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jmcquown

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Dec 30, 2020, 5:20:07 PM12/30/20
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Dinner tonight: 1/3 lb. ground chuck burger seasoned with S&P and a
little garlic powder cooked to medium rare in a small cast iron skillet.
I reheated a couple of slices of crisp bacon and added that on top of
a nice slice of Fontina cheese. Served on a toasted buttered whole
wheat bun. To go with it, I baked a couple of handfuls of "restaurant
style" skinny frozen french fries until crisp and sprinkled them
liberally with salt. A Bacon Cheeseburger with fries, very tasty. :)

Jill

Master Bruce

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Dec 30, 2020, 5:29:18 PM12/30/20
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On Wed, 30 Dec 2020 17:20:00 -0500, jmcquown <j_mc...@comcast.net>
wrote:

>Dinner tonight: 1/3 lb. ground chuck burger seasoned with S&P and a
>little garlic powder cooked to medium rare in a small cast iron skillet.

I didn't know you could cook garlic powder to medium rare.

itsjoan...@webtv.net

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Dec 30, 2020, 6:41:14 PM12/30/20
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It's going to be a large salad here with a grilled chicken breast, cucumber,
tomatoes, chopped boiled eggs, a sprinkling of cheese and chives, and
ranch dressing.

Master Bruce

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Dec 30, 2020, 6:44:19 PM12/30/20
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Do you also live in a ranch house?

itsjoan...@webtv.net

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Dec 30, 2020, 6:57:41 PM12/30/20
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Naw, it's termed a 'bungalow' or 'cottage.' Depends on which real-estate company
you look at. To me, it's just home.

Master Bruce

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Dec 30, 2020, 7:02:21 PM12/30/20
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On Wed, 30 Dec 2020 15:57:36 -0800 (PST), "itsjoan...@webtv.net"
<itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote:

>On Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 5:44:19 PM UTC-6, Master Bruce wrote:
>>
>> On Wed, 30 Dec 2020 15:41:09 -0800 (PST), "itsjoan...@webtv.net"
>> <itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote:
>>
>> >It's going to be a large salad here with a grilled chicken breast, cucumber,
>> >tomatoes, chopped boiled eggs, a sprinkling of cheese and chives, and
>> >ranch dressing.
>> >
>> Do you also live in a ranch house?
>>
>Naw, it's termed a 'bungalow' or 'cottage.' Depends on which real-estate company
>you look at. To me, it's just home.

I always hear "ranch" in American house hunting and house flipping
programs on an Australian lifestyle channel.

Bryan Simmons

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Dec 30, 2020, 7:36:21 PM12/30/20
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Gee, Jill leaves out a comma and someone objects. I overuse commas
(in some folks' opinions), and folks complain. Perhaps this is bacon
cheeseburger envy.

--Bryan

Bryan Simmons

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Dec 30, 2020, 7:41:53 PM12/30/20
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Ranch is a one story, rectangular floorplan.

--Bryan

Julie Bove

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Dec 30, 2020, 7:48:35 PM12/30/20
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"jmcquown" <j_mc...@comcast.net> wrote in message
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Not sure what I'm having. Angela took me to Winco. Got some chicken, ground
beef, cheap bell peppers and other stuff. We got Taco Bell on the way home.
Late breakfast so likely won't be hungry come dinner time. I did get some
fancy cheese. Need to find the kind with the cranberries in it. Have not
finished putting stuff away. May just have cheese and crackers.

Dave Smith

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Dec 30, 2020, 8:04:00 PM12/30/20
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He had a heart healthy Thai style chicken and mango salad.

The recipe calls for ground chicken but I find that it is much better to
use finely chopped chicken breast. Saute the chicken with a half cup of
minced red onion, 2 cloves mince garlic and two minced seeded Thai
peppers. Let it cool.

Chop one red pepper and one mango and put them in a bowl. Add two
tablespoons each of chopped fresh basil and mint.Then add 2 tsp. low
sodium soy sauce and 2 TBS fresh lime juice. Stir it around, add the
cooled chicken and onion and garlic bits and combine well. Serve on
greens. The recipe calls for Romain, but I like it better with mixed greens.

Master Bruce

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Dec 30, 2020, 8:18:35 PM12/30/20
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Yes. They also use a word for a house with more stories. I forgot
what. Victorian maybe... no, I don't think so.

Master Bruce

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Dec 30, 2020, 8:19:00 PM12/30/20
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On Wed, 30 Dec 2020 20:03:52 -0500, Dave Smith
<adavid...@sympatico.ca> wrote:

>On 2020-12-30 6:41 p.m., itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
>> On Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 4:20:07 PM UTC-6, j_mc...@comcast.net wrote:
>>>
>>> Dinner tonight: 1/3 lb. ground chuck burger seasoned with S&P and a
>>> little garlic powder cooked to medium rare in a small cast iron skillet.
>>> I reheated a couple of slices of crisp bacon and added that on top of
>>> a nice slice of Fontina cheese. Served on a toasted buttered whole
>>> wheat bun. To go with it, I baked a couple of handfuls of "restaurant
>>> style" skinny frozen french fries until crisp and sprinkled them
>>> liberally with salt. A Bacon Cheeseburger with fries, very tasty. :)
>>>
>>> Jill
>>>
>> It's going to be a large salad here with a grilled chicken breast, cucumber,
>> tomatoes, chopped boiled eggs, a sprinkling of cheese and chives, and
>> ranch dressing.
>>
>
>He had a heart healthy Thai style chicken and mango salad.

Who?

Sheldon Martin

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Dec 30, 2020, 8:39:50 PM12/30/20
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On Wed, 30 Dec 2020 16:41:49 -0800 (PST), Bryan Simmons
Not exactly, it's a one story building but can be sprawling too. When
we were moving we had trouble finding a one story house with expansive
space, most were really cabins. We bought what's known as a
California ranch... a spacious one story sprawling building that can
easily be used as a two family house. We like having our own
office/work space.

Master Bruce

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Dec 30, 2020, 8:54:50 PM12/30/20
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On Wed, 30 Dec 2020 20:39:44 -0500, Sheldon Martin <penm...@aol.com>
I thought you only mowed grass and drank vodka.

Ed Pawlowski

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Dec 30, 2020, 9:56:09 PM12/30/20
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On 12/30/2020 8:18 PM, Master Bruce wrote:

>>>>>>
>>>>> Do you also live in a ranch house?
>>>>>
>>>> Naw, it's termed a 'bungalow' or 'cottage.' Depends on which real-estate company
>>>> you look at. To me, it's just home.
>>> I always hear "ranch" in American house hunting and house flipping
>>> programs on an Australian lifestyle channel.
>>
>> Ranch is a one story, rectangular floorplan.
>
> Yes. They also use a word for a house with more stories. I forgot
> what. Victorian maybe... no, I don't think so.
>

Most are just called two story but there are many styles. Colonial,
Victorian. Georgian, etc.

If it is two family it would be a duplex.

Many types here 'https://www.homestratosphere.com/types-of-houses/

Master Bruce

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Dec 30, 2020, 10:35:13 PM12/30/20
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Maybe it's colonial what I keep hearing as opposed to ranch. My wife
says craftsman.

Ed Pawlowski

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Dec 30, 2020, 10:52:53 PM12/30/20
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Craftsman is a smallish one story.

The term "Craftsman" comes from the name of a popular magazine published
by the furniture designer Gustav Stickley from 1901 through 1916. ...
Bungalows, which could be built without an excess of materials or
effort, suited the Arts and Crafts movement and were designed with the
working class in mind.

The most common characteristics of a Craftsman style house include: A
covered front porch. Tapered columns that support the roof and are
typically more sturdy at the bottom, becoming smaller at the top. Deep
overhanging roof eaves.

Stickley also designed furniture, usually made from thick oak parts for
arms and designed for comfort.

Master Bruce

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Dec 30, 2020, 10:59:47 PM12/30/20
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Thanks.

bruce2...@gmail.com

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Dec 31, 2020, 2:04:24 AM12/31/20
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No Lea & Perrins, like the British use on their cheeseburgers? I prefer "hot dog relish" mayo ketchup L&T and raw onions on mine. Plus, I like steak fries rather than shoe stringy kinds.

bruce2...@gmail.com

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Dec 31, 2020, 2:06:28 AM12/31/20
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That with peach schnapps and OJ is the bomb, big time !!

S Viemeister

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Dec 31, 2020, 4:40:29 AM12/31/20
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On 31/12/2020 03:52, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

> The term "Craftsman" comes from the name of a popular magazine published
> by the furniture designer Gustav Stickley from 1901 through 1916. ...
> Bungalows, which could be built without an excess of materials or
> effort, suited the Arts and Crafts movement and were designed with the
> working class in mind.
>
> The most common characteristics of a Craftsman style house include: A
> covered front porch. Tapered columns that support the roof and are
> typically more sturdy at the bottom, becoming smaller at the top. Deep
> overhanging roof eaves.
>
> Stickley also designed furniture, usually made from thick oak parts for
> arms and designed for comfort.

My sister published a book on Stickley's work. She was for a number of
years, the executive director of The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms.

Cindy Hamilton

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Dec 31, 2020, 6:11:20 AM12/31/20
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Mine was a big salad with shrimp, avocado, cucumber, tomatoes, and
scallion tops on a mix of cilantro leaves and romaine. Dressed with
lime vinaigrette.

Since it was just for me, I poached the shrimp with pickling spice
in the water.

<https://www.mccormick.com/spices-and-flavors/herbs-and-spices/spices/mixed-pickling-spice>

Cindy Hamilton

Cindy Hamilton

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Dec 31, 2020, 6:15:06 AM12/31/20
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I live in a ranch house. A lot of people use "ranch" to refer to any
single-story house, but that's like using "Swiss" to refer to cheese.

Cindy Hamilton

Gary

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Dec 31, 2020, 10:54:00 AM12/31/20
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Julie Bove wrote:
> I did get some fancy cheese. Need to find the kind with the
cranberries in
> it.

I've never heard of cheese with cranberries but you could add them yourself.

> May just have cheese and crackers.

A slice of apple is good with cheese and crackers.
You like apples, don't you?






Gary

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Dec 31, 2020, 10:54:38 AM12/31/20
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I use worcestershire sauce on all beef that I cook.

Jill likes to post fancy-pancy meals/recipes but she obviously doesn't
know how to make a good burger and fries.





Graham

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Dec 31, 2020, 11:08:29 AM12/31/20
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I know a professional furniture maker who makes a lot of that style
furniture on commission. It doesn't appeal to me at all.

Ophelia

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Dec 31, 2020, 12:02:35 PM12/31/20
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"Gary" wrote in message news:rsks6j$3cl$1...@dont-email.me...
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We buy cheese with cranberries in it:))





Cindy Hamilton

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Dec 31, 2020, 12:29:48 PM12/31/20
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On Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 10:54:38 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
> On 12/31/2020 2:04 AM, bruce2...@gmail.com wrote:
> > On Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 5:20:07 PM UTC-5, jmcquown wrote:
> >> Dinner tonight: 1/3 lb. ground chuck burger seasoned with S&P and a
> >> little garlic powder cooked to medium rare in a small cast iron skillet.
> >> I reheated a couple of slices of crisp bacon and added that on top of
> >> a nice slice of Fontina cheese. Served on a toasted buttered whole
> >> wheat bun. To go with it, I baked a couple of handfuls of "restaurant
> >> style" skinny frozen french fries until crisp and sprinkled them
> >> liberally with salt. A Bacon Cheeseburger with fries, very tasty. :)
> >>
> >> Jill
> >
> > No Lea & Perrins, like the British use on their cheeseburgers? I prefer "hot dog relish" mayo ketchup L&T and raw onions on mine. Plus, I like steak fries rather than shoe stringy kinds.
> >
> I use worcestershire sauce on all beef that I cook.

That seems a little monotonous.

> Jill likes to post fancy-pancy meals/recipes but she obviously doesn't
> know how to make a good burger and fries.

Her burger sounded like it would be good.

Cindy Hamilton

Cindy Hamilton

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Dec 31, 2020, 12:30:19 PM12/31/20
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Why not? I love that style.

Cindy Hamilton

Master Bruce

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Dec 31, 2020, 1:00:13 PM12/31/20
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These house hunter shows (I know they're all a setup) often have a
couple, one of whom wants a ranch house and the other one wants
colonial. Or that's how they set it up.

itsjoan...@webtv.net

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Dec 31, 2020, 3:27:08 PM12/31/20
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As Bryan said, a ranch house is a single story house and it can be a rectangle.
It's such a popular floor plan here as it means everything is on a single level.
As people age, they appreciate not climbing steps to bedrooms and bathrooms.

These images show you can get as fancy as your wallet allows or opt for plain Jane
when it comes to ranch style houses or any house for that matter.

https://i.postimg.cc/Jnpmb4G8/Ranch-House-1.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/zvPgPrPZ/Ranch-House-2.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/wTZNX9mD/Ranch-House-3.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/tgtVGPmz/Ranch-House-4.jpg

Master Bruce

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Dec 31, 2020, 3:32:54 PM12/31/20
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On Thu, 31 Dec 2020 12:27:02 -0800 (PST), "itsjoan...@webtv.net"
All on one floor is good. I'm used to Dutch houses with stairs, but
accidents happen and when people are old...

Now, we live in a plain Jane ranch house. We bought it for the
property it's on, not for the house so much. When you're inside you
can't see plain Jane anyway.

Sheldon Martin

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Dec 31, 2020, 3:37:28 PM12/31/20
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Huh? A good burger has no worstershire sauce to hide the mystery meat
stench. We don't own any worstershire sauce... what my ex FIL called
pigeon blood.

I'm positive that you've never eaten a decent burger, all you know is
putrid mystery meat. Being a fast food junkie I'm positive that
you've never eaten any decent food. You'd think Kennel Ration burgers
are gourmet. Actually Kennel Ration is far more heathful than your
McD's mystery meat.

itsjoan...@webtv.net

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Dec 31, 2020, 3:42:53 PM12/31/20
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On Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 2:32:54 PM UTC-6, Master Bruce wrote:
>
> On Thu, 31 Dec 2020 12:27:02 -0800 (PST), "itsjoan...@webtv.net"
> <itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote:
>
> >> I always hear "ranch" in American house hunting and house flipping
> >> programs on an Australian lifestyle channel.
> >>
> >As Bryan said, a ranch house is a single story house and it can be a rectangle.
> >It's such a popular floor plan here as it means everything is on a single level.
> >As people age, they appreciate not climbing steps to bedrooms and bathrooms.
> >
> >These images show you can get as fancy as your wallet allows or opt for plain Jane
> >when it comes to ranch style houses or any house for that matter.
> >
> >https://i.postimg.cc/Jnpmb4G8/Ranch-House-1.jpg
> >https://i.postimg.cc/zvPgPrPZ/Ranch-House-2.jpg
> >https://i.postimg.cc/wTZNX9mD/Ranch-House-3.jpg
> >https://i.postimg.cc/tgtVGPmz/Ranch-House-4.jpg
> >
> All on one floor is good. I'm used to Dutch houses with stairs, but
> accidents happen and when people are old...
>
Yes, here falling downstairs is the number 1 cause of deaths in the elderly.
I'm just tickled my house is a one-story although I do have an attic which I
infrequently access along with a dugout basement which is also infrequently
accessed.
>
> Now, we live in a plain Jane ranch house. We bought it for the
> property it's on, not for the house so much. When you're inside you
> can't see plain Jane anyway.
>
That's true, it's the inside that really counts.

Master Bruce

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Dec 31, 2020, 4:08:36 PM12/31/20
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On Thu, 31 Dec 2020 12:27:02 -0800 (PST), "itsjoan...@webtv.net"
Number 2 has a small second floor, but I guess that's not enough to
make it not a ranch house.

itsjoan...@webtv.net

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Dec 31, 2020, 4:44:07 PM12/31/20
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On Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 3:08:36 PM UTC-6, Master Bruce wrote:
> On Thu, 31 Dec 2020 12:27:02 -0800 (PST), "itsjoan...@webtv.net"
> <itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote:
>
> >On Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 6:02:21 PM UTC-6, Master Bruce wrote:
> >>
> >https://i.postimg.cc/wTZNX9mD/Ranch-House-3.jpg
> >
> Number 2 has a small second floor, but I guess that's not enough to
> make it not a ranch house.
>
It's probably just attic space and there are some houses that have those dormer
windows but there is no way to access the second floor. They're just for looks to
add interest to the roofline.

Master Bruce

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Dec 31, 2020, 4:50:21 PM12/31/20
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On Thu, 31 Dec 2020 13:44:02 -0800 (PST), "itsjoan...@webtv.net"
<itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote:

>On Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 3:08:36 PM UTC-6, Master Bruce wrote:
>> On Thu, 31 Dec 2020 12:27:02 -0800 (PST), "itsjoan...@webtv.net"
>> <itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote:
>>
>> >On Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 6:02:21 PM UTC-6, Master Bruce wrote:
>> >>
>> >https://i.postimg.cc/wTZNX9mD/Ranch-House-3.jpg
>> >
>> Number 2 has a small second floor, but I guess that's not enough to
>> make it not a ranch house.
>>
>It's probably just attic space and there are some houses that have those dormer
>windows but there is no way to access the second floor. They're just for looks to
>add interest to the roofline.

Ah yes, just eye candy maybe.

itsjoan...@webtv.net

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Dec 31, 2020, 4:56:48 PM12/31/20
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Yes.

Not At All

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Dec 31, 2020, 6:13:01 PM12/31/20
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On 12/30/2020 4:48 PM, Julie Bove wrote:

> Not sure what I'm having.

Nobody cares. Fuck off.

Leo

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Dec 31, 2020, 7:34:44 PM12/31/20
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On 2020 Dec 30, , Ed Pawlowski wrote
(in article <iWbHH.64634$192....@fx47.iad>):

> Craftsman is a smallish one story.
>
> The term "Craftsman" comes from the name of a popular magazine published
> by the furniture designer Gustav Stickley from 1901 through 1916. ...
> Bungalows, which could be built without an excess of materials or
> effort, suited the Arts and Crafts movement and were designed with the
> working class in mind.

Let´s not forget that Sears sold Craftsman style homes from 1908 to 1940.
All you had to do was put them together.


Gary

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Jan 1, 2021, 9:05:37 AM1/1/21
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Again, I've never seen or heard of that. Is it a seasonal thing? What
kind of cheese do they add cranberries to?



Gary

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Jan 1, 2021, 9:08:48 AM1/1/21
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Sheldon Martin wrote:
> I'm positive that you've never eaten a decent burger, all you know is
> putrid mystery meat. Being a fast food junkie I'm positive that
> you've never eaten any decent food. You'd think Kennel Ration burgers
> are gourmet. Actually Kennel Ration is far more heathful than your
> McD's mystery meat.

LOL. Have you ever owned a dog and actually bought Kennel Ration?
I'm familiar with this territory.

I had a collie dog when I was young. He had dry food available all day
but each evening, I fed him a can of Kennel Ration. He loved that stuff
and would wolf it down.

Every evening for years I would open a can. That stuff smelled really
good. It smelled *very* good.

One day, I finally tried a taste of it. (and the dog growled at me for
eating his beloved dinner. lol)

I couldn't believe that something that smelled so good could taste so
bad. Not for me.




jmcquown

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Jan 1, 2021, 9:18:14 AM1/1/21
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Yep! Pre-fab houses built from a kit. Sears called their line of tools
Craftsman, too.

Jill

jmcquown

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Jan 1, 2021, 9:25:43 AM1/1/21
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On 12/31/2020 10:54 AM, Gary wrote:
> On 12/31/2020 2:04 AM, bruce2...@gmail.com wrote:
>> On Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 5:20:07 PM UTC-5, jmcquown wrote:
>>> Dinner tonight:  1/3 lb. ground chuck burger seasoned with S&P and a
>>> little garlic powder cooked to medium rare in a small cast iron skillet.
>>>   I reheated a couple of slices of crisp bacon and added that on top of
>>> a nice slice of Fontina cheese.  Served on a toasted buttered whole
>>> wheat bun.  To go with it, I baked a couple of handfuls of "restaurant
>>> style" skinny frozen french fries until crisp and sprinkled them
>>> liberally with salt.  A Bacon Cheeseburger with fries, very tasty. :)
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> No Lea & Perrins, like the British use on their cheeseburgers?  I
>> prefer "hot dog relish" mayo ketchup L&T and raw onions on mine.
>> Plus, I like steak fries rather than shoe stringy kinds.
>>
>
> I use worcestershire sauce on all beef that I cook.
>
I often use Worcestershire when I cook a burger. Not when I'm topping
the burger with bacon, though.

> Jill likes to post fancy-pancy meals/recipes but she obviously doesn't
> know how to make a good burger and fries.
>
The burger was excellent as were the nice crisp skinny fries.

Jill

Cindy Hamilton

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Jan 1, 2021, 9:31:28 AM1/1/21
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Google doesn't work in VA Beach?

Cindy Hamilton

Ophelia

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"Gary" wrote in message news:rsna7c$vj1$2...@dont-email.me...
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I can't remember. I think it might be a Leicester but I am not too
sure. It is a vey light cheese. I don't have any in atm but I will look
next time I see some:)


Gary

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Jan 1, 2021, 11:56:15 AM1/1/21
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jmcquown wrote:
> Sears called their line of tools
> Craftsman, too.

And I do believe that they were highly rated as the best until they let
China make them.

I still have some of the old Craftsman hand tools.




Gary

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On 1/1/2021 9:31 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> Google doesn't work in VA Beach

I download all messages then read and post offline. To go back online to
google requires taking laptop into the bedroom for wifi range. No big
deal to me. It seems to bother you and Dave though.






jmcquown

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Jan 1, 2021, 12:56:48 PM1/1/21
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On 12/31/2020 10:54 AM, Gary wrote:
> Jill likes to post fancy-pancy meals/recipes

What fancy-pancy meals/recipes are you talking about?

Jill

Cindy Hamilton

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On Friday, January 1, 2021 at 11:56:56 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
> On 1/1/2021 9:31 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > Google doesn't work in VA Beach
> I download all messages then read and post offline.

What is this, 1983?

> To go back online to
> google requires taking laptop into the bedroom for wifi range. No big
> deal to me. It seems to bother you and Dave though.

You ask everybody here to do your homework for you. I'd be embarrassed
to ask such simple questions.

Cindy Hamilton

Master Bruce

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Jan 1, 2021, 2:16:39 PM1/1/21
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Nothing beats asking real people. Unless you'd rather close newsgroups
and everybody goes to Google.

Master Bruce

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Jan 1, 2021, 2:17:17 PM1/1/21
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Tighter than a nun's you know what.

GM

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"Aw, gee, mom, why are you so MEAN to us kids - and on a holiday...!!!???"

;-D

--
Best
Greg

Cindy Hamilton

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Jan 1, 2021, 4:11:29 PM1/1/21
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If I want a tried-and-true recipe for something, I'll ask real people. If
I want to know something simply factual, I'd rather ask Google.

Cindy Hamilton

Master Bruce

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On Fri, 1 Jan 2021 13:11:25 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
So if I wanted to know what Google was, I shouldn't ask you?
>

itsjoan...@webtv.net

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Jan 1, 2021, 5:05:48 PM1/1/21
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No, use your your favorite search engine.

Awhile ago I wanted to know how much calcium was in heavy whipping
cream. I didn't ask a cow, I used the internet to answer that question.

Master Bruce

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On Fri, 1 Jan 2021 14:05:44 -0800 (PST), "itsjoan...@webtv.net"
<itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote:

>On Friday, January 1, 2021 at 3:13:34 PM UTC-6, Master Bruce wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, 1 Jan 2021 13:11:25 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
>> <angelica...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> >If I want to know something simply factual, I'd rather ask Google.
>> >
>> So if I wanted to know what Google was, I shouldn't ask you?
>> >
>>
>No, use your your favorite search engine.

What's a search engine?

>Awhile ago I wanted to know how much calcium was in heavy whipping
>cream. I didn't ask a cow, I used the internet to answer that question.

Only because the cow doesn't know.

songbird

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Cindy Hamilton wrote:
...
> You ask everybody here to do your homework for you. I'd be embarrassed
> to ask such simple questions.

sometimes it's just conversation...


songbird

Ophelia

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"Master Bruce" wrote in message
news:in7vuftd8r887502n...@4ax.com...

>On Friday, January 1, 2021 at 3:13:34 PM UTC-6, Master Bruce wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, 1 Jan 2021 13:11:25 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
>> <angelica...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> >If I want to know something simply factual, I'd rather ask Google.
>> >
>> So if I wanted to know what Google was, I shouldn't ask you?
>> >
>>
>No, use your your favorite search engine.

What's a search engine?

>Awhile ago I wanted to know how much calcium was in heavy whipping
>cream. I didn't ask a cow, I used the internet to answer that question.

Only because the cow doesn't know.

==

LOL



bruce bowser

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Jan 2, 2021, 3:58:59 PM1/2/21
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We are being mean to because we resist the authorities. That's all, nothing else to see here. Now, move on!

dsi1

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Jan 2, 2021, 5:33:44 PM1/2/21
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Yoose thinks that kids actually talk that way. That's so creepy.

Gary

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Jan 3, 2021, 9:16:24 AM1/3/21
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Staying online or going offline is not a money thing. Makes no difference.


















































Bryan Simmons

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On Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 7:19:00 PM UTC-6, Master Bruce wrote:
> On Wed, 30 Dec 2020 20:03:52 -0500, Dave Smith
> <adavid...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
> >On 2020-12-30 6:41 p.m., itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
> >> On Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 4:20:07 PM UTC-6, j_mc...@comcast.net wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Dinner tonight: 1/3 lb. ground chuck burger seasoned with S&P and a
> >>> little garlic powder cooked to medium rare in a small cast iron skillet.
> >>> I reheated a couple of slices of crisp bacon and added that on top of
> >>> a nice slice of Fontina cheese. Served on a toasted buttered whole
> >>> wheat bun. To go with it, I baked a couple of handfuls of "restaurant
> >>> style" skinny frozen french fries until crisp and sprinkled them
> >>> liberally with salt. A Bacon Cheeseburger with fries, very tasty. :)
> >>>
> >>> Jill
> >>>
> >> It's going to be a large salad here with a grilled chicken breast, cucumber,
> >> tomatoes, chopped boiled eggs, a sprinkling of cheese and chives, and
> >> ranch dressing.
> >>
> >
> >He had a heart healthy Thai style chicken and mango salad.
> Who?

Yeah was it the gardening goatherd, or the well hung Tanzanian?
Bruce wants to know.

--Bryan

Bryan Simmons

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Jan 3, 2021, 10:41:15 AM1/3/21
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There must be another Usenet group that has its own Gary, and to them
I sing,

Our Gary's better than your Gary
Our Gary's better than yours
Our Gary's better 'cause he eats Kennel Ration
Our Gary's better than yours

After taking many bows, I am now off to Menard's to buy a jug of
kerosene, since our heater decided to not heat. The woman across
the street was getting rid of one of these that appeared to be in new
or like new condition a couple of years ago, and I got it for free. My
wife was not happy at the time, as she saw it as unneeded clutter.
https://www.amazon.com/Dura-Heat-DH2304S-Indoor-Kerosene/dp/B07FPCPHK5/

--Bryan

Cindy Hamilton

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Jan 3, 2021, 11:32:26 AM1/3/21
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Why don't you have WiFi everywhere in your apartment? Mine is good all
through the house and for some distance outside.

We can see our neighbors' networks, too.

Cindy Hamilton

Gary

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Jan 3, 2021, 12:18:34 PM1/3/21
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Just boggles the mind doesn't it Cindy? I only get wifi in my 2
bedrooms. I deal with it. Don't let it upset you.



Cindy Hamilton

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Jan 3, 2021, 1:08:14 PM1/3/21
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I'm not upset. I'm a little dumbfounded. My husband and I are always
inclined to change our world if it doesn't do what we want it to.

Cindy Hamilton

Master Bruce

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Jan 3, 2021, 1:20:45 PM1/3/21
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Having to go into your bedroom to pick up a shitty, free Internet
signal is.

Master Bruce

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Jan 3, 2021, 1:21:45 PM1/3/21
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Ooh, testy. Well, we can always say we were just teasing.

Master Bruce

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Jan 3, 2021, 1:43:51 PM1/3/21
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It's about $$$.

Gary

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Jan 4, 2021, 9:03:56 AM1/4/21
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I have a desk in each bedroom. I could keep it there but I prefer my old
computer desk in the family room. So sue me. Only 17 steps from one desk
to the other carrying a laptop. No big deal.

Also, what's "shitty" about high-speed internet access?
It's 54 Mps vs the old dial-up 52 Bps
The "free" part certainly doesn't disturb me.

The shitty internet access was the dial-up that I paid $25 per month
for. That ended Nov.23 Even with that one, staying online or going
offline made no difference in cost.

:)








Cindy Hamilton

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Jan 4, 2021, 10:10:30 AM1/4/21
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I'd get one of these:

<https://www.cnet.com/news/best-wifi-extender-for-2021/>

Cindy Hamilton

Master Bruce

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On Mon, 4 Jan 2021 09:03:49 -0500, Gary <g.ma...@att.net> wrote:

>On 1/3/2021 1:20 PM, Master Bruce wrote:
>> On Sun, 3 Jan 2021 09:16:19 -0500, Gary <g.ma...@att.net> wrote:
>>
>>> On 1/1/2021 2:17 PM, Master Bruce wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 1 Jan 2021 11:56:45 -0500, Gary <g.ma...@att.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 1/1/2021 9:31 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>>> Google doesn't work in VA Beach
>>>>>
>>>>> I download all messages then read and post offline. To go back online to
>>>>> google requires taking laptop into the bedroom for wifi range. No big
>>>>> deal to me. It seems to bother you and Dave though.
>>>>
>>>> Tighter than a nun's you know what.
>>>
>>> Staying online or going offline is not a money thing. Makes no difference.
>>
>> Having to go into your bedroom to pick up a shitty, free Internet
>> signal is.
>
>I have a desk in each bedroom. I could keep it there but I prefer my old
>computer desk in the family room. So sue me. Only 17 steps from one desk
>to the other carrying a laptop. No big deal.

To each their own. I need Internet the moment I turn on my computer in
the morning, until I turn it off at night. I'm not going to walk with
a laptop to catch it. That's like having an outhouse in a Canadian
climate.

>Also, what's "shitty" about high-speed internet access?
>It's 54 Mps vs the old dial-up 52 Bps
>The "free" part certainly doesn't disturb me.

You said yourself it's shitty. The free part wouldn't bother me
either.

>The shitty internet access was the dial-up that I paid $25 per month
>for. That ended Nov.23 Even with that one, staying online or going
>offline made no difference in cost.

Of course it doesn't :)

Transition Zone

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Jan 5, 2021, 2:47:17 PM1/5/21
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Not if you have a used wi-fi booster from Goodwill or the Salvation Army.

Master Bruce

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Jan 5, 2021, 2:57:09 PM1/5/21
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The Salvation Army? Do you have to say a prayer to turn it on?

Cindy Hamilton

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Jan 6, 2021, 6:16:07 AM1/6/21
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SA runs resale shops all over the country. I used to donate there frequently,
until a Goodwill opened up much closer to me.

Cindy Hamilton
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