We have, from time to time, when he was working or going to school

or > other times when it was the most convenient form of
communication.
Heh. Scant doesn't mean none. It's a convenience
when people pass "like ships in the night,"
which one hopes whould be an intermittent thing.

It usually is with us.

What, always? Yes, always. What, always?
Well, usually. Paraphrasing G&S.

Usually it's been a case of where that has been the most effective

form > of communication--a phone call would not have been appropriate,
a text > might not be noticed or whatever else, the note is best. Texting works only when the otherperson expects
texts. Notes pretty much likewise, I suppose.

I know, I don't always hear my phone when a text comes in so sometimes
see them well after the fact. They are good when I don't (or can't)
e-mail somebody and a call would be inconvenient.

If they didn't have a function, presumably
they wouldn't have been developed. They don't,
however, have a function for me.

That would work; we have the camper as a "guest cottage" for

probably 2 > people (short queen bed and a 3/4 size pull out using the couch and an > extra coushion). Steve has a new pellet grill/smoker
plus the electric > smoker and "green egg" (not the real one, a different maker) so, if the > weather is good, we can do a lot of outdoor cooking.
Just to make things explicit, we're talking
Thursday, Sept. 5 through Monday, Sept. 9, right?

That's the dates I was thinking about--week end after Labor Day.

Excellent.

Of course we're hoping for good weather, but in
case of bad, what are the options?

Tarp over the back deck and we stay more inside. Of course if it looks
like a hurricane is coming thru, plans will be changed accordingly.

Well, we may all be hunkering down at the
Hampton or something. Speaking of which, I'm
planning on the Hampton unless you have a
compelling reason for elsewhere.

storm. First one missed the area, last year Florence did a lot of

damage > to the eastern part of the state, less to our area but we did get some.
What happened in times past is only a rough
guide to the future, and if we're pessimistic,
we'll never get anywhere.

I know, just a bit of forewarning that plans may have to be reset on
somewhat short notice. Two years in a row with storms the week end after Labor Day is a bit unusual bit it is still during hurricane season so we
do have to keep that in mind.

My point is that any likely picnic date will
be during hurricane season, so that can't be
a major concern.

And the fact is that the coffee the machines
makes isn't better and costs more.

The big thing, I think with those is the convenience factor. Yes, I did
like it when we had one (hot water available right away for tea) but can
I wait a couple of minutes for water to boil otherwise? I did before we
got the Keurig, and I am now. Kids raised on microwaves and such like

That's the thing. And it's only a couple minutes.
And if you wanted to get semi-automated coffee at
less cost to the environment and better tasting
to boot, get a real coffee machine. The up-front
costs are higher, but the subsequent ones are
less and would even things out in a few years.

other almost instnt gratification have a harder time waiting for food, coffee, etc.

Another failure of the education system.

My Dad recovered quite quickly from his first hip replacement at age

88. > The second one, at age 91 took a lot more out of him. My knee

replacement recovery is faster than I thought it would be, tho at

times > it is very much the pain (to be expected).
I hope you're managing that well.

Working on it. There's been a lot of progress since Feb. 15, still a
ways to go before it's all over.

That's to be expected. Keep us posted if
anything goes particularly wrong or right.

I'm still in the conservative camp regarding
that issue, going with a/p flour as much as
possible, bleached if that's all available.

OTOH, I'll still go with whole wheat (regular and pastry) as my
standard.

I don't have a standard, making bread what,
a couple times a decade on average, but it
would be (for yeasty things) unbleached
high-gluten white.

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Hi Michael,

We have, from time to time, when he was working or going to

school > ML> or > other times when it was the most convenient form of

communication.
Heh. Scant doesn't mean none. It's a convenience
when people pass "like ships in the night,"
which one hopes whould be an intermittent thing.

It usually is with us.

What, always? Yes, always. What, always?
Well, usually. Paraphrasing G&S.

I caught that.

sometimes > see them well after the fact. They are good when I don't
(or can't)

e-mail somebody and a call would be inconvenient.

If they didn't have a function, presumably
they wouldn't have been developed. They don't,
however, have a function for me.

OTOH, they work quite well for us. Helps our daughters reach out to us
easily; the difference in time between AZ or UT and NC can make calling inconvenient. A text asking "Is this a good time to call?" saves calling
at an awkward time.

That would work; we have the camper as a "guest cottage" for

probably 2 > people (short queen bed and a 3/4 size pull out

using the > ML> couch and an > extra coushion). Steve has a new
pellet grill/smoker > ML> plus the electric > smoker and "green egg"
(not the real one, a

different maker) so, if the > weather is good, we can do a lot

of > ML> outdoor cooking.

Just to make things explicit, we're talking
Thursday, Sept. 5 through Monday, Sept. 9, right?

That's the dates I was thinking about--week end after Labor Day.

Excellent.

Now we can start firming up plans otherwise. We've decided that we're
not going to try to go to VT this year but will do some travel around
the state this summer.

Of course we're hoping for good weather, but in
case of bad, what are the options?

Tarp over the back deck and we stay more inside. Of course if it

looks > like a hurricane is coming thru, plans will be changed accordingly.

Well, we may all be hunkering down at the
Hampton or something. Speaking of which, I'm
planning on the Hampton unless you have a
compelling reason for elsewhere.

I've no opinion one way or another about the Hampton. We used the Sleep
Inn the times we came up from Savannah house hunting before moving here.
It was convenient but nothing special.

What happened in times past is only a rough
guide to the future, and if we're pessimistic,
we'll never get anywhere.

I know, just a bit of forewarning that plans may have to be reset on somewhat short notice. Two years in a row with storms the week end

after > Labor Day is a bit unusual bit it is still during hurricane
season so we > do have to keep that in mind.

My point is that any likely picnic date will
be during hurricane season, so that can't be
a major concern.

Just something to keep in the back of our minds.

And the fact is that the coffee the machines
makes isn't better and costs more.

The big thing, I think with those is the convenience factor. Yes, I

did > like it when we had one (hot water available right away for tea)
but can > I wait a couple of minutes for water to boil otherwise? I
did before we > got the Keurig, and I am now. Kids raised on
microwaves and such like

That's the thing. And it's only a couple minutes.
And if you wanted to get semi-automated coffee at
less cost to the environment and better tasting
to boot, get a real coffee machine. The up-front
costs are higher, but the subsequent ones are
less and would even things out in a few years.

I don't drink coffee but Steve does, and has a couple of coffee makers
that he rotates use of.

other almost instnt gratification have a harder time waiting for

food, > coffee, etc.

Another failure of the education system.

Upbringing also.

him. My knee > ML> > replacement recovery is faster than I thought it would be, tho at > ML> times > it is very much the pain (to be
expected).

I hope you're managing that well.

Working on it. There's been a lot of progress since Feb. 15, still a ways to go before it's all over.

That's to be expected. Keep us posted if
anything goes particularly wrong or right.

I'm using just the cane now during the time I'm up; it's a lot better
than using the walker all the time.

I'm still in the conservative camp regarding
that issue, going with a/p flour as much as
possible, bleached if that's all available.

OTOH, I'll still go with whole wheat (regular and pastry) as my standard.

I don't have a standard, making bread what,
a couple times a decade on average, but it
would be (for yeasty things) unbleached
high-gluten white.

I used that for a while but do keep gluten on hand now. A bit of that,
mixed in with flours like rye, will help the bread rise more--if well
kneaded.

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