Subj : Re: Minced Garlic To : Barry Martin From : Nancy Backus Date : Tue Dec 31 2019 19:20:20 -=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 21-Dec-2019 09:39 <=- BM>>> I get in enough 'trouble' with my fish: "smells like garbage!". In BM>>> fact the joke is "you must have had garbage for lunch". NB>>> Fortunately here we both like garlic, so it gets eaten by both of NB>>> us... BM>> "You stink! :)" "You stink too! :)" NB>> Actually, less likely to be noticed by either... BM> True, because both noses have been accustomed to the local scent. Yup. BM>>> Yes, sometimes eating a whole item or bunch of items before an BM>>> extended time away can be a problem. I'll admit to liking a garlic BM>>> sandwich every so often, but two or three times in a week - uh, no. BM>>> Even wolfing down a bunch of grapes every day to get rid of them can BM>>> be a bit much in a short period. NB>>> If it's extended travel, I'd likely bring it along, and figure I'd NB>>> use or eat it while away.... Grapes make a good trip nibble, for NB>>> instance... BM>> True: bite-sized, no peel nor stone to discard. If pluck from the BM>> stem ahead of time don't have to be concerned with disposal of that. BM>> And presuming the seedless grapes; swallowing the occasional seed is BM>> OK but probably don't want to eat too many. NB>> Generally red seedless grapes around here... :) And I tend to NB>> just leave on the stem... not that big a deal to dispose of it... BM> True: usually a trash can readily available. Yup... at one end of the trip or other... ;) BM>> ...Which sort of reminded me: my Mother said she saw seven BM>> wild turkeys in her front yard last Sunday. Was going to take a BM>> picture but too dark outside (she still uses a film camera), plus BM>> opening the door to go outside would have probably scared them off. NB>> She had to let them go...? That would have been quite the NB>> sight, though... and dusk is when it's more likely to happen... :) BM> I think it was dusk - though years ago there was a wild turkey in the BM> back yard here; saw him before I was going to work Sunday morning. True, pre-dawn also tends to be that dimmer light that animals tend to roam in... :) BM>> Years ago switched out the outlets up here in the Computer Room -- BM>> before it was the Computer Room. Was two-prong (no ground) but with BM>> the rotating cover - apparently someone who lived here previously BM>> either used as a bedroom or play area for a young child. NB>> Sounds likely... :) I'd guess the play area more likely, but NB>> bedroom also would be possible... :) BM> Possible. ..My 'play area' now! Yup. :) BM>>>> There are two things (so far!) I haven't found in my car's manual. BM>>>> One is what to me looks like an antenna symbol followed my a lower-case BM>>>> italic 'm' icon on the radio's panel -- sometimes on, sometimes off, BM>>>> sometimes flickers but doesn't seem to coordinate with anything. BM>>>> Obviously something to do with a signal. Manual covers numerous radio BM>>>> options the car can have. (And yes, factory-installed radio.) NB>>>> We saw something like that on one of the cars that I rented this NB>>>> year... never did figure out what it meant.... wasn't in that NB>>>> car's manual, either... :) BM>>> Good: not just me! :) NB>>> I guess some things we just aren't meant to understand... BM>> Or figure out what the function is! NB>> Unless someone else ends up volunteering that info somewhere down NB>> the road.... BM> So I need to start asking strangers... They probably don't know either... ;) NB>>> Maybe someday you'll find out... probably some totally unthought NB>>> of source.... BM>> Possibly! The mystery slot isn't all that convenient to get to: near BM>> the hinge edge of the driver's door, so a slight reach, plus it's on BM>> the left side - most people are right-handed. As you implied, probably BM>> for some option. NB>> If it didn't have the plug in it, I'd think it might be part of the NB>> vent system... that's about the right place for a defrosting vent... BM> It's located under about where the heat vent for the driver's outside BM> mirror is but AFAICT my mystery slot isn't connected. 'Tis a mystery.... :) NB>> ... Stressed spelled backwards is desserts. Coincidence? I think NB>> not! BM> Think I told you some time back one of my store managers loved BM> caramels so I gave her a bag, sort of for Christmas. That time of year BM> in retail is a bit stressful so wrote on the label about 'stressed' and BM> 'desserts' -- she loved it! :) Yup, I remember that story.... :) I think I must have used that tagline before on you.... ;) ttyl neb .... Who needs veggies or nutrition? Bring on the luscious fat! --- EzyBlueWave V3.00 01FB001F * Origin: Tiny's BBS - http://www.tinysbbs.com (454:1/452) .