"JBSummer" > wrote in message
...
> >> I would like a reason to step even one foot in the Bay Area. Is it
> the ridiculous housing prices? Or the high crime and unemployment? The
> muggy weather? The *** bars? Come on. Make me laugh.
>
> How about the Ghiaradelli chocolate factory?

The restaurants? The closed BOA buildings (kinda a joke here in Charlotte)?
Chinatown? The Presidio?

golden gate park

golden gate park

Dana Myers > wrote in
m:

<snip>

>> That being said, I had the opportunity to repurchase the house I sold
>> (June 1989) in June 1997, for only $10k offered price more than I'd
>> sold it for. Bubbles happen here, too.
>
> Sure. The South Bay seems to be a little more prone to popping once
> in a while.

We're in Central Contra Costa...

>> Patriarch
>> Q newbie
>
> Whatcha cooked so far?

Sunday, I did a couple of pork shoulders for pulled pork, sorta Carolina-
style, as well as a rack of pork ribs, and about 5 pounds of grilled
chicken, for the timid amongst the family. We had 12 for dinner, and very
few leftovers. Used a variation of the dry rub recipe I found here last
summer, and it worked well. I have done a full standing prime beef rib for
Christmas the last three years. That puts a dent in the checkbook, but
makes a memorable presentation. Got to love California winters, most
years.

I'll do at least 4 Costco pork butts weekend after next, along with all the
sausage and chicken I can manage. It's the celebration for my mother-in-
law's 80th birthday, and my job is to make sure it smells good in the
neighborhood.

Thanks for asking. I'll likely have questions when it comes to gearing up
past the current equipment...

Patriarch

Dana Myers > wrote in
m:

<snip>

>> That being said, I had the opportunity to repurchase the house I sold
>> (June 1989) in June 1997, for only $10k offered price more than I'd
>> sold it for. Bubbles happen here, too.
>
> Sure. The South Bay seems to be a little more prone to popping once
> in a while.

We're in Central Contra Costa...

>> Patriarch
>> Q newbie
>
> Whatcha cooked so far?

Sunday, I did a couple of pork shoulders for pulled pork, sorta Carolina-
style, as well as a rack of pork ribs, and about 5 pounds of grilled
chicken, for the timid amongst the family. We had 12 for dinner, and very
few leftovers. Used a variation of the dry rub recipe I found here last
summer, and it worked well. I have done a full standing prime beef rib for
Christmas the last three years. That puts a dent in the checkbook, but
makes a memorable presentation. Got to love California winters, most
years.

I'll do at least 4 Costco pork butts weekend after next, along with all the
sausage and chicken I can manage. It's the celebration for my mother-in-
law's 80th birthday, and my job is to make sure it smells good in the
neighborhood.

Thanks for asking. I'll likely have questions when it comes to gearing up
past the current equipment...

Patriarch

patriarch < wrote:

> We're in Central Contra Costa...

I was born and raised in the Diablo Valley.
Moved to SoCal in 1984 and had to save up money
for 16 years to move back, and I ended up over
the Benicia Bridge ;-)

>>Whatcha cooked so far?
>
>
> Sunday, I did a couple of pork shoulders for pulled pork, sorta Carolina-
> style, as well as a rack of pork ribs, and about 5 pounds of grilled
> chicken, for the timid amongst the family. We had 12 for dinner, and very
> few leftovers. Used a variation of the dry rub recipe I found here last
> summer, and it worked well. I have done a full standing prime beef rib for
> Christmas the last three years. That puts a dent in the checkbook, but
> makes a memorable presentation. Got to love California winters, most
> years.

You're telling me, about those mostly mild winters. A full standing
prime rib has occurred to me for the holidays as well, though I might
have to invite more people :-)

> I'll do at least 4 Costco pork butts weekend after next, along with all the
> sausage and chicken I can manage. It's the celebration for my mother-in-
> law's 80th birthday, and my job is to make sure it smells good in the
> neighborhood.

Sounds like you're well-qualified. Did you get a chance to
visit the KCBS West Coast Championships in downtown Fairfield
last weekend? Lotta good smells there, too, from a block away.

> Thanks for asking. I'll likely have questions when it comes to gearing up
> past the current equipment...

Sounds like you could answer a few questions as easily as
ask them ;-)

Cheers!
Dana

patriarch < wrote:

> We're in Central Contra Costa...

I was born and raised in the Diablo Valley.
Moved to SoCal in 1984 and had to save up money
for 16 years to move back, and I ended up over
the Benicia Bridge ;-)

>>Whatcha cooked so far?
>
>
> Sunday, I did a couple of pork shoulders for pulled pork, sorta Carolina-
> style, as well as a rack of pork ribs, and about 5 pounds of grilled
> chicken, for the timid amongst the family. We had 12 for dinner, and very
> few leftovers. Used a variation of the dry rub recipe I found here last
> summer, and it worked well. I have done a full standing prime beef rib for
> Christmas the last three years. That puts a dent in the checkbook, but
> makes a memorable presentation. Got to love California winters, most
> years.

You're telling me, about those mostly mild winters. A full standing
prime rib has occurred to me for the holidays as well, though I might
have to invite more people :-)

> I'll do at least 4 Costco pork butts weekend after next, along with all the
> sausage and chicken I can manage. It's the celebration for my mother-in-
> law's 80th birthday, and my job is to make sure it smells good in the
> neighborhood.

Sounds like you're well-qualified. Did you get a chance to
visit the KCBS West Coast Championships in downtown Fairfield
last weekend? Lotta good smells there, too, from a block away.

> Thanks for asking. I'll likely have questions when it comes to gearing up
> past the current equipment...

Sounds like you could answer a few questions as easily as
ask them ;-)

Cheers!
Dana