Chiff and Fipple Forums

No, but thanks for asking!

What's blooming in your area? Pollen.com That would have been a fun site, but my state isn't on the map. :really: Of course, it isn't pollen season here yet, but I bet they don't add us in a few weeks when pollen starts to fly. I'm sure Hawaii has pollen year-round, and they don't rate being on the...

Aussie politician's 'budgie smugglers' go for 3,000 dollars SYDNEY (AFP) – An Australian pub has paid 3,400 dollars (3,150 US) for opposition leader Tony Abbott's "budgie smuggler" swimming trunks, which have become an unsightly icon of the country's politics. . I am beside myself here . ...

mutepointe wrote:You are in league with my real life friends who are taunting me to get the pool ready. I learned the hard way to wait until the maple tree helicopters are done with their thing.

What? No pool cage?

My guess is that they couldn't find anyone who knew what a Viking sounded like, so they went with the next most incomprehensible.

Pine isn't a problem here right now.

We have extremely high levels of oak, bayberry, and pellitory (a small flowering weed).

Gah! Several people at work (a hospital) this week inquired as to whether I had pneumonia.

What's blooming in your area? Pollen.com

GraphJam A pretty much expresses the meaning of life.

Has. Hmm, Has. Haaaaaas. Hassssss.

Beats me what that is, but if you think so, I guess I'll have to agree.

Glad you're on the mend, Dale!

We'll keep all the rest of you ailing Chiffers in mind for a speedy recovery, too!

I suppose it would be gauche to send flowers, eh?

Oil will cause problems with the oxidizing process and prevent the formation of an oxidized surface. You're trying to interfere with oxidation. If you don't interfere, you get rust. This reminds me of how to tell when cheese has spoiled . . . it's already spoiled, that's why it's cheese. Not that i...

So far, so good.

I hear you, Denny! Why they don't make smoke alarms that can be switched off while cooking is beyond me. It's very annoying to have to climb up there and disconnect the battery every time you want to warm something up. climb? Shirley? :really: OK, annoying to get Denny to climb up there and disconn...

Nano, I noticed early on that "seasoning" precluded boiling and/or washing. Not entirely, if it eases your mind any. The more a cast iron frying surface is used, the more polymerised the seasoning and other oils become if they are allowed to do so. Eventually one can even use dish soap - ...

I hear you, Denny! Why they don't make smoke alarms that can be switched off while cooking is beyond me. It's very annoying to have to climb up there and disconnect the battery every time you want to warm something up. Nano, I noticed early on that "seasoning" precluded boiling and/or wash...