I rec'd a dutch oven for the holidays. It is a Calphalon One - infused
anodized dutch oven. Is this a good one? or should I return it and get La
Creuset? I've never owned a dutch oven and wanted one because the recipes
that i read that sound amazing always call for a dutch oven. Thanks!
Teri

I have a dutch oven that must be 30 years old.-no name,just a bare
essential piece of equipment.I really doubt theres any reason not to
use the one you have.[when I got divorced,this was the first thing I
grabbed and took along!!!

"Teri" > wrote

>I rec'd a dutch oven for the holidays. It is a Calphalon One - infused
>anodized dutch oven. Is this a good one? or should I return it and get La
>Creuset? I've never owned a dutch oven and wanted one because the recipes
>that i read that sound amazing always call for a dutch oven. Thanks!

That Calphalon strikes me as not so easy to clean. I'm well aware
I'm about to have my head handed to me, but I'm firmly on the side
of getting the Le Creuset.

Just me. Since I never cooked with the Calphalon, I am not speaking
from experience.

nancy

In article >, "Teri" >
wrote:

> I rec'd a dutch oven for the holidays. It is a Calphalon One - infused
> anodized dutch oven. Is this a good one? or should I return it and get La
> Creuset? I've never owned a dutch oven and wanted one because the recipes
> that i read that sound amazing always call for a dutch oven. Thanks!
> Teri
>
>

I have a Griswold, so cannot comment. ;-)

I love mine.......
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

"Teri" > wrote in message
...
>I rec'd a dutch oven for the holidays. It is a Calphalon One - infused
>anodized dutch oven. Is this a good one? or should I return it and get La
>Creuset? I've never owned a dutch oven and wanted one because the recipes
>that i read that sound amazing always call for a dutch oven. Thanks!
> Teri

I have a Le Creuset 5.5 quart Dutch oven and love it. It's very heavy, but
I simmer things on the lowest possible setting and it's great. I know
nothing about Calphalon except for negative reports on here about cleaning.

Dora

On Sat 07 Jan 2006 08:56:10a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Nancy
Young?

>
> "Teri" > wrote
>
>>I rec'd a dutch oven for the holidays. It is a Calphalon One - infused
>>anodized dutch oven. Is this a good one? or should I return it and get
>>La Creuset? I've never owned a dutch oven and wanted one because the
>>recipes that i read that sound amazing always call for a dutch oven.
>>Thanks!
>
> That Calphalon strikes me as not so easy to clean. I'm well aware
> I'm about to have my head handed to me, but I'm firmly on the side
> of getting the Le Creuset.
>
> Just me. Since I never cooked with the Calphalon, I am not speaking
> from experience.

I'll take Le Creuset or other good enamelled cast iron any day over
Caphalon. Back in the 1970s when Caphalon was first introduced to the
public, I bought a 2-quart saucepan to see if I liked it. Thank God I
didn't buy a set! It was hard to clean, required a special cleaner for
stains, wasn't the least bit stick-proof (as it was advertised to be), and
was not dishwasher-friendly. The piece I bought was top quality and very
heavy. I gave it away.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
__________________________________________________ ________________
And if we enter a room full of manure, may we believe in the pony.

Nancy Young wrote:
> "Teri" > wrote
>
>> I rec'd a dutch oven for the holidays. It is a Calphalon One -
>> infused anodized dutch oven. Is this a good one? or should I return
>> it and get La Creuset? I've never owned a dutch oven and wanted one
>> because the recipes that i read that sound amazing always call for a
>> dutch oven. Thanks!
>
> That Calphalon strikes me as not so easy to clean. I'm well aware
> I'm about to have my head handed to me, but I'm firmly on the side
> of getting the Le Creuset.
>
> Just me. Since I never cooked with the Calphalon, I am not speaking
> from experience.
>
> nancy

Remember way back when, my brother bought Calphalon cookware because was
la-di-da. Sheldon accused me of coveting his cookeware. Well, his
calphalon was relegated to a back bedroom; he hated it.

I've never used Le Creuset but I gather it is a porcelain enamel coating
over cast iron? Can't go wrong with that. I have a 25 year old knock-off
my mom gave me. The skillet works beautifully and is easy to clean. It can
be used oven to stove-top and even on the grill, if the hande is right for
that, of course.

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote

> Nancy Young wrote:

>> That Calphalon strikes me as not so easy to clean. I'm well aware
>> I'm about to have my head handed to me, but I'm firmly on the side
>> of getting the Le Creuset.
>>
>> Just me. Since I never cooked with the Calphalon, I am not speaking
>> from experience.

> Remember way back when, my brother bought Calphalon cookware because was
> la-di-da. Sheldon accused me of coveting his cookeware. Well, his
> calphalon was relegated to a back bedroom; he hated it.

Heh. Well, it looks to me as if, when you tried to scrub it, it would
be like nails on a chalkboard, know what I mean? It was just
never a consideration to me, buying that brand.

> I've never used Le Creuset but I gather it is a porcelain enamel coating
> over cast iron?

Yes.

> Can't go wrong with that. I have a 25 year old knock-off
> my mom gave me. The skillet works beautifully and is easy to clean. It
> can
> be used oven to stove-top and even on the grill, if the hande is right for
> that, of course.

I just have a dutch oven. I'd love a smaller one to use as
a saucepan, I love the idea of the two handles, I can't hold
heavy stuff with one hand anymore.

nancy

jmcquown wrote:
>
> Remember way back when, my brother bought Calphalon cookware because was
> la-di-da. Sheldon accused me of coveting his cookeware. Well, his
> calphalon was relegated to a back bedroom; he hated it.
>
> I've never used Le Creuset but I gather it is a porcelain enamel coating
> over cast iron? Can't go wrong with that. I have a 25 year old knock-off
> my mom gave me. The skillet works beautifully and is easy to clean. It can
> be used oven to stove-top and even on the grill, if the hande is right for
> that, of course.
>
> Jill
>
>

why did he hate the calphalon? I'd be interested to know. I have a bunch of
calphalon and I like it and use it quite a bit. I also other stuff that I use
as well. My only beef with calphalon was that you couldn't put it in the
dishwasher, but since I am currently dishwasherless, it's not an issue.

also, if his calphalon is just sitting in his back bedroom perhaps he would
not be opposed to letting it just 'sit' in my kitchen!

--
..:Heather:.
www.velvet-c.com
Step off, beyotches, I'm the roflpimp!

On Sat, 7 Jan 2006 12:24:01 -0500, "Nancy Young" >
wrote:


>I just have a dutch oven. I'd love a smaller one to use as
>a saucepan, I love the idea of the two handles, I can't hold
>heavy stuff with one hand anymore.
>
>nancy


Another vote for having a strong husband.

I use cast iron dutch ovens, though. I have never seen the allure of
Le Creuset. Pretty, but my Lodge, Griswold and Wagner do well.

Boron

The Bubbo wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> Remember way back when, my brother bought Calphalon cookware because
>> was la-di-da. Sheldon accused me of coveting his cookeware. Well,
>> his calphalon was relegated to a back bedroom; he hated it.
>>
>> I've never used Le Creuset but I gather it is a porcelain enamel
>> coating over cast iron? Can't go wrong with that. I have a 25 year
>> old knock-off my mom gave me. The skillet works beautifully and is
>> easy to clean. It can be used oven to stove-top and even on the
>> grill, if the hande is right for that, of course.
>>
>> Jill
>
> why did he hate the calphalon? I'd be interested to know.
(snippage)
> My only beef with calphalon was that you
> couldn't put it in the dishwasher

That was the issue with him. That, and you had to be so careful not to
scratch the surface, had to take such care with cleaning them to use a
non-scratch pad.

I'm perfectly happy with my old stainless steel Revere Ware. I have a few
non-stick skillets but for the most part I cook with stainless steel or cast
iron (depends on what I'm using it for - cornbread IMO requires seasoned
cast iron). I've got some of that "grannyware" speckled stuff, too

Jill

jmcquown wrote:
> The Bubbo wrote:
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>> Remember way back when, my brother bought Calphalon cookware because
>>> was la-di-da. Sheldon accused me of coveting his cookeware. Well,
>>> his calphalon was relegated to a back bedroom; he hated it.
>>>
>>> I've never used Le Creuset but I gather it is a porcelain enamel
>>> coating over cast iron? Can't go wrong with that. I have a 25 year
>>> old knock-off my mom gave me. The skillet works beautifully and is
>>> easy to clean. It can be used oven to stove-top and even on the
>>> grill, if the hande is right for that, of course.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> why did he hate the calphalon? I'd be interested to know.
> (snippage)
>> My only beef with calphalon was that you
>> couldn't put it in the dishwasher
>
> That was the issue with him. That, and you had to be so careful not to
> scratch the surface, had to take such care with cleaning them to use a
> non-scratch pad.
>
> I'm perfectly happy with my old stainless steel Revere Ware. I have a few
> non-stick skillets but for the most part I cook with stainless steel or cast
> iron (depends on what I'm using it for - cornbread IMO requires seasoned
> cast iron). I've got some of that "grannyware" speckled stuff, too
>
> Jill
>
>

when i first got my calphalon I was careful about how I washed it, then after
the years I slacked. I'm really hard on the things I own. I scrub those pans
when they need it, i even scrape them when things get stuck and they're just
fine. They look a little used, but that's because they have been used.

Tell him to pull them out and abuse them. What's the point of having them
otherwise?

my other set of pans I got at IKEA and I love them because they're sturdy
enough to do what I want but cheap enough that I don't mind if I ruin one
(which I haven't yet)

--
..:Heather:.
www.velvet-c.com
Step off, beyotches, I'm the roflpimp!

It depends a lot on how you cook - I don't know if there is a definitive
answer. I have two - my grandmother's cast iron dutch oven from the 1930s
and a no-name enamel one from the early 1970s. Both work great and I have
never had a reason to add another. A friend of mine suggested I get all new
matching cookware suite when I got married, but then again, she hangs hers
on the wall as decoration and rarely actually USES the stuff.

To me the quality of the food is so much more important than how cool your
pots look.

"Teri" > wrote in message
...
>I rec'd a dutch oven for the holidays. It is a Calphalon One - infused

I've had a cast iron dutch oven for 35 years and use it frequently.

Harriet & critters

On Sat, 7 Jan 2006 08:59:31 -0500, Teri wrote:

> I rec'd a dutch oven for the holidays. It is a Calphalon One - infused
> anodized dutch oven. Is this a good one? or should I return it and get La
> Creuset? I've never owned a dutch oven and wanted one because the recipes
> that i read that sound amazing always call for a dutch oven. Thanks!
> Teri
>
I have a few Calphalon pans and have looked at that piece. I think it
would be good for stocks, soups and stews.
--

Practice safe eating. Always use condiments.

On Sat, 7 Jan 2006 11:33:35 -0500, limey wrote:

>
> "Teri" > wrote in message
> ...
> >I rec'd a dutch oven for the holidays. It is a Calphalon One - infused
> >anodized dutch oven. Is this a good one? or should I return it and get La
> >Creuset? I've never owned a dutch oven and wanted one because the recipes
> >that i read that sound amazing always call for a dutch oven. Thanks!
> > Teri
>
> I have a Le Creuset 5.5 quart Dutch oven and love it. It's very heavy, but
> I simmer things on the lowest possible setting and it's great. I know
> nothing about Calphalon except for negative reports on here about cleaning.
>
> Dora
>
Heh, those people probably don't cook either. Does anyone who cooks
for real have cookware that looks brand new? I only bought saucepans
and they are OLD. They don't look great (that's what happens when you
have a "coating"), but they still do the job. That's all I ask of
them.

--

Practice safe eating. Always use condiments.

"Teri" > wrote in message
...
>I rec'd a dutch oven for the holidays. It is a Calphalon One - infused
>anodized dutch oven. Is this a good one? or should I return it and get La
>Creuset? I've never owned a dutch oven and wanted one because the recipes
>that i read that sound amazing always call for a dutch oven. Thanks!
> Teri
Even though those who know me know my opinion of my very own Le Creseut, I
would suggest Le Creuset over Calphalon. I've had both. Right now I only
have a regular Wagner dutch oven. No frills.
Dee Dee

"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat 07 Jan 2006 08:56:10a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Nancy
> Young?
>
>>
>> "Teri" > wrote
>>
>>>I rec'd a dutch oven for the holidays. It is a Calphalon One - infused
>>>anodized dutch oven. Is this a good one? or should I return it and get
>>>La Creuset? I've never owned a dutch oven and wanted one because the
>>>recipes that i read that sound amazing always call for a dutch oven.
>>>Thanks!
>>
>> That Calphalon strikes me as not so easy to clean. I'm well aware
>> I'm about to have my head handed to me, but I'm firmly on the side
>> of getting the Le Creuset.
>>
>> Just me. Since I never cooked with the Calphalon, I am not speaking
>> from experience.
>
> I'll take Le Creuset or other good enamelled cast iron any day over
> Caphalon. Back in the 1970s when Caphalon was first introduced to the
> public, I bought a 2-quart saucepan to see if I liked it. Thank God I
> didn't buy a set! It was hard to clean, required a special cleaner for
> stains, wasn't the least bit stick-proof (as it was advertised to be), and
> was not dishwasher-friendly. The piece I bought was top quality and very
> heavy. I gave it away.
>
> --
> Wayne Boatwright *¿*

I'm going to have to strt using your sentence, "I gave it away." It sounds
a lot more mature than my usual flippant, "I threw it out" which more often
than not, hyperbole.
Dee Dee

On Sat 07 Jan 2006 04:32:41p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Dee
Randall?

>
> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Sat 07 Jan 2006 08:56:10a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Nancy
>> Young?
>>
>>>
>>> "Teri" > wrote
>>>
>>>>I rec'd a dutch oven for the holidays. It is a Calphalon One - infused
>>>>anodized dutch oven. Is this a good one? or should I return it and
>>>>get La Creuset? I've never owned a dutch oven and wanted one because
>>>>the recipes that i read that sound amazing always call for a dutch
>>>>oven. Thanks!
>>>
>>> That Calphalon strikes me as not so easy to clean. I'm well aware
>>> I'm about to have my head handed to me, but I'm firmly on the side
>>> of getting the Le Creuset.
>>>
>>> Just me. Since I never cooked with the Calphalon, I am not speaking
>>> from experience.
>>
>> I'll take Le Creuset or other good enamelled cast iron any day over
>> Caphalon. Back in the 1970s when Caphalon was first introduced to the
>> public, I bought a 2-quart saucepan to see if I liked it. Thank God I
>> didn't buy a set! It was hard to clean, required a special cleaner for
>> stains, wasn't the least bit stick-proof (as it was advertised to be),
>> and was not dishwasher-friendly. The piece I bought was top quality
>> and very heavy. I gave it away.
>>
>> --
>> Wayne Boatwright *¿*
>
> I'm going to have to strt using your sentence, "I gave it away." It
> sounds a lot more mature than my usual flippant, "I threw it out" which
> more often than not, hyperbole.
> Dee Dee

LOL! I've been known to take sharp aim at the trash bin. Don't ask me
about the pair of sunglasses I stomped to bits.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
__________________________________________________ ________________
And if we enter a room full of manure, may we believe in the pony.

pgluth1 wrote:
> It depends a lot on how you cook - I don't know if there is a
> definitive answer. I have two - my grandmother's cast iron dutch oven
> from the 1930s and a no-name enamel one from the early 1970s. Both
> work great and I have never had a reason to add another. A friend of
> mine suggested I get all new matching cookware suite when I got
> married, but then again, she hangs hers on the wall as decoration and
> rarely actually USES the stuff.
>
> To me the quality of the food is so much more important than how cool
> your pots look.

If you don't USE the stuff, then by all means, buy some stuff to hang on a
wall or from a rack. After all, it's so important to impress everyone who
walks in the door!

To me, what impresses is well used cookware. And a meal made with the same.

Jill

On Sat, 7 Jan 2006 08:59:31 -0500, "Teri" >
wrote:

>I rec'd a dutch oven for the holidays. It is a Calphalon One - infused
>anodized dutch oven. Is this a good one? or should I return it and get La
>Creuset? I've never owned a dutch oven and wanted one because the recipes
>that i read that sound amazing always call for a dutch oven. Thanks!
>Teri
>
I am not familiar with Calphalon.

I have a very cheap black cast iron dutch oven (no enamelled surface)
that I didn't expect great things of. It's been fantastic.

Since your Calphalon was a gift (I assume) keep it and use it. If you
later find you don't like it, sell it on ebay and buy one of your own
choice.


Kathy in NZ

On Sun, 08 Jan 2006 02:23:35 GMT, "Michael \"Dog3\" Lonergan"
> wrote:

>I've got pots and pans strung all over the walls in my kitchen. Has
>nothing to do with impressing people and everything to do with absolutely
>no cabinet space left. Yep, it's really tacky viewing the kitchen from the
>dining room with the kitchen walls full of pots and pans, but I can't help
>it and I'm not throwing anything out.
>
>Michael

Do what Julia Child did, and get a pegboard, if you don't already have
one. Her's never looked tacky, at least from the pictures I have
seen, and always seemed very professional to me. She even had
drawings on the pegboard, as to the shape of the pan or utensil that
went in a particular spot.

I am going to use this idea myself, for my next permanent abode.

Christine

In article >,
"Michael \"Dog3\" Lonergan" > wrote:

> >> I'm going to have to strt using your sentence, "I gave it away." It
> >> sounds a lot more mature than my usual flippant, "I threw it out" which
> >> more often than not, hyperbole.
> >> Dee Dee
> >
> > LOL! I've been known to take sharp aim at the trash bin. Don't ask me
> > about the pair of sunglasses I stomped to bits.
> >
>
> Don't ask me about printer I had when I lived 300 feet off the ground.
>
> Michael

<snork> That presents a picture.... ;-)

Just made sure nobody was walking down below I hope?
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

In article >,
"jmcquown" > wrote:

> pgluth1 wrote:
> > It depends a lot on how you cook - I don't know if there is a
> > definitive answer. I have two - my grandmother's cast iron dutch oven
> > from the 1930s and a no-name enamel one from the early 1970s. Both
> > work great and I have never had a reason to add another. A friend of
> > mine suggested I get all new matching cookware suite when I got
> > married, but then again, she hangs hers on the wall as decoration and
> > rarely actually USES the stuff.
> >
> > To me the quality of the food is so much more important than how cool
> > your pots look.
>
> If you don't USE the stuff, then by all means, buy some stuff to hang on a
> wall or from a rack. After all, it's so important to impress everyone who
> walks in the door!
>
> To me, what impresses is well used cookware. And a meal made with the same.
>
> Jill
>
>

<applause!!!>
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

In article >,
"Michael \"Dog3\" Lonergan" > wrote:

> "jmcquown" > looking for trouble wrote in
> :
>
> > pgluth1 wrote:
> >> It depends a lot on how you cook - I don't know if there is a
> >> definitive answer. I have two - my grandmother's cast iron dutch oven
> >> from the 1930s and a no-name enamel one from the early 1970s. Both
> >> work great and I have never had a reason to add another. A friend of
> >> mine suggested I get all new matching cookware suite when I got
> >> married, but then again, she hangs hers on the wall as decoration and
> >> rarely actually USES the stuff.
> >>
> >> To me the quality of the food is so much more important than how cool
> >> your pots look.
> >
> > If you don't USE the stuff, then by all means, buy some stuff to hang
> > on a wall or from a rack. After all, it's so important to impress
> > everyone who walks in the door!
> >
> > To me, what impresses is well used cookware. And a meal made with the
> > same.
> >
> > Jill
>
> I've got pots and pans strung all over the walls in my kitchen. Has
> nothing to do with impressing people and everything to do with absolutely
> no cabinet space left. Yep, it's really tacky viewing the kitchen from the
> dining room with the kitchen walls full of pots and pans, but I can't help
> it and I'm not throwing anything out.
>
> Michael

Heh! I'm out of drawer space.....
so I bought some Neodymium "super magnets" and stuck them to the steel
hood. I now have several metal items hanging from those, and all I have
to do is grab them and tug a bit.

Strainers, stirring spoons, spatulas, even my whisk!

I don't think a kitchen full of clean pots and pans is tacky at all!

A sink full of dirty dishes however.......
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

Nancy Young wrote:
> "jmcquown" > wrote
>
>> Nancy Young wrote:
>
>>> That Calphalon strikes me as not so easy to clean. I'm well aware
>>> I'm about to have my head handed to me, but I'm firmly on the side
>>> of getting the Le Creuset.
>>>
>>> Just me. Since I never cooked with the Calphalon, I am not speaking
>>> from experience.
>
>> Remember way back when, my brother bought Calphalon cookware because
>> was la-di-da. Sheldon accused me of coveting his cookeware. Well,
>> his calphalon was relegated to a back bedroom; he hated it.
>
> Heh. Well, it looks to me as if, when you tried to scrub it, it would
> be like nails on a chalkboard, know what I mean? It was just
> never a consideration to me, buying that brand.
>
>> I've never used Le Creuset but I gather it is a porcelain enamel
>> coating over cast iron?
>
> Yes.
>
>> Can't go wrong with that. I have a 25 year old knock-off
>> my mom gave me. The skillet works beautifully and is easy to clean.
>> It can
>> be used oven to stove-top and even on the grill, if the hande is
>> right for that, of course.
>
> I just have a dutch oven. I'd love a smaller one to use as
> a saucepan, I love the idea of the two handles, I can't hold
> heavy stuff with one hand anymore.
>
> nancy

Mom wouldn't give up her dutch oven of this knock-off stuff... it's her
"chili pot" (smile) and what she uses to make Chicken On A Biscuit. Okay,
fine. She gave me the heavy handled (with lid) skillet - 14 inches! It had
a wooden screw-in handle but the handle has long since been stripped. So I
have to lift it with pot holders. Still, it goes from stovetop to oven and
has even been used on the charcoal grill in the event of power outages.
Nice stuff. Not Le Crueset, but this just proves it doesn't *have* to be to
work nicely and last for over 25 years.

Jill

On Sun 08 Jan 2006 02:10:23p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Michael
"Dog3" Lonergan?

> OmManiPadmeOmelet > looking for trouble wrote in
> :
>
>> In article >,
>> "Michael \"Dog3\" Lonergan" > wrote:
>>
>>> >> I'm going to have to strt using your sentence, "I gave it away."
>>> >> It sounds a lot more mature than my usual flippant, "I threw it
>>> >> out" which more often than not, hyperbole.
>>> >> Dee Dee
>>> >
>>> > LOL! I've been known to take sharp aim at the trash bin. Don't
>>> > ask me about the pair of sunglasses I stomped to bits.
>>> >
>>>
>>> Don't ask me about printer I had when I lived 300 feet off the
>>> ground.
>>>
>>> Michael
>>
>> <snork> That presents a picture.... ;-)
>>
>> Just made sure nobody was walking down below I hope?
>
> No one was down there and it flew into the bottom level of the parking
> garage. I calmly went down, cleaned up the mess and made myself a
> calming cocktail.
>
> Michael <- thinking about the glass top table he put out on the terrace
> - it totaled a Toyota Corolla in the parking lot.
>

And just how did the glass top table get off the terrace? Did it have
help?

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
__________________________________________________ ________________
And if we enter a room full of manure, may we believe in the pony.

On Sun 08 Jan 2006 06:05:20p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Michael
"Dog3" Lonergan?

> Wayne Boatwright > looking for trouble wrote in
> :
>
>> On Sun 08 Jan 2006 02:10:23p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Michael
>> "Dog3" Lonergan?
>>
>>> OmManiPadmeOmelet > looking for trouble wrote in
>>> :
>>>
>>>> In article >,
>>>> "Michael \"Dog3\" Lonergan" > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> >> I'm going to have to strt using your sentence, "I gave it away."
>>>>> >> It sounds a lot more mature than my usual flippant, "I threw it
>>>>> >> out" which more often than not, hyperbole.
>>>>> >> Dee Dee
>>>>> >
>>>>> > LOL! I've been known to take sharp aim at the trash bin. Don't
>>>>> > ask me about the pair of sunglasses I stomped to bits.
>>>>> >
>>>>>
>>>>> Don't ask me about printer I had when I lived 300 feet off the
>>>>> ground.
>>>>>
>>>>> Michael
>>>>
>>>> <snork> That presents a picture.... ;-)
>>>>
>>>> Just made sure nobody was walking down below I hope?
>>>
>>> No one was down there and it flew into the bottom level of the parking
>>> garage. I calmly went down, cleaned up the mess and made myself a
>>> calming cocktail.
>>>
>>> Michael <- thinking about the glass top table he put out on the
>>> terrace - it totaled a Toyota Corolla in the parking lot.
>>>
>>
>> And just how did the glass top table get off the terrace? Did it have
>> help?
>>
>
> No. I moved from a ground level condo with a patio to a high rise with
> a terrace. My patio table fit on the terrace quite nicely and it had a
> really heavy glass top which I didn't think to buy those secure thingys
> to hold the top onto the table. Between the Childrens Hospital
> helicopters and a huge wind that day, the glass top just sailed off of
> the 24th floor into the guest parking lot. The Toyota was old and my
> insurance company totaled it and paid off the owner.
>
> Michael
>

Whew, that's a relief! I thought maybe you got in a snit and heaved it
over. <g>

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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And if we enter a room full of manure, may we believe in the pony.

"Michael "Dog3" Lonergan" > wrote in message
...
> Wayne Boatwright > looking for trouble wrote in
> :
>
>> On Sun 08 Jan 2006 02:10:23p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Michael
>> "Dog3" Lonergan?
>>
>>> OmManiPadmeOmelet > looking for trouble wrote in
>>> :
>>>
>>>> In article >,
>>>> "Michael \"Dog3\" Lonergan" > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> >> I'm going to have to strt using your sentence, "I gave it away."
>>>>> >> It sounds a lot more mature than my usual flippant, "I threw it
>>>>> >> out" which more often than not, hyperbole.
>>>>> >> Dee Dee
>>>>> >
>>>>> > LOL! I've been known to take sharp aim at the trash bin. Don't
>>>>> > ask me about the pair of sunglasses I stomped to bits.
>>>>> >
>>>>>
>>>>> Don't ask me about printer I had when I lived 300 feet off the
>>>>> ground.
>>>>>
>>>>> Michael
>>>>
>>>> <snork> That presents a picture.... ;-)
>>>>
>>>> Just made sure nobody was walking down below I hope?
>>>
>>> No one was down there and it flew into the bottom level of the parking
>>> garage. I calmly went down, cleaned up the mess and made myself a
>>> calming cocktail.
>>>
>>> Michael <- thinking about the glass top table he put out on the terrace
>>> - it totaled a Toyota Corolla in the parking lot.
>>>
>>
>> And just how did the glass top table get off the terrace? Did it have
>> help?
>>
>
> No. I moved from a ground level condo with a patio to a high rise with a
> terrace. My patio table fit on the terrace quite nicely and it had a
> really heavy glass top which I didn't think to buy those secure thingys to
> hold the top onto the table. Between the Childrens Hospital helicopters
> and a huge wind that day, the glass top just sailed off of the 24th floor
> into the guest parking lot. The Toyota was old and my insurance company
> totaled it and paid off the owner.
>
> Michael

This story sounds familiar. When we moved to Hawaii from California, I
wasn't used to using A/C and had kept my windows open. The first 6 months
we moved into a high rise with a terrace. One day I came home and opened
the terrace door and the whole door went sailing. For some reason, I hung
onto it and just before realizing it was going to go over the balcony I had
the good sense to let go. Then it fell to the patio floor instead of over
the balcony. I fell into it and it didn't break. What a disaster. When I
told the manager, he just shook his head at my stupidity, most mostly for
not using air conditioning.
Dee Dee