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ChattyCathy wrote:
> http://www.recfoodcooking.com We have a winnah! I'd like to thank Royal Caribbean for putting me on hold so I had the time to scan RFC. George L |
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George Leppla wrote:
> ChattyCathy wrote: >> http://www.recfoodcooking.com > > > We have a winnah! > > I'd like to thank Royal Caribbean for putting me on hold so I had the > time to scan RFC. Please help yourself to a TFH. ;-) I missed it <sigh - sometimes RL intervenes>... but it sounds like y'all had a lot of fun and some great food was made. I'm planning on doing the dish I chose tonight *if* all goes according to plan i.e. the approaching thunderstorm doesn't knock out the power (again). -- Cheers Chatty Cathy |
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On Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:49:15 +0200, ChattyCathy
> wrote: >http://www.recfoodcooking.com I'd like to hear why from the two "don't want to do it again" respondents. -- I love cooking with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food. |
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On Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:53:59 -0600, George Leppla
> wrote: >ChattyCathy wrote: >> http://www.recfoodcooking.com > > >We have a winnah! > >I'd like to thank Royal Caribbean for putting me on hold so I had the >time to scan RFC. > Where are you going and which ship are you taking? The crew on Legend of the Seas was trained to perfection. -- I love cooking with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food. |
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sf wrote:
> On Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:53:59 -0600, George Leppla > > wrote: > >> ChattyCathy wrote: >>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com >> >> We have a winnah! >> >> I'd like to thank Royal Caribbean for putting me on hold so I had the >> time to scan RFC. >> > Where are you going and which ship are you taking? The crew on Legend > of the Seas was trained to perfection. I was on the line waiting for their Tech Support department. I sell cruises.... http://www.CruiseMaster.com or http://cruisemaster.typepad.com/my_weblog/ We have been invited for a two night "industry only" cruise on the Oasis of the Seas on November 20. Even though it is a freebie, I'm not sure we are going to be able to make it. We are going on a 7 night on the Caribbean Princess sailing out of San Juan in January. George L |
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On Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:26:31 -0600, George Leppla
> wrote: >We have been invited for a two night "industry only" cruise on the Oasis >of the Seas on November 20. Even though it is a freebie, I'm not sure we >are going to be able to make it. I met people who have booked for January on Oasis of the Seas. It sounds monstrous! I heard the ship has an indoor park. I looked at pictures of two story suites. Oh, man - how luxurious and I bet it's very pricey too. >We are going on a 7 night on the >Caribbean Princess sailing out of San Juan in January. Sounds relaxing. I like the concept of family suites. Do many lines do that? -- I love cooking with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food. |
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sf wrote:
> On Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:26:31 -0600, George Leppla > > wrote: > >> We have been invited for a two night "industry only" cruise on the Oasis >> of the Seas on November 20. Even though it is a freebie, I'm not sure we >> are going to be able to make it. > > I met people who have booked for January on Oasis of the Seas. It > sounds monstrous! I heard the ship has an indoor park. I looked at > pictures of two story suites. Oh, man - how luxurious and I bet it's > very pricey too. > >> We are going on a 7 night on the >> Caribbean Princess sailing out of San Juan in January. > > Sounds relaxing. I like the concept of family suites. Do many lines > do that? Nope. Royal Caribbean has some good Family Suites on their bigger ships and NCL has some really luxurious ones, but the service and food on NCL leaves a lot to be desired. Some ships have cabins they call "Family" this and that, but they are really just glorified standard cabins. The "Presidential Family Suite" on the Oasis can hold up to 14 people.... and they all need deep pockets to pay for this! George L |
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ChattyCathy > wrote: > http://www.recfoodcooking.com I sorta participated... Cooked two excellent recipes. I'll post them with my alterations and pics once I get a new camera that will use this card, hopefully anyway. :-( I stayed on chat for awhile and got stuff started, then crapped out due to lack of sleep. Went back to sleep and did not wake up until about 23:30. I think I actually slept a full 4 hours! I needed it. The recipes both turned out good and I'd classify one as fantastic and will be a do-over for sure! -- Peace! Om "Human nature seems to be to control other people until they put their foot down." --Steve Rothstein Web Albums: <http://picasaweb.google.com/OMPOmelet> Subscribe: |
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On 2009-11-02, Omelet > wrote:
> I stayed on chat for awhile and got stuff started, then crapped out due you got no excuse now, Om! Get yer pistol packing ass in here!! (oohh... I'm turned on! ;) nb |
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"Omelet" wrote
> I stayed on chat for awhile and got stuff started, then crapped out due > to lack of sleep. Went back to sleep and did not wake up until about > 23:30. I think I actually slept a full 4 hours! I needed it. Good! For me, finally saw the Doc today. First time in 26 years with a civilian Doc. Instead of just getting refills and being shuffled off on my way, got referrals and real treatment. Interesting. Off to a regular otho with a morning call to validate the referral. |
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notbob > wrote: > On 2009-11-02, Omelet > wrote: > > > I stayed on chat for awhile and got stuff started, then crapped out due > > you got no excuse now, Om! Get yer pistol packing ass in here!! > > (oohh... I'm turned on! ;) > > nb Mm, message from 2 hours ago. I'll go see if y'all are still there! <g> Took me 2 hours to get caught up on messages... -- Peace! Om "Human nature seems to be to control other people until they put their foot down." --Steve Rothstein Web Albums: <http://picasaweb.google.com/OMPOmelet> Subscribe: |
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notbob > wrote: > On 2009-11-02, Omelet > wrote: > > > I stayed on chat for awhile and got stuff started, then crapped out due > > you got no excuse now, Om! Get yer pistol packing ass in here!! > > (oohh... I'm turned on! ;) > > nb Nobody there now. :-( -- Peace! Om "Human nature seems to be to control other people until they put their foot down." --Steve Rothstein Web Albums: <http://picasaweb.google.com/OMPOmelet> Subscribe: |
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In article >, "cshenk" >
wrote: > "Omelet" wrote > > > I stayed on chat for awhile and got stuff started, then crapped out due > > to lack of sleep. Went back to sleep and did not wake up until about > > 23:30. I think I actually slept a full 4 hours! I needed it. > > Good! For me, finally saw the Doc today. First time in 26 years with a > civilian Doc. Instead of just getting refills and being shuffled off on my > way, got referrals and real treatment. Interesting. Off to a regular otho > with a morning call to validate the referral. Good! I hope you get the help you need. :-) It's not always easy... Keep us updated please. Gods I hate MRI's! Claustrophobic me spent a solid hour in the tube this afternoon. :-P And you do have to hold still for most of it! -- Peace! Om "Human nature seems to be to control other people until they put their foot down." --Steve Rothstein Web Albums: <http://picasaweb.google.com/OMPOmelet> Subscribe: |
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Omelet wrote:
> The recipes both turned out good and I'd classify one as fantastic and > will be a do-over for sure! > The Cookalong was fun, but it took about 5-6 hours. Maybe I cooked too many things? lol I cooked the broccoli salad that Serene and Wayne mentioned. I also cooked Sheldon's Chili Muy Bueno, cornbread and the pound cake koko posted to the group. You can see the photos he http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...2&l=8f91dd38ab Becca |
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Becca > wrote: > Omelet wrote: > > The recipes both turned out good and I'd classify one as fantastic and > > will be a do-over for sure! > > > > The Cookalong was fun, but it took about 5-6 hours. Maybe I cooked too > many things? lol I cooked the broccoli salad that Serene and Wayne > mentioned. I also cooked Sheldon's Chili Muy Bueno, cornbread and the > pound cake koko posted to the group. You can see the photos he > > > http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...2&l=8f91dd38ab > > > Becca Oh wow. That's quite a meal! I like the Bundt cake mold. :-) I only spent about 4 hours, excluding the little bit of shopping I did for it. I only did two recipes. I added a side dish of steamed asparagus as I got some on sale. -- Peace! Om "Human nature seems to be to control other people until they put their foot down." --Steve Rothstein Web Albums: <http://picasaweb.google.com/OMPOmelet> Subscribe: |
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On Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:51:43 -0600, Becca > wrote:
>Omelet wrote: >> The recipes both turned out good and I'd classify one as fantastic and >> will be a do-over for sure! >> > >The Cookalong was fun, but it took about 5-6 hours. Maybe I cooked too >many things? lol I cooked the broccoli salad that Serene and Wayne >mentioned. I also cooked Sheldon's Chili Muy Bueno, cornbread and the >pound cake koko posted to the group. You can see the photos he > > >http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...2&l=8f91dd38ab > > Dang Becca, that looks delicious! -- I love cooking with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food. |
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On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:01:29 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote: >On Mon 02 Nov 2009 06:51:43p, Becca told us... > >> Omelet wrote: >>> The recipes both turned out good and I'd classify one as fantastic and >>> will be a do-over for sure! >>> >> >> The Cookalong was fun, but it took about 5-6 hours. Maybe I cooked too >> many things? lol I cooked the broccoli salad that Serene and Wayne >> mentioned. I also cooked Sheldon's Chili Muy Bueno, cornbread and the >> pound cake koko posted to the group. You can see the photos he >> >> >> http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...2&l=8f91dd38ab >> >> >> Becca > > >Everything looks wonderful, Beccca! I'm a *very* slow cook. I doubt I >would work out well in a Cookalong, plus I don't do chat. :-) You don't have to chat Wayne, you can cook and it post here. Just follow the guidelines. -- I love cooking with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food. |
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On Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:51:43 -0600, Becca > wrote:
>Omelet wrote: >> The recipes both turned out good and I'd classify one as fantastic and >> will be a do-over for sure! >> > >The Cookalong was fun, but it took about 5-6 hours. Maybe I cooked too >many things? lol I cooked the broccoli salad that Serene and Wayne >mentioned. I also cooked Sheldon's Chili Muy Bueno, cornbread and the >pound cake koko posted to the group. You can see the photos he > > >http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...2&l=8f91dd38ab > > >Becca > Dang girl, you did great. It all looks delicious. koko -- There is no love more sincere than the love of food George Bernard Shaw www.kokoscorner.typepad.com updated 10/30 |
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Becca wrote:
> Omelet wrote: >> The recipes both turned out good and I'd classify one as fantastic >> and will be a do-over for sure! >> > > The Cookalong was fun, but it took about 5-6 hours. Maybe I cooked too > many things? lol I cooked the broccoli salad that Serene and Wayne > mentioned. I also cooked Sheldon's Chili Muy Bueno, cornbread and the > pound cake koko posted to the group. You can see the photos he > > > http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...2&l=8f91dd38ab Yowser, you outdid yourself there Becca - all looks delish. -- Cheers Chatty Cathy |
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sf wrote:
> On Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:51:43 -0600, Becca > wrote: > >> Omelet wrote: >>> The recipes both turned out good and I'd classify one as fantastic and >>> will be a do-over for sure! >>> >> The Cookalong was fun, but it took about 5-6 hours. Maybe I cooked too >> many things? lol I cooked the broccoli salad that Serene and Wayne >> mentioned. I also cooked Sheldon's Chili Muy Bueno, cornbread and the >> pound cake koko posted to the group. You can see the photos he >> >> >> http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...2&l=8f91dd38ab >> >> > Dang Becca, that looks delicious! > As the Taster In Chief... I can tell you it was all delicious. The broccoli salad was so good that the PA Amish would be proud to claim it for their own. The pound cake was very good. Since I try to avoid white flour, I only had a taste and it was hard to stop eating. The chili recipe was good. No good Texan would ever put beans in their chili so Becca left them out. Becca's own chili is so good that this recipe was a small step down but it was a good dish and I can't imagine anyone not enjoying it. Since I can't have flour, Becca also made some gluten-free cornbread in her cast iron skillet which was excellent as usual. Other than helping consume the results, my main contribution was staying out of Becca's way. The next time there is one of these deals, I may jump in. George L |
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Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Mon 02 Nov 2009 06:51:43p, Becca told us... > >> Omelet wrote: >>> The recipes both turned out good and I'd classify one as fantastic and >>> will be a do-over for sure! >>> >> The Cookalong was fun, but it took about 5-6 hours. Maybe I cooked too >> many things? lol I cooked the broccoli salad that Serene and Wayne >> mentioned. I also cooked Sheldon's Chili Muy Bueno, cornbread and the >> pound cake koko posted to the group. You can see the photos he >> >> >> http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...2&l=8f91dd38ab >> >> >> Becca > > > Everything looks wonderful, Beccca! I'm a *very* slow cook. I doubt I > would work out well in a Cookalong, plus I don't do chat. :-) > Er, I only started yesterday, and the currants are still macerating. (Don't tell anyone.) -- Jean B. |
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On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:53:13 -0600, George Leppla
> wrote: >As the Taster In Chief... I can tell you it was all delicious. > >The broccoli salad was so good that the PA Amish would be proud to claim >it for their own. I haven't eaten yet. You're making me hungry! > >The pound cake was very good. Since I try to avoid white flour, I only >had a taste and it was hard to stop eating. Oh, sorry! Are you gluten intolerant? My soon to be DIL discovered that intolerance herself recently and has discovered since then that although it's best to avoid it, she can indulge every now and then w/o too much repercussion. > >The chili recipe was good. No good Texan would ever put beans in their >chili so Becca left them out. Becca's own chili is so good that this >recipe was a small step down but it was a good dish and I can't imagine >anyone not enjoying it. > >Since I can't have flour, Becca also made some gluten-free cornbread in >her cast iron skillet which was excellent as usual. Isn't that pure southern style cornbread? I used to make it that way, but I prefer some flour and a little sugar in mine. > >Other than helping consume the results, my main contribution was staying >out of Becca's way. The next time there is one of these deals, I may >jump in. > Oh that would be great! I don't know if nb's bake-along or the booze-along (a proper holiday event) will be next. You won't be tied to the kitchen for the booze along unless you make something like eggnog (or hot buttered rum). :) -- I love cooking with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food. |
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sf wrote:
> On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:53:13 -0600, George Leppla > > wrote: > >> As the Taster In Chief... I can tell you it was all delicious. >> >> The broccoli salad was so good that the PA Amish would be proud to claim >> it for their own. > > I haven't eaten yet. You're making me hungry! >> The pound cake was very good. Since I try to avoid white flour, I only >> had a taste and it was hard to stop eating. > > Oh, sorry! Are you gluten intolerant? My soon to be DIL discovered > that intolerance herself recently and has discovered since then that > although it's best to avoid it, she can indulge every now and then w/o > too much repercussion. Yep, when I eat anything with any large amounts of white flour in it, I blow up like the Hindenburg. I pretty much try to stay away from it if I can and Becca is great about making me gluten free things like pancakes, cornbread, etc. I have come to appreciate corn tortillas and prefer them to flour tortillas now..... and for some reason, a slice or two of Mrs. Baird's 7 grain bread is tolerable for the times I absolutely must have a sandwich. George L |
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"Omelet" wrote
> "cshenk" wrote: >> Good! For me, finally saw the Doc today. First time in 26 years with a >> civilian Doc. Instead of just getting refills and being shuffled off on >> my >> way, got referrals and real treatment. Interesting. Off to a regular >> otho >> with a morning call to validate the referral. > > Good! I hope you get the help you need. :-) > It's not always easy... Keep us updated please. Now waiting on Tricare. 7-10 days and will have letter with authorization number. Doc wanted it in 3 but picked the wrong person to refer to and they don't do that without the number at that site. Lol, tricare will provide the number with a time/date of appointment but place wont provide a time/date without the number first. For those in favor of 'National health care' take note, it's certainly better than none, but it's not like a well managed HMO. In a well managed HMO, an emergency referral will *happen*. Under Tricare, they carefully made sure i knew where the emergency room was and how to dial 911 if i can't get in and it gets bad fast before the appointment can be made. Oh well. It appears to be slowly healing with proper use of the robaxin ands careful use of tramadol. Don't worry, the tramadol is used very sparingly. It's a bottle of 30 from Nov 2008. Have first refill since then. I take it only *as needed* as am a long term sort and that stuff can be real bad if mis-used over a long time. |
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On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:27:14 -0600, George Leppla
> wrote: >I have come to appreciate corn tortillas and >prefer them to flour tortillas now..... Each has their place, IMO. Hubby has been buying a tortilla that's a combination of corn and wheat. He likes it, I think it tastes weird. >and for some reason, a slice or two of Mrs. Baird's 7 grain bread is >tolerable for the times I absolutely must have a sandwich. Great! I'm glad to hear it agrees with you. I like multi grain bread, the more grains the merrier. -- I love cooking with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food. |
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On Tue, 3 Nov 2009 17:48:46 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
>For those in favor of 'National health care' take note, it's certainly >better than none, but it's not like a well managed HMO. Agreed about the HMO, but those of us who currently have health insurance and are pro national health care are not looking at it for others, not ourselves. We are appalled at the number of people who don't have any health coverage. -- I love cooking with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food. |
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On Nov 4, 12:43*am, sf > wrote:
> On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:27:14 -0600, George Leppla > > > wrote: > >I have come to appreciate corn tortillas and > >prefer them to flour tortillas now..... > > Each has their place, IMO. *Hubby has been buying a tortilla that's a > combination of corn and wheat. *He likes it, I think it tastes weird. > That reminded me that my favorite Ameri-Mex restaurant* just instituted $4.99 lunch specials, M-F 11-2, and in less than 14 months the whole of the indoors will be SMOKE FREE (YAY!!!!), as we just passed a smoking ordinance: http://www.co.st-louis.mo.us/electio...nance24105.pdf It passed with 65.34% of the vote. * Hacienda, on Manchester in Rock Hill --Bryan |
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On Tue, 3 Nov 2009 23:12:06 -0800 (PST), --Bryan >
wrote: >On Nov 4, 12:43*am, sf > wrote: >> On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:27:14 -0600, George Leppla >> >> > wrote: >> >I have come to appreciate corn tortillas and >> >prefer them to flour tortillas now..... >> >> Each has their place, IMO. *Hubby has been buying a tortilla that's a >> combination of corn and wheat. *He likes it, I think it tastes weird. >> >That reminded me that my favorite Ameri-Mex restaurant* just >instituted $4.99 lunch specials, M-F 11-2, and in less than 14 months >the whole of the indoors will be SMOKE FREE (YAY!!!!), as we just >passed a smoking ordinance: >http://www.co.st-louis.mo.us/electio...nance24105.pdf >It passed with 65.34% of the vote. > You have no idea how great it's going to be.... especially after they remodel and get the smoke smell out of everything. -- I love cooking with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food. |
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On Nov 4, 1:54*am, sf > wrote:
> On Tue, 3 Nov 2009 23:12:06 -0800 (PST), --Bryan > > wrote: > > > > > > >On Nov 4, 12:43*am, sf > wrote: > >> On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:27:14 -0600, George Leppla > > >> > wrote: > >> >I have come to appreciate corn tortillas and > >> >prefer them to flour tortillas now..... > > >> Each has their place, IMO. *Hubby has been buying a tortilla that's a > >> combination of corn and wheat. *He likes it, I think it tastes weird.. > > >That reminded me that my favorite Ameri-Mex restaurant* just > >instituted $4.99 lunch specials, M-F 11-2, and in less than 14 months > >the whole of the indoors will be SMOKE FREE (YAY!!!!), as we just > >passed a smoking ordinance: > >http://www.co.st-louis.mo.us/electio...2009/Ordinance... > >It passed with 65.34% of the vote. > > You have no idea how great it's going to be.... especially after they > remodel and get the smoke smell out of everything. > That restaurant is smoke free inside already, except in the bar, which is where they have happy hour 1/2 price appetizers and where you get your own salsa refills, not having to depend on the server. Maybe I'll be in a band again one of these days. There used to be no place at all to play that wasn't smoky. Oh, in case anyone is interested, a lot of the Black Friday ads are out on the web already: http://www.2009blackfridayads.com/ --Bryan |
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--Bryan wrote:
> That reminded me that my favorite Ameri-Mex restaurant* just > instituted $4.99 lunch specials, M-F 11-2, and in less than 14 months > the whole of the indoors will be SMOKE FREE (YAY!!!!), as we just > passed a smoking ordinance: > http://www.co.st-louis.mo.us/electio...nance24105.pdf > It passed with 65.34% of the vote. > > * Hacienda, on Manchester in Rock Hill > > --Bryan > Restaurants in the state of in Louisiana are smoke free. If LA could do it, you would think everyone would. Becca |
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On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:41:04 -0800 (PST), --Bryan >
wrote: >Oh, in case anyone is interested, a lot of the Black Friday ads are >out on the web already: >http://www.2009blackfridayads.com/ I can quite honestly say that's one day of the year I don't even think about shopping. In fact, I've never done it. Why battle the crowds when you don't need to? I know why people used to go decades ago, but for the last 30+ years the same type of sales have been common - monthly if not weekly and sometimes a wild sale for one day. Nobody is tied to Black Friday for a good sale anymore. -- I love cooking with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food. |
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Becca > wrote in :
> --Bryan wrote: >> That reminded me that my favorite Ameri-Mex restaurant* just >> instituted $4.99 lunch specials, M-F 11-2, and in less than 14 months >> the whole of the indoors will be SMOKE FREE (YAY!!!!), as we just >> passed a smoking ordinance: >> http://www.co.st-louis.mo.us/electio...9/Ordinance241 >> 05.pdf It passed with 65.34% of the vote. >> >> * Hacienda, on Manchester in Rock Hill >> >> --Bryan >> > > Restaurants in the state of in Louisiana are smoke free. If LA could do > it, you would think everyone would. > All 'public gathering' places in Australia have been smoke free for quite some time now. Looks like St Louis is still in the dark ages. -- Peter Lucas Brisbane Australia If we are not meant to eat animals, why are they made of meat? |
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On Nov 4, 9:05*am, sf > wrote:
> On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:41:04 -0800 (PST), --Bryan > > wrote: > > >Oh, in case anyone is interested, a lot of the Black Friday ads are > >out on the web already: > >http://www.2009blackfridayads.com/ > > I can quite honestly say that's one day of the year I don't even think > about shopping. *In fact, I've never done it. *Why battle the crowds > when you don't need to? *I know why people used to go decades ago, but > for the last 30+ years the same type of sales have been common - > monthly if not weekly and sometimes a wild sale for one day. *Nobody > is tied to Black Friday for a good sale anymore. I have gotten prices on items that were lower than at any other time. I do avoid the big box electronics stores and Wal Mart. > --Bryan |
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Becca wrote:
> --Bryan wrote: >> That reminded me that my favorite Ameri-Mex restaurant* just >> instituted $4.99 lunch specials, M-F 11-2, and in less than 14 months >> the whole of the indoors will be SMOKE FREE (YAY!!!!), as we just >> passed a smoking ordinance: >> http://www.co.st-louis.mo.us/electio...nance24105.pdf >> >> It passed with 65.34% of the vote. >> >> * Hacienda, on Manchester in Rock Hill >> >> --Bryan >> > > Restaurants in the state of in Louisiana are smoke free. If LA could do > it, you would think everyone would. > > > Becca You tell them Becca, if we can do it anyone can. Thank goodness for Mississippi, if it weren't for them we would be dead last among states for everything. <G> Louisiana, home of the crooked politicians, Chicago can't hold a candle to us. If you don't believe that, take a look at how many of our politicians are in the federal slammer. |
(2009-11-02) NS-RFC: So, how was it?
On Nov 4, 9:05*am, PeterL > wrote:
> Becca > wrote : > > > > > > > --Bryan wrote: > >> That reminded me that my favorite Ameri-Mex restaurant* just > >> instituted $4.99 lunch specials, M-F 11-2, and in less than 14 months > >> the whole of the indoors will be SMOKE FREE (YAY!!!!), as we just > >> passed a smoking ordinance: > >>http://www.co.st-louis.mo.us/electio...9/Ordinance241 > >> 05.pdf It passed with 65.34% of the vote. > > >> * Hacienda, on Manchester in Rock Hill > > >> --Bryan > > > Restaurants in the state of in Louisiana are smoke free. *If LA could do > > it, you would think everyone would. > > All 'public gathering' places in Australia have been smoke free for quite > some time now. > > Looks like St Louis is still in the dark ages. In many ways it is. In some others, it is very progressive. Our world class Zoo is free, supported by property taxes, as is our Art Museum, except for special exhibits. Our world class Symphony* has reasonably priced seats available, and reserves 60 free tickets for each concert for folks who can't afford even those seats. Our world class Botanical Garden is also funded by the St. Louis Zoo Museum District: http://stlouis.bizjournals.com/stlou...22/story2.html Residents of the District are admitted free Wed. and Sat. mornings: http://www.mobot.org/visit/hours.asp Most public libraries and schools in the area are well supported. It's not a bad place to be a lower income person. It should be noted that the smoking ban passed pretty overwhelmingly in St. Louis County, and that triggered a ban put into place by St. Louis City (its own county) that was contingent upon the County ban. And yay for Kirkwood, the municipality where I work. Their smoking ban has no exemptions for bars that have 75% or more of total sales from liquor. * For this Sunday's concert, the movie music of John Williams, "David Robertson [our music director] actually worked out the program with the composer himself." > > -- > Peter Lucas * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > Brisbane * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > Australia * --Bryan |
(2009-11-02) NS-RFC: So, how was it?
On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 07:43:37 -0800 (PST), Food SnobŪ
> wrote: >In many ways it is. In some others, it is very progressive. Our >world class Zoo is free, supported by property taxes, as is our Art >Museum, except for special exhibits. Our world class Symphony* has >reasonably priced seats available, and reserves 60 free tickets for >each concert for folks who can't afford even those seats. Our world >class Botanical Garden is also funded by the St. Louis Zoo Museum >District: Sounds like a good place to visit! I plan on watching plane fares and hopping on one in any direction, anytime a good fare comes up now that I'm in a position to do that kind of thing. <Putting St. Louis on the destination list> :) -- I love cooking with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food. |
(2009-11-02) NS-RFC: So, how was it?
On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:30:05 -0600, George Shirley
> wrote: >Thank goodness for >Mississippi, if it weren't for them we would be dead last among states >for everything. <G> LOLOL -- I love cooking with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food. |
(2009-11-02) NS-RFC: So, how was it?
On Nov 4, 11:18*am, sf > wrote:
> On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 07:43:37 -0800 (PST), Food SnobŪ > > > wrote: > >In many ways it is. *In some others, it is very progressive. *Our > >world class Zoo is free, supported by property taxes, as is our Art > >Museum, except for special exhibits. *Our world class Symphony* has > >reasonably priced seats available, and reserves 60 free tickets for > >each concert for folks who can't afford even those seats. *Our world > >class Botanical Garden is also funded by the St. Louis Zoo Museum > >District: > > Sounds like a good place to visit! *I plan on watching plane fares and > hopping on one in any direction, anytime a good fare comes up now that > I'm in a position to do that kind of thing. > > <Putting St. Louis on the destination list> *:) > Feel free to email me for lots of local info. There are several other St. Louisans on here too. --Bryan |
(2009-11-02) NS-RFC: So, how was it?
On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 09:41:09 -0800 (PST), Food SnobŪ
> wrote: >Feel free to email me for lots of local info. K, thanks >There are several other St. Louisans on here too. I notice every time they use an airport code for St. Louis. -- I love cooking with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food. |
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