Hi Michael,

 ML> > active duty military the whole time, and hadn't even been in the
 ML> state > but a couple of short times (under a month), some years, not
 ML> at all.
 ML> > They wrote back basically, "oops, sorry".

 ML> At least they said oops. Massachusetts
 ML> would not say oops. I hadn't been in

When presented with the facts, they had no choice but to relent. IIRC,
they saw we'd been in NY briefly (maybe a couple of weeks), spent some
money and tracked us down, thinking we were still in state, despite the
GA address.

 ML> that state for years except to visit
 ML> friends but had (have) a storage unit
 ML> there, and it's tried to dun me for
 ML> nonexistent taxes (I think it gave up,
 ML> but I also think it thinks I'm dead).

I presume you've given up on the unit? I seem to remember some years ago
you wrote all, letting us know that you were no longer a MA resident.

 ML> >  ML> It'd still be hard for me especially with
 ML> >  ML> units with protuberances and oddities such
 ML> >  ML> as wheels and their wells.
 ML> > Something we don't have to deal with at this time, maybe eventually.

 ML> I discover that in the garage, which I investigated
 ML> to get rid of mice, there are two smaller coolers
 ML> already, which might have been sufficient.

Keep them handy; it sounds like there may be a use for them on an
irregular basis, at least until the fire season is over.

 ML> >  ML> > Better than no way to compare any product.
 ML> >  ML> I beg to differ: misleading information
 ML> >  ML> can easily be worse than none at all.
 ML> > Just have to take it with a few grains of salt--and do some other
 ML> form > of information gathering on the product.

 ML> That doesn't seem much more reliable than just
 ML> plain garden-variety guessing.

Sometimes we've asked other people, now Steve searches the internet. He
was thinking of replacing my Nook, then saw that newer ones aren't as
good as the older ones so I'm keeping the older one.


 ML> >  ML> the fridge and freezer stay shut for the duration.
 ML> > As long as you know how long the power will be out--and can stick to
 ML> the > plan of keeping the fridge (hard) and freezer (easier) shut.

 ML> Yeah, it always depends on that, doesn't it.

And harder to do than you think, especially if you're at home.

 ML> >  ML> but our own supply is supposed to stay on
 ML> >  ML> and be off only for a couple hours Friday
 ML> >  ML> morning, speaking of outages.
 ML> > That should be easy to handle; it's the unplanned, unknown outages
 ML> that > throw a mxkey wrench into things.

 ML> So we had that appointment with a planned
 ML> outage, and it didn't happen. Now there's
 ML> another one, perhaps a replacement, but
 ML> instead of being at a more convenient time,
 ML> it now is supposed to encompass breakfast
 ML> and lunch, both, on Monday. The former of
 ML> course doesn't affect me.

Can't win, can you?


 ML> >  ML> Still not my problem, not my house. In fact,
 ML> >  ML> it's not even hers - she's the administrator
 ML> >  ML> for a trust for the benefit of her two kids.
 ML> > In reality, is it going to happen or just in her imagination?

 ML> Which? There's no doubt that the house, either
 ML> physically or the assets from the sale, will
 ML> go to the sons. It's fully unencumbered.

Then they get to decide whether it's worth fixing up/taking down trees,
etc. My brother bought my folk's house, Steve's parent's house being in
a retirement community in FL sold fast. If we were to put this house up
for sale now, it would go fast--but we're not ready to move yet.


 ML> >  ML> > Old dog/new trick, I guess.
 ML> >  ML> My point exactly.
 ML> > Some dogs do learn, others never do, even when they're young. Our
 ML> cocker > spaniel was a prime example of that. (G)

 ML> People, too. I'm rather afraid for our future,
 ML> because the rats and roaches are getting smarter
 ML> and faster faster than we are.

I know, sigh!


 ML> >  ML> reach them. > Next time we came up, everything was back to
 ML> where it >  ML> had been and she > complained every time she had to
 ML> reach a middle or >  ML> upper shelf.
 ML> >  ML> Hah. There you go, then.
 ML> > She liked the idea when I initially presented it and did the
 ML> > re-arrainging tho.

 ML> Hah. Lilli just rearranged her cupboards so the
 ML> peanut butter and jelly would be right by the
 ML> toaster, but that meant the coffee cups had to
 ML> go someplace, and that someplace was on the top
 ML> shelf over the canned goods. Guess who complained?
 ML> Guess who put them there in the first place?

So did she keep the new arraingement, go back to the old or do something
else?

 ML> >  ML> > But if you were by yourself, would you use them?
 ML> >  ML> What do you think. Mushrooms aren't zucchini,
 ML> >  ML> after all!
 ML> > Would you use mushrooms and zuchinni together? (G)

 ML> That's not funny!

I saw a recipe for a mock apple ppie, using zuchinni and the thought
crossed my mind "should I try this with Michael?"; that was funny.


 ML> This was a second recipe I'd chosen for the
 ML> above post to Weller.

 ML> Curried fresh split pea soup
 ML> categories: celebrity, political, starter, contradiction
 ML> Serves: 10

 ML> 3 Tb butter
 ML> 2 Tb flour
 ML> 5 c strong well seasoned chicken broth
 ML> 3 c pureed peas (fresh or frozen)
 ML> 1 c half and half
 ML> salt and pepper to taste
 ML> 1 Tb curry
 ML> 1 tart apple

I think I'll take my pea soup warm, but maybe add some curry powder to
it. I already add turmeric; it's a start. (G)

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