On 02/05/2021 14:12, Gary wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>> Sure, it's easy to make from scratch mashed potatoes.Â* Not so easy to
>> use up even a 2 lb. bag of potatoes in my house before they start to
>> sprout.
>
> I always buy potatoes in 3-5 pound bags. They are fine for 2-3 weeks. If
> I see they are getting too old, I'll just cook the rest and freeze them.
> Never any fresh potato loss here.
>
> I like the potato flakes too occasionally. I just discovered a small
> pack in my pantry. Will use them today or tomorrow.
>
>
=====

What will you do with them?? I have never tried potato flakes, or any
kind of dried potato!

Gary wrote:

> jmcquown wrote:
> > He left Denmark to move to Australia. I don't think I've ever heard
> > why. <shrug>
>
> I think it was Belgium that he left to move to Australia. ;-D

Closer.

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Gary wrote:

> On 5/1/2021 12:42 AM, Dr. Bruce wrote:
> > Leo wrote:
> >
> > > On 2021 Apr 30, , Gary wrote
> > > (in article >):
> > >
> > > > I'd rather deal with a few missing than to pull all the rest
> > > > out and install a full set of fake teeth. arrggh!
> > >
> > > I´m there now. I have as many teeth as someone who has had their
> > > wisdom teeth removed. Unfortunately, three of the missing start at
> > > the top left front tooth and go backward in a row.
> > > The rest are ground down and yellow, because all the enamel is
> > > gone. My dentist suggested false teeth, but she recommended
> > > seeing a specialist for better options. I haven´t made it yet.
> > > Nobody who doesn´t live with me can see my teeth. I wear a mask.
> > > Corn on the cob is off the menu, but I could do it under a hood,
> > > on a bet.
> >
> > At you age, you can always become an eccentric.
> >
> > "You saw a guy with teeth missing? Oh yeah, that's old Leo. He's
> > harmless."
> >
>
> I always figured that if I lose too many teeth, I could always move
> to the hills in West Virginia where that's more common.

Isn't that where the snake handlers are?

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On 2021-05-02 1:14 p.m., Mike Duffy wrote:
> On Sun, 02 May 2021 09:17:46 -0400, Dave Smith wrote:
>
>> No. We are in North America. Canadians and Mexicans do not think of
>> themselves as American.
>
> Yeah. But for a Mexican, a 'Nordamericano" means someone from Canada or
> the USA. (This despite that Mexico is N of the United States.)
>
> It was even more confusing before they changed the name of the country to
> 'Mexico'. It was (in Spanish): 'The United States of Mexico'.
>

Was? I believe it still is.

Gary wrote:

> jmcquown wrote:
> > Sure, it's easy to make from scratch mashed potatoes. Not so easy
> > to use up even a 2 lb. bag of potatoes in my house before they
> > start to sprout.
>
> I always buy potatoes in 3-5 pound bags. They are fine for 2-3 weeks.
> If I see they are getting too old, I'll just cook the rest and freeze
> them. Never any fresh potato loss here.
>
> I like the potato flakes too occasionally. I just discovered a small
> pack in my pantry. Will use them today or tomorrow.

Cooking some up shortly. It's odd here but buying a 7lb bag is cheaper
than a 3-5lb bag. Oh well. I find a use for them and seldom need to
toss any out. It's a side effect of us not being real high on the meat
eater scale. Definately, DEFIANTLY not vegetarian but today's meal is
as was yesterday's. Tomorrow, a bean pot set to cooking today will be
ready and it has about 8oz home made sausage in it.

So far this week, we had seafood Monday (shrimp), Thursday (Catfish).
Friday we ate the rest of the catfish. Just happened to be no beef/pork
or pultry this week but assuridly they show up in time.

Mike Duffy wrote:

> On Sun, 02 May 2021 09:17:46 -0400, Dave Smith wrote:
>
> > No. We are in North America. Canadians and Mexicans do not think of
> > themselves as American.
>
> Yeah. But for a Mexican, a 'Nordamericano" means someone from Canada
> or the USA.

What does that matter? There are no Mexicans here.

> (This despite that Mexico is N of the United States.)

¿Que?

> It was even more confusing before they changed the name of the
> country to 'Mexico'. It was (in Spanish): 'The United States of
> Mexico'.

I live in the United States of Australia. Nobody thinks I'm American.

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On 2021-05-02 12:31 p.m., Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2021-05-02 1:14 p.m., Mike Duffy wrote:
>> On Sun, 02 May 2021 09:17:46 -0400, Dave Smith wrote:
>>
>>> No. We are in North America. Canadians and Mexicans do not think of
>>> themselves as American.
>>
>> Yeah. But for a Mexican, a 'Nordamericano" means someone from Canada or
>> the USA. (This despite that Mexico is N of the United States.)
>>
>> It was even more confusing before they changed the name of the country to
>> 'Mexico'. It was (in Spanish): 'The United States of Mexico'.
>>
>
> Was? I believe it still is.

ISTR that there was also a "United States of Brazil" for a while.

On Sunday, May 2, 2021 at 2:31:03 PM UTC-5, Graham wrote:
>
> ISTR that there was also a "United States of Brazil" for a while.
>
Yes, you remember correctly. But I do believe it is now known as the
Federated Republic of Brazil.

On 5/2/2021 2:07 PM, Ophelia wrote:
> On 02/05/2021 14:12, Gary wrote:
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>> Sure, it's easy to make from scratch mashed potatoes. Not so easy to
>>> use up even a 2 lb. bag of potatoes in my house before they start to
>>> sprout.
>>
>> I always buy potatoes in 3-5 pound bags. They are fine for 2-3 weeks.
>> If I see they are getting too old, I'll just cook the rest and freeze
>> them. Never any fresh potato loss here.
>>
>> I like the potato flakes too occasionally. I just discovered a small
>> pack in my pantry. Will use them today or tomorrow.
>>
>>
> =====
>
> What will you do with them?? I have never tried potato flakes, or any
> kind of dried potato!

I'll make a small batch of mashed potatoes using package instructions. I
like them occasionally.

That said, normally I make mashed potatoes from fresh potatoes. Boil
then mash along with butter and milk. I never measure the milk and
occasionally I've added a bit too much for runny mashed potatoes.

That's where those potato flakes come in real handy. Just stir in a
small handful to thicken it right back up.

They are also good added to some soups for a thickener.

On 5/2/2021 2:27 PM, Dr. Bruce wrote:
> Gary wrote:
>> I always figured that if I lose too many teeth, I could always move
>> to the hills in West Virginia where that's more common.
>
> Isn't that where the snake handlers are?

Yes! The bible belt (mountains of several states) are full of super
religious people. If I ever move there, I'll have to pretend to be very
religious.

Gary wrote:

> On 5/2/2021 2:27 PM, Dr. Bruce wrote:
> > Gary wrote:
> > > I always figured that if I lose too many teeth, I could always
> > > move to the hills in West Virginia where that's more common.
> >
> > Isn't that where the snake handlers are?
>
> Yes! The bible belt (mountains of several states) are full of super
> religious people. If I ever move there, I'll have to pretend to be
> very religious.

There's a tiny bible belt in the Netherlands too. Fundamentalist
Reformed Protestants. Scary people. They go by the nickname "Black
Stockings".

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On 04/05/2021 12:45, Gary wrote:
> On 5/2/2021 2:07 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>> On 02/05/2021 14:12, Gary wrote:
>>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>> Sure, it's easy to make from scratch mashed potatoes.Â* Not so easy to
>>>> use up even a 2 lb. bag of potatoes in my house before they start to
>>>> sprout.
>>>
>>> I always buy potatoes in 3-5 pound bags. They are fine for 2-3 weeks.
>>> If I see they are getting too old, I'll just cook the rest and freeze
>>> them. Never any fresh potato loss here.
>>>
>>> I like the potato flakes too occasionally. I just discovered a small
>>> pack in my pantry. Will use them today or tomorrow.
>>>
>>>
>> =====
>>
>> What will you do with them?? I have never tried potato flakes, or any
>> kind of dried potato!
>
> I'll make a small batch of mashed potatoes using package instructions. I
> like them occasionally.
>
> That said, normally I make mashed potatoes from fresh potatoes. Boil
> then mash along with butter and milk. I never measure the milk and
> occasionally I've added a bit too much for runny mashed potatoes.
>
> That's where those potato flakes come in real handy. Just stir in a
> small handful to thicken it right back up.
>
> They are also good added to some soups for a thickener.
>

===

You don't need hot liquid?

On 2021-05-04 7:48 a.m., Gary wrote:
> On 5/2/2021 2:27 PM, Dr. Bruce wrote:
>> Gary wrote:
>>> I always figured that if I lose too many teeth, I could always move
>>> to the hills in West Virginia where that's more common.*
>>
>> Isn't that where the snake handlers are?
>
> Yes!* The bible belt (mountains of several states) are full of super
> religious people. If I ever move there, I'll have to pretend to be very
> religious.
>

Why not? That is what most of the rest of them do. You don't drink so
you won't have to drive to another town to buy alcohol.

On 04/05/2021 12:52, Dr. Bruce wrote:
> Gary wrote:
>
>> On 5/2/2021 2:27 PM, Dr. Bruce wrote:
>>> Gary wrote:
>>>> I always figured that if I lose too many teeth, I could always
>>>> move to the hills in West Virginia where that's more common.
>>>
>>> Isn't that where the snake handlers are?
>>
>> Yes! The bible belt (mountains of several states) are full of super
>> religious people. If I ever move there, I'll have to pretend to be
>> very religious.
>
> There's a tiny bible belt in the Netherlands too. Fundamentalist
> Reformed Protestants. Scary people. They go by the nickname "Black
> Stockings".
>
A bit like the 'Wee Frees' in Scotland?

On 04/05/2021 14:43, S Viemeister wrote:
> On 04/05/2021 12:52, Dr. Bruce wrote:
>> Gary wrote:
>>
>>> On 5/2/2021 2:27 PM, Dr. Bruce wrote:
>>>> Gary wrote:
>>>>> I always figured that if I lose too many teeth, I could always
>>>>> move to the hills in West Virginia where that's more common.Â*
>>>>
>>>> Isn't that where the snake handlers are?
>>>
>>> Yes!Â* The bible belt (mountains of several states) are full of super
>>> religious people. If I ever move there, I'll have to pretend to be
>>> very religious.
>>
>> There's a tiny bible belt in the Netherlands too. Fundamentalist
>> Reformed Protestants. Scary people. They go by the nickname "Black
>> Stockings".
>>
> A bit like the 'Wee Frees' in Scotland?

))

S Viemeister wrote:

> On 04/05/2021 12:52, Dr. Bruce wrote:
> > Gary wrote:
> >
> > > On 5/2/2021 2:27 PM, Dr. Bruce wrote:
> > > > Gary wrote:
> > > > > I always figured that if I lose too many teeth, I could always
> > > > > move to the hills in West Virginia where that's more common.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > Isn't that where the snake handlers are?
> > >
> > > Yes! The bible belt (mountains of several states) are full of
> > > super religious people. If I ever move there, I'll have to
> > > pretend to be very religious.
> >
> > There's a tiny bible belt in the Netherlands too. Fundamentalist
> > Reformed Protestants. Scary people. They go by the nickname "Black
> > Stockings".
> >
> A bit like the 'Wee Frees' in Scotland?

I had to look them up. They're Presbyterians. I believe that's the most
doom and gloom branch of Protestantism and they'd have that in common
with the Black Stockings. "We're born sinners and regardless of how we
live our lives, sinners we will always remain." Real party animals.

Fundi Dutch Protestants love schisms. If they disagree about some
religious dogma ("How many angels fit on the tip of a pin?"), they
throw another schism. So they all have their little churches and sub
churches and sub churches of sub churches. Every sub church knows
better than the other sub churches.

Oh and covid vaccinations are frowned upon. It's up to the Lord whether
we get covid, not up to some heathen scientists and their vaccinations.
They still have cases of polio because of those views.

Enjoy!

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On 04/05/2021 21:43, Dr. Bruce wrote:
> S Viemeister wrote:
>> On 04/05/2021 12:52, Dr. Bruce wrote:
>>> There's a tiny bible belt in the Netherlands too. Fundamentalist
>>> Reformed Protestants. Scary people. They go by the nickname "Black
>>> Stockings".
>> A bit like the 'Wee Frees' in Scotland?
> I had to look them up. They're Presbyterians. I believe that's the most
> doom and gloom branch of Protestantism and they'd have that in common
> with the Black Stockings. "We're born sinners and regardless of how we
> live our lives, sinners we will always remain." Real party animals.
> Fundi Dutch Protestants love schisms. If they disagree about some
> religious dogma ("How many angels fit on the tip of a pin?"), they
> throw another schism. So they all have their little churches and sub
> churches and sub churches of sub churches. Every sub church knows
> better than the other sub churches.
>
Just like the Wee Frees! I've seen some complicated diagrams of their
splits and recombinations.

On 04/05/2021 21:43, Dr. Bruce wrote:
> S Viemeister wrote:
>
>> On 04/05/2021 12:52, Dr. Bruce wrote:
>>> Gary wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 5/2/2021 2:27 PM, Dr. Bruce wrote:
>>>>> Gary wrote:
>>>>>> I always figured that if I lose too many teeth, I could always
>>>>>> move to the hills in West Virginia where that's more common.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Isn't that where the snake handlers are?
>>>>
>>>> Yes! The bible belt (mountains of several states) are full of
>>>> super religious people. If I ever move there, I'll have to
>>>> pretend to be very religious.
>>>
>>> There's a tiny bible belt in the Netherlands too. Fundamentalist
>>> Reformed Protestants. Scary people. They go by the nickname "Black
>>> Stockings".
>>>
>> A bit like the 'Wee Frees' in Scotland?
>
> I had to look them up. They're Presbyterians. I believe that's the most
> doom and gloom branch of Protestantism and they'd have that in common
> with the Black Stockings. "We're born sinners and regardless of how we
> live our lives, sinners we will always remain." Real party animals.
>
> Fundi Dutch Protestants love schisms. If they disagree about some
> religious dogma ("How many angels fit on the tip of a pin?"), they
> throw another schism. So they all have their little churches and sub
> churches and sub churches of sub churches. Every sub church knows
> better than the other sub churches.
>
> Oh and covid vaccinations are frowned upon. It's up to the Lord whether
> we get covid, not up to some heathen scientists and their vaccinations.
> They still have cases of polio because of those views.
>
> Enjoy!

---

Oh dear

Ophelia wrote:

> On 04/05/2021 21:43, Dr. Bruce wrote:
> > S Viemeister wrote:
> >
> > > On 04/05/2021 12:52, Dr. Bruce wrote:
> > > > Gary wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > On 5/2/2021 2:27 PM, Dr. Bruce wrote:
> > > > > > Gary wrote:
> > > > > > > I always figured that if I lose too many teeth, I could
> > > > > > > always move to the hills in West Virginia where that's
> > > > > > > more common.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Isn't that where the snake handlers are?
> > > > >
> > > > > Yes! The bible belt (mountains of several states) are full of
> > > > > super religious people. If I ever move there, I'll have to
> > > > > pretend to be very religious.
> > > >
> > > > There's a tiny bible belt in the Netherlands too. Fundamentalist
> > > > Reformed Protestants. Scary people. They go by the nickname
> > > > "Black Stockings".
> > > >
> > > A bit like the 'Wee Frees' in Scotland?
> >
> > I had to look them up. They're Presbyterians. I believe that's the
> > most doom and gloom branch of Protestantism and they'd have that in
> > common with the Black Stockings. "We're born sinners and regardless
> > of how we live our lives, sinners we will always remain." Real
> > party animals.
> >
> > Fundi Dutch Protestants love schisms. If they disagree about some
> > religious dogma ("How many angels fit on the tip of a pin?"), they
> > throw another schism. So they all have their little churches and sub
> > churches and sub churches of sub churches. Every sub church knows
> > better than the other sub churches.
> >
> > Oh and covid vaccinations are frowned upon. It's up to the Lord
> > whether we get covid, not up to some heathen scientists and their
> > vaccinations. They still have cases of polio because of those
> > views.
> >
> > Enjoy!
>
> ---
>
> Oh dear

This small group isn't growing nor getting smaller. I think the parents
brainwash their children and that's how it keeps going.

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S Viemeister wrote:

> On 04/05/2021 21:43, Dr. Bruce wrote:
> > S Viemeister wrote:
> > > On 04/05/2021 12:52, Dr. Bruce wrote:
> > > > There's a tiny bible belt in the Netherlands too. Fundamentalist
> > > > Reformed Protestants. Scary people. They go by the nickname
> > > > "Black Stockings".
> > > A bit like the 'Wee Frees' in Scotland?
> > I had to look them up. They're Presbyterians. I believe that's the
> > most doom and gloom branch of Protestantism and they'd have that in
> > common with the Black Stockings. "We're born sinners and regardless
> > of how we live our lives, sinners we will always remain." Real
> > party animals. Fundi Dutch Protestants love schisms. If they
> > disagree about some religious dogma ("How many angels fit on the
> > tip of a pin?"), they throw another schism. So they all have their
> > little churches and sub churches and sub churches of sub churches.
> > Every sub church knows better than the other sub churches.
> >
> Just like the Wee Frees! I've seen some complicated diagrams of their
> splits and recombinations.

Lol, yes they're very finicky people.

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Dr. Bruce wrote:
> Ophelia wrote:
>
>> On 04/05/2021 21:43, Dr. Bruce wrote:
>>> S Viemeister wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 04/05/2021 12:52, Dr. Bruce wrote:
>>>>> Gary wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 5/2/2021 2:27 PM, Dr. Bruce wrote:
>>>>>>> Gary wrote:
>>>>>>>> I always figured that if I lose too many teeth, I could
>>>>>>>> always move to the hills in West Virginia where that's
>>>>>>>> more common.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Isn't that where the snake handlers are?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yes! The bible belt (mountains of several states) are full of
>>>>>> super religious people. If I ever move there, I'll have to
>>>>>> pretend to be very religious.
>>>>>
>>>>> There's a tiny bible belt in the Netherlands too. Fundamentalist
>>>>> Reformed Protestants. Scary people. They go by the nickname
>>>>> "Black Stockings".
>>>>>
>>>> A bit like the 'Wee Frees' in Scotland?
>>>
>>> I had to look them up. They're Presbyterians. I believe that's the
>>> most doom and gloom branch of Protestantism and they'd have that in
>>> common with the Black Stockings. "We're born sinners and regardless
>>> of how we live our lives, sinners we will always remain." Real
>>> party animals.
>>>
>>> Fundi Dutch Protestants love schisms. If they disagree about some
>>> religious dogma ("How many angels fit on the tip of a pin?"), they
>>> throw another schism. So they all have their little churches and sub
>>> churches and sub churches of sub churches. Every sub church knows
>>> better than the other sub churches.
>>>
>>> Oh and covid vaccinations are frowned upon. It's up to the Lord
>>> whether we get covid, not up to some heathen scientists and their
>>> vaccinations. They still have cases of polio because of those
>>> views.
>>>
>>> Enjoy!
>>
>> ---
>>
>> Oh dear
>
> This small group isn't growing nor getting smaller. I think the parents
> brainwash their children and that's how it keeps going.
>

A family tradition, like ass sniffing?

On 5/2/2021 9:17 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2021-05-01 11:19 p.m., Michael Trew wrote:
>
>>> Americans often seem to think that euthanasia means you might be killed
>>> against your will. It's another case where they are too stupid or
>>> ignorant to see through the misinformation they receive from their
>>> media.
>>>
>>> We grant our pets euthanasia if all they can still expect from life is
>>> suffering. Why not ourselves?
>>>
>>
>> Americans? Do you not live in America?
>>
>> Hit: Canada and Mexico are also in "America".
>
> No. We are in North America. Canadians and Mexicans do not think of
> themselves as American.

Well, Canada surely is in North America.

On 5/2/2021 2:52 PM, cshenk wrote:
> Gary wrote:
>
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>> Sure, it's easy to make from scratch mashed potatoes. Not so easy
>>> to use up even a 2 lb. bag of potatoes in my house before they
>>> start to sprout.
>>
>> I always buy potatoes in 3-5 pound bags. They are fine for 2-3 weeks.
>> If I see they are getting too old, I'll just cook the rest and freeze
>> them. Never any fresh potato loss here.
>>
>> I like the potato flakes too occasionally. I just discovered a small
>> pack in my pantry. Will use them today or tomorrow.
>
> Cooking some up shortly. It's odd here but buying a 7lb bag is cheaper
> than a 3-5lb bag. Oh well. I find a use for them and seldom need to
> toss any out. It's a side effect of us not being real high on the meat
> eater scale. Definately, DEFIANTLY not vegetarian but today's meal is
> as was yesterday's. Tomorrow, a bean pot set to cooking today will be
> ready and it has about 8oz home made sausage in it.
>
> So far this week, we had seafood Monday (shrimp), Thursday (Catfish).
> Friday we ate the rest of the catfish. Just happened to be no beef/pork
> or pultry this week but assuridly they show up in time.

The 10 pound bag of Idaho potatoes are regularly cheaper than other
varieties sold in 5 pound bags. 10 LBS of Idaho's it is. I sometimes
give some away to family members who don't buy potatoes because they
mainly cook garbage instant foods, if have too many potatoes. They were
on sale, buy one get one free 10 LB bags for $5 on Thanksgiving... I ate
a lot of potatoes in November... lol

On 5/2/2021 9:13 AM, Gary wrote:
> On 5/1/2021 12:42 AM, Dr. Bruce wrote:
>> Leo wrote:
>>
>>> On 2021 Apr 30, , Gary wrote
>>> (in article >):
>>>
>>>> I'd rather deal with a few missing than to pull all the rest out and
>>>> install a full set of fake teeth. arrggh!
>>>
>>> I´m there now. I have as many teeth as someone who has had their
>>> wisdom teeth removed. Unfortunately, three of the missing start at
>>> the top left front tooth and go backward in a row.
>>> The rest are ground down and yellow, because all the enamel is gone.
>>> My dentist suggested false teeth, but she recommended seeing a
>>> specialist for better options. I haven´t made it yet.
>>> Nobody who doesn´t live with me can see my teeth. I wear a mask. Corn
>>> on the cob is off the menu, but I could do it under a hood, on a bet.
>>
>> At you age, you can always become an eccentric.
>>
>> "You saw a guy with teeth missing? Oh yeah, that's old Leo. He's
>> harmless."
>>
>
> I always figured that if I lose too many teeth, I could always move to
> the hills in West Virginia where that's more common.
>
>
>
Hey now... I live close enough that I resent that! Haha I'm a 3 minute
drive to the WV panhandle. I have relatives down south... it's
absolutely beautiful to drive through the Appalachians. In all
seriousness, some of the stereotypes do live on in that area, especially
the southern part of the state. See the Whitakers in the below video...
inbred family living in Odd, WV (actual town name).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkGiFpJC9LM

On 5/2/2021 9:16 AM, Gary wrote:
> dsi1 wrote:
>> My old dentist died so I went to my wife's dentist.
>> He extracted 4 teeth. I sure hope he knows what he's doing.
>> The old school method is to sew up your gums where the teeth
>> were but my dentist just lets the gums flap in the wind.
>> I sure hope he knows what he's doing.
>
> For what it's worth, I've had 3 wisdom teeth and one very back molar
> extracted in my life. Never any stitches and the gums healed fine.
>
>
>

My dentist stitched my bottom gums... those teeth were the impacted
ones. The top ones didn't need stitches. The bottom stitches are the
type that dissolve, and it seems that they already have.

On 5/6/2021 1:20 AM, Michael Trew wrote:
> On 5/2/2021 9:17 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2021-05-01 11:19 p.m., Michael Trew wrote:
>>
>>>> Americans often seem to think that euthanasia means you might be killed
>>>> against your will. It's another case where they are too stupid or
>>>> ignorant to see through the misinformation they receive from their
>>>> media.
>>>>
>>>> We grant our pets euthanasia if all they can still expect from life is
>>>> suffering. Why not ourselves?
>>>>
>>>
>>> Americans? Do you not live in America?
>>>
>>> Hit: Canada and Mexico are also in "America".
>>
>> No. We are in North America. Canadians and Mexicans do not think of
>> themselves as American.
>
> Well, Canada surely is in North America.

So is Mexico.

On 5/6/2021 1:24 AM, Michael Trew wrote:
> The 10 pound bag of Idaho potatoes are regularly cheaper than other
> varieties sold in 5 pound bags. 10 LBS of Idaho's it is. I sometimes
> give some away to family members who don't buy potatoes because they
> mainly cook garbage instant foods, if have too many potatoes. They were
> on sale, buy one get one free 10 LB bags for $5 on Thanksgiving... I ate
> a lot of potatoes in November... lol

Your Idaho potatoes should also come with a specific potato name, like
maybe Russets.

Anyway, your sale deal...20 pounds of potatoes for $5? That's the best
potato deal I've heard of in many years. They can also be cooked and
frozen for future meals if they start to go bad.

On Thu, 6 May 2021 08:09:23 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>On 5/6/2021 1:24 AM, Michael Trew wrote:
>> The 10 pound bag of Idaho potatoes are regularly cheaper than other
>> varieties sold in 5 pound bags. 10 LBS of Idaho's it is. I sometimes
>> give some away to family members who don't buy potatoes because they
>> mainly cook garbage instant foods, if have too many potatoes. They were
>> on sale, buy one get one free 10 LB bags for $5 on Thanksgiving... I ate
>> a lot of potatoes in November... lol
>
>Your Idaho potatoes should also come with a specific potato name, like
>maybe Russets.
>
>Anyway, your sale deal...20 pounds of potatoes for $5? That's the best
>potato deal I've heard of in many years. They can also be cooked and
>frozen for future meals if they start to go bad.

Potatoes here are often 5 pound BOGO.
To prevent spoilage I turn some into latkes or potato nik.
https://www.markbittman.com/recipes-1/potato-nik
Rather than grating potatoes I put them through my meat grinder with a
large hole plate... fast and no bloody knuckles... grind the onion
last after draining some potato liquid. Latkes and nik freeze well. I
like potato nik cold from the fridge.

On 5/6/2021 8:09 AM, Gary wrote:
> On 5/6/2021 1:24 AM, Michael Trew wrote:
>> The 10 pound bag of Idaho potatoes are regularly cheaper than other
>> varieties sold in 5 pound bags. 10 LBS of Idaho's it is. I sometimes
>> give some away to family members who don't buy potatoes because they
>> mainly cook garbage instant foods, if have too many potatoes. They were
>> on sale, buy one get one free 10 LB bags for $5 on Thanksgiving... I ate
>> a lot of potatoes in November... lol
>
> Your Idaho potatoes should also come with a specific potato name, like
> maybe Russets.
>
> Anyway, your sale deal...20 pounds of potatoes for $5? That's the best
> potato deal I've heard of in many years. They can also be cooked and
> frozen for future meals if they start to go bad.
>
>
>

Yes, I was surprised at that sale too. I guess the store stocked up on
too many for Thanksgiving. Perhaps they were Russets, I'm not sure.
Just regular looking baking potatoes.

On 5/6/2021 11:32 PM, Michael Trew wrote:
> On 5/6/2021 8:09 AM, Gary wrote:
>> On 5/6/2021 1:24 AM, Michael Trew wrote:
>>> The 10 pound bag of Idaho potatoes are regularly cheaper than other
>>> varieties sold in 5 pound bags. 10 LBS of Idaho's it is. I sometimes
>>> give some away to family members who don't buy potatoes because they
>>> mainly cook garbage instant foods, if have too many potatoes. They were
>>> on sale, buy one get one free 10 LB bags for $5 on Thanksgiving... I ate
>>> a lot of potatoes in November... lol
>>
>> Your Idaho potatoes should also come with a specific potato name, like
>> maybe Russets.
>>
>> Anyway, your sale deal...20 pounds of potatoes for $5? That's the best
>> potato deal I've heard of in many years. They can also be cooked and
>> frozen for future meals if they start to go bad.
>>
>>
>>
>
> Yes, I was surprised at that sale too.Â* I guess the store stocked up on
> too many for Thanksgiving.Â* Perhaps they were Russets, I'm not sure.
> Just regular looking baking potatoes.

Probably russets. The expectation is that most people make mashed
potatoes to go with Thanksgiving dinner. Probably not 10 pounds worth
unless they have a huge family gathering. Purely a guess on my part,
they fully expected the pandemic to be over so they over-bought potatoes
and had to do the BOGO thing.

Jill

On 5/7/2021 5:05 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 5/6/2021 11:32 PM, Michael Trew wrote:
>> On 5/6/2021 8:09 AM, Gary wrote:
>>> On 5/6/2021 1:24 AM, Michael Trew wrote:
>>>> The 10 pound bag of Idaho potatoes are regularly cheaper than other
>>>> varieties sold in 5 pound bags. 10 LBS of Idaho's it is. I sometimes
>>>> give some away to family members who don't buy potatoes because they
>>>> mainly cook garbage instant foods, if have too many potatoes. They were
>>>> on sale, buy one get one free 10 LB bags for $5 on Thanksgiving... I
>>>> ate
>>>> a lot of potatoes in November... lol
>>>
>>> Your Idaho potatoes should also come with a specific potato name, like
>>> maybe Russets.
>>>
>>> Anyway, your sale deal...20 pounds of potatoes for $5? That's the best
>>> potato deal I've heard of in many years. They can also be cooked and
>>> frozen for future meals if they start to go bad.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Yes, I was surprised at that sale too. I guess the store stocked up
>> on too many for Thanksgiving. Perhaps they were Russets, I'm not
>> sure. Just regular looking baking potatoes.
>
> Probably russets. The expectation is that most people make mashed
> potatoes to go with Thanksgiving dinner. Probably not 10 pounds worth
> unless they have a huge family gathering. Purely a guess on my part,
> they fully expected the pandemic to be over so they over-bought potatoes
> and had to do the BOGO thing.
>
> Jill

That's probably about right. I wish I though of freezing some. I ended
up just giving the other bag away.

On 5/1/2021 7:18 PM, cshenk wrote:
> Graham wrote:
>
>> On 2021-04-30 4:18 p.m., Donald Shenkenberger wrote:
>>> On 4/30/2021 4:47 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>> On 2021-04-30 3:43 p.m., Michael Trew wrote:
>>>>> On 4/30/2021 10:44 AM, Graham wrote:
>>>> ill
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks!Â* Yes, insurance is gone tomorrow.Â* Perhaps a better
>>>>>>> job with health benefits is in order for me in the near
>>>>>>> future.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Or you could emigrate to a civilised country where you
>>>>>> wouldn't have to worry.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm assuming you are talking about socialist health care like
>>>>> Canada or some European countries.Â* Trust me, you'll pay for
>>>>> it in the end with higher taxes and/or lower quality health
>>>>> care.
>>>>
>>>> We are well aware that we pay for our health care system with our
>>>> tax dollars.Â* Most people are very happy with our system.
>>>>
>>> Recon why most Canadians live near the USA border?
>>
>> Are you that stupid?
>
> Graham, ALL posts from Don Shenkenberger are troll posts.
>
Yes, Don has been ****ed up since he married that **** Carol.

I Left the Seat Up wrote:

> On 5/1/2021 7:18 PM, cshenk wrote:
> > Graham wrote:
> >
> > > On 2021-04-30 4:18 p.m., Donald Shenkenberger wrote:
> > > > On 4/30/2021 4:47 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> > > > > On 2021-04-30 3:43 p.m., Michael Trew wrote:
> > > > > > On 4/30/2021 10:44 AM, Graham wrote:
> > > > > ill
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Thanks!Â* Yes, insurance is gone tomorrow.Â* Perhaps a
> > > > > > > > better job with health benefits is in order for me in
> > > > > > > > the near future.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Or you could emigrate to a civilised country where you
> > > > > > > wouldn't have to worry.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I'm assuming you are talking about socialist health care
> > > > > > like Canada or some European countries.Â* Trust me, you'll
> > > > > > pay for it in the end with higher taxes and/or lower
> > > > > > quality health care.
> > > > >
> > > > > We are well aware that we pay for our health care system with
> > > > > our tax dollars.Â* Most people are very happy with our system.
> > > > >
> > > > Recon why most Canadians live near the USA border?
> > >
> > > Are you that stupid?
> >
> > Graham, ALL posts from Don Shenkenberger are troll posts.
> >
> Yes, Don has been ****ed up since he married that **** Carol.

Ask them, theyre here. "You can stop saying that now. Thank you."

--
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In article >,
> US Bureau of Economic Analysis published a study that provides exactly that
for 2010. Combined with World Bank data for the same year, these datasets show
that the poorest 20 percent of US households have higher average consumption
per person than the averages for all people in most nations of the OECD and
Europe:
>[>>>Click on the URL for comparison chart, the poorest 20% of Americans have
higher consumption levels of goods/services than "wealthy" nations such as
Canada, Sweden, UK...]
>The high consumption of America?s ?poor? doesn?t mean they live better than
average people in the nations they outpace, like Spain, Denmark, Japan, Greece,
and New Zealand. This is because people?s quality of life also depends on their
communities and personal choices, like the local politicians they elect, the
violent crimes they commit, and the spending decisions they make.
>For instance, a Department of Agriculture study found that US households
receiving food stamps spend about 50 percent more on sweetened drinks,
desserts, and candy than on fruits and vegetables. In comparison, households
not receiving food stamps spend slightly more on fruits & vegetables than on
sweets.
>Nonetheless, the fact remains that the privilege of living in the US affords
poor people more material resources than the averages for most of the world?s
richest nations."

></Every dataset is only as good as its cross-section. If Americans living
below the poverty line were excluded, statistical analysis would indeed
conclude that poor people consume more than analogous folks within the same
socioeconomic bracket in developed nations. However, plenty of Americans cannot
afford any of the items mentioned in this study: mobile phones, microwaves,
computers, automobiles, etc. If they can, they are often of much poorer quality
than middle-class Americans can afford.
Therefore, two issues are fundamental he the poverty level included in this
economic study and the quality of goods consumed by the poorest people.

In article >, writes:
>Then there is the Senate who would not raise the federal minimum wage
>for years and years, but over the same period of time had given
>themselves a series of raises which which amounted to about twice the
>annual pay of a minimum wage worker.

All based on the erroneous assumption that corporate executives are more
essential than minimum wage workers. In fact, these executives do minimal work
for maximum wage; their corporations function for most of their daily
operations without executive input or participation.

In article >,
writes:
>>They are paid what they are worth in our free - market system...same as with
everyone else.

Who decides what each worker's time, labor and expertise are worth? In most
cases, workers certainly don't; we're beholden to the "free market" economy
that all too often either disadvantages or entirely eliminates us. I'm totally
blind with an ivy league Ph.D. in music theory. No institution has been willing
to take a chance and hire me, ostensibly because I lack collegiate teaching
experience. Well, to all the search committee smarty-pants, how is any
candidate supposed to acquire requisite experience if every institution denies
them employment? Are we supposed to build our own universities in order to give
ourselves teaching experience?

In article >,
writes:
>PS: didja know that Justin Trudeau's father is Fidel Castro...???

That must account for Justin's impeccably authentic Cuban Spanish.

Orlando Enrique Fiol wrote:

> In article >,
> writes:
> >>They are paid what they are worth in our free - market system...same as with
> everyone else.
>
> Who decides what each worker's time, labor and expertise are worth? In most
> cases, workers certainly don't; we're beholden to the "free market" economy
> that all too often either disadvantages or entirely eliminates us. I'm totally
> blind with an ivy league Ph.D. in music theory. No institution has been willing
> to take a chance and hire me, ostensibly because I lack collegiate teaching
> experience. Well, to all the search committee smarty-pants, how is any
> candidate supposed to acquire requisite experience if every institution denies
> them employment? Are we supposed to build our own universities in order to give
> ourselves teaching experience?


You did not know about the "real world" requirements - in this case, collegiate teaching experience - before you pursued your Ph.D.?

--
Best
Greg

On Monday, May 17, 2021 at 7:40:34 AM UTC-10, Orlando Enrique Fiol wrote:
> In article >,
> writes:
> >>They are paid what they are worth in our free - market system...same as with
> everyone else.
>
> Who decides what each worker's time, labor and expertise are worth? In most
> cases, workers certainly don't; we're beholden to the "free market" economy
> that all too often either disadvantages or entirely eliminates us. I'm totally
> blind with an ivy league Ph.D. in music theory. No institution has been willing
> to take a chance and hire me, ostensibly because I lack collegiate teaching
> experience. Well, to all the search committee smarty-pants, how is any
> candidate supposed to acquire requisite experience if every institution denies
> them employment? Are we supposed to build our own universities in order to give
> ourselves teaching experience?

Hopefully, someone will be bold enough to take a chance on you. I love bold people - they are people worth working for. Chicken shit people are the worst people to work for and with.

dsi1 wrote:
> Orlando Enrique Fiol wrote:

>> I'm totally
>> blind with an ivy league Ph.D. in music theory. No institution has been willing
>> to take a chance and hire me, ostensibly because I lack collegiate teaching
>> experience. Well, to all the search committee smarty-pants, how is any
>> candidate supposed to acquire requisite experience if every institution denies
>> them employment? Are we supposed to build our own universities in order to give
>> ourselves teaching experience?
>
> Hopefully, someone will be bold enough to take a chance on you.

Ivy league Ph.D in music theory is certainly something to be proud of
but has limited employment opportunities.

My thoughts:
- take some teaching classes/credits

- maybe your alma matter will let you be a teaching
assistant even if just a volunteer at first to get experience.

- offer your time to a community college for a bit just to get teaching
experience. My local community college often hires experts in the field
to teach certain classes. They have no "teaching" credits but they do
thoroughly know the subject and they are given guidelines of what to teach.