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"Dean G." > wrote in message
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>
> wrote:
>> wrote:
>> > is a wireless laptop in the kitchen. i just bought a wirless router and
>> > discovered how much an advantage it is to have tha laptop in the
>> > kitchen. i can search for recipes and pick the ones that suit what i
>> > have available in the kitchen... anyone else ready to throw away their
>> > cookbooks?
>>
>> I frequently spill on my cookbooks while cooking. This does not really
>> hurt them, adds "character" to my favorite recipe pages, and the spill
>> is easy to clean up. I'd have heart failure if I spilled something wet
>> on/into my laptop and ruined it. Cookbooks are a lot cheaper to
>> replace. And I have a certain sentimental atachment to them.
>
> My brother put his old computer in the kitchen. No need to the latest
> and greatest to run MasterCook. The "desktop" is hidden away from
> spills and such, with only the keyboard in any clear and present
> danger. Keyboards can be replaced for a pittance, and you can buy
> spill-resistant tops for them as well. Otherwise, he has his old
> cookbooks in the kitchen as well.
>
> My computer is only a few steps from the kitchen, so I don't plan on
> moving or adding one to the kitchen. I'll be keeping (and adding to) my
> cookbook collection even though I use the computer more and more.
>
> Dean G.
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I keep (kept - as I'm still unpacking) my cookbooks in the dining room and
breakfast nook. If I actually allowed one into the kitchen (I have a fear
of damaging them) it was covered with a small piece of plexyglass for
protection.
--
Cyndi (again)

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