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To: Ilaine who wrote (43798)	12/22/1999 1:11:00 PM
From: Rambi	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71178

I am off to the store, and will check to see what's missing--- water and TP, do you think? Canned meat? As long as we can get on line...should I buy a generator?

To: Ilaine who wrote (43798)	12/22/1999 1:43:00 PM
From: Gauguin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71178

Good morning! About that bottled water thingy? They're doing that here too. Buying it all. But the cool part of this small town is the water dept guy (who I know, of course) esplained the town's "water situation" to everybody: "There are no computers in your water." "The water's in the mountain back there, and then the stream, and then it goes in that tube, and comes out here, unless I turn this thing here. This thing here is locked with this chain; I'm your only bug; and I'm taking New Years off." So, apparently unless gravity reverses at the same time, midnight on the 31st, and the water starts running back up stream into the mountains, we're going to be okay. You'd be floating off into space though, and have other immediate problems. But you never know. It could happen. It's got me worried. You should hear my Techie. Boy, he gives the Sermon on the Mount, sans compassion. He doesn't like "believers." Jeepers ~ he doesn't. I'm embarrassed for how rational he is in a crowd sometimes. And he's there a lot. Thousands of smashed toes. Absolutely NO inhibitions or concern for people's pet stupidities. It's.....uhm.....practically astounding. Shocking. Funny, but creepy. You feel like you can hear people say, "Can he do that? Can he say stuff that's mean just because he's right? Can he make us look like idiots who can't think things through who are wasting everyone's time? Huh? Somebody arrest that guy. He's.....a voice of reason. We don't need those around here. He's making us feel bad." Still, ya gotta love him. I do. Really. He's a great friend, too, and I'm very proud of him. He always calls me by my last name. He sent me another pic of Willow the kitty. I'll see if I can post it. Gotta go to the big city all day, and I am sorry to be, because I really feel like staying and playing, right here. Is that a good sign, or what? Cool. Thank you thank you thank you, for helpin me out. It was nice nice nice, and inspiring. I had two cool dreams to tell you about. Well, they were cool; I don't know if they'll "tell." wuv woo.

To: Ilaine who wrote (43798)	12/22/1999 1:48:00 PM
From: Crocodile	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71178

<I wonder if it's a Christmas tradition for Latin Americans? If so, tell your goats they are lucky to live in Canada.> *Anyone with sensitive ears...turn them into the OFF position now* Roast goat legs, or whole goats are a a traditional "festival food" for people from many countries. In cities where there is a considerable population of people of Italian, Greek, Middle Eastern, Latin American or Caribbean backgrounds, you will generally find goat available, if not year round, at least before major holidays such as Christmas, Easter, Ramadan, and even at other mainstream non-religious holidays (such as Canada Day up here). The other big market is in summer when there are festivals such as Italian Week or the Caribbean Carnivale, etc... In the week or two before these festivals, young lamb and goat often sell for 2 or 3 times the regular price at the sales. BTW, I've seen goat in the cooler sections of a number of large grocery and discount food stores up here too... so my goats would do well to keep a low profile at this time of the year. **Interesting observation about the bottled water. I must take a look at the situation when I'm at the grocery store next time.