"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
...
> On 12/3/2016 5:19 PM, graham wrote:
>> On 12/3/2016 2:45 PM, Taxed and Spent wrote:
>>> On 12/3/2016 1:35 PM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>>> "graham" > wrote in message
>>>> news >>>>> On 12/3/2016 8:51 AM, wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Went to buy some almonds yesterday, bagged about 400g worth and at
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> checkout Can$19.30 !! They stayed at the supermarket, have they
>>>>>> gone
>>>>>> up that much everywhere?
>>>>>>
>>>>> And in California, it takes about a gallon of water to produce each
>>>>> almond!
>>>>> Graham
>>>>
>>>> 20 gallons per almond. The trees need constant watering even when not
>>>> producing.
>>>>
>>>
>>> most of that water also serves to replenish the aquifer.
>>>
>> Except that the aquifer is suffering a net loss!
>
> Where is the water going? Earth still has the same finite amount of water
> it ever had but it moves around. If we took out all of the almond trees
> would the aquifer come back to normal levels?

It evaporates and at some point falls on some other place in the world like
Houston or Bangladesh.




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On 12/4/2016 5:08 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Sunday, December 4, 2016 at 12:12:33 AM UTC-5, graham wrote:
>> On 12/3/2016 7:47 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> I meter is a
>>> meter, not 39.4 inches.
>>>
>> But if you used the SI system at work, you used metres.
>
> Does it really matter how we spell it?
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>
It deppends onn how yu wont to right and weather u wont too bee
purrseeved as edgukated.

On 2016-12-04 9:13 AM, Taxed and Spent wrote:
> On 12/3/2016 6:25 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2016-12-03 7:42 PM, Taxed and Spent wrote:
>>> On 12/3/2016 4:30 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>
>>>> Are you seriously suggesting that sucking water out of the aquifer to
>>>> irrigate crops will result in replenishment? You know that a lot of it
>>>> will be lost in evaporation and through transpiration in the plants and
>>>> trees that are being water. Feel free to explain out the irrigation
>>>> will lead to anything but a net loss.
>>>
>>> irrigation district imported water, but gave a partial credit to almond
>>> farmers due to the ground water recharge resulting from their
>>> irrigation.
>>>
>>
>>
>> Apparently they are flooding fields of almond trees during the winter so
>> that it can seep down into the aquifer and there have been some positive
>> results. In most other places farmers irrigating from the aquifer are
>> pumping the water out faster than it can be replenished.
>>
>
>
> They were flood irrigating or other wise using imported water during the
> summer.

Ah... they were taking it from one aquifer to feed it to another one.
The articles I read talked about flooding them in the winter.

On 12/4/2016 10:21 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2016-12-04 9:13 AM, Taxed and Spent wrote:
>> On 12/3/2016 6:25 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>> On 2016-12-03 7:42 PM, Taxed and Spent wrote:
>>>> On 12/3/2016 4:30 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Are you seriously suggesting that sucking water out of the aquifer to
>>>>> irrigate crops will result in replenishment? You know that a lot
>>>>> of it
>>>>> will be lost in evaporation and through transpiration in the plants
>>>>> and
>>>>> trees that are being water. Feel free to explain out the irrigation
>>>>> will lead to anything but a net loss.
>>>>
>>>> irrigation district imported water, but gave a partial credit to almond
>>>> farmers due to the ground water recharge resulting from their
>>>> irrigation.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Apparently they are flooding fields of almond trees during the winter so
>>> that it can seep down into the aquifer and there have been some positive
>>> results. In most other places farmers irrigating from the aquifer are
>>> pumping the water out faster than it can be replenished.
>>>
>>
>>
>> They were flood irrigating or other wise using imported water during the
>> summer.
>
> Ah... they were taking it from one aquifer to feed it to another one.
> The articles I read talked about flooding them in the winter.
>
>

snow melt is not an aquifer

On Sunday, December 4, 2016 at 12:28:30 PM UTC-5, graham wrote:
> On 12/4/2016 5:08 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > On Sunday, December 4, 2016 at 12:12:33 AM UTC-5, graham wrote:
> >> On 12/3/2016 7:47 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> >> I meter is a
> >>> meter, not 39.4 inches.
> >>>
> >> But if you used the SI system at work, you used metres.
> >
> > Does it really matter how we spell it?
> >
> > Cindy Hamilton
> >
> It deppends onn how yu wont to right and weather u wont too bee
> purrseeved as edgukated.

Well, if I weren't in America, I'd spell it "metre". Here, the
correct spelling is "meter".

Labour to change your tyres and you will find the centre.

Or, in the U.S., labor to change your tires and you will
find the center.

Cindy Hamilton

On Sun, 4 Dec 2016 04:06:43 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Saturday, December 3, 2016 at 8:11:41 PM UTC-5, Jeßus wrote:
>
>> The only three countries left that haven't gone fully metric a
>> Liberia, Myanmar, and... the U.S. What does that say?
>
>I can't speak for Liberia and Myanmar, but it says that U.S. politicians
>are afraid of failing to be re-elected.

It does, but I had being resisting the inevitable more in mind.

I have no doubt there was a lot of resistance to it here in Aus as
well, but I was too young to take any notice of that at the time. I've
known a few old codgers with whom I've debated the pros and cons of
imperial vs metric, but not one of them could mount a coherent
argument against changing to metric beyond they're just 'used to it'.

On Sun, 4 Dec 2016 00:44:54 -0600, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>Every culture except for Blacks, Whites, and Mexicans has a dried
>and/or fermented fish product.

I tried some fish paste a few weeks ago on my holidays. Met some
(rather cute) school teachers on a day off, having a picnic. They
invited my friend and I to stay for lunch. It was pretty basic,
mainly plain rice and 'cucumber' slices (I think it was actually
zucchini). And the fish paste. All I know is it was dried fish then
fermented, no idea what else was in it. Anyway, the idea was to dip
the cucumber slices in the bowl of fish paste. The first time, I took
way too much fish paste... umm, yes, an 'interesting' taste! Once I
figured out the right quantity, it wasn't too bad. You only need a
tiny amount.

>I'm gonna get me some Bombay duck here next week.

That sounds pretty exotic, is it locally raised or imported?

On Sun, 04 Dec 2016 08:11:36 -0400, wrote:

>I also like macadamia's but they have always been a luxury. Yes, the
>cashew is an interesting nut, I wondered how the first person ever
>thought to open it all up and actually eat the nut.

Every plant has been tried by a human at some point.

On Sun, 4 Dec 2016 11:24:10 +1100, Bruce >
wrote:

>In article >, Jeßus says...
>>
>> On Sat, 03 Dec 2016 18:31:26 -0400, wrote:
>>
>> >On Sun, 04 Dec 2016 05:33:44 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
>> >
>> >>On Sat, 03 Dec 2016 11:51:30 -0400, wrote:
>> >>
>> >>>Went to buy some almonds yesterday, bagged about 400g worth and at the
>> >>>checkout Can$19.30 !! They stayed at the supermarket, have they gone
>> >>>up that much everywhere?
>> >>
>> >>I'd check in other stores, something isn't right there.
>> >
>> >I think it probably is because even the cashier was taken aback and I
>> >waited while she hoofed over to get a pre-packaged pack and it was the
>> >same. She couldn't get over it anymore than I lol
>>
>>
>>
>> Well, I hope you have better luck finding some cheaper almonds than
>> that. I've noticed here that cashews are very expensive at the moment,
>> I can't recall the price but it was enough for me to decide I can do
>> without them for a while.
>
>$22.16 a kilo at ALDI this Christmas.

A good price, alas no ALDIs in Tassie that I know of. I haven't
checked the prices since I've been back, but I will on Wednesday.

On Sat, 3 Dec 2016 23:15:13 -0800 (PST), John Kuthe
> wrote:

>Been there, done that! Some call it a blonde moment!

It seems like a blonde eternity to us

On 2016-12-04 1:31 PM, Taxed and Spent wrote:
> On 12/4/2016 10:21 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2016-12-04 9:13 AM, Taxed and Spent wrote:
>>> On 12/3/2016 6:25 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>> On 2016-12-03 7:42 PM, Taxed and Spent wrote:
>>>>> On 12/3/2016 4:30 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> Are you seriously suggesting that sucking water out of the aquifer to
>>>>>> irrigate crops will result in replenishment? You know that a lot
>>>>>> of it
>>>>>> will be lost in evaporation and through transpiration in the plants
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> trees that are being water. Feel free to explain out the irrigation
>>>>>> will lead to anything but a net loss.
>>>>>
>>>>> irrigation district imported water, but gave a partial credit to
>>>>> almond
>>>>> farmers due to the ground water recharge resulting from their
>>>>> irrigation.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Apparently they are flooding fields of almond trees during the
>>>> winter so
>>>> that it can seep down into the aquifer and there have been some
>>>> positive
>>>> results. In most other places farmers irrigating from the aquifer are
>>>> pumping the water out faster than it can be replenished.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> They were flood irrigating or other wise using imported water during the
>>> summer.
>>
>> Ah... they were taking it from one aquifer to feed it to another one.
>> The articles I read talked about flooding them in the winter.
>>
>>
>
> snow melt is not an aquifer

No shit Sherlock. I left in what I had written so you can see that I
said the articles talked about flooding the fields. That water seeps
down into the aquifer. Of course, if they damned the run off from
melting snow and winter rains that would use it up there before it had a
chance to work its way into aquifers down stream.

On 2016-12-04 1:56 PM, Je�us wrote:
> On Sun, 4 Dec 2016 04:06:43 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> > wrote:
>
>> On Saturday, December 3, 2016 at 8:11:41 PM UTC-5, Jeßus wrote:
>>
>>> The only three countries left that haven't gone fully metric a
>>> Liberia, Myanmar, and... the U.S. What does that say?
>>
>> I can't speak for Liberia and Myanmar, but it says that U.S. politicians
>> are afraid of failing to be re-elected.
>
> It does, but I had being resisting the inevitable more in mind.
>
> I have no doubt there was a lot of resistance to it here in Aus as
> well, but I was too young to take any notice of that at the time. I've
> known a few old codgers with whom I've debated the pros and cons of
> imperial vs metric, but not one of them could mount a coherent
> argument against changing to metric beyond they're just 'used to it'.
>

FWIW...I ended up working in a government ministry just in time fore the
metric roll out and I was sent on a full day metric seminar. I walked
away with a bit of swag... a metre stick. At the end of the session the
instructor held it up and asked the class what it was. Everyone but me
called it a yard stick. I said it was a meter stick.

On Saturday, December 3, 2016 at 7:51:34 AM UTC-8, wrote:
> Went to buy some almonds yesterday, bagged about 400g worth and at the
> checkout Can$19.30 !! They stayed at the supermarket, have they gone
> up that much everywhere?

I live in Central California where much of the world's almonds are grown. I'm guessing around here, they're U.S.$6-$7/pound. I believe your Canadian dollars convert to about U.S.$15, and the 400g's is about a pound. That means the truck driver is making a few million per year.

No, they're not that expensive everywhere.

The $7/pound here is much more than they were, and the blame is being put on exports, especially to China. (A billion plus people can eat a lot of almonds.) But at $15/pound, I'd pass and buy something else.

I hope this helps,

Ken

On 2016-12-04 2:10 PM, Je�us wrote:
> On Sun, 4 Dec 2016 00:44:54 -0600, Sqwertz >
> wrote:
>. Anyway, the idea was to dip
> the cucumber slices in the bowl of fish paste. The first time, I took
> way too much fish paste... umm, yes, an 'interesting' taste! Once I
> figured out the right quantity, it wasn't too bad. You only need a
> tiny amount.


That sounds like wasabi, or really hot horseradish. It can be really
good, provided you have enough to taste it and not enough to blow your
head off.

On 2016-12-04 2:12 PM, Je�us wrote:
> On Sun, 04 Dec 2016 08:11:36 -0400, wrote:
>
>> I also like macadamia's but they have always been a luxury. Yes, the
>> cashew is an interesting nut, I wondered how the first person ever
>> thought to open it all up and actually eat the nut.
>
> Every plant has been tried by a human at some point.
>

If it has not been tried by one species it might be a major part of
another specie's diet. I don't think anyone around here in their right
mind would even think of eating poison ivy. I consider myself lucky to
have never had a poison ivy rash despite having been exposed to it.
Other people react very badly to it. White tail deer love it.They would
rather eat poison ivy that a lot of other things.

On 12/4/2016 3:07 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2016-12-04 1:31 PM, Taxed and Spent wrote:
>> On 12/4/2016 10:21 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>> On 2016-12-04 9:13 AM, Taxed and Spent wrote:
>>>> On 12/3/2016 6:25 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>> On 2016-12-03 7:42 PM, Taxed and Spent wrote:
>>>>>> On 12/3/2016 4:30 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>> Are you seriously suggesting that sucking water out of the
>>>>>>> aquifer to
>>>>>>> irrigate crops will result in replenishment? You know that a lot
>>>>>>> of it
>>>>>>> will be lost in evaporation and through transpiration in the plants
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>> trees that are being water. Feel free to explain out the irrigation
>>>>>>> will lead to anything but a net loss.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> irrigation district imported water, but gave a partial credit to
>>>>>> almond
>>>>>> farmers due to the ground water recharge resulting from their
>>>>>> irrigation.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Apparently they are flooding fields of almond trees during the
>>>>> winter so
>>>>> that it can seep down into the aquifer and there have been some
>>>>> positive
>>>>> results. In most other places farmers irrigating from the aquifer are
>>>>> pumping the water out faster than it can be replenished.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> They were flood irrigating or other wise using imported water during
>>>> the
>>>> summer.
>>>
>>>
>>> The articles I read talked about flooding them in the winter.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> snow melt is not an aquifer
>
> No shit Sherlock. I left in what I had written so you can see that I
> said the articles talked about flooding the fields. That water seeps
> down into the aquifer. Of course, if they damned the run off from
> melting snow and winter rains that would use it up there before it had a
> chance to work its way into aquifers down stream.
>
>
>

"Ah... they were taking it from one aquifer to feed it to another one."
Shit on yourself, Sherlock.

In article >, Dave Smith says...
>
> On 2016-12-04 2:10 PM, Je?us wrote:
> > On Sun, 4 Dec 2016 00:44:54 -0600, Sqwertz >
> > wrote:
> >. Anyway, the idea was to dip
> > the cucumber slices in the bowl of fish paste. The first time, I took
> > way too much fish paste... umm, yes, an 'interesting' taste! Once I
> > figured out the right quantity, it wasn't too bad. You only need a
> > tiny amount.
>
>
> That sounds like wasabi, or really hot horseradish. It can be really
> good, provided you have enough to taste it and not enough to blow your
> head off.

I bet nobody in this group has ever tasted wasabi, unless you've lived
in Japan.

On Sun, 4 Dec 2016 18:25:23 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2016-12-04 2:10 PM, Je?us wrote:
>> On Sun, 4 Dec 2016 00:44:54 -0600, Sqwertz >
>> wrote:
>>. Anyway, the idea was to dip
>> the cucumber slices in the bowl of fish paste. The first time, I took
>> way too much fish paste... umm, yes, an 'interesting' taste! Once I
>> figured out the right quantity, it wasn't too bad. You only need a
>> tiny amount.
>
>
>That sounds like wasabi, or really hot horseradish. It can be really
>good, provided you have enough to taste it and not enough to blow your
>head off.

Funnily enough, horseradish is the one thing I really like to be
strong. A nicely cooked steak with some freshly grated horseradish
straight out of the garden is heaven. Chilli, curries etc. I prefer
mild.

On Mon, 5 Dec 2016 10:35:13 +1100, Bruce >
wrote:

>In article >, Dave Smith says...
>>
>> On 2016-12-04 2:10 PM, Je?us wrote:
>> > On Sun, 4 Dec 2016 00:44:54 -0600, Sqwertz >
>> > wrote:
>> >. Anyway, the idea was to dip
>> > the cucumber slices in the bowl of fish paste. The first time, I took
>> > way too much fish paste... umm, yes, an 'interesting' taste! Once I
>> > figured out the right quantity, it wasn't too bad. You only need a
>> > tiny amount.
>>
>>
>> That sounds like wasabi, or really hot horseradish. It can be really
>> good, provided you have enough to taste it and not enough to blow your
>> head off.
>
>I bet nobody in this group has ever tasted wasabi, unless you've lived
>in Japan.

It is grown in Tasmania and probably elsewhere too:
http://shimawasabi.com.au/
I've had wasabi, but I think it was in a processed/paste form, so
probably not 'legit'.

On Sun, 4 Dec 2016 18:30:22 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2016-12-04 2:12 PM, Je?us wrote:
>> On Sun, 04 Dec 2016 08:11:36 -0400, wrote:
>>
>>> I also like macadamia's but they have always been a luxury. Yes, the
>>> cashew is an interesting nut, I wondered how the first person ever
>>> thought to open it all up and actually eat the nut.
>>
>> Every plant has been tried by a human at some point.
>>
>
>If it has not been tried by one species it might be a major part of
>another specie's diet. I don't think anyone around here in their right
>mind would even think of eating poison ivy. I consider myself lucky to
>have never had a poison ivy rash despite having been exposed to it.
>Other people react very badly to it. White tail deer love it.They would
>rather eat poison ivy that a lot of other things.

Yep. Cats are another good example where many plants we can safely
eat, they cannot.

On my holidays I tried chewing some bark from the Cinchona tree
(contains quinine, good for malaria). It was quite bitter and
astringent, but at some point somebody must have tried it and somehow
figured out it's a good medication to malaria.

In article >, Jeßus says...
>
> On Mon, 5 Dec 2016 10:35:13 +1100, Bruce >
> wrote:
>
> >In article >, Dave Smith says...
> >>
> >> On 2016-12-04 2:10 PM, Je?us wrote:
> >> > On Sun, 4 Dec 2016 00:44:54 -0600, Sqwertz >
> >> > wrote:
> >> >. Anyway, the idea was to dip
> >> > the cucumber slices in the bowl of fish paste. The first time, I took
> >> > way too much fish paste... umm, yes, an 'interesting' taste! Once I
> >> > figured out the right quantity, it wasn't too bad. You only need a
> >> > tiny amount.
> >>
> >>
> >> That sounds like wasabi, or really hot horseradish. It can be really
> >> good, provided you have enough to taste it and not enough to blow your
> >> head off.
> >
> >I bet nobody in this group has ever tasted wasabi, unless you've lived
> >in Japan.
>
> It is grown in Tasmania and probably elsewhere too:
> http://shimawasabi.com.au/

I know. I almost bought some online from them when we lived there, but
it was very expensive.

> I've had wasabi, but I think it was in a processed/paste form, so
> probably not 'legit'.

If there was real wasabi in there, that's still pretty good. The
supermarket tubes contain horse radish and colouring.

On 2016-12-04 6:33 PM, Taxed and Spent wrote:

>>> snow melt is not an aquifer
>>
>> No shit Sherlock. I left in what I had written so you can see that I
>> said the articles talked about flooding the fields. That water seeps
>> down into the aquifer. Of course, if they damned the run off from
>> melting snow and winter rains that would use it up there before it had a
>> chance to work its way into aquifers down stream.
>>
>>
>>
>
> "Ah... they were taking it from one aquifer to feed it to another one."
> Shit on yourself, Sherlock.
>

Holy crap. You really do suffer from reading comprehension problems. I
did not say that they take it from one aquifer to put it in another. I
said that if they hold back snow melt and rain to let it soak into the
local aquifer it does not flow down to the aquifers down stream.

On Sun, 4 Dec 2016 15:24:56 -0800 (PST), Ken
> wrote:

>On Saturday, December 3, 2016 at 7:51:34 AM UTC-8, wrote:
>> Went to buy some almonds yesterday, bagged about 400g worth and at the
>> checkout Can$19.30 !! They stayed at the supermarket, have they gone
>> up that much everywhere?
>
>I live in Central California where much of the world's almonds are grown. I'm guessing around here, they're U.S.$6-$7/pound. I believe your Canadian dollars convert to about U.S.$15, and the 400g's is about a pound. That means the truck driver is making a few million per year.
>
>No, they're not that expensive everywhere.
>
>The $7/pound here is much more than they were, and the blame is being put on exports, especially to China. (A billion plus people can eat a lot of almonds.) But at $15/pound, I'd pass and buy something else.
>
>I hope this helps,
>
>Ken

I've always loved keeping almonds to hand for nibbles but now with the
price up and seeing what has been said here about the water situation,
I will find something else.

On 12/4/2016 4:12 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2016-12-04 6:33 PM, Taxed and Spent wrote:
>
>>>> snow melt is not an aquifer
>>>
>>> No shit Sherlock. I left in what I had written so you can see that I
>>> said the articles talked about flooding the fields. That water seeps
>>> down into the aquifer. Of course, if they damned the run off from
>>> melting snow and winter rains that would use it up there before it had a
>>> chance to work its way into aquifers down stream.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> "Ah... they were taking it from one aquifer to feed it to another one."
>> Shit on yourself, Sherlock.
>>
>
> Holy crap. You really do suffer from reading comprehension problems. I
> did not say that they take it from one aquifer to put it in another. I
> said that if they hold back snow melt and rain to let it soak into the
> local aquifer it does not flow down to the aquifers down stream.


oh, so IF something happens that would make you right, then you would be
right. got it!

On Sun, 4 Dec 2016 18:30:22 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2016-12-04 2:12 PM, Je?us wrote:
>> On Sun, 04 Dec 2016 08:11:36 -0400, wrote:
>>
>>> I also like macadamia's but they have always been a luxury. Yes, the
>>> cashew is an interesting nut, I wondered how the first person ever
>>> thought to open it all up and actually eat the nut.
>>
>> Every plant has been tried by a human at some point.
>>
>
>If it has not been tried by one species it might be a major part of
>another specie's diet. I don't think anyone around here in their right
>mind would even think of eating poison ivy. I consider myself lucky to
>have never had a poison ivy rash despite having been exposed to it.
>Other people react very badly to it. White tail deer love it.They would
>rather eat poison ivy that a lot of other things.
>
My daughter nearly died aged 12 from poison ivy - they had to get
special stuff in from Texas for her to have shots every week all
winter so that she would be safe the next summer. It is so bad a
sensitive person can be touched by burning poison ivy smoke, or as in
our case, a dog that was going through poison ivy and bringing it home
on his fur.

On Mon, 5 Dec 2016 10:35:13 +1100, Bruce >
wrote:

>In article >, Dave Smith says...
>>
>> On 2016-12-04 2:10 PM, Je?us wrote:
>> > On Sun, 4 Dec 2016 00:44:54 -0600, Sqwertz >
>> > wrote:
>> >. Anyway, the idea was to dip
>> > the cucumber slices in the bowl of fish paste. The first time, I took
>> > way too much fish paste... umm, yes, an 'interesting' taste! Once I
>> > figured out the right quantity, it wasn't too bad. You only need a
>> > tiny amount.
>>
>>
>> That sounds like wasabi, or really hot horseradish. It can be really
>> good, provided you have enough to taste it and not enough to blow your
>> head off.
>
>I bet nobody in this group has ever tasted wasabi, unless you've lived
>in Japan.

You can buy it in my supermarket, we eat a lot of sushi here.

In article >,
says...
>
> On Mon, 5 Dec 2016 10:35:13 +1100, Bruce >
> wrote:
>
> >In article >, Dave Smith says...
> >>
> >> On 2016-12-04 2:10 PM, Je?us wrote:
> >> > On Sun, 4 Dec 2016 00:44:54 -0600, Sqwertz >
> >> > wrote:
> >> >. Anyway, the idea was to dip
> >> > the cucumber slices in the bowl of fish paste. The first time, I took
> >> > way too much fish paste... umm, yes, an 'interesting' taste! Once I
> >> > figured out the right quantity, it wasn't too bad. You only need a
> >> > tiny amount.
> >>
> >>
> >> That sounds like wasabi, or really hot horseradish. It can be really
> >> good, provided you have enough to taste it and not enough to blow your
> >> head off.
> >
> >I bet nobody in this group has ever tasted wasabi, unless you've lived
> >in Japan.
>
> You can buy it in my supermarket, we eat a lot of sushi here.

But if you look at the ingredients, you might see that there's no wasabi
in there, but horse radish and colouring. I like that product, but I
always wonder whether real wasabi would be very different.

On 2016-12-04 7:19 PM, wrote:

>>> Every plant has been tried by a human at some point.
>>>
>>
>> If it has not been tried by one species it might be a major part of
>> another specie's diet. I don't think anyone around here in their right
>> mind would even think of eating poison ivy. I consider myself lucky to
>> have never had a poison ivy rash despite having been exposed to it.
>> Other people react very badly to it. White tail deer love it.They would
>> rather eat poison ivy that a lot of other things.
>>
> My daughter nearly died aged 12 from poison ivy - they had to get
> special stuff in from Texas for her to have shots every week all
> winter so that she would be safe the next summer. It is so bad a
> sensitive person can be touched by burning poison ivy smoke, or as in
> our case, a dog that was going through poison ivy and bringing it home
> on his fur.
>


It is off stuff. I have been exposed to it. I have touched it with my
bare hands. I have never reacted to it. I don't want to push my luck
because I know how badly some people suffer from it. My wife got a bad
does of it one summer. Yet, deer love it. They enjoy eating it and
suffer no consequences.

On 2016-12-04 7:17 PM, Taxed and Spent wrote:
> On 12/4/2016 4:12 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2016-12-04 6:33 PM, Taxed and Spent wrote:

>>>> No shit Sherlock. I left in what I had written so you can see that I
>>>> said the articles talked about flooding the fields. That water seeps
>>>> down into the aquifer. Of course, if they damned the run off from
>>>> melting snow and winter rains that would use it up there before it
>>>> had a
>>>> chance to work its way into aquifers down stream.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> "Ah... they were taking it from one aquifer to feed it to another one."
>>> Shit on yourself, Sherlock.
>>>
>>
>> Holy crap. You really do suffer from reading comprehension problems. I
>> did not say that they take it from one aquifer to put it in another. I
>> said that if they hold back snow melt and rain to let it soak into the
>> local aquifer it does not flow down to the aquifers down stream.
>
>
> oh, so IF something happens that would make you right, then you would be
> right. got it!

If something happens that makes me right... I guess that would make me
right. I wrote about floating the fields in winter and how it helped to
replenish the aquifer. You were talking about how the aquifer was being
was being replenished by drawing water out of it, as if there was no
loss to evaporation or transpiration. According to the research I did
in response to your claims, it turned out that they were flooding the
fields in the winter, and then you countered something about melting snow.

Cars have fuel pumps that pump fuel to the engine and the carb or
injection system, and there is an overflow line that goes back to the
pump. The engine is still burning fuel. No matter how much gas goes
back to the tank, the fuel level is still going down.

On 12/4/2016 5:17 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2016-12-04 7:17 PM, Taxed and Spent wrote:
>> On 12/4/2016 4:12 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>> On 2016-12-04 6:33 PM, Taxed and Spent wrote:
>
>>>>> No shit Sherlock. I left in what I had written so you can see that I
>>>>> said the articles talked about flooding the fields. That water seeps
>>>>> down into the aquifer. Of course, if they damned the run off from
>>>>> melting snow and winter rains that would use it up there before it
>>>>> had a
>>>>> chance to work its way into aquifers down stream.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Ah... they were taking it from one aquifer to feed it to another one."
>>>> Shit on yourself, Sherlock.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Holy crap. You really do suffer from reading comprehension problems. I
>>> did not say that they take it from one aquifer to put it in another. I
>>> said that if they hold back snow melt and rain to let it soak into the
>>> local aquifer it does not flow down to the aquifers down stream.
>>
>>
>> oh, so IF something happens that would make you right, then you would be
>> right. got it!
>
> If something happens that makes me right... I guess that would make me
> right. I wrote about floating the fields in winter and how it helped to
> replenish the aquifer. You were talking about how the aquifer was being
> was being replenished by drawing water out of it, as if there was no
> loss to evaporation or transpiration. According to the research I did
> in response to your claims, it turned out that they were flooding the
> fields in the winter, and then you countered something about melting snow.
>
> Cars have fuel pumps that pump fuel to the engine and the carb or
> injection system, and there is an overflow line that goes back to the
> pump. The engine is still burning fuel. No matter how much gas goes
> back to the tank, the fuel level is still going down.
>
>

" You were talking about how the aquifer was being
> was being replenished by drawing water out of it,"

false. you are misquoting me to make you right and me wrong. Goodbye.

On Sun, 4 Dec 2016 18:30:22 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

> On 2016-12-04 2:12 PM, Je?us wrote:
> > On Sun, 04 Dec 2016 08:11:36 -0400, wrote:
> >
> >> I also like macadamia's but they have always been a luxury. Yes, the
> >> cashew is an interesting nut, I wondered how the first person ever
> >> thought to open it all up and actually eat the nut.
> >
> > Every plant has been tried by a human at some point.
> >
>
> If it has not been tried by one species it might be a major part of
> another specie's diet. I don't think anyone around here in their right
> mind would even think of eating poison ivy. I consider myself lucky to
> have never had a poison ivy rash despite having been exposed to it.

I wouldn't know poison ivy or poison oak if it walked up and
introduced itself to me. I'm positive I came into contact with it
many times in Michigan and I've been told I've met up with poison oak
here in California... but I've never developed a reaction.

Wish I could say that about other things.

> Other people react very badly to it. White tail deer love it.They would
> rather eat poison ivy that a lot of other things.
>



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On Sunday, December 4, 2016 at 6:35:19 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:

> I bet nobody in this group has ever tasted wasabi, unless you've lived
> in Japan.

Fresh wasabi is becoming more available in the U.S. Some of it is
grown in (IIRC) Oregon. I had some at a sushi bar about a year
ago.

Cindy Hamilton

In article >,
Cindy Hamilton says...
>
> On Sunday, December 4, 2016 at 6:35:19 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
>
> > I bet nobody in this group has ever tasted wasabi, unless you've lived
> > in Japan.
>
> Fresh wasabi is becoming more available in the U.S. Some of it is
> grown in (IIRC) Oregon. I had some at a sushi bar about a year
> ago.

How does it compare to the supermarket imitation?

On Monday, December 5, 2016 at 1:47:01 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
> In article >,
> Cindy Hamilton says...
> >
> > On Sunday, December 4, 2016 at 6:35:19 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
> >
> > > I bet nobody in this group has ever tasted wasabi, unless you've lived
> > > in Japan.
> >
> > Fresh wasabi is becoming more available in the U.S. Some of it is
> > grown in (IIRC) Oregon. I had some at a sushi bar about a year
> > ago.
>
> How does it compare to the supermarket imitation?

I didn't find it to be a life-changing experience. It didn't
have that "blow of the top of your head" thing that the
imitation stuff has. It didn't seem enough different
or better to be worth the surcharge (if I recall, it was $6
for a small ball of fresh wasabi). Then again, who knows how
far that poor little root had traveled, or how long it sat
at the restaurant before they grated it.

Cindy Hamilton

Cindy Hamilton

On 2016-12-05, Cindy Hamilton > wrote:

> Then again, who knows.....

That's pretty much the question, isn't it!?

Apparently, it's not you.

nb

In article >,
Cindy Hamilton says...
>
> On Monday, December 5, 2016 at 1:47:01 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
> > In article >,
> > Cindy Hamilton says...
> > >
> > > On Sunday, December 4, 2016 at 6:35:19 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
> > >
> > > > I bet nobody in this group has ever tasted wasabi, unless you've lived
> > > > in Japan.
> > >
> > > Fresh wasabi is becoming more available in the U.S. Some of it is
> > > grown in (IIRC) Oregon. I had some at a sushi bar about a year
> > > ago.
> >
> > How does it compare to the supermarket imitation?
>
> I didn't find it to be a life-changing experience. It didn't
> have that "blow of the top of your head" thing that the
> imitation stuff has. It didn't seem enough different
> or better to be worth the surcharge (if I recall, it was $6
> for a small ball of fresh wasabi). Then again, who knows how
> far that poor little root had traveled, or how long it sat
> at the restaurant before they grated it.

Maybe the imitation stuff's not so bad then. Maybe it's just
rougher/hotter.