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Forum: Police Blotter 23 May 2013, 05:45 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 4,336
Posted By thorny locust
Why only Ramsey? He wasn't the only rescuer.

Why only Ramsey? He wasn't the only rescuer.
Forum: The Doctor Is In 21 May 2013, 01:13 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 544
Posted By thorny locust
WAG: It's likely to be not only sunshine, and not...

WAG: It's likely to be not only sunshine, and not only what we think of as "physical" illness. Many people are no longer getting exposed to living dirt. The complicated web of microbial and macrobial...
Forum: SLC 21 May 2013, 02:32 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 483
Posted By thorny locust
Lainie, thanks for answer in old (closed) thread....

Lainie, thanks for answer in old (closed) thread.

I'm avoiding getting tangled up in Facebook as I spend too much time online as it is; but will quit worrying that she's just disappeared.
Forum: SLC 20 May 2013, 04:58 PM
Replies: 1,001
Views: 50,538
Posted By thorny locust
Anybody happen to know whether Buckle Up's all...

Anybody happen to know whether Buckle Up's all right? She hasn't posted since November.
Forum: SLC 20 May 2013, 11:40 AM
Replies: 929
Views: 90,338
Posted By thorny locust
Blackout curtains are fairly commonly available;...

Blackout curtains are fairly commonly available; you can pull them back during the day.

Of course, if you want air coming through the window at night, that won't work very well either.
Forum: Wild Kingdom 17 May 2013, 08:12 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 683
Posted By thorny locust
No time to hunt through it right now. However, if...

No time to hunt through it right now. However, if they can exclude guns or results of their misuse, they could exclude dogs or results of their misbehavior, so I don't see where the difference would...
Forum: Rantidote 17 May 2013, 03:33 PM
Replies: 999
Views: 54,365
Posted By thorny locust
Yes; though today may be a bit warm for it, here....

Yes; though today may be a bit warm for it, here. I think of it as a cold weather dish -- one reason I cook it on the stovetop is that I often make it on the wood stove in the winter (it's primarily...
Forum: Wild Kingdom 17 May 2013, 03:23 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 683
Posted By thorny locust
Overall, I have no idea. However, for what a...

Overall, I have no idea.

However, for what a single data point is worth: my insurance company wants to know the size and breed of any dogs on the property. They've never asked a single question...
Forum: Wild Kingdom 17 May 2013, 02:08 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 433
Posted By thorny locust
It may not have been the same formula, even if it...

It may not have been the same formula, even if it had the same active ingredient. Did both labels list all of the inert ingredients?

"Inert" ingredients aren't "inert" in the sense that they don't...
Forum: Wild Kingdom 17 May 2013, 01:41 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 683
Posted By thorny locust
It made me go "awww" also. I was working in...

It made me go "awww" also.

I was working in vineyards for a winery that owned a batch of scattered vineyards that still had on the properties the houses of the original small grape growers who...
Forum: Rantidote 17 May 2013, 01:26 PM
Replies: 999
Views: 54,365
Posted By thorny locust
I put the onions on the bottom; rack on top of...

I put the onions on the bottom; rack on top of the onions is optional; meat on top; usually add bayleaf; and cook on top of the stove on fairly low heat for a couple of hours. Then I add potatoes and...
Forum: Questionable Quotes 17 May 2013, 01:33 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,584
Posted By thorny locust
None of the multiple rabbis quoted in the story...

None of the multiple rabbis quoted in the story Steve posted found it at all implausible that religious Jews might have considered and discussed the idea that God was responsible for allowing the...
Forum: Questionable Quotes 16 May 2013, 10:44 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,584
Posted By thorny locust
There were entirely non-practicing Jews well...

There were entirely non-practicing Jews well before the Holocaust. (For that matter, there were people put into the camps for being Jewish, due to their ancestry, who didn't think of themselves as...
Forum: Rantidote 16 May 2013, 10:35 PM
Replies: 999
Views: 54,365
Posted By thorny locust
Now that's interesting. Is that how most of you...

Now that's interesting. Is that how most of you are making pot roast? My mother always put a rack in the bottom of the pot, just as she always put the meat on a rack in the pan when making oven...
Forum: Wild Kingdom 16 May 2013, 09:02 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 433
Posted By thorny locust
I would not, repeat not, give the cat anything...

I would not, repeat not, give the cat anything additional without consulting with the vet. first.

Medications can interact with each other; and cats are very sensitive to some flea medications....
Forum: Rantidote 16 May 2013, 08:57 PM
Replies: 999
Views: 54,365
Posted By thorny locust
While I don't see how one could exactly stir a...

While I don't see how one could exactly stir a pot roast (though I suppose it's possible to stir the vegetables, once they're in there) I don't understand why it's a big deal to turn it over. I don't...
Forum: Wild Kingdom 16 May 2013, 08:42 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 683
Posted By thorny locust
I'm relieved to see that they're classifying the...

I'm relieved to see that they're classifying the dogs based on actual behavior, not on their breeds.

I'm also pleased to see the exceptions for a dog defending itself, its pups, or its humans. I...
Forum: Business Bytes 16 May 2013, 08:31 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,449
Posted By thorny locust
GenYus, I don't know about the Carolinas, but in...

GenYus, I don't know about the Carolinas, but in NY they get you when you first register the car. Whether you bought it used privately, or bought it outside the state, NY collects sales tax on the...
Forum: SLC 16 May 2013, 03:53 PM
Replies: 1,001
Views: 50,538
Posted By thorny locust
GenYus, it's probably partly that; but it may be...

GenYus, it's probably partly that; but it may be partly either that the ground and recompressed meat is being sold in cuts/dishes in which chunks or slices or entire bone-in pieces of meat were...
Forum: Rantidote 16 May 2013, 03:44 PM
Replies: 999
Views: 54,365
Posted By thorny locust
If you cut up some potatoes and cook them in the...

If you cut up some potatoes and cook them in the overly salty stuff for a while they should absorb some of the salt. I don't know whether they'll absorb enough that you'd feel the result was edible...
Forum: SLC 16 May 2013, 01:33 PM
Replies: 1,001
Views: 50,538
Posted By thorny locust
Milk and meat are not eaten together; or within...

Milk and meat are not eaten together; or within two hours (I think it's two hours) of each other.

Strict households keep separate meat and milk dishes, and consider the food nonkosher if the dish...
Forum: SLC 16 May 2013, 02:47 AM
Replies: 830
Views: 45,166
Posted By thorny locust
Tzarina, put the food, water, and if possible a...

Tzarina, put the food, water, and if possible a catpan under the couch (the catpan at the far end from the food and water.) If the couch is too low to the ground for a cat to get into the catpan,...
Forum: SLC 14 May 2013, 03:03 PM
Replies: 830
Views: 45,166
Posted By thorny locust
Lainie, I once knew a small strange rescued dog...

Lainie, I once knew a small strange rescued dog with that name.
Forum: SLC 14 May 2013, 02:30 PM
Replies: 830
Views: 45,166
Posted By thorny locust
Even while still in the hiding stage, at least...

Even while still in the hiding stage, at least they've still got each other.

Tzarina, you've done a mitzvah. This one, I expect, will bring its own reward.
Forum: SLC 14 May 2013, 01:57 PM
Replies: 1,001
Views: 50,538
Posted By thorny locust
Wear the sort of clothes that need ironing, and...

Wear the sort of clothes that need ironing, and iron them?
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