Hi Michael,
with > ML> She got nabbed something like 4 times running; afterward
it was my turn, twice, but mine took mere seconds (nobody
wants to cheese off a potential Chinese tycoon).
Was that TSA or an out of the USA agency?
Out of the USA. With the TSA, my record is far worse
than hers.
Might be TSA thinks you fit a certain "search me" profile that other
countries are less paranoid about?
Once in Berlin (and this was before 2001) they targeted
my glasses, and I had to blunder through the detector
without them - that took a couple tries. But my implanted
things (aluminum and titanium) have never set off the
alarm - twice, once in Singapore and once in Melbourne,
the ICD has been discovered, both times not by a machine
but by a sharp-eyed security guard.
When I get the new knee, I'll have something else to set off the detectors. (G) I've carried a card since I got the implant in the
elbow > but TSA agents have never looked at it--they may start doing
so when I > light up their screens with more metal.
A TSA agent said (in my earshot, to someone else) that the
cards don't get read because they'd be way too easy to fake.
I can see that, but if so, why bother issuing them? It's looking more
likely I'll be getting a new knee; the doctor wanted to try a nerve
block (didn't work) and have an MRI done (will be, on Tuesday) first. He
wants to rule out any other possible causes for the knee pain, ones that
would not be improved if I had the replacement put in.
I suppose that epicurean feasts would not be
all that authentic. More bread and beans and fish.
Maybe a bit of spoiled goat milk (cheese).
They did have enough lighting to grow some plants, but overall,
probably > not the kind of diet you would care for. Since they
probably brought
younger animals on board, less chance of them (animals) dying of old
age > problems so meat was quite limited. Saw lots of huge clay jars
and sacks > for storage of foodstuffs.
Nobody brings up the issues of procreation, carnivory,
and waste disposal. In my childhood view of the situation,
none of these things happened, and when the ark landed,
the herbivores had to be given a head start.
I won't go into that here; it is skirting a bit too close to the echo
rules. But, there was a lot more room on the Ark than people have
presumed there was.
to plan a day (maybe a bit more) to see the Ark and side
attractions, > they put together the main food hall in about 6
week's > ML> time. Other,
small ones have opened up as well, maybe we'll try some of
them on > ML> > another visit.
Whatever floats your boat (ha).
Yeah, yeah. (G)
IOW, TBD at this stage of the game.
By the lawyers rather than the scientists, I think.
Whoever sues the loudest.
Isn't that usually so?
In the US. You might be surprised at what doesn't
happen in more settled, perhaps civilized, countries.
Civilisation being a relative term in some parts of the world? What you
or I consider civilisation, some one else may or may not agree with. Nor
we with their definition in some instances.
all of a sudden. Reminds me of the time I saw a
young couple try to check 10 bags free, because
the aggregate weight was within their limit. That
didn't fly.
I can see why. When Robert was born, I flew from HI to AZ with 2 big suitcases full of nursery stuff--sheets, quilts, wall hanging, etc--
and > clothes. Didn't come near to the 50 pound limit per bag. Came
back to HI > with several pounds of Ghradelli dark chocolate from
Trader Joe's, among > other goodies.
Whose kid is Robert, remind me. My favorite from TJs
Robert is our older daughter's (Rachel) first child. Hard to believe but
he will be 15 at the end of this month.
was the Pound Plus, which last I checked (a long time
ago) was sourced from Peters (a division of Nestle).
That may have been what this was, so long ago and enough water over the
dam that I've probably gotten it wrong originally.
Yeah, for me it's an issue of convenience and
how much I want to stink up the neighborhood.
Fish is definitely an eating out food.
I'll cook fish from time to time but light a candle (usually vanilla scented) afterward. It does take the fish smell out of the air.
Other > "stinky" foods get the same treatment.
I'm too picky, I guess.
Or too sensitive to certain smells. To that, we all are sensitive to
smells, but differing ones.
one > blend, with a bit of a couple of individual powders
added. > ML> I actually still like Gebhardt's if I can find it.
Don't think I've seen it in a while.
You can still get it - last time I was in Austin it
was available in the supermarkets.
Other than passing thru, I've not been in TX in years. We've gone thru
it with the camper various times, staying at W-Ms or truck stops, but no
long term "camping out".
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Ruth
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