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"Vic Smith" wrote in message
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On Thu, 7 May 2009 09:02:24 -0400, "D.Duck" wrote:




Yeah I like to check out software apps. I just looked at the Organizer
you
referenced. I think that Outlook pretty much handles the stuff they have
to
offer, at least for my needs.

I take the view that what software I like on my PC is similar to my
view about pizza joints. If you like it, stay with it.
Even more so with gyros. (-:

--Vic

Great analogy. The gyros here in Florida, especially Tarpon Springs, are the
OK. The pizza, it sucks, big time. About the only thing I miss from
Chicago is the pizza from a mom and pop restaurant.

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On Thu, 7 May 2009 09:41:55 -0400, "D.Duck" wrote:

Great analogy. The gyros here in Florida, especially Tarpon Springs, are the
OK. The pizza, it sucks, big time. About the only thing I miss from
Chicago is the pizza from a mom and pop restaurant.

Bummer. I only had a couple pizzas in Florida. One totally sucked,
and the other was at a Pizza Hut. Much better, yet it totally sucked.
Seems funny they don't get any Chicago/NY pizza-making migrants down
there. Maybe there's a joint you haven't found yet?
I got forever spoiled at a gyros place called Three Sons, on Milwaukee
just off Central Park. Forgot their names now, but the old man, his
wife and one son ran it. The old man was best at slicing, but his son
was close. Sharpened the knife at least twice to cut a single plate.
They cut so thin you could see light through the slices.
Makes a big difference in taste. Good home made yogurt sauce too.
Oddly enough, my wife bought a gyros "kit" at the grocery last week.
Came with the pita, sauce, which was decent, and gyros sliced thinner
than most shops I've tried. She added onion and tomato.
Told her to fry it up good.
Wasn't too bad, but I told her to never buy it again.
Like I said, I'm spoiled. Think I'll drive into the city and see if
Three Sons is still there.

--Vic

Another Obama whoopsie...
 

"Vic Smith" wrote in message
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On Thu, 7 May 2009 09:41:55 -0400, "D.Duck" wrote:

Great analogy. The gyros here in Florida, especially Tarpon Springs, are
the
OK. The pizza, it sucks, big time. About the only thing I miss from
Chicago is the pizza from a mom and pop restaurant.

Bummer. I only had a couple pizzas in Florida. One totally sucked,
and the other was at a Pizza Hut. Much better, yet it totally sucked.
Seems funny they don't get any Chicago/NY pizza-making migrants down
there. Maybe there's a joint you haven't found yet?
I got forever spoiled at a gyros place called Three Sons, on Milwaukee
just off Central Park. Forgot their names now, but the old man, his
wife and one son ran it. The old man was best at slicing, but his son
was close. Sharpened the knife at least twice to cut a single plate.
They cut so thin you could see light through the slices.
Makes a big difference in taste. Good home made yogurt sauce too.
Oddly enough, my wife bought a gyros "kit" at the grocery last week.
Came with the pita, sauce, which was decent, and gyros sliced thinner
than most shops I've tried. She added onion and tomato.
Told her to fry it up good.
Wasn't too bad, but I told her to never buy it again.
Like I said, I'm spoiled. Think I'll drive into the city and see if
Three Sons is still there.

--Vic

I've tried several non-franchised pizza place here and they all suck. I had
a good friend that owned a pizza restaurant on the NW side (still there
after 30 some years, now run by his kids) and had a winter home some where
in the Florida pan handle. I asked him about the pizza in Florida. His
opinion was they cannot get the right cheese or sausage down there. Too
expensive to have it flown in from up there where it's readily available.

I haven't been in Chicago in 3 years when my aunt was ill and dying. My
brother (lives in Michigan) lived on pizza and Italian beef sandwiches for
about a month. I gained 13 pounds.

I sure do miss that part of the city. A beef joint opened down here with a
Chicago theme and their beef is not bad. They don't have the good Italian
bread to put on so they only get an acceptable rating from me.

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On Thu, 7 May 2009 11:22:20 -0400, "D.Duck" wrote:

I haven't been in Chicago in 3 years when my aunt was ill and dying. My
brother (lives in Michigan) lived on pizza and Italian beef sandwiches for
about a month. I gained 13 pounds.

Wait a minute. Your brother lived on pizza and Italian beef but you
gained 13 pounds. That's pretty sly.
I always blame my brother too (-:

I sure do miss that part of the city. A beef joint opened down here with a
Chicago theme and their beef is not bad. They don't have the good Italian
bread to put on so they only get an acceptable rating from me.

I'm going into the city tomorrow for sure now. Probably get an
Italian beef with peppers. I'll let you know.

--Vic

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On Thu, 07 May 2009 11:22:20 -0400, D.Duck wrote:



His opinion was they cannot get the right cheese or sausage
down there. Too expensive to have it flown in from up there where it's
readily available.

I thought it was the water. The local Florida bread leaves something to
be desired also.

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thunder wrote:
On Thu, 07 May 2009 11:22:20 -0400, D.Duck wrote:



His opinion was they cannot get the right cheese or sausage
down there. Too expensive to have it flown in from up there where it's
readily available.

I thought it was the water. The local Florida bread leaves something to
be desired also.


When we first moved to Florida, and I went grocery shopping, I was
astonished at:

a. the lousy, crustless, tasteless substance that was being passed off
as bread. No matter what sort of bread it was pretending to be, it had
the same sponginess and pretty much the same taste. Lousy rolls, too.
We found *one* deli in the entire Jax area that "imported" its bread
daily from Baltimore, and it was pretty good.

b. the high price of produce. I really thought we'd be paying a lot less
at the grocery store for produce. Nope.

Where we live now, the best bread is baked by our local Panera store.
Real bread of substance with real crust. The supermarkets serve up
"spongy" bread, for the most part.

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On Thu, 07 May 2009 11:49:12 -0400, HK wrote:

a. the lousy, crustless, tasteless substance that was being passed off
as bread. No matter what sort of bread it was pretending to be, it had
the same sponginess and pretty much the same taste. Lousy rolls, too.
We found *one* deli in the entire Jax area that "imported" its bread
daily from Baltimore, and it was pretty good.

I've bought decent bread at Publix. They bake on site. French and
Italian. Might be local practices. Never found the ryes or black
breads we get baked locally here.
Selection is much better in Florida than it was 10-20 years ago.
I'm talking Charlotte Harbor area.

b. the high price of produce. I really thought we'd be paying a lot less
at the grocery store for produce. Nope.

My dad is always bitching about that.

--Vic

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HK wrote:
thunder wrote:
On Thu, 07 May 2009 11:22:20 -0400, D.Duck wrote:



His opinion was they cannot get the right cheese or sausage
down there. Too expensive to have it flown in from up there where it's
readily available.

I thought it was the water. The local Florida bread leaves something
to be desired also.


When we first moved to Florida, and I went grocery shopping, I was
astonished at:

a. the lousy, crustless, tasteless substance that was being passed off
as bread. No matter what sort of bread it was pretending to be, it had
the same sponginess and pretty much the same taste. Lousy rolls, too.
We found *one* deli in the entire Jax area that "imported" its bread
daily from Baltimore, and it was pretty good.

b. the high price of produce. I really thought we'd be paying a lot less
at the grocery store for produce. Nope.

Where we live now, the best bread is baked by our local Panera store.
Real bread of substance with real crust. The supermarkets serve up
"spongy" bread, for the most part.


Well you are in luck stupid. Panera is a National chain. Panera bread is
available EVERYWHERE. You don't get out much, do you?

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On May 7, 11:49*am, HK wrote:
thunder wrote:
On Thu, 07 May 2009 11:22:20 -0400, D.Duck wrote:

* His opinion was they cannot get the right cheese or sausage
down there. *Too expensive to have it flown in from up there where it's
readily available.

I thought it was the water. *The local Florida bread leaves something to
be desired also.

When we first moved to Florida, and I went grocery shopping, I was
astonished at:

a. the lousy, crustless, tasteless substance that was being passed off
as bread. No matter what sort of bread it was pretending to be, it had
the same sponginess and pretty much the same taste. Lousy rolls, too.
We found *one* deli in the entire Jax area that "imported" its bread
daily from Baltimore, and it was pretty good.

Harry, you are so full of ****. There are artisan bread makers in Jax
by the dozens.
As a matter of fact there are FIVE Panteras in the Jacksonville area.
And here's a list of a hundred or so bakeries:
http://www.hellojacksonville.com/YP/...ILBAKERIES.Cfm



b. the high price of produce. I really thought we'd be paying a lot less
at the grocery store for produce. Nope.

In the first place most grocery stores aren't the place to buy
produce. Usually picked unripened, etc. Farmer's markets, or pick your
own and get the freshest and cheapest.

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"thunder" wrote in message
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On Thu, 07 May 2009 11:22:20 -0400, D.Duck wrote:



His opinion was they cannot get the right cheese or sausage
down there. Too expensive to have it flown in from up there where it's
readily available.

I thought it was the water. The local Florida bread leaves something to
be desired also.


No question. Florida has much to offer, but the quality of the water isn't
one of them.

Eisboch