Subj : Hansicapped [1]
To : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Fri Jan 03 2025 13:43:06
Hi Dave,
RH> Our church house is built a bit odd too. The sanctuary is on one floor
RH> but to get to the rest rooms and "Area of Rescue Assistance" (I think
RH> that's a requirement for public buildings) you have to go up several
RH> steps. There are several rooms on that level but then to go to the
DD> Sort of like Topsy ... "It just growed"
Kinda sorta.Right now, with the merger, we're going to be close to
maximum seating capacity which will inhibit growth. Going to be
interesting..............
DD> And it was close to the same "out of pocket". But the profits went
DD> into John and Ozzie's pockets rather than to Habitat for Humanity.
RH> I'm sure HFH will be getting a lot more donations in the next few days.
RH> BTW, the side vegetable for our Christmas dinner was beets, from the
RH> local farmer's market.
DD> Red or golden? Or sugar? Bv)=
RH> Red, could have gotten a bag of mixed red and gold but went with the
RH> straight red. One vendor (no longer at the market) used to have candy
RH> cane beets; we got some from her from time to time.
DD> Just when I think I "know it all" something new comes along that I've
DD> no experience of. Ya got me digging in the Bing search engine again.
DD> Chioggia beets (ALA "candy cane) is something I've never had. Although
DD> I may have seen them a time or two and thought they ere sliced red
DD> onions. There is a lot of visuaal similarity (from a distance) but
DD> probably not in taste.
I'd not heard of them until I started going to the local farmer's
market. Going to miss it tomorrow as we've got a wedding to go to--and
Steve was asked to be an usher.
DD> Antonio's (a local pizza mini-chain) and order two of their large
DD> "Belly Buster" pies (everything but anchovies) to be delivered
today DD> at lunch hour to the shop that takes care of my Beemer. They
comp me DD> often enough that I figured they deserve a nice lunch.
RH> Fair enough; I'm sure they appreciated it.
DD> I got an effusive text shortly after their lunch hour. That wiil "pay
DD> off" in the future. I like to do things like that for places/people
DD> who do nice (and unexpected) things for me but are not in a business
DD> were a tip is expected. I did a similar deal for the body & fender
DD> shop I use shortly after they had repaired my car after a lady blasted
DD> in the rear.
DD> The whole staff came into a restaurant where my boss and I were having
DD> lunch and I called their waitress over and told her to bring me their
DD> tab except for any alcoholic beverages. That also paid off well.
RH> They usually do. When we bought the truck from one of the local Ford
RH> dealers, Steve got a maintainence plan. Still have to pay for some
RH> things but nice to know we can take it to any Ford dealer and get work
RH> done. We needed an oil change last time we were in Utah; our grandson
RH> works for a Ford dealer so we set it up to have it done there. He also
RH> gave Steve a Ford ball cap and Greenlight (collector's edition),
RH> similar to Matchbox, model F-150.
DD> I've only ever bought one new car and have avoided all of those
DD> "exrtended warranty" plans for both my cars and my house. Much to
DD> their marketer's chagrin ... I can count and do maths problems more
DD> complex that 1 plus 1.
Counting the Pinto Steve bought before we got married, we've bought 4
vehicles brand new. Got the extended service with the 2 Escapes and the
F-150, nice that we know we can get (and have gotten) service
nationwide. We also have funds set aside for major work, should it be
needed. Didn't get an extended warranty with the house--big ticket item
(heating/ac unit died on us) was covered by the sale of the Escape that
was in the accident in Wyoming.
DD> I have my financial institution nick my checking account for U$100
DD> every month and bang it over to savings. That's my "rainy day" fund to
DD> fix things that aren't covered by insurance or the warranty that
DD> expired. Works out to less money in the long run. Plus I gat that
DD> piddling >.5% interest. Bv)=
I'm not sure how much but we are putting something away each month, in
several accounts.
DD> 1/4 lg Bell pepper; diced
DD> 1 tb Butter
DD> 1 lb Chesapeake Bay crabmeat *
DD> Salt & pepper
DD> 1 tb Mustard
DD> 4 tb Mayonnaise
DD> ds Worcestershire sauce
DD> 1/2 c Bread crumbs
DD> Old Bay Seasoning
DD> Yield: 4 servings
DD> Note - restaurants usually make this dish more fabulous by
DD> putting Hollandaise sauce (or mousseline sauce, which is
DD> 1-1/2 cups hollandaise sauce mixed with 1/2 cup heavy
DD> cream, whipped) over the top of the mixture (under the
DD> breadcrumbs) - bake basic dish for less time, then put on
DD> sauce and sprinkle with breadcrumbs, and run under the
DD> broiler until golden brown. Rich and fabulous, but time
DD> consuming for a home cook!
It does look good, but probably something I'll let the restaurant cooks
make for me. We're going to do a simple fish dish for supper--salmon
patties, no real recipe, just some of this and that. To go with it we'll
fry some potatoes and probably reheat the rest of the butternut squash.
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Catch you later,
Ruth
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