In article
>,
Ann Osborne > wrote:

> > Me.......... I've been jumping off bridges since I was about 15.
> >
> Oh yeah, what bridges did you jump off when you were 15?

Peter is a thrill seeker.

Now he jumps out of Airplanes. <g>
--
Peace! Om

"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive." -- Dalai Lama

PeterL wrote

>> I've always liked to have a glass of ice water along with my ice
>> cream. Funny how the ice water always tastes colder to me than the
>> ice cream. I know there's a scientific explanation for it, but I
>> can't remember what it is. :-)

> Now that you mention it..... it does!!!

It must be the air in the ice cream, mixed in during "mantecatura",
which make us feel ice cream less cold.
--
Vilco
Think pink, drink rose'

Wayne Boatwright wrote


>>> A very popular commercial flavor in the US is Rum Raisin. Do you
>>> have it there?

>> Yep, we've got specialty icecreams (from memory it's
Häagen-Dazs)and
>> one is R&R, I've never thought to try it, but might have to rectify
>> that situation soon :-)

> Yes, you must try it!

I second that, it's a very good match.
--
Vilco
Think pink, drink rose'

On Sun, 14 Dec 2008 05:26:09 +0000 (UTC), PeterL >
wrote:

>Damsel in dis Dress > wrote in
:
>
>> We're sitting at 35F right now. Downright
>> balmy, compared to the past week or two.
>
>*1.6C*!!!!!!
>
>That's downright 'nipply' weather!!
>
>Wouldn't mind being in that for a bit though :-)

Come on up! I'll make you some oatmeal and hot cocoa. You'll need
it. ROFL!

Doc

Wayne Boatwright wrote:

>
> Looks good. I like all manner of chocolate ice creams, in fact, many types
> of ice creams. I'm particularly fond of those that have nuts or other
> crunchy things in them, as well.
>

Yum! Pistachio with real pistachio nuts, like Ben&Jerry's
Pistachio Pistachio, not the almonds that cheaper brands use.

gloria p

On Sun, 14 Dec 2008 11:19:49 -0600, Omelet >
wrote:

>I highly recommend it. I was only 8 years old and I've never, EVER
>forgotten it. It's impressive. I can see why people object to drilling
>in ANWR, but if the oil companies keep it clean, it should not have much
>of an impact.

Oh, come on. You know that won't happen. Look at all the tanker
leaks, look at the Gulf coast after a hurricane.

> We have a lot of oil rigs in Texas hill country in some
>areas and they really don't make much of an impression.

Maybe you don't mind looking at oil rigs, but I do. They are a butt
ugly visual blight off the Santa Barbara coast.


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

On Sun, 14 Dec 2008 11:08:24 -0700, Gloria P >
wrote:

>Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
>>
>> Looks good. I like all manner of chocolate ice creams, in fact, many types
>> of ice creams. I'm particularly fond of those that have nuts or other
>> crunchy things in them, as well.
>>
>
>Yum! Pistachio with real pistachio nuts, like Ben&Jerry's
>Pistachio Pistachio, not the almonds that cheaper brands use.
>
How do they get away with calling it "pistachio" if they use almonds?



--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

In article >,
sf > wrote:

> On Sun, 14 Dec 2008 11:19:49 -0600, Omelet >
> wrote:
>
> >I highly recommend it. I was only 8 years old and I've never, EVER
> >forgotten it. It's impressive. I can see why people object to drilling
> >in ANWR, but if the oil companies keep it clean, it should not have much
> >of an impact.
>
> Oh, come on. You know that won't happen. Look at all the tanker
> leaks, look at the Gulf coast after a hurricane.

There are always drawbacks... But the Alaska wilderness is not subject
to hurricanes. <g>

>
> > We have a lot of oil rigs in Texas hill country in some
> >areas and they really don't make much of an impression.
>
> Maybe you don't mind looking at oil rigs, but I do. They are a butt
> ugly visual blight off the Santa Barbara coast.

I suppose... but it's always "not in my back yard".

Personally, I love the current gas prices. :-)
They are helping me with a very tight budget!
--
Peace! Om

"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive." -- Dalai Lama

Omelet wrote:
> In article > ,
> PeterL > wrote:
>
>>> I'm considering Alaska. <g>
>>
>>
>> I'd like *some* sunshine now and then :-)
>
> You get 24/7 of it in the summer. <g>
>>
>> Every time I open my browser, I have the homepage set to this......
>>
>> http://www.thistasmania.com/popular/webcam.htm
>
> That's a very graceful bridge.


I looks somewhat like the bridge that connects San Diego and Coronado.
Pretty.

gloria p

Gloria P wrote:
>
> PeterL wrote:
> > Just wondering. Don't want to send some over as a Christmas gift if you can
> > buy them there.
> >
> > These are the bottles......
> >
> > http://www.masterfoods.com.au/produc...1660&ProdCat=1
> > &PostCode=
> >
> > http://tinyurl.com/6msnxw
> >
>
> I've never seen Masterfoods brand , but we do have
> ketchup/mustard/mayonnaise in squeeze bottles.
>
> {Is this the real Peter? It's getting hard to tell.)
>
> gloria p

Masterfoods is a Mars brand, but Mars in the US is mostly known for
confectionery products.

"Omelet" > wrote in message
news
..>
> I highly recommend it. I was only 8 years old and I've never, EVER
> forgotten it. It's impressive. I can see why people object to drilling
> in ANWR, but if the oil companies keep it clean, it should not have much
> of an impact. We have a lot of oil rigs in Texas hill country in some
> areas and they really don't make much of an impression.
>
> The oil fields near here are some of the most fertile dewberry and wild
> grape picking fields in the entire area. :-)
>
> Plenty of rattlers too so one has to be careful...
> Peace! Om


Have you ever been to an oil drilling site while they're drilling? They
make a huge mess. That's why the oil companies pay landowners for damages.
The tundra doesn't repair itself as fast as other places. The damage would
likely remain for decades.

Ms P

Omelet > wrote in
news
> In article >,
> PeterL > wrote:
>
>> > It's funny too how you can stay awake a LOT longer if it's
>> > daylight.
>>
>>
>> Tell me about it!!!
>>
>>
>> My body clock was *completely* screwed when I left there!!
>
> I work night shifts. I can empathize. ;-) I tend to get a little
> messed up on weekends, hence the weird posting patterns. <g>


I haven't noticed any weird posting patterns....... just weird postings

;-P



>
> The oil fields near here are some of the most fertile dewberry and
> wild grape picking fields in the entire area. :-)


I really like the dewberry oil that The Body Shop has.

http://www.thebodyshop.com.au/Product.aspx?Id=81


But at the moment, the SO is going through a Joop phase.



>
> Plenty of rattlers too so one has to be careful...



[Shudder!!] I *HATE* snakes :-/



>
>> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Illawarra_(ship)
>> >
>> > Sh**. :-(
>>
>>
>> Last trip in Tassie, the SO took a *HUGE* step, and drove across the
>> (Tasman) bridge..... at night. We had taken a boat tour previously,
>> where they took us over the site of the Illawarra wreck.
>>
>> She's shit scared of bridges for some reason....... probably 'coz of
>> the articles above.
>>
>> My sister is the same.
>>
>> Me.......... I've been jumping off bridges since I was about 15.


http://bp2.blogger.com/_
6mr3i_Vmz3c/SHYXb6kLioI/AAAAAAAAAts/PQntKRFDru0/s1600-h/P1060382cdp.jpg


http://tinyurl.com/6kwboz


The very first bridge I ever dived off, as a youngster straight out of
school :-)

We used to run out to the middle, swan-dive in and swim back to where we
worked, in the sheds just to the right of the pic. We had to do it
quick, otherwise the guys in the towers used to yell at us. They gave up
after a couple of weeks, when they kinda figgered we weren't going to
kill ourselves ;-)


>
> At least she drives. My sister is 36 and still won't drive. She's
> terrified of killing her boys in a car wreck. :-(


That's a little *weird*!! Like OCD weird.



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

"People are more violently opposed to fur than leather because it is
safer to harrass rich women than motorcycle gangs."

Omelet > wrote in newsmpomelet-56A572.11202714122008
@news.giganews.com:

> In article
> >,
> Ann Osborne > wrote:
>
>> > Me.......... I've been jumping off bridges since I was about 15.
>> >
>> Oh yeah, what bridges did you jump off when you were 15?
>
> Peter is a thrill seeker.
>
> Now he jumps out of Airplanes. <g>



And "Ann Osborne" aka 'pundulmurra', aka bevan kirkland is a stalker, and
fraud.



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

"People are more violently opposed to fur than leather because it is safer
to harrass rich women than motorcycle gangs."

Damsel in dis Dress > wrote in
:

> On Sun, 14 Dec 2008 05:26:09 +0000 (UTC), PeterL >
> wrote:
>
>>Damsel in dis Dress > wrote in
m:
>>
>>> We're sitting at 35F right now. Downright
>>> balmy, compared to the past week or two.
>>
>>*1.6C*!!!!!!
>>
>>That's downright 'nipply' weather!!
>>
>>Wouldn't mind being in that for a bit though :-)
>
> Come on up! I'll make you some oatmeal and hot cocoa. You'll need
> it. ROFL!
>
> Doc
>


Oatmeal and hot cocoa........ sounds like Nursing Home food ;-P


I'd settle for a ring-burner curry and some red wine :-)



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

"People are more violently opposed to fur than leather because it is
safer to harrass rich women than motorcycle gangs."

Gloria P > wrote in news:6qldicFd8bm4U1
@mid.individual.net:

> Omelet wrote:
>> In article > ,
>> PeterL > wrote:
>>
>>>> I'm considering Alaska. <g>
>>>
>>>
>>> I'd like *some* sunshine now and then :-)
>>
>> You get 24/7 of it in the summer. <g>
>>>
>>> Every time I open my browser, I have the homepage set to this......
>>>
>>> http://www.thistasmania.com/popular/webcam.htm
>>
>> That's a very graceful bridge.
>
>
> I looks somewhat like the bridge that connects San Diego and Coronado.
> Pretty.
>



I've been over that one a few times too :-)


I always wondered why they put a dog-leg in it, rather than just make it
straight!!


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

"People are more violently opposed to fur than leather because it is
safer to harrass rich women than motorcycle gangs."

On Sun 14 Dec 2008 12:40:52p, sf told us...

> On Sun, 14 Dec 2008 11:08:24 -0700, Gloria P >
> wrote:
>
>>Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Looks good. I like all manner of chocolate ice creams, in fact, many
>>> types of ice creams. I'm particularly fond of those that have nuts or
>>> other crunchy things in them, as well.
>>>
>>
>>Yum! Pistachio with real pistachio nuts, like Ben&Jerry's
>>Pistachio Pistachio, not the almonds that cheaper brands use.
>>
> How do they get away with calling it "pistachio" if they use almonds?
>
>
>

They can name it anything they want to. The packaging does say it contains
almonds.

The first pistachio ice cream I remember was served at Howard Johnson's.
It had real pistachios in it, but it was also flavored with almond extract
and tinted pale green.

--
Wayne Boatwright
(correct the spelling of "geemail" to reply)
************************************************** **********************
Date: Sunday, 12(XII)/14(XIV)/08(MMVIII)
************************************************** **********************
Today is: Third Sunday of Advent
Countdown till Christmas Day
1wks 3dys 5hrs 15mins
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On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 01:46:37 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote:

>On Sun 14 Dec 2008 12:40:52p, sf told us...
>
>> On Sun, 14 Dec 2008 11:08:24 -0700, Gloria P >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Looks good. I like all manner of chocolate ice creams, in fact, many
>>>> types of ice creams. I'm particularly fond of those that have nuts or
>>>> other crunchy things in them, as well.
>>>>
>>>
>>>Yum! Pistachio with real pistachio nuts, like Ben&Jerry's
>>>Pistachio Pistachio, not the almonds that cheaper brands use.
>>>
>> How do they get away with calling it "pistachio" if they use almonds?
>>
>>
>>
>
>They can name it anything they want to. The packaging does say it contains
>almonds.
>
>The first pistachio ice cream I remember was served at Howard Johnson's.
>It had real pistachios in it, but it was also flavored with almond extract
>and tinted pale green.

So, this is the reverse. The idea of nuts in ice cream has never
appealed though. I don't buy rocky road, for instance.


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

On Sun 14 Dec 2008 07:16:08p, sf told us...

> On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 01:46:37 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> > wrote:
>
>>On Sun 14 Dec 2008 12:40:52p, sf told us...
>>
>>> On Sun, 14 Dec 2008 11:08:24 -0700, Gloria P >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Looks good. I like all manner of chocolate ice creams, in fact,
>>>>> many types of ice creams. I'm particularly fond of those that have
>>>>> nuts or other crunchy things in them, as well.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Yum! Pistachio with real pistachio nuts, like Ben&Jerry's
>>>>Pistachio Pistachio, not the almonds that cheaper brands use.
>>>>
>>> How do they get away with calling it "pistachio" if they use almonds?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>They can name it anything they want to. The packaging does say it
>>contains almonds.
>>
>>The first pistachio ice cream I remember was served at Howard Johnson's.
>> It had real pistachios in it, but it was also flavored with almond
>>extract and tinted pale green.
>
> So, this is the reverse. The idea of nuts in ice cream has never
> appealed though. I don't buy rocky road, for instance.
>
>

I like bits and pieces of things in almost all foods, including ice cream.
There are few ice cream flavors I like that have a perfectly smooth
texture. The same with most other foods except mashed potatoes and the
like.

--
Wayne Boatwright
(correct the spelling of "geemail" to reply)
************************************************** **********************
Date: Sunday, 12(XII)/14(XIV)/08(MMVIII)
************************************************** **********************
Today is: Third Sunday of Advent
Countdown till Christmas Day
1wks 3dys 4hrs 25mins
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Vilco wrote:
>
> PeterL wrote
>
> >> I've always liked to have a glass of ice water along with my ice
> >> cream. Funny how the ice water always tastes colder to me than the
> >> ice cream. I know there's a scientific explanation for it, but I
> >> can't remember what it is. :-)
>
> > Now that you mention it..... it does!!!
>
> It must be the air in the ice cream, mixed in during "mantecatura",
> which make us feel ice cream less cold.

Probably both the air content and likely a difference in thermal
conductivity of fat vs. water.

"PeterL" > wrote in message
.25...
> Omelet > wrote in
> news >
>> In article >,
>> PeterL > wrote:
>>
>>> > It's funny too how you can stay awake a LOT longer if it's
>>> > daylight.
>>>
>>>
>>> Tell me about it!!!
>>>
>>>
>>> My body clock was *completely* screwed when I left there!!
>>
>> I work night shifts. I can empathize. ;-) I tend to get a little
>> messed up on weekends, hence the weird posting patterns. <g>
>
>
> I haven't noticed any weird posting patterns....... just weird postings
>
> ;-P
>
>
>
>>
>> The oil fields near here are some of the most fertile dewberry and
>> wild grape picking fields in the entire area. :-)
>
>
> I really like the dewberry oil that The Body Shop has.
>
> http://www.thebodyshop.com.au/Product.aspx?Id=81
>
>
> But at the moment, the SO is going through a Joop phase.
>
>
>
>>
>> Plenty of rattlers too so one has to be careful...
>
>
>
> [Shudder!!] I *HATE* snakes :-/
>
>
>
>>
>>> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Illawarra_(ship)
>>> >
>>> > Sh**. :-(
>>>
>>>
>>> Last trip in Tassie, the SO took a *HUGE* step, and drove across the
>>> (Tasman) bridge..... at night. We had taken a boat tour previously,
>>> where they took us over the site of the Illawarra wreck.
>>>
>>> She's shit scared of bridges for some reason....... probably 'coz of
>>> the articles above.
>>>
>>> My sister is the same.
>>>
>>> Me.......... I've been jumping off bridges since I was about 15.
>
>
> http://bp2.blogger.com/_
> 6mr3i_Vmz3c/SHYXb6kLioI/AAAAAAAAAts/PQntKRFDru0/s1600-h/P1060382cdp.jpg
>
>
> http://tinyurl.com/6kwboz
>
>
> The very first bridge I ever dived off, as a youngster straight out of
> school :-)
>
> We used to run out to the middle, swan-dive in and swim back to where we
> worked, in the sheds just to the right of the pic. We had to do it
> quick, otherwise the guys in the towers used to yell at us. They gave up
> after a couple of weeks, when they kinda figgered we weren't going to
> kill ourselves ;-)


http://www.ourspace.tepapa.com/media/13238

Seeing this is a ****ing contest this is the bridge I used to jump off as a
kid.
And I swan across the river too.

Patrick

On Sun 14 Dec 2008 07:40:19p, Pete C. told us...

>
> Vilco wrote:
>>
>> PeterL wrote
>>
>> >> I've always liked to have a glass of ice water along with my ice
>> >> cream. Funny how the ice water always tastes colder to me than the
>> >> ice cream. I know there's a scientific explanation for it, but I
>> >> can't remember what it is. :-)
>>
>> > Now that you mention it..... it does!!!
>>
>> It must be the air in the ice cream, mixed in during "mantecatura",
>> which make us feel ice cream less cold.
>
> Probably both the air content and likely a difference in thermal
> conductivity of fat vs. water.
>

Both make sense. Thanks!

--
Wayne Boatwright
(correct the spelling of "geemail" to reply)
************************************************** **********************
Date: Sunday, 12(XII)/14(XIV)/08(MMVIII)
************************************************** **********************
Today is: Third Sunday of Advent
Countdown till Christmas Day
1wks 3dys 4hrs 1mins
************************************************** **********************
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PeterL > wrote in
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"People are more violently opposed to fur than leather because it is
safer to harrass rich women than motorcycle gangs."

In article >,
"Ms P" > wrote:

> "Omelet" > wrote in message
> news >
> .>
> > I highly recommend it. I was only 8 years old and I've never, EVER
> > forgotten it. It's impressive. I can see why people object to drilling
> > in ANWR, but if the oil companies keep it clean, it should not have much
> > of an impact. We have a lot of oil rigs in Texas hill country in some
> > areas and they really don't make much of an impression.
> >
> > The oil fields near here are some of the most fertile dewberry and wild
> > grape picking fields in the entire area. :-)
> >
> > Plenty of rattlers too so one has to be careful...
> > Peace! Om
>
>
> Have you ever been to an oil drilling site while they're drilling? They
> make a huge mess. That's why the oil companies pay landowners for damages.
> The tundra doesn't repair itself as fast as other places. The damage would
> likely remain for decades.
>
> Ms P

The damage is not necessary. From what I've seen around here lately,
they've truly made an effort to stop that.

Modern tech has changed...
--
Peace! Om

"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive." -- Dalai Lama

In article > ,
PeterL > wrote:

> >> My body clock was *completely* screwed when I left there!!
> >
> > I work night shifts. I can empathize. ;-) I tend to get a little
> > messed up on weekends, hence the weird posting patterns. <g>
>
>
> I haven't noticed any weird posting patterns....... just weird postings
>
> ;-P
>
Bite me. <g>
>
> >
> > The oil fields near here are some of the most fertile dewberry and
> > wild grape picking fields in the entire area. :-)
>
>
> I really like the dewberry oil that The Body Shop has.
>
> http://www.thebodyshop.com.au/Product.aspx?Id=81
>
>
> But at the moment, the SO is going through a Joop phase.
>
Dewberry oil? What a waste! Dewberry is a type of blackberry here and
they have a very concentrated flavor due to desert conditions. I'd like
to get some started out back.
>
> >
> > Plenty of rattlers too so one has to be careful...
>
> [Shudder!!] I *HATE* snakes :-/

While I don't hate snakes, I can do without the poisonous ones. Y'all
have more than we do iirc. The vast majority of American snakes are
non-toxic. There are 4. Rattlesnakes (including the pygmy and
sidewinder), Coral snakes, Copperheads and Water Moccasins. 3 of those
are pit vipers so are easy to recognize if you study just a bit.

I leave the others alone as they are VERY beneficial for rodent control.

I've loved snakes since I was a little kid. They make interesting pets.
Lizards too and lizards are more of a challenge to catch! :-)
Snakes are too easy.

>
> >> Me.......... I've been jumping off bridges since I was about 15.
>
>
> http://bp2.blogger.com/_
> 6mr3i_Vmz3c/SHYXb6kLioI/AAAAAAAAAts/PQntKRFDru0/s1600-h/P1060382cdp.jpg
>
>
> http://tinyurl.com/6kwboz
>
>
> The very first bridge I ever dived off, as a youngster straight out of
> school :-)
>
> We used to run out to the middle, swan-dive in and swim back to where we
> worked, in the sheds just to the right of the pic. We had to do it
> quick, otherwise the guys in the towers used to yell at us. They gave up
> after a couple of weeks, when they kinda figgered we weren't going to
> kill ourselves ;-)

You, sir, are batshit crazy. <g>

But, I'm mildly acrophobic too. I used to freeze up just jumping off
the bloody high dive board into the pool. I don't like the falling
sensation!
>
>
> >
> > At least she drives. My sister is 36 and still won't drive. She's
> > terrified of killing her boys in a car wreck. :-(
>
> That's a little *weird*!! Like OCD weird.

I know, but what can one do? I'm just glad they moved back here from
Arizona. That way she has more family and friends to help out as needed.
:-) I'm here for her as much as I can be...

I really cannot blame her. One of MY worst fears is the loss of family
members.

I love them.
--
Peace! Om

"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive." -- Dalai Lama

In article >,
"Pat O'Reilly" > wrote:

> >>> Me.......... I've been jumping off bridges since I was about 15.
> >
> >
> > http://bp2.blogger.com/_
> > 6mr3i_Vmz3c/SHYXb6kLioI/AAAAAAAAAts/PQntKRFDru0/s1600-h/P1060382cdp.jpg
> >
> >
> > http://tinyurl.com/6kwboz
> >
> >
> > The very first bridge I ever dived off, as a youngster straight out of
> > school :-)
> >
> > We used to run out to the middle, swan-dive in and swim back to where we
> > worked, in the sheds just to the right of the pic. We had to do it
> > quick, otherwise the guys in the towers used to yell at us. They gave up
> > after a couple of weeks, when they kinda figgered we weren't going to
> > kill ourselves ;-)
>
>
> http://www.ourspace.tepapa.com/media/13238
>
> Seeing this is a ****ing contest this is the bridge I used to jump off as a
> kid.
> And I swan across the river too.
>
> Patrick

How far to the water?
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