmcquown >
>>> >> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >I don't consider my neighbor to be pretentious. When I asked how
>>> >> >long
>>> >> >she'd be gone (I was going to be cat-sitting) she said a fortnight.
>>> >>
>>> >> god only knows why she thinks its pretentious. She has a really
>>> >> snippy/mean perspective on many things though.
>>> >
>>> >Where did you say you are - Tasmania? I know someone who lives in
>>> >Australia, so I'll ask how often she hears "fortnight" over there. So
>>> >far, only one person has heard anyone say it not in jest (or so she
>>> >seems to think).
>>>
>>> Tasmania is different to mainland Australia
>>
>>Who the **** cares?
>
> See, the difference is that Tasmanians are far more civilized. Aussies
> live in the bush, in trees... and NONE are educated.

Sheesh. My friend is a professor. He moved from Canada to NSW. That's in
Australia.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 22:07:21 -0700, "Pico Rico"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > On Fri, 24 Oct 2014 08:21:04 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 07:57:10 -0400, jmcquown >
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >On 10/23/2014 3:21 AM, Jeßus wrote:
>> >> >> On Wed, 22 Oct 2014 23:47:07 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> >> >> > wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >>> I accidentally ordered more ground beef than I intended to.
>> >> >>> That's
>> >> >>> hardly
>> >> >>> what I would call a major screw up. I merely cooked it and stuck
>> >> >>> it
>> >> >>> in the
>> >> >>> freezer.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Why would you cook it, only then to freeze it? WTF??
>> >> >>
>> >> >She does that with most, if not all, the meat she buys.
>> >>
>> >> OMG. I can't image destroying the Scotch fillets I buy by doing that.
>> >> Or even just plain old ground beef.
>> >>
>> > Not bothering to Google, please explain what a Scotch Fillet is.
>> >
>>
>> ribeye, but my first guess would have been a snide term, like "tube
>> steak".
>>
> Do you have any idea why a rib eye is "Scotch"?
>

nope. maybe a decent cheaper cut for the "thrifty"? No idea.

On Fri, 24 Oct 2014 17:18:29 -0300, wrote:

> On Fri, 24 Oct 2014 08:13:00 -0700, sf > wrote:
>
> >On Fri, 24 Oct 2014 15:51:02 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
> >
> >> On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 18:27:16 -0400, jmcquown >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >>
> >> >I don't consider my neighbor to be pretentious. When I asked how long
> >> >she'd be gone (I was going to be cat-sitting) she said a fortnight.
> >>
> >> god only knows why she thinks its pretentious. She has a really
> >> snippy/mean perspective on many things though.
> >
> >Where did you say you are - Tasmania? I know someone who lives in
> >Australia, so I'll ask how often she hears "fortnight" over there. So
> >far, only one person has heard anyone say it not in jest (or so she
> >seems to think).
>
> Tasmania is different to mainland Australia

So, they're 200 years behind the times?

--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

On Sat, 25 Oct 2014 08:50:23 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:

> On Fri, 24 Oct 2014 08:13:00 -0700, sf > wrote:
>
> >On Fri, 24 Oct 2014 15:51:02 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
> >
> >> On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 18:27:16 -0400, jmcquown >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >>
> >> >I don't consider my neighbor to be pretentious. When I asked how long
> >> >she'd be gone (I was going to be cat-sitting) she said a fortnight.
> >>
> >> god only knows why she thinks its pretentious. She has a really
> >> snippy/mean perspective on many things though.
> >
> >Where did you say you are - Tasmania? I know someone who lives in
> >Australia, so I'll ask how often she hears "fortnight" over there.
>
> LOL. Go ahead, don't take my word for it. I've only lived here for 50
> years and I already know the answer you'll get.
>
> > So far, only one person has heard anyone say it not in jest (or so she
> >seems to think).
>
> One person from where and what?


--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

On Sat, 25 Oct 2014 08:50:23 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:

> On Fri, 24 Oct 2014 08:13:00 -0700, sf > wrote:
>
> >On Fri, 24 Oct 2014 15:51:02 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
> >
> >> On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 18:27:16 -0400, jmcquown >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >>
> >> >I don't consider my neighbor to be pretentious. When I asked how long
> >> >she'd be gone (I was going to be cat-sitting) she said a fortnight.
> >>
> >> god only knows why she thinks its pretentious. She has a really
> >> snippy/mean perspective on many things though.
> >
> >Where did you say you are - Tasmania? I know someone who lives in
> >Australia, so I'll ask how often she hears "fortnight" over there.
>
> LOL. Go ahead, don't take my word for it. I've only lived here for 50
> years and I already know the answer you'll get.
>
> > So far, only one person has heard anyone say it not in jest (or so she
> >seems to think).
>
> One person from where and what?

Did you bother to read anything before you posted this reply?

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Never trust a dog to watch your food.