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Thanks go to Smitty xx for suggesting (most of) this survey.
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Seize the moment. Think of all those women on the 'Titanic' who waved
off the dessert cart.
- Erma Bombeck

ChattyCathy > wrote in message
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> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>
> Thanks go to Smitty xx for suggesting (most of) this survey.

W00T!

Hehehehehehehehe!

I'll surprise Spawn with the Tiara.

BTW: Drunks don't annoy me as much as No shows and Late-comers.
Drunks you can "sit down" in timeout and handle. No shows and
late-comers are just classless and can't do anything because
they're usually clueless to begin with.

The Ranger

The Ranger wrote:
> ChattyCathy > wrote in message
> ...
>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>>
>> Thanks go to Smitty xx for suggesting (most of) this survey.
>
> W00T!
>
> Hehehehehehehehe!
>
> I'll surprise Spawn with the Tiara.

Hope she likes it
>
> BTW: Drunks don't annoy me as much as No shows and Late-comers.
> Drunks you can "sit down" in timeout and handle. No shows and
> late-comers are just classless and can't do anything because
> they're usually clueless to begin with.

No shows annoy me the most - they accept the invitation, so you cater
for them... Grrr. I like leftovers, but...
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Seize the moment. Think of all those women on the 'Titanic' who waved
off the dessert cart.
- Erma Bombeck

On Jan 20, 7:51*am, "The Ranger" > wrote:
> ChattyCathy > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> >http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>
> > Thanks go to Smitty xx for suggesting (most of) this survey.
>
> W00T!
>
> Hehehehehehehehe!
>
> I'll surprise Spawn with the Tiara.
>
> BTW: Drunks don't annoy me as much as No shows and Late-comers.
> Drunks you can "sit down" in timeout and handle. No shows and
> late-comers are just classless and can't do anything because
> they're usually clueless to begin with.

I agree, drunks don't bother me but people who are late drive me nuts.

But what I really don't like is other people in the kichen trying to
help.

Scott

Scott W > wrote in message
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On Jan 20, 7:51 am, "The Ranger" wrote:
> ChattyCathy > wrote in message
> ...
>
> >http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
> [..]
>> BTW: Drunks don't annoy me as much as No shows
>> and Late-comers. Drunks you can "sit down" in
>> timeout and handle. No shows and late-comers
>> are just classless and can't do anything because
>> they're usually clueless to begin with.
>
> I agree, drunks don't bother me but people who are
> late drive me nuts.

I've never had an issue with someone that was tanked, even at an
over-the-top collij party where one guy was banging his head
against the gutter trying to prove which was thicker -- the steel
pipe or the cement between his ears. (My bouncer-friends assisted
him in finding out.)

If someone RSVP and then doesn't show will edge out late-comers by
a nose with me, though. Most people I know will call if they're
running late when they are invited over for a meal.

> But what I really don't like is other people in the kichen
> trying to help.

I've never had an issue with this. If they come into the kitchen,
I'm as likely to toss them an apron or hand them a whisk so that
takes care of loiterers usually.

The Ranger

ChattyCathy > wrote in message
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>
Okay... Fess up. Who clicked on MCINL and why?

The Ranger

On Sun, 20 Jan 2008 09:51:21 -0800, "The Ranger"
> wrote:

>BTW: Drunks don't annoy me as much as No shows and Late-comers.
>Drunks you can "sit down" in timeout and handle. No shows and
>late-comers are just classless and can't do anything because
>they're usually clueless to begin with.

No shows and late comers are usually relatives. They are predictable
and you can plan accordingly, so dinner is served when it's ready to
be served. No sweat, no bother. I don't play the queen, so I don't
care if my subjects have gathered en masse or not.

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sf wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 20 Jan 2008 09:51:21 -0800, "The Ranger"
> > wrote:
>
>> BTW: Drunks don't annoy me as much as No shows
>> and Late-comers. Drunks you can "sit down" in
>> timeout and handle. No shows and late-comers are
>> just classless and can't do anything because they're
>> usually clueless to begin with.
>>
> No shows and late comers are usually relatives. They
> are predictable and you can plan accordingly,

Not in my circle; it's usually associates (not friends or family)
but aquaintences that have been late. And just because these dolts
might be predictable doesn't excuse them or allow me to plan
accordingly.

> so dinner is served when it's ready to be served.
> No sweat, no bother. I don't play the queen, so
> I don't care if my subjects have gathered en masse
> or not.

You don't have to play queen of the maypole or go down like the
HMS Hood. A little courtesy goes a LONG way.

The Ranger

The Ranger wrote:

>
> > No shows and late comers are usually relatives. They
> > are predictable and you can plan accordingly,
>
> Not in my circle; it's usually associates (not friends or family)
> but aquaintences that have been late. And just because these dolts
> might be predictable doesn't excuse them or allow me to plan
> accordingly.

My family are always on time. You used to be able to set a watch by my
father. If they were invited for, say 6 pm , Dad's car would pull into
the driveway at 6 pm.

The inlaws are different. My wife's brother would be on time.....after
his divorce. When he was married he was always late. When his ex is
invited she can be counted on to be late. My wife's sister can be
counted on to be fashionably late. Sil's son can be counted on to be an
hour or two late, and her daughter.... Big Niece... can be counted on to
show up early and it is a struggle to keep her away from the food. She
once showed up at her step sister's place uninvited when the step sister
was expecting company, but she was invited to stay, "helped" inthe
kitchen and ate ALL the food before the invited guests arrived.

Dave wrote on Sun, 20 Jan 2008 14:13:01 -0500:

??>>> No shows and late comers are usually relatives. They
??>>> are predictable and you can plan accordingly,
??>>
??>> Not in my circle; it's usually associates (not friends or
??>> family) but aquaintences that have been late. And just
??>> because these dolts might be predictable doesn't excuse
??>> them or allow me to plan accordingly.

DS> My family are always on time. You used to be able to set a
DS> watch by my father. If they were invited for, say 6 pm ,
DS> Dad's car would pull into the driveway at 6 pm.

There seems to be an inverse correlation with distance
travelled. Friends from out of town are prompt but the next-door
neighbors are often late. It seems generally agreed around here
that 15 minutes behind time is not "late".

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

James Silverton wrote:

> DS> My family are always on time. You used to be able to set a
> DS> watch by my father. If they were invited for, say 6 pm ,
> DS> Dad's car would pull into the driveway at 6 pm.
>
> There seems to be an inverse correlation with distance
> travelled. Friends from out of town are prompt but the next-door
> neighbors are often late. It seems generally agreed around here
> that 15 minutes behind time is not "late".

There is something to that inverse relationship. One of the guys I used
to work with lived half mile from the office and was late every day.
Those of us who drove the furtherest were always there first.

My father in law used to have a birthday/ Christmas party at a club in
Toronto that served a great brunch buffet and had enteratainment for the
kids the Saturday before Christmas. He wanted us there for 11:30. My
wife and I drove 7o miles and would arrive before 11:30. The rest of the
family lived in the city. Big Niece was always there when we arrived
and Bil would arrive around when he did. My wife's sister would show up
around 11:45. My nephew, who lived about 5 blocks away would show up
after 1 pm.

"kilikini" > wrote in message
...
> The Ranger wrote:
>> ChattyCathy > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>>>
>> Okay... Fess up. Who clicked on MCINL and why?
>>
>> The Ranger
>
> I didn't; I selected "I don't host large dinner parties". I could have
> selected MCINL, though. For one, I don't have any friends to invite over
> and for two, I wouldn't do it because I'd hate washing the dishes! I have
> enough dishes to wash with just my husband!
>
> kili <----- forever praying for another house that comes with an automatic
> dishwasher!


Kili, I sympathize. I must be the only one here that fills a dishwasher
everyday and still spends time washing up things that won't go in. There is
always a load after dinner with some left over. I'm lucky that DH empties
it in the morning.

Right now, I'm facing some in the kitchen to put in from breakfast, but I'm
going to wait until I fix dinner to do it.
DH usually pitches in everymeal time, does his share to be exact.

Tonight we're having broccoli rabe and sausages, one of his favorite dishes.
It's dinner time, but we're not hungry; and I hate to eat late.

Dee Dee

In article >,
"kilikini" > wrote:


> kili <----- forever praying for another house that comes with an automatic
> dishwasher!

You can buy them. They are so rare that they are a special order. The
cost is about the same. They roll around. For a couple of bucks, you
buy something that screws on the faucet. You just plug it in, turn on
the hot water and start the machine. It handles everything.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

Dan Abel wrote:
> In article >,
> "kilikini" > wrote:
>
>
>> kili <----- forever praying for another house that comes with an
>> automatic dishwasher!
>
> You can buy them. They are so rare that they are a special order.
> The cost is about the same. They roll around. For a couple of
> bucks, you buy something that screws on the faucet. You just plug it
> in, turn on the hot water and start the machine. It handles
> everything.

My mom had one of those. Hook it up to the kitchen faucet and voila, you
have a dishwasher.

Jill

On Sun, 20 Jan 2008 09:51:21 -0800, "The Ranger"
> fired up random neurons and synapses to
opine:

>ChattyCathy > wrote in message
...
>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>>
>> Thanks go to Smitty xx for suggesting (most of) this survey.
>
>W00T!
>
>Hehehehehehehehe!
>
>I'll surprise Spawn with the Tiara.
>
>BTW: Drunks don't annoy me as much as No shows and Late-comers.
>Drunks you can "sit down" in timeout and handle. No shows and
>late-comers are just classless and can't do anything because
>they're usually clueless to begin with.
>
Absolutely agree here, Ranger. As I have heard somewhere, if one
cannot attend a function where one has accepted an invitation, it must
be attended by that person's executor :-)

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
--
"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

-- Duncan Hines


To reply, replace "meatloaf" with "cox"

On Sun, 20 Jan 2008 18:59:08 -0600, "jmcquown"
> wrote:

>Dan Abel wrote:
>> In article >,
>> "kilikini" > wrote:
>>
>>
>>> kili <----- forever praying for another house that comes with an
>>> automatic dishwasher!
>>
>> You can buy them. They are so rare that they are a special order.
>> The cost is about the same. They roll around. For a couple of
>> bucks, you buy something that screws on the faucet. You just plug it
>> in, turn on the hot water and start the machine. It handles
>> everything.
>
>My mom had one of those. Hook it up to the kitchen faucet and voila, you
>have a dishwasher.
>
>Jill
>

I have had one too. In fact, many of the houses I have rented in the
past, didn't come with a dishwasher. I bought the one I have back in
1985, and it is still going strong. It has a wooden butcher block
top. I am not using it in this house as I have a built in dishwasher,
and my portable one is out in the garage.

I usually used it as another work surface/countertop, in houses where
I used it frequently.

Christine

In article <scNkj.1815$hk4.221@trnddc03>,
"James Silverton" > wrote:


> There seems to be an inverse correlation with distance
> travelled. Friends from out of town are prompt but the next-door
> neighbors are often late.

Yes. My wife put on a dinner at church, probably a hundred people. It
wasn't a potluck. It was a religious dinner, and the different foods
had different meanings. So my wife asked people to bring certain foods.
Baked potatoes were a big part of it, so several people were asked to
bring them. This is not especially difficult. We had caretakers who
lived on the property, and were members of the church. Their front door
was literally 50 feet from the front door of the church. They were
asked to bring baked potatoes. They were an hour late. We were already
on dessert when they came. Thanks for nothing. There was no shortage,
fortunately.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

kili replied to Christine about portable dishwashers:

> Wow, I've never heard of that. *Thanks, folks. *I'm going to price one..
>

I had a dear friend with the tiniest of kitchens, and she was always
cooking for us and her family. No space to install a washer even if
she could! I watched ebay, limiting the searches to a reasonable
driving distance. I found a near new Kenmore with the butcher block
top, retailed close to $500. I won the bid at $75, but gave the guy
$100. He was a young, newly married pastor and his folks bought the
dishwasher as a wedding gift because their first house didn't have
one. They ended up buying a larger home and had barely used the
portable for a couple of months. And when I mean barely used, he said
that he and his wife may have run it twice. Still had the original box
and all the manuals with it. THAT was one of my best ebay steals, and
it thrilled my friend to no end. The surprised look on her face after
we secretly wheeled it in was priceless.

From a personal perspective, I have had a portable dishwasher and it
did a GREAT job.

Ebay is your friend. Stick with name brand appliances, too. If you can
get one with the noise reducing packages, I would highly suggest
that.

--Lin

"kilikini" > wrote in message
...
> Okay, if I'm ever in your area, I'm going to your house for dinner so I
> don't have to do dishes. Deal? :~D
>
> kili

Nope, DH will take care of it -- we'll just have dinner and drinks. ;-)
Dee Dee

"kilikini" > wrote in message
...
>> I have had one too. In fact, many of the houses I have rented in the
>> past, didn't come with a dishwasher. I bought the one I have back in
>> 1985, and it is still going strong. It has a wooden butcher block
>> top. I am not using it in this house as I have a built in dishwasher,
>> and my portable one is out in the garage.
>>
>> I usually used it as another work surface/countertop, in houses where
>> I used it frequently.
>>
>> Christine
>
> Wow, I've never heard of that. Thanks, folks. I'm going to price one.
>
> kili

My first dishwasher was one of these, but it was in 1963, I believe. It
never worked right for me -- but that was probably someone else's fault.
Dee Dee

"kilikini" > wrote in
:

> The Ranger wrote:
>> ChattyCathy > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>>>
>> Okay... Fess up. Who clicked on MCINL and why?
>>
>> The Ranger
>
> I didn't; I selected "I don't host large dinner parties". I could
> have selected MCINL, though. For one, I don't have any friends to
> invite over


AHEM!!!??? ;-)


> and for two, I wouldn't do it because I'd hate washing the
> dishes! I have enough dishes to wash with just my husband!
>
> kili <----- forever praying for another house that comes with an
> automatic dishwasher!
>
>


My dishwasher died on Christmas Day. Damn thing!! I paid $50 for it at
an auction about 6 years ago.

So now the SO is doing them by hand (she apparently likes doing them
that way!!) but I'm sure the novelty will wear off and I can go and buy
the new one I've already picked out :-)




--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

You will travel through the valley of rejection;
you will reside in the land of morning mists...and you will find your
home,
though it will not be where you left it.

Dee.Dee wrote:
> "kilikini" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Okay, if I'm ever in your area, I'm going to your house for dinner
>> so I don't have to do dishes. Deal? :~D
>>
>> kili
>
> Nope, DH will take care of it -- we'll just have dinner and drinks.
> ;-) Dee Dee

Ooohhhh can I come too please? )

ChattyCathy wrote:
> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>
> Thanks go to Smitty xx for suggesting (most of) this survey.

What annoys me the most is the huge pile of dirty dishes at the end.
Fortunately, I clean as I go, and I have a partner who will do
what's left at the end, but still, I would love it if I could have a
dinner party and the dishes would just magically do themselves.

Serene

ChattyCathy wrote:

> No shows annoy me the most - they accept the invitation, so you cater
> for them... Grrr. I like leftovers, but...

I don't mind no-shows, usually. I have limited amounts of social
energy, and by the time it's party time, sometimes I'm worn out
already. If people don't show, then I have extra food and a clean
house, so I just call it a win.

Serene

"Ophelia" > wrote in message
...
> Dee.Dee wrote:
>> "kilikini" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Okay, if I'm ever in your area, I'm going to your house for dinner
>>> so I don't have to do dishes. Deal? :~D
>>>
>>> kili
>>
>> Nope, DH will take care of it -- we'll just have dinner and drinks.
>> ;-) Dee Dee
>
> Ooohhhh can I come too please? )

Of course, dear O, we'll also have a laugh fest :-)))))
Dee Dee

On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:56:43 -0500, "Dee.Dee" >
wrote:

>
>"Ophelia" > wrote in message
...
>> Dee.Dee wrote:
>>> "kilikini" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> Okay, if I'm ever in your area, I'm going to your house for dinner
>>>> so I don't have to do dishes. Deal? :~D
>>>>
>>>> kili
>>>
>>> Nope, DH will take care of it -- we'll just have dinner and drinks.
>>> ;-) Dee Dee
>>
>> Ooohhhh can I come too please? )
>
>Of course, dear O, we'll also have a laugh fest :-)))))
>Dee Dee
>
I haven't clued into what part of the country you live in at the
moment.... but Virgin Atlantic has a $179 one way fare from NYC to
London for the next couple of months.

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The Ranger wrote:
> ChattyCathy > wrote in message
> ...
>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>>
> Okay... Fess up. Who clicked on MCINL and why?

I did, because the dishes annoy me more than anything else.

Serene