On Mon, 20 Mar 2017 10:14:32 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

> On 3/19/2017 8:05 PM, sf wrote:
> > On Sun, 19 Mar 2017 17:11:40 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> I'm assuming that if they want the grinder they know that you must
> >> grind fresh everyday. I'm not into that commitment.
> >
> > Still not understanding why they couldn't come to your house and do it
> > under supervision or you do it for them while they stand there, it
> > doesn't take very long.
> >
> >
> They didn't specify wanting to grind the entire bag of coffee in one
> fell swoop. I wouldn't expect anyone to be prepared to "supervise"
> their using the grinder whenever they got the urge to grind some beans.
>
Anyone who wants to borrow the use of a coffee grinder from a stranger
isn't going to be grinding it in parts. That's what friends are for.



--
Avoid cutting yourself when slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them.

On 3/20/2017 10:51 AM, graham wrote:
> On 2017-03-20 8:27 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>
>>
>> It's simply amazing to me what some of these folks ask to borrow/use.
>> This morning someone on Dataw asked about borrowing a potty chair for a
>> visiting toddler grandchild. They frequently ask for things like car
>> seats, cribs, air mattresses, bedding. Gee, I thought you knew you had
>> grandchildren or guests coming to visit. Heh.
>>
>> Jill
>
> A useful piece of advice I had from a friend as I was about to go to Uni
> many years ago was: "Neither a borrower nor lender be."
> He was right (he's a retired RC priest now) and although he meant money
> and not objects, the same old saw applies.
> Graham

Yes, the same old saw definitely applies. I loaned someone the walker
my mother used. It came back a bit bent.

Jill

On 3/20/2017 5:42 AM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Sun 19 Mar 2017 09:58:44p, sf told us...
>
>> On Mon, 20 Mar 2017 14:16:58 +1100, Bruce >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Sun, 19 Mar 2017 19:51:25 -0700, sf > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sun, 19 Mar 2017 21:52:09 -0400, Dave Smith
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 2017-03-19 8:11 PM, sf wrote:
>>>>>> On Sun, 19 Mar 2017 18:14:40 -0400, Dave Smith
>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I would have to know them well enough to know they would
>>>>>>> grind their coffee and bring it back. We tend to grind out
>>>>>>> coffee fresh.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Asking for the use of a grinder isn't asking to take it
>>>>>> home. They just want to grind a bag of beans all at once.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> if they asked to borrow my lawnmower would they mow my lawn?
>>>>
>>>> It's just a bag of beans and unlike a lawn, it's
>>>> transportable... to your house. If you don't want to let a
>>>> stranger inside, hook up an extension cord and grind the beans
>>>> for them on your front porch.
>>>
>>> What would make a worse impression? If you said they can't use
>>> your grinder or if you said they can, but you'd come out with
>>> your grinder attached to a long extension cord to keep the
>>> neighbours out of your house?
>>
>> I don't think it would matter. As far as Jill's situation - if
>> you don't want to let a stranger who put out a query to the
>> general neighborhood via email use "your stuff", then don't
>> respond. I'd be more squeamish about letting a total stranger
>> inside the house than about using my coffee grinder to grind up a
>> pound of someone else's coffee.
>>
>> What I wonder is why the person didn't shell out $20 for a new
>> whirly grinder that can be repurposed for herbs & spices
>> afterward... or pick one up at a garage sale/second hand shop? If
>> you live on Dataw Island, in Jill's community, the chances are
>> good that $20 is chump change.
>>
>>
>>
>
> Smaart thinking, sf!
>
>
Now they're they're asking for pillow cases. And baskets. For an
Easter Egg hunt. Oh, BTW, please make, decorate, dye and *donate* the
boiled Easter Eggs.

Jill

On Sunday, March 19, 2017 at 1:59:42 PM UTC-5, Jill McQuown wrote:
....
>
> What say you folks who do grind your own coffee. Would you let a
> neighbor (in this case someone you probably don't know well) use your
> coffee grinder? Just curious.
>
> Jill

NO!! it would take then too long to get MY coffee out of it, their's in, and then returning it to the state I left it in with MY coffee in it!

I take MY coffee very seriously! I'm a caffeine addict catering comfortably and manageably with my addiction. Never **** with a drug addict and their supply!! :-)

John Kuthe...

On Sunday, March 19, 2017 at 2:43:32 PM UTC-5, notbob wrote:
> On 2017-03-19, jmcquown > wrote:
>
> > as rather proprietary when it comes to what kind of coffee. Where do
> > the beans originate? That sort of thing.
>
> I hadda read this thread twice. Once, to get the basic drift, twice,
> to actually think about it. Nobody ever said I was the best bean in
> the bag.
>
> IOW, you make a good point, Jill. IOW, I didn't even consider upon
> reading yer first post. Bottom line, I'd let 'em use my grinder all
> day long --IF!!-- the whole beans are NOT "flavored". Flavored beans
> typically being blueberry, apple, vanilla, chocolate, fruit flavored
> beans, etc. Once flavored beans are ground ina grinder, it will never
> be good fer regular un-flavored beans, ever again! Gar-own-tee!
>
> nb

I prefer my coffee "coffee flavored"!

John Kuthe...

In article >, says...
>
> It's simply amazing to me what some of these folks ask to borrow/use.
> This morning someone on Dataw asked about borrowing a potty chair for a
> visiting toddler grandchild. They frequently ask for things like car
> seats, cribs, air mattresses, bedding. Gee, I thought you knew you had
> grandchildren or guests coming to visit. Heh.

Children outgrow that stuff so fast, long before its worn out. No
point buying it for an annual long distance visit. Unused babykit is
often passed round between parents and grandparents.

Janet UK

In article >, says...
>
> On 2017-03-20 8:27 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>
> >
> > It's simply amazing to me what some of these folks ask to borrow/use.
> > This morning someone on Dataw asked about borrowing a potty chair for a
> > visiting toddler grandchild. They frequently ask for things like car
> > seats, cribs, air mattresses, bedding. Gee, I thought you knew you had
> > grandchildren or guests coming to visit. Heh.
> >
> > Jill
>
> A useful piece of advice I had from a friend as I was about to go to Uni
> many years ago was: "Neither a borrower nor lender be."
> He was right (he's a retired RC priest now)

The miserable tightarse.

"1 John 3:17 - But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his
brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels [of compassion] from him,
how dwelleth the love of God in him?"

Janet UK

On Monday, March 20, 2017 at 8:25:45 AM UTC-10, Janet wrote:
> In article >, says...
> >
> > On 2017-03-20 8:27 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > It's simply amazing to me what some of these folks ask to borrow/use.
> > > This morning someone on Dataw asked about borrowing a potty chair for a
> > > visiting toddler grandchild. They frequently ask for things like car
> > > seats, cribs, air mattresses, bedding. Gee, I thought you knew you had
> > > grandchildren or guests coming to visit. Heh.
> > >
> > > Jill
> >
> > A useful piece of advice I had from a friend as I was about to go to Uni
> > many years ago was: "Neither a borrower nor lender be."
> > He was right (he's a retired RC priest now)
>
> The miserable tightarse.
>
> "1 John 3:17 - But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his
> brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels [of compassion] from him,
> how dwelleth the love of God in him?"
>
> Janet UK

It's better to give people things than lend. The last coffee grinder I had was given away. I was tired of grinding coffee beans anyway. Not having to hear that awful racket is a very good thing.

On 2017-03-20 12:25 PM, Janet wrote:
> In article >, says...
>>
>> On 2017-03-20 8:27 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> It's simply amazing to me what some of these folks ask to borrow/use.
>>> This morning someone on Dataw asked about borrowing a potty chair for a
>>> visiting toddler grandchild. They frequently ask for things like car
>>> seats, cribs, air mattresses, bedding. Gee, I thought you knew you had
>>> grandchildren or guests coming to visit. Heh.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> A useful piece of advice I had from a friend as I was about to go to Uni
>> many years ago was: "Neither a borrower nor lender be."
>> He was right (he's a retired RC priest now)
>
> The miserable tightarse.
>
> "1 John 3:17 - But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his
> brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels [of compassion] from him,
> how dwelleth the love of God in him?"
>
> Janet UK
>
"The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose."
Shakespea M.of V., I/3, 95

On 3/20/2017 12:58 AM, sf wrote:

>
> What I wonder is why the person didn't shell out $20 for a new whirly
> grinder that can be repurposed for herbs & spices afterward... or pick
> one up at a garage sale/second hand shop? If you live on Dataw
> Island, in Jill's community, the chances are good that $20 is chump
> change.
>
>
>

Some of the old people would rather break up the beans with a hammer
than spend a buck to grind them. You know, the ones that hang a tea bag
to dry so they can get three uses out of it.

On 2017-03-20 10:27 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 3/19/2017 6:14 PM, Dave Smith wrote:

>> I would have to know them well enough to know they would grind their
>> coffee and bring it back. We tend to grind out coffee fresh. I think the
>> tactful thing to do would be to explain the advantages of using freshly
>> ground coffee and how cheap they are... so maybe they should spring for
>> the little bit it costs for one. Or.... since you don't drink coffee
>> and don't use your grinder, lend it to them.
>>
>>
> Correction: I've never owned or used a coffee grinder. If I had one,
> I'd give it to them.

My bad.


>
> It's simply amazing to me what some of these folks ask to borrow/use.
> This morning someone on Dataw asked about borrowing a potty chair for a
> visiting toddler grandchild. They frequently ask for things like car
> seats, cribs, air mattresses, bedding. Gee, I thought you knew you had
> grandchildren or guests coming to visit. Heh.

A potty seat? Now there is an odd thing to borrow. I would expect
anyone travelling with a kid that young would bring their own. It's not
something you would expect a host to provide, even grandparents.

On 2017-03-20 12:01 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 3/20/2017 10:51 AM, graham wrote:
>> On 2017-03-20 8:27 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> It's simply amazing to me what some of these folks ask to borrow/use.
>>> This morning someone on Dataw asked about borrowing a potty chair for a
>>> visiting toddler grandchild. They frequently ask for things like car
>>> seats, cribs, air mattresses, bedding. Gee, I thought you knew you had
>>> grandchildren or guests coming to visit. Heh.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> A useful piece of advice I had from a friend as I was about to go to Uni
>> many years ago was: "Neither a borrower nor lender be."
>> He was right (he's a retired RC priest now) and although he meant money
>> and not objects, the same old saw applies.
>> Graham
>
> Yes, the same old saw definitely applies. I loaned someone the walker
> my mother used. It came back a bit bent.


My brother loaned my mother's walker to his wife's aunt. That aunt has
since died and goodness only knows what happened to the walker. I have
two other brothers and we are getting on, so goodness knows when one of
us our our spouses might need a walker. Those things are not cheap.

Speaking of which. One day last week I used my local Y membership to
access the gym in a a nearby city. When I was leaving I saw an orphaned
walker in outside the main doors.

On Mon, 20 Mar 2017 18:25:41 -0000, Janet > wrote:

>In article >, says...
>>
>> A useful piece of advice I had from a friend as I was about to go to Uni
>> many years ago was: "Neither a borrower nor lender be."
>> He was right (he's a retired RC priest now)
>
> The miserable tightarse.
>
> "1 John 3:17 - But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his
>brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels [of compassion] from him,
>how dwelleth the love of God in him?"

"John 8:17 - He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a
stone"

Besides: a borrower nor a lender, but maybe a great giver awayer.

On 2017-03-20 1:05 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 3/20/2017 5:42 AM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:

>>
> Now they're they're asking for pillow cases. And baskets. For an
> Easter Egg hunt. Oh, BTW, please make, decorate, dye and *donate* the
> boiled Easter Eggs.
>

Watch out for contributions to the stone soup.

On 2017-03-20 4:28 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Mon 20 Mar 2017 10:05:01a, jmcquown told us...
>
>> On 3/20/2017 5:42 AM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>> On Sun 19 Mar 2017 09:58:44p, sf told us...
>>>
>>>> On Mon, 20 Mar 2017 14:16:58 +1100, Bruce
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, 19 Mar 2017 19:51:25 -0700, sf > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sun, 19 Mar 2017 21:52:09 -0400, Dave Smith
>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 2017-03-19 8:11 PM, sf wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Sun, 19 Mar 2017 18:14:40 -0400, Dave Smith
>>>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I would have to know them well enough to know they would
>>>>>>>>> grind their coffee and bring it back. We tend to grind out
>>>>>>>>> coffee fresh.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Asking for the use of a grinder isn't asking to take it
>>>>>>>> home. They just want to grind a bag of beans all at once.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> if they asked to borrow my lawnmower would they mow my lawn?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It's just a bag of beans and unlike a lawn, it's
>>>>>> transportable... to your house. If you don't want to let a
>>>>>> stranger inside, hook up an extension cord and grind the beans
>>>>>> for them on your front porch.
>>>>>
>>>>> What would make a worse impression? If you said they can't use
>>>>> your grinder or if you said they can, but you'd come out with
>>>>> your grinder attached to a long extension cord to keep the
>>>>> neighbours out of your house?
>>>>
>>>> I don't think it would matter. As far as Jill's situation - if
>>>> you don't want to let a stranger who put out a query to the
>>>> general neighborhood via email use "your stuff", then don't
>>>> respond. I'd be more squeamish about letting a total stranger
>>>> inside the house than about using my coffee grinder to grind up
>>>> a pound of someone else's coffee.
>>>>
>>>> What I wonder is why the person didn't shell out $20 for a new
>>>> whirly grinder that can be repurposed for herbs & spices
>>>> afterward... or pick one up at a garage sale/second hand shop?
>>>> If you live on Dataw Island, in Jill's community, the chances
>>>> are good that $20 is chump change.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Smaart thinking, sf!
>>>
>>>
>> Now they're they're asking for pillow cases. And baskets. For an
>> Easter Egg hunt. Oh, BTW, please make, decorate, dye and *donate*
>> the boiled Easter Eggs.
>>
>> Jill
>
> These people sound like a nut case. If they are too poor, needy, or
> lazy to provide the bsics for themselves, you don't need them in your
> life. You don't ned them in your life.

Frankly, I would expect better than that in a gated community. I thought
the gates were to keep out riffraff like that.

"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
...
> On 3/20/2017 12:58 AM, sf wrote:
>
>>
>> What I wonder is why the person didn't shell out $20 for a new whirly
>> grinder that can be repurposed for herbs & spices afterward... or pick
>> one up at a garage sale/second hand shop? If you live on Dataw
>> Island, in Jill's community, the chances are good that $20 is chump
>> change.
>>
>>
>>
>
> Some of the old people would rather break up the beans with a hammer than
> spend a buck to grind them. You know, the ones that hang a tea bag to dry
> so they can get three uses out of it.



Some of the older people have probably known really hard times, times when
things weren't provided for them at every turn like they are these days, so
they have different habits about throwing things away, replacing etc.

Cheri

On Mon, 20 Mar 2017 10:16:59 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

> On 3/19/2017 8:07 PM, sf wrote:
> > On Sun, 19 Mar 2017 13:57:51 -0600, graham > wrote:
> >
> >> If the beans are flavoured, it'll ruin the grinder! You'd never get rid
> >> of the taste!
> >
> > Jill says they specified what the beans were.
> (snip)
>
> No, I stated they did NOT specify what kind of beans they were given.
>
> Jill

If it's such a huge issue, then that would be the first question to
ask.


--
Avoid cutting yourself when slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them.

On Mon, 20 Mar 2017 20:46:00 +1100, Bruce >
wrote:

> On Sun, 19 Mar 2017 21:58:44 -0700, sf > wrote:
>
> >On Mon, 20 Mar 2017 14:16:58 +1100, Bruce >
> >wrote:
> >
> >> What would make a worse impression? If you said they can't use your
> >> grinder or if you said they can, but you'd come out with your grinder
> >> attached to a long extension cord to keep the neighbours out of your
> >> house?
> >
> >I don't think it would matter. As far as Jill's situation - if you
> >don't want to let a stranger who put out a query to the general
> >neighborhood via email use "your stuff", then don't respond. I'd be
> >more squeamish about letting a total stranger inside the house than
> >about using my coffee grinder to grind up a pound of someone else's
> >coffee.
> >
> >What I wonder is why the person didn't shell out $20 for a new whirly
> >grinder that can be repurposed for herbs & spices afterward... or pick
> >one up at a garage sale/second hand shop? If you live on Dataw
> >Island, in Jill's community, the chances are good that $20 is chump
> >change.
>
> Maybe their one bag of coffee isn't even worth $20.

That's their problem.


--
Avoid cutting yourself when slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them.

On Mon, 20 Mar 2017 21:11:02 -0700, sf > wrote:

>On Mon, 20 Mar 2017 20:46:00 +1100, Bruce >
>wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 19 Mar 2017 21:58:44 -0700, sf > wrote:
>>
>> >What I wonder is why the person didn't shell out $20 for a new whirly
>> >grinder that can be repurposed for herbs & spices afterward... or pick
>> >one up at a garage sale/second hand shop? If you live on Dataw
>> >Island, in Jill's community, the chances are good that $20 is chump
>> >change.
>>
>> Maybe their one bag of coffee isn't even worth $20.
>
>That's their problem.

It blows your suggestion out of the water.

On Mon, 20 Mar 2017 17:09:42 -0700, "Cheri" >
wrote:

>"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
...
>> On 3/20/2017 12:58 AM, sf wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> What I wonder is why the person didn't shell out $20 for a new whirly
>>> grinder that can be repurposed for herbs & spices afterward... or pick
>>> one up at a garage sale/second hand shop? If you live on Dataw
>>> Island, in Jill's community, the chances are good that $20 is chump
>>> change.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Some of the old people would rather break up the beans with a hammer than
>> spend a buck to grind them. You know, the ones that hang a tea bag to dry
>> so they can get three uses out of it.
>
>
>
>Some of the older people have probably known really hard times, times when
>things weren't provided for them at every turn like they are these days, so
>they have different habits about throwing things away, replacing etc.

<http://s.quickmeme.com/img/d6/d60e8db695d8d0566807b078d4d2b6edc799b9cf5335b0ada7 edab52b9de503a.jpg>

In article >,
says...
> Subject: Would you share a coffee grinder?
> From: Wayne Boatwright >
> Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking
>
> On Mon 20 Mar 2017 10:05:01a, jmcquown told us...
>
> > [quoted text muted]
> > Now they're they're asking for pillow cases. And baskets. For an
> > Easter Egg hunt. Oh, BTW, please make, decorate, dye and *donate*
> > the boiled Easter Eggs.
> >
> > Jill
>
> These people sound like a nut case. If they are too poor, needy, or
> lazy to provide the bsics for themselves, you don't need them in your
> life. You don't ned them in your life.
>
> I can't believe the gall.
>

??? It's a social community. People buy into those places because they
want to be part of a community.

Real communities share activities, resources, and support each other.
Nothing to do with wealth or poverty.

Janet UK

On Tue, 21 Mar 2017 09:53:18 -0000, Janet > wrote:

>In article >,
says...
>> Subject: Would you share a coffee grinder?
>> From: Wayne Boatwright >
>> Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking
>>
>> On Mon 20 Mar 2017 10:05:01a, jmcquown told us...
>>
>> > [quoted text muted]
>> > Now they're they're asking for pillow cases. And baskets. For an
>> > Easter Egg hunt. Oh, BTW, please make, decorate, dye and *donate*
>> > the boiled Easter Eggs.
>> >
>> > Jill
>>
>> These people sound like a nut case. If they are too poor, needy, or
>> lazy to provide the bsics for themselves, you don't need them in your
>> life. You don't ned them in your life.
>>
>> I can't believe the gall.
>>
>
> ??? It's a social community. People buy into those places because they
>want to be part of a community.
>
> Real communities share activities, resources, and support each other.
>Nothing to do with wealth or poverty.

"Social" is a European concept. Americans are more about "me, myself
and I".

"Cheri" wrote in message news
"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
...
> On 3/20/2017 12:58 AM, sf wrote:
>
>>
>> What I wonder is why the person didn't shell out $20 for a new whirly
>> grinder that can be repurposed for herbs & spices afterward... or pick
>> one up at a garage sale/second hand shop? If you live on Dataw
>> Island, in Jill's community, the chances are good that $20 is chump
>> change.
>>
>>
>>
>
> Some of the old people would rather break up the beans with a hammer than
> spend a buck to grind them. You know, the ones that hang a tea bag to dry
> so they can get three uses out of it.



Some of the older people have probably known really hard times, times when
things weren't provided for them at every turn like they are these days, so
they have different habits about throwing things away, replacing etc.

Cheri

====

+1

--
http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk

On 3/20/2017 5:23 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> Frankly, I would expect better than that in a gated community. I thought
> the gates were to keep out riffraff like that.

It's all a part of their "Dataw Cares" image. Ask for it, someone is
bound to loan or give you whatever. In December someone wanted to
borrow five crock-pots to keep food warm at a party. She got 'em.
Another person needed fondue pots. Yep, she got 'em. The problem is
these people often forget who loaned them what.

I can understand not wanting to buy five crock pots for a party! But
mostly it's about being cheap. As for the baby things I mentioned
elsewhere, you'd think the parents of the grandkids would already have
car seats, etc.

You might be surprised by the number of foreclosures here. The guy who
does yard work for me also works full-time for the Dataw landscaping
department. He told me he gets paid extra to keep the yards of the
foreclosed properties looking good. He uses his own equipment and does
it as an independent contractor.

Jill

On 3/21/2017 5:53 AM, Janet wrote:
> In article >,
> says...
>> Subject: Would you share a coffee grinder?
>> From: Wayne Boatwright >
>> Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking
>>
>> On Mon 20 Mar 2017 10:05:01a, jmcquown told us...
>>
>>> [quoted text muted]
>>> Now they're they're asking for pillow cases. And baskets. For an
>>> Easter Egg hunt. Oh, BTW, please make, decorate, dye and *donate*
>>> the boiled Easter Eggs.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> These people sound like a nut case. If they are too poor, needy, or
>> lazy to provide the bsics for themselves, you don't need them in your
>> life. You don't ned them in your life.
>>
>> I can't believe the gall.
>>
>
> ??? It's a social community. People buy into those places because they
> want to be part of a community.
>
> Real communities share activities, resources, and support each other.
> Nothing to do with wealth or poverty.
>
> Janet UK
>
That much is true, Janet. There's this "Dataw Cares" image to maintain.
Nothing wrong with it. I do think some of the items they ask people
to lend are a bit odd.

Jill

On 3/20/2017 2:55 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 3/20/2017 12:58 AM, sf wrote:
>
>>
>> What I wonder is why the person didn't shell out $20 for a new whirly
>> grinder that can be repurposed for herbs & spices afterward... or pick
>> one up at a garage sale/second hand shop? If you live on Dataw
>> Island, in Jill's community, the chances are good that $20 is chump
>> change.
>>
>>
>>
>
> Some of the old people would rather break up the beans with a hammer
> than spend a buck to grind them. You know, the ones that hang a tea bag
> to dry so they can get three uses out of it.

LOL yep, there's that. Squeeze a penny until Abe starts to cry.

Jill

On 3/20/2017 8:09 PM, Cheri wrote:
> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 3/20/2017 12:58 AM, sf wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> What I wonder is why the person didn't shell out $20 for a new whirly
>>> grinder that can be repurposed for herbs & spices afterward... or pick
>>> one up at a garage sale/second hand shop? If you live on Dataw
>>> Island, in Jill's community, the chances are good that $20 is chump
>>> change.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Some of the old people would rather break up the beans with a hammer
>> than spend a buck to grind them. You know, the ones that hang a tea
>> bag to dry so they can get three uses out of it.
>
>
>
> Some of the older people have probably known really hard times, times
> when things weren't provided for them at every turn like they are these
> days, so they have different habits about throwing things away,
> replacing etc.
>
> Cheri

True. And to be fair, the people asking about the coffee grinder were
*gifted* the bag of beans. They either aren't coffee drinkers or they
just buy it already ground.

Jill

On 2017-03-21, jmcquown > wrote:

> True. And to be fair, the people asking about the coffee grinder were
> *gifted* the bag of beans. They either aren't coffee drinkers or they
> just buy it already ground.

......or they can go down to their local sprmkt and grind the beans in
the free-to-use coffee grinder in the coffee dept.

nb

wrote:

> On Sun, 19 Mar 2017 14:59:34 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
> >I don't drink coffee anymore. When I did, I bought ground coffee.
> >Brewed it at home. I've never ground my own coffee. Having said that,
> >would the coffee afficionados here let a neighbor borrow their coffee
> >grinder?
> >
> >Someone on Dataw is asking. They were "gifted" with a bag of coffee
> >beans but they don't have a grinder. They're asking for the use of one.
> >
> >What say you folks who do grind your own coffee. Would you let a
> >neighbor (in this case someone you probably don't know well) use your
> >coffee grinder? Just curious.
> >
> >Jill
>
> Definitely. Why ever not?


I can't believe someone is too cheap to buy a twelve buck coffee grinder. I'd no sooner let someone use my coffee grinder than I would let them use my toothbrush or razor...SHEESH...!!!


--
Best
Greg

In article >, says...
>
> On 3/20/2017 5:23 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> > Frankly, I would expect better than that in a gated community. I thought
> > the gates were to keep out riffraff like that.
>
> It's all a part of their "Dataw Cares" image. Ask for it, someone is
> bound to loan or give you whatever. In December someone wanted to
> borrow five crock-pots to keep food warm at a party. She got 'em.
> Another person needed fondue pots. Yep, she got 'em. The problem is
> these people often forget who loaned them what.
>
> I can understand not wanting to buy five crock pots for a party! But
> mostly it's about being cheap. As for the baby things I mentioned
> elsewhere, you'd think the parents of the grandkids would already have
> car seats, etc.

At home, yes. But not if they travel by air to visit grandparents in
Dataw on holiday.

I can tell you all hotels and holiday-let accommodation here, which
hope to attract guests with children, provide all the baby kit they
need, from cribs and bedding to highchairs and toys etc. All spotlessly
clean.

Janet UK

On 2017-03-21 8:33 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 3/20/2017 5:23 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> Frankly, I would expect better than that in a gated community. I thought
>> the gates were to keep out riffraff like that.
>
> It's all a part of their "Dataw Cares" image. Ask for it, someone is
> bound to loan or give you whatever. In December someone wanted to
> borrow five crock-pots to keep food warm at a party. She got 'em.
> Another person needed fondue pots. Yep, she got 'em. The problem is
> these people often forget who loaned them what.


That sounds like loaning things to my brother. He never returns
anything. My father was on my case about a sledge hammer he swore was
his. He said he had painted it that colour, which was the same colour as
a car I owned. I swore that I had bought it and that was the colour when
I bought it. Some time later I was helping my brother with an outside
job at his house and lo and behold, there was Dad's sledge hammer.

We had a very expensive baby carriage when our son was a wee one. We
loaned it to our nephew and never got it back. It seems it has been
backed over by a car. There was no offer to replace it, not that we
needed it to be replaced, though we could have sold it for a good price.


>
> I can understand not wanting to buy five crock pots for a party! But
> mostly it's about being cheap. As for the baby things I mentioned
> elsewhere, you'd think the parents of the grandkids would already have
> car seats, etc.

These days


>
> You might be surprised by the number of foreclosures here. The guy who
> does yard work for me also works full-time for the Dataw landscaping
> department. He told me he gets paid extra to keep the yards of the
> foreclosed properties looking good. He uses his own equipment and does
> it as an independent contractor.
>
> Jill

On 2017-03-21 9:33 AM, notbob wrote:
> On 2017-03-21, jmcquown > wrote:
>
>> True. And to be fair, the people asking about the coffee grinder were
>> *gifted* the bag of beans. They either aren't coffee drinkers or they
>> just buy it already ground.
>
> .....or they can go down to their local sprmkt and grind the beans in
> the free-to-use coffee grinder in the coffee dept.

If they aren't coffee drinkers they could give that a try, though some
of us here have talked about avoiding those things because they are
usually tainted with flavoured coffees that have been put through them.

On Tue, 21 Mar 2017 08:36:07 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 3/21/2017 5:53 AM, Janet wrote:
>> In article >,
>> says...
>>> Subject: Would you share a coffee grinder?
>>> From: Wayne Boatwright >
>>> Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking
>>>
>>> On Mon 20 Mar 2017 10:05:01a, jmcquown told us...
>>>
>>>> [quoted text muted]
>>>> Now they're they're asking for pillow cases. And baskets. For an
>>>> Easter Egg hunt. Oh, BTW, please make, decorate, dye and *donate*
>>>> the boiled Easter Eggs.
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>
>>> These people sound like a nut case. If they are too poor, needy, or
>>> lazy to provide the bsics for themselves, you don't need them in your
>>> life. You don't ned them in your life.
>>>
>>> I can't believe the gall.
>>>
>>
>> ??? It's a social community. People buy into those places because they
>> want to be part of a community.
>>
>> Real communities share activities, resources, and support each other.
>> Nothing to do with wealth or poverty.
>>
>> Janet UK
>>
>That much is true, Janet. There's this "Dataw Cares" image to maintain.
> Nothing wrong with it. I do think some of the items they ask people
>to lend are a bit odd.
>
>Jill

for some reason I would readily loan a crock pot but not my coffee
grinder. Go figure. But then, crock pots are cheap.
Janet US

On 2017-03-21 11:25 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Tue, 21 Mar 2017 08:36:07 -0400, jmcquown >

> for some reason I would readily loan a crock pot but not my coffee
> grinder. Go figure. But then, crock pots are cheap.
>

So are blade grinders.

In article >,
says...

> > You might be surprised by the number of foreclosures here. The guy who
> > does yard work for me also works full-time for the Dataw landscaping
> > department. He told me he gets paid extra to keep the yards of the
> > foreclosed properties looking good. He uses his own equipment and does
> > it as an independent contractor.

A place with Dataw's amenities must have high service charges. I
bet many retired residents had planned to live happily ever after on
their investment income. Then the bank crisis, stock market crash and
low interest rates forced them to live on capital, till it ran out, or
they couldn't afford their medical bills, etc.

Janet UK

Janet > wrote:
> In article >, says...
>>
>> On 3/20/2017 5:23 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>> Frankly, I would expect better than that in a gated community. I thought
>>> the gates were to keep out riffraff like that.
>>
>> It's all a part of their "Dataw Cares" image. Ask for it, someone is
>> bound to loan or give you whatever. In December someone wanted to
>> borrow five crock-pots to keep food warm at a party. She got 'em.
>> Another person needed fondue pots. Yep, she got 'em. The problem is
>> these people often forget who loaned them what.
>>
>> I can understand not wanting to buy five crock pots for a party! But
>> mostly it's about being cheap. As for the baby things I mentioned
>> elsewhere, you'd think the parents of the grandkids would already have
>> car seats, etc.
>
> At home, yes. But not if they travel by air to visit grandparents in
> Dataw on holiday.
>
> I can tell you all hotels and holiday-let accommodation here, which
> hope to attract guests with children, provide all the baby kit they
> need, from cribs and bedding to highchairs and toys etc. All spotlessly
> clean.
>
> Janet UK
>

Exactly! I've traveled many times by plane when my daughter was an infant
and toddler. You have to bring a car seat (full sized monstrosity if potty
training age), stroller, diaper bag, toys, snacks....the list goes on and
on. This much stuff for the baby alone is cumbersome, especially when
flying with the child alone. Why on earth would I want to also lug a potty
chair on the plane as well? And would you really like your flight neighbor
carrying it on board and stowing it by your things? I would not expect my
parents or anyone else I visited to have these items on hand, but it is
definitely handy when they can be borrowed for the visit, and I've done
exactly that. It just one less thing to pack and haul. The grandparent is
just trying to be helpful. Do you really think they should run out and buy
one for a weekend visit that will never be used again?

--
jinx the minx

On Tue, 21 Mar 2017 11:50:51 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2017-03-21 11:25 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>> On Tue, 21 Mar 2017 08:36:07 -0400, jmcquown >
>
>> for some reason I would readily loan a crock pot but not my coffee
>> grinder. Go figure. But then, crock pots are cheap.
>>
>
>So are blade grinders.

but that isn't what I have

"Ophelia" > wrote in message
...
> "Cheri" wrote in message news >
> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 3/20/2017 12:58 AM, sf wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> What I wonder is why the person didn't shell out $20 for a new whirly
>>> grinder that can be repurposed for herbs & spices afterward... or pick
>>> one up at a garage sale/second hand shop? If you live on Dataw
>>> Island, in Jill's community, the chances are good that $20 is chump
>>> change.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Some of the old people would rather break up the beans with a hammer than
>> spend a buck to grind them. You know, the ones that hang a tea bag to
>> dry so they can get three uses out of it.
>
>
>
> Some of the older people have probably known really hard times, times when
> things weren't provided for them at every turn like they are these days,
> so
> they have different habits about throwing things away, replacing etc.
>
> Cheri
>
> ====
>
> +1

Hi Ophelia, good to see you.

Cheri

On 3/21/2017 5:43 PM, Gary wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> Would you let a
>> neighbor (in this case someone you probably don't know well) use your
>> coffee grinder? Just curious.
>
> I turned my coffee grinder into a dry ferret food grinder about 7 years
> ago to make the 'warm gravy meal'. I doubt the neighbor would want to
> borrow mine. LOL! And I do still have it. I WILL have ferrets again
> someday.
>
One of these days you should, Gary. Get another ferret again.

Jill

jmcquown wrote:
>
> Would you let a
> neighbor (in this case someone you probably don't know well) use your
> coffee grinder? Just curious.

I turned my coffee grinder into a dry ferret food grinder about 7 years
ago to make the 'warm gravy meal'. I doubt the neighbor would want to
borrow mine. LOL! And I do still have it. I WILL have ferrets again
someday.