Subj : Repairs [1] To : Dave Drum From : Ruth Haffly Date : Tue Jun 04 2024 12:15:13 Hi Dave, RH> We have a bigger, locking mail box now. We also let the post office RH> know we're going to be gone, our carrier (different route from rental RH> house) also knows to hold if he sees how we "set" the box before RH> leaving town. DD> That's handy. I've only met one of my postal delivery people. We have DD> a range - sometimes the mail is in the box by 10 ayem. Other times DD> it's DD> almost twilight time. I met the lady who delivers early (mid morning) Ours is usually late afternoon into early evening. Sometimes one of us (usually Steve) is outside when he comes around, stops to talk for a minute or two. We're near the end of the route. DD> when the letter carriers were having a food drive and I had a couple DD> of Hy-Vee bags full of staple items like boxed dinners, etc. which I DD> didn't want to leave out by the street next to my mail box. So, I DD> watched for DD> the USPS Jeep and handed over the merch directly to her. Smart, we missed that this year as we were out of town. RH> Been in places that had that but they weren't in use as a central box RH> had superseeded it. DD> Only "central" mail station I ever had was when I lived in the Tin Can DD> at Trailer Trash Acres. Military housing had it in a lot of places, also the apartment complex in CA and trailer park in San Angelo, TX. DD> Mailboxes were for R.F.D. RH> Have had that a number of places also. DD> And the in-town letter carrier walked the route. RH> Yes, I remember them as well. My parents had a box at the post office RH> in town for decades, changed to a box and delivery their last maybe 5 RH> years. I think the rent on the box had gone up to the point where Dad RH> thought it was unreasonable, delivery was free. DD> When I was younger I rented a P.O. Box at the main downtown ost DD> office. for U$12/year. It was handy for getting mail I didn't want DD> anyone of my nears & dears to see. Or didn't want some anonymous DD> company to know my DD> physical address. That goes right into the recycle bag or shredder for us. RH> Between the 2 of us, usually someone is available to do a quick meal. RH> If we're out, sometimes we'll swing by and get take out from any one of RH> several favorite places instead. DD> I also keep instant oatmeal on hand. I can make a quick lunch or DD> supper with that, too. RH> We have some of that on hand also. Steve has several tins of sardines RH> he can grab, plus we've got various canned soups and other "quick RH> grabs" in the pantry. DD> I did that last night. I grabbed a can of Campbells and saw that it DD> was their new-ish Cream of Mushroom with Chicken. So I got a can of DD> chicken chunks that I had scored on a deep discount and a 4 oz can of DD> mushroom stems & pieces. Used the liquid from the chicken and the DD> 'shroms for my "thinner" and had a very tasty, filling supper. RH> Sounds good--serve it over toast, rice, noodles or whatever. Also add RH> canned or frozen veggie like peas, corn or green beans. DD> It was good as was. I just ate it as a soup/stew and was satiated. T'was just an idea for another way to serve it. DD> This is good any time not just Holiday season. Warmed, it's like DD> drinking a slice of apple pie. Bv)= DD> Title: Christmas Cider DD> Categories: Beverages, Fruits, Citrus DD> Yield: 16 Servings RH> It does look good! Have to remember it for fall; we're moving into RH> hot weather now. DD> Weather here has been odd. We're in June and have had on day the DD> reached 90 Fahrenheits. Temps have been in the mid 80s (max) but DD> mostly in the 70s DD> The house is on a slab so retro-fitting central air would be a MAJOR DD> project. We make do with wndow units. And I've only run the one in my DD> bedroo once. In the computer room, nt at all. RH> We have central air but it's pretty much a "given" in anything built in RH> this part of the country. When we first got married, we lived down on RH> the coast; the apartment had no a/c. Moved to an older house and a RH> friend gave us a couple of window units, took them when we moved to a RH> small double wide mobile home. Left them there when Steve went into the RH> Army and we started moving all over the place. DD> I already have me "dream" home (if I hit the lottery) planned. Build DD> my ultimate kitchen - then hang the rest of the "living" spaces off of DD> that. Solar panels on the roof and a windmill generator in the yard. DD> Than the thermal conditionig by heat pump. We'd probably bump out the back wall, make the kitchen and 2 "bedrooms" (computer room and sewingstudio) bigger. --- Catch you later, Ruth rchaffly{at}earthlink{dot}net FIDO 1:396/45.28 .... Gone crazy, be back later. leave a message at the Beep! --- PPoint 3.01 * Origin: Sew! That's My Point (1:396/45.28) .