Lobster Question

sf said:

~patches~ said:

DDIL now knows why those claws are banded and why
the cat shouldn't play with their dinner 🙂

Oh, man... she was a real ditz (and probably also emulating the
kitchen scene from Annie Hall), but poor kitty... s/he didn't know!

No, she isn't a ditz just wasn't thinking. She is really a sweetie.

In article <1125317209.27edb992f69ef090373c8c75786f3f2b@teranews>,

MoM said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

>>
>> I can find frozen crawfish tail meat, unadulterated. No seasoning,
>> just
>> the
>> sweet meat. Comes in 1 lb. cryovac'd packages. I nearly bought some
>> last
>> weekend but my freezer is rapidly running out of room.
>>
>> Jill
>>
>>
>
> <lol> I know _that_ feeling!
> It bites when something really good is on sale,
> and there is no space in the freezer.....
> --

My problem is... I never seem to be able to pass up a deal and I always
find
room some where! To my husbands chagrin.

MoM

I know what you mean...
But, I always end up having to clean out the big deep freezer every
couple of years, and end up cooking up half of it for dog or chicken
feed as it's too freezerburned to eat. :-(

I'm going to buy a dry-erase board and hang it on the wall next to the
freezer! Someone here suggested that and I thought it was a fantastic
idea! I'm going to buy some of those plastic milk crates from wal-mart
and number them, then organize the freezer and list what is in each
basket and it's age on that board, then plan meals accordingly.

I've finally started dating the bags I freeze stuff in, so this will
work. I've got to get organized and list stuff so I stop wasting food!
I'm fixin' to clean out the freezer again here shortly.....

I don't have that problem any longer. I use my Tilia and vacuum seal
everything. My problem is I have 2 large
uprights. I emptied one to sell the house but it has slowly built up again.
Mostly roasts on sale but
some stuff I will throw because it was leftover from a party and I dont'
want to take it with us in a
month and I definitely don't want to eat it! I've lost 73 lbs and I refuse
to gain anything back!

MoM

Well done! :-)
I've only lost 45 and have 75 to go...

I bought a Tilia as well and DO use it for stuff now that I know I am
going to store long term, but I've not had it for very long and there is
a lot of old stuff in the freezer right now. We have a big chest freezer.

I still think the meal planning/inventory board is going to be the way
to go. :-)

Cheers!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

In article <1125317376.24d895fd610e728a2a13d7c313714238@teranews>,

MoM said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

> I can find frozen crawfish tail meat, unadulterated. No seasoning,
> just
> the
> sweet meat. Comes in 1 lb. cryovac'd packages. I nearly bought some
> last
> weekend but my freezer is rapidly running out of room.
>
> Jill
>
We'll probably be going to South Texas this winter. Would they be
available
there?

MoM

Yes!

Look in the seafood section at HEB markets. :-)

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

I'll keep a copy of this so I won't forget.

MoM

Welcome! :-)
Here in San Marcos, it's with the frozen fish over next to the fresh
fish case, along with mixed bags of frozen stuff (one is a combo bag of
shrimp, sliced squid and mussels) along with slabs of other frozen fish
stuff.

HEB also sells dry ice so you will be able to keep your purchase frozen
while you travel!

Cheers!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

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Quoted message said:

In article <1125317209.27edb992f69ef090373c8c75786f3f2b@teranews>,

MoM said:

Quoted message said:

> >>
> >> I can find frozen crawfish tail meat, unadulterated. No seasoning,
> >> just
> >> the
> >> sweet meat. Comes in 1 lb. cryovac'd packages. I nearly bought
> >> some
> >> last
> >> weekend but my freezer is rapidly running out of room.
> >>
> >> Jill
> >>
> >>
> >
> > <lol> I know _that_ feeling!
> > It bites when something really good is on sale,
> > and there is no space in the freezer.....
> > --
>
> My problem is... I never seem to be able to pass up a deal and I
> always
> find
> room some where! To my husbands chagrin.
>
> MoM
>
>

I know what you mean...
But, I always end up having to clean out the big deep freezer every
couple of years, and end up cooking up half of it for dog or chicken
feed as it's too freezerburned to eat. :-(

I'm going to buy a dry-erase board and hang it on the wall next to the
freezer! Someone here suggested that and I thought it was a fantastic
idea! I'm going to buy some of those plastic milk crates from wal-mart
and number them, then organize the freezer and list what is in each
basket and it's age on that board, then plan meals accordingly.

I've finally started dating the bags I freeze stuff in, so this will
work. I've got to get organized and list stuff so I stop wasting food!
I'm fixin' to clean out the freezer again here shortly.....

I don't have that problem any longer. I use my Tilia and vacuum seal
everything. My problem is I have 2 large
uprights. I emptied one to sell the house but it has slowly built up
again.
Mostly roasts on sale but
some stuff I will throw because it was leftover from a party and I dont'
want to take it with us in a
month and I definitely don't want to eat it! I've lost 73 lbs and I
refuse
to gain anything back!

MoM

Well done! :-)
I've only lost 45 and have 75 to go...

I bought a Tilia as well and DO use it for stuff now that I know I am
going to store long term, but I've not had it for very long and there is
a lot of old stuff in the freezer right now. We have a big chest freezer.

I still think the meal planning/inventory board is going to be the way
to go. :-)

Cheers!

I've got 27 to go. Then I can get free surgery!

MoM

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news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

In article <1125317376.24d895fd610e728a2a13d7c313714238@teranews>,

MoM said:

Quoted message said:

> > I can find frozen crawfish tail meat, unadulterated. No seasoning,
> > just
> > the
> > sweet meat. Comes in 1 lb. cryovac'd packages. I nearly bought
> > some
> > last
> > weekend but my freezer is rapidly running out of room.
> >
> > Jill
> >
> We'll probably be going to South Texas this winter. Would they be
> available
> there?
>
> MoM
>
>

Yes!

Look in the seafood section at HEB markets. :-)

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

I'll keep a copy of this so I won't forget.

MoM

Welcome! :-)
Here in San Marcos, it's with the frozen fish over next to the fresh
fish case, along with mixed bags of frozen stuff (one is a combo bag of
shrimp, sliced squid and mussels) along with slabs of other frozen fish
stuff.

HEB also sells dry ice so you will be able to keep your purchase frozen
while you travel!

Cheers!
--
Om.

That's good to know.

MoM

In article <1125362914.9d0b974753325c3329e5b7ab2bc18e40@teranews>,

MoM said:

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Quoted message said:

In article <1125317209.27edb992f69ef090373c8c75786f3f2b@teranews>,

MoM said:

>> >>
>> >> I can find frozen crawfish tail meat, unadulterated. No seasoning,
>> >> just
>> >> the
>> >> sweet meat. Comes in 1 lb. cryovac'd packages. I nearly bought
>> >> some
>> >> last
>> >> weekend but my freezer is rapidly running out of room.
>> >>
>> >> Jill
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> > <lol> I know _that_ feeling!
>> > It bites when something really good is on sale,
>> > and there is no space in the freezer.....
>> > --
>>
>> My problem is... I never seem to be able to pass up a deal and I
>> always
>> find
>> room some where! To my husbands chagrin.
>>
>> MoM
>>
>>
>
> I know what you mean...
> But, I always end up having to clean out the big deep freezer every
> couple of years, and end up cooking up half of it for dog or chicken
> feed as it's too freezerburned to eat. :-(
>
> I'm going to buy a dry-erase board and hang it on the wall next to the
> freezer! Someone here suggested that and I thought it was a fantastic
> idea! I'm going to buy some of those plastic milk crates from wal-mart
> and number them, then organize the freezer and list what is in each
> basket and it's age on that board, then plan meals accordingly.
>
> I've finally started dating the bags I freeze stuff in, so this will
> work. I've got to get organized and list stuff so I stop wasting food!
> I'm fixin' to clean out the freezer again here shortly.....
>
I don't have that problem any longer. I use my Tilia and vacuum seal
everything. My problem is I have 2 large
uprights. I emptied one to sell the house but it has slowly built up
again.
Mostly roasts on sale but
some stuff I will throw because it was leftover from a party and I dont'
want to take it with us in a
month and I definitely don't want to eat it! I've lost 73 lbs and I
refuse
to gain anything back!

MoM

Well done! :-)
I've only lost 45 and have 75 to go...

I bought a Tilia as well and DO use it for stuff now that I know I am
going to store long term, but I've not had it for very long and there is
a lot of old stuff in the freezer right now. We have a big chest freezer.

I still think the meal planning/inventory board is going to be the way
to go. :-)

Cheers!

I've got 27 to go. Then I can get free surgery!

MoM

What kind of surgery?
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

~patches~ said:

sf said:

Catch! You can have mine.
<sf tosses patches a whole lobster>

Oh thank ye very mutches 🙂 Like basil you can never have too many
whole lobsters. I'm thinking DH is an alien or mutant or something
since he just doesn't get the lobster thing. I see I still have a
little more fine tuning to do on him.

<VBW>
I bet if you ever let him get near a "real" lobster tail, he's scarff
it up and thank you for allowing him to enjoy the experience.
🙂

~patches~ said:

sf said:

~patches~ said:

DDIL now knows why those claws are banded and why
the cat shouldn't play with their dinner 🙂

Oh, man... she was a real ditz (and probably also emulating the
kitchen scene from Annie Hall), but poor kitty... s/he didn't know!

No, she isn't a ditz just wasn't thinking. She is really a sweetie.

<w> ok - if you say so... I'm taking your word!!! There's nothing
like the positive remarks of a MIL to know when it's the truth. My
ex-DIL cooked like a (good) dream and wouldn't ever have played with
lobsters... but she is history now - for well founded reasons, best
left unsaid.

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Quoted message said:

In article <1125362914.9d0b974753325c3329e5b7ab2bc18e40@teranews>,

MoM said:

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Quoted message said:

In article <1125317209.27edb992f69ef090373c8c75786f3f2b@teranews>,
"MoM" <[email hidden]> wrote:

> >> >>
> >> >> I can find frozen crawfish tail meat, unadulterated. No
> >> >> seasoning,
> >> >> just
> >> >> the
> >> >> sweet meat. Comes in 1 lb. cryovac'd packages. I nearly bought
> >> >> some
> >> >> last
> >> >> weekend but my freezer is rapidly running out of room.
> >> >>
> >> >> Jill
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> > <lol> I know _that_ feeling!
> >> > It bites when something really good is on sale,
> >> > and there is no space in the freezer.....
> >> > --
> >>
> >> My problem is... I never seem to be able to pass up a deal and I
> >> always
> >> find
> >> room some where! To my husbands chagrin.
> >>
> >> MoM
> >>
> >>
> >
> > I know what you mean...
> > But, I always end up having to clean out the big deep freezer every
> > couple of years, and end up cooking up half of it for dog or chicken
> > feed as it's too freezerburned to eat. :-(
> >
> > I'm going to buy a dry-erase board and hang it on the wall next to
> > the
> > freezer! Someone here suggested that and I thought it was a
> > fantastic
> > idea! I'm going to buy some of those plastic milk crates from
> > wal-mart
> > and number them, then organize the freezer and list what is in each
> > basket and it's age on that board, then plan meals accordingly.
> >
> > I've finally started dating the bags I freeze stuff in, so this will
> > work. I've got to get organized and list stuff so I stop wasting
> > food!
> > I'm fixin' to clean out the freezer again here shortly.....
> >
> I don't have that problem any longer. I use my Tilia and vacuum seal
> everything. My problem is I have 2 large
> uprights. I emptied one to sell the house but it has slowly built up
> again.
> Mostly roasts on sale but
> some stuff I will throw because it was leftover from a party and I
> dont'
> want to take it with us in a
> month and I definitely don't want to eat it! I've lost 73 lbs and I
> refuse
> to gain anything back!
>
> MoM
>
>

Well done! :-)
I've only lost 45 and have 75 to go...

I bought a Tilia as well and DO use it for stuff now that I know I am
going to store long term, but I've not had it for very long and there
is
a lot of old stuff in the freezer right now. We have a big chest
freezer.

I still think the meal planning/inventory board is going to be the way
to go. :-)

Cheers!

I've got 27 to go. Then I can get free surgery!

MoM

What kind of surgery?

All that lose skin on my abdomen.

MoM

sf said:

~patches~ said:

sf said:

On Sun, 28 Aug 2005 18:56:16 -0400, ~patches~ wrote:

> DDIL now knows why those claws are banded and why
> the cat shouldn't play with their dinner 🙂

Oh, man... she was a real ditz (and probably also emulating the
kitchen scene from Annie Hall), but poor kitty... s/he didn't know!

No, she isn't a ditz just wasn't thinking. She is really a sweetie.

<w> ok - if you say so... I'm taking your word!!! There's nothing
like the positive remarks of a MIL to know when it's the truth. My
ex-DIL cooked like a (good) dream and wouldn't ever have played with
lobsters... but she is history now - for well founded reasons, best
left unsaid.

Sorry to hear of your ex-DIL. It's always difficult when marriages
break up.

My DDIL is such a sweetie. She fits in so well with our family. She
has a heart of gold and would do anything for us. Unfortunately she
came from such a broken home and hellish family life her main goal was
survival not learning how to cook. My kids were all taught how to cook
from the time they could toddle in the kitchen so her and DS won't
starve. He's quite proficient in the kitchen. She is learning how to
cook from him. When they're home I encourage DDIL in the kitchen
showing her various tips and tricks as well as simply how to do things.
She is an eager student 🙂 She asked for a couple of family recipes
so I came up with an idea to make both couples a scrapbook style
cookbook of our family recipes complete with pictures and commentaries
for Christmas this year.

DSIL is also a real sweetie. We've been very blessed! He came from a
family similar in value struture as ours. We get together with his
parents to play cards and socialize. Unfortunately he didn't learn to
cook because his mother didn't cook. She actually cooked her first
turkey last Christmas with DD's and my help! His idea of a grilled
cheese sandwich was two pieces of toast with one of those orange plastic
cheese slices. DD has had great fun teaching him to cook. They watch
the cooking shows together and cook together. She is very adventurous
when it comes to food more on the gourmet side than I am. I get great
pleasure watching them cook together 🙂

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MoM said:

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Quoted message said:

In article <1125362914.9d0b974753325c3329e5b7ab2bc18e40@teranews>,

MoM said:

"OmManiPadmeOmelet" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...
> In article <1125317209.27edb992f69ef090373c8c75786f3f2b@teranews>,
> "MoM" <[email hidden]> wrote:
>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I can find frozen crawfish tail meat, unadulterated. No
>> >> >> seasoning,
>> >> >> just
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> sweet meat. Comes in 1 lb. cryovac'd packages. I nearly bought
>> >> >> some
>> >> >> last
>> >> >> weekend but my freezer is rapidly running out of room.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Jill
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >> > <lol> I know _that_ feeling!
>> >> > It bites when something really good is on sale,
>> >> > and there is no space in the freezer.....
>> >> > --
>> >>
>> >> My problem is... I never seem to be able to pass up a deal and I
>> >> always
>> >> find
>> >> room some where! To my husbands chagrin.
>> >>
>> >> MoM
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> > I know what you mean...
>> > But, I always end up having to clean out the big deep freezer every
>> > couple of years, and end up cooking up half of it for dog or chicken
>> > feed as it's too freezerburned to eat. :-(
>> >
>> > I'm going to buy a dry-erase board and hang it on the wall next to
>> > the
>> > freezer! Someone here suggested that and I thought it was a
>> > fantastic
>> > idea! I'm going to buy some of those plastic milk crates from
>> > wal-mart
>> > and number them, then organize the freezer and list what is in each
>> > basket and it's age on that board, then plan meals accordingly.
>> >
>> > I've finally started dating the bags I freeze stuff in, so this will
>> > work. I've got to get organized and list stuff so I stop wasting
>> > food!
>> > I'm fixin' to clean out the freezer again here shortly.....
>> >
>> I don't have that problem any longer. I use my Tilia and vacuum seal
>> everything. My problem is I have 2 large
>> uprights. I emptied one to sell the house but it has slowly built up
>> again.
>> Mostly roasts on sale but
>> some stuff I will throw because it was leftover from a party and I
>> dont'
>> want to take it with us in a
>> month and I definitely don't want to eat it! I've lost 73 lbs and I
>> refuse
>> to gain anything back!
>>
>> MoM
>>
>>
>
> Well done! :-)
> I've only lost 45 and have 75 to go...
>
> I bought a Tilia as well and DO use it for stuff now that I know I am
> going to store long term, but I've not had it for very long and there
> is
> a lot of old stuff in the freezer right now. We have a big chest
> freezer.
>
> I still think the meal planning/inventory board is going to be the way
> to go. :-)
>
> Cheers!
I've got 27 to go. Then I can get free surgery!

MoM

What kind of surgery?

All that lose skin on my abdomen.

MoM

Ah! Got it. :-)
I may need that myself eventually but will have a co-pay.
I've already talked to the plastic surgeon at work and he told me to
wait 1 year to see how much the skin will shrink back by itself first.

With the stretch marks I have, I'm sure I'll have to deal with at least
some cutting. <shiver> not happy about it either, but oh well!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

> >> month and I definitely don't want to eat it! I've lost 73 lbs and
> >> I
> >> refuse
> >> to gain anything back!
> >>
> >> MoM
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Well done! :-)
> > I've only lost 45 and have 75 to go...
> >
> > I bought a Tilia as well and DO use it for stuff now that I know I
> > am
> > going to store long term, but I've not had it for very long and
> > there
> > is
> > a lot of old stuff in the freezer right now. We have a big chest
> > freezer.
> >
> > I still think the meal planning/inventory board is going to be the
> > way
> > to go. :-)
> >
> > Cheers!
> I've got 27 to go. Then I can get free surgery!
>
> MoM
>
>

What kind of surgery?

All that lose skin on my abdomen.

MoM

Ah! Got it. :-)
I may need that myself eventually but will have a co-pay.
I've already talked to the plastic surgeon at work and he told me to
wait 1 year to see how much the skin will shrink back by itself first.

With the stretch marks I have, I'm sure I'll have to deal with at least
some cutting. <shiver> not happy about it either, but oh well!

Surgery doesn't bother me too much, but then, I was an OR Tech. I know what
goes on and I'm hoping
when I have mine I can have an epidural and avoid the general anaesthetic.

MoM

In article <1125420575.4a34d75f3a01771413032fd94cfa0016@teranews>,

MoM said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

>> >> month and I definitely don't want to eat it! I've lost 73 lbs and
>> >> I
>> >> refuse
>> >> to gain anything back!
>> >>
>> >> MoM
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> > Well done! :-)
>> > I've only lost 45 and have 75 to go...
>> >
>> > I bought a Tilia as well and DO use it for stuff now that I know I
>> > am
>> > going to store long term, but I've not had it for very long and
>> > there
>> > is
>> > a lot of old stuff in the freezer right now. We have a big chest
>> > freezer.
>> >
>> > I still think the meal planning/inventory board is going to be the
>> > way
>> > to go. :-)
>> >
>> > Cheers!
>> I've got 27 to go. Then I can get free surgery!
>>
>> MoM
>>
>>
>
> What kind of surgery?

All that lose skin on my abdomen.

MoM

Ah! Got it. :-)
I may need that myself eventually but will have a co-pay.
I've already talked to the plastic surgeon at work and he told me to
wait 1 year to see how much the skin will shrink back by itself first.

With the stretch marks I have, I'm sure I'll have to deal with at least
some cutting. <shiver> not happy about it either, but oh well!

Surgery doesn't bother me too much, but then, I was an OR Tech. I know what
goes on and I'm hoping
when I have mine I can have an epidural and avoid the general anaesthetic.

MoM

You and me both!
I'm not an OR tech or a nurse, but I do work in health care. :-)

Even Epidurals carry a risk, but they seem to be less hard on you than
general anesthesia.
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

It sounds like everything is right in your part of the world. Right
now, I'm hoping you and yours aren't anywhere near New Orleans.

```````````````

~patches~ said:

sf said:

~patches~ said:

sf wrote:

> On Sun, 28 Aug 2005 18:56:16 -0400, ~patches~ wrote:
>
>> DDIL now knows why those claws are banded and why
>> the cat shouldn't play with their dinner 🙂
>
> Oh, man... she was a real ditz (and probably also emulating the
> kitchen scene from Annie Hall), but poor kitty... s/he didn't know!
>
No, she isn't a ditz just wasn't thinking. She is really a sweetie.

<w> ok - if you say so... I'm taking your word!!! There's nothing
like the positive remarks of a MIL to know when it's the truth. My
ex-DIL cooked like a (good) dream and wouldn't ever have played with
lobsters... but she is history now - for well founded reasons, best
left unsaid.

Sorry to hear of your ex-DIL. It's always difficult when marriages
break up.

My DDIL is such a sweetie. She fits in so well with our family. She
has a heart of gold and would do anything for us. Unfortunately she
came from such a broken home and hellish family life her main goal was
survival not learning how to cook. My kids were all taught how to cook
from the time they could toddle in the kitchen so her and DS won't
starve. He's quite proficient in the kitchen. She is learning how to
cook from him. When they're home I encourage DDIL in the kitchen
showing her various tips and tricks as well as simply how to do things.
She is an eager student 🙂 She asked for a couple of family recipes
so I came up with an idea to make both couples a scrapbook style
cookbook of our family recipes complete with pictures and commentaries
for Christmas this year.

DSIL is also a real sweetie. We've been very blessed! He came from a
family similar in value struture as ours. We get together with his
parents to play cards and socialize. Unfortunately he didn't learn to
cook because his mother didn't cook. She actually cooked her first
turkey last Christmas with DD's and my help! His idea of a grilled
cheese sandwich was two pieces of toast with one of those orange plastic
cheese slices. DD has had great fun teaching him to cook. They watch
the cooking shows together and cook together. She is very adventurous
when it comes to food more on the gourmet side than I am. I get great
pleasure watching them cook together 🙂

sf said:

It sounds like everything is right in your part of the world. Right
now, I'm hoping you and yours aren't anywhere near New Orleans.

Thank goodness we are nowhere near New Orleans! My heart goes out to
the whole city. I've been watching CNN for coverage of the damage. It
is unbelievable.

<snip>

~patches~ said:

sf said:

It sounds like everything is right in your part of the world. Right

Quoted message said:

now, I'm hoping you and yours aren't anywhere near New Orleans.

Thank goodness we are nowhere near New Orleans! My heart goes out to
the whole city. I've been watching CNN for coverage of the damage.
It
is unbelievable.

<snip>

Not 3 weeks ago i was whining here in RFC about not living in New
Orleans, rather than this dull, old, routinely boring San Francisco bay
area.

In 1989 we had a sever earth quake here but the roads were not made
impassable, electricity was restored along with phones and water very
quickly, no looting and there was an instinctual tendency for people,
strangers to help rather than threaten or hinder others. But even the
1906 earth quake was not as shattering to as many peoples lives as New
Orleans is now, there were safe havens, high ground, resources available
immediately to help the survivors and the area was rebuilt quickly.
Radio and television were abel to give people pertinent instructions for
their survival.

If i had my way i would evict everybody from california and turn it into
a national park, it seems foolish to me to think of rebuilding New
Orleans, even as a tourist attraction. Let it go back to nature and
move civilian populations out, if private industry wants to pay to
maintain a presence there let them pay for it. I wonder if the above
seems terribly cynical but on the other hand it seems like just asking
for the same kind of problems in the future if New Orleans goes back to
the way it was.
---
JL

Joseph Littleshoes said:

... it seems foolish to me to think of rebuilding New
Orleans, even as a tourist attraction. Let it go back to nature and
move civilian populations out, if private industry wants to pay to
maintain a presence there let them pay for it. I wonder if the above
seems terribly cynical but on the other hand it seems like just asking
for the same kind of problems in the future if New Orleans goes back to
the way it was.

Let's consider that New Orleans is 18 feet below sea level. It was
dry because of the levy (dike) system and Mother Nature has reclaimed
her land.

On Thu 01 Sep 2005 03:20:13p, Joseph Littleshoes wrote in rec.food.cooking:

Quoted message said:

If i had my way i would evict everybody from california and turn it into
a national park, it seems foolish to me to think of rebuilding New
Orleans, even as a tourist attraction. Let it go back to nature and
move civilian populations out, if private industry wants to pay to
maintain a presence there let them pay for it. I wonder if the above
seems terribly cynical but on the other hand it seems like just asking
for the same kind of problems in the future if New Orleans goes back to
the way it was.

Exactly how many times has this happened to New Orleans since it was
founded in 1718? I think you and a lot of other people are overreacting.

There are fault lines throughout the continental US, but I hardly think
eradicating populations from areas surrounding all of them is a practical
solution.

There's always a risk that something catastrophic may happen in any number
of places, but the reality is that it rarely does happen.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
____________________________________________

My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four,
unless there are three other people.

Wayne Boatwright wrote on 02 Sep 2005 in rec.food.cooking

Quoted message said:

On Thu 01 Sep 2005 03:20:13p, Joseph Littleshoes wrote in
rec.food.cooking:

Quoted message said:

If i had my way i would evict everybody from california and turn
it into a national park, it seems foolish to me to think of
rebuilding New Orleans, even as a tourist attraction. Let it go
back to nature and move civilian populations out, if private
industry wants to pay to maintain a presence there let them pay
for it. I wonder if the above seems terribly cynical but on the
other hand it seems like just asking for the same kind of problems
in the future if New Orleans goes back to the way it was.

Exactly how many times has this happened to New Orleans since it was
founded in 1718? I think you and a lot of other people are
overreacting.

There are fault lines throughout the continental US, but I hardly
think eradicating populations from areas surrounding all of them is
a practical solution.

There's always a risk that something catastrophic may happen in any
number of places, but the reality is that it rarely does happen.

Well it's not my tax dollars, but if it was... I wouldn't condone re-
building in a place that was below sea-level and near a coast or in flood
plains. Seems silly to me to pay more than once to re-build or repair
after flood damage with taxpayer's money.

--
The eyes are the mirrors....
But the ears...Ah the ears.
The ears keep the hat up.