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"modom (palindrome guy)" > wrote

> On Sun, 25 Nov 2007 19:14:45 -0500, "Nancy Young" >
> wrote:


>>What are you going to do with them all? It's a nice problem to have,
>>I guess. Freeze them? And I'm curious, what is a standard lot in Texas?
>>

> A quart or two will make decent little Christmas gifts as part of a
> packet of munchies. We gave three quarts to our daughter this
> morning. And yes most of them are in the freezer.


Better than having too many zucchini, right? Heh.

> I believe a standard lot here in Cow Hill is around 75 by 150 feet.
> When my house was built in 1952, the owner bought the land from a
> cotton farmer. (He had to wait till the crop was harvested before
> beginning construction.) There's a survey around here someplace, but I
> can't put my hands on it right at this moment.


Interesting. I was idly curious because I see real estate ads mentioning
double lot like that meant anything. I figured twice the size of adjacent
lots. Then when you said about your lot, I had a funny-ish thought that
a standard lot in Texas would be like a mile square.

nancy