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Posted on 03/14/2002 5:07:26 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog
Just water thank you! Yeah, I sound like some kind of zealot, don't I? I'm really not though... I'm just boring.
I have taken a liking to Vanilla Coke recently, though.
To: HairOfTheDog; Overtaxed; All
Hey! Let me tell you what happened to me yesterday! A story, so make sure you have a good cup of coffee!
The boys and I went to buy groceries and when we came home there was a car sitting on the side of the road, parked in our yard. I couldn't see if anyone was inside, but I kinda stared at if for a while (mainly because they were parked in our GRASS!) This guy gets out of the car and flashes a badge at me. I got pretty nervous because as a homeschooling parent, you never know when something might happen, even if you're not doing anything wrong. Anyway, the guy says "I'm scoping out the neighborhood for a potentially stolen car". I said "Ok." and pulled into the garage and quickly put the door down. Then I got the perishables in and went back out and asked to see his badge again. He showed it to me and I found he was a private investigator (not a police officer) working to recover a car that had been rented from an agency and had never been returned.
What do you make of that?
To: Bear_in_RoseBear
Do you do carbonated water? I've switched from soft drinks to carbonated water...I like the bubbles!
To: Bear_in_RoseBear
Don't all zealots say "I sound like some kind of zealot, but I'm really not?" Have you ever heard anyone say they are a zealot?
To: 2Jedismom
I think you story sound awfully strange! Why did he park on your grass? Where did he think the stolen car was? - Did he ask you questions about the neighbors? Why is a private investigator flashing a badge at you?
To: 2Jedismom
What do you make of that? Tell him he can only park in your grass if he takes some of those sticker things with him...
To: HairOfTheDog
All he asked me was if I'd seen a white Ford Mustang cruising around. He said it was seen in the neighborhood.
I told him I hadn't. He gave me his card.
Apparently, the car was put on the parent's of the kid (college age?) credit card and they were being charged for it daily. I think it might have been the parents trying to find the car, but I don't know. I was nervous and probably should have called the police.
I asked if the police knew he was out there and he said "No, but if they come by, I'll just tell them."
To: Overtaxed
I've switched from soft drinks to carbonated water... We have a cooler with spring water in our office. I drink it with a slice of lime. I'm pretty much down to coffee, juice and water (and the occasional pint or two).
To: 2Jedismom
Do car rental agencies really hire private investigators to look for stolen cars?
To: HairOfTheDog
Have you ever heard anyone say they are a zealot? Oh for cryin' out loud, I haven't posted over there in 3 1/2 weeks...;-)
To: Corin Stormhands
LOL That's why I was scowling at the car at first...he was parked right were we'd worked so hard to clear it of weeds!
To: HairOfTheDog
FTP software, I did that, but I just sit and stare at it! Windows 98 & 2000 have a built-in FTP you can run from a command prompt, no extra software needed. Not sure if XP has it, but you can try... just open a DOS command window and type "ftp". If something comes up, you've got it.
Very basically, you can do the following:
ftp location < return > (where "location" is the machine name/path provided by your ISP)
bin < return > (this turns on binary file transfer)
put filename < return > (the name of the file on your computer; helps if you start ftp from the folder containing the file you want to transfer)
That should do it. It can get more complicated than that if you have multiple files and subdirectories, but that's the basics.
To: Corin Stormhands
MMMmmmm...biscuits and gravy....
Chuck Green’s "Drinking Man's Biscuits & Gravy"
(enough for 24 servings)
Ingredients:
2 lbs. ground beef
2 packages Jimmy Dean Sausage, Sage 12 oz.
3 small cans (4 oz) of mushrooms (bits & pieces)
1/2 lb of butter
1/4 cup chopped fresh onions
1 small can evaporated milk
Whole milk
Bisquick
Directions:
Gravy
Braise the beef and sausage. Add 2 cubes of butter and mix until melted. Add flour (approx. 1 cup) on very low heat until mixed evenly. Turn off heat - Add evaporated and stir until mixed thoroughly. Bring to boil and simmer Add whole milk to thin. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Biscuits
Use recipe on Bisquick box and mix for 27 biscuits. Add 1 1/2 TBSP of baking powder. Cut biscuits a little on the large side (cutting biscuits large will result in 18 to 20 actual biscuits.) Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes, or until browned (Note: this bake time and temperature differ from the Bisquik box. The larger biscuits require a longer bake time in order to bake through entirely. If directions on box are followed, biscuits will be brown on outside and gooey on the inside.)
Now that will stick to a khazad's ribs even better than cram...
To: Overtaxed
Do you do carbonated water?Nope, just plain ice water.
I have a sensitive stomach.
To: 2Jedismom
Now that's a bigger stunt than I ever tried to pull as a kid.
To: HairOfTheDog
Have you ever heard anyone say they are a zealot? Hmm, if I was really a zealot, you would have caught me. But I'm not, really!
Really, I'm not... honest!
To: Corin Stormhands
I think if you cut out the sugar and starch, you'll lose a lot of weight. 7 lb. is actually pretty significant. I did it a year ago, with great results. Fruit is ok.
An unexpected but welcome result was a noticable lowering of my anxiety level.
How often do you have to drink half your body weight in water? One gallon weighs 8 lbs., doesn't it.
To: Bear_in_RoseBear
ftp location < return > (where "location" is the machine name/path provided by your ISP)
bin < return > (this turns on binary file transfer)
put filename < return > (the name of the file on your computer; helps if you start ftp from the folder containing the file you want to transfer)Now I am staring at that! I didn't think I was an idjit, but I am afraid I may be.
Honestly, I will try. Later. After some more coffee, meditation and speaking in tongues.
To: g'nad
Now that will stick to a khazad's ribs Gee g'nad, why not just get a Crisco IV and cut out the middle man...(but I think I'll still try it)
To: Bear_in_RoseBear
ftp location < return > (where "location" is the machine name/path provided by your ISP)
bin < return > (this turns on binary file transfer)
put filename < return > (the name of the file on your computer; helps if you start ftp from the folder containing the file you want to transfer)
Is there a command for sending ASCII files like an *.html?
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