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Default Polder Thermometer Probe

Mark Thorson wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> I just use my old-style trusty dial meat thermometer. I've heard
>> very mixed reviews about these probe type thermometers. I figure
>> if a plain old jab it in the meat and read the dial kind has worked
>> for years, why bother with a gadget that requires wires?

>
> And them phones with the push-buttons on it,
> what was wrong with dials? And who is so lazy
> they can't crank the side-windows on their car
> up and down? Just one more thing to go wrong.
> Everything began to decline when they took the
> knobs off of TV sets. Kids today don't even
> know how to adjust a TV set. :-)


LOL If you want to go that far, who the hell needs a cell phone? How did
we *ever* survive without being able to yak on the phone while driving a car
or standing in line at the grocery checkout? Heaven forbid one should wait
until they get home, or use a payphone if they need to talk with someone
while out shopping?