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Saw an interesting segment on The Kitchen called Into It and Over It.
My favorite response was from Sunny. She's over people licking their
fingers to open plastic bags at the grocery store and she's into
making ice cubes out of booze so drinks aren't diluted with water when
the ice melts.

I'm into reinventing leftovers into completely new dishes (not just
reheating and serving the same thing again at the next meal)
and
I'm over everything bacon (except for the basics, of course).

What are you into and over?

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On 20/12/2014 1:10 PM, sf wrote:
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> Saw an interesting segment on The Kitchen called Into It and Over It.
> My favorite response was from Sunny. She's over people licking their
> fingers to open plastic bags at the grocery store


Not just plastic bags but paper ones, and to turn the pages of
newspapers and books.
It's a really disgusting habit!
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On Sat, 20 Dec 2014 13:16:35 -0700, graham > wrote:

> On 20/12/2014 1:10 PM, sf wrote:
> >
> > Saw an interesting segment on The Kitchen called Into It and Over It.
> > My favorite response was from Sunny. She's over people licking their
> > fingers to open plastic bags at the grocery store

>
> Not just plastic bags but paper ones, and to turn the pages of
> newspapers and books.


I agree with "dog eared" pages, because it affects *me*. I've found
that rubbing the plastic between thumb and finger is the most
effective way to open it (not sure why paper would be a problem).

> It's a really disgusting habit!


I don't understand why people are bothered by how others open their
own bags, but c'est la vie.

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On 12/20/2014 3:10 PM, sf wrote:
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> Saw an interesting segment on The Kitchen called Into It and Over It.
> My favorite response was from Sunny. She's over people licking their
> fingers to open plastic bags at the grocery store


Why does she care? The people are opening those bags for their own use.
They're not standing around licking their fingers and handing out open
plastic bags to other people.

> and she's into
> making ice cubes out of booze so drinks aren't diluted with water when
> the ice melts.
>

That makes perfect sense if you drink those sorts of cocktails.

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> Saw an interesting segment on The Kitchen called Into It and Over It.
> My favorite response was from Sunny. She's over people licking their
> fingers to open plastic bags at the grocery store and she's into
> making ice cubes out of booze so drinks aren't diluted with water when
> the ice melts.


I don't really understand why it would matter to her if someone licked their
fingers to open a plastic bag since it's their bag? Now, if they licked
their fingers and touched her bags, she would have a gripe coming. As far as
iced diluting a drink, it's not really a huge problem unless someone is
taking an hour or so to drink it.

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> On 12/20/2014 3:10 PM, sf wrote:
>>
>> Saw an interesting segment on The Kitchen called Into It and Over It.
>> My favorite response was from Sunny. She's over people licking their
>> fingers to open plastic bags at the grocery store

>
> Why does she care? The people are opening those bags for their own use.
> They're not standing around licking their fingers and handing out open
> plastic bags to other people.
>
>> and she's into
>> making ice cubes out of booze so drinks aren't diluted with water when
>> the ice melts.
>>

> That makes perfect sense if you drink those sorts of cocktails.
>
> Jill


I should have read ahead as far as the bags go, but I think someone is just
looking for something to say with the ice cube thing. It's been said many
times with fruit juice ice cubes in punch etc. at any rate.

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On 12/20/2014 3:16 PM, graham wrote:
> and to turn the pages of newspapers and books.
> It's a really disgusting habit!


LOL Everyone needs to break out their rubber fingers!

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On 2014-12-20 3:53 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 12/20/2014 3:10 PM, sf wrote:
>>
>> Saw an interesting segment on The Kitchen called Into It and Over It.
>> My favorite response was from Sunny. She's over people licking their
>> fingers to open plastic bags at the grocery store

>
> Why does she care? The people are opening those bags for their own use.
> They're not standing around licking their fingers and handing out open
> plastic bags to other people.
>


I would be more concerned about people picking things up and putting
them back down, especially baked goods. I figure that the rest of us
stand a much greater chance of catching someone else's cooties produce
and baked goods that have been manhandled than from the bag that someone
else put their stuff it.

I don't know about everyone else here, but I don't have much faith in
tongs. Sure, they save people from having to touch the items, but what
about the bacteria on the tongs from all the people handling them?

>> and she's into
>> making ice cubes out of booze so drinks aren't diluted with water when
>> the ice melts.
>>

> That makes perfect sense if you drink those sorts of cocktails.
>
> Jill


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On Sat, 20 Dec 2014 13:22:13 -0800, "Cheri" >
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>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > Saw an interesting segment on The Kitchen called Into It and Over It.
> > My favorite response was from Sunny. She's over people licking their
> > fingers to open plastic bags at the grocery store and she's into
> > making ice cubes out of booze so drinks aren't diluted with water when
> > the ice melts.

>
> I don't really understand why it would matter to her if someone licked their
> fingers to open a plastic bag since it's their bag? Now, if they licked
> their fingers and touched her bags, she would have a gripe coming. As far as
> iced diluting a drink, it's not really a huge problem unless someone is
> taking an hour or so to drink it.
>

I agree with you and Jill about the plastic bag thing. Why care?
It's their bag, not yours.


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"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Sat, 20 Dec 2014 13:22:13 -0800, "Cheri" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> >
>> > Saw an interesting segment on The Kitchen called Into It and Over It.
>> > My favorite response was from Sunny. She's over people licking their
>> > fingers to open plastic bags at the grocery store and she's into
>> > making ice cubes out of booze so drinks aren't diluted with water when
>> > the ice melts.

>>
>> I don't really understand why it would matter to her if someone licked
>> their
>> fingers to open a plastic bag since it's their bag? Now, if they licked
>> their fingers and touched her bags, she would have a gripe coming. As far
>> as
>> iced diluting a drink, it's not really a huge problem unless someone is
>> taking an hour or so to drink it.
>>

> I agree with you and Jill about the plastic bag thing. Why care?
> It's their bag, not yours.


Yes, I see that you said it too, that's what I get for not reading ahead.
:-)

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> On 2014-12-20 3:53 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 12/20/2014 3:10 PM, sf wrote:
>>>
>>> Saw an interesting segment on The Kitchen called Into It and Over It.
>>> My favorite response was from Sunny. She's over people licking their
>>> fingers to open plastic bags at the grocery store

>>
>> Why does she care? The people are opening those bags for their own use.
>> They're not standing around licking their fingers and handing out open
>> plastic bags to other people.
>>

>
> I would be more concerned about people picking things up and putting them
> back down, especially baked goods. I figure that the rest of us stand a
> much greater chance of catching someone else's cooties produce and baked
> goods that have been manhandled than from the bag that someone else put
> their stuff it.
>
> I don't know about everyone else here, but I don't have much faith in
> tongs. Sure, they save people from having to touch the items, but what
> about the bacteria on the tongs from all the people handling them?


I've not really given tongs and bacteria any thought, but I really hate to
see a butcher handling meat without gloves.

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On 20/12/2014 2:22 PM, Cheri wrote:
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> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> Saw an interesting segment on The Kitchen called Into It and Over It.
>> My favorite response was from Sunny. She's over people licking their
>> fingers to open plastic bags at the grocery store and she's into
>> making ice cubes out of booze so drinks aren't diluted with water when
>> the ice melts.

>
> I don't really understand why it would matter to her if someone licked
> their fingers to open a plastic bag since it's their bag?


But if the checkout girl does it? That's disgusting!
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On 2014-12-20 5:04 PM, sf wrote:

>> I don't really understand why it would matter to her if someone licked their
>> fingers to open a plastic bag since it's their bag? Now, if they licked
>> their fingers and touched her bags, she would have a gripe coming. As far as
>> iced diluting a drink, it's not really a huge problem unless someone is
>> taking an hour or so to drink it.
>>

> I agree with you and Jill about the plastic bag thing. Why care?
> It's their bag, not yours.



People are funny about things that aren't really their business.

On a related note... I saw something strange a while ago. I was walking
from the parking lot to the Y gym. There was a bunch of trash on the
parking lot. Some moron had dumped a bunch of fast food wrappers and
cups on the ground. There was a couple ahead of me and the guy was going
apeshit over it. He said something to his wife, looked disdainfully at
the mess, pointed, did a lot of shoulder shrugging, dirty looks at the
mess. He went on and on about this litter. But did he bend over and
pick it up? No. Of course not.

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On 12/20/2014 5:11 PM, Cheri wrote:
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>
> I've not really given tongs and bacteria any thought, but I really hate
> to see a butcher handling meat without gloves.
>
> Cheri


Same thing holds true for fish. I haven't noticed any lack of gloves
when I buy meat (or fish) from Publix.

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On 12/20/2014 5:42 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2014-12-20 5:04 PM, sf wrote:
>
>>> I don't really understand why it would matter to her if someone
>>> licked their
>>> fingers to open a plastic bag since it's their bag? Now, if they licked
>>> their fingers and touched her bags, she would have a gripe coming. As
>>> far as
>>> iced diluting a drink, it's not really a huge problem unless someone is
>>> taking an hour or so to drink it.
>>>

>> I agree with you and Jill about the plastic bag thing. Why care?
>> It's their bag, not yours.

>
>
> People are funny about things that aren't really their business.
>
> On a related note... I saw something strange a while ago. I was walking
> from the parking lot to the Y gym. There was a bunch of trash on the
> parking lot. Some moron had dumped a bunch of fast food wrappers and
> cups on the ground. There was a couple ahead of me and the guy was going
> apeshit over it. He said something to his wife, looked disdainfully at
> the mess, pointed, did a lot of shoulder shrugging, dirty looks at the
> mess. He went on and on about this litter. But did he bend over and
> pick it up? No. Of course not.
>

Righteous indignation and pontificating beats actually doing something
every time.

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On 12/20/2014 5:37 PM, graham wrote:
> On 20/12/2014 2:22 PM, Cheri wrote:
>>
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> Saw an interesting segment on The Kitchen called Into It and Over It.
>>> My favorite response was from Sunny. She's over people licking their
>>> fingers to open plastic bags at the grocery store and she's into
>>> making ice cubes out of booze so drinks aren't diluted with water when
>>> the ice melts.

>>
>> I don't really understand why it would matter to her if someone licked
>> their fingers to open a plastic bag since it's their bag?

>
> But if the checkout girl does it? That's disgusting!
> Graham
>

Well... take it up with the checkout girl. Or her manager. LOL

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On Sat, 20 Dec 2014 17:42:31 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

> On a related note... I saw something strange a while ago. I was walking
> from the parking lot to the Y gym. There was a bunch of trash on the
> parking lot. Some moron had dumped a bunch of fast food wrappers and
> cups on the ground. There was a couple ahead of me and the guy was going
> apeshit over it. He said something to his wife, looked disdainfully at
> the mess, pointed, did a lot of shoulder shrugging, dirty looks at the
> mess. He went on and on about this litter. But did he bend over and
> pick it up? No. Of course not.


The exact opposite happened visited our DD back when she was in
college and we watched a woman walking toward us do a U turn to pick
up a piece of trash and place it in a trash receptacle. Then I
noticed the street we were on was not only ultra clean, there were
lots of trash receptacles up and down it too.

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On Saturday, December 20, 2014 3:57:48 PM UTC-7, jmcquown wrote:
> On 12/20/2014 5:11 PM, Cheri wrote:
> >
> >
> > I've not really given tongs and bacteria any thought, but I really hate
> > to see a butcher handling meat without gloves.
> >
> > Cheri

>
> Same thing holds true for fish. I haven't noticed any lack of gloves
> when I buy meat (or fish) from Publix.
>
> Jill


I think the meat and fish handlers will be okay without gloves, as long as they wash their hands before they eat.

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On Sat, 20 Dec 2014 15:37:46 -0700, graham > wrote:

> On 20/12/2014 2:22 PM, Cheri wrote:
> >
> > "sf" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >>
> >> Saw an interesting segment on The Kitchen called Into It and Over It.
> >> My favorite response was from Sunny. She's over people licking their
> >> fingers to open plastic bags at the grocery store and she's into
> >> making ice cubes out of booze so drinks aren't diluted with water when
> >> the ice melts.

> >
> > I don't really understand why it would matter to her if someone licked
> > their fingers to open a plastic bag since it's their bag?

>
> But if the checkout girl does it? That's disgusting!


I've lived a long time and have never seen a checkout person do that.
Plastic bags are on some sort of stand that makes it easy to open them
quickly. In any case, plastic bags are illegal here now (paper bags
are 10 cents and I prefer to bring my own reusable bags to the store.

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On 12/20/2014 6:08 PM, dalep wrote:
> On Saturday, December 20, 2014 3:57:48 PM UTC-7, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 12/20/2014 5:11 PM, Cheri wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> I've not really given tongs and bacteria any thought, but I really hate
>>> to see a butcher handling meat without gloves.
>>>
>>> Cheri

>>
>> Same thing holds true for fish. I haven't noticed any lack of gloves
>> when I buy meat (or fish) from Publix.
>>
>> Jill

>
> I think the meat and fish handlers will be okay without gloves, as long as they wash their hands before they eat.
>
> DaleP
>

I can't remember the last time I didn't see them wear (and change)
plastic gloves when they're portioning out meat or fish I've chosen from
the butcher counter. Naturally that's the way I prefer it. IOW, I'm
not worried about it. They've been wearing gloves for years. I don't
see it as a new idea.

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On 12/20/2014 12:42 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2014-12-20 5:04 PM, sf wrote:
>
>>> I don't really understand why it would matter to her if someone
>>> licked their
>>> fingers to open a plastic bag since it's their bag? Now, if they licked
>>> their fingers and touched her bags, she would have a gripe coming. As
>>> far as
>>> iced diluting a drink, it's not really a huge problem unless someone is
>>> taking an hour or so to drink it.
>>>

>> I agree with you and Jill about the plastic bag thing. Why care?
>> It's their bag, not yours.

>
>
> People are funny about things that aren't really their business.
>
> On a related note... I saw something strange a while ago. I was walking
> from the parking lot to the Y gym. There was a bunch of trash on the
> parking lot. Some moron had dumped a bunch of fast food wrappers and
> cups on the ground. There was a couple ahead of me and the guy was going
> apeshit over it. He said something to his wife, looked disdainfully at
> the mess, pointed, did a lot of shoulder shrugging, dirty looks at the
> mess. He went on and on about this litter. But did he bend over and
> pick it up? No. Of course not.
>


Speaking of litter and stuff that ain't none of my business, I was
watching a guy across the street yesterday and boy did he seem like an
awful person. He was eating something next to the busy street and then
he threw the wrapper on the ground in a most natural way. What an
uncouth animal, littering like that! Then he started picking flowers off
the plumeria tree next to him and putting it in a plastic bag. So
intently did he do this that I figured taking other people's flowers and
making leis for money was his meager occupation.

There was a bunch of blossoms out of his reach. I figured that he was
going to break the branch off and waddaya know? He did not disappoint.
After picking the broken branch clean, he threw it into the rubbish can
that was nearby. That was pretty darn considerate. There were a few more
bunches up higher that would be tough to break so he grabbed a long pole
off of his bicycle and began whacking the blossoms off. He was pretty
damn good at it too.

Since I had finished my eating my cookie at that time, I went back to my
office to rest up some before lunch. When I came back the tree was
completely bare which was just as well since the flowers would have
fallen off anyway. Well, that was pretty much the high point of the day
for me at the office. :-)
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On 20/12/2014 4:00 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 12/20/2014 5:37 PM, graham wrote:
>> On 20/12/2014 2:22 PM, Cheri wrote:
>>>
>>> "sf" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>>
>>>> Saw an interesting segment on The Kitchen called Into It and Over It.
>>>> My favorite response was from Sunny. She's over people licking their
>>>> fingers to open plastic bags at the grocery store and she's into
>>>> making ice cubes out of booze so drinks aren't diluted with water when
>>>> the ice melts.
>>>
>>> I don't really understand why it would matter to her if someone licked
>>> their fingers to open a plastic bag since it's their bag?

>>
>> But if the checkout girl does it? That's disgusting!
>> Graham
>>

> Well... take it up with the checkout girl. Or her manager. LOL
>
> Jill

I've done that several times. Usually, the manager puts a little bowl
with a piece of wet foam rubber in it for the girls to quickly moisten
their fingers.
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On 12/20/2014 2:53 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 12/20/2014 3:10 PM, sf wrote:
>>
>> Saw an interesting segment on The Kitchen called Into It and Over It.
>> My favorite response was from Sunny. She's over people licking their
>> fingers to open plastic bags at the grocery store

>
> Why does she care? The people are opening those bags for their own use.
> They're not standing around licking their fingers and handing out open
> plastic bags to other people.
>
>> and she's into
>> making ice cubes out of booze so drinks aren't diluted with water when
>> the ice melts.
>>

> That makes perfect sense if you drink those sorts of cocktails.
>
> Jill


How do you freeze vodka?

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On 20/12/2014 4:00 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 12/20/2014 5:42 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2014-12-20 5:04 PM, sf wrote:
>>
>>>> I don't really understand why it would matter to her if someone
>>>> licked their
>>>> fingers to open a plastic bag since it's their bag? Now, if they licked
>>>> their fingers and touched her bags, she would have a gripe coming. As
>>>> far as
>>>> iced diluting a drink, it's not really a huge problem unless someone is
>>>> taking an hour or so to drink it.
>>>>
>>> I agree with you and Jill about the plastic bag thing. Why care?
>>> It's their bag, not yours.

>>
>>
>> People are funny about things that aren't really their business.
>>
>> On a related note... I saw something strange a while ago. I was walking
>> from the parking lot to the Y gym. There was a bunch of trash on the
>> parking lot. Some moron had dumped a bunch of fast food wrappers and
>> cups on the ground. There was a couple ahead of me and the guy was going
>> apeshit over it. He said something to his wife, looked disdainfully at
>> the mess, pointed, did a lot of shoulder shrugging, dirty looks at the
>> mess. He went on and on about this litter. But did he bend over and
>> pick it up? No. Of course not.
>>

> Righteous indignation and pontificating beats actually doing something
> every time.
>
> Jill

A few years ago, a movie was being shot in downtown Toronto but to make
it look like a US city, they had dumped litter all over the area. While
they were taking a lunch break, a little old lady saw the mess and, not
knowing what was going on, phoned the city to complain. They sent out a
crew that cleaned up the area. Then the film crew returned.........
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On Sat, 20 Dec 2014 17:42:31 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2014-12-20 5:04 PM, sf wrote:
>
>>> I don't really understand why it would matter to her if someone licked their
>>> fingers to open a plastic bag since it's their bag? Now, if they licked
>>> their fingers and touched her bags, she would have a gripe coming. As far as
>>> iced diluting a drink, it's not really a huge problem unless someone is
>>> taking an hour or so to drink it.
>>>

>> I agree with you and Jill about the plastic bag thing. Why care?
>> It's their bag, not yours.

>
>
>People are funny about things that aren't really their business.
>
>On a related note... I saw something strange a while ago. I was walking
>from the parking lot to the Y gym. There was a bunch of trash on the
>parking lot. Some moron had dumped a bunch of fast food wrappers and
>cups on the ground. There was a couple ahead of me and the guy was going
>apeshit over it. He said something to his wife, looked disdainfully at
>the mess, pointed, did a lot of shoulder shrugging, dirty looks at the
>mess. He went on and on about this litter. But did he bend over and
>pick it up? No. Of course not.


Reminds me of walking the paths in Yellowstone and hearing the city
woman ahead of me exclaiming to her husband about a nearby Bison. The
Bison was snorting at her and crapping at the same time. The woman
was irate that the Forest Service didn't keep the animals away from
people in Yellowstone. Some people just don't get it.
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On Sat, 20 Dec 2014 17:47:32 -0600, Janet Wilder >
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>On 12/20/2014 2:53 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 12/20/2014 3:10 PM, sf wrote:
>>>
>>> Saw an interesting segment on The Kitchen called Into It and Over It.
>>> My favorite response was from Sunny. She's over people licking their
>>> fingers to open plastic bags at the grocery store

>>
>> Why does she care? The people are opening those bags for their own use.
>> They're not standing around licking their fingers and handing out open
>> plastic bags to other people.
>>
>>> and she's into
>>> making ice cubes out of booze so drinks aren't diluted with water when
>>> the ice melts.
>>>

>> That makes perfect sense if you drink those sorts of cocktails.
>>
>> Jill

>
>How do you freeze vodka?


Vodka won't freeze in a regular freezer. I think you could make, say,
vodka & orange juice and freeze that, but not straight booze.

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On 2014-12-20 18:47, Janet Wilder wrote:
> On 12/20/2014 2:53 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 12/20/2014 3:10 PM, sf wrote:
>>>
>>> Saw an interesting segment on The Kitchen called Into It and Over It.
>>> My favorite response was from Sunny. She's over people licking their
>>> fingers to open plastic bags at the grocery store

>>
>> Why does she care? The people are opening those bags for their own use.
>> They're not standing around licking their fingers and handing out open
>> plastic bags to other people.
>>
>>> and she's into
>>> making ice cubes out of booze so drinks aren't diluted with water when
>>> the ice melts.
>>>

>> That makes perfect sense if you drink those sorts of cocktails.
>>
>> Jill

>
> How do you freeze vodka?
>



That one made me wonder. I know that apple jack is made by freezing hard
cider. The watery stuff freezes while the alcohol remains liquid. I
keep a bottle of vodka and a bottle of Akvavit in my freezer and it does
not freeze so I have a little difficulty understanding why someone
giving advice would suggest making boozicles.
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On 2014-12-20 18:02, sf wrote:

> The exact opposite happened visited our DD back when she was in
> college and we watched a woman walking toward us do a U turn to pick
> up a piece of trash and place it in a trash receptacle. Then I
> noticed the street we were on was not only ultra clean, there were
> lots of trash receptacles up and down it too.


Good for her. I have been known to see people throwing trash on the
ground and ask them who they thought was going to pick up their mess.
The best was the time I was bicycling through a parking lot on the
Niagara Parkway and some guy stuck his arm out the window and dropped a
coffee cup on the ground. I stopped, picked it up, stuck my arm in the
window and dropped it on his lap saying "You dropped this" It was only
3/4 empty so it sloshed all over his lap. He sure was ****ed off, but...
too bad for him ;-)


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On Sat, 20 Dec 2014 18:19:08 -0500, jmcquown >
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> On 12/20/2014 6:08 PM, dalep wrote:
> > On Saturday, December 20, 2014 3:57:48 PM UTC-7, jmcquown wrote:
> >> On 12/20/2014 5:11 PM, Cheri wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> I've not really given tongs and bacteria any thought, but I really hate
> >>> to see a butcher handling meat without gloves.
> >>>
> >>> Cheri
> >>
> >> Same thing holds true for fish. I haven't noticed any lack of gloves
> >> when I buy meat (or fish) from Publix.
> >>
> >> Jill

> >
> > I think the meat and fish handlers will be okay without gloves, as long as they wash their hands before they eat.
> >
> > DaleP
> >

> I can't remember the last time I didn't see them wear (and change)
> plastic gloves when they're portioning out meat or fish I've chosen from
> the butcher counter. Naturally that's the way I prefer it. IOW, I'm
> not worried about it. They've been wearing gloves for years. I don't
> see it as a new idea.
>

Exactly.


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On 12/20/2014 6:47 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:
> On 12/20/2014 2:53 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 12/20/2014 3:10 PM, sf wrote:
>>>
>>> Saw an interesting segment on The Kitchen called Into It and Over It.
>>> My favorite response was from Sunny. She's over people licking their
>>> fingers to open plastic bags at the grocery store

>>
>> Why does she care? The people are opening those bags for their own use.
>> They're not standing around licking their fingers and handing out open
>> plastic bags to other people.
>>
>>> and she's into
>>> making ice cubes out of booze so drinks aren't diluted with water when
>>> the ice melts.
>>>

>> That makes perfect sense if you drink those sorts of cocktails.
>>
>> Jill

>
> How do you freeze vodka?
>

I don't but I've known some people who tried. I think, at best, it
turns to slush.

Jill


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On Sat, 20 Dec 2014 13:37:01 -1000, dsi1
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> On 12/20/2014 12:42 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> > On 2014-12-20 5:04 PM, sf wrote:
> >
> >>> I don't really understand why it would matter to her if someone
> >>> licked their
> >>> fingers to open a plastic bag since it's their bag? Now, if they licked
> >>> their fingers and touched her bags, she would have a gripe coming. As
> >>> far as
> >>> iced diluting a drink, it's not really a huge problem unless someone is
> >>> taking an hour or so to drink it.
> >>>
> >> I agree with you and Jill about the plastic bag thing. Why care?
> >> It's their bag, not yours.

> >
> >
> > People are funny about things that aren't really their business.
> >
> > On a related note... I saw something strange a while ago. I was walking
> > from the parking lot to the Y gym. There was a bunch of trash on the
> > parking lot. Some moron had dumped a bunch of fast food wrappers and
> > cups on the ground. There was a couple ahead of me and the guy was going
> > apeshit over it. He said something to his wife, looked disdainfully at
> > the mess, pointed, did a lot of shoulder shrugging, dirty looks at the
> > mess. He went on and on about this litter. But did he bend over and
> > pick it up? No. Of course not.
> >

>
> Speaking of litter and stuff that ain't none of my business, I was
> watching a guy across the street yesterday and boy did he seem like an
> awful person. He was eating something next to the busy street and then
> he threw the wrapper on the ground in a most natural way. What an
> uncouth animal, littering like that! Then he started picking flowers off
> the plumeria tree next to him and putting it in a plastic bag. So
> intently did he do this that I figured taking other people's flowers and
> making leis for money was his meager occupation.
>
> There was a bunch of blossoms out of his reach. I figured that he was
> going to break the branch off and waddaya know? He did not disappoint.
> After picking the broken branch clean, he threw it into the rubbish can
> that was nearby. That was pretty darn considerate. There were a few more
> bunches up higher that would be tough to break so he grabbed a long pole
> off of his bicycle and began whacking the blossoms off. He was pretty
> damn good at it too.
>
> Since I had finished my eating my cookie at that time, I went back to my
> office to rest up before lunch. When I came back the tree was
> completely bare which was just as well since the flowers would have
> fallen off anyway. Well, that was pretty much the high point of the day
> for me at the office. :-)


My neighbor and I have several hydrangea bushes - in fact the
neighborhood is lousy with hydrangeas. Anyway, we used to have
hydrangea thieves. They'd come in the middle of the night to butcher
our hydrangea bushes for a few flowers and then sell them to florists.
I think the police finally put a stop to it. Don't ask me how, I only
know it stopped.



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On Sat, 20 Dec 2014 19:22:50 -0500, Dave Smith
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> That one made me wonder. I know that apple jack is made by freezing hard
> cider. The watery stuff freezes while the alcohol remains liquid. I
> keep a bottle of vodka and a bottle of Akvavit in my freezer and it does
> not freeze so I have a little difficulty understanding why someone
> giving advice would suggest making boozicles.


I had the same reaction, but maybe they use liquid nitrogen and
stainless steel ice cube trays to do it. Whatever the technique, GZ
or JZ or whatever the Iron Chef's name is didn't bat an eyelash and
he's the bar tendering guru on that show.

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On 12/20/2014 3:10 PM, sf wrote:
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> she's into
> making ice cubes out of booze so drinks aren't diluted with water when
> the ice melts.


Has she overcome the laws of physics and chemistry?
84 proof liquor freezes at -30F and my freezer does not go that low.
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On 12/20/2014 6:19 PM, jmcquown wrote:

> I can't remember the last time I didn't see them wear (and change)
> plastic gloves when they're portioning out meat or fish I've chosen from
> the butcher counter. Naturally that's the way I prefer it. IOW, I'm
> not worried about it. They've been wearing gloves for years. I don't
> see it as a new idea.
>
> Jill


Back in the early 60's I worked in a grocery/butcher shop. Gloves were
unheard of back then. Yes, my hands touched every slice of your
lunchmeat as I sliced it. I don't recall when gloves became the norm.
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On 12/20/2014 7:12 PM, Janet B wrote:

> Reminds me of walking the paths in Yellowstone and hearing the city
> woman ahead of me exclaiming to her husband about a nearby Bison. The
> Bison was snorting at her and crapping at the same time. The woman
> was irate that the Forest Service didn't keep the animals away from
> people in Yellowstone. Some people just don't get it.
> Janet US
>


That's terrible The Park Service should have been there with a pooper
scooper. Not to mention designated areas for such things.


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On Sat, 20 Dec 2014 21:55:09 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On 12/20/2014 7:12 PM, Janet B wrote:
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>> Reminds me of walking the paths in Yellowstone and hearing the city
>> woman ahead of me exclaiming to her husband about a nearby Bison. The
>> Bison was snorting at her and crapping at the same time. The woman
>> was irate that the Forest Service didn't keep the animals away from
>> people in Yellowstone. Some people just don't get it.
>> Janet US
>>

>
>That's terrible The Park Service should have been there with a pooper
>scooper. Not to mention designated areas for such things.


Does a bear shit in the woods, around here they do and wherever else
they want... I watch where I step.
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On 2014-12-20 21:29, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 12/20/2014 3:10 PM, sf wrote:
>>
>> she's into
>> making ice cubes out of booze so drinks aren't diluted with water when
>> the ice melts.

>
> Has she overcome the laws of physics and chemistry?
> 84 proof liquor freezes at -30F and my freezer does not go that low.



No one's does.

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On Sat, 20 Dec 2014 21:29:04 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

> On 12/20/2014 3:10 PM, sf wrote:
> >
> > she's into
> > making ice cubes out of booze so drinks aren't diluted with water when
> > the ice melts.

>
> Has she overcome the laws of physics and chemistry?
> 84 proof liquor freezes at -30F and my freezer does not go that low.


Who said she was using a home freezer to do it?

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On 12/20/2014 6:16 PM, Doris Night wrote:
> On Sat, 20 Dec 2014 17:47:32 -0600, Janet Wilder >
> wrote:
>
>> On 12/20/2014 2:53 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>> On 12/20/2014 3:10 PM, sf wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Saw an interesting segment on The Kitchen called Into It and Over It.
>>>> My favorite response was from Sunny. She's over people licking their
>>>> fingers to open plastic bags at the grocery store
>>>
>>> Why does she care? The people are opening those bags for their own use.
>>> They're not standing around licking their fingers and handing out open
>>> plastic bags to other people.
>>>
>>>> and she's into
>>>> making ice cubes out of booze so drinks aren't diluted with water when
>>>> the ice melts.
>>>>
>>> That makes perfect sense if you drink those sorts of cocktails.
>>>
>>> Jill

>>
>> How do you freeze vodka?

>
> Vodka won't freeze in a regular freezer. I think you could make, say,
> vodka & orange juice and freeze that, but not straight booze.
>
> Doris
>


That wouldn't help me. I like vodka martinis and Black Russians.

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On 12/20/2014 11:41 PM, sf wrote:
> On Sat, 20 Dec 2014 21:29:04 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>> On 12/20/2014 3:10 PM, sf wrote:
>>>
>>> she's into
>>> making ice cubes out of booze so drinks aren't diluted with water when
>>> the ice melts.

>>
>> Has she overcome the laws of physics and chemistry?
>> 84 proof liquor freezes at -30F and my freezer does not go that low.

>
> Who said she was using a home freezer to do it?
>


Do you think she bought a $3000 industrial freezer so her drinks are not
watered down?
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