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Ophelia wrote:
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Gary wrote:
> >Come on, Bruce. You've been here long enough now.
> >Everyone minds everyone's business here in RFC.
> >The conflicts keep the group alive.
> >Notice all the other foodtalk-only groups are dead.
>
> But UK food group died because of precisely this problem. If that is their
> aim they are well on the way. Look at how many of the good regulars left
> here and went to facebook too. If I didn't dislike fb so much I would
> have joined them. Food and cooking used to be a big part of the action
> here. Now look at it! The number of posters I read becomes fewer and
> fewer(( Jokes and a bit of fun are good, but not the relentless bitching,
> It will end up killing this group too.

Food talk is maybe half and half here. Boring food-only posters moved to
Facebook. Good riddance. The diversity here in RFC keeps it alive. Look
at other ngs. Look at the posting numbers.
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> On 2016-08-06 9:22 AM, Gary wrote:
> > jmcquown wrote:
> >>
> >> It sounds like you need to go live in the country where you would never
> >> have to interact with anyone.
> >
> > I would *love* to be a very isolated lighthouse keeper.
> > Just give me cable tv, books, and internet.
> > Toss in a couple of lighthouse ferrets and I'm there!
> > Sadly they are all automated in the US now.
>
> I had a friend who was a lighthouse keeper for a while. He had been a
> major drug freak and somehow ended up married to one of the best looking
> girls from my high school class. He got a job as a lighthouse keeper in
> an island off the coast of Nova Scotia. Being the kind of guy he was,
> he took a couple pounds of marijuana out to the island with him. At
> some point he found Jesus and baptized himself in the Atlantic Ocean in
> the middle of winter and shortly after his wife left him for the
> helicopter pilot who used to bring their supplies.

LOL! Good story, Dave. :-D
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Ophelia wrote:
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Gary wrote:
> >Come on, Bruce. You've been here long enough now.
> >Everyone minds everyone's business here in RFC.
> >The conflicts keep the group alive.
> >Notice all the other foodtalk-only groups are dead.
>
> But UK food group died because of precisely this problem. If that is
> their
> aim they are well on the way. Look at how many of the good regulars left
> here and went to facebook too. If I didn't dislike fb so much I would
> have joined them. Food and cooking used to be a big part of the action
> here. Now look at it! The number of posters I read becomes fewer and
> fewer(( Jokes and a bit of fun are good, but not the relentless
> bitching,
> It will end up killing this group too.

Food talk is maybe half and half here. Boring food-only posters moved to
Facebook. Good riddance. The diversity here in RFC keeps it alive. Look
at other ngs. Look at the posting numbers.
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Jill is simply an inherently person...you could give her "happiness" on a solid gold plate, and she'd nag and whine endlessly about the plate
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> Jill is simply an inherently person...you could give her "happiness" on a solid gold plate, and she'd nag and whine endlessly about the plate

I like to think of myself as inherently person

or something like that

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"Gary" > wrote in message ...

> Food talk is maybe half and half here. Boring food-only posters moved to
> Facebook. Good riddance. The diversity here in RFC keeps it alive. Look
> at other ngs. Look at the posting numbers.

Julie responses keeps this place going on most days, without Julie the
numbers would be dismal.

Cheri

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On Sat, 06 Aug 2016 09:24:02 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> Jebus wrote:
>> > I know it's a big upheaval, but why not move? The way you have
>> > described where you live here makes it sounds like an awful place.
>>
>> Moving is not always an economical option.
>
>Very true.

Moving is never economical.
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In article >,
says...
>
> On Saturday, August 6, 2016 at 7:22:24 AM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
> > In article >, says...
> > >
> > > Bruce wrote:
> > > >
> > > > In article >, says...
> > > > >
> > > > > On 8/3/2016 3:43 PM, Je?us wrote:
> > > > > > I know it's a big upheaval, but why not move? The way you have
> > > > > > described where you live here makes it sounds like an awful place.
> > > > >
> > > > > Moving is not always an economical option.
> > > > >
> > > > > I have to wonder why they bought the house in the first place. It
> > > > > sounds like she never liked it.
> > > >
> > > > Is there ever a point where people in this newsgroup start minding their
> > > > own business? Remember when they were questioning why you live where you
> > > > live, McBiddy?
> > >
> > > Come on, Bruce. You've been here long enough now.
> > > Everyone minds everyone's business here in RFC.
> > > The conflicts keep the group alive.
> > > Notice all the other foodtalk-only groups are dead.
> >
> > Yes, but having to defend why you live in the house where you live is a
> > bit extreme, even for rfc. Next, people will be putting up pictures of
> > their partner so rfc can decide whether that's the right one for them.
>
> You'd think that Jill, who's had to defend living where she does on
> numerous occasions, would cut Julie some slack. Ah, well, a petty
> consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.

Maybe it's a case where, over time, victims become perps
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"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 8/3/2016 1:53 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> "Jeßus" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> For a start, it will tell crims where NOT to steal from, what areas to
>>> avoid or conversely might attract crims to an address or area,
>>> depending on what info is included.
>>
>> It used to just list the offense, the date, time and show the house on a
>> map. Did not give the actual address but it was easy enough to determine
>
> If you knew how to use Google you'd find it's quite easy to do.
>
>> We are pretty sure that drug deals are going on across
>> the street from our house. Why there? No clue. I will sit out there and
>> stare at cars that are there for a long time with no apparent reason.
>
> Damn, I hate it when my neighbors have people over for no apparent reason!
> WTF are you talking about?

These are not my neighbors or their guests. They are people looking for
drugs. I see the same cars over and over again. By now, I know which ones
are the druggies and which are the dealers. Obviously I can't stop them but
I'd like them to go elsewhere. They are parked outside the park, after dark,
and the park is closed. They have no reason to be there.
>
>> There are plenty of places to pull a car over. Doesn't need to be across
>> from my house. Especially since it's often the same damned car.
>
> Uh... I'd be more worried if they just stopped by very briefly. Went in,
> came back out a few minutes later. Lots of different cars. *That*
> screams drug deal.

Went in... Where? They are doing the deals right there at the side of the
road.
>
> What you're describing sounds like people who enjoy socializing. Gee,
> with the people who own the same damned car.

Socializing? One or two people sitting in their car?
>
> Why across the street from your house? Because they *live* there so
> that's where their friends park. Where else would you expect them to
> park? They're not in your driveway so why do you care?

Nobody lives across from me. There is a park there.
>
> It sounds like you need to go live in the country where you would never
> have to interact with anyone.

You are just clueless.

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"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> On 8/3/2016 3:43 PM, Je�us wrote:
>> I know it's a big upheaval, but why not move? The way you have
>> described where you live here makes it sounds like an awful place.
>
> Moving is not always an economical option.
>
> I have to wonder why they bought the house in the first place. It sounds
> like she never liked it. Actually, it reminds me of something from Mother
> Goose:
>
> "There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile,
> He found a crooked sixpence against a crooked stile;
> He bought a crooked cat which caught a crooked mouse,
> And they all lived together in a little crooked house."
>
>

Pretty much because my husband refused to rent. We really didn't have enough
money to buy a house and it wasn't a good time to buy in this market. But he
was being bull headed. We really had no other option. It was either buy this
or be homeless. After the fact of course, the reasons for the lowered price
became glaringly obvious. But... We have gotten most of those problems fixed
now.

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On Sat, 6 Aug 2016 05:39:54 -0400, jmcquown >
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>On 8/3/2016 3:43 PM, Je?us wrote:
>> I know it's a big upheaval, but why not move? The way you have
>> described where you live here makes it sounds like an awful place.
>
>Moving is not always an economical option.

If by that you mean it costs money, sure. I've done it many times
myself, the last time cost me about $18000, but that involved shipping
containers plus a car transported by truck, boat and then truck again.
I think just bringing Annie here cost about $1000. Anyway, as I said
before, it's just a matter of planning ahead.

>I have to wonder why they bought the house in the first place. It
>sounds like she never liked it. Actually, it reminds me of something
>from Mother Goose:
>
>"There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile,
>He found a crooked sixpence against a crooked stile;
>He bought a crooked cat which caught a crooked mouse,
>And they all lived together in a little crooked house."
>
>

Her description of and regular complaints of the area sounds like a
good place to leave to me.
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On 8/6/2016 3:29 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
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> These are not my neighbors or their guests. They are people looking for
> drugs. I see the same cars over and over again. By now, I know which
> ones are the druggies and which are the dealers. Obviously I can't stop
> them but I'd like them to go elsewhere. They are parked outside the
> park, after dark, and the park is closed. They have no reason to be there.
(snippage)

So call the cops! Whining about it on RFC isn't going to change anything.

Jill
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On 8/6/2016 12:16 PM, tert in seattle wrote:
> The Greatest! wrote:
>> Jill is simply an inherently person...you could give her "happiness" on a solid gold plate, and she'd nag and whine endlessly about the plate
>
Was that supposed to make sense?

> I like to think of myself as inherently person
>
> or something like that
>
LOL! For what it's worth, I own several solid gold items. I certainly
don't nag and whine about them.

Jill
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"Ophelia" > wrote in message
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> Bruce wrote:
>>>
>>> In article >, says...
>>> >
>>> > On 8/3/2016 3:43 PM, Je?us wrote:
>>> > > I know it's a big upheaval, but why not move? The way you have
>>> > > described where you live here makes it sounds like an awful place.
>>> >
>>> > Moving is not always an economical option.
>>> >
>>> > I have to wonder why they bought the house in the first place. It
>>> > sounds like she never liked it.
>>>
>>> Is there ever a point where people in this newsgroup start minding their
>>> own business? Remember when they were questioning why you live where you
>>> live, McBiddy?
>>
>>Come on, Bruce. You've been here long enough now.
>>Everyone minds everyone's business here in RFC.
>>The conflicts keep the group alive.
>>Notice all the other foodtalk-only groups are dead.
>
> But UK food group died because of precisely this problem. If that is
> their aim they are well on the way. Look at how many of the good regulars
> left here and went to facebook too. If I didn't dislike fb so much I
> would have joined them. Food and cooking used to be a big part of the
> action here. Now look at it! The number of posters I read becomes fewer
> and fewer(( Jokes and a bit of fun are good, but not the relentless
> bitching, It will end up killing this group too.

I actually like FB but prefer to think of it as a pleasant place. For that
reason, I will not go to this group there.

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"Cheri" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Gary" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> Food talk is maybe half and half here. Boring food-only posters moved to
>> Facebook. Good riddance. The diversity here in RFC keeps it alive. Look
>> at other ngs. Look at the posting numbers.
>
> Julie responses keeps this place going on most days, without Julie the
> numbers would be dismal.

Well, I am glad that I have some use. I could tell an amusing story of what
happened at Winco today but I won't. People will just say that stuff like
that only happens in Bothell, even though Winco isn't in Bothell, or that I
made it up. So...

I am not cooking today. I did make fruit salad. Yummy, yummy! I am not sure
where hubby is. I presume at Seafair or the Mariners or some such thing. And
Angela is on her friend's boat. So for the time being, I have peace. I have
leftover au jus and beef so I can make myself a French Dip if I decide that
I want that. I also have some leftover fresh pasta so I could go that route
too.

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"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> On 8/6/2016 3:29 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> These are not my neighbors or their guests. They are people looking for
>> drugs. I see the same cars over and over again. By now, I know which
>> ones are the druggies and which are the dealers. Obviously I can't stop
>> them but I'd like them to go elsewhere. They are parked outside the
>> park, after dark, and the park is closed. They have no reason to be
>> there.
> (snippage)
>
> So call the cops! Whining about it on RFC isn't going to change anything.

And neither is calling the cops. BDTD. Why do you whine about the food at
the club?

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On 8/6/2016 7:40 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "Cheri" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Gary" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>> Food talk is maybe half and half here. Boring food-only posters moved to
>>> Facebook. Good riddance. The diversity here in RFC keeps it alive. Look
>>> at other ngs. Look at the posting numbers.
>>
>> Julie responses keeps this place going on most days, without Julie the
>> numbers would be dismal.
>
> Well, I am glad that I have some use. I could tell an amusing story of
> what happened at Winco today but I won't. People will just say that
> stuff like that only happens in Bothell, even though Winco isn't in
> Bothell, or that I made it up. So...
>
> I am not cooking today. I did make fruit salad. Yummy, yummy! I am not
> sure where hubby is. I presume at Seafair or the Mariners or some such
> thing. And Angela is on her friend's boat. So for the time being, I have
> peace. I have leftover au jus and beef so I can make myself a French Dip
> if I decide that I want that. I also have some leftover fresh pasta so I
> could go that route too.

Really and truly, that's good. A choice of food YOU want to eat. And
some peace and quiet.

Jill
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"Jeßus" > wrote in message
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> On Sat, 6 Aug 2016 05:39:54 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>>On 8/3/2016 3:43 PM, Je?us wrote:
>>> I know it's a big upheaval, but why not move? The way you have
>>> described where you live here makes it sounds like an awful place.
>>
>>Moving is not always an economical option.
>
> If by that you mean it costs money, sure. I've done it many times
> myself, the last time cost me about $18000, but that involved shipping
> containers plus a car transported by truck, boat and then truck again.
> I think just bringing Annie here cost about $1000. Anyway, as I said
> before, it's just a matter of planning ahead.

It would cost a hell of a lot more than that to move here. Houses in this
area start at around $500,000.00 and you don't get much for that. Plus when
we refinanced, we agreed not to sell the house for 5 years. Just not an
option even if we wanted to. We can't afford to put this house up to code
and the older houses aren't selling well here with all the new construction.
Plus we have no money to buy anything else.
>
>>I have to wonder why they bought the house in the first place. It
>>sounds like she never liked it. Actually, it reminds me of something
>>from Mother Goose:
>>
>>"There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile,
>>He found a crooked sixpence against a crooked stile;
>>He bought a crooked cat which caught a crooked mouse,
>>And they all lived together in a little crooked house."
>>
>>
>
> Her description of and regular complaints of the area sounds like a
> good place to leave to me.

This is not even one of the worst areas. Marysville, Everett and even
Arlington are getting bad. Crime and drugs are worse there than here. Bottom
line, we own the house and are stuck here.

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"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> On 8/6/2016 10:49 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>> Bruce wrote:
>>>>
>>>> In article >,
>>>> says...
>>>>>
>>>>> On 8/3/2016 3:43 PM, Je?us wrote:
>>>>>> I know it's a big upheaval, but why not move? The way you have
>>>>>> described where you live here makes it sounds like an awful place.
>>>>>
>>>>> Moving is not always an economical option.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have to wonder why they bought the house in the first place. It
>>>>> sounds like she never liked it.
>>>>
>>>> Is there ever a point where people in this newsgroup start minding
>>>> their
>>>> own business? Remember when they were questioning why you live where
>>>> you
>>>> live, McBiddy?
>>>
> Sticks and stones, Bruce. You're an asshole.
>>
>> To date Bruthie has never posted anything even remotely food
>> related... he's one of the most prolific shit stirrers here.
>
> Ain't that the truth!
>
> I didn't buy this house and it's true, I wouldn't have. Still, there
> isn't a thing wrong with it. The roof doesn't leak, all the appliances
> work, the AC keeps me nice and cool in the summer. So what if I don't
> like the wallpaper in the kitchen? That's not important.
>
> Julie makes it sound like she lives in a slum. It was her [husband's]
> choice to buy it. At least on Dataw I don't have to worry about whether
> or not my neighbors are dealing drugs. Then again, I don't sit around
> wondering what my neighbors are doing.

No I don't. We don't even HAVE slums here in this state. Not that I know of.
The worst low income places I've seen around here look like heaven compared
to some of the places I've seen pictures of in NY and Chicago or have seen
for real in Philadelphia and Washington DC. And this isn't a low income
area. Slums are generally rental places and low income. Here are some
statistics about this city. Does this look like a slum to you? The gray
house in the pic is not my house but it is very near here. I've never seen a
slum like that.

http://www.city-data.com/city/Bothell-Washington.html#b

My neighbors don't do drugs. I know my neighbors. They're fine. These are
people who don't live here that are coming into this area. Calling the
police doesn't do any real good because it doesn't take long to buy drugs or
do drugs or whatever they're doing and the people are always long gone
before the law arrives. I do have pics of the one car. It was black then
gray now white. Same car. I am not seeing it as often.

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On 8/6/2016 7:44 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
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> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 8/6/2016 3:29 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>> These are not my neighbors or their guests. They are people looking for
>>> drugs. I see the same cars over and over again. By now, I know which
>>> ones are the druggies and which are the dealers. Obviously I can't stop
>>> them but I'd like them to go elsewhere. They are parked outside the
>>> park, after dark, and the park is closed. They have no reason to be
>>> there.
>> (snippage)
>>
>> So call the cops! Whining about it on RFC isn't going to change
>> anything.
>
> And neither is calling the cops. BDTD. Why do you whine about the food
> at the club?

I haven't mentioned (whined) about the food at the Club in quite some time.

Jill
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> wrote:

>
>"Jeßus" > wrote in message
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>> On Sat, 6 Aug 2016 05:39:54 -0400, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>On 8/3/2016 3:43 PM, Je?us wrote:
>>>> I know it's a big upheaval, but why not move? The way you have
>>>> described where you live here makes it sounds like an awful place.
>>>
>>>Moving is not always an economical option.
>>
>> If by that you mean it costs money, sure. I've done it many times
>> myself, the last time cost me about $18000, but that involved shipping
>> containers plus a car transported by truck, boat and then truck again.
>> I think just bringing Annie here cost about $1000. Anyway, as I said
>> before, it's just a matter of planning ahead.
>
>It would cost a hell of a lot more than that to move here. Houses in this
>area start at around $500,000.00 and you don't get much for that.

<rolls eyes> I was talking about *moving costs*. You surely must have
known that. And wouldn't moving and yet staying in the same area
defeat the hypothetical purpose we are discussing?

And $500,000.00 hey? U.S real estate is much, much cheaper than in
Australia and yet people here can move, why do you need to spend that
much on a house? Did you spend or have your current house valued at
$500,000.00? I call bullshit.

>Plus when
>we refinanced, we agreed not to sell the house for 5 years. Just not an
>option even if we wanted to. We can't afford to put this house up to code
>and the older houses aren't selling well here with all the new construction.
>Plus we have no money to buy anything else.

Fair enough, I hope in future you plan ahead a little better with
finance and choice of property.

>This is not even one of the worst areas. Marysville, Everett and even
>Arlington are getting bad. Crime and drugs are worse there than here. Bottom
>line, we own the house and are stuck here.

I'm sure there are worse areas, but there is nothing that could compel
me to stay in an area such as you have described on RFC over the
years.
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> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
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>> On 8/6/2016 3:29 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>> These are not my neighbors or their guests. They are people looking for
>>> drugs. I see the same cars over and over again. By now, I know which
>>> ones are the druggies and which are the dealers. Obviously I can't stop
>>> them but I'd like them to go elsewhere. They are parked outside the
>>> park, after dark, and the park is closed. They have no reason to be
>>> there.
>> (snippage)
>>
>> So call the cops! Whining about it on RFC isn't going to change
>> anything.
>
> And neither is calling the cops. BDTD.

One call may not do it. Call again. Make noise. Go up the ladder.
For crying out loud, if things are really that bad, ask your neighbors
to join in and call the police, too. The more voices the better. Would
you like someone from RFC to call the police for you? My point is only
you and your neighbors can do anything about it if this is going on in
your neighborhood.

Jill
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On 2016-08-06 7:45 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 8/6/2016 7:40 PM, Julie Bove wrote:

>> I am not cooking today. I did make fruit salad. Yummy, yummy! I am not
>> sure where hubby is. I presume at Seafair or the Mariners or some such
>> thing. And Angela is on her friend's boat. So for the time being, I have
>> peace. I have leftover au jus and beef so I can make myself a French Dip
>> if I decide that I want that. I also have some leftover fresh pasta so I
>> could go that route too.
>
> Really and truly, that's good. A choice of food YOU want to eat. And
> some peace and quiet.
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And best of all.... leftover fresh pasta.


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"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 8/6/2016 10:49 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>> Bruce wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> In article >,
>>>>> says...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 8/3/2016 3:43 PM, Je?us wrote:
>>>>>>> I know it's a big upheaval, but why not move? The way you have
>>>>>>> described where you live here makes it sounds like an awful place.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Moving is not always an economical option.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have to wonder why they bought the house in the first place. It
>>>>>> sounds like she never liked it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Is there ever a point where people in this newsgroup start minding
>>>>> their
>>>>> own business? Remember when they were questioning why you live where
>>>>> you
>>>>> live, McBiddy?
>>>>
>> Sticks and stones, Bruce. You're an asshole.
>>>
>>> To date Bruthie has never posted anything even remotely food
>>> related... he's one of the most prolific shit stirrers here.
>>
>> Ain't that the truth!
>>
>> I didn't buy this house and it's true, I wouldn't have. Still, there
>> isn't a thing wrong with it. The roof doesn't leak, all the appliances
>> work, the AC keeps me nice and cool in the summer. So what if I don't
>> like the wallpaper in the kitchen? That's not important.
>>
>> Julie makes it sound like she lives in a slum. It was her [husband's]
>> choice to buy it. At least on Dataw I don't have to worry about whether
>> or not my neighbors are dealing drugs. Then again, I don't sit around
>> wondering what my neighbors are doing.
>
> No I don't. We don't even HAVE slums here in this state. Not that I know
> of. The worst low income places I've seen around here look like heaven
> compared to some of the places I've seen pictures of in NY and Chicago or
> have seen for real in Philadelphia and Washington DC. And this isn't a low
> income area. Slums are generally rental places and low income. Here are
> some statistics about this city. Does this look like a slum to you? The
> gray house in the pic is not my house but it is very near here. I've never
> seen a slum like that.

Oh yeah, you do have slums in the state, practically every city has one.

Cheri

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> I am not cooking today. I did make fruit salad. Yummy, yummy! I am not
> sure where hubby is. I presume at Seafair or the Mariners or some such
> thing. And Angela is on her friend's boat. So for the time being, I have
> peace. I have leftover au jus and beef so I can make myself a French Dip
> if I decide that I want that. I also have some leftover fresh pasta so I
> could go that route too.

It all sounds good.

Cheri

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On Saturday, August 6, 2016 at 5:34:00 PM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Bruce wrote:
> >>>
> >>> In article >, says...
> >>> >
> >>> > On 8/3/2016 3:43 PM, Je?us wrote:
> >>> > > I know it's a big upheaval, but why not move? The way you have
> >>> > > described where you live here makes it sounds like an awful place.
> >>> >
> >>> > Moving is not always an economical option.
> >>> >
> >>> > I have to wonder why they bought the house in the first place. It
> >>> > sounds like she never liked it.
> >>>
> >>> Is there ever a point where people in this newsgroup start minding their
> >>> own business? Remember when they were questioning why you live where you
> >>> live, McBiddy?
> >>
> >>Come on, Bruce. You've been here long enough now.
> >>Everyone minds everyone's business here in RFC.
> >>The conflicts keep the group alive.
> >>Notice all the other foodtalk-only groups are dead.
> >
> > But UK food group died because of precisely this problem. If that is
> > their aim they are well on the way. Look at how many of the good regulars
> > left here and went to facebook too. If I didn't dislike fb so much I
> > would have joined them. Food and cooking used to be a big part of the
> > action here. Now look at it! The number of posters I read becomes fewer
> > and fewer(( Jokes and a bit of fun are good, but not the relentless
> > bitching, It will end up killing this group too.
>
> I actually like FB but prefer to think of it as a pleasant place. For that
> reason, I will not go to this group there.

Some of the regulars her go to FB to see what's new and to see the resident "LEADER OF THE PACK" Squertz and the way he dominates the discourse. He is polite on FB...mostly I believe because they'd kick his ass off if he wasn't.
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>On 8/6/2016 10:49 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>> Bruce wrote:
>>>>
>>>> In article >, says...
>>>>>
>>>>> On 8/3/2016 3:43 PM, Je?us wrote:
>>>>>> I know it's a big upheaval, but why not move? The way you have
>>>>>> described where you live here makes it sounds like an awful place.
>>>>>
>>>>> Moving is not always an economical option.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have to wonder why they bought the house in the first place. It
>>>>> sounds like she never liked it.
>>>>
>>>> Is there ever a point where people in this newsgroup start minding their
>>>> own business? Remember when they were questioning why you live where you
>>>> live, McBiddy?
>>>
>Sticks and stones, Bruce. You're an asshole.
>>
>> To date Bruthie has never posted anything even remotely food
>> related... he's one of the most prolific shit stirrers here.
>
>Ain't that the truth!
>
>I didn't buy this house and it's true, I wouldn't have. Still, there
>isn't a thing wrong with it. The roof doesn't leak, all the appliances
>work, the AC keeps me nice and cool in the summer. So what if I don't
>like the wallpaper in the kitchen? That's not important.

I can't understand that ! So easy to remove wallpaper and replace or
paint, not even that expensive. Doesn't even take much time. I've
done it, even when I was older than you!
>
>Julie makes it sound like she lives in a slum. It was her [husband's]
>choice to buy it. At least on Dataw I don't have to worry about whether
>or not my neighbors are dealing drugs. Then again, I don't sit around
>wondering what my neighbors are doing.
>
>Jill
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> .....leftover fresh pasta.

How does that work?

nb

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> paint, not even that expensive.

Apparently, you haven't priced a gallon of paint, lately.

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"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> On 8/6/2016 7:40 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> "Cheri" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> "Gary" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>
>>>> Food talk is maybe half and half here. Boring food-only posters moved
>>>> to
>>>> Facebook. Good riddance. The diversity here in RFC keeps it alive. Look
>>>> at other ngs. Look at the posting numbers.
>>>
>>> Julie responses keeps this place going on most days, without Julie the
>>> numbers would be dismal.
>>
>> Well, I am glad that I have some use. I could tell an amusing story of
>> what happened at Winco today but I won't. People will just say that
>> stuff like that only happens in Bothell, even though Winco isn't in
>> Bothell, or that I made it up. So...
>>
>> I am not cooking today. I did make fruit salad. Yummy, yummy! I am not
>> sure where hubby is. I presume at Seafair or the Mariners or some such
>> thing. And Angela is on her friend's boat. So for the time being, I have
>> peace. I have leftover au jus and beef so I can make myself a French Dip
>> if I decide that I want that. I also have some leftover fresh pasta so I
>> could go that route too.
>
> Really and truly, that's good. A choice of food YOU want to eat. And
> some peace and quiet.

Well, it didn't last. He actually called here asking for dinner as I was
typing that out. He got a premade, stuffed chicken breast from Costco, peas,
homemade honey whole wheat rolls and butter and a big bowl of fruit salad.
I have three more of the chicken breasts. They are stuffed with quinoa and
Mediterranean veggies. But they have feta in them so I can't eat them.

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