Hi Michael,

 ML> >  ML> It's surprising they figured it out - they
 ML> >  ML> didn't have that many fingers and toes.
 ML> > Between the 2 of them, they had 40 digits to work with. I had only
 ML> 20, > unless I borrowed some from my girls. (G)

 ML> Was that a servicewide protocol, or was there wiggle
 ML> room for individual management?

All commissaries are run by the Department of Defense Commissary Agency,
be they Army, Air Force, Navy or whatever branch, whatever location.
They set the policies and practices; I don't know if the individual
stores have any sort of wiggle room. I do know that stores can stock
local goods so we got all sorts of neat European goodies in Germany like
Danish butter. In HI we got macadamia nuts from a local vendor who
packages them in all sorts of varieties; my favorites were the dark
chocolate coated and the garlic/onion flavored ones. (G)

 ML> >  ML> one is faced with the necessity on one's own.
 ML> > Yes, and I wouldn't be surprised if they did it with their children
 ML> at > some point. I know one time Rachel had to walk out of the
 ML> commissary
 ML> > with Robert; he was about 2 at the time and put up quite a fuss when
 ML> mom > wouldn't buy him any goldfish crackers. She's probably
 ML> embarassed him or > her girls at some point in their young lives.

 ML> If one lived through childhood without shame or
 ML> occasionally not getting one's way, when it (almost)
 ML> inevitably comes, it'll be all the more the shock.

Sad to say, I think there are some people who were raised with getting
their way for everything. I could say more, but this is a cooking, not a
political echo.

 ML> > Couldn't ditch it, don't recall if I could have taken it out of my
 ML> mouth > briefly or not. Probably not.

 ML> Maybe into a spoon ... .

Or fork, don't recall what the rest of lunch was that day but Mom never
set any more flatware than was neccessary for the meal.

 ML> > And now what I thought was hot is rather mild. But, to a 5 year old
 ML> > who'd not been exposed to that sort of heat, it was too much. Had I
 ML> been > raised with parents who liked hot stuff or lived in the
 ML> southwest, it > would have been brushed off as insignificant heat.

 ML> A different kind of heat, though: cinnamon heat
 ML> and horseradish heat affect me more than either
 ML> black or red pepper heat.

Yes, and southwestern hot is different from Asian hot.

 ML> >  ML> sacrifice isn't worth it.
 ML> > Depends, it's also a higher carb veggie so I don't want to have too
 ML> much > of it at once. Maybe one ear's worth, but then too, do I really
 ML> want to > cook just one ear? I could do it in the microwave but...

 ML> Nuking it works just fine, as would wetting it
 ML> down and tossing it in a bon- or campfire.

We don't do campfires that often, especially now with the camper.

 ML> > Sometimes there can be a problem like PTSD but it's hard to
 ML> diagnose, > just looking at someone. It's probably best to give the
 ML> benefit of the > doubt then.

 ML> As I said, the cop would have to be pretty set.

All depends on the cop and the day he or she has had to that point.

 ML> >  ML> does appear that the Germans are more lax than
 ML> >  ML> some of their neighbors.
 ML> > At times, other times the very "by the book" personality comes out.

 ML> I was referring to the cops being surprisingly lax.
 ML> It might be that they get more respect, that way
 ML> they can give more respect.

If they're too lax, they don't get the respect they deserve.


 ML> > I think snapper is a bit stronger flavored than mullet.

 ML> Probably depends on the habitat and the size of
 ML> the particular specimen.

Very true.

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