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From: lucasea on 6 Nov 2006 10:50 "Ken Smith" <kensmith(a)green.rahul.net> wrote in message news:einjss$b1$2(a)blue.rahul.net... > In article <einbk7$8qk_007(a)s943.apx1.sbo.ma.dialup.rcn.com>, > <jmfbahciv(a)aol.com> wrote: > > [.... wood burning stove ....] >>>A good stove can be 90% efficient. >> >>That's not good enough if you're burning wood. > > I have an uncle who heats his house with wood only. Several of his > neighbors also heat with wood. The trees are grown in a "managed wood > lot" for fuel purpose. The wood costs less than other fuels even if you > include the cost of felling and splitting. How is the odor? I suspect that's her main point. Eric Lucas
From: Ken Smith on 6 Nov 2006 10:58 In article <ein6vl$8qk_002(a)s943.apx1.sbo.ma.dialup.rcn.com>, <jmfbahciv(a)aol.com> wrote: [....] >My state is going to have an all Democrat political system with >no checks nor balances. The guy running for governor is promising >to break the 2.5% property tax mandate, eliminating the high >school graduation test, increase the income tax (against >another taxpayer mandate), and somehow thinks that all this >new tax income will create jobs. What is he going to spend the money on? If it is an improved infrastructure, it is likely he is right. A lot of states have roads that are in disrepair and have to live with railway level crossings on high traffic roads. If the infrastucture issues have been a drag on industry, it is very likely that increased taxes to pay for increased spending on them is exactly what is needed. -- -- kensmith(a)rahul.net forging knowledge
From: John Larkin on 6 Nov 2006 11:12 On Sun, 05 Nov 2006 10:19:54 +0000, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > >lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net wrote: > >> "Jamie" <jamie_ka1lpa_not_valid_after_ka1lpa_(a)charter.net> wrote in message >> > Eeyore wrote: >> > >> >> Why would anyone spend that much on a watch ? I can't figure it. Aside >> >> from bragging rights of course ! >> >> >> > you can't figure it out? why does that >> > not surprise me? >> >> Because not everybody in the world allows the cost of their possessions to >> define them as human beings? > >A film and sound editor acquaintance of mine who's worked in the USA said he >couldn't live there long-term in part because he found the use of wealth to >define yourself to be offensive. > >Graham Where did he stay, in Malibu? Good, he's back home where he belongs. John
From: John Larkin on 6 Nov 2006 11:15 On Sun, 05 Nov 2006 13:48:08 +0000, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >Also bear in mind that the food available will tend to reflect the immigrant >population and I'm not aware of many Mexicans here ! > >Much Spanish food is similar of course. > Well, actually, no. John
From: John Larkin on 6 Nov 2006 11:20
On Sun, 5 Nov 2006 17:14:37 -0000, "T Wake" <usenet.es7at(a)gishpuppy.com> wrote: > >"Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message >news:454E1039.3AF9660B(a)hotmail.com... >> >> >> T Wake wrote: >> >>> <jmfbahciv(a)aol.com> wrote in message >>> >>> > What?! No Mexican food? >>> >>> Oddly, Mexican (and Mexican restaurants) are common enough in the UK that >>> most people tend to ignore them as an "ethnic" dish - a bit like the way >>> Curries are pretty much British food now. >> >> You know, I've never come across one myself ! > >You should try them. Not all the food is mouthblisteringly hot. :-) Get a >few Old El Paso dinner kits nd make your own ... :-) > >>> (I've never found one in India >>> like the ones British people think are "Indian" food...). >> >> I have, in the more upmarket restaurants, hotels in Mumbai. > >Obviously used to catering for British people :-) > Has Chevy's made it over there yet? Pretty good Tex-Mex. Try the margueritas and fajita plates. The sizzling chicken with onions is great, as are the bbq shrimps and the ribs with jalapeno jelly. Good guacamole and fresh-baked tortillas. John |