In article >, says...
>
> jmcquown wrote:
> >
> > On 10/4/2014 6:24 AM, Janet wrote:
> > > In article >,
> > > says...
> > >>
> > >> On Fri, 03 Oct 2014 19:33:39 -0300, wrote:
> > >>
> > >>>> I love some of the other terms - like 'garage drive' for.... 'driveway'?
> > >>
> > >> Everyone has avoided this term. What is it?
> > >
> > > The paved vehicle access from the road through your garden to your
> > > garage.
> > >
> > There's another fun term - "garden". I call it the yard.
> >
> > > Are we all agreed that a garage is the place where, theoretically,
> > > you would keep a car or three if it wasn't so full of other things
> > > there was no room in the garage for the cars.
> > >
> > > JanetUK
> > >
> > LOL One half of my garage has lots of stuff in it, yes. Storage,
> > dontcha know. The other half houses my car.
>
> Many garages turn into workshops or extra storage rooms. Smart people
> that buy a new car would make room for it in a garage. The car will
> remain well preserved in a garage rather than left outside to the
> elements.

yes Gary, I KNOW :-)


Janet UK

In article >,
says...
>
> On Sat, 4 Oct 2014 11:16:52 +0100, Janet > wrote:
>
> > In article >,
> > says...
> > >
> > > On 10/3/2014 4:59 PM, Kalmia wrote:
> > > > Reading a novel set in Sussex - author has referred a few times to 'crisps'
> > > > as something commonly eaten. Are these what we Yanks call potato chips, or French fries? Thanks.
> > > >
> > > You got the answer to that - potato chips.
> > >
> > > > I love some of the other terms - like 'garage drive' for.... 'driveway'?
> > > >
> > > I'd like to know what the heck is a drop kerb/curb? I know what a curb
> > > is (however you choose to spell it) but what is it when it's prefaced by
> > > the word drop?
> >
> > a kerb that's been lowered to make level access between the vehicle road
> > and a pedestrian pavement.
>
> We call that a "sidewalk".

We don't, because we walk forwards.
> >
> > pic
> >
> > http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/cont...ets/roads_and_
> > pavements/vehicle_access___dropped_kerbs.aspx
> >
> > In UK nearly all public roads in inhabited areas, have adjacent
> > pedestrian pavements, divided from the vehicle-road by a kerb about 3
> > inches high. The kerb also allows rainfall (relatively heavy here) to
> > run off the pavement into the roadside gutter and be drained away down
> > sewers back to waterways.
>
> So you change the spelling from curb to kerb to denote that it drops
> to street level?

No. Curb and kerb have different meanings. The roadside thing is a
kerb. A curb is part of a horse bridle. Curb your tongue/mouth = shut up

Janet UK

"Pico Rico" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Cheri" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Gary" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>> I consider diced potatoes hash brown material vs shredded potatoes.
>>> Fry with some onion (and ham or corned beef) for a great hash brown
>>> meal. For what I call home fries, they are shaped like french fries,
>>> thick or thin.
>>>
>>> G.
>>
>> I only consider shredded potatoes to be hash browns with nothing added
>> except salt and pepper when frying. :-)
>>
>> Cheri
>
> me too, but I have no reason to think that other don't, rightly or
> wrongly, call other things hash browns.

Me either, people are free to call things whatever they want as far as I'm
concerned.

Cheri

"Cheri" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Pico Rico" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Cheri" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> "Gary" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>
>>>> I consider diced potatoes hash brown material vs shredded potatoes.
>>>> Fry with some onion (and ham or corned beef) for a great hash brown
>>>> meal. For what I call home fries, they are shaped like french fries,
>>>> thick or thin.
>>>>
>>>> G.
>>>
>>> I only consider shredded potatoes to be hash browns with nothing added
>>> except salt and pepper when frying. :-)
>>>
>>> Cheri
>>
>> me too, but I have no reason to think that other don't, rightly or
>> wrongly, call other things hash browns.
>
> Me either, people are free to call things whatever they want as far as I'm
> concerned.
>
> Cheri

I don't like people changing nomenclature willy-nilly. But I don't know
enough about the term "hash browns" to have an opinion. I just know what I
have seen them called in my travels.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 4 Oct 2014 08:40:37 -0700, "Cheri" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>> "Gary" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>> > I consider diced potatoes hash brown material vs shredded potatoes.
>> > Fry with some onion (and ham or corned beef) for a great hash brown
>> > meal. For what I call home fries, they are shaped like french fries,
>> > thick or thin.
>> >
>> > G.
>>
>> I only consider shredded potatoes to be hash browns with nothing added
>> except salt and pepper when frying. :-)
>>
>
> Agree. Hash browns are shredded potatoes (currently loving
> reconstituted shredded potatoes) and home fries are diced.
> Potatoes O'Brien are diced potatoes with onion and bell pepper.
> Haven't heard of anything pan fried for breakfast made with french fry
> cut potatoes. Round or half round isn't even considered. That shape
> is reserved for scalloped potatoes and the like.
>
> Here's an interesting version of hash brown that doesn't use a
> shredder, it's a form I was unfamiliar with until now.
> http://www.wikihow.com/Cook-Hash-Browns

I haven't seen that before either. I can't really imagine heating up the
oven to 325 for just four of five minutes and then the refrigerator step.
Personally, I peel them, shred them, drop them in a bowl of water, drain in
a strainer rinse a couple of times, plop into a clean dishtowel, twist the
moisture out, and I'm good to go. They fry up crisp on the outside but still
moist on the inside. That's how I like them, though I must say I haven't had
them in a long while.


Cheri

On Sat, 4 Oct 2014 09:27:32 -0700, "Pico Rico" >
wrote:

>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Sat, 4 Oct 2014 09:21:12 -0700, "Pico Rico" >
> > wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> "sf" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >> > On Sat, 4 Oct 2014 08:40:37 -0700, "Cheri" >
> >> > wrote:
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> "Gary" > wrote in message
> >> >> ...
> >> >>
> >> >> > I consider diced potatoes hash brown material vs shredded potatoes.
> >> >> > Fry with some onion (and ham or corned beef) for a great hash brown
> >> >> > meal. For what I call home fries, they are shaped like french fries,
> >> >> > thick or thin.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > G.
> >> >>
> >> >> I only consider shredded potatoes to be hash browns with nothing added
> >> >> except salt and pepper when frying. :-)
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> > Agree. Hash browns are shredded potatoes (currently loving
> >> > reconstituted shredded potatoes) and home fries are diced.
> >> > Potatoes O'Brien are diced potatoes with onion and bell pepper.
> >> > Haven't heard of anything pan fried for breakfast made with french fry
> >> > cut potatoes. Round or half round isn't even considered. That shape
> >> > is reserved for scalloped potatoes and the like.
> >> >
> >> > Here's an interesting version of hash brown that doesn't use a
> >> > shredder, it's a form I was unfamiliar with until now.
> >> > http://www.wikihow.com/Cook-Hash-Browns
> >> >
> >>
> >> but look what they call a "large potato".
> >>
> > I was letting that one go because it looked like the size comparison
> > was large vs new potato.
> >
>
> but isn't it the policy here on rfc to never just "let anything go"?
>
I do admit it's highly unusual... OBTW, speaking of not letting go - I
found out that round potato slices fried up for breakfast are called
Country Fries! Apparently it's a Southern thing.
http://www.theredheadriter.com/2012/...nch-or-dinner/


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On Sat, 04 Oct 2014 13:25:16 -0300, wrote:

> On Sat, 04 Oct 2014 09:07:37 -0700, sf > wrote:
>
> >On Sat, 04 Oct 2014 12:29:33 -0300, wrote:
> >
> >> On Sat, 04 Oct 2014 07:22:08 -0700, sf > wrote:
> >>
> >> >On Sat, 04 Oct 2014 08:57:17 -0300, wrote:
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> I have to add again, sf misquoted me, obviously I would not say such a
> >> >> thing!
> >> >
> >> >If you count the >s, it's obvious that you didn't say it. If you read
> >> >the thread, you'd know for sure.
> >>
> >>
> >> There were no single > to count !!! This was your post -
> >
> >There was no single > therefore those weren't your words. What is so
> >hard to understand about that?
> >
> >>
> >> On Fri, 03 Oct 2014 19:33:39 -0300, wrote:
> >>
> >> > >I love some of the other terms - like 'garage drive' for.... 'driveway'?
> >>
> >> Everyone has avoided this term. What is it?
>
> Why didn't you just edit it correctly so that whomever it was that
> said it, was left there, not me ? Too difficult I guess.

I did it just to get your knickers in a twist.


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"Ophelia" > wrote in message
...
>
>
> "Gary" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Ophelia wrote:
>>>
>>> "Cherry" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>> > On Saturday, October 4, 2014 5:43:46 AM UTC+1, sf wrote:
>>> >> On Fri, 03 Oct 2014 19:33:39 -0300, wrote:
>>> >>
>>> > I love some of the other terms - like 'garage drive' for....
>>> > 'driveway'? >
>>> > -
>>> >
>>> > Everyone has avoided this term. What is it?
>>> > --
>>> > Avoid cutting yourself when slicing vegetables by getting someone else
>>> > to
>>> > hold them.
>>> > -
>>> > I've never heard the term 'garage drive' before, we call it 'driveway'
>>> > or
>>> > just 'the drive'
>>>
>>> Nor have I.
>>
>> Tell me this one. When someone might say to you, "You're looking very
>> fit today," how do you interpret that comment?#
>
> I would assume it was a compliment. If it wasn't I wouldn't want to
> know)
>
>
>> ps- I know the answer from someone that grew up in Manchester. Just
>> wanted to see if your definition is the same as she told me.
>
> What does it mean to you?

I assume it means one looks nice. I could be wrong. :-)

Cheri

On 10/4/2014 12:06 PM, sf wrote:
> On Sat, 4 Oct 2014 08:40:37 -0700, "Cheri" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>> "Gary" > wrote in message ...
>>
>>> I consider diced potatoes hash brown material vs shredded potatoes.
>>> Fry with some onion (and ham or corned beef) for a great hash brown
>>> meal. For what I call home fries, they are shaped like french fries,
>>> thick or thin.
>>>
>>> G.
>>
>> I only consider shredded potatoes to be hash browns with nothing added
>> except salt and pepper when frying. :-)
>>
>
> Agree. Hash browns are shredded potatoes (currently loving
> reconstituted shredded potatoes) and home fries are diced.
> Potatoes O'Brien are diced potatoes with onion and bell pepper.
> Haven't heard of anything pan fried for breakfast made with french fry
> cut potatoes. Round or half round isn't even considered. That shape
> is reserved for scalloped potatoes and the like.
>
> Here's an interesting version of hash brown that doesn't use a
> shredder, it's a form I was unfamiliar with until now.
> http://www.wikihow.com/Cook-Hash-Browns
>
>
German Swiss people are very fond of hash browns; they call them Roesti
and there are regional variations in flavorings like bacon, onion,
cheese, apple or fresh herbs.

--
Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)

Extraneous "not." in Reply To.

"Cheri" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Pico Rico" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Cheri" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> "Gary" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>
>>>> I consider diced potatoes hash brown material vs shredded potatoes.
>>>> Fry with some onion (and ham or corned beef) for a great hash brown
>>>> meal. For what I call home fries, they are shaped like french fries,
>>>> thick or thin.
>>>>
>>>> G.
>>>
>>> I only consider shredded potatoes to be hash browns with nothing added
>>> except salt and pepper when frying. :-)
>>>
>>> Cheri
>>
>> me too, but I have no reason to think that other don't, rightly or
>> wrongly, call other things hash browns.
>
> Me either, people are free to call things whatever they want as far as I'm
> concerned.

I have learned to call many things differently to the way that I know them.
I don't mind at all. It is mainly a US group and I reckon that if I want to
post here I have to do that. There are some people who are kind enough to
explain when I ask

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"Cheri" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>>
>> "Gary" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Ophelia wrote:
>>>>
>>>> "Cherry" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>> > On Saturday, October 4, 2014 5:43:46 AM UTC+1, sf wrote:
>>>> >> On Fri, 03 Oct 2014 19:33:39 -0300, wrote:
>>>> >>
>>>> > I love some of the other terms - like 'garage drive' for....
>>>> > 'driveway'? >
>>>> > -
>>>> >
>>>> > Everyone has avoided this term. What is it?
>>>> > --
>>>> > Avoid cutting yourself when slicing vegetables by getting someone
>>>> > else to
>>>> > hold them.
>>>> > -
>>>> > I've never heard the term 'garage drive' before, we call it
>>>> > 'driveway' or
>>>> > just 'the drive'
>>>>
>>>> Nor have I.
>>>
>>> Tell me this one. When someone might say to you, "You're looking very
>>> fit today," how do you interpret that comment?#
>>
>> I would assume it was a compliment. If it wasn't I wouldn't want to
>> know)
>>
>>
>>> ps- I know the answer from someone that grew up in Manchester. Just
>>> wanted to see if your definition is the same as she told me.
>>
>> What does it mean to you?
>
> I assume it means one looks nice. I could be wrong. :-)

Then if you are so am I <g>

>
> Cheri
>

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On Sat, 4 Oct 2014 10:57:28 -0700, "Cheri" >
wrote:

>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Sat, 4 Oct 2014 08:40:37 -0700, "Cheri" >
> > wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> "Gary" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >>
> >> > I consider diced potatoes hash brown material vs shredded potatoes.
> >> > Fry with some onion (and ham or corned beef) for a great hash brown
> >> > meal. For what I call home fries, they are shaped like french fries,
> >> > thick or thin.
> >> >
> >> > G.
> >>
> >> I only consider shredded potatoes to be hash browns with nothing added
> >> except salt and pepper when frying. :-)
> >>
> >
> > Agree. Hash browns are shredded potatoes (currently loving
> > reconstituted shredded potatoes) and home fries are diced.
> > Potatoes O'Brien are diced potatoes with onion and bell pepper.
> > Haven't heard of anything pan fried for breakfast made with french fry
> > cut potatoes. Round or half round isn't even considered. That shape
> > is reserved for scalloped potatoes and the like.
> >
> > Here's an interesting version of hash brown that doesn't use a
> > shredder, it's a form I was unfamiliar with until now.
> > http://www.wikihow.com/Cook-Hash-Browns
>
> I haven't seen that before either. I can't really imagine heating up the
> oven to 325 for just four of five minutes and then the refrigerator step.
> Personally, I peel them, shred them, drop them in a bowl of water, drain in
> a strainer rinse a couple of times, plop into a clean dishtowel, twist the
> moisture out, and I'm good to go. They fry up crisp on the outside but still
> moist on the inside. That's how I like them, though I must say I haven't had
> them in a long while.
>

I was talking about the tiny dice, not their cooking method.


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On Sat, 04 Oct 2014 14:18:41 -0400, James Silverton
> wrote:

> On 10/4/2014 12:06 PM, sf wrote:
> > On Sat, 4 Oct 2014 08:40:37 -0700, "Cheri" >
> > wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> "Gary" > wrote in message ...
> >>
> >>> I consider diced potatoes hash brown material vs shredded potatoes.
> >>> Fry with some onion (and ham or corned beef) for a great hash brown
> >>> meal. For what I call home fries, they are shaped like french fries,
> >>> thick or thin.
> >>>
> >>> G.
> >>
> >> I only consider shredded potatoes to be hash browns with nothing added
> >> except salt and pepper when frying. :-)
> >>
> >
> > Agree. Hash browns are shredded potatoes (currently loving
> > reconstituted shredded potatoes) and home fries are diced.
> > Potatoes O'Brien are diced potatoes with onion and bell pepper.
> > Haven't heard of anything pan fried for breakfast made with french fry
> > cut potatoes. Round or half round isn't even considered. That shape
> > is reserved for scalloped potatoes and the like.
> >
> > Here's an interesting version of hash brown that doesn't use a
> > shredder, it's a form I was unfamiliar with until now.
> > http://www.wikihow.com/Cook-Hash-Browns
> >
> >
> German Swiss people are very fond of hash browns; they call them Roesti
> and there are regional variations in flavorings like bacon, onion,
> cheese, apple or fresh herbs.

I guess that's where people got their breakfast for dinner idea from.


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On Sat, 04 Oct 2014 14:18:41 -0400, James Silverton
> wrote:

>
snip
>>
>German Swiss people are very fond of hash browns; they call them Roesti
>and there are regional variations in flavorings like bacon, onion,
>cheese, apple or fresh herbs.

I just lumped almost all of those variants together this noon. Bacon
pieces, red bell pepper, onion, Anaheim pepper rounds, parsley and
white cheddar.
Janet US

"Cheri" > wrote in message
...
>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Sat, 4 Oct 2014 08:40:37 -0700, "Cheri" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> "Gary" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>
>>> > I consider diced potatoes hash brown material vs shredded potatoes.
>>> > Fry with some onion (and ham or corned beef) for a great hash brown
>>> > meal. For what I call home fries, they are shaped like french fries,
>>> > thick or thin.
>>> >
>>> > G.
>>>
>>> I only consider shredded potatoes to be hash browns with nothing added
>>> except salt and pepper when frying. :-)
>>>
>>
>> Agree. Hash browns are shredded potatoes (currently loving
>> reconstituted shredded potatoes) and home fries are diced.
>> Potatoes O'Brien are diced potatoes with onion and bell pepper.
>> Haven't heard of anything pan fried for breakfast made with french fry
>> cut potatoes. Round or half round isn't even considered. That shape
>> is reserved for scalloped potatoes and the like.
>>
>> Here's an interesting version of hash brown that doesn't use a
>> shredder, it's a form I was unfamiliar with until now.
>> http://www.wikihow.com/Cook-Hash-Browns
>
> I haven't seen that before either. I can't really imagine heating up the
> oven to 325 for just four of five minutes and then the refrigerator step.

you really would be doing that for a crowd, or for having them on hand for
multiple days, or if you have the oven on already for something else.

On Sat, 4 Oct 2014 11:01:51 -0700, "Cheri" >
wrote:

>
> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> >
> > "Gary" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> Ophelia wrote:
> >>>
> >>> "Cherry" > wrote in message
> >>> ...
> >>> > On Saturday, October 4, 2014 5:43:46 AM UTC+1, sf wrote:
> >>> >> On Fri, 03 Oct 2014 19:33:39 -0300, wrote:
> >>> >>
> >>> > I love some of the other terms - like 'garage drive' for....
> >>> > 'driveway'? >
> >>> > -
> >>> >
> >>> > Everyone has avoided this term. What is it?
> >>> > --
> >>> > Avoid cutting yourself when slicing vegetables by getting someone else
> >>> > to
> >>> > hold them.
> >>> > -
> >>> > I've never heard the term 'garage drive' before, we call it 'driveway'
> >>> > or
> >>> > just 'the drive'
> >>>
> >>> Nor have I.
> >>
> >> Tell me this one. When someone might say to you, "You're looking very
> >> fit today," how do you interpret that comment?#
> >
> > I would assume it was a compliment. If it wasn't I wouldn't want to
> > know)
> >
> >
> >> ps- I know the answer from someone that grew up in Manchester. Just
> >> wanted to see if your definition is the same as she told me.
> >
> > What does it mean to you?
>
> I assume it means one looks nice. I could be wrong. :-)
>

IMO "fit" is short for "You're looking as fit as a fiddle" and yes,
it's a compliment. It has nothing to do with what shape your body is,
it means "in good health". In the olden days "I'm feeling fit as a
fiddle" would be the return to "How are you". My grandfather used
that phrase a lot.




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On Sat, 04 Oct 2014 09:33:27 -0700, sf > wrote:


snip
>
>I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one who hates those bumps! Their
>latest move is to remove sidewalk cement at the crosswalk (usually
>it's on a corner) and use asphalt to form the ramp. I look at those
>and think: cheapskates.

Several (a couple?) of years ago, contractors went all over the city,
removed curbing at corners, interrupted traffic, and installed cement
ramps at the corners. This past 12 months, contractors are going all
over the city, disrupting traffic to install the yellow, dimpled metal
ramp plates at the corners. I'm pleased that we had the money to keep
people employed during harder times, but it's time for a break.
Janet US

On Sat, 4 Oct 2014 19:34:54 +0100, "Ophelia"
> wrote:

>
>
> "Cheri" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > "Ophelia" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >>
> >>
> >> "Gary" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >>> Ophelia wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> "Cherry" > wrote in message
> >>>> ...
> >>>> > On Saturday, October 4, 2014 5:43:46 AM UTC+1, sf wrote:
> >>>> >> On Fri, 03 Oct 2014 19:33:39 -0300, wrote:
> >>>> >>
> >>>> > I love some of the other terms - like 'garage drive' for....
> >>>> > 'driveway'? >
> >>>> > -
> >>>> >
> >>>> > Everyone has avoided this term. What is it?
> >>>> > --
> >>>> > Avoid cutting yourself when slicing vegetables by getting someone
> >>>> > else to
> >>>> > hold them.
> >>>> > -
> >>>> > I've never heard the term 'garage drive' before, we call it
> >>>> > 'driveway' or
> >>>> > just 'the drive'
> >>>>
> >>>> Nor have I.
> >>>
> >>> Tell me this one. When someone might say to you, "You're looking very
> >>> fit today," how do you interpret that comment?#
> >>
> >> I would assume it was a compliment. If it wasn't I wouldn't want to
> >> know)
> >>
> >>
> >>> ps- I know the answer from someone that grew up in Manchester. Just
> >>> wanted to see if your definition is the same as she told me.
> >>
> >> What does it mean to you?
> >
> > I assume it means one looks nice. I could be wrong. :-)
>
> Then if you are so am I <g>
>

That's pretty much the modern usage, but it still has the implication
of good health to it. You wouldn't tell someone who is ill that they
look fit (unless you were lying) - because they don't.

I'm waiting to hear what Gary was told.


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On Sat, 04 Oct 2014 12:50:43 -0600, Janet Bostwick
> wrote:

> On Sat, 04 Oct 2014 09:33:27 -0700, sf > wrote:
>
>
> snip
> >
> >I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one who hates those bumps! Their
> >latest move is to remove sidewalk cement at the crosswalk (usually
> >it's on a corner) and use asphalt to form the ramp. I look at those
> >and think: cheapskates.
>
> Several (a couple?) of years ago, contractors went all over the city,
> removed curbing at corners, interrupted traffic, and installed cement
> ramps at the corners. This past 12 months, contractors are going all
> over the city, disrupting traffic to install the yellow, dimpled metal
> ramp plates at the corners. I'm pleased that we had the money to keep
> people employed during harder times, but it's time for a break.

That is a prime example of our government at work. Designated money
is for certain projects only. Never mind that something else is more
critical, the money goes to X. Our main street downtown (Market) has
had so many beautification projects, it's ridiculous. I'd rather they
took that manpower and money for materials and filled potholes in the
streets! As you said, at least they're keeping people employed.
People with money pay taxes and spend locally, so it's not all bad.


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On 10/4/2014 10:57 AM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
> On Sat, 04 Oct 2014 06:41:47 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 10/4/2014 6:16 AM, Janet wrote:
>>> In article >,
>>> says...
>>>>
>>>> On 10/3/2014 4:59 PM, Kalmia wrote:
>>>>> Reading a novel set in Sussex - author has referred a few times to 'crisps'
>>>>> as something commonly eaten. Are these what we Yanks call potato chips, or French fries? Thanks.
>>>>>
>>>> You got the answer to that - potato chips.
>>>>
>>>>> I love some of the other terms - like 'garage drive' for.... 'driveway'?
>>>>>
>>>> I'd like to know what the heck is a drop kerb/curb? I know what a curb
>>>> is (however you choose to spell it) but what is it when it's prefaced by
>>>> the word drop?
>>>
>>> a kerb that's been lowered to make level access between the vehicle road
>>> and a pedestrian pavement.
>>>
>>> pic
>>>
>>> http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/cont...ets/roads_and_
>>> pavements/vehicle_access___dropped_kerbs.aspx
>>>
>>> In UK nearly all public roads in inhabited areas, have adjacent
>>> pedestrian pavements, divided from the vehicle-road by a kerb about 3
>>> inches high. The kerb also allows rainfall (relatively heavy here) to
>>> run off the pavement into the roadside gutter and be drained away down
>>> sewers back to waterways.
>>>
>>> Wherever car parks, businesses or homes have a vehicle or foot access
>>> across a pavement to a road, (say, from a home driveway) the kerb is
>>> dropped so the pavement slopes to meat the road.
>>> This reduces damage to tyres and means that pedestrians crossing the
>>> access can push a pram, drive a wheelchair/disability buggy etc
>>> smoothly without having to go over a 3" ledge.
>>>
>>> Janet UK
>>>
>>>
>> Thank you, and Cherry, too. We just call them driveways. We don't
>> have a separate name for it.
>>
>> Jill
>
> 'Curb-cut'
> Janet US
>
Huh. Never heard that one before!

Jill

On 10/4/2014 12:22 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>
>
> "Doris Night" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> I put onions in mine, too. Generally about as much onion as potato. I
>> also add a sprinkling of either paprika or finely chopped rosemary.
>
> I haven't tried that but it sounds very good. I dice the cold baked
> potatoes, and fry in butter with seasoning and he likes them with bacon
> and
> eggs.
>
> What does everyone serve theirs with?
>
Bacon or sausage and eggs. Home fries are definitely a breakfast thing
to my way of thinking.

Jill

On 10/3/2014 11:51 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>


>>
>> Name one. There are dozens asnd dozens of potato chip flavors in the
>> US... that said I abhor otherworldly potato chip flavors, I like plain
>> potato chips.
>
> How about 31?
> http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglopheni...ritish-crisps/
>


Score one for Julie. Of the 31 flavors, I've seen maybe three of them
here. Quite a collection of them. Not sure I'd want the lamb and mint
though.

On 10/4/2014 11:40 AM, Cheri wrote:
>
> "Gary" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> I consider diced potatoes hash brown material vs shredded potatoes.
>> Fry with some onion (and ham or corned beef) for a great hash brown
>> meal. For what I call home fries, they are shaped like french fries,
>> thick or thin.
>>
>> G.
>
> I only consider shredded potatoes to be hash browns with nothing added
> except salt and pepper when frying. :-)
>
> Cheri

Same here, Cheri. Diced potatoes (yes, with onions) are home fries.

Jill

On 10/4/2014 1:58 PM, sf wrote:
>>
> I do admit it's highly unusual... OBTW, speaking of not letting go - I
> found out that round potato slices fried up for breakfast are called
> Country Fries! Apparently it's a Southern thing.
> http://www.theredheadriter.com/2012/...nch-or-dinner/
>
>
I'd just call them fried potatoes.

Jill

On Saturday, October 4, 2014 4:02:47 AM UTC-4, Je�us wrote:
> On Fri, 3 Oct 2014 19:50:09 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>
> > wrote:

> >Yes, they are potato chips.
>
>
>
> The question has been answered 4000 times already. You won't burst
>
> into flames if you don't post to every single thread on RFC, you know?
>
>
>
> >I'm not a Brit and even I know this.
>
>
> I had no idea you were so worldly and sophisticated.

Doncha know? She gained all this erudition from her stints at Wal and K Mart.

> Amazing.

If three nuclear physicists were developing theories, you could bank on imbecile Bove to butt in and put in her redundant 2 cents. No, ONE cent - maybe.

On 10/4/2014 1:22 PM, Janet wrote:
> In article >, says...
>>
>> On 04/10/2014 4:52 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>>> On 10/4/2014 6:24 AM, Janet wrote:
>>>> In article >,
>>>> says...
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, 03 Oct 2014 19:33:39 -0300, wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>> I love some of the other terms - like 'garage drive' for....
>>>>>>> 'driveway'?
>>>>>
>>>>> Everyone has avoided this term. What is it?
>>>>
>>>> The paved vehicle access from the road through your garden to your
>>>> garage.
>>>>
>>> There's another fun term - "garden". I call it the yard.
>
> See, there's another example of how you Americans just dont
> understand measurements.
>
> Janet UK
>
>
>
LOL Okay, it's the "lawn". Better? I think of gardens as either
places with decorative, often floral plantings, or vegetable and herb
gardens. A yard/lawn is pretty much just grass.

Jill

On 10/4/2014 10:22 AM, sf wrote:
> On Sat, 04 Oct 2014 07:00:45 -0300, wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 03 Oct 2014 21:43:46 -0700, sf > wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, 03 Oct 2014 19:33:39 -0300, wrote:
>>>
>>>>> I love some of the other terms - like 'garage drive' for.... 'driveway'?
>>>
>>> Everyone has avoided this term. What is it?
>>
>> I definitely did not ask this question!
>
> That's obvious! Are you incapable of counting quote marks?
>
>
Give it up. You didn't quote the person who said it, you just left
lucretia there instead. That's why some people hate to trim posts -
there's bound to be confusion about who said what.

Jill

On 10/4/2014 10:34 AM, Gary wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> On 10/4/2014 6:24 AM, Janet wrote:
>>
>>> Are we all agreed that a garage is the place where, theoretically,
>>> you would keep a car or three if it wasn't so full of other things
>>> there was no room in the garage for the cars.
>>>
>>> JanetUK
>>>
>> LOL One half of my garage has lots of stuff in it, yes. Storage,
>> dontcha know. The other half houses my car.
>
> Many garages turn into workshops or extra storage rooms. Smart people
> that buy a new car would make room for it in a garage. The car will
> remain well preserved in a garage rather than left outside to the
> elements.
>
> G.
>
I'm gradually getting rid of the stuff that is stored in the garage. I
figure if it's sitting out there in boxes chances are I don't really
need it. Before I had a garage I had a cover for my car. I had to park
it underneath pine trees; tree sap is a killer on paint.

Jill

On Saturday, October 4, 2014 1:57:00 AM UTC-7, JohnJohn wrote:

> On Sat, 04 Oct 2014 18:12:29 +1000, Jeßus > wrote:
>
> >On Fri, 03 Oct 2014 23:13:46 -0400, Brooklyn1
> > wrote:
>
> >>On Fri, 3 Oct 2014 19:50:09 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
> >>>"Kalmia" > wrote in message
> ...
>
> >>>> Reading a novel set in Sussex - author has referred a few times to
> >>>> 'crisps' as something commonly eaten. Are these what we Yanks call potato
> >>>> chips, or French fries? Thanks.
>
> >>>> I love some of the other terms - like 'garage drive' for.... 'driveway'?
>
> >>>Yes, they are potato chips. I'm not a Brit and even I know this. They also
> >>>have a lot of flavors over there that we don't have.
>
> >>Name one. There are dozens asnd dozens of potato chip flavors in the
> >>US... that said I abhor otherworldly potato chip flavors, I like plain
> >>potato chips.
>
> >I rarely eat chips, but when I do, it's these:
>
> >http://www.kentstreetcellars.com.au/...product_id=410
>
>
> AKA ****** chips.
>

****** chips?

Wouldn't the crumbs be an irritant? Especially salty chips?

Or do Aussies like it rough?

On Saturday, October 4, 2014 2:10:21 AM UTC-7, JohnJohn wrote:

> On Fri, 03 Oct 2014 23:13:46 -0400, Brooklyn1
> > wrote:
>
> >On Fri, 3 Oct 2014 19:50:09 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
> >>"Kalmia" > wrote in message
> ...
>
> >>> Reading a novel set in Sussex - author has referred a few times to
> >>> 'crisps' as something commonly eaten. Are these what we Yanks call potato
> >>> chips, or French fries? Thanks.
>
> >>> I love some of the other terms - like 'garage drive' for.... 'driveway'?
>
> >>Yes, they are potato chips. I'm not a Brit and even I know this. They also
> >>have a lot of flavors over there that we don't have.
>
> >Name one. There are dozens asnd dozens of potato chip flavors in the
> >US... that said I abhor otherworldly potato chip flavors, I like plain
> >potato chips.
>
> Do you have paprika chips?
>

We call them BBQ chips.

On Sat, 04 Oct 2014 15:08:50 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 10/4/2014 10:57 AM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
snip
>>
>> 'Curb-cut'
>> Janet US
>>
>Huh. Never heard that one before!
>
>Jill
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curb_cut

Janet US

On 10/4/2014 4:15 PM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
> On Sat, 04 Oct 2014 15:08:50 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 10/4/2014 10:57 AM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
> snip
>>>
>>> 'Curb-cut'
>>> Janet US
>>>
>> Huh. Never heard that one before!
>>
>> Jill
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curb_cut
>
> Janet US
>
I didn't doubt you, I just never heard it called that before.

Jill

On 04/10/2014 2:15 PM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
> On Sat, 04 Oct 2014 15:08:50 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 10/4/2014 10:57 AM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
> snip
>>>
>>> 'Curb-cut'
>>> Janet US
>>>
>> Huh. Never heard that one before!
>>
>> Jill
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curb_cut
>
> Janet US
>
Same up here in Canada. I had it done a few years ago.
Graham

On 04/10/2014 1:20 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 10/4/2014 11:40 AM, Cheri wrote:
>>
>> "Gary" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>> I consider diced potatoes hash brown material vs shredded potatoes.
>>> Fry with some onion (and ham or corned beef) for a great hash brown
>>> meal. For what I call home fries, they are shaped like french fries,
>>> thick or thin.
>>>
>>> G.
>>
>> I only consider shredded potatoes to be hash browns with nothing added
>> except salt and pepper when frying. :-)
>>
>> Cheri
>
> Same here, Cheri. Diced potatoes (yes, with onions) are home fries.
>
> Jill

From the fount of all knowledge:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_fries

Graham

On 04/10/2014 1:29 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 10/4/2014 1:22 PM, Janet wrote:
A yard/lawn is pretty much just grass.
>
> Jill

In the UK it's paved or gravelled over.
Graham

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 10/4/2014 1:58 PM, sf wrote:
>>>
>> I do admit it's highly unusual... OBTW, speaking of not letting go - I
>> found out that round potato slices fried up for breakfast are called
>> Country Fries! Apparently it's a Southern thing.
>> http://www.theredheadriter.com/2012/...nch-or-dinner/
>>
>>
> I'd just call them fried potatoes.
>
> Jill

you'll never get a job writing restaurant menus, that's for sure!

On Sat, 04 Oct 2014 16:30:31 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 10/4/2014 4:15 PM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
>> On Sat, 04 Oct 2014 15:08:50 -0400, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 10/4/2014 10:57 AM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
>> snip
>>>>
>>>> 'Curb-cut'
>>>> Janet US
>>>>
>>> Huh. Never heard that one before!
>>>
>>> Jill
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curb_cut
>>
>> Janet US
>>
>I didn't doubt you, I just never heard it called that before.
>
>Jill
It may be that I have a person who is in architecture in the house.
Knowing laws, requirements, etc., is important when drawing up plans.
I've just heard them called that for years and years. Before that I
never gave them a thought.
Janet US

"Pico Rico" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Cheri" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Pico Rico" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> "Cheri" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>>
>>>> "Gary" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>
>>>>> I consider diced potatoes hash brown material vs shredded potatoes.
>>>>> Fry with some onion (and ham or corned beef) for a great hash brown
>>>>> meal. For what I call home fries, they are shaped like french fries,
>>>>> thick or thin.
>>>>>
>>>>> G.
>>>>
>>>> I only consider shredded potatoes to be hash browns with nothing added
>>>> except salt and pepper when frying. :-)
>>>>
>>>> Cheri
>>>
>>> me too, but I have no reason to think that other don't, rightly or
>>> wrongly, call other things hash browns.
>>
>> Me either, people are free to call things whatever they want as far as
>> I'm concerned.
>>
>> Cheri
>
> I don't like people changing nomenclature willy-nilly. But I don't know
> enough about the term "hash browns" to have an opinion. I just know what
> I have seen them called in my travels.

I don't care if they just call them fried potatoes. One is always free to
ask what that means to another.

Cheri

On Sat, 4 Oct 2014 13:10:39 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

>On Saturday, October 4, 2014 1:57:00 AM UTC-7, JohnJohn wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 04 Oct 2014 18:12:29 +1000, Jeßus > wrote:
>>
>> >On Fri, 03 Oct 2014 23:13:46 -0400, Brooklyn1
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >>On Fri, 3 Oct 2014 19:50:09 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >>>"Kalmia" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>> >>>> Reading a novel set in Sussex - author has referred a few times to
>> >>>> 'crisps' as something commonly eaten. Are these what we Yanks call potato
>> >>>> chips, or French fries? Thanks.
>>
>> >>>> I love some of the other terms - like 'garage drive' for.... 'driveway'?
>>
>> >>>Yes, they are potato chips. I'm not a Brit and even I know this. They also
>> >>>have a lot of flavors over there that we don't have.
>>
>> >>Name one. There are dozens asnd dozens of potato chip flavors in the
>> >>US... that said I abhor otherworldly potato chip flavors, I like plain
>> >>potato chips.
>>
>> >I rarely eat chips, but when I do, it's these:
>>
>> >http://www.kentstreetcellars.com.au/...product_id=410
>>
>>
>> AKA ****** chips.
>>
>
>****** chips?
>
>Wouldn't the crumbs be an irritant? Especially salty chips?
>
>Or do Aussies like it rough?

I'm not sure what he does with his potato chips, but I'd rather not
know any more details, thanks...

On Sat, 4 Oct 2014 12:25:30 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
> wrote:

>On Saturday, October 4, 2014 4:02:47 AM UTC-4, Je�us wrote:
>> On Fri, 3 Oct 2014 19:50:09 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>
>> > wrote:
>
>> >Yes, they are potato chips.
>>
>>
>>
>> The question has been answered 4000 times already. You won't burst
>>
>> into flames if you don't post to every single thread on RFC, you know?
>>
>>
>>
>> >I'm not a Brit and even I know this.
>>
>>
>> I had no idea you were so worldly and sophisticated.
>
>Doncha know? She gained all this erudition from her stints at Wal and K Mart.

You mean she *doesnt* get everything delivered?

>> Amazing.
>
>If three nuclear physicists were developing theories, you could bank on imbecile Bove to butt in and put in her redundant 2 cents. No, ONE cent - maybe.

Yes, only 1¢ (adjusted for inflation).