In the garden, and RAIN!!!!
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Quote:In Canada does that phrase mean deep fried fish and French fries?
Originally posted by Brenda:
Rained today but on the flip side. I won at mah jong and had a nice fish and chip dinner out.
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Originally posted by rue:
Hey Brenda - that sounds enjoyable!
It was a good afternoon out.
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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:Quote:In Canada does that phrase mean deep fried fish and French fries?
Originally posted by Brenda:
Rained today but on the flip side. I won at mah jong and had a nice fish and chip dinner out.
That phrase means the same as it does in bloody England. Deep fried battered fish and French fries. FISH & CHIPS!!
Bloody Yank!
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Deep fried battered fish and French fries ...
Gotta ask - with vinegar?
eta now I'm getting hungry ... I think I'll be taking off to rummage the frig ...
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Quote:I forgot that. Are Canadians allowed to use tartar sauce or lemon juice with the battered fish, or just vinegar? Or tartar sauce with fries, or vinegar with them?
Originally posted by rue:
Deep fried battered fish and French fries ...
Gotta ask - with vinegar?
eta now I'm getting hungry ... I think I'll be taking off to rummage the frig ...
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Originally posted by rue:
Deep fried battered fish and French fries ...
Gotta ask - with vinegar?
eta now I'm getting hungry ... I think I'll be taking off to rummage the frig ...
I don't like vinegar. I just use a little salt on my fries.
Two other ladies I was with and one was eating ketchup. Another thing I don't like and the other is originally from Scotland and likes her vinegar.
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Quote:Hmmm ... your landlady and her husband, your boss and HER husband, the person that you sometimes work alongside ... seem like exceptionally uncaring people, if not downright nasty. Maybe you feel that way because you're surrounded by uncaring people?
Originally posted by Brenda:
Trying to rain which is adding to my feeling of no one cares.
I care, and I think other people here care, but we're, like, virtual carers. Not much use in real life. But here's a virtual hug anyway.
*****
Winning at mahjong?
WOOHOO!
I NEVER win at mahjong, and I just play a computer game that lets me cheat and take back moves! I hope I never play against you.
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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake
"The messy American environment, where most people don't agree, is perfect for people like me. I CAN DO AS I PLEASE." - SECOND
America is an oligarchy http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=57876 .
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Speaking of In the garden, and RAIN!!!!
It looks like our rainy season is over, and we're not going to get any more until November (if we're lucky and it starts on time). It was a good rainy season, not phenomenally exceptional. One thing that was nice about it is that the rain came in regularly-spaced waves, which - I think - allowed it to soak in rather than run off. 
The rain was enough to end our drought listing on the drought monitor, except for down by San Diego which is listed as exceptionally dry at the end of the rainy season. The last storm, which missed SoCal entirely by tracking east, brought some needed relief to the Four Corners area, which preciously had large areas listed under exceptional drought.
Even though the rain removed our drought listing, I do wonder about the 2011-2017 drought damage already done to huge swathes of forest. Hundreds of thousands of trees are already dead, and many are damaged.
Bark beetles have moved in and killed large swaths of forests in the wake of drought.
Will the rain allow many trees to recover their health, or will they continue to decline?
Also, there are a few quarries nearby, which are good indicators of groundwater supply in the area. Since I've been in SoCal (over 30 years), the lake levels at the bottom look like they've dropped about 30', and haven't recovered.
The fire forecast for SoCal is predicted to be fewer / smaller than normal - UNLESS there are unusual conditions like the "Ridiculously Resilient Ridge" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridiculously_Resilient_Ridge, in which case, as the fire marshal said on the broadcast, all bets are off!
The north American drought monitor does indicate areas of up to severe drought in Canada. So it'll be interesting to see how the rainy season progresses, and how the fire season turns out.
https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/monitoring-content/temp-and-precip/drought/n
adm/maps/pdf/nadm-201903.pdf
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Quote:I was quite young - less than 5 years old - and our family was vacationing up in Canada (Wasaga Beach to be exact). That was the first time I ever had vinegar on fries, or even knew about it! I personally think it's too strong and overwhelms the delicate potato-fry taste; but imo so does pretty much everything else I've seen on them - gravy, ketsup, tartar sauce etc. I too enjoy them with just a touch of salt. :)
Originally posted by Brenda:
I don't like vinegar. I just use a little salt on my fries.
Two other ladies I was with and one was eating ketchup. Another thing I don't like and the other is originally from Scotland and likes her vinegar.
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Originally posted by SIGNYM:Quote:Hmmm ... your landlady and her husband, your boss and HER husband, the person that you sometimes work alongside ... seem like exceptionally uncaring people, if not downright nasty. Maybe you feel that way because you're surrounded by uncaring people?
Originally posted by Brenda:
Trying to rain which is adding to my feeling of no one cares.
I care, and I think other people here care, but we're, like, virtual carers. Not much use in real life. But here's a virtual hug anyway.
*****
Winning at mahjong?
WOOHOO!
I NEVER win at mahjong, and I just play a computer game that lets me cheat and take back moves! I hope I never play against you.
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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake
"The messy American environment, where most people don't agree, is perfect for people like me. I CAN DO AS I PLEASE." - SECOND
America is an oligarchy http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=57876 .
That is why.
Virtual caring is good as it allows me to vent my feelings and I can sort of get back on track.
I learned how to play mah-jong first on the computer. Still play on the computer and I can even beat the computer, sometimes. :)
I've actually won 3 times this week. Monday, Wednesday and today(Thursday). So a very good week for me.
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