Quoting Michael Loo to Nancy Backus on 11-04-18 09:38 <=-

If there's a substantial chance of such use, the offer
probably oughtn't be made. I'd not be inclined to give
someone a crowbar or firearm, but one is one's brother's
keeper only to a degree.

Indeed.

Sometimes we do beyond what's necessary, but that tends
to frustrate one more than help the other. I have strong
disdain for those who do not try at all, though.

It can be a fine balance... helping without enabling, giving without
being totally spent...

And caring whether you can do anything about
it or not, that's an issue as well.

True... although in my case, it's almost always a given.... ;)

Plus they appear to be keeping their employees pretty
happy. The one in Williamsport was a little doubtful
on several fronts, though.

Generally... and I'm still wondering why Williamsport was falling down
on so many things...

Williamsport was an outstation with a peculiarly
captive clientele, the bus tours where it was
halfway between destinations; there was probably
less incentive to excel, just so they stayed one
or two steps ahead of the competition.

Possible... and far enough away to not have regular oversight by the
owners the way that the Rochester regional stores would have....

I will say that overall, Wegmans did fine by us when Richard was
working there for a while.... best benefits we'd had, healthwise in particular, better than Kodak, and they'd been pretty good until
they decided to lay Richard off....

Weggie's is still in an expansionary phase.
It must be hard for managers in nonfinancial
departments to deal with diminishing resources as
happened with the companies based on photographic
stuff.

I meant more that we lost the Kodak benefits when he was laid off... not
that they were diminishing at that point... And that we were rather
surprised that the Wegmans benefits were even better....

There is such a thing as overharvesting as well.
Maybe the fish and wildlife authorities keep an eye
on things and have a dynamic management scheme,
similar to what the Alaskans do with their salmon
quotas, which can change from time to time, with some
days or perhaps weeks closed altogether.

Apparently overharvesting isn't likely, since the season is only while
they are flying through, and the geese are more wily than the ones that stick around here....

If the critters contribute to the balance,
that's good, and they're not so much of a pest
when they're just taking a rest stop.

Indeed. :)

Title: Martini Steak
Categories: Main dish, Meats, odd
Yield: 4 servings, wwtt
3 T Gin
1 T Dry vermouth
1/2 t Dried basil
1/4 t Salt
6 ea Pimento stuffed olives
2 T Vegetable oil
2 ea Garlic cloves crushed
1/2 t Dried marjoram
2 ea 5 oz rib eye/sirloin steaks
1 x Dash of angostura bitters
In a shallow dish, combine all ingredients except meat and olives.
Score steaks with shallow crisscross cuts on one side; add to
marinade. Marinate at room temperature for two hours; turn several
times. Remove steaks, save marinade. Broil or place on hot grill
about three inches from heat. Cook four minutes per side for rare;
six minutes for medium; baste meat several times with marinade.
Garnish with olives on a toothpick. Source unknown

Indeed... that IS odd.... wwtt, indeed... ;)

ttyl neb

... A plucked goose doesn't lay golden eggs.

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