On Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:52:12 -0500, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:
"Jessica B" wrote in message
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It definitely wasn't easy. I'm a total wimp and it was a workout. I
actually had breakfast (no, not like that) with him today, and asked
him why it was so hard (oh jeez... no, not like that either), and he
said he couldn't really remember, but probably he wasn't pointed right
(cripes... it never ends with the puns does it)? Never really got a
good explanation of that.
LOL! Now, it's my turn to say, "funny girl". Sometimes I think you are a guy
pretending to be a girl because you generally think so much more clearly
than a lot of girls but that "wasn't pointed right" pun is something no guy
would think of. Only a girl (on the receiving end) would be likely to have
heard that. ROFLOL!
Well, if someone wants to believe I'm a guy, I guess they can if they
want. I do have two older brothers, so I had to measure up all the
time growing up. (Not again... another pun... yikes!)
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I don't know... your comments seemed to make sense to me. Of course, I
don't know diddly about sailing.
You might not have the experience but you sure have the insight and common
sense. You seem to know more about sailing than Bruce, stuck at the Bangkok
dock, does already. I guess, being an inspector, you are really aware of how
systems work and how they can malfunction if not properly built. That type
of spatial and physical relationship understanding is quite rare in a woman.
I think the thing that I'm always reviewing on the job is the
relationship between building codes... like electrical and plumbing.
We don't see a lot of problems with the commercial people on that
level, because they've been in the business a while and know the
issues. There are all kinds of levels of inspection for commercial
real estate.
For the residential stuff, it really falls into two areas. The first
is when someone is upgrading or building, has ****ed off a neighbor
and gets reported. I'd say 5% of the time, they have the permits in
place and are doing things right. The other 95% of that group are
doing stuff without permits (so they're red-flagged), and about 1/2 of
the work is actually to code (for me that's the biggest issue, and I
tend to give people a break if they're doing things right or even
trying and are willing to listen to reason -- no you can't install a
50-amp breaker for circuit that has 5 outlets -- no you can't have the
water heater pressure release dump under the house). If they give me
lip, it's really easy to give them the gift of multiple RFs which
means inspectors of varying degrees of patience.
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I think I'm in decent shape.... still. Again.. definitely not perfect
and the cinnabons beckon mercilessly. 
I need to keep up on the
sit-ups.
Sticky buns and coffee - heaven on Earth.
Yeah!! I thought you were going to berate me over the cinnabon thing.
lol
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That's a very cute cut. I had something sort of similar to that about
five years ago.
Here's one from Christmas 2009... yes, it was posed, some make up, and
taken by a photographer.
http://stashbox.org/1060139/jb1.jpg
An Elizabeth Hurley look-alike. Zoweeee! I'm in love . . .
God No! You really think I look like her?? I've never heard that line
before. lol
(I wouldn't have put up with Grant's philandering for 2 seconds, and I
certainly wouldn't still be his friend!)
One kind I really like to use is cast iron. You don't have to clean it
much (never soap!). You get really nice flavor. It's also good with
hot spots if you have uneven heat. An ex of mine turned me on to that.
He used to lug a small one backpacking even.
Cast iron is probably the best choice ashore but it tends to rust in the
salty air environment of a boat. I used to have a cast iron skillet but the
rust was just too much so I changed to stainless steel which doesn't rust at
all. I did get one with a nice thick bottom so hotspots are minimized.
Ahhh... ok. duhhh... You don't want to be continually scraping.
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Not really... the new ones are wildly expensive, but I got mine for
$25 at a garage sale. He said for parts, but let me plug it in to see
what would happen and it ran. I think he never cleaned it out. Well,
not a mechanic... it was just seemed obvious that it was something
simple. (Confession: I had to borrow a neighbor's tool kit with the
promise of replacing anything I broke. I don't really own any tools.)
It makes two cups at a time as far as coffee capacity, but there's
enough water for about six cups. It only takes a minute to put in more
coffee.
Does it use the very fine ground coffee beans? Do you grind your own beans?
I guess it makes all that froth, too??
You can use ground beans from a bag or grind them yourself. I prefer
to do my own, but then I have to deal with the grinder... not a huge
hassle, but I end up grinding up a bunch of beans, then they sit for a
week, so I kinda gave up and just buy the bags of ground.
It definitely does the froth. Just depends on how deep the steam tube
sits in the milk. I'm pretty precise about the temp. They claim you
can go up to 180, but I think it tastes scorchy. I usually pour the
milk then use a spoon to grab the froth.