On Sat, 03 Jan 2009 14:32:02 -0600, Becca >
wrote:

>Sqwertz wrote:
>> Becca > wrote:
>>
>>> Most of the time, I burn myself on something. A few years ago, a frozen
>>> turkey fell off the top shelf of my upright freezer and landed on my
>>> foot. I never curse, but I would have then, except that my body just
>>> froze up tight.
>>
>> The first rule in the kitchen is when something drops to the floor,
>> jump back and get your feet out of the way.
>>
>> You should have had plenty of time to react when a turkey fell from
>> 5-6 feet up. Unless you were trying to save the tile or linoleum.
>
>It was a fast moving turkey and I had slow moving feet. Before that
>happened, a jar of Mayo fell off the shelf and landed on my foot. I am
>rough on my feet, aren't I? I have a broken toe on my right foot and I
>do not remember how that happened.

Same here! I wonder if we were together when it happened?

Carol, wondering where Rod Serling is when you need him

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Dan Abel > wrote:
> �John Kane wrote:
> > Sqwertz wrote:
> > �Icicles don't come in
> > > stalagmite formations. �At least not sharp enough to puncture a hand
> > > - and go all the way through it.
>
> > They don't? �It depends on where you live and what the weather's been
> > like. �They are a bit unusual but I've certainly seen them. �It'y more
> > difficult to see why one would trip over an icicle.
>
> I've seen them also. �Sun on the roof, or not enough attic insulation,
> and the water is dripping off the roof and down the icicles too fast to
> freeze. �It then freezes and forms upside down icicles, if the air is
> cold enough. �They aren't very sharp, but I guess if you tripped and put
> a hand out to catch yourself, and landed with all your weight on that
> hand, it could penetrate.

I've seen water freeze in all kinds of configurations and combinations
thereof, when one lives in these parts dealing with ice is a way of
life. Ice formations can be extremely dangerous, icicles can be
sharp or rounded, and can weigh hundred pounds, if one drops off onto
you it doesn't much matter if you're hit by the point or any portion,
from its sheer weight it can kill you dead. And ice forming on the
ground from drips can be rounded or pointed, and often larger than the
ice formation above... folks who hike the woods need to be very
respectful of such formations when trekking amongst rock formations...
a fall can easily impale someone on a six foot ice javelin. When the
corpse is discovered it's usually warm weather and can be a while till
cause of death is figured out. How ice formations form is very
different from mineral formations, how the sun hits or doesn't plays a
big part in how water will freeze and melt.

In article >,
Damsel in dis Dress > wrote:

> On Sat, 03 Jan 2009 12:13:24 -0800, Dan Abel > wrote:
>
> >This is like what we have, except it takes up the whole width of a
> >drawer:
> >
> >http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/fn385/index.cfm
> >
> >I assume the slits go all the way through, so it would at least be
> >easier to clean than a block. I think my wife got it to free up counter
> >space.
>
> Ooooooooooooh! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! I want one! Thanks for sharing,
> kiddo!
>
> Carol

Google on "knife rack drawer". I got a whole bunch. I picked this one
because it had the nicest picture.

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On Sat, 03 Jan 2009 13:16:35 -0800, Dan Abel > wrote:

>In article >,
> Damsel in dis Dress > wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 03 Jan 2009 12:13:24 -0800, Dan Abel > wrote:
>>
>> >This is like what we have, except it takes up the whole width of a
>> >drawer:
>> >
>> >http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/fn385/index.cfm
>> >
>> >I assume the slits go all the way through, so it would at least be
>> >easier to clean than a block. I think my wife got it to free up counter
>> >space.
>>
>> Ooooooooooooh! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! I want one! Thanks for sharing,
>> kiddo!
>
>Google on "knife rack drawer". I got a whole bunch. I picked this one
>because it had the nicest picture.

You didn't want to disappoint Dimitri? (running and hiding) I say
that with love, Dimitri. I pretty much *had* to say it.

Thanks, Dan. I'll do some googling before I do any spending. I
appreciate just knowing that they exist!

Carol

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John Kane wrote:
> On Jan 3, 12:22 am, Sqwertz > wrote:
> Icicles don't come in
>> stalagmite formations. At least not sharp enough to puncture a hand
>> - and go all the way through it.
>
> They don't? It depends on where you live and what the weather's been
> like. They are a bit unusual but I've certainly seen them. It'y more
> difficult to see why one would trip over an icicle.


I have seen upside down icicles. The ice or snow melts, runs and drips,
hits the cold ground and freezes. Then subsequent drips land on top of
the cold ice and freeze.

Damsel in dis Dress > wrote:

> On Sat, 3 Jan 2009 13:23:12 -0600, Sqwertz >
> wrote:
>
>>John Kane > wrote:
>>
>>> On Jan 3, 12:22*am, Sqwertz > wrote:
>>> *Icicles don't come in
>>>> stalagmite formations. *At least not sharp enough to puncture a hand
>>>> - and go all the way through it.
>>>
>>> They don't?
>>
>>Gravity makes them grown downwards, not upwards. I've lived in
>>plenty of snowy states and the gravity seems pretty universal in all
>>of them.
>
> Actually, if the icicles are dripping, then landing on very frozen
> ground, they *can* and do form stalagmites. You have to have perfect
> conditions for this to occur, but it does happen.

I've seen those and they form more of a pimple than anything sharp
enough to go straight through your hand.

-sw

Dan Abel > wrote:

> In article >,
> Sqwertz > wrote:
>
>> John Kane > wrote:
>>
>>> On Jan 3, 12:22*am, Sqwertz > wrote:
>>> *Icicles don't come in
>>>> stalagmite formations. *At least not sharp enough to puncture a hand
>>>> - and go all the way through it.
>>>
>>> They don't?
>>
>> Gravity makes them grown downwards, not upwards. I've lived in
>> plenty of snowy states and the gravity seems pretty universal in all
>> of them.
>
> I guess there's no such thing as stalagmites, then. A lot of geologists
> are going to be really surprised.

Stalagmites are made with minerals over the course of thousands of
years. Icles are made with water. They're kinda different.

Did you take a snarky pill this morning?

-sw

In article >,
Sqwertz > wrote:

> Damsel in dis Dress > wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 3 Jan 2009 13:23:12 -0600, Sqwertz >
> > wrote:

> >>Gravity makes them grown downwards, not upwards. I've lived in
> >>plenty of snowy states and the gravity seems pretty universal in all
> >>of them.
> >
> > Actually, if the icicles are dripping, then landing on very frozen
> > ground, they *can* and do form stalagmites. You have to have perfect
> > conditions for this to occur, but it does happen.
>
> I've seen those and they form more of a pimple than anything sharp
> enough to go straight through your hand.

Maybe it went through crooked?

:-)

(I moved to California in 1972. I don't remember seeing an icicle since
then, and don't want to. I remember seeing them, though. That's my
story, and I'm sticking to it, even if they go right through my hand!)

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In article >,
Sqwertz > wrote:

> Dan Abel > wrote:
>
> > In article >,
> > Sqwertz > wrote:
> >
> >> John Kane > wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Jan 3, 12:22*am, Sqwertz > wrote:
> >>> *Icicles don't come in
> >>>> stalagmite formations. *At least not sharp enough to puncture a hand
> >>>> - and go all the way through it.
> >>>
> >>> They don't?
> >>
> >> Gravity makes them grown downwards, not upwards. I've lived in
> >> plenty of snowy states and the gravity seems pretty universal in all
> >> of them.
> >
> > I guess there's no such thing as stalagmites, then. A lot of geologists
> > are going to be really surprised.
>
> Stalagmites are made with minerals over the course of thousands of
> years. Icles are made with water. They're kinda different.
>
> Did you take a snarky pill this morning?

No. Did you?

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sf wrote:
> On Sat, 03 Jan 2009 09:31:19 -0500, "Jean B." > wrote:
>
>> I am reminded... For some strange reason, whenever I try to enter
>> this site, I get a screen that is about 1-inch square, with no way
>> to drag or enlarge it. :-( Does anyone else have this problem?
>> I guess you, nb, could actually see the kitchen.
>
> I had to switch over to IE, but my picture wasn't over 4 or 5 inches
> across. I don't know why it didn't go full screen. I didn't see the
> knives until nb gave specifics.
>
>
Thanks. I didn't even THINK of trying IE. :-) Just a moment...
That did the trick. Look at all those drawers!

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Janet Baraclough wrote:
> The message >
> from "Jean B." > contains these words:
>
>> That's great if you have enough drawers, which I don't.
>
> I feel your pain :-) A lady can never have too many drawers.
>
> For anyone making a new kitchen, I strongly recommend that instead of
> under-worktop cupboards, you use drawer units instead.
> (the sort with 2 deep and one shallow drawer). I only wish I'd done that
> to all ours instead of half and half. Stuff like the food processor and
> all those awkward shape
> bits of kit are instantly visible and accessible' they are strong enough
> to store huge stacks of crockery.
>
> Janet

Sigh. If and when I get my next house and kitchen--and IF I can
afford to do make than rudimentary changes, that's a good idea.

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On Jan 3, 7:20�pm, Janet Baraclough >
wrote:
> The message >
> from Goomba > contains these words:
>
> > Janet Baraclough wrote:
> > > � �Even when only clean knives go in the block, the slits will
> > > eventually collect airborne particles of grease and fumes from the air
> > > in any kitchen. Those particles
> > > eventually form a breeding ground for bacteria , and you can't clean the
> > > narrow slits. So, after a year or two, you're storing your cutting
> > > knives in a bacteria whorehouse.
> > I can't think of ONE instance where I've ever heard such nonsense about
> > a knife block causing problems. Have you?
>
> �It's a common failure -point in restaurant health inspections, here's
> an example
>
> http://www.lancaster.gov.uk/Document...ghboursFoodBar...

Home kitchens are very different from commercial... and everyone knows
the UK hasn't a clue regarding sanitation.... if you ever tried to
pull that knives in a drawer on a rag schitck in a commercial kitchen
they fire you for excessive diddling.

Gloria P wrote:
> HawaiianEye wrote:
>> Sheldon wrote:
>>>
>>> I don't think they're safe...
>>
>> Quite right! Not safe at all, but not for the reasons you give, (no
>> disrespect intended, Sheldon.)
>>
>> Few would grab a blade edge. Not many metal splinters except when
>> sharpening, BUT..............
>>
>> All those exposed sharp edges are ABSOLUTELY HORRENDOUS FENG SHUI!!!
>> About as bad as it can get in a kitchen, other than having your sink
>> right next to the stove, or the stove right next to the fridge!
>>
>> The mag strips are easy to use, can be seen as good looking, but
>> certainly not worth the disaster they can cause to one's overall harmony.


> If your harmony can be disrupted by a few knife blades,
> you need more than a knife block in your life.
>
> Feng shui may be a fun party topic, but kitchens are Real Life.


Can 6,000,000,000 Chinese be wrong?!? Next you're going to tell me that
I'm NOT getting the $15,000,000 from that pol in Nigeria!

koko wrote:
> On Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:07:42 -0800, HawaiianEye
> > wrote:
>
> snippage
>> All those exposed sharp edges are ABSOLUTELY HORRENDOUS FENG SHUI!!!
>> About as bad as it can get in a kitchen, other than having your sink
>> right next to the stove, or the stove right next to the fridge!
>
> Oh crap, I'm doomed, really, really doomed. =8-(
>

Don't worry, Koko. With Feng Shui there is ALWAYS an easy solution!
Do you have room in there for a small, gently flowing river?
No, huh? O.K. then symbolic dividers will have to suffice. A little toy
plastic fence from a child's play set is a great divider between
conflicting features. Tape it to the side of the fridge between the
fridge and the stove, etc. In Feng Shui, it's the idea that counts just
as much as the reality.

On Sun, 04 Jan 2009 11:44:07 -0800, HawaiianEye
> wrote:

>Red, Orange or very dark Yellow for the South
>Very Light Yellow or Beige for Northeast and Southwest.
>White or Gray for West and Northwest
>Blue or Black for North
>Brown or Green for East and Southeast
>
>See how easy it is?!?

How 'bout if you want your room all one color? LOL!

We're moving into a house where the living room, dining room, and
bathroom all have gold walls on the North and West sides, and the
South and East walls are white.

We're screwed, aren't we?

Carol

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On Sun, 04 Jan 2009 11:53:30 -0800, HawaiianEye
> wrote:

>I was too busy buying good luck charms. I
>guess they must have worked or that Nigerian lady would never have
>contacted me. I think she also contacted Buffy L, but we've been out of
>touch for some time now... )

ROFLMAO!

Carol

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HawaiianEye wrote:
> I was too busy buying good luck charms. I
> guess they must have worked or that Nigerian lady would never have
> contacted me. I think she also contacted Buffy L, but we've been out of
> touch for some time now... )
>


Buffy??? BUFFY???? OMG. If you can reconnect, tell her we need her!

gloria p

"Janet Baraclough" > wrote in message
>
> It's a common failure -point in restaurant health inspections, here's
> an example
>
>
> http://www.lancaster.gov.uk/Document...mbe_130307.pdf
>
> Janet

From the report, the place was a pig sty and no matter how the knives were
stored they would be unhealthy. It did not even say the rack was wood,
merely that it was dirty. The handles in the restroom were also dirty.
Should we eliminate them too? Bad habits are not corrected by changing the
storage area.

Janet Baraclough wrote:

>> I can't think of ONE instance where I've ever heard such nonsense about
>> a knife block causing problems. Have you?
>
> It's a common failure -point in restaurant health inspections, here's
> an example
>
>
> http://www.lancaster.gov.uk/Document...mbe_130307.pdf
>
> Janet

Restaurant health inspections are often totally out of the realm of
realistic in the home environment and practice. Nor are the risks the same.

On Sat, 03 Jan 2009 19:13:33 -0500, "Jean B." > wrote:

>sf wrote:
>> On Sat, 03 Jan 2009 09:31:19 -0500, "Jean B." > wrote:
>>
>>> I am reminded... For some strange reason, whenever I try to enter
>>> this site, I get a screen that is about 1-inch square, with no way
>>> to drag or enlarge it. :-( Does anyone else have this problem?
>>> I guess you, nb, could actually see the kitchen.
>>
>> I had to switch over to IE, but my picture wasn't over 4 or 5 inches
>> across. I don't know why it didn't go full screen. I didn't see the
>> knives until nb gave specifics.
>>
>>
>Thanks. I didn't even THINK of trying IE. :-) Just a moment...
> That did the trick. Look at all those drawers!

IE is my fall back. Some sites are not designed to work with anything
else. If you upgrade your flash player FF will work with that site
too. Oh, if you have Flash Block installed - you have to "allow".




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On Sat, 03 Jan 2009 19:28:10 -0800, HawaiianEye
> wrote:

>koko wrote:
>> On Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:07:42 -0800, HawaiianEye
>> > wrote:
>>
>> snippage
>>> All those exposed sharp edges are ABSOLUTELY HORRENDOUS FENG SHUI!!!
>>> About as bad as it can get in a kitchen, other than having your sink
>>> right next to the stove, or the stove right next to the fridge!
>>
>> Oh crap, I'm doomed, really, really doomed. =8-(
>>
>
>Don't worry, Koko. With Feng Shui there is ALWAYS an easy solution!
>Do you have room in there for a small, gently flowing river?
>No, huh? O.K. then symbolic dividers will have to suffice. A little toy
>plastic fence from a child's play set is a great divider between
>conflicting features. Tape it to the side of the fridge between the
>fridge and the stove, etc. In Feng Shui, it's the idea that counts just
>as much as the reality.

The roof leaked in the kitchen during our last rain and I really had
water flowing in the kitchen, does that count? :-)

koko
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On Sat, 03 Jan 2009 22:28:13 -0800, koko > wrote:

>On Sat, 03 Jan 2009 19:28:10 -0800, HawaiianEye
> wrote:
>
>>Don't worry, Koko. With Feng Shui there is ALWAYS an easy solution!
>>Do you have room in there for a small, gently flowing river?
>>No, huh? O.K. then symbolic dividers will have to suffice. A little toy
>>plastic fence from a child's play set is a great divider between
>>conflicting features. Tape it to the side of the fridge between the
>>fridge and the stove, etc. In Feng Shui, it's the idea that counts just
>>as much as the reality.
>
>The roof leaked in the kitchen during our last rain and I really had
>water flowing in the kitchen, does that count? :-)

Very fortuitous! You're an extremely lucky woman!

Carol

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On Sun, 04 Jan 2009 11:53:30 -0800, HawaiianEye
> wrote:

>Actually, 6 billion is the figure estimated for world population. China
>only gets about 1.5 billion these days according to Professor Ronald
>Knapp of the State University of New York (SUNY) at New Paltz. Professor
>Knapp is a geographer who specializes on China. Personally, I never
>stopped to count them myself. I was too busy buying good luck charms. I
>guess they must have worked or that Nigerian lady would never have
>contacted me. I think she also contacted Buffy L, but we've been out of
>touch for some time now... )

I think I like you pineapple breath, but you're getting just a leetle
bit weird. Back away from the computer (slowly), go to the beach and
relaaaax.

<Doesn't that feel nice?> Have a Mai Tai. Put it on my tab. If you
see Buffy, buy her one on me.




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On Sun, 04 Jan 2009 11:44:07 -0800, HawaiianEye
> wrote:

>Absotivly!
>
>Red, Orange or very dark Yellow for the South
>Very Light Yellow or Beige for Northeast and Southwest.
>White or Gray for West and Northwest
>Blue or Black for North
>Brown or Green for East and Southeast
>
>See how easy it is?!?

Do you have a book on this stuff?


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On Sat, 03 Jan 2009 21:53:44 -0600, Damsel in dis Dress
> wrote:

>On Sun, 04 Jan 2009 11:44:07 -0800, HawaiianEye
> wrote:
>
>>Red, Orange or very dark Yellow for the South
>>Very Light Yellow or Beige for Northeast and Southwest.
>>White or Gray for West and Northwest
>>Blue or Black for North
>>Brown or Green for East and Southeast
>>
>>See how easy it is?!?
>
>How 'bout if you want your room all one color? LOL!
>
>We're moving into a house where the living room, dining room, and
>bathroom all have gold walls on the North and West sides, and the
>South and East walls are white.
>
>We're screwed, aren't we?
>
Will your landlord allow you to paint?


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On Jan 4, 12:39*am, sf > wrote:
> On Sat, 03 Jan 2009 21:53:44 -0600, Damsel in dis Dress
>
>
>
>
>
> > wrote:
> >On Sun, 04 Jan 2009 11:44:07 -0800, HawaiianEye
> > wrote:
>
> >>Red, Orange or very dark Yellow for the South
> >>Very Light Yellow or Beige for Northeast and Southwest.
> >>White or Gray for West and Northwest
> >>Blue or Black for North
> >>Brown or Green for East and Southeast
>
> >>See how easy it is?!?
>
> >How 'bout if you want your room all one color? *LOL!
>
> >We're moving into a house where the living room, dining room, and
> >bathroom all have gold walls on the North and West sides, and the
> >South and East walls are white.
>
> >We're screwed, aren't we?
>
> Will your landlord allow you to paint?

Yes, thank God! Just haven't figured out our color schemes yet.

On Sat, 3 Jan 2009 22:44:22 -0800 (PST), wrote:

>On Jan 4, 12:39*am, sf > wrote:
>> On Sat, 03 Jan 2009 21:53:44 -0600, Damsel in dis Dress
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> > wrote:
>> >On Sun, 04 Jan 2009 11:44:07 -0800, HawaiianEye
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >>Red, Orange or very dark Yellow for the South
>> >>Very Light Yellow or Beige for Northeast and Southwest.
>> >>White or Gray for West and Northwest
>> >>Blue or Black for North
>> >>Brown or Green for East and Southeast
>>
>> >>See how easy it is?!?
>>
>> >How 'bout if you want your room all one color? *LOL!
>>
>> >We're moving into a house where the living room, dining room, and
>> >bathroom all have gold walls on the North and West sides, and the
>> >South and East walls are white.
>>
>> >We're screwed, aren't we?
>>
>> Will your landlord allow you to paint?
>
>Yes, thank God! Just haven't figured out our color schemes yet.
from fun

I think you have some good clues above! Paint is pretty versatile
these days. Just look at HGTV.


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Gloria P wrote:
> HawaiianEye wrote:
>> I was too busy buying good luck charms. I
>> guess they must have worked or that Nigerian lady would never have
>> contacted me. I think she also contacted Buffy L, but we've been out
>> of touch for some time now... )
>>
>
>
> Buffy??? BUFFY???? OMG. If you can reconnect, tell her we need her!
>
> gloria p

Oh, I'd love to see Buffy again.

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sf wrote:
> On Sat, 03 Jan 2009 19:13:33 -0500, "Jean B." > wrote:
>
>> sf wrote:
>>> On Sat, 03 Jan 2009 09:31:19 -0500, "Jean B." > wrote:
>>>
>>>> I am reminded... For some strange reason, whenever I try to enter
>>>> this site, I get a screen that is about 1-inch square, with no way
>>>> to drag or enlarge it. :-( Does anyone else have this problem?
>>>> I guess you, nb, could actually see the kitchen.
>>> I had to switch over to IE, but my picture wasn't over 4 or 5 inches
>>> across. I don't know why it didn't go full screen. I didn't see the
>>> knives until nb gave specifics.
>>>
>>>
>> Thanks. I didn't even THINK of trying IE. :-) Just a moment...
>> That did the trick. Look at all those drawers!
>
> IE is my fall back. Some sites are not designed to work with anything
> else. If you upgrade your flash player FF will work with that site
> too. Oh, if you have Flash Block installed - you have to "allow".
>
>
>
>
Heh! I also haven't updated flash. Probably because of some
security message I get whenever I start doing so.

Anyway, yes, I used to resort to IE when there was no other way to
access a site, but somehow I forgot all about that option! Odd.

--
Jean B.

On Sun, 04 Jan 2009 17:43:45 -0800, HawaiianEye
> wrote:

>koko wrote:
>
>> The roof leaked in the kitchen during our last rain and I really had
>> water flowing in the kitchen, does that count? :-)
>
>This depends upon the speed of the water flow. Good Feng Shui requires a
>moderate water movement. Too slow and the chi stagnates. Too fast the
>the chi doesn't have time to work it's charm.
>
I've always suspected I've had stagnate chi.

>Just to be on the safe side, I'd probably fix the leak instead. After
>all, broken things are a no-no for all the different Feng Shui schools,
>and rather than throw out your roof it would probably be wiser just to
>patch it. But what do I know, right? I'm not an ancient Chinese guy.

Patching the roof is on the agenda. Thanks for your help <insert bow
here> not ancient Chinese guy.

koko
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On Sun, 04 Jan 2009 17:38:59 -0800, HawaiianEye
> wrote:

>sf wrote:
>> On Sun, 04 Jan 2009 11:53:30 -0800, HawaiianEye
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Actually, 6 billion is the figure estimated for world population. China
>>> only gets about 1.5 billion these days according to Professor Ronald
>>> Knapp of the State University of New York (SUNY) at New Paltz. Professor
>>> Knapp is a geographer who specializes on China. Personally, I never
>>> stopped to count them myself. I was too busy buying good luck charms. I
>>> guess they must have worked or that Nigerian lady would never have
>>> contacted me. I think she also contacted Buffy L, but we've been out of
>>> touch for some time now... )
>>
>> I think I like you pineapple breath,
>
>Thanks. We always did get along well! )

I was wondering who you were! Are you gonna tell? Tell us which
island you're on! I love Hawaii and have my favorite islands too.
>
>> but you're getting just a leetle
>> bit weird. Back away from the computer (slowly), go to the beach and
>> relaaaax.
>
>Actually, I'm improving greatly. At least that's what my friends who
>live in deep inside the earth tell me

Oh, oh, oh.... a guessing game - someone who was very sick at one
point - Alley, is that you???
>
>> <Doesn't that feel nice?> Have a Mai Tai. Put it on my tab. If you
>> see Buffy, buy her one on me.
>
>Can I make that Bombay Sapphire gin? Goes better with the sun sets.

Absolutely! It's my "grownup" drink of choice too. If you're ever
over here in San Francisco, we'll hoist a few together.

>But
>I'm afraid that I haven't heard from Buffy for as long as you. I'd still
>give a lot to know just who she was. I want her recipe for grilled
>Velveta sandwiches.
>
I'll let you know if I ever bump into her.


--
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 Sat, 03 Jan 2009 19:13:33 -0500, "Jean B." > wrote:
>
> >sf wrote:

> >> I had to switch over to IE
> >Thanks. I didn't even THINK of trying IE. :-) Just a moment...
> > That did the trick.

> IE is my fall back. Some sites are not designed to work with anything
> else.

Well, then I guess I don't see those sites. MS no longer supports IE on
the Mac.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

Dan Abel wrote:
> In article >,
> sf > wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 03 Jan 2009 19:13:33 -0500, "Jean B." > wrote:
>>
>>> sf wrote:
>
>>>> I had to switch over to IE
>>> Thanks. I didn't even THINK of trying IE. :-) Just a moment...
>>> That did the trick.
>
>> IE is my fall back. Some sites are not designed to work with anything
>> else.
>
> Well, then I guess I don't see those sites. MS no longer supports IE on
> the Mac.
>
Could you view Julia's kitchen?

--
Jean B.

Gloria P wrote:

>
> No toy plastic fence? A symbolic popsicle stick will do just as well.

You are absolutely correct!! Making a little fence with Popsicle sticks
will work fine just as long as you realize that it's a fence.

> Make sure all the color is washed off first.

No! No! No! Do NOT wash off the color!! Just be sure to use the correct
color for the direction of the room!

> You don't want to
> introduce any disharmony to the display.

Absotivly!

Red, Orange or very dark Yellow for the South
Very Light Yellow or Beige for Northeast and Southwest.
White or Gray for West and Northwest
Blue or Black for North
Brown or Green for East and Southeast

See how easy it is?!?

Gloria P wrote:

>> Can 6,000,000,000 Chinese be wrong?!? Next you're going to tell me
>> that I'm NOT getting the $15,000,000 from that pol in Nigeria!
>
>
>
> No, but they are driving up your street right now in the sound truck
> with that giant check from Publisher's Clearing House, so go comb your
> hair and put on a clean shirt for the photos. And try to act surprised.

I get this feeling that you don't think they are coming... Well, maybe
not.. No Publisher's Clearing House in this country. But I have been
personally assured by the wife of that the Nigerian politician who
passed away I will get the $15,000,000 for helping her transfer funds.
Would she lie?

> Only 6 billion? Have they had a pandemic or something? Maybe it was
> due to all those knife edges pointing the wrong way.

Actually, 6 billion is the figure estimated for world population. China
only gets about 1.5 billion these days according to Professor Ronald
Knapp of the State University of New York (SUNY) at New Paltz. Professor
Knapp is a geographer who specializes on China. Personally, I never
stopped to count them myself. I was too busy buying good luck charms. I
guess they must have worked or that Nigerian lady would never have
contacted me. I think she also contacted Buffy L, but we've been out of
touch for some time now... )

koko wrote:
> On Sat, 03 Jan 2009 19:28:10 -0800, HawaiianEye
> > wrote:

>>>
>> Don't worry, Koko. With Feng Shui there is ALWAYS an easy solution!
>> Do you have room in there for a small, gently flowing river?
>> No, huh? O.K. then symbolic dividers will have to suffice. A little toy
>> plastic fence from a child's play set is a great divider between
>> conflicting features. Tape it to the side of the fridge between the
>> fridge and the stove, etc. In Feng Shui, it's the idea that counts just
>> as much as the reality.
>
> The roof leaked in the kitchen during our last rain and I really had
> water flowing in the kitchen, does that count? :-)
>
> koko
> --

Only if it was flowing north to south.

gloria p

wrote:
> On Jan 4, 12:39 am, sf > wrote:
>> On Sat, 03 Jan 2009 21:53:44 -0600, Damsel in dis Dress
>>

>>> We're moving into a house where the living room, dining room, and
>>> bathroom all have gold walls on the North and West sides, and the
>>> South and East walls are white.
>>> We're screwed, aren't we?
>> Will your landlord allow you to paint?
>
> Yes, thank God! Just haven't figured out our color schemes yet.




Oooooh, I just had a rather brilliant idea.

Make your cook-in a combined Painting Party.
Along with food, invitees bring a random can of paint and a brush or
roller and old clothes to paint in.

Can you imagine a house randomly decorated by a crew of rfc lushes
in their prime? You might be able to sell day-after admission.
A decorating coup and a new business venture all in one.

Sounds good to me.

gloria p

On Sun, 04 Jan 2009 14:03:22 -0700, Gloria P >
wrote:

wrote:
>> On Jan 4, 12:39 am, sf > wrote:
>>> On Sat, 03 Jan 2009 21:53:44 -0600, Damsel in dis Dress
>>>
>
>>>> We're moving into a house where the living room, dining room, and
>>>> bathroom all have gold walls on the North and West sides, and the
>>>> South and East walls are white.
>>>> We're screwed, aren't we?
>>
>>> Will your landlord allow you to paint?
>>
>> Yes, thank God! Just haven't figured out our color schemes yet.
>
>Oooooh, I just had a rather brilliant idea.
>
>Make your cook-in a combined Painting Party.
>Along with food, invitees bring a random can of paint and a brush or
>roller and old clothes to paint in.
>
>Can you imagine a house randomly decorated by a crew of rfc lushes
>in their prime? You might be able to sell day-after admission.
>A decorating coup and a new business venture all in one.
>
>Sounds good to me.

You're an evil genius, Gloria. ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!

Carol

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In article >,
"Jean B." > wrote:

> Dan Abel wrote:
> > In article >,
> > sf > wrote:
> >
> >> On Sat, 03 Jan 2009 19:13:33 -0500, "Jean B." > wrote:
> >>
> >>> sf wrote:
> >
> >>>> I had to switch over to IE
> >>> Thanks. I didn't even THINK of trying IE. :-) Just a moment...
> >>> That did the trick.
> >
> >> IE is my fall back. Some sites are not designed to work with anything
> >> else.
> >
> > Well, then I guess I don't see those sites. MS no longer supports IE on
> > the Mac.
> >
> Could you view Julia's kitchen?

Just fine, but I installed the latest Flash Player earlier this week.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

In article
>,
Dan Abel > wrote:

> In article >,
> sf > wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 03 Jan 2009 19:13:33 -0500, "Jean B." > wrote:
> >
> > >sf wrote:
>
> > >> I had to switch over to IE
> > >Thanks. I didn't even THINK of trying IE. :-) Just a moment...
> > > That did the trick.
>
> > IE is my fall back. Some sites are not designed to work with anything
> > else.
>
> Well, then I guess I don't see those sites. MS no longer supports IE on
> the Mac.

Try firefox.

Works for me!
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Peace! Om

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