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Stephen wrote:
> Not a deep fried pizza, where the pizza is folded over and put in the deep fat
> fryer?
From recent experience: If you slide a pizza out of the oven and the
cardboard you're using to carry it buckles, and the pizza starts to slide
off towards the floor, you *might* want to just write it off, rather than
catching it with bare hands. Because it's gonna be cold before you finish
putting medicine on the burns anyway. :-)
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
"Ouch ouch ouch!"
"What's wrong? Noodles too hot?"
"No, I have Chopstick Tunnel Syndrome."
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On 14 Feb 2009 14:57:52 -0500, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospam com> wrote:
>> Have you tried a graphics tablet? The natural feeling of using a pen
>> takes away a lot of the strain og using a touch pad or a mouse.
>
>I haven't, but maybe I should. :-) I'm no artist, but I have wanted to
>try out a pressure-sensitive pad for various things as well. Wacom is
>supposed to make pretty good ones, wonder if there's someone locally who
>has one I can try out....
>
I bought a Wacom on ebay cheaply to try it out. (There was a lot of discussion
here at the time) I found that I liked using it so much I bought two cheep ones
only use them as a mouse substitute. I find that they reduce my RSI a lot
especially if I swap between the tablet, mouse and touch pad.
>> Not a deep fried pizza, where the pizza is folded over and put in the
>> deep fat fryer?
>
>Ugh, no - I do have my limits. ;-)
>
So do I :)
>> BTW it is folded to stop the bits floating off.
>
>That makes sense. Actually sounds kinda like a calzone, but deep-fried.
>
Think deep fried soft bread Yeuch!
>>>(Our local chip shop shut some months ago, no good alternatives around
>>>now. :-( )
>>
>> Home fries?
>
>Yeah, they used to, but had a problem with their supplier. The fish was
>pretty good, but after their original place was torn down, they went into
>too much debt in the new location. A real shame, because the food was
>very good.
>
Shame :(
>Not as good as we had in Hastings (but it's hard to get really fresh fish
>here in the desert - not impossible, but it's very pricey), but still
>very good.
Hastings :)
A couple of years ago we used to go to Hastings and load up the car with fish to
put in the freezer. The Fish n Chips there are to die for. :)
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Regards
Stephen
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On Sat, 14 Feb 2009 12:13:58 -0800, Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
>Stephen wrote:
>> Not a deep fried pizza, where the pizza is folded over and put in the deep fat
>> fryer?
>
> From recent experience: If you slide a pizza out of the oven and the
>cardboard you're using to carry it buckles, and the pizza starts to slide
>off towards the floor, you *might* want to just write it off, rather than
>catching it with bare hands. Because it's gonna be cold before you finish
>putting medicine on the burns anyway. :-)
LOL
Reminds me of the last time I dropped a pound coin. As I bent down to pick it
up, it hit me on the back of my head. :)
(I wonder if this reply will post? I tried to reply twice to Jims message above
but I could not see my post)
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Regards
Stephen
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On Sat, 14 Feb 2009 20:51:41 +0000, Stephen wrote:
> On 14 Feb 2009 14:57:52 -0500, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>
>>> Have you tried a graphics tablet? The natural feeling of using a pen
>>> takes away a lot of the strain og using a touch pad or a mouse.
>>
>>I haven't, but maybe I should. :-) I'm no artist, but I have wanted to
>>try out a pressure-sensitive pad for various things as well. Wacom is
>>supposed to make pretty good ones, wonder if there's someone locally who
>>has one I can try out....
>>
> I bought a Wacom on ebay cheaply to try it out. (There was a lot of
> discussion here at the time) I found that I liked using it so much I
> bought two cheep ones from Maplins (£17) to use at work and to carry
> around with my laptop.) I really only use them as a mouse substitute. I
> find that they reduce my RSI a lot especially if I swap between the
> tablet, mouse and touch pad.
Cool, I don't usually think of eBay for stuff like this, will have to
have a look.
>>> Not a deep fried pizza, where the pizza is folded over and put in the
>>> deep fat fryer?
>>
>>Ugh, no - I do have my limits. ;-)
>>
> So do I :)
This is good to know.
>>> BTW it is folded to stop the bits floating off.
>>
>>That makes sense. Actually sounds kinda like a calzone, but deep-fried.
>>
> Think deep fried soft bread Yeuch!
Well, I *was* hungry until I read that. I think I'm going to go throw up
now. ;-)
>>>>(Our local chip shop shut some months ago, no good alternatives around
>>>>now. :-( )
>>>
>>> Home fries?
>>
>>Yeah, they used to, but had a problem with their supplier. The fish was
>>pretty good, but after their original place was torn down, they went
>>into too much debt in the new location. A real shame, because the food
>>was very good.
>>
>>
> Shame :(
Yeah. There's a local pub that does a good battered fish and chips, but
it's one of many things they do. I find that for *really* good ones, you
gotta go somewhere that that's all they do.
We've decided to go to the pub tomorrow, though, and I think that's what
I may have. Thing is, they have other things that I like far better.
>>Not as good as we had in Hastings (but it's hard to get really fresh
>>fish here in the desert - not impossible, but it's very pricey), but
>>still very good.
>
> Hastings :)
> A couple of years ago we used to go to Hastings and load up the car with
> fish to put in the freezer. The Fish n Chips there are to die for. :)
Yeah, I agree. The shop we went to was right there on the sea (kinda
hard not to be, at that). It was really funny, three Americans walk in
and the lad who took the order had to ask us to repeat ourselves because
we were *too* softspoken. Then he got curious about where we were from
because he couldn't place the accent - this was near the end of 2 weeks
in the UK, and my wife and I adapt our speaking to where we are - not a
conscious thing, just the way we're both wired - so we were somewhere
between Utah (where we live) Minnesota (where I grew up), Southern PA
(where my wife grew up) and Bucks, with a little but of the local blended
in because we'd been there a few days with friends.
He was *very* confused as a result. It probably didn't help that we were
dressed like locals as well, rather than as stereotypical American
tourists in loud Hawaiian shirts and whatnot. ;-)
Jim
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On 14 Feb 2009 16:49:58 -0500, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>> I bought a Wacom on ebay cheaply to try it out. (There was a lot of
>> discussion here at the time) I found that I liked using it so much I
>> around with my laptop.) I really only use them as a mouse substitute. I
>> find that they reduce my RSI a lot especially if I swap between the
>> tablet, mouse and touch pad.
>
>Cool, I don't usually think of eBay for stuff like this, will have to
>have a look.
>
Nor do I but my wife was buying a lot of HiFi accessories on ebay, at the time.
>
>Yeah. There's a local pub that does a good battered fish and chips, but
>it's one of many things they do. I find that for *really* good ones, you
>gotta go somewhere that that's all they do.
>
>We've decided to go to the pub tomorrow, though, and I think that's what
>I may have. Thing is, they have other things that I like far better.
>
Pub, fish and chips? Better than nothing, I suppose.
>
>Yeah, I agree. The shop we went to was right there on the sea (kinda
>hard not to be, at that). It was really funny, three Americans walk in
>and the lad who took the order had to ask us to repeat ourselves because
>we were *too* softspoken. Then he got curious about where we were from
>because he couldn't place the accent - this was near the end of 2 weeks
>in the UK, and my wife and I adapt our speaking to where we are - not a
>conscious thing, just the way we're both wired - so we were somewhere
>between Utah (where we live) Minnesota (where I grew up), Southern PA
>(where my wife grew up) and Bucks, with a little but of the local blended
>in because we'd been there a few days with friends.
>
>He was *very* confused as a result. It probably didn't help that we were
>dressed like locals as well, rather than as stereotypical American
>tourists in loud Hawaiian shirts and whatnot. ;-)
Sometimes you need to live up to people's expectations and speak as if you are
off the telly, to be understood. :)
Harking back to my time in Jamaica. I found it quite disconcerting speaking to
white Jamaicans (actually called island-born "Jamaican whites"). My ears were
saying that they were black but my eyes told a different story.
A little rider to that for others reading it. It is not like saying someone
sounds "urban". In countries that the people are predominantly not white there
is a more matter of fact way of speaking about colour and race than in our first
world countries. I've been taken aback a few times.
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Stephen
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On Sun, 15 Feb 2009 09:36:53 +0000, Stephen wrote:
> On 14 Feb 2009 16:49:58 -0500, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>
>>> I bought a Wacom on ebay cheaply to try it out. (There was a lot of
>>> discussion here at the time) I found that I liked using it so much I
>>> bought two cheep ones from Maplins (£17) to use at work and to carry
>>> around with my laptop.) I really only use them as a mouse substitute.
>>> I find that they reduce my RSI a lot especially if I swap between the
>>> tablet, mouse and touch pad.
>>
>>Cool, I don't usually think of eBay for stuff like this, will have to
>>have a look.
>>
> Nor do I but my wife was buying a lot of HiFi accessories on ebay, at
> the time.
Ah. Well, I've found one up there and am keeping an eye on the bidding;
it's another 4 days before it's done, but current bid is only $1.25.
Meantime, I'm going to see if our marketing department has someone who
has one I could take a look at. :-)
>>Yeah. There's a local pub that does a good battered fish and chips, but
>>it's one of many things they do. I find that for *really* good ones,
>>you gotta go somewhere that that's all they do.
>>
>>We've decided to go to the pub tomorrow, though, and I think that's what
>>I may have. Thing is, they have other things that I like far better.
>>
> Pub, fish and chips? Better than nothing, I suppose.
Well, yeah, thing is like I said, they have many things that I like a lot
better. But their fish is battered with their own beer (it's a pub and
brewery), a very good Hefeweisen. But I usually end up getting the
jambalaya because it's really good. Or I could just sit and eat wings
all night. :-)
>>He was *very* confused as a result. It probably didn't help that we
>>were dressed like locals as well, rather than as stereotypical American
>>tourists in loud Hawaiian shirts and whatnot. ;-)
>
> Sometimes you need to live up to people's expectations and speak as if
> you are off the telly, to be understood. :)
LOL, unfortunately (or fortunately, more appropriately) for us that's
just not gonna happen. ;-)
> Harking back to my time in Jamaica. I found it quite disconcerting
> speaking to white Jamaicans (actually called island-born "Jamaican
> whites"). My ears were saying that they were black but my eyes told a
> different story. A little rider to that for others reading it. It is not
> like saying someone sounds "urban". In countries that the people are
> predominantly not white there is a more matter of fact way of speaking
> about colour and race than in our first world countries. I've been taken
> aback a few times.
It can be surprising when that happens, have had that happen once or
twice myself. :-)
Jim
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>> I do that (downshifting 2-3 gears at once) every day while slowing down
>> from the motorway - either 6-5-3-2, 6-4-2 or 6-3-2, depending on place,
>> traffic etc.
>
> Ah, I've never driven a 6-speed vehicle. From higher gears it would
> probably be less of an issue, but dropping from 3 to 1 can redline the
> engine, at least IME.
I never put the car into 1st gear unless I'm stopped or moving along at a
constant very slow speed in traffic, the ratio is usually so high that by 5
km/hr you need to change to 2nd unless you are in a race or something.
On my old 5-speed car I would usually do 5-3-2 when coming to a stop from a
high speed, in my current 6-speed I would definitely do 6-4-3-2 or even
6-3-2 sometimes if slowing down relatively quickly. The only time I use 5th
gear while slowing down is if traffic is bad and say the speed has dropped
from 120 km/hr to 80 km/hr, 80 is a bit slow for 6th gear if you are
expecting to accelerate again soon, but I can do without the high RPM that
4th gear would offer (both because of the noise and the fuel consumption).
You won't redline the engine if you wait until the revs are down near idle
before changing down, but doing 3rd-1st is going to cause problems because
the ratios are so far apart.
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> Ahh, Audi takes more time, it lets the slide start but then crunches the
> car back to line.
I would estimate that mine lets the rear wheels slide about 30-50 cm
sideways, then it pulls it back in line, it usually happens so fast on
snow/ice that it's hard to tell what's going on.
> BMW?
Yep 120d so the turbo makes the power a bit on/off with the throttle, a
petrol would be better for controlling the power IMO. Also if I just tap
the ESP-disable button (rather than hold it down for a few seconds) it puts
it into some kind of 50% help mode, maybe that will let you have more fun
but still stop you from losing control completely, IDK, maybe I will try it
again when we have some more snow on the roads.
> I don't even need to brake with the engine - if I have too much speed
> for a corner, keep the throttle steady and turn quickly, car goes
> straight ahead and ESP does nothing.
Mine seems to correct understeer too, which is quite handy when driving a
bit faster than you should be on snow :-) - I saw the tyre tracks of where
someone else had gone off onto the grass and thought I was going there too
for a moment :-)
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>>> Top on that,
>>> engine braking is more economical than using the brakes.
>>
>> Depends how expensive it is to replace the clutch :-)
>>
>
> Ummm.. no, bad clutch-usage ain't dependent on engine braking. :-)
Hehe yes, I guess if you matched the revs before downshifting to get engine
braking that would be the most economic way and give least wear to the car -
but I doubt many people do that as it seems counter-intuitive to rev the
engine if you are trying to slow down!
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On 15 Feb 2009 12:58:35 -0500, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>
>Ah. Well, I've found one up there and am keeping an eye on the bidding;
>it's another 4 days before it's done, but current bid is only $1.25.
>Meantime, I'm going to see if our marketing department has someone who
>has one I could take a look at. :-)
>
It took me a couple of days to get used to them. I define the uppermost barrel
button as right click and the lower one as double click. A lot of utilities use
gestures so that if you draw a "W" word will open a "<-" goes back in your
browser, "P", prints etc.
>>>Yeah. There's a local pub that does a good battered fish and chips, but
>>>it's one of many things they do. I find that for *really* good ones,
>>>you gotta go somewhere that that's all they do.
>>>
>>>We've decided to go to the pub tomorrow, though, and I think that's what
>>>I may have. Thing is, they have other things that I like far better.
>>>
>> Pub, fish and chips? Better than nothing, I suppose.
>
>Well, yeah, thing is like I said, they have many things that I like a lot
>better. But their fish is battered with their own beer (it's a pub and
>brewery), a very good Hefeweisen. But I usually end up getting the
>jambalaya because it's really good. Or I could just sit and eat wings
>all night. :-)
>
I've developed a taste for Hoegaarden over the past couple of years.
I'd not heard of jambalaya before but it sounds nice and as for wings. Isn't
that the bit you throw away or use for stack? :)
>>>He was *very* confused as a result. It probably didn't help that we
>>>were dressed like locals as well, rather than as stereotypical American
>>>tourists in loud Hawaiian shirts and whatnot. ;-)
>>
>> Sometimes you need to live up to people's expectations and speak as if
>> you are off the telly, to be understood. :)
>
>LOL, unfortunately (or fortunately, more appropriately) for us that's
>just not gonna happen. ;-)
>
Keep it up :)
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Regards
Stephen
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