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Post by Bonobo on Nov 28, 2010 21:03:07 GMT 1
Guys, on Thanksgiving you have a turkey. What do you do with leftovers? Certainly, an average family is not able to eat the whole bird at one time.
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Post by valpomike on Nov 29, 2010 4:17:42 GMT 1
Leftovers are sometimes the best part of Thanksgiving. I cold turkey sandwich is great a day or two later. Here in my home, with all who came over, we did not have much leftovers.
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Post by uncltim on Nov 29, 2010 20:08:45 GMT 1
Usually you invite a large amount of people and size the turkey accordingly. You may end up with a pound or two of left-overs if you are lucky.  |
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Post by tufta on Nov 30, 2010 9:20:33 GMT 1
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Post by jeanne on Dec 1, 2010 3:00:44 GMT 1
We ate the cold turkey sandwiches, but also, today, my daughter who is visiting with my little grandson (  this week made a lovely turkey and rice soup with the leftover carcass! It was delicious! |
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Post by Bonobo on Dec 1, 2010 22:19:12 GMT 1
Usually you invite a large amount of people and size the turkey accordingly. You may end up with a pound or two of left-overs if you are lucky. Hmm, but don`t your guests have their own turkey meal at home? Do they depend on their family/neighbours? What percentage are such guys? We ate the cold turkey sandwiches, I cold turkey sandwich is great a day or two later.  Oh, I see! |
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Post by jeanne on Dec 3, 2010 2:16:06 GMT 1
Hmm, but don`t your guests have their own turkey meal at home? Do they depend on their family/neighbours? What percentage are such guys? Some people who have dinner away from home just go without their own turkey, but some do cook their own to eat after the holiday (sandwiches, soup, etc.  ) p.s. Love the picture of the "turkey sandwich"! |
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Post by uncltim on Dec 4, 2010 19:56:21 GMT 1
Karin and I decided to accept invitations from a next-door neighbor and a relative on thanksgiving. We didn't cook for thanksgiving this year. I was very disappointed when I woke up the next day and had no turkey for a sandwich  I suppose that I shouldn't complain because I was able to graze two wonderful feasts in one day. We made an executive decision that we will be hosting the Christmas feast again this year so I should have plenty of nummys to snack on in December. It is customary to bring a dish to pass when invited to someone elses home. Karin makes seven-layer salad and I make a cranberry/walnut pie. I've learned to print out the recipe because everyone asks for it. |
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Post by Bonobo on Dec 5, 2010 14:25:02 GMT 1
Do you use winter tyres in US? How popular are they? In the other forum, Jaga from Idaho said sth which suggested she had not used winter tyres before....
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Post by uncltim on Dec 6, 2010 3:17:43 GMT 1
When I was a child we had winter tires that had metal studs on them. With the advent of radial tires and front wheel drive cars, I haven't seen a snow tire in 30 years. All wheel drive vehicles are also common.
I read Jagas' post with regard to snow tires. I suppose if it helps her then thats fine. I drove on snow and packed ice for 3 months of the year when I lived in Wisconsin, never needed snow tires. What the hell was she talking about driving in second gear? Thats some crazy shit right there...
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Post by Bonobo on Dec 6, 2010 21:21:31 GMT 1
When I was a child we had winter tires that had metal studs on them. With the advent of radial tires and front wheel drive cars, I haven't seen a snow tire in 30 years. All wheel drive vehicles are also common. Yes, I read that in US you use all-season tyres, that is why I asked. In Europe it is different. Last week in Germany they introduced the law of compulsory snow tyres. If you go out with summer tyres on, you pay a fine. ;D ;D ;D ;D Europeans are accustomed to drive cars with manual gear. Driving in the second gear means she didn`t engage the third, fourth or fifth gear. Simply speaking, she drove very slowly on snow and ice. |
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Post by jeanne on Dec 7, 2010 0:48:21 GMT 1
When I was a child we had winter tires that had metal studs on them. With the advent of radial tires and front wheel drive cars, I haven't seen a snow tire in 30 years. All wheel drive vehicles are also common. This is exactly my experience also living in New England. Let me really date myself though...when I was a child I remember people used to put chains on their tires for traction in snowy weather! Yikes, I must be REALLY old!!! |
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Post by uncltim on Dec 7, 2010 1:30:50 GMT 1
Oh Noes! I remember tire chains too! Arrrggh! I'm an oldie! |
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Post by jeanne on Dec 7, 2010 3:03:41 GMT 1
Oh Noes! I remember tire chains too! Arrrggh! I'm an oldie! Yup, we must be oldies, but goodies!  |
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Post by uncltim on Dec 7, 2010 3:36:59 GMT 1
Indeed!
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Post by Bonobo on Dec 30, 2010 13:52:49 GMT 1
When I was a child we had winter tires that had metal studs on them. With the advent of radial tires and front wheel drive cars, I haven't seen a snow tire in 30 years. All wheel drive vehicles are also common. I drove on snow and packed ice for 3 months of the year when I lived in Wisconsin, never needed snow tires. A few days ago I saw a report from the North/ East Coast struck by severe winter. Cars either danced on streets or couldn`t drove through/out of piled snow. Tim, I think that snow tyres would perform much better than universal ones USed in US.  Winter tyres would break through this snowdrift like through butter.  |
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Post by valpomike on Dec 30, 2010 18:36:33 GMT 1
Some states here in the USA have outlawer them, due to the fact, they say, they cut up the highways. I did use the ones with studs, in the past, but now you can't even buy them around here. And yes, the roads are in better conditions, with better snow removeal now.
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Post by Bonobo on Dec 30, 2010 19:00:28 GMT 1
Some states here in the USA have outlawer them, due to the fact, they say, they cut up the highways. I did use the ones with studs, in the past, but now you can't even buy them around here. And yes, the roads are in better conditions, with better snow removeal now. Mike Mike, modern snow tyres don`t have any metal studs today. They use special grooves to plow through snow. Look: Past:  Present:   |
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Post by valpomike on Dec 31, 2010 18:23:00 GMT 1
But do you need a second set of tires to drive around, or do they need better road clean up?
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Post by uncltim on Jan 1, 2011 0:58:53 GMT 1
My neigbor Nathan works at a tire retailer, so I asked him a few questions about snow tires. Like any specific use/design item, there are compromises. Snow tires are of course better in the snow. They are made of a softer compound and naturally the tread design is superior in snow to those designed as an all season tire. What I didn't realise is that all-season and 4-season tires are not the same thing. The only real problem with snow tires is that they wear very quickly on dry pavement, another issue is that they do not corner or grip the road as well as a all-season or 4 season tire. I think that ultimately the choice is yours. Ideally we would all have a tire machine in our garage that would place the proper tread on our vehicle every morning.
The greatest and cheapest safety device you can have is an engaged and alert driver.
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Post by Bonobo on Jan 1, 2011 17:36:45 GMT 1
Like any specific use/design item, there are compromises. Snow tires are of course better in the snow. They are made of a softer compound and naturally the tread design is superior in snow to those designed as an all season tire. The only real problem with snow tires is that they wear very quickly on dry pavement, another issue is that they do not corner or grip the road as well as a all-season or 4 season tire. Exactly. That is why people change winter tyres for summer ones when snow is gone. Usually in March. Or, like in mine or many people`s cases, have 4 spare wheels with winter tyres on. It takes me an hour to put them on in November and back to normal in March. Specialtyres is not only safety. They make it possible to drive at all. |
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Post by tufta on Jan 1, 2011 21:46:30 GMT 1
Like any specific use/design item, there are compromises. Snow tires are of course better in the snow. They are made of a softer compound and naturally the tread design is superior in snow to those designed as an all season tire. The only real problem with snow tires is that they wear very quickly on dry pavement, another issue is that they do not corner or grip the road as well as a all-season or 4 season tire. Exactly. That is why people change winter tyres for summer ones when snow is gone. Usually in March. I think the point is that winter tyres wear quickly and most of all loose their road-gripping properties in the temperature of around +10 degrees Centigrade (depending on the model more or less). |
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Post by Bonobo on Jan 19, 2011 22:20:17 GMT 1
Peter has made a few posts about Berlin under communist regime etc.
Of course, it is by no means comparable, but there is also a wall on US/Mexican border (which can be climbed in 18 seconds).
What do you think about it?
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Post by uncltim on Jan 20, 2011 3:32:34 GMT 1
We have a saying in the US. The border isn't to keep others out, It's to keep Americans in.
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Post by Bonobo on Jan 20, 2011 13:04:51 GMT 1
We have a saying in the US. The border isn't to keep others out, It's to keep Americans in. So called: laughter through tears. |
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Post by uncltim on Jan 20, 2011 21:10:28 GMT 1
What would you propose? No border, or an actual secure one?
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Post by Bonobo on Jan 20, 2011 21:38:00 GMT 1
What would you propose? No border, or an actual secure one? I have no idea. I just asked you to find out a typical American attitude. |
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Post by uncltim on Jan 21, 2011 0:33:21 GMT 1
Uh-huh.
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Post by valpomike on Jan 21, 2011 3:04:59 GMT 1
We need a secure one, on both borders, north and south.
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Post by Bonobo on Jan 21, 2011 22:31:56 GMT 1
We need a secure one, on both borders, north and south. Mike The north one will keep Canadian Eskimos off. |
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this week made a lovely turkey and rice soup with the leftover carcass! It was delicious!
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I suppose that I shouldn't complain because I was able to graze two wonderful feasts in one day. We made an executive decision that we will be hosting the Christmas feast again this year so I should have plenty of nummys to snack on in December. 