On 10/15/2014 11:58 AM, Pico Rico wrote:

> It is Koko's posts and Janet's recent threads on her smoker and brisket that
> have kept my interest.
>
> KF's only do so much when the malingering hoards cannot resist their
> prepubescent urges to reply to every crackpot post.
>
> Ignoring threads is ok, but when you have to ignore 90%, there is very
> little wheat in the chaff.

There can't always be grilling and smoker posts. Sometimes we need herb
blend posts.

--
ღ.¸¸.œ«*¨`*œ¶
Cheryl

On Fri, 17 Oct 2014 00:35:45 -0400, Cheryl >
wrote:

> On 10/15/2014 11:58 AM, Pico Rico wrote:
>
> > It is Koko's posts and Janet's recent threads on her smoker and brisket that
> > have kept my interest.
> >
> > KF's only do so much when the malingering hoards cannot resist their
> > prepubescent urges to reply to every crackpot post.
> >
> > Ignoring threads is ok, but when you have to ignore 90%, there is very
> > little wheat in the chaff.
>
> There can't always be grilling and smoker posts. Sometimes we need herb
> blend posts.

Tru dat, but I have ribs to talk about tonight... 3 hours (long and
slow) over charcoal. Yes, they were delicious.
http://oi62.tinypic.com/8xizdg.jpg

--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

"sf" > wrote in message
...

> Tru dat, but I have ribs to talk about tonight... 3 hours (long and
> slow) over charcoal. Yes, they were delicious.
> http://oi62.tinypic.com/8xizdg.jpg

Now, those are some good looking ribs!

Cheri

On Wednesday, October 15, 2014 12:11:30 PM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2014-10-15 11:50 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>
>
>
> >> What are WE supposed to do...beg you to stay? It is your choice.
>
> >> If you can't stand the heat...stay out of the kitchen.
>
> >> ====
>
> >>
>
> > Yep. Or learn how to use a killfile and also to skip over posts that
>
> > aren't of interest. I refuse to be dragged into political discussions;
>
> > they have no place here. RFC ain't gonna solve the world's problems.
>
> > I'm smart enough to just mark the thread as read and move onto something
>
> > else.
>
> >
>
> I guess he just wanted to take his toys and go home.
>
I never noticed him having any toys in particular.

--Bryan

On Thu, 16 Oct 2014 22:02:07 -0700, sf > wrote:


snip
>
>Tru dat, but I have ribs to talk about tonight... 3 hours (long and
>slow) over charcoal. Yes, they were delicious.
>http://oi62.tinypic.com/8xizdg.jpg

Wow! Those look tasty! That's a lot of food.
Leftovers?
Janet US

On Fri, 17 Oct 2014 07:59:27 -0600, Janet Bostwick
> wrote:

> On Thu, 16 Oct 2014 22:02:07 -0700, sf > wrote:
>
>
> snip
> >
> >Tru dat, but I have ribs to talk about tonight... 3 hours (long and
> >slow) over charcoal. Yes, they were delicious.
> >http://oi62.tinypic.com/8xizdg.jpg
>
> Wow! Those look tasty! That's a lot of food.
> Leftovers?
> Janet US

Yes, a whole rack (last night's was + sides, divided by 5 people) -
which is a good thing because it's Family Pizza Night tonight and
hubby will have a little, but he needs non-carby food, so he'll be
eating mainly leftover ribs.

--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

On Wednesday, October 15, 2014 10:20:51 AM UTC-5, David E. Ross wrote:
> I though rec.food.cooking would be a good place to share recipes and to
>
> locate hard-to-find ingredients. Yes, that is possible here. However,
>
> the useful messages are drowned by insults, personal attacks, and just
>
> plain rudeness.
>
>
>
> I am unsubscribing rec.food.cooking. Don't bother replying since I will
>
> unsubscribe immediately after hitting "Send" for this message.
>
>
>
> --
>
> David E. Ross
>
>
>
> Visit "Cooking with David" at
>
> <http://www.rossde.com/cooking/>

I do not blame him, the atmosphere here is sometimes pretty nasty. The FB group actually talks about cooking with no personal nasty comments. But it is a closed group, and you have to ask to be a member. Those who have nothing good to say are not admitted as far as I can tell.

On Thu, 16 Oct 2014 22:58:58 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Wed, 15 Oct 2014 22:16:09 -0400, pltrgyst wrote:
>
>> On 10/15/14, 2:47 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>
>>> This guy is supposedly a 6-month old member of Usenet's Big-8
>>> management board....
>>
>> well, with kids that young running things, no wonder Usenet sucks!
>
>Nowadays kids learn to text even before they learn to speak.

Nowadays kids never learn to speak, can't read or write either... and
they don't know any math... ask any 12 year old how much is 2 + 3 and
they reach for their calculator. Whan was the last time you paid
with cash and your change was counted out... has to be at least 25
years since anyone has counted out change. Today most pay with
plastic, check out people get all befuddled when I hand them cash.

"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
...

> Nowadays kids never learn to speak, can't read or write either... and
> they don't know any math... ask any 12 year old how much is 2 + 3 and
> they reach for their calculator. Whan was the last time you paid
> with cash and your change was counted out... has to be at least 25
> years since anyone has counted out change. Today most pay with
> plastic, check out people get all befuddled when I hand them cash.

Doesn't happen here much, the machines tell how much change to give back.

Cheri

On 10/17/2014 2:03 PM, Cheri wrote:
>
> "Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> Nowadays kids never learn to speak, can't read or write either... and
>> they don't know any math... ask any 12 year old how much is 2 + 3 and
>> they reach for their calculator. Whan was the last time you paid
>> with cash and your change was counted out... has to be at least 25
>> years since anyone has counted out change. Today most pay with
>> plastic, check out people get all befuddled when I hand them cash.
>
> Doesn't happen here much, the machines tell how much change to give back.
>

In the cause of "efficiency" are innumerate checkers told which coins to
use?


--
Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)

Extraneous "not." in Reply To.

On Thu, 16 Oct 2014 22:02:07 -0700, sf > wrote:

>On Fri, 17 Oct 2014 00:35:45 -0400, Cheryl >
>wrote:
>
>> On 10/15/2014 11:58 AM, Pico Rico wrote:
>>
>> > It is Koko's posts and Janet's recent threads on her smoker and brisket that
>> > have kept my interest.
>> >
>> > KF's only do so much when the malingering hoards cannot resist their
>> > prepubescent urges to reply to every crackpot post.
>> >
>> > Ignoring threads is ok, but when you have to ignore 90%, there is very
>> > little wheat in the chaff.
>>
>> There can't always be grilling and smoker posts. Sometimes we need herb
>> blend posts.
>
>Tru dat, but I have ribs to talk about tonight... 3 hours (long and
>slow) over charcoal. Yes, they were delicious.
>http://oi62.tinypic.com/8xizdg.jpg

Why is each rib cooked individually, and the meat all shrunk away from
the bone... bet you separated each rib and you boiled them first. Next
time cook the ribs as racks, and do not boil. All you ended up with
is mostly bone and dry meat.

"James Silverton" > wrote in message
...
> On 10/17/2014 2:03 PM, Cheri wrote:
>>
>> "Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>> Nowadays kids never learn to speak, can't read or write either... and
>>> they don't know any math... ask any 12 year old how much is 2 + 3 and
>>> they reach for their calculator. Whan was the last time you paid
>>> with cash and your change was counted out... has to be at least 25
>>> years since anyone has counted out change. Today most pay with
>>> plastic, check out people get all befuddled when I hand them cash.
>>
>> Doesn't happen here much, the machines tell how much change to give back.
>>
>
> In the cause of "efficiency" are innumerate checkers told which coins to
> use?

LOL, don't think so. I'm always impressed by people that can actually count
back change without a machine, like garage sales, church bazaars etc. Of
course, they're usually older people.

Cheri

Cheri

On Fri, 17 Oct 2014 13:44:03 -0400, Brooklyn1
> wrote:

>Whan was the last time you paid
>with cash and your change was counted out...

Yesterday.

>has to be at least 25
>years since anyone has counted out change.

Not here, its the only way you receive any change.

>Today most pay with
>plastic, check out people get all befuddled when I hand them cash.

That's a little weird...

On Fri, 17 Oct 2014 12:07:16 -0700, "Cheri" >
wrote:

>"James Silverton" > wrote in message
...
>>
>> In the cause of "efficiency" are innumerate checkers told which coins to
>> use?
>
>LOL, don't think so. I'm always impressed by people that can actually count
>back change without a machine, like garage sales, church bazaars etc. Of
>course, they're usually older people.

Hmm. Most people at checkouts here are teens or basically young and
they can all count change, otherwise they wouldn't get the job to
begin with.

On Fri, 17 Oct 2014 11:03:31 -0700, "Cheri" >
wrote:

>
> "Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
> ...
>
> > Nowadays kids never learn to speak, can't read or write either... and
> > they don't know any math... ask any 12 year old how much is 2 + 3 and
> > they reach for their calculator. Whan was the last time you paid
> > with cash and your change was counted out... has to be at least 25
> > years since anyone has counted out change. Today most pay with
> > plastic, check out people get all befuddled when I hand them cash.
>
> Doesn't happen here much, the machines tell how much change to give back.
>
You still have to count your change. I handed someone a $20 only
recently and got change for $10 back. It's a good thing I checked.

--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

On Fri, 17 Oct 2014 10:23:20 -0700 (PDT), rosie >
wrote:

> But it is a closed group, and you have to ask to be a member. Those who have nothing good to say are not admitted as far as I can tell.

When did they close it? The last thing I knew it was still "open".

--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

On Fri, 17 Oct 2014 14:40:55 -0300, wrote:

> Basically a moderated group.

I agree, it's moderated + they can kick or ban members.

--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

On 2014-10-17 5:27 PM, sf wrote:

>> Doesn't happen here much, the machines tell how much change to give back.
>>
> You still have to count your change. I handed someone a $20 only
> recently and got change for $10 back. It's a good thing I checked.
>


Easy to do with American money because the bills are all the same
colour. Most other countries colour code their bills.

On Fri, 17 Oct 2014 14:17:37 -0400, Brooklyn1
> wrote:

>On Thu, 16 Oct 2014 22:02:07 -0700, sf > wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 17 Oct 2014 00:35:45 -0400, Cheryl >
>>wrote:
>>
>>> On 10/15/2014 11:58 AM, Pico Rico wrote:
>>>
>>> > It is Koko's posts and Janet's recent threads on her smoker and brisket that
>>> > have kept my interest.
>>> >
>>> > KF's only do so much when the malingering hoards cannot resist their
>>> > prepubescent urges to reply to every crackpot post.
>>> >
>>> > Ignoring threads is ok, but when you have to ignore 90%, there is very
>>> > little wheat in the chaff.
>>>
>>> There can't always be grilling and smoker posts. Sometimes we need herb
>>> blend posts.
>>
>>Tru dat, but I have ribs to talk about tonight... 3 hours (long and
>>slow) over charcoal. Yes, they were delicious.
>>http://oi62.tinypic.com/8xizdg.jpg
>
>Why is each rib cooked individually, and the meat all shrunk away from
>the bone... bet you separated each rib and you boiled them first. Next
>time cook the ribs as racks, and do not boil. All you ended up with
>is mostly bone and dry meat.

Look again. One rack is cut into serving pieces, the other rack is
whole. I see no evidence of boiling. The meat looks juicy to me.
Janet US

"Jeßus" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 17 Oct 2014 12:07:16 -0700, "Cheri" >
> wrote:
>
>>"James Silverton" > wrote in message
...
>>>
>>> In the cause of "efficiency" are innumerate checkers told which coins to
>>> use?
>>
>>LOL, don't think so. I'm always impressed by people that can actually
>>count
>>back change without a machine, like garage sales, church bazaars etc. Of
>>course, they're usually older people.
>
> Hmm. Most people at checkouts here are teens or basically young and
> they can all count change, otherwise they wouldn't get the job to
> begin with.

Actually in the fast food places and other places here, the machines show
what the change is to be.

Cheri

"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
news
> On Fri, 17 Oct 2014 14:17:37 -0400, Brooklyn1
> > wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 16 Oct 2014 22:02:07 -0700, sf > wrote:
>>
>>>On Fri, 17 Oct 2014 00:35:45 -0400, Cheryl >
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 10/15/2014 11:58 AM, Pico Rico wrote:
>>>>
>>>> > It is Koko's posts and Janet's recent threads on her smoker and
>>>> > brisket that
>>>> > have kept my interest.
>>>> >
>>>> > KF's only do so much when the malingering hoards cannot resist their
>>>> > prepubescent urges to reply to every crackpot post.
>>>> >
>>>> > Ignoring threads is ok, but when you have to ignore 90%, there is
>>>> > very
>>>> > little wheat in the chaff.
>>>>
>>>> There can't always be grilling and smoker posts. Sometimes we need
>>>> herb
>>>> blend posts.
>>>
>>>Tru dat, but I have ribs to talk about tonight... 3 hours (long and
>>>slow) over charcoal. Yes, they were delicious.
>>>http://oi62.tinypic.com/8xizdg.jpg
>>
>>Why is each rib cooked individually, and the meat all shrunk away from
>>the bone... bet you separated each rib and you boiled them first. Next
>>time cook the ribs as racks, and do not boil. All you ended up with
>>is mostly bone and dry meat.
>
> Look again. One rack is cut into serving pieces, the other rack is
> whole. I see no evidence of boiling. The meat looks juicy to me.
> Janet US

Looks great to me!

Cheri

On Fri, 17 Oct 2014 16:25:42 -0700, "Cheri" >
wrote:

>
>"Jeßus" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Fri, 17 Oct 2014 12:07:16 -0700, "Cheri" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>"James Silverton" > wrote in message
...
>>>>
>>>> In the cause of "efficiency" are innumerate checkers told which coins to
>>>> use?
>>>
>>>LOL, don't think so. I'm always impressed by people that can actually
>>>count
>>>back change without a machine, like garage sales, church bazaars etc. Of
>>>course, they're usually older people.
>>
>> Hmm. Most people at checkouts here are teens or basically young and
>> they can all count change, otherwise they wouldn't get the job to
>> begin with.
>
>Actually in the fast food places and other places here, the machines show
>what the change is to be.

We have that as well, but here it's still normal practice to have your
change counted back to you.

On 2014-10-17 19:54, Jeßus wrote:

>> Actually in the fast food places and other places here, the machines show
>> what the change is to be.
>
> We have that as well, but here it's still normal practice to have your
> change counted back to you.
>

Just about every store and restaurant around here is equipped with one
of the modern cash registers that calculates change. I did not that in
the last week two clerks have actually counted out my change for me. It
is more common for them to simply hand me the change and not say a word.

"Cheri" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Jeßus" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Fri, 17 Oct 2014 12:07:16 -0700, "Cheri" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>"James Silverton" > wrote in message
...
>>>>
>>>> In the cause of "efficiency" are innumerate checkers told which coins
>>>> to
>>>> use?
>>>
>>>LOL, don't think so. I'm always impressed by people that can actually
>>>count
>>>back change without a machine, like garage sales, church bazaars etc. Of
>>>course, they're usually older people.
>>
>> Hmm. Most people at checkouts here are teens or basically young and
>> they can all count change, otherwise they wouldn't get the job to
>> begin with.
>
> Actually in the fast food places and other places here, the machines show
> what the change is to be.

And just watch what happens when they key in the wrong amount! They'll have
to go get a calculator to figure the change. What I don't get is... Kids
here are required in like the 2nd and 3rd grade to be able to make change.
Perhaps they are teaching them too early and they forget? Doesn't anyone
play Monopoly any more? Oh wait! That's automated now too.

David E. Ross wrote:

> I though rec.food.cooking would be a good place to share recipes and to
>
> locate hard-to-find ingredients. Yes, that is possible here. However,
>
> the useful messages are drowned by insults, personal attacks, and just
>
> plain rudeness.
>
>
>
> I am unsubscribing rec.food.cooking. Don't bother replying since I will
>
> unsubscribe immediately after hitting "Send" for this message.


Are you on WebTV...???


--
Best
Greg

In article >, says...
>
> "Jeßus" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Fri, 17 Oct 2014 12:07:16 -0700, "Cheri" >
> > wrote:
> >
> >>"James Silverton" > wrote in message
> ...
> >>>
> >>> In the cause of "efficiency" are innumerate checkers told which coins to
> >>> use?
> >>
> >>LOL, don't think so. I'm always impressed by people that can actually
> >>count
> >>back change without a machine, like garage sales, church bazaars etc. Of
> >>course, they're usually older people.
> >
> > Hmm. Most people at checkouts here are teens or basically young and
> > they can all count change, otherwise they wouldn't get the job to
> > begin with.
>
> Actually in the fast food places and other places here, the machines show
> what the change is to be.

Actually the till person still has to be able to COUNT OUT the change
the machine told them to give.

Janet UK

On Friday, October 17, 2014 12:44:03 PM UTC-5, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Thu, 16 Oct 2014 22:58:58 -0500, Sqwertz >
>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> >On Wed, 15 Oct 2014 22:16:09 -0400, pltrgyst wrote:
>
> >
>
> >> On 10/15/14, 2:47 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>
> >>
>
> >>> This guy is supposedly a 6-month old member of Usenet's Big-8
>
> >>> management board....
>
> >>
>
> >> well, with kids that young running things, no wonder Usenet sucks!
>
> >
>
> >Nowadays kids learn to text even before they learn to speak.
>
>
>
> Nowadays kids never learn to speak, can't read or write either... and
>
> they don't know any math... ask any 12 year old how much is 2 + 3 and
>
> they reach for their calculator. Whan was the last time you paid
>
> with cash and your change was counted out... has to be at least 25
>
> years since anyone has counted out change. Today most pay with
>
> plastic, check out people get all befuddled when I hand them cash.

How many kids have ever went without? Anything? These days, when the little darlings are denied internet access it is decried as a tragedy, right up with abuse and hunger. I would like to see any of these kids nowadays deal with life.

On Friday, October 17, 2014 1:03:31 PM UTC-5, Cheri wrote:
> "Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
>
>
> > Nowadays kids never learn to speak, can't read or write either... and
>
> > they don't know any math... ask any 12 year old how much is 2 + 3 and
>
> > they reach for their calculator. Whan was the last time you paid
>
> > with cash and your change was counted out... has to be at least 25
>
> > years since anyone has counted out change. Today most pay with
>
> > plastic, check out people get all befuddled when I hand them cash.
>
>
>
> Doesn't happen here much, the machines tell how much change to give back.
>

You live in a bubble, and enable this crapola. The machines break down. I was in a store, and the machines broke down. I suggested to the "clerk" (in the old days, they were called clerks) that she take a paper and pen and make out a sales slip. She looked at me as if I had lobsters crawling out of my ears. It's absolutely asinine that these "machines" have to tell us what to do. You lazy, ignorant assholes are the reason.

On 2014-10-18 8:45 AM, Janet wrote:

>> Actually in the fast food places and other places here, the machines show
>> what the change is to be.
>
> Actually the till person still has to be able to COUNT OUT the change
> the machine told them to give.
>

That's true, but I suspect that most people are experiencing the same
thing I have been for some time now. They see the amount of change due
and gather it up from the till then hand it to you. They may
occasionally say how much they are giving up. The old style of counting
up change, starting with the smallest coins, to dollars up to the amount
of the bill tended is an almost lost art. I had someone do it last week
and it surprised me because I had not experienced it for years.

For instance..... If the total is ..say.. $12.43 and the customer
tenders a $20 bill, the clerk enters the $20 tendered and the machine
ells them them that they change is $7.57. Most clerks will now pull out
a five, two ones two quarters a nickel and two pennies, and most don't
even bother telling you the amount or to count it out.

In counting out, the clerk would announce the $12.43 from $20 and count
up, 2 pennies is 45 and 5 is 50, and 50 is $13, and 2 is $15 and 5 is $20.

They should always count out the change, not just for the sake of the
customer but for their own protection. I have had clerks give me too
much change as often as too little.

Janet > wrote:

>In article >, says...
>>
>> "Jeßus" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > On Fri, 17 Oct 2014 12:07:16 -0700, "Cheri" >
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >>"James Silverton" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> >>>
>> >>> In the cause of "efficiency" are innumerate checkers told which coins to
>> >>> use?
>> >>
>> >>LOL, don't think so. I'm always impressed by people that can actually
>> >>count
>> >>back change without a machine, like garage sales, church bazaars etc. Of
>> >>course, they're usually older people.
>> >
>> > Hmm. Most people at checkouts here are teens or basically young and
>> > they can all count change, otherwise they wouldn't get the job to
>> > begin with.
>>
>> Actually in the fast food places and other places here, the machines show
>> what the change is to be.
>
> Actually the till person still has to be able to COUNT OUT the change
>the machine told them to give.
>
> Janet UK

But they no longer count out the change as they hand it to the patron,
they throw it all in a wad onto the counter, bills and coins all
together... used to be if a patron spent say $13.95 and tendered a
twenty, the change was returned directly into the patron's hand in a
specific order while counting out loud... first a nickle while saying
fifteen and then a five while saying and twenty. And they'd place the
patron's twenty on the register sill and not place it into the
register drawer until the transaction was completed. And they used to
say thank you... today they don't even look at you, they are too busy
having a conversation with another employee, even on their cell phone.
They don't allow enough time to scoop up your change, count it
yourself, and put it away before they are scanning the next batch of
groceries.

In article >,
says...
>
> On 2014-10-18 8:45 AM, Janet wrote:
>
> >> Actually in the fast food places and other places here, the machines show
> >> what the change is to be.
> >
> > Actually the till person still has to be able to COUNT OUT the change
> > the machine told them to give.
> >
>
> That's true, but I suspect that most people are experiencing the same
> thing I have been for some time now. They see the amount of change due
> and gather it up from the till then hand it to you.

Not here.

They may
> occasionally say how much they are giving up. The old style of counting
> up change, starting with the smallest coins, to dollars up to the amount
> of the bill tended is an almost lost art. I had someone do it last week
> and it surprised me because I had not experienced it for years.

It's still normal practice here to count the change back to the
customer starting from pennies and ending with notes.

It's still common to shop with cash here... in fact many shops
discourage card payments for small purchases under £10, because the
card transaction fee they pay erodes their profit margin.


Janet UK.

On 2014-10-18 10:47 AM, Janet wrote:

>
> It's still common to shop with cash here... in fact many shops
> discourage card payments for small purchases under £10, because the
> card transaction fee they pay erodes their profit margin.
>

It may erode their profit margin but OTOH, it may be a sale they would
otherwise not have made. I was in a coffee shop one day last week and a
guy paid for a cup of coffee to go with his credit card.

In article >, gravesend10
@verizon.net says...
>
> Janet > wrote:
>
> >In article >, says...
> >>
> >> "Jeßus" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >> > On Fri, 17 Oct 2014 12:07:16 -0700, "Cheri" >
> >> > wrote:
> >> >
> >> >>"James Silverton" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >> >>>
> >> >>> In the cause of "efficiency" are innumerate checkers told which coins to
> >> >>> use?
> >> >>
> >> >>LOL, don't think so. I'm always impressed by people that can actually
> >> >>count
> >> >>back change without a machine, like garage sales, church bazaars etc. Of
> >> >>course, they're usually older people.
> >> >
> >> > Hmm. Most people at checkouts here are teens or basically young and
> >> > they can all count change, otherwise they wouldn't get the job to
> >> > begin with.
> >>
> >> Actually in the fast food places and other places here, the machines show
> >> what the change is to be.
> >
> > Actually the till person still has to be able to COUNT OUT the change
> >the machine told them to give.
> >
> > Janet UK
>
> But they no longer count out the change as they hand it to the patron,
> they throw it all in a wad onto the counter, bills and coins all
> together...

They still count it back to the customer here.

I have never seen a shop assistant put, let alone throw down change on
the counter here; it's always handed to the customer with the receipt,
and some verbal pleasantry.

Janet UK.

On 10/18/2014 10:55 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2014-10-18 10:47 AM, Janet wrote:
>
>>
>> It's still common to shop with cash here... in fact many shops
>> discourage card payments for small purchases under £10, because the
>> card transaction fee they pay erodes their profit margin.
>>
>
> It may erode their profit margin but OTOH, it may be a sale they would
> otherwise not have made. I was in a coffee shop one day last week and a
> guy paid for a cup of coffee to go with his credit card.
>
>
I'm with the guy but I have not yet personally paid for one coffee with
a credit card. My lower limit for usage is when I guess the bill is
under $10. However, I use some parking lots where the lowest charge is
$2 (some give 20 minutes for free) and the fact that the machine accepts
credit cards is very convenient. Until recently, physician's offices
would endorse a parking slip for free but they've all become cheapskates.


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Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)

Extraneous "not." in Reply To.

Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
> "David E. Ross" wrote:
> >
> >I though rec.food.cooking would be a good place to share recipes and to
> >locate hard-to-find ingredients. Yes, that is possible here. However,
> >the useful messages are drowned by insults, personal attacks, and just
> >plain rudeness.
> >
> >I am unsubscribing rec.food.cooking. Don't bother replying since I will
> >unsubscribe immediately after hitting "Send" for this message.
>
> Aww, poor baby... your widdle feelings are hurt... that you haven't
> the fortitude to endure an unmoderated Newsgroup is solely your
> ineptitude. There do exist several moderated food/cooking froups for
> yoose wussy wimps... or subsribe to r.f.c. at facebook, ideal for
> yoose uber polite political correctness tissue paper thin skinned
> Super Wussy Wimps.

LMAO! You make a lot of enemies here Sheldon but I, at least,
understand your humor. I think I do anyway. You exaggerate to the
extreme to make a point. I find humor in your rants while others get
all offended. Live long and prosper!

Ps - I don't always comment on your pictures but I enjoy seeing them
all!

G.

On 10/18/2014 10:47 AM, Janet wrote:

> It's still common to shop with cash here... in fact many shops
> discourage card payments for small purchases under £10, because the
> card transaction fee they pay erodes their profit margin.
>
Our local pub/hotel/restaurant doesn't take any plastic - cash only.

On Sat, 18 Oct 2014 10:14:34 -0400, Brooklyn1
> wrote:

snip
>But they no longer count out the change as they hand it to the patron,
>they throw it all in a wad onto the counter, bills and coins all
>together... used to be if a patron spent say $13.95 and tendered a
>twenty, the change was returned directly into the patron's hand in a
>specific order while counting out loud... first a nickle while saying
>fifteen and then a five while saying and twenty. And they'd place the
>patron's twenty on the register sill and not place it into the
>register drawer until the transaction was completed. And they used to
>say thank you... today they don't even look at you, they are too busy
>having a conversation with another employee, even on their cell phone.
>They don't allow enough time to scoop up your change, count it
>yourself, and put it away before they are scanning the next batch of
>groceries.

I just don't experience what you describe. I get exchange of
pleasantries, smiles, conversational gambits, the total amount of the
sale. I announce the amount I am giving if it is over the sale
amount. The cashier pulls the change from the till and tells me how
much the sale was, the change amount, and then counts it all back to
me. Finishing with 'Have a good day' or something similar. It may
have to do with the demeanor of the patron. There is just one foreign
lady at a big box store, she appears severe, but maybe she is not that
comfortable with English.
Janet US

On Fri, 17 Oct 2014 17:00:01 -0600, Janet Bostwick
> wrote:

> On Fri, 17 Oct 2014 14:17:37 -0400, Brooklyn1
> > wrote:
>
> >On Thu, 16 Oct 2014 22:02:07 -0700, sf > wrote:
> >
> >>On Fri, 17 Oct 2014 00:35:45 -0400, Cheryl >
> >>wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>> There can't always be grilling and smoker posts. Sometimes we need herb
> >>> blend posts.
> >>
> >>Tru dat, but I have ribs to talk about tonight... 3 hours (long and
> >>slow) over charcoal. Yes, they were delicious.
> >>http://oi62.tinypic.com/8xizdg.jpg
> >
> >Why is each rib cooked individually, and the meat all shrunk away from
> >the bone... bet you separated each rib and you boiled them first. Next
> >time cook the ribs as racks, and do not boil. All you ended up with
> >is mostly bone and dry meat.
>
> Look again. One rack is cut into serving pieces, the other rack is
> whole. I see no evidence of boiling. The meat looks juicy to me.
> Janet US

Thanks, Janet. The meat was excellent!

I will take the time to point out that his highly ignorant and idiotic
comment illustrates exactly why people here don't post pictures here
or even mention what they are cooking at home anymore. Why bother?
He demands pictures as proof and then shreds whatever he sees (I'll
call it rabid dog syndrome). Most people would rather not be ripped
apart by someone with an obvious personality disorder, so they don't
put themselves in that position.

Back to cooking:

The great yeast experiment, which concluded in family pizza night
(last night) was a roaring success. It was interesting to see how
champagne yeast (from Canada, no less!) behaves compared to regular
fast acting bread yeast.
http://oi62.tinypic.com/6fbbpw.jpg
http://oi61.tinypic.com/2lcyc1l.jpg
Now I want to make one batch each of pizza dough using ale yeast and
lager yeast - I want to compare them to each other and to my regular
dough. It will also be interesting to see if there's much difference
between them and the champagne yeast. I think I will try substituting
beer for water sometime when I make pizza dough too.


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On Fri, 17 Oct 2014 16:26:34 -0700, "Cheri" >
wrote:

>
> "Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
> news
> > On Fri, 17 Oct 2014 14:17:37 -0400, Brooklyn1
> > > wrote:
> >
> >>On Thu, 16 Oct 2014 22:02:07 -0700, sf > wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>>Tru dat, but I have ribs to talk about tonight... 3 hours (long and
> >>>slow) over charcoal. Yes, they were delicious.
> >>>http://oi62.tinypic.com/8xizdg.jpg
> >>
> >>Why is each rib cooked individually, and the meat all shrunk away from
> >>the bone... bet you separated each rib and you boiled them first. Next
> >>time cook the ribs as racks, and do not boil. All you ended up with
> >>is mostly bone and dry meat.
> >
> > Look again. One rack is cut into serving pieces, the other rack is
> > whole. I see no evidence of boiling. The meat looks juicy to me.
> > Janet US
>
> Looks great to me!
>
Thanks!


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On Sat, 18 Oct 2014 10:55:58 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

> On 2014-10-18 10:47 AM, Janet wrote:
>
> >
> > It's still common to shop with cash here... in fact many shops
> > discourage card payments for small purchases under £10, because the
> > card transaction fee they pay erodes their profit margin.
> >
>
> It may erode their profit margin but OTOH, it may be a sale they would
> otherwise not have made. I was in a coffee shop one day last week and a
> guy paid for a cup of coffee to go with his credit card.
>
It was probably a debit card.


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