On Saturday, August 19, 2017 at 12:27:06 PM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
> On Sat, 19 Aug 2017 15:23:53 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 <dsiyahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
> >On Saturday, August 19, 2017 at 12:08:59 PM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
> >> > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >> > On Fri, 18 Aug 2017 07:41:08 -0300, wrote:
> >> >
> >> >>On Thu, 17 Aug 2017 20:27:42 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >>>On 8/17/2017 7:37 PM, Cheri wrote:
> >> >>>> > wrote in message
> >> >>>> ...
> >> >>>>> On Thu, 17 Aug 2017 09:11:17 -0700, "Cheri" >
> >> >>>>> wrote:
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>>> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
> >> >>>>>> 9.44...
> >> >>>>>>> On Thu 17 Aug 2017 05:15:08a, Janet told us...
> >> >>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>> In article >,
> >> >>>>>>>> says...
> >> >>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>> No one needs to convince me. I have a Bosch and it is superb
> >> >>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>> Someone must have.
> >> >>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>> Janet
> >> >>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>> " Ophelia
> >> >>>>>>>> 06/04/2016
> >> >>>>>>>> Nuking food ...was Roasting Butternut Squash
> >> >>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>> I used to have a dishwasher but ended up getting rid of it. I
> >> >>>>>>>> like to wash
> >> >>>>>>>> up as I go along when I am cooking. I put a small upright freezer
> >> >>>>>>>> in that
> >> >>>>>>>> space and it gets far more use
> >> >>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>> As early as 1952 there has always been a dishwasher in whatever home
> >> >>>>>>> I
> >> >>>>>>> lived in. I've often said that if I didn't have a dishasher I
> >> >>>>>>> wouldn't
> >> >>>>>>> cook. :-) Yes, I'm lazy. No need to ask. :-)
> >> >>>>>>
> >> >>>>>> I have one but use it seldomly. I remember that O said they did get
> >> >>>>>> new one
> >> >>>>>> not long ago, a Bosch, which most people say they really like.
> >> >>>>>>
> >> >>>>>> Cheri
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> I rarely use the dishwasher, perhaps 3-4 times a year, and only when
> >> >>>>> the plastic freezer storage containers pile up... I find handwashing
> >> >>>>> dishes for two no inconvenience whatsoever, especially since more than
> >> >>>>> 50% of the time we use paper plates.... we see no reason to use china
> >> >>>>> plates for a sandwich and we always use paper plates for fried foods,
> >> >>>>> paper plates majorly suck out the fat calories.. and our used paper
> >> >>>>> plates do double duty, they feed the cats. Plain paper plates cost
> >> >>>>> .08¢ each. much less than washing dishes... and are very compostible.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> I don't run mine often either, as you say it doesn't take a lot to wash
> >> >>>> them, but I don't want to eat off paper plates for everyday. I feel the
> >> >>>> same way about styrofoam cups etc.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> Cheri
> >> >>>
> >> >>>Same here. I just loaded the last of the days dishes and have 17 plates
> >> >>>in it.
> >> >
> >> > That's an awful lot of plates in a day for two people... are you sure
> >> > you are just two living there? Even without using paper plates the
> >> > most dishes we would generate is 4-6... at most two per meal. I wash
> >> > by hand, along with a pot or two it takes me five minutes to wash our
> >> > two dishes and utensils, dry, and put away. If we used the dishwasher
> >> > it would take us a week to fill it. We used to use the dishwasher for
> >> > company but we don't have more than 2-4 for company anymore, and then
> >> > we'd use the good dishes, silverware, and glassware, those I carefully
> >> > wash by hand... dishwashing compound etches fine dishes, silverware,
> >> > and glassware. I have two sets of fine glassware that I used to
> >> > machine wash, over a couple years it became quite cloudy... we will
> >> > still use it but it'd be embarrassing for company use.
> >> >
> >> > And to me seeing a sink with dirty dishes and a dishwasher with dirty
> >> > dishes reminds me of an unflushed toilet. I see nothing negative
> >> > about paper plates, they are cleaner than dishes fresh from the
> >> > dishwasher... cleanliness is the main reason fast food joints use
> >> > paper/plastic throwaways.
> >> >
> >> >>>That would cost Sheldon 1.36 + tax. Probably costs me a buck
> >> >>>with detergent to run the machine so it is not a cost factor. There are
> >> >>>serving bowls, utensils and the like.
> >> >>>
> >> >>>Put in the detergent, push a button, come back to perfectly clean dishes
> >> >>>that takes less than 5 minutes to put away. Dave mentioned the time to
> >> >>>empty so I timed one load. 3 3/4 minutes.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>Same as you Ed, could not be more simple and convenient even for a
> >> >>household comprised of one person. It might seem more likely that I
> >> >>would be the one using paper plates but I cannot imagine doing that,
> >> >>in fact, can't remember the last time I had to eat off a paper plate..
> >> >>
> >> >>I did notice when we first put a dishwasher in that we were better off
> >> >>health-wise. One of five could have a cold/'flu and it did not
> >> >>automatically wind up infecting the lot of us.
> >> >
> >> > I can assure you that using hand washed dishes does not cause colds or
> >> > you found the cure for the common cold. Paper plates are not just
> >> > sanitary, they are medically sterile.
> >>
> >> Medically sterile? Oh bwahaha! When you buy medical paper goods they are not
> >> even sterile unless they specifically say so on the package.
> >
> >"Medically sterile" is the same as "sterile" only it's even more sterilier.
>
> Is that the same reasoning as:
>
> "Medically pregnant" is the same as "pregnant" only it's even more
> pregnantier?

"Medically pregnant" is a little more pregnant than "pregnant" but less pregnant than "pregnant pregnant." Hope this helps.